FREEBROOKLYN
@freebklyn.bsky.social
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Pak with the helpful threads!
Please share, and heed, and take actions, large and small!
Please share, and heed, and take actions, large and small!
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They took over the block.
Feb 16, 2026
Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Presidents' Day, Rise and Resist invited the community to a pop-up action. Hundreds of people showed up! We stopped traffic and took over the block. We like to protest with all the joy that we can muster!
Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Presidents' Day, Rise and Resist invited the community to a pop-up action. Hundreds of people showed up! We stopped traffic and took over the block. We like to protest with all the joy that we can muster!
February 16, 2026 at 7:52 PM
They took over the block.
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Hey Tone, I know another hotel magnate who’s in those files. The freakin president! Ho!
Hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker is retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels, after new documents were released detailing the extent of his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Thomas Pritzker, Named in Epstein Files, Retires as Hyatt Executive Chairman
The hotelier communicated with both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
on.wsj.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Hey Tone, I know another hotel magnate who’s in those files. The freakin president! Ho!
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MTA HEADQUARTER'S RALLY
Monday, Feb 23, 2026
2 Broadway
8:45 - 9:15 AM
This is prior to the MTA Committee Meeting.
Gather inside MTA lobby if you get there early.
35 YRS AFTER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - WHY ARE SO MANY STATIONS STILL INACCESSIBLE?
WE WANT ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE!
Monday, Feb 23, 2026
2 Broadway
8:45 - 9:15 AM
This is prior to the MTA Committee Meeting.
Gather inside MTA lobby if you get there early.
35 YRS AFTER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - WHY ARE SO MANY STATIONS STILL INACCESSIBLE?
WE WANT ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE!
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
MTA HEADQUARTER'S RALLY
Monday, Feb 23, 2026
2 Broadway
8:45 - 9:15 AM
This is prior to the MTA Committee Meeting.
Gather inside MTA lobby if you get there early.
35 YRS AFTER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - WHY ARE SO MANY STATIONS STILL INACCESSIBLE?
WE WANT ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE!
Monday, Feb 23, 2026
2 Broadway
8:45 - 9:15 AM
This is prior to the MTA Committee Meeting.
Gather inside MTA lobby if you get there early.
35 YRS AFTER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - WHY ARE SO MANY STATIONS STILL INACCESSIBLE?
WE WANT ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE!
February 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Me gusta.
February 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Me gusta.
Listen to the man!
Why not go follow right now? is even formed as a question!
Why not go follow right now? is even formed as a question!
I see that only a tiny fraction of you, my Bluesky friends, also follow @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social on here. Why not go follow right now? My guess is the more eyeballs we get here, the more attention we can give Bluesky relative to other social media platforms!
February 16, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Listen to the man!
Why not go follow right now? is even formed as a question!
Why not go follow right now? is even formed as a question!
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So the Constitution requires us to abolish ICE. Cool cool cool.
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
So the Constitution requires us to abolish ICE. Cool cool cool.
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If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov
My Trans Bill of Rights protects the freedom for all trans people to live as their full, authentic selves. It’s time to get this passed!
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov
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I can’t think of any academic book I’ve read in the last decade that has lodged in my brain the way the Addiction by Design has. It’s such an important text for understanding so much about the digital age.
A book I highly recommend on electronic slot machines—which fully convinced me they should be illegal for how they systematically mislead our brains—is Natasha Dow Schüll‘s ADDICTION BY DESIGN
Gamified online gambling seems much worse, & is becoming much more ubiquitous
It will immiserate so many
Gamified online gambling seems much worse, & is becoming much more ubiquitous
It will immiserate so many
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
February 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I can’t think of any academic book I’ve read in the last decade that has lodged in my brain the way the Addiction by Design has. It’s such an important text for understanding so much about the digital age.
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I know people like to dunk on wearing tiny "ICE OUT" pins, but I think they represent a really important culture shift. Even people who are very conscious about their image and expected to perform in a palatable way are wearing them in very public places.
New York Fashion Week Joins the “ICE OUT” Movement: “It Changes Hearts and Minds”
From designers to front-row regulars, the industry is rallying behind a growing campaign against ICE. Organizers and participants tell ‘Marie Claire’ why this moment matters.
www.marieclaire.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I know people like to dunk on wearing tiny "ICE OUT" pins, but I think they represent a really important culture shift. Even people who are very conscious about their image and expected to perform in a palatable way are wearing them in very public places.
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Get the fuck off Twitter, people. Seriously.
The degree to which paid chump bluechecks on Twitter now drive public debate is insane.
“Musk has control of the algorithms.” We can’t win by staying on Twitter, the only thing we can do individually to fight is to LEAVE
“Musk has control of the algorithms.” We can’t win by staying on Twitter, the only thing we can do individually to fight is to LEAVE
And then Spartan Oliganthropia enters the chat
February 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Get the fuck off Twitter, people. Seriously.
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I’d argue her face’s expressions were intentional and meant to spread online. She’s not playing poker. She’s trying to signal alarm and call attention to his lies and it’s working.
