SteveLibrarian
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This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
You beat me to it, then. I was taken in for a few weeks with his Insta reels, then the first set of files dropped & I wised up.
February 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
You beat me to it, then. I was taken in for a few weeks with his Insta reels, then the first set of files dropped & I wised up.
All these million- and billion -aires & their oh so slappable faces!
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
All these million- and billion -aires & their oh so slappable faces!
Fuckin’ Wolff. Just another grift. Acting like god’s gift to anti-Trump America over in Insta. People are eating it up.
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Fuckin’ Wolff. Just another grift. Acting like god’s gift to anti-Trump America over in Insta. People are eating it up.
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You should always have been listening to activists who have been saying for years to turn off your biometrics. They can’t force you to enter your lock code.
Biometric locks for phones aren’t just convenient for you, they are convenient for the cops.
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
“explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to obtain Natanson’s phone and both hold the device in front of her face and to forcibly use her fingers to unlock it”
theintercept.com/2026/01/30/w...
Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now
The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
You should always have been listening to activists who have been saying for years to turn off your biometrics. They can’t force you to enter your lock code.
I would waaaay rather sportsfans were stoned than drunk. Fewer fights, more demand for snacks.
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I would waaaay rather sportsfans were stoned than drunk. Fewer fights, more demand for snacks.
Every time I think “wow, they’re just so fucking dumb,” and then spiral into despair because in spite of being dumb, venal, lying grifters the electorate must be dumber because they keep getting elected.
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Every time I think “wow, they’re just so fucking dumb,” and then spiral into despair because in spite of being dumb, venal, lying grifters the electorate must be dumber because they keep getting elected.
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The nazis redistributed the stolen property of deported Jews to the German population. It was called Aryanization.
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The nazis redistributed the stolen property of deported Jews to the German population. It was called Aryanization.
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
This is no different.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaniz...
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
If higher isn't serving student and faculty priorities it's entirely lost the plot.
Florida Now Accepting Public Comment on H-1B Visa Hiring Ban
University system leaders say they need to pause hiring on the visas for a year to collect information about how universities utilize the program. Only the student and faculty board representatives ob...
www.insidehighered.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
If higher isn't serving student and faculty priorities it's entirely lost the plot.
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ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.
yes, there are no real signs of any big change in DHS activity here yet. In Chicago there really was after Bovino left and they basically ended "Midway Blitz" not so here so far.
I don’t know, declaring victory in MN seems premature. They’re still arresting people and brutalizing the community. The changes appear—so far—to be cosmetic
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.
At this point if anyone's still shilling for the GenAI lie that it's not a climate buster, it's either time for your check from Alphabet or your capitulation to the truth.
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
At this point if anyone's still shilling for the GenAI lie that it's not a climate buster, it's either time for your check from Alphabet or your capitulation to the truth.
After DOGE & now eliminating the primary income of Tesla, I hope at least a few in the Elon cult start to see their cult leader for what he is.
More Tesla news, so few people are buying the X and S they are cancelling them
techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/t...
techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/t...
Tesla is killing off the Model S and Model X | TechCrunch
The company will stop making the pioneering EVs in the second quarter of 2026, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday.
techcrunch.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
After DOGE & now eliminating the primary income of Tesla, I hope at least a few in the Elon cult start to see their cult leader for what he is.
Just some brilliant chestnuts in the review bullets:
* 3M does not provide product information on which filters are best for government repression"
* 3M does not provide product information on which filters are best for government repression"
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Just some brilliant chestnuts in the review bullets:
* 3M does not provide product information on which filters are best for government repression"
* 3M does not provide product information on which filters are best for government repression"
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The 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators were treated far too lightly. Media and the public moved on too fast without grasping the seriousness of assassination. These are life and death issues, not just differences of opinion the USA is working out. The reactionary right is ready to kill.
January 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators were treated far too lightly. Media and the public moved on too fast without grasping the seriousness of assassination. These are life and death issues, not just differences of opinion the USA is working out. The reactionary right is ready to kill.
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I will believe that ICE enforcement has changed on the ground when I stop getting daily notices that armed, masked goons are circling my kids’ schools and trying to sow fear in the parent patrols.
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I will believe that ICE enforcement has changed on the ground when I stop getting daily notices that armed, masked goons are circling my kids’ schools and trying to sow fear in the parent patrols.
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guessing it’s never even occurred to schumer to demand the release of kidnapped people as part of this deal he’s negotiating
January 29, 2026 at 7:35 AM
guessing it’s never even occurred to schumer to demand the release of kidnapped people as part of this deal he’s negotiating
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I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
Remember Tamir Rice?
ACAB includes 911 operators now apparently
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Remember Tamir Rice?
Public officials have no right to privacy about events they were involved in while carrying out public duties. In fact, the reverse: the government has an obligation to transparency.
Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
DeWald cites "privacy interests" for an "agent number 3" and his body worn camera as one of the govt's concerns over making the case material piblic, among other issues.
January 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Public officials have no right to privacy about events they were involved in while carrying out public duties. In fact, the reverse: the government has an obligation to transparency.
If you're looking for masks to filter very fine particulates, here's a good review that includes interesting observations like, "3M does not provide product information on which filters are best for government repression."
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
If you're looking for masks to filter very fine particulates, here's a good review that includes interesting observations like, "3M does not provide product information on which filters are best for government repression."
Their sales tactics that take advantage of the elderly are disgraceful.
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Their sales tactics that take advantage of the elderly are disgraceful.