Phil Mandelbaum
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How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
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How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments
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Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense - UNICORN RIOT
As Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims you should “build data centers” if “you want low electricity prices,” more than 200 environmental organizations have joined to “demand a halt to the bui...
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“The same systems that made sure Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color were last in line for clean air, safe housing, and political power are the same ones making sure we’re also first in line to drown, burn, or be displaced.” - @merirei.com
My first for @unicornriot.bsky.social
My first for @unicornriot.bsky.social
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How the “Founding Fathers” stole their ideas from the native Haudenosaunee — and created our patriarchal system of government by “forgetting” the Women Elders
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February 20, 2026 at 1:18 AM
How the “Founding Fathers” stole their ideas from the native Haudenosaunee — and created our patriarchal system of government by “forgetting” the Women Elders
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Neurodivergent in a World That Was NOT Built for YOU
YouTube video by Freyia North In Norway
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February 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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🔥 NEW by me: Mastercard is a sponsor of Trump’s Freedom 250, a Christian nationalist hijack of America’s birthday. Senators have launched an investigation into Freedom 250 over fundraising tactics.
Access to Trump: Millions
Protecting your brand: Priceless
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Access to Trump: Millions
Protecting your brand: Priceless
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Mastercard Sponsors Trump’s Freedom 250 USA Birthday, Despite Backlash Risk -
Financial services giant Mastercard is listed among 10 corporate sponsors of Trump's Freedom 250, a Christian nationalist-themed hijack of America's birthday. A group of U.S. senators has launched an ...
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February 17, 2026 at 6:32 PM
🔥 NEW by me: Mastercard is a sponsor of Trump’s Freedom 250, a Christian nationalist hijack of America’s birthday. Senators have launched an investigation into Freedom 250 over fundraising tactics.
Access to Trump: Millions
Protecting your brand: Priceless
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Access to Trump: Millions
Protecting your brand: Priceless
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The driver, off-duty Philadelphia Police Officer Gregory Campbell, had been drinking since midafternoon on Feb. 6, 2021, and a lawsuit would later allege he had consumed as many as 20 alcoholic beverages.
Members-only Philly cop bar has been linked to two DUIs — and a third crash kept secret, until now
Anna Wakeman still questions why 7C Lounge bartenders didn’t stop serving the officer who crashed into her house and upended her life five years ago.
www.inquirer.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The driver, off-duty Philadelphia Police Officer Gregory Campbell, had been drinking since midafternoon on Feb. 6, 2021, and a lawsuit would later allege he had consumed as many as 20 alcoholic beverages.
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Trump’s “Board of Peace” is anything but
On Thursday, Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of his "Board of Peace" at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He recently renamed the building after himself. He declared it "one of the most important days of our careers." Representatives from 40+ nations…
On Thursday, Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of his "Board of Peace" at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He recently renamed the building after himself. He declared it "one of the most important days of our careers." Representatives from 40+ nations…
Trump’s “Board of Peace” is anything but
On Thursday, Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of his "Board of Peace" at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He recently renamed the building after himself. He declared it "one of the most important days of our careers." Representatives from 40+ nations gathered. Billions in pledges were announced. FIFA showed up to promise soccer fields. It was a spectacle of peace-making.
machinepunkelly.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Trump’s “Board of Peace” is anything but
On Thursday, Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of his "Board of Peace" at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He recently renamed the building after himself. He declared it "one of the most important days of our careers." Representatives from 40+ nations…
On Thursday, Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of his "Board of Peace" at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He recently renamed the building after himself. He declared it "one of the most important days of our careers." Representatives from 40+ nations…
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The evil empire has some explaining to do:
Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens.
www.pcgamer.com/games/micros...
Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens.
www.pcgamer.com/games/micros...
Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens
No Azure for Apartheid statement comes the day after reports claiming that ICE has tripled the amount of data stored on Microsoft's Azure servers over the past six months.
www.pcgamer.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The evil empire has some explaining to do:
Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens.
www.pcgamer.com/games/micros...
Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens.
www.pcgamer.com/games/micros...
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The FBI confirms that the Epstein Class tortured & murdered children.
Trump wants us to just move on.
This is beyond the rape of children.