Politico published symbolic awards following the Munich Security Conference, naming EU foreign policy chief Kallas for Worst Poker Face. She was seen pressing her lips and puffing her cheeks as US UN ambassador Mike Waltz praised Washington for ending several wars. The reaction spread quickly online
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I’d argue her face’s expressions were intentional and meant to spread online. She’s not playing poker. She’s trying to signal alarm and call attention to his lies and it’s working.
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Getting a bunch of gif quotes on this for some reason. Yes I know, that's the joke
If posting had any impact on politics then the government would be full of posters and influencers
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Getting a bunch of gif quotes on this for some reason. Yes I know, that's the joke
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At today’s FLIP OFF TRUMP action with @riseandresist.bsky.social outside trump tower on president’s day. Cuz, FUCK TRUMP.
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
At today’s FLIP OFF TRUMP action with @riseandresist.bsky.social outside trump tower on president’s day. Cuz, FUCK TRUMP.
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share.inquirer.com/q9ew7Z [gift link]
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House site.
share.inquirer.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
share.inquirer.com/q9ew7Z [gift link]
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Huge announcement: Girl Scouts on our trans girl scout cookies list have sold 250,000!!!!!! Boxes of girl scout cookies, a record for EITM's trans girl scout cookie drive.
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Huge announcement: Girl Scouts on our trans girl scout cookies list have sold 250,000!!!!!! Boxes of girl scout cookies, a record for EITM's trans girl scout cookie drive.
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
Some have only sold 20 boxes though. I put those at the top of the list.
Lets close out this season and make their day! :)
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Higher Ed, in particular, should have fought 2FA on personal phones and removing our office phones tooth and nail for this reason.
I think it was @tressiemcphd.bsky.social who was insistent that we decouple our online work lives from our online personal lives and here's data point one million supporting that theory. A lot of people can't ditch google for work functionality, but separating out personal accounts gives you options
Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says
DHS is expanding its use of administrative subpoenas, which don't come from judges.
gizmodo.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Higher Ed, in particular, should have fought 2FA on personal phones and removing our office phones tooth and nail for this reason.
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“Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.”
-NYT ethical guidelines
-NYT ethical guidelines
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
“Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.”
-NYT ethical guidelines
-NYT ethical guidelines
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You do not need to give up hope. This shit CAN be rolled back if we keep making loud noises about it. Don't cave to the people throwing their hands up and saying Congress already paid ICE
Turns out the headline the editor chose for my report on the location of the proposed ICE detention center in Hutchins, Texas was wrong. A massive public uproar followed our reporting and the owner said they will not be selling the warehouse to ICE as of today.
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/br...
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/br...
February 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
You do not need to give up hope. This shit CAN be rolled back if we keep making loud noises about it. Don't cave to the people throwing their hands up and saying Congress already paid ICE
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I know I keep coming back to this, but even the centrist Democrats who don't like the phrase "Abolish ICE" should be asked how in the ever loving hell they expect this agency to do "good" immigration enforcement under a non-fascist president after it has nuked all forms of public trust.
Minnesota family says ICE agents faked car trouble to lure man out of home
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
February 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I know I keep coming back to this, but even the centrist Democrats who don't like the phrase "Abolish ICE" should be asked how in the ever loving hell they expect this agency to do "good" immigration enforcement under a non-fascist president after it has nuked all forms of public trust.
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Feb 16, 2026
Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Presidents' Day, Rise and Resist invited the community to a pop-up action. Hundreds of people showed up! We stopped traffic and took over the block. We like to protest with all the joy that we can muster!
Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Presidents' Day, Rise and Resist invited the community to a pop-up action. Hundreds of people showed up! We stopped traffic and took over the block. We like to protest with all the joy that we can muster!
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Feb 16, 2026
Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Presidents' Day, Rise and Resist invited the community to a pop-up action. Hundreds of people showed up! We stopped traffic and took over the block. We like to protest with all the joy that we can muster!
Trump Tower, NYC
Today, Presidents' Day, Rise and Resist invited the community to a pop-up action. Hundreds of people showed up! We stopped traffic and took over the block. We like to protest with all the joy that we can muster!
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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one of the lessons i learned from the bush years is the right loves for the left to think they are on the fringe, that our voices dont matter, and that we are drowned out. it leads to the left being quiet and the right dominating the conversation. but we arent fringe and we should always be loud.
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
one of the lessons i learned from the bush years is the right loves for the left to think they are on the fringe, that our voices dont matter, and that we are drowned out. it leads to the left being quiet and the right dominating the conversation. but we arent fringe and we should always be loud.
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Masked federal agents are killing Americans in the street and terrorizing our communities.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons to introduce bill aimed at strengthening oversight of ICE and CBP
Amid negotiations with the White House, the pair of Democrats is pitching the bill as an enforcement mechanism to go alongside the changes they're seeking.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Masked federal agents are killing Americans in the street and terrorizing our communities.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
Enough.
I voted NO on bankrolling ICE's terror.
And I introduced a bill that'll create the toughest independent watchdog to rein in ICE and stop the violence.
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February 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM