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Keir Starmer is London Breed 2026.
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Keir Starmer is London Breed 2026.
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Read it all please.
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Read it all please.
New @sarahljaffe.bsky.social just dropped, subtle as always: inthesetimes.com/article/capi...
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
New @sarahljaffe.bsky.social just dropped, subtle as always: inthesetimes.com/article/capi...
Just an update: I still don't want A.I. in shit. If you offer A.I. in your marketing, I am less likely to buy it. I think opt-out of A.I. scraping and functionality should be legally mandated. I'm not interested in A.I. education for myself or my kids. Turn the data centers into shelters.
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Just an update: I still don't want A.I. in shit. If you offer A.I. in your marketing, I am less likely to buy it. I think opt-out of A.I. scraping and functionality should be legally mandated. I'm not interested in A.I. education for myself or my kids. Turn the data centers into shelters.
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Renee Nicole Good wasn't the first person killed by ICE. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody. In 2026, at least 2 people were killed by ICE, starting with Keith Porter on NYE.
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Renee Nicole Good wasn't the first person killed by ICE. In 2025, 32 people died in ICE custody. In 2026, at least 2 people were killed by ICE, starting with Keith Porter on NYE.
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
Noem Press Conference about to begin. Placard on lectern says "one of ours / all of yours."
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Noem Press Conference about to begin. Placard on lectern says "one of ours / all of yours."
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Protests across America today:
Washington, D.C.
White House
1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles, California
Pershing Square
2:00 p.m.
New York City, New York
Times Square
2:00 p.m.
San Francisco, California
Powell and Market St
1:00 p.m.
Find or add your city here: www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
Washington, D.C.
White House
1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles, California
Pershing Square
2:00 p.m.
New York City, New York
Times Square
2:00 p.m.
San Francisco, California
Powell and Market St
1:00 p.m.
Find or add your city here: www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Protests across America today:
Washington, D.C.
White House
1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles, California
Pershing Square
2:00 p.m.
New York City, New York
Times Square
2:00 p.m.
San Francisco, California
Powell and Market St
1:00 p.m.
Find or add your city here: www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
Washington, D.C.
White House
1:00 p.m.
Los Angeles, California
Pershing Square
2:00 p.m.
New York City, New York
Times Square
2:00 p.m.
San Francisco, California
Powell and Market St
1:00 p.m.
Find or add your city here: www.answercoalition.org/venezuela
Last month's National Security Strategy:
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... (hat tip the guest on Al Jazeera who raised this and advised that people take this literally)
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... (hat tip the guest on Al Jazeera who raised this and advised that people take this literally)
January 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Last month's National Security Strategy:
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... (hat tip the guest on Al Jazeera who raised this and advised that people take this literally)
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... (hat tip the guest on Al Jazeera who raised this and advised that people take this literally)
Dumb question: What would happen if Venezuela stops shipping oil on tankers and pipelines/trucks/trains oil to Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana?
January 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Dumb question: What would happen if Venezuela stops shipping oil on tankers and pipelines/trucks/trains oil to Colombia, Brazil, and Guyana?
In the last few years, Israel (with American backing) attacked Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank), Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, and a crossing run by Egypt. We should understand that Rubio and Trump may not stop at Venezuela and have designs on Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, et al.
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
In the last few years, Israel (with American backing) attacked Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank), Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, and a crossing run by Egypt. We should understand that Rubio and Trump may not stop at Venezuela and have designs on Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, et al.
For those of you who want to brush up on your Latin American history, here's an excellent resource: www.themapofbloodandfire.com/map/2002/494
Please Share.
Please Share.
January 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
For those of you who want to brush up on your Latin American history, here's an excellent resource: www.themapofbloodandfire.com/map/2002/494
Please Share.
Please Share.
The internet has had stages chapters, always patchwork and often fractured. Shit is now broken. I make and weird websites. Where do I go to fund the non-slop, non-ai misinformation algorithm garbage chute, and instead remain in the cultivated garden and wilderness of the other internet?
December 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The internet has had stages chapters, always patchwork and often fractured. Shit is now broken. I make and weird websites. Where do I go to fund the non-slop, non-ai misinformation algorithm garbage chute, and instead remain in the cultivated garden and wilderness of the other internet?
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For all the mfers who say workers just serve coffee, just deliver packages, just stock shelves, just clean rooms, just prep food, or just check in guests, remember this, they keep our communities running every day. And when they’re on a picket line, you respect it.
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
For all the mfers who say workers just serve coffee, just deliver packages, just stock shelves, just clean rooms, just prep food, or just check in guests, remember this, they keep our communities running every day. And when they’re on a picket line, you respect it.
Ben Rhodes flawed NYT op-ed, "This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza," suggests jettisoning the "hug Bibi" strategy for "Hug Israel." Rhodes isn't just amoral and unprincipled, a national security advisor is now reduced to explaining the pivot is needed for political reality. (1/4)
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ben Rhodes flawed NYT op-ed, "This Is the Story of How the Democrats Blew It on Gaza," suggests jettisoning the "hug Bibi" strategy for "Hug Israel." Rhodes isn't just amoral and unprincipled, a national security advisor is now reduced to explaining the pivot is needed for political reality. (1/4)
I've gone to several of the UN COP conferences, their annual meeting to deal with #climatechange. A week ago, I was in Brazil at #cop30; this is my attempt to demystify what I have seen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM39... #unfccc
Demystifying the COP
YouTube video by Sam Alcoff
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I've gone to several of the UN COP conferences, their annual meeting to deal with #climatechange. A week ago, I was in Brazil at #cop30; this is my attempt to demystify what I have seen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM39... #unfccc
I spotted @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in Belem, Brazil
November 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I spotted @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in Belem, Brazil
Elise Stefanik and Elissa Slotkin need to do a cage match that only one can emerge from. These names are too similar and confusing. (Alternatively, one could change their name)
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Elise Stefanik and Elissa Slotkin need to do a cage match that only one can emerge from. These names are too similar and confusing. (Alternatively, one could change their name)
"Elon Musk is poised to become the first trillionaire in world history."
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Elon Musk is poised to become the first trillionaire in world history."
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
Canvassing is the third space.
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Canvassing is the third space.
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Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Responding to a question from @democracynow.org on Wednesday, during his first press conference as mayor-elect,
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said ICE agents who break the law in New York will be held accountable by his administration. "Everyone will be held to the same standard," he said.
This is my question.
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is my question.
What's fucked up is that @teenvogue.com read this and fired all their political writers. Somebody needs to hire @leximcmenamin.com asap.
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What's fucked up is that @teenvogue.com read this and fired all their political writers. Somebody needs to hire @leximcmenamin.com asap.