Sapphic Spock
@sapphicspock.bsky.social
Writer, reader, rebel. Ridiculous.
There's a weird little part of my brain that almost looks forward to seeing ICE thugs coming up against UWS Karens insisting on their right to vote.
We will not be intimidated into staying home. We will keep the late John Lewis in our hearts as we head to the polls to drive the likes of these ghouls out of power and out of office.
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
There's a weird little part of my brain that almost looks forward to seeing ICE thugs coming up against UWS Karens insisting on their right to vote.
Shocked that the company that was willing to drop it's DEI initiatives as soon as it encountered pushback would similarly be quislings when it comes to protecting their employees and customers.
(Maybe it seems like I analyze everything through the lens or race and sex, but it's hard not to.)
(Maybe it seems like I analyze everything through the lens or race and sex, but it's hard not to.)
I particularly enjoyed the Target posters (below), but everything here is great. racketmn.com/the-art-of-t...
February 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Shocked that the company that was willing to drop it's DEI initiatives as soon as it encountered pushback would similarly be quislings when it comes to protecting their employees and customers.
(Maybe it seems like I analyze everything through the lens or race and sex, but it's hard not to.)
(Maybe it seems like I analyze everything through the lens or race and sex, but it's hard not to.)
The abundance of ways in which we have failed this generation makes me so ashamed.
A 5 year old girl is planning to make traps to keep bad guys from "taking mommies and daddies."
A 5 year old girl is planning to make traps to keep bad guys from "taking mommies and daddies."
Interviewing a 5-year-old about how they're worried because "bad guys are taking mommies and daddies" is not something I ever thought I'd do.
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The abundance of ways in which we have failed this generation makes me so ashamed.
A 5 year old girl is planning to make traps to keep bad guys from "taking mommies and daddies."
A 5 year old girl is planning to make traps to keep bad guys from "taking mommies and daddies."
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Madiba is one of the finest public intellectuals of the age. Her book is part scathing indictment of conservative jurisprudence and part joyous call to action. It’s brilliant, principled, and honest. Alito wishes he were her.
Read it. Dog ear it. Buy it for a friend.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Read it. Dog ear it. Buy it for a friend.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Madiba is one of the finest public intellectuals of the age. Her book is part scathing indictment of conservative jurisprudence and part joyous call to action. It’s brilliant, principled, and honest. Alito wishes he were her.
Read it. Dog ear it. Buy it for a friend.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Read it. Dog ear it. Buy it for a friend.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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"The Constitution is very clear. It gives states the power to set the rules for federal elections, and it gives Congress simultaneous power to make those rules or even override state rules. What it does not do is give the president any power over federal elections."
Video Trump has no power to 'meddle with elections': Legal scholar
ABC News' Karen Travers and the Brennan Center's Eliza Sweren-Becker discuss President Donald Trump's call for Republicans to "take over" voting around the U.S.
abcnews.go.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"The Constitution is very clear. It gives states the power to set the rules for federal elections, and it gives Congress simultaneous power to make those rules or even override state rules. What it does not do is give the president any power over federal elections."
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Despite the ongoing death and suffering in Gaza, it's fallen out of the news. So today, @thenation.com is devoting its full website to stories from Gaza, written by reporters who have been there. Very proud of the magazine today.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Despite the ongoing death and suffering in Gaza, it's fallen out of the news. So today, @thenation.com is devoting its full website to stories from Gaza, written by reporters who have been there. Very proud of the magazine today.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Thank you to every person who raised their voice in outrage. May they be returned, safely and swiftly. May they all be freed. #CloseTheCamps #BringThemHome
February 1, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Thank you to every person who raised their voice in outrage. May they be returned, safely and swiftly. May they all be freed. #CloseTheCamps #BringThemHome
One type of hate is the gateway drug to the next.
I have a misogynist cousin who spiraled from resenting women to increasingly unhinged rants on FB about: gays, trans folks, Black ppl who don’t agree with him, and the list, sickeningly, goes on.
It’s why we need to closely examine *our* beliefs.
