Jim Aldrich🌱
@jimaldrich.bsky.social
🌉 No borders, no fences, no walls
Pinned
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“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
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Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?
We’re simply outbladed
Libs simply have no shot against a political subculture with this level of devotion to the blade.
January 1, 2026 at 5:41 PM
We’re simply outbladed
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Can’t stop watching! These kids are so talented. Blessings to them & their families!
If you woke up still Black + healthy you already winning!!! Happy New Year Cuzos!🥳🥳🥳
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Can’t stop watching! These kids are so talented. Blessings to them & their families!
Haven’t even started my list yet
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Haven’t even started my list yet
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What is financial repression? Félix Maradiaga on how autocratic regimes are using the global banking system, international law, and new technologies in an old struggle to suppress dissent and hold power. Read on. Link in comments.
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
What is financial repression? Félix Maradiaga on how autocratic regimes are using the global banking system, international law, and new technologies in an old struggle to suppress dissent and hold power. Read on. Link in comments.
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just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
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If you watch the deposition of Jack Smith, you'll conclude as a matter of necessity that Donald Trump should be in a federal prison right now rather than the White House. He's only living outside a cage due to dumb luck. And all of us are paying the price.
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 AM
If you watch the deposition of Jack Smith, you'll conclude as a matter of necessity that Donald Trump should be in a federal prison right now rather than the White House. He's only living outside a cage due to dumb luck. And all of us are paying the price.
Free public transit!
“After just having taken my oath to become the mayor of the city of New York, I do so also here in the old City Hall subway station – a testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health, the legacy of our city.”
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City
New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux arts city hall subway station
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Free public transit!
America, we need to find a rope
Toad found some rope in the cellar. “I will pull Frog out of the hole with this,” said Toad.
January 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
America, we need to find a rope
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A year ago, I was gearing up to track visitors to Trump’s businesses again.
Then it hit: this term’s story on Trump profiting off the presidency would likely center on crypto.
I knew almost nothing about it.
So I watched MasterClass.
Binance founder CZ was an instructor. This was the disclaimer.
Then it hit: this term’s story on Trump profiting off the presidency would likely center on crypto.
I knew almost nothing about it.
So I watched MasterClass.
Binance founder CZ was an instructor. This was the disclaimer.
December 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A year ago, I was gearing up to track visitors to Trump’s businesses again.
Then it hit: this term’s story on Trump profiting off the presidency would likely center on crypto.
I knew almost nothing about it.
So I watched MasterClass.
Binance founder CZ was an instructor. This was the disclaimer.
Then it hit: this term’s story on Trump profiting off the presidency would likely center on crypto.
I knew almost nothing about it.
So I watched MasterClass.
Binance founder CZ was an instructor. This was the disclaimer.
Lead the way, Zohran
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City.
January 1, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Lead the way, Zohran
In the mirror it reads YET DEAD HE IS
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
In the mirror it reads YET DEAD HE IS
Walk for peace, work for peace
These monks are not walking 2,300 miles from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. just for peace. They are walking against the normalization of barbarism and cruelty in America. Nobody has to say who is responsible. EVERYONE KNOWS. 🙌🙏🫶
January 1, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Walk for peace, work for peace
It says “Trump” on the other side
January 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
It says “Trump” on the other side
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Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi film, Metropolis, was set in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi film, Metropolis, was set in 2026.
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If you examine Trump's first-term pardons, you'll understand the criminal networks backing him. And that a disproportionate number are tied to one source: Jared Kushner. Interview here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2l1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2l1...
Trump’s Coming Techno-Fascism, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If you examine Trump's first-term pardons, you'll understand the criminal networks backing him. And that a disproportionate number are tied to one source: Jared Kushner. Interview here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2l1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2l1...
A very dangerous waste of taxpayer money
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A very dangerous waste of taxpayer money
Russ Vought, too. This is just the tip of the fascist pyramid.
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Russ Vought, too. This is just the tip of the fascist pyramid.
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"the most humiliating display of literate obliviousness in the face of the total collapse of meaning...was Ezra Klein’s bizarre eulogy to Charlie Kirk. The now-infamous column ('Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way') can best be understood as an expression of class solidarity."
all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
The year politics became brainrot
You don’t bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight.
www.theverge.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"the most humiliating display of literate obliviousness in the face of the total collapse of meaning...was Ezra Klein’s bizarre eulogy to Charlie Kirk. The now-infamous column ('Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way') can best be understood as an expression of class solidarity."
Keep fighting!
My Cassandra cred's pretty solid--20+ years on far right beat, ten on Trump, nobody ever accused me of being a ray of sunshine. But at the end of this bad year, I think this too is true: fascism took so much, & yet nowhere near all it could & wants. There's so much left to fight for.
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Keep fighting!
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How many marbles does this senator have left?
The unfounded idea that chlorine dioxide can be a miracle cure began to spread about 20 years ago when a gold prospector wrote a book claiming his team in Guyana fell ill with malaria and recovered after drinking safe amounts of chlorine dioxide.
Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It i...
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
How many marbles does this senator have left?
Ride a bike!
Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Ride a bike!