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· Nov 20
The Meaning of a Photograph
Eric Langberg argues we are experiencing a massive breakdown in the way humans process communication and the very act of meaning-making." Webworm with David Farrier
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For the past few months, I’ve attended dozens of protests and taken thousands of photos, to the tune of something like 42 million views online and a whole lot of comments.
David Farrier let me write about my main takeaway from this year, which is: Uh oh!!
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David Farrier let me write about my main takeaway from this year, which is: Uh oh!!
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The reporting around this has been breathtakingly irresponsible. He said the SURGE was over, not that the operation would end, and he said they were drawing down the surge because they’d secured “unprecedented” cooperation with state and local law enforcement to do crowd control.
February 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The reporting around this has been breathtakingly irresponsible. He said the SURGE was over, not that the operation would end, and he said they were drawing down the surge because they’d secured “unprecedented” cooperation with state and local law enforcement to do crowd control.
This is the corner of Temple & Alameda, right near the Metro Detention Center; there were already dozens of LAPD right there because they closed off the block to prevent high school students from holding a protest at the MDC
February 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
This is the corner of Temple & Alameda, right near the Metro Detention Center; there were already dozens of LAPD right there because they closed off the block to prevent high school students from holding a protest at the MDC
These are photos of the LAPD doing the bidding of a masked ICE agent whose shirt possibly signals his membership in a far-right extremist militia group trying to spark a civil war.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says it’s fine for him to wear a mask that says POLICE.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogalo...
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says it’s fine for him to wear a mask that says POLICE.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogalo...
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
These are photos of the LAPD doing the bidding of a masked ICE agent whose shirt possibly signals his membership in a far-right extremist militia group trying to spark a civil war.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says it’s fine for him to wear a mask that says POLICE.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogalo...
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says it’s fine for him to wear a mask that says POLICE.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogalo...
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A masked, Boogaloo Boy ICE agent working alongside LAPD. Unbelievable
Photo credit: @ericanders.bsky.social from Reddit
Photo credit: @ericanders.bsky.social from Reddit
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
A masked, Boogaloo Boy ICE agent working alongside LAPD. Unbelievable
Photo credit: @ericanders.bsky.social from Reddit
Photo credit: @ericanders.bsky.social from Reddit
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At about 1m20 the most non-elite US mall ninja shows up with a bafflingly seemingly self inflicted bleeding nose, tucks a shotgun under his taint before tossing a munition canister god knows where, then starts shooting at journalists. If you saw this in a war videogame you’d think it was broken.
Federal officers just came in and cleared the protest with tear gas. One officer asked press why we didn’t call 911 when the protesters were destroying the hotel and told us that we are bad Americans. Full video to come on @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
At about 1m20 the most non-elite US mall ninja shows up with a bafflingly seemingly self inflicted bleeding nose, tucks a shotgun under his taint before tossing a munition canister god knows where, then starts shooting at journalists. If you saw this in a war videogame you’d think it was broken.
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
Every single person in America* 😌
January 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Every single person in America* 😌
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I love when you tell people how terrible Newsom is, they're always like, "Well, it's nice to have ideals, but if it comes down to him or the Nazi in the general, *I* am going to vote for him"
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
January 16, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I love when you tell people how terrible Newsom is, they're always like, "Well, it's nice to have ideals, but if it comes down to him or the Nazi in the general, *I* am going to vote for him"
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
WE'RE TELLING YOU HOW TERRIBLE HE IS NOW SO IT'S *NOT* A CHOICE BTW HIM & A NAZI, CARL. THAT'S THE POINT.
I think there is a difference between “respecting the press” and pushing someone back into the crowd they claimed to be trying to disperse because it would look bad if the LAPD were surrounded by protesters on all sides instead of the reverse
January 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I think there is a difference between “respecting the press” and pushing someone back into the crowd they claimed to be trying to disperse because it would look bad if the LAPD were surrounded by protesters on all sides instead of the reverse
The other night I watched a cop literally named HELPER send someone through the police line and back into the crowd of protesters they were trying to disperse. He said the person was “ruining the media’s shot” and needed to get on that side of the police line if they wanted to demonstrate.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The other night I watched a cop literally named HELPER send someone through the police line and back into the crowd of protesters they were trying to disperse. He said the person was “ruining the media’s shot” and needed to get on that side of the police line if they wanted to demonstrate.
