Neil Mackenzie
@nmackenzie.bsky.social
Books, music, technology.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
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I feel like the moment you give people a way to disappear neighbors whom they even slightly dislike you open a nation up to the sort of thing that happened in East Germany under communism
New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbF
A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors
A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.
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February 20, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I feel like the moment you give people a way to disappear neighbors whom they even slightly dislike you open a nation up to the sort of thing that happened in East Germany under communism
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There is no reason to believe Trump's foreign policy is designed to benefit America or Americans
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
February 20, 2026 at 6:02 AM
There is no reason to believe Trump's foreign policy is designed to benefit America or Americans
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Deploy military force—which on top of everything else, costs money—and figure out the purpose later.
A lot of air power can blow things up, and Iran wouldn't be able to stop that, but it lacks the ability to make anything last.
Not that different from Venezuela, but in an even harder situation.
A lot of air power can blow things up, and Iran wouldn't be able to stop that, but it lacks the ability to make anything last.
Not that different from Venezuela, but in an even harder situation.
The WSJ reports that the Trump administration has massed "significant" air power in striking distance of Iran, but hasn't yet decided what the purpose of an attack would be.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
February 19, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Deploy military force—which on top of everything else, costs money—and figure out the purpose later.
A lot of air power can blow things up, and Iran wouldn't be able to stop that, but it lacks the ability to make anything last.
Not that different from Venezuela, but in an even harder situation.
A lot of air power can blow things up, and Iran wouldn't be able to stop that, but it lacks the ability to make anything last.
Not that different from Venezuela, but in an even harder situation.
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America’s Exceptionalism: A Culture of Impunity
America’s Exceptionalism: A Culture of Impunity
What Accountability Looks Like The overnight news brings fresh evidence that America...
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February 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
America’s Exceptionalism: A Culture of Impunity
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absolutely fascinating thread, pro read
On Feb. 19, 1942, German soldiers marched through Winnipeg.
The mayor, premier and Lt. Governor were arrested, and the city was renamed Himmlerstadt. Books were burned, and the German flag flew across the city.
This is the story of Winnipeg's If Day.
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The mayor, premier and Lt. Governor were arrested, and the city was renamed Himmlerstadt. Books were burned, and the German flag flew across the city.
This is the story of Winnipeg's If Day.
🧵 1/12
February 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
absolutely fascinating thread, pro read
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February 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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"Education not deportation" on Valencia and 23rd St. Street art by Maybe Later. #sfgraffiti #graffiti #maybelater
February 19, 2026 at 3:31 AM
"Education not deportation" on Valencia and 23rd St. Street art by Maybe Later. #sfgraffiti #graffiti #maybelater
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As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
February 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
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Argentina, 1978:
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
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“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
February 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Argentina, 1978:
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
“The armed men who roved the city were at once secretive — driving cars without license plates and obscuring their faces with women's stockings — and brazen, abducting people off the street in broad daylight… daring bystanders:
Acknowledge you've noticed us, see what happens.”
1/
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Bezalel Smotrich: the next government must "encourage voluntary migration" of Palestinian from the West Bank - there is no other solution. "We must complete the revolution".
This is what the Israeli right is working towards: not Apartheid, but mass expulsion.
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
This is what the Israeli right is working towards: not Apartheid, but mass expulsion.
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
סמוטריץ' הצהיר כי על הממשלה הבאה "לעודד הגירה" של פלסטינים מהגדה
שר האוצר אמר בכנס של הציונות הדתית כי "בטווח הארוך אין פתרון אחר", וקרא לבטל את הסכמי אוסלו
www.haaretz.co.il
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Bezalel Smotrich: the next government must "encourage voluntary migration" of Palestinian from the West Bank - there is no other solution. "We must complete the revolution".
This is what the Israeli right is working towards: not Apartheid, but mass expulsion.
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
This is what the Israeli right is working towards: not Apartheid, but mass expulsion.
www.haaretz.co.il/news/politic...
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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SHOCKING news
Part of California’s Highway 1 shut down due to rockslides and debris
Caltrans closed a 45-mile stretch of Highway 1 between Ragged Point and Big Sur after rockslides and debris blocked the roadway.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
SHOCKING news
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Hi I’m Cassandra Oscar, I’m a jazz singer/songwriter. If you like Norah Jones or Laufey you might like my music. Have a listen on my profile & if you like it, you can stream it too.
