Brighid
@brighidb.bsky.social
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Chomsky being tight with Epstein is really not that surprising. Activists and theorists are much easier marks than they like to think
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Chomsky being tight with Epstein is really not that surprising. Activists and theorists are much easier marks than they like to think
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I'm getting endlessly frustrated by people saying we hate fascism but not caring about the primary victims of that violence.
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I'm getting endlessly frustrated by people saying we hate fascism but not caring about the primary victims of that violence.
10 years ago there was a battle between anarchists & fascists for the souls of every dumbass American libertarian you've ever met & the f'n nazis won. I try not to think about it bc what can you do, but all the old Gadsden types are dusting off their Char Aznable masks to defend 'ephebophilia' - _-
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
10 years ago there was a battle between anarchists & fascists for the souls of every dumbass American libertarian you've ever met & the f'n nazis won. I try not to think about it bc what can you do, but all the old Gadsden types are dusting off their Char Aznable masks to defend 'ephebophilia' - _-
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I was right about her 10 years ago.
October 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I was right about her 10 years ago.
Bro I do not give a fuck about the White House
October 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Bro I do not give a fuck about the White House
Can't remember the last time I saw Iowa in a headline that didn't stress me the hell out but this is nice
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Can't remember the last time I saw Iowa in a headline that didn't stress me the hell out but this is nice
It's admittedly been about a decade since I got bounced out of PDX by stomp-clap-hey gentrification but I'm having a HARD time putting any stock into the "PDX cops are turning against ICE" rumor mill. Those cops were everything I feared about the CPD & LAPD but cooked down into a smaller concentrate
October 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's admittedly been about a decade since I got bounced out of PDX by stomp-clap-hey gentrification but I'm having a HARD time putting any stock into the "PDX cops are turning against ICE" rumor mill. Those cops were everything I feared about the CPD & LAPD but cooked down into a smaller concentrate
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
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I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him.
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him.
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
I'm talking about something very different.
Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired.
Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to.
But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿♂️
Jesus
This is horrific and dangerous.
The New York Post fanning the flames. They’ve lost the plot.
September 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Jesus
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"The man who shot Charlie Kirk was a conservative white man from Utah. But the fact that we assumed it was a transgender Mexican demonstrates how out of control Leftist rhetoric has gotten." Tomorrow in the Washington Post
September 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"The man who shot Charlie Kirk was a conservative white man from Utah. But the fact that we assumed it was a transgender Mexican demonstrates how out of control Leftist rhetoric has gotten." Tomorrow in the Washington Post
This particular government isn't the one I want implementing gun control. That's all I'm gonna say
September 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This particular government isn't the one I want implementing gun control. That's all I'm gonna say
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my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
August 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
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LIBERAL MUGGER: gimme all your money
YOU: no
LIBERAL MUGGER: wow ok so you're gonna donate it to trump? and let me guess, you'd rather give him your cellphone too. because giving it to me isn't PERFECT
YOU: no
LIBERAL MUGGER: wow ok so you're gonna donate it to trump? and let me guess, you'd rather give him your cellphone too. because giving it to me isn't PERFECT
August 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
LIBERAL MUGGER: gimme all your money
YOU: no
LIBERAL MUGGER: wow ok so you're gonna donate it to trump? and let me guess, you'd rather give him your cellphone too. because giving it to me isn't PERFECT
YOU: no
LIBERAL MUGGER: wow ok so you're gonna donate it to trump? and let me guess, you'd rather give him your cellphone too. because giving it to me isn't PERFECT
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Where the Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with China over the Khunjerab Pass at 4700m above sea level, one of the highest paved roads in the world.
August 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Where the Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with China over the Khunjerab Pass at 4700m above sea level, one of the highest paved roads in the world.
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One thing I see over and over again in my practice is sex workers who *think* they have certain rights under the law because of Google, ChatGPT, and, well, fairness, only to find out very differently in legal proceedings.
If you're a sex worker, please, I beg you, consult with a lawyer you trust.
If you're a sex worker, please, I beg you, consult with a lawyer you trust.
August 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One thing I see over and over again in my practice is sex workers who *think* they have certain rights under the law because of Google, ChatGPT, and, well, fairness, only to find out very differently in legal proceedings.
If you're a sex worker, please, I beg you, consult with a lawyer you trust.
If you're a sex worker, please, I beg you, consult with a lawyer you trust.
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Commentary: Illinois only has 10% of its remaining wetlands left. The time is now to act to protect them.
Howard Learner: Why Illinois’ wetlands matter
Illinois legislation to legislation to protect wetlands has been pending for more than a year. Gov, JB Pritzker should get this done in the fall.
trib.al
August 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Commentary: Illinois only has 10% of its remaining wetlands left. The time is now to act to protect them.
It's all fun and games until your leftist friend who escaped from Indiana four years ago starts talking about Marx like he's the Gospel of Luke's protagonist and you realize 1.) exactly *what* they escaped from in Indiana and 2.) they've been bringing that shit to the bookstore with them every week
August 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It's all fun and games until your leftist friend who escaped from Indiana four years ago starts talking about Marx like he's the Gospel of Luke's protagonist and you realize 1.) exactly *what* they escaped from in Indiana and 2.) they've been bringing that shit to the bookstore with them every week