Bartlebybyday
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One of the worst laws in American history, the Dawes Act is not only a stark reminder of Euro-American colonialism and the dispossession of indigenous peoples, but also of the role dominant ideas of work on the land have in promoting racist and imperialist ends.
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
One of the worst laws in American history, the Dawes Act is not only a stark reminder of Euro-American colonialism and the dispossession of indigenous peoples, but also of the role dominant ideas of work on the land have in promoting racist and imperialist ends.
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Okay here’s my “contribution” to Super Bowl discourse: on Instagram, the Pacific Northwest Ballet has challenged the Boston Ballet. You must watch their video because if I tried to describe it you wouldn’t believe me…
(It’s the photo with the pointe shoe & football)
(It’s the photo with the pointe shoe & football)
February 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Okay here’s my “contribution” to Super Bowl discourse: on Instagram, the Pacific Northwest Ballet has challenged the Boston Ballet. You must watch their video because if I tried to describe it you wouldn’t believe me…
(It’s the photo with the pointe shoe & football)
(It’s the photo with the pointe shoe & football)
Shocking
Trump 2026: Admits he's never read the Bible
Trump 2024 selling Trump Bibles: "All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many. It's my favorite book."
Trump 2016: "The Bible means a lot to me, but I don't want to get into specifics. I think the whole Bible is incredible."
Trump 2024 selling Trump Bibles: "All Americans need a Bible in their home, and I have many. It's my favorite book."
Trump 2016: "The Bible means a lot to me, but I don't want to get into specifics. I think the whole Bible is incredible."
Trump lets it slip he's never read the Bible during prayer breakfast rant
He made the telling revelation during the National Prayer Breakfast.
www.irishstar.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Shocking
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They failed to reduce our already low crime rate, but for 1/3 of a billion dollars they picked up a lot of trash and spread a lot of mulch. I still haven't seen any of them pick up a snow shovel though.
National Guard deployment in DC having no measurable impact on crime, report says
The National Guard said troops’ presence has deterred petty crime and helps control crowds during the police department’s law enforcement efforts.
www.stripes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
They failed to reduce our already low crime rate, but for 1/3 of a billion dollars they picked up a lot of trash and spread a lot of mulch. I still haven't seen any of them pick up a snow shovel though.
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The Supreme Court’s one-line decision in the California Prop 50 gerrymandering case went the right way, but it hides a larger truth. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Supreme Court’s one-line decision in the California Prop 50 gerrymandering case went the right way, but it hides a larger truth. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The pivot from video
BREAKING: a trusted source tells me that The Washington Post also laid off the entire team that manages live video, video-on-demand, and *video creators*.
What is going on!
What is going on!
INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The pivot from video
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Bannon (and his buddies) are using an informational strategy called reflexive control that intentionally exploits the reaction of his adversaries (on the left) to inflict damage on their own side. Don't become an unwitting agent in their information operation.
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Bannon (and his buddies) are using an informational strategy called reflexive control that intentionally exploits the reaction of his adversaries (on the left) to inflict damage on their own side. Don't become an unwitting agent in their information operation.
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The senators had argued Blanche’s shutdown of crypto investigations would help support drug trafficking, child exploitation and scams.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation
The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The senators had argued Blanche’s shutdown of crypto investigations would help support drug trafficking, child exploitation and scams.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
Now, they say their fears have been realized: Illicit crypto activities surged in 2025, a study found.
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As a state that values walking and biking, we cannot allow the governor to gut the rights of the people most at risk — especially since it won't lower insurance rates anyway.
Gov. Hochul's Car Insurance Proposal is a Disaster for Crash Victims' Rights - Streetsblog New York City
As a state that values walking and biking, we cannot allow the governor to gut the rights of the people most at risk — especially since it won't lower insurance rates anyway.
buff.ly
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 PM
As a state that values walking and biking, we cannot allow the governor to gut the rights of the people most at risk — especially since it won't lower insurance rates anyway.
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ALL BOROUGHS
Sign up for our training waitlist. We’ll be hosting more training in the all boroughs in the weeks to come.
Sign up for our training waitlist. We’ll be hosting more training in the all boroughs in the weeks to come.
Hands Off NYC training interest form
Hands Off NYC is a coordinated effort supported by unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolent resistance to federal attacks on our city. Just as people in cities acro...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:26 AM
ALL BOROUGHS
Sign up for our training waitlist. We’ll be hosting more training in the all boroughs in the weeks to come.
Sign up for our training waitlist. We’ll be hosting more training in the all boroughs in the weeks to come.
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
“I stood there, half-blind, lungs on fire, thinking:
We just got tear-gassed over a dildo.
Not a brick. Not a Molotov. Not a weapon.
A rubber dick.
That is how fragile federal masculinity is in 2026.”
We just got tear-gassed over a dildo.
Not a brick. Not a Molotov. Not a weapon.
A rubber dick.
That is how fragile federal masculinity is in 2026.”