😵💫
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HUGE. A fed judge in the BLM vs City of Los Angeles case has banned LAPD from using 40mm rubber bullets at protests. "Defendants have not demonstrated substantial compliance or that all reasonable steps have been taken to be in compliance with the Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order."
![“If a violating party has taken all reasonable steps to comply with the court
order, technical or inadvertent violations of the order will not support a finding of
civil contempt.”) General Signal Corp. v. Donallco, Inc., 787 F.2d 1376, 1379
(9th Cir. 1986). “A contemnor in violation of a court order may avoid a finding of
civil contempt only by showing it took all reasonable steps to comply with the
order.” Kelly v. Wengler, 822 F.3d 1085, 1096 (9th Cir. 2016). Here, Plaintiffs
argue that Defendants directly violated the Court’s Preliminary Injunction by
“repeatedly [shooting] individuals in the face, eye, groin and back” with 40mm
weapons. (Mot at 10.) Because the Circuit has held that the 40mm munition is not
intended to disperse crowds, but “is chiefly designed, intended, and used for the
purpose of incapacitating its target,” Sanderlin v. Dwyer, 116 F.4th 905, 912 (9th
Cir. 2024), Plaintiffs argue these instances are not “technical or inadvertent” so as
to allow Defendants to avoid liability. (Id.)
However, Defendants have not demonstrated substantial compliance or that
all reasonable steps have been taken to be in compliance with the Court’s
Preliminary Injunction Order. (See Dkt. No. 243 at 4-7; Quiroz Decl. ¶ 4) (e.g.,
Crown management/Crowd Control management training, Crowd Management
and Control for Patrol training, requiring officers to undergo 24 hours of
perishable skills training every two years which includes use of force, LAPD
disseminated the content of the TRO to all personnel, and a notice to all personal
after the modified TRO was issued on April 28, 2021, LAPD issued nine
directives and policy updates regarding the use of 37mm and 40mm LLMs
between September 2021 and May 2025). Defendants do not argue that the
exceptions to the Preliminary Injunction Order apply here (e.g., if a protestor is
violently resisting arrest, poses an immediate threat of violence or physical harm,](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vnsn3gjqvtaianuuziyiqxlx/bafkreiasowqazj7cr3fk3qbghkvk75juqztyaab75kgw247rz4imhqpn64@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
HUGE. A fed judge in the BLM vs City of Los Angeles case has banned LAPD from using 40mm rubber bullets at protests. "Defendants have not demonstrated substantial compliance or that all reasonable steps have been taken to be in compliance with the Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order."
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I keep saying that the government will not just announce that they are at war with the people but this statement is a pretty clear declaration
You think the fascist country that has killed millions around the world & was built on slavery & slaughter is “weak” & “scared?” Stop it. Take it seriously.
You think the fascist country that has killed millions around the world & was built on slavery & slaughter is “weak” & “scared?” Stop it. Take it seriously.
How is this not inciting violence?
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I keep saying that the government will not just announce that they are at war with the people but this statement is a pretty clear declaration
You think the fascist country that has killed millions around the world & was built on slavery & slaughter is “weak” & “scared?” Stop it. Take it seriously.
You think the fascist country that has killed millions around the world & was built on slavery & slaughter is “weak” & “scared?” Stop it. Take it seriously.
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This weekend, while writing a section of my book on COIN & police militarization, I took a moment to situate ICE Agent Jonathan Ross' trajectory in the post 9/11 era. From the Army->Border Patrol->ICE: he *embodies* Imperial Feedback.
At Bleeding Edge ($$) bleeding-edge.ghost.io/jonathan-ros...
At Bleeding Edge ($$) bleeding-edge.ghost.io/jonathan-ros...
Jonathan Ross is the Poster Boy for Post-9/11 America
The ICE agent who murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota last week is a living manifestation of America's Forever Wars and their stateside fallout
bleeding-edge.ghost.io
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
This weekend, while writing a section of my book on COIN & police militarization, I took a moment to situate ICE Agent Jonathan Ross' trajectory in the post 9/11 era. From the Army->Border Patrol->ICE: he *embodies* Imperial Feedback.
At Bleeding Edge ($$) bleeding-edge.ghost.io/jonathan-ros...
At Bleeding Edge ($$) bleeding-edge.ghost.io/jonathan-ros...
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"The agents pressed his face against the pool of blood and did not immediately call paramedics. 'The other officers were mocking him, saying, ‘You’re going to lose your eye.'"
