Rob Scott
@robscottanthro.bsky.social
Union member. Academic. Highland Park, NJ. He/Him
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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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Exceptional cover of Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" by Rhiannon Giddens and the Resistance Revival Chorus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa...
Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens "All You Fascists Bound To Lose"
YouTube video by Resistance Revival Chorus
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December 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Exceptional cover of Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" by Rhiannon Giddens and the Resistance Revival Chorus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWUa...
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Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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This is in response to Congressman Randy Fine announcing the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act.
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
This is in response to Congressman Randy Fine announcing the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act.
I had not seen this. Schumer explained.
@lastweektonight.com did exactly that last year. It was great: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dijM...
The Baileys: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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January 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I had not seen this. Schumer explained.
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This seems to strongly suggest that the incoming president of UVA doctored his CV to the edge of outright dishonesty, and that the most recent changes came months before Jim Ryan was forced, as if they were made in anticipation in Ryan’s removal. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...
How UVA’s presidential search missed what took us an hour to find
Inside Higher Ed frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley's appointment as the University of Virginia's president.
augustafreepress.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
This seems to strongly suggest that the incoming president of UVA doctored his CV to the edge of outright dishonesty, and that the most recent changes came months before Jim Ryan was forced, as if they were made in anticipation in Ryan’s removal. augustafreepress.com/news/vanishi...
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
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January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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I did a crisper version of this Andor remix if anyone is a completist.
January 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I did a crisper version of this Andor remix if anyone is a completist.
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The videos clearly show what they show.
But the real point is that federal agents shouldn't be swarming neighborhoods in the first place. The "debate" about this incident really ends there.
But the real point is that federal agents shouldn't be swarming neighborhoods in the first place. The "debate" about this incident really ends there.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The videos clearly show what they show.
But the real point is that federal agents shouldn't be swarming neighborhoods in the first place. The "debate" about this incident really ends there.
But the real point is that federal agents shouldn't be swarming neighborhoods in the first place. The "debate" about this incident really ends there.
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Welcome to Antifa, icy concrete
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
January 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Welcome to Antifa, icy concrete
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On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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If fewer Americans had voted for Trump, Renee Good would be alive and caring for her child today.
No matter what lies Trump and his propagandists spread, no matter what nonsense the media prints, no matter what conspiracies MAGA invents, that remains manifestly true.
No matter what lies Trump and his propagandists spread, no matter what nonsense the media prints, no matter what conspiracies MAGA invents, that remains manifestly true.
January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
If fewer Americans had voted for Trump, Renee Good would be alive and caring for her child today.
No matter what lies Trump and his propagandists spread, no matter what nonsense the media prints, no matter what conspiracies MAGA invents, that remains manifestly true.
No matter what lies Trump and his propagandists spread, no matter what nonsense the media prints, no matter what conspiracies MAGA invents, that remains manifestly true.
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BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
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It’s important for ICE officers to wear masks to stop people like … [checks note] … the DHS secretary from doxxing them.
Kristi Noem, herself, supplied the method used to ID the agent. She said he "been dragged by a vehicle” in an earlier incident.
@startribune.com reporters, who know their way around court records, quickly unearthed his name and confirmed his identity.
@startribune.com reporters, who know their way around court records, quickly unearthed his name and confirmed his identity.
The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.
January 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It’s important for ICE officers to wear masks to stop people like … [checks note] … the DHS secretary from doxxing them.
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An ICE agent saying "I don't care" and preventing an innocent woman who's been shot from receiving medical care are not the words or actions of officers lawfully protecting themselves and the community. These are the words of sociopaths happy with murder.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
An ICE agent saying "I don't care" and preventing an innocent woman who's been shot from receiving medical care are not the words or actions of officers lawfully protecting themselves and the community. These are the words of sociopaths happy with murder.
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ICE murdered a beautiful young mother in Minneapolis. They shot her three times in the face. She was a poet. She played guitar. She was sitting next to her wife and had her kid's toys in the car when some subhuman thug with a badge shot her in the face
There is no forgiveness for these people.
There is no forgiveness for these people.
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 AM
ICE murdered a beautiful young mother in Minneapolis. They shot her three times in the face. She was a poet. She played guitar. She was sitting next to her wife and had her kid's toys in the car when some subhuman thug with a badge shot her in the face
There is no forgiveness for these people.
There is no forgiveness for these people.
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This is what we DO. We IMAGINE.
We imagine beyond images (because not everyone can do that), we imagine sounds, ideas, connections.
We imagine worlds and relationships and joy and horror.
It was just so sad to me to see this.
We imagine beyond images (because not everyone can do that), we imagine sounds, ideas, connections.
We imagine worlds and relationships and joy and horror.
It was just so sad to me to see this.
January 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This is what we DO. We IMAGINE.
We imagine beyond images (because not everyone can do that), we imagine sounds, ideas, connections.
We imagine worlds and relationships and joy and horror.
It was just so sad to me to see this.
We imagine beyond images (because not everyone can do that), we imagine sounds, ideas, connections.
We imagine worlds and relationships and joy and horror.
It was just so sad to me to see this.
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This *should* be obvious to anyone who's spent two seconds thinking about how they work, but apparently it's not. Many thanks to the author of the linked article and everyone else trying to get the message out.
The core problem with large language model AI programs like Chat-gpt or Grok or Gemini is that their “hallucinations” are a normal part of how they work.
Such hallucinations reveal that they have no concept of truth and by definition cannot place value on it.
Such hallucinations reveal that they have no concept of truth and by definition cannot place value on it.
“This article urges a fresh view on [AI large language model] hallucinations by arguing that, rather than being errors in any conventional sense, they are evidence of a probabilistic system incapable of dealing with questions of knowledge.”
January 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
This *should* be obvious to anyone who's spent two seconds thinking about how they work, but apparently it's not. Many thanks to the author of the linked article and everyone else trying to get the message out.
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"We want a client autocracy" remains the most parsimonious theory of the attack on Venezuela and consistent with all the available info to date.
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
"We want a client autocracy" remains the most parsimonious theory of the attack on Venezuela and consistent with all the available info to date.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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To point out the obvious, the aim is not to replace Maduro with elections (Trump said this himself, yesterday), it's to replace him with someone in the current Venezuelan govt who will use the existing security apparatus and run the country like a Bukele style despot.
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
To point out the obvious, the aim is not to replace Maduro with elections (Trump said this himself, yesterday), it's to replace him with someone in the current Venezuelan govt who will use the existing security apparatus and run the country like a Bukele style despot.