They tortured and murdered them too.
That’s seriously fucked up.
CONGRESS DO SOMETHING.
Trump wants us to just move on.
This is beyond the rape of children.
They tortured and murdered them too.
That’s seriously fucked up.
CONGRESS DO SOMETHING.
And what the fuck would these ruthless criminals know about "sensitive nature"?
The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.
The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.
February 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The FBI confirms that the Epstein Class tortured & murdered children.
Trump wants us to just move on.
This is beyond the rape of children.
They tortured and murdered them too.
That’s seriously fucked up.
CONGRESS DO SOMETHING.
Trump wants us to just move on.
This is beyond the rape of children.
They tortured and murdered them too.
That’s seriously fucked up.
CONGRESS DO SOMETHING.
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My latest article on Substack:
Did Decency Become boring?
Is Obama out of touch with reality, or are the critics? Did Trump respond to an aggressive world, or did he create one? The data answers definitively.
Reposts are very much appreciated 🙏🏼 💙 🌹 🔄
#Trump #Obama #BrianTylerCohen
Did Decency Become boring?
Is Obama out of touch with reality, or are the critics? Did Trump respond to an aggressive world, or did he create one? The data answers definitively.
Reposts are very much appreciated 🙏🏼 💙 🌹 🔄
#Trump #Obama #BrianTylerCohen
Did Decency Become Boring?
Or is chaos preventing us from valuing it?
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
My latest article on Substack:
Did Decency Become boring?
Is Obama out of touch with reality, or are the critics? Did Trump respond to an aggressive world, or did he create one? The data answers definitively.
Reposts are very much appreciated 🙏🏼 💙 🌹 🔄
#Trump #Obama #BrianTylerCohen
Did Decency Become boring?
Is Obama out of touch with reality, or are the critics? Did Trump respond to an aggressive world, or did he create one? The data answers definitively.
Reposts are very much appreciated 🙏🏼 💙 🌹 🔄
#Trump #Obama #BrianTylerCohen
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Thinking of leaving? Here’s another reason:
Living in the United States will shorten your life span, by EIGHT YEARS
mightypursuit.com
Living in the United States will shorten your life span, by EIGHT YEARS
mightypursuit.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Thinking of leaving? Here’s another reason:
Living in the United States will shorten your life span, by EIGHT YEARS
mightypursuit.com
Living in the United States will shorten your life span, by EIGHT YEARS
mightypursuit.com
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Wealthy individuals paid large sums to hunt civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, targeting primarily women and children, in what has become known as the Sarajevo Safari. At least one suspect has been identified as of February 2026. #OpDeathEaters
Clip from Miss Sarajevo (1995)
Clip from Miss Sarajevo (1995)
February 9, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Wealthy individuals paid large sums to hunt civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, targeting primarily women and children, in what has become known as the Sarajevo Safari. At least one suspect has been identified as of February 2026. #OpDeathEaters
Clip from Miss Sarajevo (1995)
Clip from Miss Sarajevo (1995)
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At today’s high school writing club, the kids did one of my favorite writing exercises, in which they start a story, then pass it to another student to continue from there. I enjoy it not only for the unhinged narratives, but because it reflects so much of life. (1/3)
February 18, 2026 at 2:58 AM
At today’s high school writing club, the kids did one of my favorite writing exercises, in which they start a story, then pass it to another student to continue from there. I enjoy it not only for the unhinged narratives, but because it reflects so much of life. (1/3)
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"Only three years ago, I walked out of Louisiana State Prison after forty-seven years."
"Today, [.] I stand free in Minnesota. I am fighting a different struggle altogether: the ongoing struggle for democracy."
#Minnesota #USA #Vietnam #Incarceration #Protest #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Today, [.] I stand free in Minnesota. I am fighting a different struggle altogether: the ongoing struggle for democracy."
#Minnesota #USA #Vietnam #Incarceration #Protest #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Iron Bars to Iron Will
People ask me now, three years since my release, what freedom feels like. It feels like the protests in Minneapolis.
inquest.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:25 PM
"Only three years ago, I walked out of Louisiana State Prison after forty-seven years."