I have a misogynist cousin who spiraled from resenting women to increasingly unhinged rants on FB about: gays, trans folks, Black ppl who don’t agree with him, and the list, sickeningly, goes on.
It’s why we need to closely examine *our* beliefs.
No one should be surprised that the guy who cosplayed an SS officer — and helped lead a militarized immigration policy rooted in white supremacist “invasion” conspiracies — also engages in overt antisemitism. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:33 PM
One type of hate is the gateway drug to the next.
I have a misogynist cousin who spiraled from resenting women to increasingly unhinged rants on FB about: gays, trans folks, Black ppl who don’t agree with him, and the list, sickeningly, goes on.
It’s why we need to closely examine *our* beliefs.
I have a misogynist cousin who spiraled from resenting women to increasingly unhinged rants on FB about: gays, trans folks, Black ppl who don’t agree with him, and the list, sickeningly, goes on.
It’s why we need to closely examine *our* beliefs.
Yall, the moment I was in a local meeting, and these middle-class, middle-aged folks looked at each other and said “what can we do if they try to come for our neighbors?” was simultaneously the most frightened/proud I have felt about and for the place that I live and the people I live with.
"We're on our own" "no one is coming" is a common strain in this online discourse. But rather than absolutely rightful fury or cowering fear, this has awakened true, hyper-localized government of/by/for the people: feeding each other, protecting each other, demanding end to occupation by regime.
January 31, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Yall, the moment I was in a local meeting, and these middle-class, middle-aged folks looked at each other and said “what can we do if they try to come for our neighbors?” was simultaneously the most frightened/proud I have felt about and for the place that I live and the people I live with.
We really might be all we’ve got.
And if that’s true, what are you going to do today to save yourself and your loved ones?
And if that’s true, what are you going to do today to save yourself and your loved ones?
One powerful narrative strain from close analysis of commentary about, & most critically from, upstanders in MN is true dawning no one is coming to save them. Justified belief some force will intervene shattered & alongside incredible moral purpose & community cohesion, catalyzed current heroism.
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We really might be all we’ve got.
And if that’s true, what are you going to do today to save yourself and your loved ones?
And if that’s true, what are you going to do today to save yourself and your loved ones?
Please stop believing that there are any limits to what these people will do.
Please.
Please.
Still can't believe the latest Epstein Files release just casually confirmed the anti-SJW movement was planned by pedophiles.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
"The entire reactionary anti-woke backlash was masterminded by child traffickers" is the kinda shit I'd say as hyperbolic agitprop, but it was true the whole time.
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Please stop believing that there are any limits to what these people will do.
Please.
Please.
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I am accepting applications for a postdoc to work with me at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...
Current opportunities
munkschool.utoronto.ca
January 31, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I am accepting applications for a postdoc to work with me at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
munkschool.utoronto.ca/current-oppo...
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They literally just sat around and watched this baby die.
There can be no civilized society as long as cops exists.
This is just barbaric and cruel for no reason.
There can be no civilized society as long as cops exists.
This is just barbaric and cruel for no reason.
In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days
The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM
They literally just sat around and watched this baby die.
There can be no civilized society as long as cops exists.
This is just barbaric and cruel for no reason.
There can be no civilized society as long as cops exists.
This is just barbaric and cruel for no reason.
Think how frightened you were when you lost sight of your parent/caregiver for just a minute at his age.
Now imagine it’s your parent, your school, your friends, your toys… And it goes on for what seems like forever.
How will these kids ever be ok?
Now imagine it’s your parent, your school, your friends, your toys… And it goes on for what seems like forever.
How will these kids ever be ok?
“Liam has been depressed and sad and wants to get back to his school and his family and his community.”
Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social on 5-year-old Liam Ramos, grabbed by ICE after being used against his father
Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social on 5-year-old Liam Ramos, grabbed by ICE after being used against his father
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Think how frightened you were when you lost sight of your parent/caregiver for just a minute at his age.
Now imagine it’s your parent, your school, your friends, your toys… And it goes on for what seems like forever.
How will these kids ever be ok?
