Friendly neighborhood queerdo
@ezrah.bsky.social
Story lover. Crow friend. Chosen family is everything. We can get through this together. Absolutely serious about being unserious.
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Maybe you could make that case for today, but I guess I'm holding out hope that even this will have more people figuring out how they could strike, not deciding that it's impossible.
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Maybe you could make that case for today, but I guess I'm holding out hope that even this will have more people figuring out how they could strike, not deciding that it's impossible.
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You won't see me badmouthing even the most lazily organized general strike unless i think someone is using it to do real harm to the potential for a well-organized one.
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
You won't see me badmouthing even the most lazily organized general strike unless i think someone is using it to do real harm to the potential for a well-organized one.
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*attorney for Luigi pulls this out of briefcase and smugly slaps it down on the court desk*
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
*attorney for Luigi pulls this out of briefcase and smugly slaps it down on the court desk*
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I really want people to check in with the organizations that have been pushing back on surveillance for 10+ years.
Just to be blunt, there are a lot of folks who realized yesterday that surveillance is bad and many are suggesting well-intentioned but misguided strategies for fighting it
talk to us
Just to be blunt, there are a lot of folks who realized yesterday that surveillance is bad and many are suggesting well-intentioned but misguided strategies for fighting it
talk to us
“Agents can identify people on the street through facial recognition, trace their movements through license-plate readers and, in some cases, use commercially available phone-location data to reconstruct daily routines and associations.” All surveillance tools people have pushed back on for ages…
DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis is providing insights into the surveillance technologies the government is using in its mass deportation campaign.
apnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I really want people to check in with the organizations that have been pushing back on surveillance for 10+ years.
Just to be blunt, there are a lot of folks who realized yesterday that surveillance is bad and many are suggesting well-intentioned but misguided strategies for fighting it
talk to us
Just to be blunt, there are a lot of folks who realized yesterday that surveillance is bad and many are suggesting well-intentioned but misguided strategies for fighting it
talk to us
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Today is Fred Korematsu Day so it seems appropriate to remind everyone that putting people in concentration camps based on their ethnicity and nationality is wrong and whatever you convict you of today they will be wrong always.
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Today is Fred Korematsu Day so it seems appropriate to remind everyone that putting people in concentration camps based on their ethnicity and nationality is wrong and whatever you convict you of today they will be wrong always.
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the weird perp walk stuff they've tried to pull is a good example of this. it is *far* more important to them to produce those posts than it is to successfully go through a legal process (or say, be legally appointed to the job they claim to have).
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
the weird perp walk stuff they've tried to pull is a good example of this. it is *far* more important to them to produce those posts than it is to successfully go through a legal process (or say, be legally appointed to the job they claim to have).
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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“What if someone adds a bad actor in disguise to the Signal chat” is a *social* problem that *literally cannot be solved by any messaging app*.
i can confirm the chats I’m in which include renowned security specialists - people who actually advise on how to protect your comms from authoritarian dictators for a living - also think this outburst of paranoia about Signal is really weird and unwarranted
every Signal chat of laypeople is losing their minds over the wildest opsec advice imaginable and every Signal chat of security professionals is like “dude wtf”
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“What if someone adds a bad actor in disguise to the Signal chat” is a *social* problem that *literally cannot be solved by any messaging app*.
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The good news is that the Trump regime has an incredibly limited repertoire of responses (repression, attack, etc) which will increasingly cause backfire.
The bad news is that Trump is stuck in a cycle of repression where increasing backfire causes more need to repress and attack.
The bad news is that Trump is stuck in a cycle of repression where increasing backfire causes more need to repress and attack.
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The good news is that the Trump regime has an incredibly limited repertoire of responses (repression, attack, etc) which will increasingly cause backfire.
The bad news is that Trump is stuck in a cycle of repression where increasing backfire causes more need to repress and attack.
