LT
@route22ny.bsky.social
history BA Stony Brook - native Brooklynite - husband/father - longtime dog guy now living with 3 cats - progressive/egalitarian - a blue dot in a red upstate NY sea - he/him - no DMs and no DJT
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Was it really *that* long ago Green Day chanted, "No Trump, No KKK, No fascist USA" on American TV?
The people who are saying they didn't know Green Day was political clearly know nothing about Green Day.
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Was it really *that* long ago Green Day chanted, "No Trump, No KKK, No fascist USA" on American TV?
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Rage's Tom Morello, as quoted from his recent performance in Minneapolis:
February 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Rage's Tom Morello, as quoted from his recent performance in Minneapolis:
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We can’t afford to wait as federal agents terrorize us with impunity.
Congress must rein in ICE’s lawless abuses now.
Congress must rein in ICE’s lawless abuses now.
Stop ICE's Attack On Our Communities
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. This news is devastating. ICE must immediately withdraw its 2,000 agents from Minnesota and Congress must block any new funding to immigration enforcement.
action.aclu.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
We can’t afford to wait as federal agents terrorize us with impunity.
Congress must rein in ICE’s lawless abuses now.
Congress must rein in ICE’s lawless abuses now.
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Whenever I think of football, I think about how the NFL had to be taken to court to stop doing race science (for concussion, dementia payouts, retired Black players were considered to have lower IQs to be gin with). www.npr.org/2021/10/20/1...
NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement on concussions
The league accepted changes after an outcry over test score adjustments known as "race-norming," which make it harder for retired Black players to win dementia awards.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Whenever I think of football, I think about how the NFL had to be taken to court to stop doing race science (for concussion, dementia payouts, retired Black players were considered to have lower IQs to be gin with). www.npr.org/2021/10/20/1...
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8 February 1908 | A German Jewish woman, Lotte Klingelhöfer, was born in Berlin.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 5 March 1943. She did not survive.
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🎧/📖 The development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46ryjrT
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 5 March 1943. She did not survive.
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🎧/📖 The development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46ryjrT
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
8 February 1908 | A German Jewish woman, Lotte Klingelhöfer, was born in Berlin.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 5 March 1943. She did not survive.
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🎧/📖 The development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46ryjrT
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 5 March 1943. She did not survive.
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🎧/📖 The development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46ryjrT
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Why isn't news of Trump building vast concentration camps being treated as a national emergency?
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Why isn't news of Trump building vast concentration camps being treated as a national emergency?
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You can use this information to contact your Senators. Please do it! 2/
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
You can use this information to contact your Senators. Please do it! 2/
Red meat for the MAGA minions.
No way this was a "mistake" or some low-level staffer accessing Trump’s account without authorization.
He’s energizing his racist base.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/t...
No way this was a "mistake" or some low-level staffer accessing Trump’s account without authorization.
He’s energizing his racist base.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/t...
Racist video of Obamas removed from Trump's social account
The post was up on Trump's Truth Social account for about 12 hours.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Red meat for the MAGA minions.
No way this was a "mistake" or some low-level staffer accessing Trump’s account without authorization.
He’s energizing his racist base.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/t...
No way this was a "mistake" or some low-level staffer accessing Trump’s account without authorization.
He’s energizing his racist base.
www.axios.com/2026/02/06/t...
More insanity from the Narcissist/Extortionist-In-Chief.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump wanted Dulles Airport, Penn Station named after him — in exchange for releasing federal funds
Trump has named several landmarks and initiatives after himself since he returned to office.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
More insanity from the Narcissist/Extortionist-In-Chief.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
"I'm gonna continue to tell you that Schumer needs to get the hell out over and over and over until he does," Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios.
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/d...
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/d...
"Schumer needs to get the hell out": House Democrats fume over DHS funding talks
"The main feeling among members is a lack of trust in his strength and ability to strike a hard bargain."
www.axios.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
"I'm gonna continue to tell you that Schumer needs to get the hell out over and over and over until he does," Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios.
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/d...
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/d...
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As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next. Sign up at the link. #ICE
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
Tracker Newsletter: ICE in Focus
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next. Sign up at the link. #ICE
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
Thesis > Antithesis > Synthesis
The great journalism of the past has been corrupted by people like Bezos & Musk, and by corporate ownerships beholden to rightwing interests.
Something new will emerge: independent journalism, citizen journalists--free from the old era. It's happening now.
The great journalism of the past has been corrupted by people like Bezos & Musk, and by corporate ownerships beholden to rightwing interests.
Something new will emerge: independent journalism, citizen journalists--free from the old era. It's happening now.
Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Thesis > Antithesis > Synthesis
The great journalism of the past has been corrupted by people like Bezos & Musk, and by corporate ownerships beholden to rightwing interests.
Something new will emerge: independent journalism, citizen journalists--free from the old era. It's happening now.
The great journalism of the past has been corrupted by people like Bezos & Musk, and by corporate ownerships beholden to rightwing interests.
Something new will emerge: independent journalism, citizen journalists--free from the old era. It's happening now.
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A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
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Brian Kilmeade from Fox literally just said out loud that ICE pulled out of Maine to protect Susan Collins’ re‑election campaign. I can’t believe he would just admit that.
February 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Brian Kilmeade from Fox literally just said out loud that ICE pulled out of Maine to protect Susan Collins’ re‑election campaign. I can’t believe he would just admit that.
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Fed up with Google serving sponsored ads and AI nonsense instead of the results you actually want? If web search is important to you it may be worth paying for it directly to get accurate results - for instance via the premium search engine @kagi.com. Don't take my word - try it for free yourself !!
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Fed up with Google serving sponsored ads and AI nonsense instead of the results you actually want? If web search is important to you it may be worth paying for it directly to get accurate results - for instance via the premium search engine @kagi.com. Don't take my word - try it for free yourself !!
The State of Tennessee is only too happy to collaborate with Stephen Miller.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Tennessee to test Stephen Miller’s plan of enlisting states for immigration enforcement
Bills mandate ICE cooperation, school status checks and criminalize information release, testing constitutional lines
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The State of Tennessee is only too happy to collaborate with Stephen Miller.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next. Sign up at the link. #ICE
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
Tracker Newsletter: ICE in Focus
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
As federal agents carry out Trump’s program of mass deportation, this limited-series newsletter will track what’s happening and what’s coming next. Sign up at the link. #ICE
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
www.wired.com/newsletter/I...
"This is going to be a train wreck that we may not survive."
"On a forum with over 5,000 members claiming to be current and former ICE and CBP officers, users vent their frustrations and concerns about the agency as it has become the center of public ire."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
"On a forum with over 5,000 members claiming to be current and former ICE and CBP officers, users vent their frustrations and concerns about the agency as it has become the center of public ire."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs
“I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
"This is going to be a train wreck that we may not survive."
"On a forum with over 5,000 members claiming to be current and former ICE and CBP officers, users vent their frustrations and concerns about the agency as it has become the center of public ire."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
"On a forum with over 5,000 members claiming to be current and former ICE and CBP officers, users vent their frustrations and concerns about the agency as it has become the center of public ire."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
A day after St. Lawrence County approved a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, drawing hundreds of protestors, news of a stop by U.S. Border Patrol on the SUNY Potsdam campus spread like wildfire.
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
Border patrol stop at SUNY Potsdam rattles community
SUNY Potsdam says no students or employees were involved when a U.S. Border Patrol stop ended on campus Tuesday.
www.northcountrypublicradio.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:16 AM
A day after St. Lawrence County approved a partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, drawing hundreds of protestors, news of a stop by U.S. Border Patrol on the SUNY Potsdam campus spread like wildfire.
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
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BREAKING -- New York and New Jersey both jointly sued the Trump administration tonight over the regime's refusal to restore funds for the Gateway Project's Hudson River Tunnel.
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
BREAKING -- New York and New Jersey both jointly sued the Trump administration tonight over the regime's refusal to restore funds for the Gateway Project's Hudson River Tunnel.
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
The tunnel is expected to run out of money Friday if the funds stay frozen.
Story TK w/ @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
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Jackhammering into the sewer, or a summary of the state of our union where victims are antagonised and perpetrators are protected, by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...
open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...
Jackhammering Into the Sewer
A look through the Epstein files.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Jackhammering into the sewer, or a summary of the state of our union where victims are antagonised and perpetrators are protected, by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...
open.substack.com/pub/sarahken...
Concerns about the belligerent attitude of the US and its interest in "containing" China.
apnews.com/article/viet...
apnews.com/article/viet...
An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war
An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Concerns about the belligerent attitude of the US and its interest in "containing" China.
apnews.com/article/viet...
apnews.com/article/viet...
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Globe and Mail cartoon
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Globe and Mail cartoon
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With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, we decided to write a guide on what to do if ICE invades your neighborhood. There’s no single right way to approach a dangerous moment, but there are steps you can take to stay safe. www.wired.com/story/what-t...
What to Do if ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there’s no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, we decided to write a guide on what to do if ICE invades your neighborhood. There’s no single right way to approach a dangerous moment, but there are steps you can take to stay safe. www.wired.com/story/what-t...