#art #musicsky #sydney #music #australianmusic #sydneyart #originalmusic #jazzsky #jazz #melbourne #adelaide #perth
#art #musicsky #sydney #music #australianmusic #sydneyart #originalmusic #jazzsky #jazz #melbourne #adelaide #perth
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Hi I’m Cassandra Oscar, I’m a jazz singer/songwriter. If you like Norah Jones or Laufey you might like my music. Have a listen on my profile & if you like it, you can stream it too.
#art #musicsky #sydney #music #australianmusic #sydneyart #originalmusic #jazzsky #jazz #melbourne #adelaide #perth
#art #musicsky #sydney #music #australianmusic #sydneyart #originalmusic #jazzsky #jazz #melbourne #adelaide #perth
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas:
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
February 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas:
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
“Coming from a country that ranks second in the freedom of speech index, and for me to hear lectures about free speech from a country [the US] that ranks 58th in that same index is interesting”.
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Remembering Robert Duvall as the man character in the dystopian THX 1138, the first movie George Lucas ever made and an underrated precursor to everything that followed.
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THX 1138 (9/10) Movie CLIP - Autojet Chase (1971) HD
YouTube video by Movieclips
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February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Remembering Robert Duvall as the man character in the dystopian THX 1138, the first movie George Lucas ever made and an underrated precursor to everything that followed.
youtu.be/J5nmxHjPuvY?...
youtu.be/J5nmxHjPuvY?...
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I took a leap into the dark by purchasing the US rights to Dorothy Richardson's magnificent but woefully underappreciated autobiographical novel, Pilgrimage. Now that folks are reading our new edition, it's nice to hear that it was worth the effort. Available now:
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
February 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I took a leap into the dark by purchasing the US rights to Dorothy Richardson's magnificent but woefully underappreciated autobiographical novel, Pilgrimage. Now that folks are reading our new edition, it's nice to hear that it was worth the effort. Available now:
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
asterismbooks.com/product/pilg...
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RIP Robert Duvall. I'll never ceased to be amazed at the way he never even flinches. Also, I have a theory that GODFATHER PART III might have worked if Tom Hagen had been in it.
'I Love the Smell of Napalm in the Morning' | Apocalypse Now
YouTube video by The Dollar Theater
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February 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
RIP Robert Duvall. I'll never ceased to be amazed at the way he never even flinches. Also, I have a theory that GODFATHER PART III might have worked if Tom Hagen had been in it.
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Wow. Just read the opening grafs of this opinion on Trump's ordered removal of an exhibition on the treatment of slaves in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Wow. Just read the opening grafs of this opinion on Trump's ordered removal of an exhibition on the treatment of slaves in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Elon's racist little post made me mad enough to write about it at CAMPAIGN TRAILS.
Diversity Is Our Strength
This morning, Elon Musk – the world's richest man and a key ally to the president of the United States – posted the content below to the white nationalist chat room and CSAM emporium he owns
There's ...
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February 15, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Elon's racist little post made me mad enough to write about it at CAMPAIGN TRAILS.
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A former Democratic colleague of hers once told me that Susan Collins is “usually there when you don’t need her and never there when you actually do.” The moderate brand she projects is entirely performative. It’s always surprised me that Maine voters don’t seem to care.
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A former Democratic colleague of hers once told me that Susan Collins is “usually there when you don’t need her and never there when you actually do.” The moderate brand she projects is entirely performative. It’s always surprised me that Maine voters don’t seem to care.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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#OtD 15 Feb 2003 huge protests occurred around the world against war on Iraq, including 1.5 million on the streets of London: the biggest demonstration in UK history. But the war began regardless, teaching many that passive protest alone is not enough stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8665...
February 15, 2026 at 10:05 AM
#OtD 15 Feb 2003 huge protests occurred around the world against war on Iraq, including 1.5 million on the streets of London: the biggest demonstration in UK history. But the war began regardless, teaching many that passive protest alone is not enough stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8665...
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The underlying problem is that stopping the lawless authoritarianism is ultimately not a legal problem, & there are no actual legal solutions to it. It is a political problem, & the only solution is a political one requiring a majority of votes in the House & 67 votes in the Senate.
Our court system is largely working, with the exception of the most important court
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 15, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The underlying problem is that stopping the lawless authoritarianism is ultimately not a legal problem, & there are no actual legal solutions to it. It is a political problem, & the only solution is a political one requiring a majority of votes in the House & 67 votes in the Senate.