Isaac 🌹🏳️🌈
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he/him | bi | vietnamese | democratic socialist 🌹| perspective about and from vietnam | a fucking mess
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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YES. Observers have spent too much time worrying about anonymity and secrecy in an effort to avoid after-the-fact consequences. But those consequences are extremely unlikely - first, you’re doing nothing illegal, and second, they literally don’t have the legal manpower to prosecute almost anyone.
This is why the are already dropping the felony charges against the 22 folks arrested last week. They don't have the goods and no one to do the work to prosecute.
February 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
YES. Observers have spent too much time worrying about anonymity and secrecy in an effort to avoid after-the-fact consequences. But those consequences are extremely unlikely - first, you’re doing nothing illegal, and second, they literally don’t have the legal manpower to prosecute almost anyone.
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To understand how much Alex Massie actually cares about women's safety: when I called out his transphobe-in-arms Nick Cohen for multiple acts of sexual misconduct against cis women, which eventually got him sacked, Massie went berserk at me.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
February 8, 2026 at 7:51 AM
To understand how much Alex Massie actually cares about women's safety: when I called out his transphobe-in-arms Nick Cohen for multiple acts of sexual misconduct against cis women, which eventually got him sacked, Massie went berserk at me.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
Transphobia is a men's rights movement in drag.
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The debate format TV show has killed more brain cells in the last decade and a half than all the moonshine ever made combined in human hisory
February 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The debate format TV show has killed more brain cells in the last decade and a half than all the moonshine ever made combined in human hisory
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Just to offer the counterpoint here, as I think it is very very important we do so: this is absolutely anticipatory obedience 101.
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
Before anyone gets too angry about this, several things. (1) Universities in the UK, unlike the US, are pretty much under the financial and admin control of central govt. If RefUK moves to wipe them out, as they will, then some will choose life. (1/3) www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...
Universities try to woo Reform as party gains ground
Serious lobbying efforts under way, with right-wing party expected to be more sympathetic to elite universities than rest of the sector
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Just to offer the counterpoint here, as I think it is very very important we do so: this is absolutely anticipatory obedience 101.
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
Much as university leaders might see it as their responsibility to “plan” for this possibility, in effect REF are getting to set the agenda without winning any election
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On August 12, 2017, Heather Heyer was killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
January 31, 2026 at 11:06 AM
On August 12, 2017, Heather Heyer was killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
There’s no question that a significant portion of that country is in a death cult, and nothing less than aggressive denazification-style policies will be able to solve this
Majority of Republicans back Trump sending the army to other countries
Majority of Republicans back Trump sending the army to other countries
Majority of Republicans back Trump sending the army to other countries
www.independent.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 5:13 PM
There’s no question that a significant portion of that country is in a death cult, and nothing less than aggressive denazification-style policies will be able to solve this
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
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glory to the martyrs who defend the republic
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
glory to the martyrs who defend the republic
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For those outside the UK who may not have seen, we had a reckoning on media regulation 15 years ago, and the media won a decisive victory against meaningful regulation. TL;DR, they were caught hacking the phone of a murdered child, there was an enquiry, but they avoided all the recommendations…
The fundamental problem is that we have no effective regulation of the media here, our public service broadcaster is just very obviously regime media and our major privately run news publications are all owned by billionaires with editorial agendas that distort reality and degrade human rights.
Reading about the rise of Reform while living in the self-immolating US feels like an out of body experience. That anyone outside the US could look at a country collapsing in on itself and say, “Yes, some of that for us please!” is just surreal.
January 27, 2026 at 9:33 AM
For those outside the UK who may not have seen, we had a reckoning on media regulation 15 years ago, and the media won a decisive victory against meaningful regulation. TL;DR, they were caught hacking the phone of a murdered child, there was an enquiry, but they avoided all the recommendations…
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Adam was absolutely cooking here
Minnesota has proven that the people will lead when our political & economic leaders will not
I used to roll my eyes sometimes when leftists would yammer on about the power of the people. I thought it was a bit naive & idealistic but it’s actually human nature
Minnesota has proven that the people will lead when our political & economic leaders will not
I used to roll my eyes sometimes when leftists would yammer on about the power of the people. I thought it was a bit naive & idealistic but it’s actually human nature
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Adam was absolutely cooking here
Minnesota has proven that the people will lead when our political & economic leaders will not
I used to roll my eyes sometimes when leftists would yammer on about the power of the people. I thought it was a bit naive & idealistic but it’s actually human nature
Minnesota has proven that the people will lead when our political & economic leaders will not
I used to roll my eyes sometimes when leftists would yammer on about the power of the people. I thought it was a bit naive & idealistic but it’s actually human nature
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The location of Hernan Cortes' grave was formally a classified secret in independent Mexico for over a century to stop it being destroyed. When it was finally declassified in 1946, there were calls for the bones to be physically crushed and disposed of in a public ceremony.
