oslowe
@oslowe.bsky.social
neurospicy leftist queer elder, cat daddy and armchair horror historian. Occasionally funny. Always gorgeous. I have friends everywhere.🇵🇸
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we don't need any of this shit. I was a grown adult before they even had ICE. reduce the office to like 5 guys who stop weird oranges from coming over the border and fucking up our orange trees and throw the rest of them in jail
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
we don't need any of this shit. I was a grown adult before they even had ICE. reduce the office to like 5 guys who stop weird oranges from coming over the border and fucking up our orange trees and throw the rest of them in jail
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
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I keep seeing people asking why the police aren't arresting ICE or protecting people from ICE and I desperately need you to understand that the police aren't protecting you from ICE because protecting YOU is not and never has been their function and that's why we need to defund them.
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I keep seeing people asking why the police aren't arresting ICE or protecting people from ICE and I desperately need you to understand that the police aren't protecting you from ICE because protecting YOU is not and never has been their function and that's why we need to defund them.
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One story you can tell about the first quarter of the 21st century is "intermittant but escalating radicalization and mass protest among American liberals and left along axes of economic, racial and ecological justice, which are now increasingly pulling more people from the center"
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
One story you can tell about the first quarter of the 21st century is "intermittant but escalating radicalization and mass protest among American liberals and left along axes of economic, racial and ecological justice, which are now increasingly pulling more people from the center"
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Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
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The anti government militias were never anti government, they just hate Black people.
January 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The anti government militias were never anti government, they just hate Black people.
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If you're not willing to arrest the killer, don't arrest the demonstrators.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
January 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
If you're not willing to arrest the killer, don't arrest the demonstrators.
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There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 AM
There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
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A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump's Second Term — And It's Playing Out With Renee Good
“How else do you justify shooting a stay-at-home mom with stuffed animals in her car?” the attorney for one woman who survived a federal agent’s gunfire told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
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Masking is also a relatively simple, visible demonstration that you actively stand for and practice community care and that you won't sacrifice vulnerable folks or allow us to be sacrificed
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Masking is also a relatively simple, visible demonstration that you actively stand for and practice community care and that you won't sacrifice vulnerable folks or allow us to be sacrificed
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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This is the second time in three months a DHS agent called a US citizen a "bitch" as he shot her. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is the second time in three months a DHS agent called a US citizen a "bitch" as he shot her. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
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You are doing the right thing. It sucks to be under siege but you are under siege. And you won't be free while these law enforcement agencies continue to exist.
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
You are doing the right thing. It sucks to be under siege but you are under siege. And you won't be free while these law enforcement agencies continue to exist.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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People of color > me on this so if they correct me, listen, but Say Her Name is reserved for Black, Brown, and Indigenous women BECAUSE they suffer state violence but will never be remembered the way Renee will. Renee died horribly. Her whiteness will guarantee a legacy women of color DO NOT GET.
January 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
People of color > me on this so if they correct me, listen, but Say Her Name is reserved for Black, Brown, and Indigenous women BECAUSE they suffer state violence but will never be remembered the way Renee will. Renee died horribly. Her whiteness will guarantee a legacy women of color DO NOT GET.
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Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
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The message ICE took from watching one of their guys murder a woman in cold blood is it's ok for us to do violence
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The message ICE took from watching one of their guys murder a woman in cold blood is it's ok for us to do violence
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Thank you for telling us you neither serve nor protect. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. That was state murder in broad daylight, captured from multiple angles by multiple witnesses, and the people of Minneapolis have eyes.
You support murder.
You support murder.
January 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Thank you for telling us you neither serve nor protect. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. That was state murder in broad daylight, captured from multiple angles by multiple witnesses, and the people of Minneapolis have eyes.
You support murder.
You support murder.
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police unions shouldn't exist because police aren't labor
January 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
police unions shouldn't exist because police aren't labor
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Mapped out, they just went down some of the busiest streets in Echo Park and Silver Lake, grabbing people as they went.
If you go through any of these neighborhoods, as a resident or commuter, you pass by these spots
If you go through any of these neighborhoods, as a resident or commuter, you pass by these spots
From Echo Park Tenants Union, 10 people taken today in Echo Park/Silver Lake. Some were gardners, painters, and workers. All of them my neighbors.
January 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Mapped out, they just went down some of the busiest streets in Echo Park and Silver Lake, grabbing people as they went.
If you go through any of these neighborhoods, as a resident or commuter, you pass by these spots
If you go through any of these neighborhoods, as a resident or commuter, you pass by these spots
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In this cold winter, we’ve begun gathering the £500 needed for our rent.🥹
A safe roof means warmth, stability, and peace for our family during these difficult days. ❄️
If you’re able to help in any way, it would mean so much to us.❤️
A safe roof means warmth, stability, and peace for our family during these difficult days. ❄️
If you’re able to help in any way, it would mean so much to us.❤️
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
In this cold winter, we’ve begun gathering the £500 needed for our rent.🥹
A safe roof means warmth, stability, and peace for our family during these difficult days. ❄️
If you’re able to help in any way, it would mean so much to us.❤️
A safe roof means warmth, stability, and peace for our family during these difficult days. ❄️
If you’re able to help in any way, it would mean so much to us.❤️
Without revealing your actual age, what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
Wheeling the tv into class to watch The Challenger launch.
Wheeling the tv into class to watch The Challenger launch.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
Wheeling the tv into class to watch the OJ verdict
Wheeling the tv into class to watch the OJ verdict
Wheeling the tv into class to watch 9/11
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Without revealing your actual age, what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
Wheeling the tv into class to watch The Challenger launch.
Wheeling the tv into class to watch The Challenger launch.