Josh Cain
@joshcain.bsky.social
Recovering reporter. Now I organize. IATSE Local 871. Former Newsguild-CWA. Forever SCNG Guild.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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We’re joined this week on Andorks by Jon Callan of Justice League, Young Justice, and Star Trek: Resurgence.
Jon texted us for months in anticipation of getting to talk Mon Mothma.
We think it was worth the wait.
Listen and subscribe at andorkspod.com!
Jon texted us for months in anticipation of getting to talk Mon Mothma.
We think it was worth the wait.
Listen and subscribe at andorkspod.com!
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
We’re joined this week on Andorks by Jon Callan of Justice League, Young Justice, and Star Trek: Resurgence.
Jon texted us for months in anticipation of getting to talk Mon Mothma.
We think it was worth the wait.
Listen and subscribe at andorkspod.com!
Jon texted us for months in anticipation of getting to talk Mon Mothma.
We think it was worth the wait.
Listen and subscribe at andorkspod.com!
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the post everyone got mad about for two hours has been updated turns out it's the opposite actually
🚨BREAKING: DEMS DRAW RED LINE IN DHS APPROPS: NO FUNDING INCREASE FOR ICE. POLICY RIDERS GROWING. STORY COMING IN MIGRANT INSIDER
🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
the post everyone got mad about for two hours has been updated turns out it's the opposite actually
When you think about it to get oil you have to drill 100s of feet into the earth and where you drill might not even be that good of a spot and then you have to make sure you don't spill it all before getting it into a long ass pipeline that you hope doesn't burst but yes very reliable energy source
Burgum: "When the sun goes down, there's zero solar right now in the system in PJM. And wind as we know, companies in Europe that are in this business are saying they missed their quarterly earnings because it wasn't as windy as we thought it was gonna be. There are not reliable sources of power."
January 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
When you think about it to get oil you have to drill 100s of feet into the earth and where you drill might not even be that good of a spot and then you have to make sure you don't spill it all before getting it into a long ass pipeline that you hope doesn't burst but yes very reliable energy source
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Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
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News outlets declaring “Trump Accepts Nobel Peace Prize” is a red alert state media indicator
January 16, 2026 at 2:39 AM
News outlets declaring “Trump Accepts Nobel Peace Prize” is a red alert state media indicator
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How is this not inciting violence?
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
January 14, 2026 at 4:22 AM
How is this not inciting violence?
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
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It's time to officially let X/Twitter go. That platform's decline from a vibrant public square to what is now a platform for hate & disinformation has been painful to experience. I’ve already in this great community & look forward to continuing our conversations.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
US teachers union says it's leaving X over sexualized AI images of children
The American Federation of Teachers says it is leaving X, citing the social media site's creation and dissemination of "sickening" images of children in various states of undress.
www.reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It's time to officially let X/Twitter go. That platform's decline from a vibrant public square to what is now a platform for hate & disinformation has been painful to experience. I’ve already in this great community & look forward to continuing our conversations.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
If workers have to be there, you have to pay them; if am I not getting paid, I am leaving.
Absolutely some of these companies would exploit the hell out of exemptions like this.
Absolutely some of these companies would exploit the hell out of exemptions like this.
Some House floor drama as Republicans are currently losing a vote on a bill to let employers to exclude workforce education and development training from minimum wage and overtime calculations. Labor-friendly R's (there are a few, sometimes) voting no, Johnson huddling with them for ~30 mins now
January 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
If workers have to be there, you have to pay them; if am I not getting paid, I am leaving.
Absolutely some of these companies would exploit the hell out of exemptions like this.
Absolutely some of these companies would exploit the hell out of exemptions like this.
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Absolutely despicable.
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Absolutely despicable.
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
There seemingly is no limit to the depths of depravity the administration will go to cover for their propaganda machine.
We need to arrest and prosecute the federal agent that murdered Renee Nicole Good. And we need trials for those involved.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
yeah obviously lol this is why they crash out so hard on people who are following them, they know it's 1A protected
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
yeah obviously lol this is why they crash out so hard on people who are following them, they know it's 1A protected
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Organizing, calling your reps, protesting, and having sex with their wives while they're out terrorizing our cities are all good ways to fight back
January 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Organizing, calling your reps, protesting, and having sex with their wives while they're out terrorizing our cities are all good ways to fight back
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“Minneapolis ICE shooter told longtime neighbor he was a botanist,” @people.com reports.
