Fred.
@freeloosedirt.bsky.social
LA area Liberal. Lakers and Chiefs fan. Sobriety. I spin vinyl records. He/Him.
If I don’t already know you, I’m more likely to block you from your DM than reply to it.
If I don’t already know you, I’m more likely to block you from your DM than reply to it.
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WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.
There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.
LA is one of a few mega cities with big cats living within its boundaries, and now we have wolves
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
LA is one of a few mega cities with big cats living within its boundaries, and now we have wolves
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hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
hard to think of a better example of "you may not believe in class war, but billionaires know they're in one" than this
Luke Kennard, Los Angeles Laker, hits the three
February 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Luke Kennard, Los Angeles Laker, hits the three
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"Reposted by Mark Frost"
Last year, I wrote about Jeffrey Epstein and Twin Peaks. I wrote about Laura Palmer. A generation of girls, now women, who grew up in Laura Palmer’s world.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/laura-palm...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/laura-palm...
Laura Palmer’s House
Jeffrey Epstein, Twin Peaks, and dreams of justice.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"Reposted by Mark Frost"
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1,000 reskeets and it's totally made up, that's a photo from Los Angeles, stop sharing this disinfo-spreader
February 7, 2026 at 9:41 PM
1,000 reskeets and it's totally made up, that's a photo from Los Angeles, stop sharing this disinfo-spreader
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“Look for the punks. You will always find punks who are helping.”
In the greater story of Minneapolis’ resistance to ICE, one chapter absolutely belongs to the punks organizing at every level. They’re observing, fundraising, running supplies, opening their spaces, coordinating, etc.
A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.
A story for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who spoke on the record.
Meet the Minneapolis Punks Fighting ICE
People in the DIY music scene are using the community organizing tactics they learned by putting on shows to battle ICE.
www.rollingstone.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“Look for the punks. You will always find punks who are helping.”
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Rest in peace, Fred Smith, bassist of Television.
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Rest in peace, Fred Smith, bassist of Television.
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
"Fred was a natural — never flashy, always essential — always serving the song in ways that only the greatest musicians can," said former Television guitarist Jimmy Rip.
Smith was 77.
📷: Getty Images
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The answer to "it's hard to make art when you're poor" is "stop letting people hoard resources while other people starve" not "use plagiarism machines created and owned by the wealthy to churn out dogshit."
no great artists have ever struggled, a famous thing about artists that we all know. everyone prior to three years ago lived lives of luxury.
![the stupid 'talent is a gatekeeping mechanism' thread that's going around, three posts reading:
tired of having these arguments so i'm gonna lay out the STARK reality of AI for some of you privileged fucks:
1. "talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism that has created a culture of professionalism that is no less of an ivory tower than academia, a moralized proxy for access to time, training, money.
2. being poor means having to make hard choices like:
[a] drawing something yourself in a way society would call "bad" (i.e. unprofessional)
[b] sacrificing resources you don't have to pay a real artist what they're worth (or learn yourself)
[c] not doing it at all, or
[d] using AI.
“just don’t use AI” is a luxury position. when people moralize choices made under scarcity, they’re pretending the menu is the same for everyone. it fucking isn’t.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dei7f7zh74xr3hoghei6ke3d/bafkreig5uei5qn5bkwhgniorhoyesfs73ovo76xwfk2yxprmtnbde4cvp4@jpeg)
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The answer to "it's hard to make art when you're poor" is "stop letting people hoard resources while other people starve" not "use plagiarism machines created and owned by the wealthy to churn out dogshit."
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
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welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up
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When you see a media landscape that treats American concentration camps as no big deal, that’s not a bottom-up “Americans don’t care about this” that’s a top-down “Elites under Trump don’t want to talk about this.”
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
When you see a media landscape that treats American concentration camps as no big deal, that’s not a bottom-up “Americans don’t care about this” that’s a top-down “Elites under Trump don’t want to talk about this.”
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Posting this again.
I want people to understand this.
For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence.
This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.
For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence.
This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.
What we all seemingly failed to understand is just how many of our "countrymen" were perfectly willing to resort to treason to end democracy. And all in service of a convicted felon and lifelong conman who wasn't even very good at it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Posting this again.
Depicting black people as apes is racism that goes all the way back to slavery. It’s not “racially charged” or “controversial.” It’s pure racist id.
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Depicting black people as apes is racism that goes all the way back to slavery. It’s not “racially charged” or “controversial.” It’s pure racist id.
I understand that Trump posted something last night that Mike Johnson will say he hasn’t seen yet.
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I understand that Trump posted something last night that Mike Johnson will say he hasn’t seen yet.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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you personally have the ability to secure elections for yourself and your neighbors.
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
you personally have the ability to secure elections for yourself and your neighbors.
This is how you do it
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This is how you do it
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
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The next time someone from WaPo contacts someone who shot cellphone video, asking for permission to use the clip -
INBOX: Robert McCartney, who worked for 39 years at The Washington Post, including as a Metro columnist and editor, before retiring in 2021, claims on X that he has heard the Post has laid off *all* its photojournalists.
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The next time someone from WaPo contacts someone who shot cellphone video, asking for permission to use the clip -
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The map of companies profiting off ICE is fantastic.
I gathered a few resources you can use & take action with to protect your communities from ICE:
stopicetoday.com
stopicetoday.com
STOP ICE TODAY
Take action to protect your community from ICE.
stopicetoday.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The map of companies profiting off ICE is fantastic.
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HAPPY SIXTH ANNIVERSARY to Susan Collins saying Trump learned a “pretty big lesson” from his first impeachment.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
HAPPY SIXTH ANNIVERSARY to Susan Collins saying Trump learned a “pretty big lesson” from his first impeachment.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Democracy dies in oligarchness
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Democracy dies in oligarchness