Derrick Crowe
@derrickwrites.bsky.social
Writer, artist, organizer. Unabashed nerd, unapologetic advocate for science and socialism. Opinions my own (duh).
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Charlotte 11/15/25
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Charlotte 11/15/25
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Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Don't be evil?
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
"Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Whether it’s Barack Obama, appearing in a tan suit or Donald Trump appearing 1700 times in Jeffrey Epstein‘s emails, both presidents made some highly controversial appearances.
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Was reminded that a grabbed this video 14 years ago at Occupy Wall Street. Wasn't the first or the last time I was attacked by NYPD but certainly the most memorable.
Support your local indy journalists folks. Health care is going to get a lot more expensive.
visu.news
Cashapp/Venmo: ZDRoberts
Support your local indy journalists folks. Health care is going to get a lot more expensive.
visu.news
Cashapp/Venmo: ZDRoberts
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Was reminded that a grabbed this video 14 years ago at Occupy Wall Street. Wasn't the first or the last time I was attacked by NYPD but certainly the most memorable.
Support your local indy journalists folks. Health care is going to get a lot more expensive.
visu.news
Cashapp/Venmo: ZDRoberts
Support your local indy journalists folks. Health care is going to get a lot more expensive.
visu.news
Cashapp/Venmo: ZDRoberts
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This used to be called "corruption" and "bribery", maybe even "extortion".
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This used to be called "corruption" and "bribery", maybe even "extortion".
ROGER ROGER
What another fabulous Russian robot.. fabulous! He is ready for the battlefield.
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
ROGER ROGER
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No shortage of stories this week that will make you want to take a shower. Add this to the list:
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
No shortage of stories this week that will make you want to take a shower. Add this to the list:
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*this is batshit insane*
Fed Governor Stephen Miran: "Cutting down net migration to 0, potentially even negative because of the deportations that have been occurring, I think is very deflationary."
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
*this is batshit insane*
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Four in 10 women under the age of 45 say they'd like to permanently leave the U.S. Probably not coincidentally, they have also disproportionately lost trust in American institutions, including in the Democratic Party.
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www.pbump.net/o/the-subtex...
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Four in 10 women under the age of 45 say they'd like to permanently leave the U.S. Probably not coincidentally, they have also disproportionately lost trust in American institutions, including in the Democratic Party.
www.pbump.net/o/the-subtex...
www.pbump.net/o/the-subtex...
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It is journalistic malpractice to be within a city block of Vance and not read him this tweet through a bullhorn
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It is journalistic malpractice to be within a city block of Vance and not read him this tweet through a bullhorn
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Billionaires are now worth a record $8 TRILLION.
They were given huge tax breaks under both Trump admins.
Our economy has been rewritten to benefit them at our expense.
The Epstein files name both the rich AND the powerful people rigging the system for them.
We need to know.
They were given huge tax breaks under both Trump admins.
Our economy has been rewritten to benefit them at our expense.
The Epstein files name both the rich AND the powerful people rigging the system for them.
We need to know.
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Billionaires are now worth a record $8 TRILLION.
They were given huge tax breaks under both Trump admins.
Our economy has been rewritten to benefit them at our expense.
The Epstein files name both the rich AND the powerful people rigging the system for them.
We need to know.
They were given huge tax breaks under both Trump admins.
Our economy has been rewritten to benefit them at our expense.
The Epstein files name both the rich AND the powerful people rigging the system for them.
We need to know.
Prices don't have to be this high. We don't have to support a political class that betrays us at every critical juncture.
Everything doesn't have to be this unstable and scary and precarious.
We could build the beautiful future together. We really could.
Everything doesn't have to be this unstable and scary and precarious.
We could build the beautiful future together. We really could.
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Prices don't have to be this high. We don't have to support a political class that betrays us at every critical juncture.
Everything doesn't have to be this unstable and scary and precarious.
We could build the beautiful future together. We really could.
Everything doesn't have to be this unstable and scary and precarious.
We could build the beautiful future together. We really could.
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How exactly does failing to even mention climate change = focusing too much on climate change?
These delusions are wild
These delusions are wild
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How exactly does failing to even mention climate change = focusing too much on climate change?
These delusions are wild
These delusions are wild
We are in deep shit.
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We are in deep shit.
Coffee prices are up 41 percent compared to last year. How the fuck does any government cause caffeine to get more expensive and expect to stay in power?
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Coffee prices are up 41 percent compared to last year. How the fuck does any government cause caffeine to get more expensive and expect to stay in power?
Senate Democratic leadership are basically the Scottish nobility in the movie "Braveheart."
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Senate Democratic leadership are basically the Scottish nobility in the movie "Braveheart."
No. If you have *evidence* that contradicts the theory, then you have a basis for a dispute. "I believe something I can't prove" is not the basis for a good-faith dispute.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No. If you have *evidence* that contradicts the theory, then you have a basis for a dispute. "I believe something I can't prove" is not the basis for a good-faith dispute.
Wait until he finds out about the layout of Washington D.C. lol
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wait until he finds out about the layout of Washington D.C. lol
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"Ceisler hopes officials in other parts of the country are watching. “It sends a message to elected public safety leaders across the country that partnering with ICE is a loser in any district that’s remotely a swing district,” he said."
More great reporting from @burness.bsky.social
More great reporting from @burness.bsky.social
NEW: Dems easily flipped the sheriff's office in Pennsylvania's Bucks County, a big swing county in the Philly suburbs.
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
So? The incumbent GOP sheriff had contracted with ICE. His Dem challenger promised to end the contract.
Now he wants other swing-state Dems to look at his victory as a lesson:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Ceisler hopes officials in other parts of the country are watching. “It sends a message to elected public safety leaders across the country that partnering with ICE is a loser in any district that’s remotely a swing district,” he said."
More great reporting from @burness.bsky.social
More great reporting from @burness.bsky.social
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ACLU's Chad Marlow spoke with Scott Harris about Trump’s National Security Presidential Memo NSPM-7 labeling his political enemies terrorists and orders investigations of nonprofit organizations
https://btlonline.org/trumps-national-security-memo-labels-his-enemies-terrorists-orders-investigations/
https://btlonline.org/trumps-national-security-memo-labels-his-enemies-terrorists-orders-investigations/
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ACLU's Chad Marlow spoke with Scott Harris about Trump’s National Security Presidential Memo NSPM-7 labeling his political enemies terrorists and orders investigations of nonprofit organizations
https://btlonline.org/trumps-national-security-memo-labels-his-enemies-terrorists-orders-investigations/
https://btlonline.org/trumps-national-security-memo-labels-his-enemies-terrorists-orders-investigations/
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
My quick survey tells me very simply that no one is fucking buying it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My quick survey tells me very simply that no one is fucking buying it.