The thing I find genuinely funny about "the Spanish conquistador in me" is how that all did not actually work out very well for Spain in the long run.
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The location of Hernan Cortes' grave was formally a classified secret in independent Mexico for over a century to stop it being destroyed. When it was finally declassified in 1946, there were calls for the bones to be physically crushed and disposed of in a public ceremony.
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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the problem is that people have extrapolated Gaza policy, where Biden and by extension Harris really weren't much better to...everything else, which is just insane
He correctly points out that horrendous plagues of police brutality existed under both Dem and GOP administrations. But the idea that what ICE/CBP are doing is merely business as usual rather than an extreme escalation of the evil, and the *implication* that Harris would be invading MN too...?
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 AM
the problem is that people have extrapolated Gaza policy, where Biden and by extension Harris really weren't much better to...everything else, which is just insane
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Chi vs Jeffries 2026 ❌
Chi for Brooklyn Borough President 2029 ✅
Chi for NYC Mayor 2033 ✅
Chi for Brooklyn Borough President 2029 ✅
Chi for NYC Mayor 2033 ✅
At a rally in Union Square right now, Council member @chiosse.bsky.social tells the crowd, “We certainly need to abolish ICE, but that’s not enough—we need Nuremberg trials.”
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Chi vs Jeffries 2026 ❌
Chi for Brooklyn Borough President 2029 ✅
Chi for NYC Mayor 2033 ✅
Chi for Brooklyn Borough President 2029 ✅
Chi for NYC Mayor 2033 ✅
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my gut tells me american politics are about to shift radically within the next few days, as this rubicon crossing event occurs with both sides heading toward snowstorm-induced isolation and online algorithms
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
my gut tells me american politics are about to shift radically within the next few days, as this rubicon crossing event occurs with both sides heading toward snowstorm-induced isolation and online algorithms
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guys its fine that they voted for the death squad bill, it didnt actually matter
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
guys its fine that they voted for the death squad bill, it didnt actually matter
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Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
How's your non-violent working Mr Gandhi stancil? They will kill each and everyone of you right if they had the chance and you will still be writing Kumbaya.
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
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yeah the very grim truth of nonviolence is that the two primary things it does are “demonstrate that violence will not move the opposition, that they can brutalize us and we will not abandon our cause” and “garner wider sympathy via being brutalized by the state”
January 24, 2026 at 7:43 PM
yeah the very grim truth of nonviolence is that the two primary things it does are “demonstrate that violence will not move the opposition, that they can brutalize us and we will not abandon our cause” and “garner wider sympathy via being brutalized by the state”
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What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
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Even now, even through all of this, the rapid responders in Uptown have continued to locate, pursue, and monitor ICE vehicles. They never stop. Heroes one and all
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Even now, even through all of this, the rapid responders in Uptown have continued to locate, pursue, and monitor ICE vehicles. They never stop. Heroes one and all
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UPDATE FROM NICOLLET: After the shooting, maybe a heavily armed ICE officers rushed to the scene. They then either got trapped or refused to leave, leading to a near-riot - awful situation. The state seems to have removed ICE and all law enforcement, and the crowd is now a furious, peaceful protest.
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
UPDATE FROM NICOLLET: After the shooting, maybe a heavily armed ICE officers rushed to the scene. They then either got trapped or refused to leave, leading to a near-riot - awful situation. The state seems to have removed ICE and all law enforcement, and the crowd is now a furious, peaceful protest.
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i keep thinking about how Trump openly admitted to saying that the Guard should have stolen voting machines in 2020 after he lost in an interview this year
whatever happens is going to make Yoon Yuk-Seol look like a genius in comparison
whatever happens is going to make Yoon Yuk-Seol look like a genius in comparison
I’m assuming it will look a lot like the lead up to January 6th, except this time this time they’ll actually send the justice department out there and say they’re investigating “massive irregularities.”
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
i keep thinking about how Trump openly admitted to saying that the Guard should have stolen voting machines in 2020 after he lost in an interview this year
whatever happens is going to make Yoon Yuk-Seol look like a genius in comparison
whatever happens is going to make Yoon Yuk-Seol look like a genius in comparison
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(the national guard does not work this way and would have likely been trapped by litigation)
i keep thinking about how Trump openly admitted to saying that the Guard should have stolen voting machines in 2020 after he lost in an interview this year
whatever happens is going to make Yoon Yuk-Seol look like a genius in comparison
whatever happens is going to make Yoon Yuk-Seol look like a genius in comparison
I’m assuming it will look a lot like the lead up to January 6th, except this time this time they’ll actually send the justice department out there and say they’re investigating “massive irregularities.”
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
(the national guard does not work this way and would have likely been trapped by litigation)