Papa Rides the Bus
@paparidesabike.bsky.social
An avid pedestrian in Chicago.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Dem leaders are predictably taking a position far the right of the vast majority of the liberal base of the party. I say progressives jam a wedge in that gap and hammer away at it. The liberal base is desperate for principled antifascist leadership and there's only one place it can come from
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Dem leaders are predictably taking a position far the right of the vast majority of the liberal base of the party. I say progressives jam a wedge in that gap and hammer away at it. The liberal base is desperate for principled antifascist leadership and there's only one place it can come from
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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When I want to "turn the temperature down" I send in this fucking guy 🙄
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
When I want to "turn the temperature down" I send in this fucking guy 🙄
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
Because pedestrians don't ever cross the street.
January 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Because pedestrians don't ever cross the street.
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Paul Vallas, November 2025: “we need more off-duty cops to ride transit”
Paul Vallas, January 2026: “off-duty cops on transit don’t help”
Paul Vallas, January 2026: “off-duty cops on transit don’t help”
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Paul Vallas, November 2025: “we need more off-duty cops to ride transit”
Paul Vallas, January 2026: “off-duty cops on transit don’t help”
Paul Vallas, January 2026: “off-duty cops on transit don’t help”
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Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost.
time.com/7355839/why-...
time.com/7355839/why-...
5 Big Reasons Why Electricity Prices Are So High Right Now
The average U.S. household is projected to spend nearly $1,000 this winter to heat its home.
time.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost.
time.com/7355839/why-...
time.com/7355839/why-...
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Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
Let's stop saying ICE is "untrained."
They are doing exactly what they were trained to do.
We may wish they were trained to do other things, but they are not untrained.
ICE must be abolished.
They are doing exactly what they were trained to do.
We may wish they were trained to do other things, but they are not untrained.
ICE must be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Let's stop saying ICE is "untrained."
They are doing exactly what they were trained to do.
We may wish they were trained to do other things, but they are not untrained.
ICE must be abolished.
They are doing exactly what they were trained to do.
We may wish they were trained to do other things, but they are not untrained.
ICE must be abolished.
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
The president lies. ICE lies. Bovino lies. Noem lies. They are all liars. Don't trust a fucking thing they say.
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The president lies. ICE lies. Bovino lies. Noem lies. They are all liars. Don't trust a fucking thing they say.
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acktually ICE and the police are completely different. you see, police came from slave patrols. and ICE? well they came from police
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
acktually ICE and the police are completely different. you see, police came from slave patrols. and ICE? well they came from police
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Twenty Parisian street transformations in one minute — before redevelopment maturity, and after one to three years of vegetative growth.
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Paris must continue along this pioneering path.
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HT @emmanuelspv.bsky.social
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Paris must continue along this pioneering path.
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HT @emmanuelspv.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Twenty Parisian street transformations in one minute — before redevelopment maturity, and after one to three years of vegetative growth.
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Paris must continue along this pioneering path.
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HT @emmanuelspv.bsky.social
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Paris must continue along this pioneering path.
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HT @emmanuelspv.bsky.social
I wish I could say this is unbelievable to see in an American city.
Protester in Minnesota: I’m 70 years old and I’m fucking angry *disappears into gas*
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I wish I could say this is unbelievable to see in an American city.
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Federal agents are repeatedly using gas to disperse the crowd at the scene in south Minneapolis where agents shot and a killed man.
Agents are deploying an irritant each time residents reappear in the intersection.
Video by Elliot Hughes, Susan Du, Louis Krauss and Josie Albertson-Grove
Agents are deploying an irritant each time residents reappear in the intersection.
Video by Elliot Hughes, Susan Du, Louis Krauss and Josie Albertson-Grove
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Federal agents are repeatedly using gas to disperse the crowd at the scene in south Minneapolis where agents shot and a killed man.
Agents are deploying an irritant each time residents reappear in the intersection.
Video by Elliot Hughes, Susan Du, Louis Krauss and Josie Albertson-Grove
Agents are deploying an irritant each time residents reappear in the intersection.
Video by Elliot Hughes, Susan Du, Louis Krauss and Josie Albertson-Grove
ICE out protest Jan 25 Chicago 1pm Ida B Wells and Michigan
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
ICE out protest Jan 25 Chicago 1pm Ida B Wells and Michigan
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At 26th and Nicolett in Minneapolis this morning—
Feds have just shot another person in the streets. Furious community members are gathering. State police and conservation cops here in front of ~50 federal agents.
Feds have just shot another person in the streets. Furious community members are gathering. State police and conservation cops here in front of ~50 federal agents.
January 24, 2026 at 4:23 PM
At 26th and Nicolett in Minneapolis this morning—
Feds have just shot another person in the streets. Furious community members are gathering. State police and conservation cops here in front of ~50 federal agents.
Feds have just shot another person in the streets. Furious community members are gathering. State police and conservation cops here in front of ~50 federal agents.