Phillip Anderson
@phillipanderson.bsky.social
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More details: ICE goons were turned away at HD Cooke. They tried to seize the school nurse in the parking lot without a warrant, but backed off after staff intervened.
The staff at this public elementary school in DC showed far more courage than an Ivy with $15 billion endowment
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Great resource here
Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Great resource here
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It's unchartered, but we can see the terrain: the territory ahead includes masked secret police taking people to concentration camps but not new vaccines. That's our reward for a system in which fewer than 20 people, all of them deranged and malicious, control over $3 trillion.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
It's unchartered, but we can see the terrain: the territory ahead includes masked secret police taking people to concentration camps but not new vaccines. That's our reward for a system in which fewer than 20 people, all of them deranged and malicious, control over $3 trillion.
Bullshit
Tom Homan is given free rein to just say stuff on Fox & Friends: "President Trump has already found 145,000 children. In Minnesota alone, only 33,000 missing children we found that the last administration wasn't even looking for."
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Bullshit
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The Enlightenment was the greatest thing that ever happened. Fight me.
Rod Dreher has fueled some of the more apocalyptic currents on the Trumpist right. Robert F. Worth spoke with the writer to understand his worldview:
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The Enlightenment was the greatest thing that ever happened. Fight me.
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⚫️🟡Maryland!🔴⚪️
Tomorrow is the hearing for HB 630.
This bill limits the conversion of warehouses into detention spaces.
While it doesn't stop ICE outright, it can limit their ability to use contractors & local resources to run these sites!
Your testimony is needed! Instructions below. 👇
Tomorrow is the hearing for HB 630.
This bill limits the conversion of warehouses into detention spaces.
While it doesn't stop ICE outright, it can limit their ability to use contractors & local resources to run these sites!
Your testimony is needed! Instructions below. 👇
February 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
⚫️🟡Maryland!🔴⚪️
Tomorrow is the hearing for HB 630.
This bill limits the conversion of warehouses into detention spaces.
While it doesn't stop ICE outright, it can limit their ability to use contractors & local resources to run these sites!
Your testimony is needed! Instructions below. 👇
Tomorrow is the hearing for HB 630.
This bill limits the conversion of warehouses into detention spaces.
While it doesn't stop ICE outright, it can limit their ability to use contractors & local resources to run these sites!
Your testimony is needed! Instructions below. 👇
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ICE has completely broken our social contract.
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
ICE has completely broken our social contract.
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
They manipulate social trust and are creating lasting damage to our most basic social foundations
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I may say more later but part of what some of us need to understand is that the right has built an entirely distinct civic society, with its own hierarchy and (mostly networked) cultural institutions. That includes celebrity.
“The convergence of influencer culture and venture capital is part of a broader shift reshaping America’s institutions.”
Jake Paul may have gotten his jaw broken on Netflix, but he and his $65 million fortune are laughing their way into Silicon Valley boardrooms | Fortune
“We’re going to do amazing things in 2026,” said Steve Han, a partner at Paul's Anti Fund, told Fortune. “And then hopefully we'll show it over YouTube.”
fortune.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I may say more later but part of what some of us need to understand is that the right has built an entirely distinct civic society, with its own hierarchy and (mostly networked) cultural institutions. That includes celebrity.
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If you're interested in learning & thinking more about Frederick Douglass in community, well, guess what, we have JUST THE THING for you! On March 8th and 22nd: fullstorybaltimore.tours/our-tours/#f...
Our Tours – Full Story Baltimore
Current tours: Full Story @ the Walters: An Independent Museum Tour Centering Black History & Histories of Empire Premiered in February 2025; returning January & February 2026 It's time for something ...
fullstorybaltimore.tours
February 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
If you're interested in learning & thinking more about Frederick Douglass in community, well, guess what, we have JUST THE THING for you! On March 8th and 22nd: fullstorybaltimore.tours/our-tours/#f...
The @bmorecitydot.bsky.social feeds used to be terrible. Not informative, mostly posted about other city stuff & rarely abt transpo. Then it changed. It’s now very informative, fun, topical & (v important) TIMELY. Great example of how to to do pub sector social comms. They obviously hired very well
Happy Valentine's Day!
I'm always working on myself so I can be better for you ❤️ 💪 💘
Baltimore, we love you 😘 💖
I'm always working on myself so I can be better for you ❤️ 💪 💘
Baltimore, we love you 😘 💖
February 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The @bmorecitydot.bsky.social feeds used to be terrible. Not informative, mostly posted about other city stuff & rarely abt transpo. Then it changed. It’s now very informative, fun, topical & (v important) TIMELY. Great example of how to to do pub sector social comms. They obviously hired very well
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You think Denmark is still salty about the Greenland thi-
Ah. Yes.
Ah. Yes.