The bad news is that Trump is stuck in a cycle of repression where increasing backfire causes more need to repress and attack.
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at some point you’re gonna say to yourself “how do I go to work and pretend everything is normal” and the answer is that you can’t and you gotta figure out how to merge the reality you live in vs. the one corporate America is trying to hallucinate where everything is fine
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
at some point you’re gonna say to yourself “how do I go to work and pretend everything is normal” and the answer is that you can’t and you gotta figure out how to merge the reality you live in vs. the one corporate America is trying to hallucinate where everything is fine
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Please join us on Saturday to stand together as Portland labor to say in a unified voice: ICE OUT!
📢LABOR SAYS ICE OUT!
Rally & March
Saturday, January 31 from 3 - 4:30pm
Elizabeth Caruthers Park (3508 S. Moody Ave)
JWJ will be proudly flying our banner, please bring yours!
📢LABOR SAYS ICE OUT!
Rally & March
Saturday, January 31 from 3 - 4:30pm
Elizabeth Caruthers Park (3508 S. Moody Ave)
JWJ will be proudly flying our banner, please bring yours!
January 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Please join us on Saturday to stand together as Portland labor to say in a unified voice: ICE OUT!
📢LABOR SAYS ICE OUT!
Rally & March
Saturday, January 31 from 3 - 4:30pm
Elizabeth Caruthers Park (3508 S. Moody Ave)
JWJ will be proudly flying our banner, please bring yours!
📢LABOR SAYS ICE OUT!
Rally & March
Saturday, January 31 from 3 - 4:30pm
Elizabeth Caruthers Park (3508 S. Moody Ave)
JWJ will be proudly flying our banner, please bring yours!
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“ICE considers ‘an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify [to be] a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship – including a birth certificate – if the app says the person is an alien.’”
ICE’s surveillance app is a techno-authoritarian nightmare | Moustafa Bayoumi
Mobile Fortify lets agents obtain vast amounts of information on anyone by scanning their face
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM
“ICE considers ‘an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify [to be] a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship – including a birth certificate – if the app says the person is an alien.’”
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Or said another way:
Signal is as secure as you can make it. This does not mean it is definitely secure.
Signal is as secure as you can make it. This does not mean it is definitely secure.
signal itself is secure
the people you talk to are not
the people you talk to are not
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Or said another way:
Signal is as secure as you can make it. This does not mean it is definitely secure.
Signal is as secure as you can make it. This does not mean it is definitely secure.
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new: Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain and activist Matt Moberg FaceTimed me from an ICE blanketed parking lot about his empathy for Anthony Edwards, Wemby's provocative statement about the Spurs, and the value (if any) of athletes speaking out.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
Q&A: The Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain who wants NBA stars to melt ICE without slipping
Matt Moberg's righteous fury with Donald Trump's immigration crackdown went viral. But he preaches empathy for the NBA stars figuring out how to stand for others without losing themselves.
eyeblack.beehiiv.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
new: Minnesota Timberwolves chaplain and activist Matt Moberg FaceTimed me from an ICE blanketed parking lot about his empathy for Anthony Edwards, Wemby's provocative statement about the Spurs, and the value (if any) of athletes speaking out.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
we ended early because ICE tried to arrest his mom.
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the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the practical effect of arresting lemon et al is to spark widespread condemnation, especially since these arrests will certainly be thrown out. this doesn't mean the action isn't a dangerous escalation, it does mean the white house doesn't know what to do but spam its only attack
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“The swiftness that mass movements can swing into action can be stunning. And these movements transform how people see themselves, each other, their world, and their ability to act in alchemical ways.”
Police States Are Terrifying, But They Are Brittle. I Witnessed This in Tunisia.
Fifteen years ago this month, Tunisian protesters overthrew an authoritarian police state, overcoming brutal repression.
truthout.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
“The swiftness that mass movements can swing into action can be stunning. And these movements transform how people see themselves, each other, their world, and their ability to act in alchemical ways.”
