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Trump loves to throw the term "antifa" around whenever there's a coordinated act of resistance against him. But understanding what it actually means, and how its tactics can be scaled up to resist an increasingly fascist government, matters more than ever. @letsgomathias.bsky.social breaks it down.
The Truth About Antifa That Trump Doesn't Want You To Know
A new book sheds light on the underground anti-fascist movement working to infiltrate and eradicate neo-nazi groups
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Trump loves to throw the term "antifa" around whenever there's a coordinated act of resistance against him. But understanding what it actually means, and how its tactics can be scaled up to resist an increasingly fascist government, matters more than ever. @letsgomathias.bsky.social breaks it down.
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Dutch site IDs ICE agents via public data
“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety…What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of”
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Category:Agents
“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety…What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of”
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Category:Agents
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Dutch site IDs ICE agents via public data
“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety…What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of”
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Category:Agents
“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety…What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of”
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Category:Agents
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Hegseth has radicalized Richard Leon, the most conservative partisanly Republican judge not appointed by Trump I've ever met.
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Hegseth has radicalized Richard Leon, the most conservative partisanly Republican judge not appointed by Trump I've ever met.
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Republicans are now coming for marriage equality in this state’s “slate of hate” - buff.ly/HXyz240
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Republicans are now coming for marriage equality in this state’s “slate of hate” - buff.ly/HXyz240
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Many good insights in this thread. A note from my cis experience - we might not have a sense of our own genders, but we live in a world where people accept and confirm our gender identities all the time.
Trust trans people.
Trust trans people.
I know cis people don't realize the cruelty, so with gentleness and empathy for them, let me try to explain.
Being trans is difficult. Instinctively, you already know this because you think it would be better not to be trans.
Being trans is difficult. Instinctively, you already know this because you think it would be better not to be trans.
“We would expect support for full social transition to be agreed very rarely”
There you have it, the gov wants trans kids to rot in the closet
There you have it, the gov wants trans kids to rot in the closet
February 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Many good insights in this thread. A note from my cis experience - we might not have a sense of our own genders, but we live in a world where people accept and confirm our gender identities all the time.
Trust trans people.
Trust trans people.
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FO would be catastrophic, warn FA-ers.
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
FO would be catastrophic, warn FA-ers.
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Some people online have spread warnings that ICE may access Ring doorbell cameras to use them as surveillance tools through the security technology company Flock. We investigated. Here's what we found. 👇
www.snopes.com/news/2026/02...
www.snopes.com/news/2026/02...
Does ICE have free access to Ring doorbell cameras through Flock? What to know
The relationships between tech companies and the Trump administration have come under more scrutiny as opposition to ICE actions has grown.
www.snopes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Some people online have spread warnings that ICE may access Ring doorbell cameras to use them as surveillance tools through the security technology company Flock. We investigated. Here's what we found. 👇
www.snopes.com/news/2026/02...
www.snopes.com/news/2026/02...
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The Tumbler Ridge tragedy has fueled vile anti-trans hate. But trans shooters are extremely rare. - www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/the-...
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The Tumbler Ridge tragedy has fueled vile anti-trans hate. But trans shooters are extremely rare. - www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/the-...
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more people lived in the Maya lowlands than on the Italian peninsula during the peak of the Roman empire – all crammed into an area a third of the size
but the 1950s "law of environmental limitation” held that lowland rainforests, with thin soils, simply could not support large advanced societies…
but the 1950s "law of environmental limitation” held that lowland rainforests, with thin soils, simply could not support large advanced societies…
Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong
For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:36 AM
more people lived in the Maya lowlands than on the Italian peninsula during the peak of the Roman empire – all crammed into an area a third of the size
but the 1950s "law of environmental limitation” held that lowland rainforests, with thin soils, simply could not support large advanced societies…
but the 1950s "law of environmental limitation” held that lowland rainforests, with thin soils, simply could not support large advanced societies…
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
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As an established writer, I'm not really worried by AI, because AI can't do what I do. It can only pretend. And I've cultivated the kind of audience that can spot the difference.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
As an established writer, I'm not really worried by AI, because AI can't do what I do. It can only pretend. And I've cultivated the kind of audience that can spot the difference.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
BUT... that word "established" is load bearing. The opportunity to LEARN to do what I do is what AI is taking away.
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political malpractice that this chart hasnt been seared into the brains of every single american through advertising and social media
We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began.
However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
political malpractice that this chart hasnt been seared into the brains of every single american through advertising and social media
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4 year old: “why are some families two dads”
me: “sometimes two boys fall in love and decide to start a family”
4: “and how many cars do they have”
me: “what”
4: “does a family with two dads have just one car like us or do they have two cars”
me: “sometimes two boys fall in love and decide to start a family”
4: “and how many cars do they have”
me: “what”
4: “does a family with two dads have just one car like us or do they have two cars”
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 PM
4 year old: “why are some families two dads”
me: “sometimes two boys fall in love and decide to start a family”
4: “and how many cars do they have”
me: “what”
4: “does a family with two dads have just one car like us or do they have two cars”
me: “sometimes two boys fall in love and decide to start a family”
4: “and how many cars do they have”
me: “what”
4: “does a family with two dads have just one car like us or do they have two cars”
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I’ve been using my spare Gyroids to make a Gyroid beach party. I like Gyroids very much.
