Julia Carrie Wong
@joolia.bsky.social
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Julia Carrie Wong
@joolia.bsky.social
· Apr 8
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
I tried to write about empathy and ended up writing about fascism again
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kelly’s whole thread! but also wanted to mention that since this guardian article was published jan 29 2026, needle and skein updated on ig that as of feb 5 2026 they had raised over $650k for emergency assistance www.instagram.com/p/DUYSbKskVLd/
Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
kelly’s whole thread! but also wanted to mention that since this guardian article was published jan 29 2026, needle and skein updated on ig that as of feb 5 2026 they had raised over $650k for emergency assistance www.instagram.com/p/DUYSbKskVLd/
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Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
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Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
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for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
you never meet people called Macbeth, do you?
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM
you never meet people called Macbeth, do you?
My dog ran away a few weeks ago and I got her back with the help of a guy who was walking by and two people who stopped their cars, one of whom had crackers for bait, the other a person who always carries an “emergency leash” for situations like this
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
My dog ran away a few weeks ago and I got her back with the help of a guy who was walking by and two people who stopped their cars, one of whom had crackers for bait, the other a person who always carries an “emergency leash” for situations like this
I’m not actually watching but I cannot stop my self from saying this:
They should show the Dumbarton Bridge
They should show the Dumbarton Bridge
It's so weird they keep showing the Golden Gate as placesetting scenery for a game in Santa Clara instead of 101.
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I’m not actually watching but I cannot stop my self from saying this:
They should show the Dumbarton Bridge
They should show the Dumbarton Bridge
Basing an argument on refuting what “everyone assumes” is such horseshit. Choosing the most extreme version of that straw man in order to frame what we have actually seen evidence for as somehow insignificant is dirty work.
Last week the far right started peddling a narrative that the outrage over Epstein is a moral panic. Today, like clockwork, a more polite version of that narrative appears in the Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Basing an argument on refuting what “everyone assumes” is such horseshit. Choosing the most extreme version of that straw man in order to frame what we have actually seen evidence for as somehow insignificant is dirty work.
Is there a Gofundme to help Will Lewis get back to the Uk from the Super Bowl?
February 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Is there a Gofundme to help Will Lewis get back to the Uk from the Super Bowl?
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there’s a word for something most people generate about once a day and it’s not “book”
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
there’s a word for something most people generate about once a day and it’s not “book”
weird to me that they do the Super Bowl every year
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
weird to me that they do the Super Bowl every year
will lewis resigning to spend more time with the darkness
February 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
will lewis resigning to spend more time with the darkness
Something like 7 fire engines down the block. Be careful with your space heaters and fireplaces everyone!
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Something like 7 fire engines down the block. Be careful with your space heaters and fireplaces everyone!
fwiw biathlon is traditionally the most antifa winter olympics sport
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 PM
fwiw biathlon is traditionally the most antifa winter olympics sport
oh they let white people do back flips now wtf?
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
oh they let white people do back flips now wtf?
i actually just don't understand why you would wear brown while ice skating
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
i actually just don't understand why you would wear brown while ice skating
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SCOOP: The NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump last spring.
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
SCOOP: The NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump last spring.
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I actually just don’t really believe that skier had such good penmanship with his dick
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I actually just don’t really believe that skier had such good penmanship with his dick
I don’t wanna walk my dog
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I don’t wanna walk my dog
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yeah watching the edit is sicko behavior
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
yeah watching the edit is sicko behavior
The pattern for the red Melt the ICE hats has now raised $650,000 for immigrant aid groups in Minneapolis, according to the local yarn store that designed it. www.instagram.com/p/DUYSbKskVL...
Staff at a Twin Cities yarn store put together a pattern for a red knit “Melt the ICE” hat inspired by the Norwegian resistance.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
They thought they would attract 10 people to a weekly knit-along.
They’ve sold 70,000 copies, raising more than $250k for immigrant aid groups.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The pattern for the red Melt the ICE hats has now raised $650,000 for immigrant aid groups in Minneapolis, according to the local yarn store that designed it. www.instagram.com/p/DUYSbKskVL...
the snowbanks are so gross but to georgie they are basically the uffizi
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
the snowbanks are so gross but to georgie they are basically the uffizi
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RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️
I told my therapist that I was looking through some of the Epstein files today and he said “oh no don’t tell me Judith Butler is in there”
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I told my therapist that I was looking through some of the Epstein files today and he said “oh no don’t tell me Judith Butler is in there”
I'm not saying this excuses anything, I'm just saying it might be helping me to understand some things
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I'm not saying this excuses anything, I'm just saying it might be helping me to understand some things