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The freedom of the press is literally inscribed into the constitution. The arrests of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, layered atop the raid of that WaPo journalist's home earlier this month are clearly political acts designed to silence journalists, and create a chilling effect on free speech.
January 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The freedom of the press is literally inscribed into the constitution. The arrests of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, layered atop the raid of that WaPo journalist's home earlier this month are clearly political acts designed to silence journalists, and create a chilling effect on free speech.
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you can't take anyone saying "rogan has turned on trump" seriously. the guy is completely compromised. he spends his entire life online but plays dumb about anything inconvenient for the right wing and tries to dodge the topic. he's a fully controlled arm of the US government
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
you can't take anyone saying "rogan has turned on trump" seriously. the guy is completely compromised. he spends his entire life online but plays dumb about anything inconvenient for the right wing and tries to dodge the topic. he's a fully controlled arm of the US government
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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Anyone who believes that the Epstein files released today are not bleached clean of anything referencing Trump and his co-rapists is a gullible idiot.
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Anyone who believes that the Epstein files released today are not bleached clean of anything referencing Trump and his co-rapists is a gullible idiot.
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On a night of life-threatening cold, a homeless person entered a Lansing bus station seeking refuge from the freezing temperatures.
Video shows police slamming them to the ground and pinning them with knees on their neck as they plead, "I'm here because it's cold outside, and I have nowhere to go."
Video shows police slamming them to the ground and pinning them with knees on their neck as they plead, "I'm here because it's cold outside, and I have nowhere to go."
‘I Have Nowhere to Go!’: Michigan Cops Caught on Video Abusing Homeless Black Person Who Entered Bus Station for Warmth During Freezing Temperatures
"Caught on video: Michigan cops brutalize homeless Black person seeking shelter in freezing temperatures. Shocking abuse unfolds at city'...
atlantablackstar.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
On a night of life-threatening cold, a homeless person entered a Lansing bus station seeking refuge from the freezing temperatures.
Video shows police slamming them to the ground and pinning them with knees on their neck as they plead, "I'm here because it's cold outside, and I have nowhere to go."
Video shows police slamming them to the ground and pinning them with knees on their neck as they plead, "I'm here because it's cold outside, and I have nowhere to go."
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The billions to DHS have built the for-profit panopticon surveillance state they were unable to fully push through after 9/11 because people fought back.
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The billions to DHS have built the for-profit panopticon surveillance state they were unable to fully push through after 9/11 because people fought back.
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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Also, a reminder that we can hold multiple truths - things have historically been bad, things are getting worse, and we have many of the structures in place to care for each other.
January 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Also, a reminder that we can hold multiple truths - things have historically been bad, things are getting worse, and we have many of the structures in place to care for each other.
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Woke up to the news that we are arresting journalists now.
We've crossed .. many lines here. If you haven't yet, no matter where in the US, I would encourage you desperately to connect with your community organizing groups, wherever they may be.
We've crossed .. many lines here. If you haven't yet, no matter where in the US, I would encourage you desperately to connect with your community organizing groups, wherever they may be.
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Woke up to the news that we are arresting journalists now.
We've crossed .. many lines here. If you haven't yet, no matter where in the US, I would encourage you desperately to connect with your community organizing groups, wherever they may be.
We've crossed .. many lines here. If you haven't yet, no matter where in the US, I would encourage you desperately to connect with your community organizing groups, wherever they may be.
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Source familiar with Don Lemon's arrest tells me DOJ went to a grand jury to secure an indictment (DOJ's effort to get a criminal complaint had already been rejected in court twice).
This is ugly. More soon.
This is ugly. More soon.
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Source familiar with Don Lemon's arrest tells me DOJ went to a grand jury to secure an indictment (DOJ's effort to get a criminal complaint had already been rejected in court twice).
This is ugly. More soon.
This is ugly. More soon.