Cue @georgetakei.bsky.social meme:
“The very first rubber dick to touch government-issued leather boots triggered a full-blown chemical weapons response. That is not metaphor… That is a literal sentence that happened in America in 2026.”
#fuckice #ohmy
www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-...
“The very first rubber dick to touch government-issued leather boots triggered a full-blown chemical weapons response. That is not metaphor… That is a literal sentence that happened in America in 2026.”
#fuckice #ohmy
www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-...
THE DILDO DISTRIBUTION DELEGATION
The revolution did not arrive with speeches, pamphlets, or a carefully moderated Zoom call about optics.
www.closertotheedge.net
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 AM
“I stood there, half-blind, lungs on fire, thinking:
We just got tear-gassed over a dildo.
Not a brick. Not a Molotov. Not a weapon.
A rubber dick.
That is how fragile federal masculinity is in 2026.”
We just got tear-gassed over a dildo.
Not a brick. Not a Molotov. Not a weapon.
A rubber dick.
That is how fragile federal masculinity is in 2026.”
Thank you!
The so-called intellectuals of American fascism believe that it is impossible to have a high-trust society without racial homogeneity. But Minneapolis is already high-trust, and it is a tapestry of different peoples. It has shown what a farce that whole line of reasoning is.
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Thank you!
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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Here is the video. Trigger warning: MURDER
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Here is the video. Trigger warning: MURDER
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ICE detains 2-year-old in Minneapolis after outrage over 5-year-old’s arrest
ICE detains 2-year-old in Minneapolis after outrage over 5-year-old’s arrest
ICE detains 2-year-old in Minneapolis after outrage over 5-year-old’s arrest
www.independent.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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A stain on the conscience never goes away. That’s how it’s a stain.
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
A stain on the conscience never goes away. That’s how it’s a stain.
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One day you're a violent protestor beating the shit out of cops at the Capitol. The next you're pardoned, given a badge, and beating the shit out of non-violent protestors. What a great country!
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 AM
One day you're a violent protestor beating the shit out of cops at the Capitol. The next you're pardoned, given a badge, and beating the shit out of non-violent protestors. What a great country!
Three long years
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The uncomfortable truth is that the president of the United States is a man with the mind of a spoiled child. His debilitating solipsism is a threat to the stability of the entire world,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“The uncomfortable truth is that the president of the United States is a man with the mind of a spoiled child. His debilitating solipsism is a threat to the stability of the entire world,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Dear Jonas’ Letter Is No Prize
We have three years left with a mad king. It doesn’t feel sustainable.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Three long years
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If you are appalled at the tactics of ICE and CBP, you should be! They in fact are *NOT* trained for the work they're doing in America's interior right now—and they're scared of interacting with US citizens. That's a recipe for the exact disaster we see: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If you are appalled at the tactics of ICE and CBP, you should be! They in fact are *NOT* trained for the work they're doing in America's interior right now—and they're scared of interacting with US citizens. That's a recipe for the exact disaster we see: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
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Malcolm Nance warns that the claim that the US is mobilizing elite cold weather warriors from Alaska to police Minnesota could be a strategic deception to cover an invasion of Greenland:
GREENLAND WARNING: US Arctic Forces placed on Alert to go to "Minnesota."
YouTube video by Malcolm Nance
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Malcolm Nance warns that the claim that the US is mobilizing elite cold weather warriors from Alaska to police Minnesota could be a strategic deception to cover an invasion of Greenland:
Meaningful change required not only the end of war in Vietnam, but the replacement of allegiances to “tribe, race, class, and nation” with “loyalty to mankind as a whole.” Without
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
Exactly a year before he was murdered, MLK Jr. gave one of the greatest speeches of his life, a piercing critique of the war in Vietnam. 2,000 people jammed into New York’s Riverside Church to hear him shred the claims U.S. leaders had long made to justify their counterrevolutionary foreign policy.
Exceptional Victims
The resistance to the Vietnam War was the most diverse and dynamic antiwar movement in U.S. history. We have all but forgotten it today.
www.bostonreview.net
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Meaningful change required not only the end of war in Vietnam, but the replacement of allegiances to “tribe, race, class, and nation” with “loyalty to mankind as a whole.” Without
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
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Even a doomed-to-fail impeachment effort offers Democrats some advantages. Remember: Democrats are in a content-creation war with the Trump regime.
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Even a doomed-to-fail impeachment effort offers Democrats some advantages. Remember: Democrats are in a content-creation war with the Trump regime.
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
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2 yrs ago Lewiston experienced a horrific mass shooting. 18 dead and 13 wounded. A report on the shooting found that police and the Army Reserve were at fault for failing to prevent the violence.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
2 yrs ago Lewiston experienced a horrific mass shooting. 18 dead and 13 wounded. A report on the shooting found that police and the Army Reserve were at fault for failing to prevent the violence.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
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This still feels deeply underreported on a national level. Too many things to cover but this feels like it should be story number one at all times (with Greenland right behind it).
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
This still feels deeply underreported on a national level. Too many things to cover but this feels like it should be story number one at all times (with Greenland right behind it).