Quentin Hartman
@qhartman.bsky.social
Into tech, horror, sci-fi. Leftist Progressive doing what I can to move us to a more just, more compassionate world. I've been called "a weird techno hippie" and I'd say that's about right.
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Quentin Hartman
@qhartman.bsky.social
· Jan 20
The Leftlist
Progressive things of interest.
feedingthemachine.com
I made this mostly as a coping mechanism, but maybe it will prove to actually be useful or helpful: feedingthemachine.com/leftlist/
Thanks to @mikemuncer.bsky.social and @horrornonna.com for a great Evolution of Horror episode this week! Seems like the Optimus robots are the last step in turning Stepford Wives into a documentary!
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thanks to @mikemuncer.bsky.social and @horrornonna.com for a great Evolution of Horror episode this week! Seems like the Optimus robots are the last step in turning Stepford Wives into a documentary!
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Cheers!
Vote in every election!
Elect Democrats to keep your rights!
We won’t go back!
Volume 🆙
Vote in every election!
Elect Democrats to keep your rights!
We won’t go back!
Volume 🆙
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Cheers!
Vote in every election!
Elect Democrats to keep your rights!
We won’t go back!
Volume 🆙
Vote in every election!
Elect Democrats to keep your rights!
We won’t go back!
Volume 🆙
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In the modern war on drugs, the U.S. has produced laws and policies ensuring that collateral damage isn’t just tolerated, it’s inevitable.
Trump’s War on Drugs
Journalist Radley Balko examines how Trump’s war on immigrants merges and expands the lethal policies of the wars on drugs and terror.
interc.pt
October 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In the modern war on drugs, the U.S. has produced laws and policies ensuring that collateral damage isn’t just tolerated, it’s inevitable.
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The slow motion chase.🤣
I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.
October 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The slow motion chase.🤣
Big ups to Duck Duck Go! They donated to some great causes this year, including the @eff.org which is very near and dear to my heart!
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2025 DuckDuckGo Charitable Donations
DuckDuckGo is donating $1.1 million in 2025 to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online.
spreadprivacy.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Big ups to Duck Duck Go! They donated to some great causes this year, including the @eff.org which is very near and dear to my heart!
spreadprivacy.com/2025-duckduc...
spreadprivacy.com/2025-duckduc...
And here I thought all those wars we fought were to prevent shit like this.
Chicago Alderperson Jess Fuentes was at Humboldt Park Health when they were arrested.
Fuentes went to the facility after there was a report of ICE agents being there.
The hospital has no plans to release the person ICE agents were originally trying to detain, who had broken his leg.
#ProudBlue
Fuentes went to the facility after there was a report of ICE agents being there.
The hospital has no plans to release the person ICE agents were originally trying to detain, who had broken his leg.
#ProudBlue
October 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
And here I thought all those wars we fought were to prevent shit like this.
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Today's been a lot and I decided early on to offer a little counter-programming to the feed, I hope it's been useful to you today, here's tonight's sunset
October 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Today's been a lot and I decided early on to offer a little counter-programming to the feed, I hope it's been useful to you today, here's tonight's sunset
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an "Anti-social Democrat" is running for congress with a bold no posting strategy www.404media.co/can-you-win-...
Can You Win a Congressional Seat Without Social Media?
Carleigh Beriont is running for Congress as an “anti-social Democrat” and she thinks the party needs to abandon social media nationally also.
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
an "Anti-social Democrat" is running for congress with a bold no posting strategy www.404media.co/can-you-win-...
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Quite some food for thought, cause I'm certainly guilty of partaking in this, as well.
I feel like there is overlap with the steps that @heathermarsh.bsky.social described in "How to Dismantle a Dictatorship".
Especially the steps
• Reject their reality
• Take the focus
• Create the alternative
I feel like there is overlap with the steps that @heathermarsh.bsky.social described in "How to Dismantle a Dictatorship".
Especially the steps
• Reject their reality
• Take the focus
• Create the alternative
How to Dismantle a Dictatorship - by Heather Marsh
1: Remove their identity
2: Reject their reality
3: Resist their will
4: Block validation
5: Assign guilt
6: Protect the vulnerable
7: Cultivate external allies
8: Take the focus
9: Create the alternative
georgiebc.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/t...
1: Remove their identity
2: Reject their reality
3: Resist their will
4: Block validation
5: Assign guilt
6: Protect the vulnerable
7: Cultivate external allies
8: Take the focus
9: Create the alternative
georgiebc.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/t...
The Epstein files
This month, what I have mostly been hearing are demands for ‘the Epstein files’. For some, this is a very reasonable demand for a working justice system and a rare point that most people in the US …
georgiebc.wordpress.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Quite some food for thought, cause I'm certainly guilty of partaking in this, as well.
I feel like there is overlap with the steps that @heathermarsh.bsky.social described in "How to Dismantle a Dictatorship".
Especially the steps
• Reject their reality
• Take the focus
• Create the alternative
I feel like there is overlap with the steps that @heathermarsh.bsky.social described in "How to Dismantle a Dictatorship".
Especially the steps
• Reject their reality
• Take the focus
• Create the alternative
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🧵 1/2 It’s not just busting windows anymore, it’s busting windows at gunpoint.
Under a 2020 Colorado law-ICE is not allowed to arrest people going to or from a courthouse-which is exactly where the family was coming from.
Jose Aguilera is currently being detained in an ICE facility in Aurora, CO
Under a 2020 Colorado law-ICE is not allowed to arrest people going to or from a courthouse-which is exactly where the family was coming from.
Jose Aguilera is currently being detained in an ICE facility in Aurora, CO
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🧵 1/2 It’s not just busting windows anymore, it’s busting windows at gunpoint.
