@myraja.bsky.social
“Rape is a crime against democracy in the most immediate sense of equality between individuals and the premise that we’re all endowed with certain inalienable rights. Most rapists operate on the premise that they can not only overpower the victim physically, but can do so socially and legally.”
...through shame, intimidation, threats, discrediting, the obscene legal instrument known as a nondisclosure agreement and a system too often run by men for men at the expense of women and children.
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“Rape is a crime against democracy in the most immediate sense of equality between individuals and the premise that we’re all endowed with certain inalienable rights. Most rapists operate on the premise that they can not only overpower the victim physically, but can do so socially and legally.”
@amightygirl.com Criticism of ICE raids named Charlotte's Web: "This perversion of White's work reveals a cruel irony: the author whose work is being appropriated was himself an outspoken anti-fascist who spent his career defending democratic values and warning against tyranny."
November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
@amightygirl.com Criticism of ICE raids named Charlotte's Web: "This perversion of White's work reveals a cruel irony: the author whose work is being appropriated was himself an outspoken anti-fascist who spent his career defending democratic values and warning against tyranny."
Delay is not neutral. It preserves the flows of capital, energy, and authority that define the existing order even as the climate destabilizes around it. We behave as though delay is the middle ground. It is not. It is a decision—and the one most likely to make every future option worse.”
The science is settled. The timeline is not. The new denialism isn’t disbelief—it’s delay.
#ClimateAction #ClimateDelay #FossilCapital #DiscoursesOfDelay #Policy #Power #Anthropocene
#ClimateAction #ClimateDelay #FossilCapital #DiscoursesOfDelay #Policy #Power #Anthropocene
Climate Delay as Policy
How Power Turns Truth Into Inaction
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Delay is not neutral. It preserves the flows of capital, energy, and authority that define the existing order even as the climate destabilizes around it. We behave as though delay is the middle ground. It is not. It is a decision—and the one most likely to make every future option worse.”
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After Republicans refused to extend ACA subsidies, 4 Michigan insurers are dropping out of the ACA marketplace altogether. That’s 200,000 Michiganders who just lost their plans.
Four health insurers are dropping or significantly curtailing individual market offerings in 2026 as insurance pools are predicted to grow sicker. bit.ly/444v08M
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
After Republicans refused to extend ACA subsidies, 4 Michigan insurers are dropping out of the ACA marketplace altogether. That’s 200,000 Michiganders who just lost their plans.
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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Rubio and Miller need to answer for these crimes. It may not happen soon. But they will need to answer.
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Rubio and Miller need to answer for these crimes. It may not happen soon. But they will need to answer.
@mawaldman.bsky.social
"...President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and dozens of others...these acts of clemency — like the pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists — send a clear message: If you try to steal an election for his team, Donald Trump will have your back." Brennen Center, Nov 12, 2025.
"...President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and dozens of others...these acts of clemency — like the pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists — send a clear message: If you try to steal an election for his team, Donald Trump will have your back." Brennen Center, Nov 12, 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
@mawaldman.bsky.social
"...President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and dozens of others...these acts of clemency — like the pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists — send a clear message: If you try to steal an election for his team, Donald Trump will have your back." Brennen Center, Nov 12, 2025.
"...President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani and dozens of others...these acts of clemency — like the pardons of the January 6 insurrectionists — send a clear message: If you try to steal an election for his team, Donald Trump will have your back." Brennen Center, Nov 12, 2025.
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“We are against any type of military intervention in the country of Venezuela, and above all we are against the vile and terrible assassinations of our fishermen brothers," said one protester.
Puerto Ricans Continue Protests Against US Militarism and War Threats
“We are against any type of military intervention in the country of Venezuela, and above all we are against the vile and terrible assassinations of our fishermen brothers," said one protester.
www.commondreams.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“We are against any type of military intervention in the country of Venezuela, and above all we are against the vile and terrible assassinations of our fishermen brothers," said one protester.
