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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The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The decline of right wing cultural production is just due to the fact that they don’t like culture, they like the signifiers of culture, ie “classic sculpture means white people are better.” They don’t like art at all except for this purpose. They don’t even like the nerd stuff they whine about
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Soon this precious baby will be galumphing, but at this age (5 minutes) harbor seal pups are still crawling 🦭 🦑
February 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Soon this precious baby will be galumphing, but at this age (5 minutes) harbor seal pups are still crawling 🦭 🦑
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Alexis is one of the smartest, bravest people I've had the privilege to know. She is a helluva union sister but also...you don't get the Volcker Rule to where it's at without her and the rest of Occupy the SEC. They're right to be scared of her and the rest of the public servants at CFPB.
CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/alexis_goldstein_cfpb_consumer_protection_doge
CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress
The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Governmen...
www.democracynow.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Alexis is one of the smartest, bravest people I've had the privilege to know. She is a helluva union sister but also...you don't get the Volcker Rule to where it's at without her and the rest of Occupy the SEC. They're right to be scared of her and the rest of the public servants at CFPB.
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Sigh. Leftists invented whole aesthetics around using technology w/o destroying the world. Anarchist transfems teach classes on solar power and spawn three new electronic music genres weekly. We are notoriously into trains, libraries, vaccines.
We just didn't fall for a scam and now y'all are sore.
We just didn't fall for a scam and now y'all are sore.
February 18, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Sigh. Leftists invented whole aesthetics around using technology w/o destroying the world. Anarchist transfems teach classes on solar power and spawn three new electronic music genres weekly. We are notoriously into trains, libraries, vaccines.
We just didn't fall for a scam and now y'all are sore.
We just didn't fall for a scam and now y'all are sore.
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When @governor.ny.gov says she's not going to tax the rich, this is who she is protecting.
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
February 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
When @governor.ny.gov says she's not going to tax the rich, this is who she is protecting.
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
Meet Michael Bloomberg. The richest man in New York. 1 of 18 centibillionaires in the world. And the largest dollar donor to the effort to stop Zohran from getting elected 🧵
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I know it's not the point but can we talk about the incredible malapropism of "false herring"?
Emmer: "It's a false herring for these guys to suggest, 'Oh, we now we need a judicial warrant,' because they know that that's going to delay any enforcement of the actual administrative warrant."
February 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I know it's not the point but can we talk about the incredible malapropism of "false herring"?
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Olympic highlight in this house.
February 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Olympic highlight in this house.
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Really lovely obit of Frederick Wiseman
Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever
In nearly sixty years of nonfiction filmmaking, Wiseman passionately probed the nodal points of political and social power and connected them in a cinematic universe of his own.
www.newyorker.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Really lovely obit of Frederick Wiseman
Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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The AOC gaffe police are a joke, and many of her substantive critics are off base. If you listened, she outlined an ambitious vision to synthesize global class politics and liberal internationalism. One red flag: the implication that fascism arises from, and must be defeated by, economic conditions.
What AOC Wants For The World
The overwhelming majority of her critics are vapid; but there is one potential vulnerability in her vision of a better future.
www.offmessage.net
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The AOC gaffe police are a joke, and many of her substantive critics are off base. If you listened, she outlined an ambitious vision to synthesize global class politics and liberal internationalism. One red flag: the implication that fascism arises from, and must be defeated by, economic conditions.
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X is absolutely cooking the brains of the entire political class that remains on there. The ones who think they're immune are probably the most affected.
February 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
X is absolutely cooking the brains of the entire political class that remains on there. The ones who think they're immune are probably the most affected.
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I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
February 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
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X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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25 years ago, a bunch of libertarians moved to NH to take over state government. Jason Osborne, one of those "Free Staters," has since risen to be majority leader in the state house.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
Communities nationwide push back against proposed ICE facility sites
A proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack is continuing to spark strong reactions from residents and local officials.
www.wmur.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
25 years ago, a bunch of libertarians moved to NH to take over state government. Jason Osborne, one of those "Free Staters," has since risen to be majority leader in the state house.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
How is he fighting for "liberty?" By helping Stephen Miller build a 324,000-foot prison for migrants and refugees.
Oh shit! Hell yeah
Yooooooo!! @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for Congress!! www.democracynow.org/2026/2/18/al...
You know what to do: secure.actblue.com/donate/alexi...
You know what to do: secure.actblue.com/donate/alexi...
CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress
The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Governmen...
www.democracynow.org
February 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Oh shit! Hell yeah
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Fuentes is a troll and a scumbag and a literal Nazi, but the list of Republicans with 2028 White House dreams for whom a catastrophic midterm loss in 2026 would serve their personal interests is not particularly short.
Nick Fuentes tells his followers not to vote in the midterms so the GOP gets wiped out, Trump gets impeached and indicted, and then "we get a Nazi to run in 2028": "I hope we get a fucking fascist to run in '28 to burn the GOP down as a dark horse and win the presidency as a right-wing radical."
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Fuentes is a troll and a scumbag and a literal Nazi, but the list of Republicans with 2028 White House dreams for whom a catastrophic midterm loss in 2026 would serve their personal interests is not particularly short.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem ideal that we're going to have to create a network to smuggle drawings and letters our of our national network of punitive detention camps and keep them anonymous so that the authorities can't retaliate against children.
My guess is that the goal here is not only to punish the children for turning more people against ICE/DHS, but also to make news outlets think twice about reporting on kids' suffering at the hands of ICE/DHS, out of concern that doing so might lead to retaliation against the kids.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Maybe I'm missing something, but it doesn't seem ideal that we're going to have to create a network to smuggle drawings and letters our of our national network of punitive detention camps and keep them anonymous so that the authorities can't retaliate against children.
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For those curious about that last sentence but too lazy to count: Yes, it is.
February 18, 2026 at 3:40 AM
For those curious about that last sentence but too lazy to count: Yes, it is.
We've got some pretty seriously damaged people in this country
Last night, there was attempted arson at Renee Good’s memorial at 33rd and Portland with gasoline being poured on the fence, near the front yard of the house, and throughout the memorial. This is despicable. 1/
February 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
We've got some pretty seriously damaged people in this country
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Very important Olympic update
Olympics Dog was chasing the motorized camera they have to capture the competitors at the finish line, then decided to chase some competitors instead
February 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Very important Olympic update
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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I’ve been saying this to people, and they look at me like I’m bananas. But it’s clearly coming. It’s not only is this about control, but also they have to force us to use all the data center capacity they are building.
February 18, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I’ve been saying this to people, and they look at me like I’m bananas. But it’s clearly coming. It’s not only is this about control, but also they have to force us to use all the data center capacity they are building.
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Baltimore County Council bans immigration detention centers. 6-0 vote.
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
Council blocks construction of ICE detention center in Hunt Valley
The Baltimore County Council took swift action Tuesday night to block the construction of an ICE detention center in Hunt Valley.
wbaltv.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Baltimore County Council bans immigration detention centers. 6-0 vote.
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
wbaltv.com/article/balt...
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This is insane. The stories coming out of these camps is gonna be the worst shit you've ever heard.
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is insane. The stories coming out of these camps is gonna be the worst shit you've ever heard.