Now imagine it’s your parent, your school, your friends, your toys… And it goes on for what seems like forever.
How will these kids ever be ok?
A judge ordered the release of Liam Ramos. Now, let’s get the other stolen children home.
January 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A judge ordered the release of Liam Ramos. Now, let’s get the other stolen children home.
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That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial...
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial...
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
(Published 2022)
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Big news, NYC! @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is holding another training in Manhattan on Saturday, January 31! This is a big deal - please do sign up now for a full Know Your Rights/neighborhood coordination training! www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/...
MANHATTAN BOROUGH-WIDE TRAINING · Hands Off NYC
Date: THIS SATURDAY, January 31 | Time: 12 PM - 4 PM
Location provided after registration
Important: previous wait list members have received first notice of this training. If this event is at capac...
www.mobilize.us
January 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Big news, NYC! @handsoffnyc.bsky.social is holding another training in Manhattan on Saturday, January 31! This is a big deal - please do sign up now for a full Know Your Rights/neighborhood coordination training! www.mobilize.us/handsoffnyc/...
The thing non NYers don't realize about snowstorms here is that they offer a stark depiction of just what we're absorbing into our lungs on the daily.
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The thing non NYers don't realize about snowstorms here is that they offer a stark depiction of just what we're absorbing into our lungs on the daily.
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Homan's face is absolutely timeless, in the sense that it could belong to an SS commandant overseeing a "work camp," a Confederate captain gleefully selling free Black people into slavery, or a Roman centurion about to nail a guy named Jesus to a cross
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Homan's face is absolutely timeless, in the sense that it could belong to an SS commandant overseeing a "work camp," a Confederate captain gleefully selling free Black people into slavery, or a Roman centurion about to nail a guy named Jesus to a cross
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Oh wonderful.
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
newrepublic.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Oh wonderful.
The more we place the levers of power in artificially intelligent hands, the more power we turn over to the tech magnates who program and own AI.
At this point, the only thing preventing the realization of The Matrix is the sheer inefficiency of humans as perpetual batteries.
At this point, the only thing preventing the realization of The Matrix is the sheer inefficiency of humans as perpetual batteries.
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The more we place the levers of power in artificially intelligent hands, the more power we turn over to the tech magnates who program and own AI.
At this point, the only thing preventing the realization of The Matrix is the sheer inefficiency of humans as perpetual batteries.
At this point, the only thing preventing the realization of The Matrix is the sheer inefficiency of humans as perpetual batteries.
Never forget that one of the people who provided information in this film died.
If you can watch it, you should. Listening to its message could have warned us about what's happening on our streets rn.
If you can watch it, you should. Listening to its message could have warned us about what's happening on our streets rn.
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Never forget that one of the people who provided information in this film died.
If you can watch it, you should. Listening to its message could have warned us about what's happening on our streets rn.
If you can watch it, you should. Listening to its message could have warned us about what's happening on our streets rn.
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Please PLEASE if you liked the Academy go give them a review on Rotten Tomatoes. They’re being review bombed by trolls and bots. We need to spread the word about what we love and not let those mfs burry our joy
It takes 2min to create an account with a gmail address! Believe me it makes a difference
It takes 2min to create an account with a gmail address! Believe me it makes a difference
Well, I love what you do, and I loved seeing you with Jessie this past week. Also, Academy's a damn good show, and Lura Thok is my fucking hero.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Please PLEASE if you liked the Academy go give them a review on Rotten Tomatoes. They’re being review bombed by trolls and bots. We need to spread the word about what we love and not let those mfs burry our joy
It takes 2min to create an account with a gmail address! Believe me it makes a difference
It takes 2min to create an account with a gmail address! Believe me it makes a difference
Flawed?
This takes mealy-mouthed to a whole new level.
This takes mealy-mouthed to a whole new level.
A new Times video analysis breaks down the flawed and lethal actions by federal agents in the killing of Alex Pretti. Watch our visual investigation. nyti.ms/3YXeODB
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Flawed?
This takes mealy-mouthed to a whole new level.
This takes mealy-mouthed to a whole new level.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.