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I’ve been using my spare Gyroids to make a Gyroid beach party. I like Gyroids very much.
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Newsflash: Sports have always been political - buff.ly/bX7lHCN
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Newsflash: Sports have always been political - buff.ly/bX7lHCN
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Cohen to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog."
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Cohen to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog."
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AG Bondi and some GOP Reps define the goals of the DOJ: protecting the American people from crime, fraud, trafficking, etc. But the creation of the DOJ preceded the FBI (Federal law enforcement) by decades. Its primary purpose was to enforce civil rights laws. www.justice.gov/history/time...
150 Years of the Department of Justice
www.justice.gov
February 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
AG Bondi and some GOP Reps define the goals of the DOJ: protecting the American people from crime, fraud, trafficking, etc. But the creation of the DOJ preceded the FBI (Federal law enforcement) by decades. Its primary purpose was to enforce civil rights laws. www.justice.gov/history/time...
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A newly released affidavit from the FBI reveals what experts have long warned:
The Trump administration is purposely recycling thoroughly debunked lies about the 2020 election in an effort to “take over” the handling of the midterms.
The Trump administration is purposely recycling thoroughly debunked lies about the 2020 election in an effort to “take over” the handling of the midterms.
The FBI's Fulton County raid was based on debunked claims by election deniers
The evidence provided for seizing 700 boxes of ballots was shockingly thin.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
A newly released affidavit from the FBI reveals what experts have long warned:
The Trump administration is purposely recycling thoroughly debunked lies about the 2020 election in an effort to “take over” the handling of the midterms.
The Trump administration is purposely recycling thoroughly debunked lies about the 2020 election in an effort to “take over” the handling of the midterms.
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It's good that popular YouTube influencers understand why 230 is so important.
It's not good that almost the entirety of our political and media classes don't understand it at all.
It's not good that almost the entirety of our political and media classes don't understand it at all.
An 18-Million-Subscriber YouTuber Just Explained Section 230 Better Than Every Politician In Washington
Over the years, we've written approximately one million words explaining why Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is essential to how the internet functions. We've corrected politicians…
Over the years, we've written approximately one million words explaining why Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is essential to how the internet functions. We've corrected politicians…
An 18-Million-Subscriber YouTuber Just Explained Section 230 Better Than Every Politician In Washington
Over the years, we've written approximately one million words explaining why Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is essential to how the internet functions. We've corrected politicians who lie about it. We've debunked myths spread by mainstream media outlets that should know better. We've explained, re-explained, and then explained again why gutting this law would be catastrophic for online speech…
www.techdirt.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
It's good that popular YouTube influencers understand why 230 is so important.
It's not good that almost the entirety of our political and media classes don't understand it at all.
It's not good that almost the entirety of our political and media classes don't understand it at all.
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This fucking court won’t let ANYTHING self-identify
🚨 NEW: The Supreme Court has ruled that oat milk can no longer be called milk
February 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This fucking court won’t let ANYTHING self-identify
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Claims like "It takes only 20 minutes to produce a short blurb based on the transcript of a meeting" but if you ask "how long does the same blurb take an experienced human?" they look at you like you killed their puppy.
I took this possibility seriously and will continue to do so, but what I'm seeing in news has been big claims paired with a lack of interest in comparing the AI's abilities to human workers.
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Claims like "It takes only 20 minutes to produce a short blurb based on the transcript of a meeting" but if you ask "how long does the same blurb take an experienced human?" they look at you like you killed their puppy.
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I took a little heat pre-strike for being quoted in Variety for saying "the real threat of AI is there's a lot of hot, dumb money behind it." This to me is still the primary threat -- disruption without good results, and we'll be left to clean up the mess.
Maybe take seriously the idea that the people at the levers of implementation will try it even if it's *not actually any good*.
www.nobhillgazette.com/arts_and_cul...
www.nobhillgazette.com/arts_and_cul...
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I took a little heat pre-strike for being quoted in Variety for saying "the real threat of AI is there's a lot of hot, dumb money behind it." This to me is still the primary threat -- disruption without good results, and we'll be left to clean up the mess.
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my family heard me cheering and gasping in my room and asked me if i was actually watching the superbowl…
but alas i was listening to my friends being eaten by a mimic in dnd
but alas i was listening to my friends being eaten by a mimic in dnd
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 AM
my family heard me cheering and gasping in my room and asked me if i was actually watching the superbowl…
but alas i was listening to my friends being eaten by a mimic in dnd
but alas i was listening to my friends being eaten by a mimic in dnd