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
"The agents pressed his face against the pool of blood and did not immediately call paramedics. 'The other officers were mocking him, saying, ‘You’re going to lose your eye.'"
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Henry Rivas was the worker who was taken by ICE from this spot in Echo Park. He was in the middle of painting this building when ICE rolled up and took him. You can support his family below:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Henry Rivas was the worker who was taken by ICE from this spot in Echo Park. He was in the middle of painting this building when ICE rolled up and took him. You can support his family below:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-he...
The mother of Keith Porter speaking during today’s L.A. City Council meeting partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/we-are-out...
"We are out here fighting this!"
Reflections on addressing the LA City Council, the deaths of Renee Good and Keith Porter, and seeing in metaphor
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The mother of Keith Porter speaking during today’s L.A. City Council meeting partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/we-are-out...
Who do you go to for help when, in front of a room of some of the most powerful people in LA, a policeman laughs with a man wearing a swastika *while* the mother of a man murdered by the government sobs and begs those powerful people — ignoring the cop laughing with swastika man — for justice?
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Who do you go to for help when, in front of a room of some of the most powerful people in LA, a policeman laughs with a man wearing a swastika *while* the mother of a man murdered by the government sobs and begs those powerful people — ignoring the cop laughing with swastika man — for justice?
At the first LA City Council meeting of the year
There’s a guy in a swastika hoodie
Someone confronted him
LAPD kicked out THAT guy for being disruptive
And then laughed with the guy in the swastika hoodie about it
There’s a guy in a swastika hoodie
Someone confronted him
LAPD kicked out THAT guy for being disruptive
And then laughed with the guy in the swastika hoodie about it
January 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
At the first LA City Council meeting of the year
There’s a guy in a swastika hoodie
Someone confronted him
LAPD kicked out THAT guy for being disruptive
And then laughed with the guy in the swastika hoodie about it
There’s a guy in a swastika hoodie
Someone confronted him
LAPD kicked out THAT guy for being disruptive
And then laughed with the guy in the swastika hoodie about it
Gotta say: I am really losing patience for the "What are we even supposed to do?!" posts from people who have been doing nothing except posting "What are we even supposed to do?!" every six weeks, whenever another escalation finally gets national attention.
...idk, but, do more than that!
...idk, but, do more than that!
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Gotta say: I am really losing patience for the "What are we even supposed to do?!" posts from people who have been doing nothing except posting "What are we even supposed to do?!" every six weeks, whenever another escalation finally gets national attention.
...idk, but, do more than that!
...idk, but, do more than that!
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You shouldn’t avoid protesting from fear of martial law, they should fear getting to the point that they’ll need to implement it. Don’t police your reactions, police their actions. They are the criminals not you.
January 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
You shouldn’t avoid protesting from fear of martial law, they should fear getting to the point that they’ll need to implement it. Don’t police your reactions, police their actions. They are the criminals not you.
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The fact that ICE just straight-up murdered a woman named Good is the kind of thing that’s so on-the-nose it would be rejected by a creative writing 101 professor. Yet here we are.
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The fact that ICE just straight-up murdered a woman named Good is the kind of thing that’s so on-the-nose it would be rejected by a creative writing 101 professor. Yet here we are.
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Renee Nicole Good had a 6-year-old son, according to the Star Tribune. His father died in 2023 at the age of 36, so he is left without parents.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in Minneapolis with her partner just blocks from where she was shot.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Renee Nicole Good had a 6-year-old son, according to the Star Tribune. His father died in 2023 at the age of 36, so he is left without parents.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
It's January 5th.
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit so far this year.
And "reality" is dead.
Happy New Year, y'all!
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit so far this year.
And "reality" is dead.
Happy New Year, y'all!
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
"There's no photographer taking pictures..."
Reflections on: 'No War With Venezuela,' The Absurd Picnic, AI, bots, paid actors, and more!
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
It's January 5th.
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit so far this year.
And "reality" is dead.
Happy New Year, y'all!
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
My photos are already at 1.35 million views on Reddit so far this year.
And "reality" is dead.
Happy New Year, y'all!
partsofanovelimdoing.substack.com/p/theres-no-...
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Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
STRANGER THINGS finale: like the Wachowskis doing a DCOM and I unfortunately mean that as the highest compliment and I’m guessing I’ll be defending it for the rest of my life
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
STRANGER THINGS finale: like the Wachowskis doing a DCOM and I unfortunately mean that as the highest compliment and I’m guessing I’ll be defending it for the rest of my life