Under a 2020 Colorado law-ICE is not allowed to arrest people going to or from a courthouse-which is exactly where the family was coming from.
Jose Aguilera is currently being detained in an ICE facility in Aurora, CO
Under a 2020 Colorado law-ICE is not allowed to arrest people going to or from a courthouse-which is exactly where the family was coming from.
Jose Aguilera is currently being detained in an ICE facility in Aurora, CO
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"While I am no longer your colleague, I ask that each of you continue to do the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons. Follow the facts and the law. Stand up for what we all believe in our Constitution and the rule of law. Our country depends on you"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
October 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"While I am no longer your colleague, I ask that each of you continue to do the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons. Follow the facts and the law. Stand up for what we all believe in our Constitution and the rule of law. Our country depends on you"
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/p...
This feels like this has to be a major milestone on the failed-state checklist.
a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny
defector.com/treasury-dep...
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Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector
The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...
defector.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This feels like this has to be a major milestone on the failed-state checklist.
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Like it’s insane. The GOP argument on face value (and it’s a lie by the way) is that the government should be shutdown to ensure that some undocumented worker that gets injured working a field somewhere can’t get treated in a hospital.
That’s their stupid argument
That’s their stupid argument
October 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Like it’s insane. The GOP argument on face value (and it’s a lie by the way) is that the government should be shutdown to ensure that some undocumented worker that gets injured working a field somewhere can’t get treated in a hospital.
That’s their stupid argument
That’s their stupid argument
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Seven years ago today, the Saudi Crown Prince directed the murder of VA resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
As we honor Jamal's memory, we are reminded that we must protect reporters around the world as they uncover the truth, inform the public, and promote accountability.
As we honor Jamal's memory, we are reminded that we must protect reporters around the world as they uncover the truth, inform the public, and promote accountability.
October 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Seven years ago today, the Saudi Crown Prince directed the murder of VA resident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
As we honor Jamal's memory, we are reminded that we must protect reporters around the world as they uncover the truth, inform the public, and promote accountability.
As we honor Jamal's memory, we are reminded that we must protect reporters around the world as they uncover the truth, inform the public, and promote accountability.
Telluride Horror Show has posted their lineup! Can't wait!
telluridehorrorshow2025.eventive.org/films
telluridehorrorshow2025.eventive.org/films
Telluride Horror Show 2025
telluridehorrorshow2025.eventive.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Telluride Horror Show has posted their lineup! Can't wait!
telluridehorrorshow2025.eventive.org/films
telluridehorrorshow2025.eventive.org/films
I have a Jewish friend who is feeling very afraid after the attack in Manchester; feeling that nowhere in the world wants them. How can we better show our friends who are othered and put in extra peril for simply existing that we can be as loud as the hate?
October 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I have a Jewish friend who is feeling very afraid after the attack in Manchester; feeling that nowhere in the world wants them. How can we better show our friends who are othered and put in extra peril for simply existing that we can be as loud as the hate?
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The first day of the shutdown, VP Vance tried to claim it’s all the fault of Democrats for wanting to give free health care to undocumented migrants.
In reality, Dems are fighting to reverse Trump’s Medicaid cuts and extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies set to expire in 2026. trib.al/oWWiyfi
In reality, Dems are fighting to reverse Trump’s Medicaid cuts and extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies set to expire in 2026. trib.al/oWWiyfi
October 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The first day of the shutdown, VP Vance tried to claim it’s all the fault of Democrats for wanting to give free health care to undocumented migrants.
In reality, Dems are fighting to reverse Trump’s Medicaid cuts and extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies set to expire in 2026. trib.al/oWWiyfi
In reality, Dems are fighting to reverse Trump’s Medicaid cuts and extend Affordable Care Act tax subsidies set to expire in 2026. trib.al/oWWiyfi
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Their Self-Righteous Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds #ABlueView🧵1/2
August 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Their Self-Righteous Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds #ABlueView🧵1/2
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Well done, Alaska.
August 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Well done, Alaska.
Don't forget that Germany was the first country that the Nazis invaded.
August 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Don't forget that Germany was the first country that the Nazis invaded.
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Trump is ordering the Smithsonian to strip “divisive narratives” from exhibits.
We know what that means: gloss over painful parts of our past to highlight the “good” ones.
We should recognize all of America's history—including our faults—not ignore them.
We know what that means: gloss over painful parts of our past to highlight the “good” ones.
We should recognize all of America's history—including our faults—not ignore them.
White House calls for a 'comprehensive review' of eight Smithsonian museums
The effort is focused on bringing the organization in line with President Trump's cultural directives ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.
www.npr.org
August 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Trump is ordering the Smithsonian to strip “divisive narratives” from exhibits.
We know what that means: gloss over painful parts of our past to highlight the “good” ones.
We should recognize all of America's history—including our faults—not ignore them.
We know what that means: gloss over painful parts of our past to highlight the “good” ones.
We should recognize all of America's history—including our faults—not ignore them.
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Talerico: When Democrats had a majority in congress, they voted to ban gerrymandering Do you know how many Republicans joined Democrats to ban gerrymandering? Zero. You can spare me both sides rhetoric.
August 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Talerico: When Democrats had a majority in congress, they voted to ban gerrymandering Do you know how many Republicans joined Democrats to ban gerrymandering? Zero. You can spare me both sides rhetoric.
Heck Yeah
In an unprecedented move, ACOG, the nation’s largest OB-GYN group is rejecting all federal funding in protest of Trump’s policy changes targeting DEI and reproductive healthcare!
This marks the 1st. time a national physician org. has taken such a bold stance against Trump’s anti DEI campaign!!
This marks the 1st. time a national physician org. has taken such a bold stance against Trump’s anti DEI campaign!!
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Heck Yeah