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
You think Denmark is still salty about the Greenland thi-
Ah. Yes.
Ah. Yes.
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Self-Portrait (rotated), potential sketch for The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo, late 15th//early 16th c
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Self-Portrait (rotated), potential sketch for The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo, late 15th//early 16th c
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These utter assholes have no idea how to do fascist creep.
The more repulsed we are the more they panic and accelerate into an open fascist gallop.
They are trying their damnedest to jolt people to action, and it might work. Just not in the way they are expecting
The more repulsed we are the more they panic and accelerate into an open fascist gallop.
They are trying their damnedest to jolt people to action, and it might work. Just not in the way they are expecting
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
These utter assholes have no idea how to do fascist creep.
The more repulsed we are the more they panic and accelerate into an open fascist gallop.
They are trying their damnedest to jolt people to action, and it might work. Just not in the way they are expecting
The more repulsed we are the more they panic and accelerate into an open fascist gallop.
They are trying their damnedest to jolt people to action, and it might work. Just not in the way they are expecting
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another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
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India’s got a mass movement happening.
Hope people are taking notes.
Hope people are taking notes.
Yesterday upwards of 300 million people across India held a national strike.
Numerous unions and farmers' groups flooded the streets, shutting down large segments of the economy.
One of the key demands was a withdrawal from the trade deal struck with the Trump administration.
Numerous unions and farmers' groups flooded the streets, shutting down large segments of the economy.
One of the key demands was a withdrawal from the trade deal struck with the Trump administration.
February 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
India’s got a mass movement happening.
Hope people are taking notes.
Hope people are taking notes.
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can you imagine how fucking annoying it would be to be the like. 12th best person in the world at ski jumping. like you can’t STOP going to the competitions right? but you’re going to get 12th. your mom flew there
February 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
can you imagine how fucking annoying it would be to be the like. 12th best person in the world at ski jumping. like you can’t STOP going to the competitions right? but you’re going to get 12th. your mom flew there
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Not enforcing state law that protects civil rights because it might upset the federal government—even when no federal law or Supremacy issue exists—is real bad, friends
A group of families sued Colorado children's hospital for violating state anti discrimination law for stopping provision of gender affirming care under threats by the Trump admin. The court found they violated state law but found the risks to the hospital too large.
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c...
Judge denies request to force Children’s Hospital to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth
A Denver judge declined a lawsuit request to force Children's Hospital Colorado to resume gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
coloradosun.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Not enforcing state law that protects civil rights because it might upset the federal government—even when no federal law or Supremacy issue exists—is real bad, friends
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these numbers are just starting to feel fake. but now that we have upped our capacity so that we can send up to 3k (or sometimes more!) out to big organizations, they just keep growing!
Need whistles? We'll send between 100 - 3,000 for free! 💓
whistlecoven.com
Need whistles? We'll send between 100 - 3,000 for free! 💓
whistlecoven.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
these numbers are just starting to feel fake. but now that we have upped our capacity so that we can send up to 3k (or sometimes more!) out to big organizations, they just keep growing!
Need whistles? We'll send between 100 - 3,000 for free! 💓
whistlecoven.com
Need whistles? We'll send between 100 - 3,000 for free! 💓
whistlecoven.com
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that's the good stuff
🚨 President Trump’s Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution electionlawblog.org?p=154326
President Trump's Claim of an "Irrefutable" Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text ...
Yesterday I noted the latest set of unhinged social media posts from President Trump in which he declared that voter id requirements and other election changes would be imposed in the midterms via exe...
electionlawblog.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
that's the good stuff
It’s sunny and almost 50 F in Baltimore today! And guess who found just enough grass for a li’l nap in the sunshine for the first time in almost 3 weeks
February 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
It’s sunny and almost 50 F in Baltimore today! And guess who found just enough grass for a li’l nap in the sunshine for the first time in almost 3 weeks
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The mendacity and picayune nature of this administration’s assault on the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration is just beyond bizarre
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The mendacity and picayune nature of this administration’s assault on the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration is just beyond bizarre
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Remember when we asked you for supplies for folks being thrown out of Whipple in dangerous conditions?
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Remember when we asked you for supplies for folks being thrown out of Whipple in dangerous conditions?
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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“what cool shit can I do as Mayor? oh, I can marry people? awesome, let’s do it”
once again the constant theme of “New York is great, New Yorkers are great, isn’t this great?” comes through
once again the constant theme of “New York is great, New Yorkers are great, isn’t this great?” comes through
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
“what cool shit can I do as Mayor? oh, I can marry people? awesome, let’s do it”
once again the constant theme of “New York is great, New Yorkers are great, isn’t this great?” comes through
once again the constant theme of “New York is great, New Yorkers are great, isn’t this great?” comes through