Adia Benton
@ethnography911.bsky.social
Quick! Somebody call an anthropologist! Assoc prof @ Northwestern. MedAnthro. African studies. Pop culture. Politics. She/her. book: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816692439/hiv-exceptionalism/
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They're not calling him Narco Rubio for no reason. This story is insane, he has so many ties to drug cartel/CIA/anti-communist figures prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
prospect.org
January 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
They're not calling him Narco Rubio for no reason. This story is insane, he has so many ties to drug cartel/CIA/anti-communist figures prospect.org/2025/12/23/n...
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Meanwhile, a Crossover Episode.
Bill Ackman Says He Has Funded Francesca Gino’s Legal Defense Since June 2024 | News | The Harvard Crimson
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill A. Ackman ’88 said he has been funding the legal defense of Francesca Gino, a former Harvard Business School professor accused of research fraud, since June 2024, c...
www.thecrimson.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Meanwhile, a Crossover Episode.
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Studying the contemporary histories of Angola, Sierra Leone and Liberia will make you incapable of looking at diamonds with anything but hatred and contempt.
January 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Studying the contemporary histories of Angola, Sierra Leone and Liberia will make you incapable of looking at diamonds with anything but hatred and contempt.
Marco’s dead eyes now a feature
January 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Marco’s dead eyes now a feature
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"...those are two different seasons of Mission Impossible. we're focused on the Latin American seasons now - 1969-71 specifically."
Marco Rubio on comparisons between Venezuela and Iraq: "People need to stop describing the apples of the Middle East to the oranges of the Western Hemisphere
January 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"...those are two different seasons of Mission Impossible. we're focused on the Latin American seasons now - 1969-71 specifically."
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on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
AGAINST AI -
against-a-i.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
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At the gym, and half the TVs are on Sunday sports shows promoting gambling and the other half are on the Sunday news shows promoting war.
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
At the gym, and half the TVs are on Sunday sports shows promoting gambling and the other half are on the Sunday news shows promoting war.
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He so wants to emulate Teddy Roosevelt's imperialistic bloodthirst except unlike TR he's completely allergic to reading
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
He so wants to emulate Teddy Roosevelt's imperialistic bloodthirst except unlike TR he's completely allergic to reading
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“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
How are voters meant to understand how serious things are if in lieu of shouting fire AND going into building with hoses, you're simply posting fire safety suggestions on social media?
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
Not introducing articles of impeachment is a message that Trump hasn't committed impeachable offenses.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“Well… we can’t just keep filing impeachment articles all the time.”
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Yes you can! If the man is committing impeachable offenses on the regular, you’re acquiescing to a standard that raises the bar for impeachable offense to absurd levels.
Pretty sure that diplomat who wrote the ‘he was right to depose Maduro, actually’ cited this book as one of the most memorable and important for him
It seems it is once again time for everyone to familiarize themselves with this anti-imperialist classic.
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Pretty sure that diplomat who wrote the ‘he was right to depose Maduro, actually’ cited this book as one of the most memorable and important for him
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for everyone who didn't live through John Kerry's presidential campaign, be advised: "This stupid and immoral war would be good if I were managing it" is not the poll-tested flex you think it is
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
for everyone who didn't live through John Kerry's presidential campaign, be advised: "This stupid and immoral war would be good if I were managing it" is not the poll-tested flex you think it is
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Now that MDC Brooklyn is back in the spotlight because of Maduro, I’m re-upping this thread I posted from Sept. 2024 detailing a string of stories I’ve written about the place. I’ve written a number of stories since, but this is a good primer for those with interest.
Good afternoon, Bluesky. Now that there's more attention on MDC Brooklyn, where P. Diddy is locked up, here's some of my past coverage about conditions there.
The MDC made our P1 in July, when we got a video of a brutal stabbing, and the jail's anemic response.
www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/27/s...
The MDC made our P1 in July, when we got a video of a brutal stabbing, and the jail's anemic response.
www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/27/s...
See it: Video from inside troubled Brooklyn federal jail shows brutal gang stabbing
Shocking video from inside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center shows MS-13 members stab a man 44 times, attacking him for an agonizing 37 seconds before a lone correction officer arrives…
www.nydailynews.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Now that MDC Brooklyn is back in the spotlight because of Maduro, I’m re-upping this thread I posted from Sept. 2024 detailing a string of stories I’ve written about the place. I’ve written a number of stories since, but this is a good primer for those with interest.
Hm seems people are still suggesting that ‘the spectacle’ and ‘the substance’ are distinct entities
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Hm seems people are still suggesting that ‘the spectacle’ and ‘the substance’ are distinct entities
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Live look in to this right wing protest 10 minutes after it was scheduled to start.
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Live look in to this right wing protest 10 minutes after it was scheduled to start.
Written by Trump 1.0 ambassador to Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Written by Trump 1.0 ambassador to Venezuela
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There's a tax protest at the capitol in Salem, OR tomorrow that appears to be organized by a former Proud Boy/Patriot Prayer leader who's called herself a "white pride" advocate. The stage on which the event will happen is owned by a Proud Boy who is also the vice-chair of the Clackamas County GOP.
January 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
There's a tax protest at the capitol in Salem, OR tomorrow that appears to be organized by a former Proud Boy/Patriot Prayer leader who's called herself a "white pride" advocate. The stage on which the event will happen is owned by a Proud Boy who is also the vice-chair of the Clackamas County GOP.
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First time in US history military action has been initiated from a blanket fort
wait did they fucking rig up an improvise situation room at mar-a-lago with bedsheets or something
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
First time in US history military action has been initiated from a blanket fort
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Pilot expanded...
Wegmans: It's not for dynamic pricing. It's to expand the carceral state in service of surveillance capitalism.
The store is piloting it to “enhance the physical safety of our people and our customers.” Facial recognition AI will test recognition of employees who have "agreed" to the 60-day pilot.
The store is piloting it to “enhance the physical safety of our people and our customers.” Facial recognition AI will test recognition of employees who have "agreed" to the 60-day pilot.
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Pilot expanded...
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"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor" - Tupac Shakur 1993
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor" - Tupac Shakur 1993
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I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
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I'm boosting myself to say this:
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Is there actually a benefit to leaving a VM now vs getting a staffer on Monday? Can do both but just curious
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I'm boosting myself to say this:
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
You're going to see people On Here tell you calling electeds doesn't matter. That's not true.
Some are bots. Some are people who like being contrary to be edgy.
But calling moves the needle, especially against a blatantly illegal act by Trump and Co. ACT.
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“Don’t walk in” instead of “just walk out.”
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“Don’t walk in” instead of “just walk out.”
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Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Is there actually a benefit to leaving a VM now vs getting a staffer on Monday? Can do both but just curious
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.