"He said he worked with plants, as a botanist, so he lied about what he did," she said.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
"He said he worked with plants, as a botanist, so he lied about what he did," she said.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
Minneapolis ICE Shooter Told Longtime Neighbor He Was a Botanist: 'I Had No Idea He Was an ICE Agent' (Exclusive)
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, once told neighbors he was a botanist, a woman who lives nearby tells PEOPLE. 'I had no idea he was an ICE agent,' she...
people.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
“Minneapolis ICE shooter told longtime neighbor he was a botanist,” @people.com reports.
"He said he worked with plants, as a botanist, so he lied about what he did," she said.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
"He said he worked with plants, as a botanist, so he lied about what he did," she said.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
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"Hysterical"
January 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"Hysterical"
that's right
I'm not a socialist because I love workers. I'm a socialist because I hate bosses.
January 12, 2026 at 10:57 PM
that's right
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once again reflecting on how this essay, by nicholas decker, is protected by the first amendment
nicholasdecker.substack.com/p/when-must-...
nicholasdecker.substack.com/p/when-must-...
When Must We Kill Them?
Evil has come to America.
nicholasdecker.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
once again reflecting on how this essay, by nicholas decker, is protected by the first amendment
nicholasdecker.substack.com/p/when-must-...
nicholasdecker.substack.com/p/when-must-...
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ICE rammed into a car at 34th and Park And then began to question the immigration status of U.S. Citizen Latino’s they crashed into.
They also deployed chemical irritants into the eyes of the press. Abolish ICE now.
They also deployed chemical irritants into the eyes of the press. Abolish ICE now.
January 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
ICE rammed into a car at 34th and Park And then began to question the immigration status of U.S. Citizen Latino’s they crashed into.
They also deployed chemical irritants into the eyes of the press. Abolish ICE now.
They also deployed chemical irritants into the eyes of the press. Abolish ICE now.
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Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
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Immense skill issue to not have found this immediately obvious in 2016
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Immense skill issue to not have found this immediately obvious in 2016
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look, it had to be done
January 12, 2026 at 7:54 AM
look, it had to be done
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Everything you can do to slow down ICE's ethnic cleansing pogrom will save lives.
If you make it so it takes 12 goons to do a 6-goon job, you're saving lives. Every minute they spend in location 1 is a minute they can't spend in location 2.
Every squad they deploy to your city saves another city.
If you make it so it takes 12 goons to do a 6-goon job, you're saving lives. Every minute they spend in location 1 is a minute they can't spend in location 2.
Every squad they deploy to your city saves another city.
Every extra hour that ICE spends facing off with activists is an hour they can't spend kidnapping other people.
Every extra minute ICE has to spend contingency planning around activists and neighbors, every extra officer ICE has to put on a kidnap squad, is a drain on their efficiency.
Every extra minute ICE has to spend contingency planning around activists and neighbors, every extra officer ICE has to put on a kidnap squad, is a drain on their efficiency.
June 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Everything you can do to slow down ICE's ethnic cleansing pogrom will save lives.
If you make it so it takes 12 goons to do a 6-goon job, you're saving lives. Every minute they spend in location 1 is a minute they can't spend in location 2.
Every squad they deploy to your city saves another city.
If you make it so it takes 12 goons to do a 6-goon job, you're saving lives. Every minute they spend in location 1 is a minute they can't spend in location 2.
Every squad they deploy to your city saves another city.
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Tonight marked the last broadcast of PBS News Weekend for the foreseeable future. As the show signs off the air, anchor John Yang looks back at some of our top stories and highlights over the years. https://to.pbs.org/4pxYe7W
Highlights from PBS News Weekend as show goes off the air
This Sunday is the final broadcast of PBS News Weekend, at least for the foreseeable future. PBS cancelled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media. As our team signs off the air, anchor John Yang looks back at some of our top storie...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Tonight marked the last broadcast of PBS News Weekend for the foreseeable future. As the show signs off the air, anchor John Yang looks back at some of our top stories and highlights over the years. https://to.pbs.org/4pxYe7W
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some of these guys feel that they're showing remarkable restraint by passing up murders they're entitled to commit
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
some of these guys feel that they're showing remarkable restraint by passing up murders they're entitled to commit
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hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take