Nicole Rizzuto
@fluentisona.bsky.social
I spend a lot of time talking, writing, and teaching about LGBTQ history, identities, and communities. Ask me about Dead Lesbian Syndrome.
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As we learn more about the companies supporting ICE, this is will be a giant thread of ways to divest from them.
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Breaking: jury finds Chicago resident Juan Espinoza Martinez NOT GUILTY of placing a hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
We've got a verdict in this case, in which feds accused a Chicago resident of murder-for-hire, allegedly for a $10K hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
Attorneys coming in now, jurors haven't returned to the courtroom.
Attorneys coming in now, jurors haven't returned to the courtroom.
The jury has begun deliberations in the murder for hire trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez, who feds accuse of placing a hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
Opening arguments in the case began yesterday morning; closing arguments concluded about a half hour ago.
Now we're on verdict watch.
Opening arguments in the case began yesterday morning; closing arguments concluded about a half hour ago.
Now we're on verdict watch.
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Breaking: jury finds Chicago resident Juan Espinoza Martinez NOT GUILTY of placing a hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
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Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
‘Barbecue Saved My Life’: Meet Waco’s Antifascist Transgender Pitmaster
Kaleb Blain went from the fast-paced world of 911 dispatching to the “low and slow” of BBQ, where he’s built a following.
thebarbedwire.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
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"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
So glad the state is investigating something we've all known. Selling off this property is part of an ongoing effort by most of the apartment/commercial landlords in South Shore to let buildings fall to ruin so the land can be purchased and gentrified as the Obama Center opens 2 miles away.
NEWS: Illinois investigating allegation that South Shore apartment owner and management tipped federal officials about the presence of Venezuelan immigrants in the building in order to intimidate and coerce the building’s Black and Hispanic tenants into leaving.
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 AM
So glad the state is investigating something we've all known. Selling off this property is part of an ongoing effort by most of the apartment/commercial landlords in South Shore to let buildings fall to ruin so the land can be purchased and gentrified as the Obama Center opens 2 miles away.
As we learn more about the companies supporting ICE, this is will be a giant thread of ways to divest from them.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
As we learn more about the companies supporting ICE, this is will be a giant thread of ways to divest from them.
Sometimes I really need this reminder.
Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is educate normal people on complex subjects in ways that are engaging and digestible.
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Sometimes I really need this reminder.
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Half a century ago, the American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded on Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis in response to police violence targeting indigenous residents.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
'Full Circle': AIM patrols back on Minneapolis streets as tensions rise - ICT
Supporters are pouring in from across Indian Country to protect the Minnesota community from ICE
ictnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Half a century ago, the American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded on Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis in response to police violence targeting indigenous residents.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
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In light of the duck’s harrowing adventure, a friendly amendment to buses, fast & free, to be: buses, fast, free, & following a fixed route.
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 AM
In light of the duck’s harrowing adventure, a friendly amendment to buses, fast & free, to be: buses, fast, free, & following a fixed route.
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correct. chicago is the greatest city in the world
I love a city that always does the impossible. Doesn't always win, always tries.
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
correct. chicago is the greatest city in the world
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This summary should be in history books in the future
It’s not just that the US decided to do fascism, it’s that they decided to do 4chan meme fascism.
January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
This summary should be in history books in the future
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(h/t Amelia Buttress)
January 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
(h/t Amelia Buttress)
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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No Kings means No Kings
Hair, gel, and the art of being handsome.
We are fucking DOOMED 😭
We are fucking DOOMED 😭
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
No Kings means No Kings
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The jackboots are out here saying "One heritage, one people" and liberals are like "One more training can fix this, just one more training bro please"
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The jackboots are out here saying "One heritage, one people" and liberals are like "One more training can fix this, just one more training bro please"
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Angie Craig is now arguing for the brilliant reform of ... making ICE wear body cameras.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Angie Craig is now arguing for the brilliant reform of ... making ICE wear body cameras.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
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A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
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It's particularly galling to call for ICE to wear body cams when Renee Good's murder literally recorded the whole thing on his phone. He was so confident in his impunity as part of that organization that he recorded and allowed for the release of footage of him shooting a woman at point blank.
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It's particularly galling to call for ICE to wear body cams when Renee Good's murder literally recorded the whole thing on his phone. He was so confident in his impunity as part of that organization that he recorded and allowed for the release of footage of him shooting a woman at point blank.
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
It continues to be exactly who we think it'll be.
"Pittman, a white 19-year-old man from Madison, Mississippi...[was] arraigned on federal charges on Monday while declaring 'Jesus Christ is Lord' to a federal judge, he is expected to face preliminary court hearings next Tuesday, Jan. 20."
"Pittman, a white 19-year-old man from Madison, Mississippi...[was] arraigned on federal charges on Monday while declaring 'Jesus Christ is Lord' to a federal judge, he is expected to face preliminary court hearings next Tuesday, Jan. 20."
A Hinds County grand jury indictment alleges Stephen Spencer Pittman "did willfully and maliciously set fire" to the Beth Israel Synagogue and alleges "the offense ... was committed because of the actual or perceived religion of the victim."
Jackson Synagogue Burning Suspect Indicted on State Charges With Hate Crimes Enhancement
State prosecutors charged Stephen Spencer Pittman with first-degree arson of a place of worship for the alleged arson of Beth Israel Congregation.
buff.ly
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
It continues to be exactly who we think it'll be.
"Pittman, a white 19-year-old man from Madison, Mississippi...[was] arraigned on federal charges on Monday while declaring 'Jesus Christ is Lord' to a federal judge, he is expected to face preliminary court hearings next Tuesday, Jan. 20."
"Pittman, a white 19-year-old man from Madison, Mississippi...[was] arraigned on federal charges on Monday while declaring 'Jesus Christ is Lord' to a federal judge, he is expected to face preliminary court hearings next Tuesday, Jan. 20."
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My whole life, fascism was defined as being stopped by armed, masked agents of the national government who demand your papers, on pain of arrest, injury, or death.
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
My whole life, fascism was defined as being stopped by armed, masked agents of the national government who demand your papers, on pain of arrest, injury, or death.
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
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Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
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If ever there was something that demands faster action to shutter an agency, surely it's the routine abductions, abuse, murder, trauma, and Kavanaugh stops.
Absurd that the regime believes it has any moral authority to shame Iran as it regularly violates its own Constitution
Absurd that the regime believes it has any moral authority to shame Iran as it regularly violates its own Constitution
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for th...
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If ever there was something that demands faster action to shutter an agency, surely it's the routine abductions, abuse, murder, trauma, and Kavanaugh stops.
Absurd that the regime believes it has any moral authority to shame Iran as it regularly violates its own Constitution
Absurd that the regime believes it has any moral authority to shame Iran as it regularly violates its own Constitution
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"I could not move, because history had me glued to the seat. . . It felt like Sojourner Truth’s hands were pushing me down on one shoulder & Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another shoulder, & I could not move." — Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin ¡Presente! has died at age 86. 💔
Claudette Colvin ¡Presente! has died at age 86. 💔
March 2, 1955: Claudette Colvin Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat
At age 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"I could not move, because history had me glued to the seat. . . It felt like Sojourner Truth’s hands were pushing me down on one shoulder & Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another shoulder, & I could not move." — Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin ¡Presente! has died at age 86. 💔
Claudette Colvin ¡Presente! has died at age 86. 💔