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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
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House Speaker Mike Johnson finally swore in Adelita Grijalva, who swiftly became the crucial 218th signature on a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing files related to deceased sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Grijalva Signs Discharge Petition to Force Epstein Files Vote Right After Being Sworn In
The congresswoman called House Speaker Mike Johnson's delay a politically motivated "abuse of power" and reiterated her support for releasing the documents, declaring that "justice cannot wait another day."
www.commondreams.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
House Speaker Mike Johnson finally swore in Adelita Grijalva, who swiftly became the crucial 218th signature on a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing files related to deceased sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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A comparison of last year vs this year's Walmart Thanksgiving promotion that he keeps rambling on about as he fights to deny Americans SNAP benefits. ⤵️
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A comparison of last year vs this year's Walmart Thanksgiving promotion that he keeps rambling on about as he fights to deny Americans SNAP benefits. ⤵️
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Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Not ICE. Border Patrol. They’re wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Miller’s most aggressive tool right now.
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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Schumer responded on the Senate floor today:“For this administration to go all the way to the Supreme Court just to get out of having to pay SNAP benefits for hungry kids is pathological levels of vindictiveness. This crisis is in the administration’s hands. It’s all them, not anyone else.” C-SPAN
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Schumer responded on the Senate floor today:“For this administration to go all the way to the Supreme Court just to get out of having to pay SNAP benefits for hungry kids is pathological levels of vindictiveness. This crisis is in the administration’s hands. It’s all them, not anyone else.” C-SPAN
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"A team of independent forensic analysts examined their testimony. The experts called it consistent and credible, saying most of the acts described met the United Nations’ definition of torture."
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
Don't look away. Under Trump the United States is a state that tortures and disappears www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"A team of independent forensic analysts examined their testimony. The experts called it consistent and credible, saying most of the acts described met the United Nations’ definition of torture."
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
In our name, with our tax dollars.
Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.
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ICE abducted 9 documented workers at a car wash in Allston & denied them the chance to retrieve their documents — this is cruel & harrowing.
My office is in touch with the families and working with them to track down their loved ones & connect them with legal counsel.
My office is in touch with the families and working with them to track down their loved ones & connect them with legal counsel.
‘This is kidnapping — plain and simple’: ICE arrests 9 employees at Allston car wash trib.al/2NU6eGa
‘This is kidnapping — plain and simple’: ICE arrests 9 employees at Allston car wash
The employees were detained Tuesday morning before they could present their documents, according to the car wash’s manager.
trib.al
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ICE abducted 9 documented workers at a car wash in Allston & denied them the chance to retrieve their documents — this is cruel & harrowing.
My office is in touch with the families and working with them to track down their loved ones & connect them with legal counsel.
My office is in touch with the families and working with them to track down their loved ones & connect them with legal counsel.
Be sure to read the added content.
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Be sure to read the added content.
Despicable.
The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Despicable.
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So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Time to really think about this connection between consumerism and authoritarianism. “Democracy depends on more than elections. It depends on a culture that values truth over spectacle, solidarity over self, responsibility over impulse."
A century ago, Edward Bernays taught America how to sell with emotion. From Madison Ave to MAGA rallies, we’ve become fluent in persuasion and strangers to truth. The question now is what we’ve sold of ourselves.
#Propaganda #Democracy #Bernays #Advertising #Authoritarianism #MediaCulture
#Propaganda #Democracy #Bernays #Advertising #Authoritarianism #MediaCulture
The Century of Persuasion: How Madison Avenue Rewired the American Mind
The Rise of Emotional Capitalism and the Fall of Public Reason
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Time to really think about this connection between consumerism and authoritarianism. “Democracy depends on more than elections. It depends on a culture that values truth over spectacle, solidarity over self, responsibility over impulse."
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“Jobs are booming” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “most-announced-job-cuts-for-a-full-year-since-2020.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Jobs are booming” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “most-announced-job-cuts-for-a-full-year-since-2020.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
“Inflation is falling” is Treasury Secretary-speak for “inflation-is-at-an-eight-month-high.”
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Of course the risk of doing radical mid-decade gerrymandering for Rs in midterms always was that they weakened a lot of formerly safe Repub districts by moving R voters into Dem districts, which would backfire spectacularly if you have a blue wave scenario - making it a tsunami.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Of course the risk of doing radical mid-decade gerrymandering for Rs in midterms always was that they weakened a lot of formerly safe Repub districts by moving R voters into Dem districts, which would backfire spectacularly if you have a blue wave scenario - making it a tsunami.