"Today, [.] I stand free in Minnesota. I am fighting a different struggle altogether: the ongoing struggle for democracy."
#Minnesota #USA #Vietnam #Incarceration #Protest #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Today, [.] I stand free in Minnesota. I am fighting a different struggle altogether: the ongoing struggle for democracy."
#Minnesota #USA #Vietnam #Incarceration #Protest #Military #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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30% of US citizens are pro-Christian Nationalism. Among the GOP it's over 50%
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas
One year into the second Trump administration, a new national survey examines support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and examines connections between support for Christian nationalism ...
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February 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
30% of US citizens are pro-Christian Nationalism. Among the GOP it's over 50%
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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February 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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🚨 Messages between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein, reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to “overthrow” UK PM Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis.
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Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
bylinetimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:50 AM
🚨 Messages between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein, reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to “overthrow” UK PM Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis.
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A reckless & dangerous ICE apprehension chase led to the death of another US citizen.
Linda Davis, a special education teacher, was killed because of #ICELawlessness.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 & demand accountability!
It's okay if you've called before. Call every day until they call back.
Linda Davis, a special education teacher, was killed because of #ICELawlessness.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 & demand accountability!
It's okay if you've called before. Call every day until they call back.
February 17, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A reckless & dangerous ICE apprehension chase led to the death of another US citizen.
Linda Davis, a special education teacher, was killed because of #ICELawlessness.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 & demand accountability!
It's okay if you've called before. Call every day until they call back.
Linda Davis, a special education teacher, was killed because of #ICELawlessness.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 & demand accountability!
It's okay if you've called before. Call every day until they call back.
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Once again, Republicans could stop all this right fucking now, but choose not to.
![We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done," journalist Garrett Graff wrote: "A superpower is [dying by] suicide because the [Republican] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
~ Heather Cox Richardson ~](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a5yaa2ip5zbp7rppkuumtzro/bafkreiaqmrh3mo4mu3g2szfnmtujfzpf7kfmae4kgdlld7y27fupnqpfdi@jpeg)
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Once again, Republicans could stop all this right fucking now, but choose not to.
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BREAKING: Epstein Files appear to include emails discussing “elite role-play or themed gatherings” at which Black people are “released into an arena maze to be hunted”
[source: Wall Media]
[source: Wall Media]
February 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
BREAKING: Epstein Files appear to include emails discussing “elite role-play or themed gatherings” at which Black people are “released into an arena maze to be hunted”
[source: Wall Media]
[source: Wall Media]
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Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects
truthout.org
Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects
twp.ai
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Data Center Boom Is Fueling an Expansion of Natural Gas Projects
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"[A] cuddly face on a rather dystopian reality: widespread networked surveillance by a company [Ring] that has cozy relationships with law enforcement and other equally invasive surveillance companies."
#USA #Media #Animals #Surveillance #Technology #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#USA #Media #Animals #Surveillance #Technology #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
"[A] cuddly face on a rather dystopian reality: widespread networked surveillance by a company [Ring] that has cozy relationships with law enforcement and other equally invasive surveillance companies."
#USA #Media #Animals #Surveillance #Technology #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#USA #Media #Animals #Surveillance #Technology #Policing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
Hilary Cass here arguing for children to be prevented from being known by a preferred name or getting a haircut in case it encourages them to continue later in life to transition.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
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Come to Charlottesville this May for a weekend about liberalism, ethics, civic virtue, and public religion.
Feat @jamellebouie.net, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com, @shortle.bsky.social and more!
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For Good Conference — The Pulaski Institution
The For Good Conference is a weekend dedicated to the intersection of liberalism and what it means to live a good life. Speakers and panelists will discuss questions around public ethics, religion, c...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Come to Charlottesville this May for a weekend about liberalism, ethics, civic virtue, and public religion.
Feat @jamellebouie.net, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com, @shortle.bsky.social and more!
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Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building--headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge--establishing an occupation demanding #LandBack in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Vid from Day 1 & 2]
The Original Oceti Sakowin 7 Council Fires at Mini Owe Sni - Ft. Snelling #LandBack Occupation
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation…
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February 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building--headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge--establishing an occupation demanding #LandBack in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Vid from Day 1 & 2]