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World’s slowest novel writing. Pioneered the “leftist post-apocalypse” genre. Particular to politics served with a wry chaser. @threadandstone@mstdn.party
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If nothing else comes of it, we’ll get to gauge the military’s limit of tolerance to civilian control…
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I keep a few handy. This one is appropriate for February 2026.
February 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I keep a few handy. This one is appropriate for February 2026.
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Southern "honor culture" has always been a morally degenerate pile of shit. The greatest mistake this country ever made was not following up the Civil War by imprisoning the South's leaders, confiscating & distributing their property, & building something decent in their place.
"the elite of the antebellum South were degenerate gamblers who financed their lifestyles with industrialized rape and would kill you for pointing this out" is a straightforwardly accurate statement
February 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Southern "honor culture" has always been a morally degenerate pile of shit. The greatest mistake this country ever made was not following up the Civil War by imprisoning the South's leaders, confiscating & distributing their property, & building something decent in their place.
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Slavery isn't complicated. People must never own other people. When they do, it's an orgy of physical, sexual, emotional, and economic violence that poisons every aspect of any society that permits it. And American race-based chattel slavery was the worst of all forms of slavery.
Physically incapable of analyzing politics outside of this insipid frame.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
February 15, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Slavery isn't complicated. People must never own other people. When they do, it's an orgy of physical, sexual, emotional, and economic violence that poisons every aspect of any society that permits it. And American race-based chattel slavery was the worst of all forms of slavery.
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This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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not sure I can think of a more profound case of “may her memory be a revolution.”
Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:36 AM
not sure I can think of a more profound case of “may her memory be a revolution.”
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In case you were wondering what one of the major lines of attack on AOC will be in 2028, it won't be about Taiwan or populism but about her belief that Israel isn't entitled to free and unlimited military assistance from the US
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 PM
In case you were wondering what one of the major lines of attack on AOC will be in 2028, it won't be about Taiwan or populism but about her belief that Israel isn't entitled to free and unlimited military assistance from the US
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Over in Hell, the billionaires are fighting with each other over who hung out with Epstein more. 🍿
February 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Over in Hell, the billionaires are fighting with each other over who hung out with Epstein more. 🍿
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So, do I have this right? The official Dem response to masked federal agents killing Americans in the streets and abducting people, including children, to put in concentration camps is:
“We need ICE to be more like the rest of the violent, often unaccountable militarized police around the country.”
“We need ICE to be more like the rest of the violent, often unaccountable militarized police around the country.”
February 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
So, do I have this right? The official Dem response to masked federal agents killing Americans in the streets and abducting people, including children, to put in concentration camps is:
“We need ICE to be more like the rest of the violent, often unaccountable militarized police around the country.”
“We need ICE to be more like the rest of the violent, often unaccountable militarized police around the country.”
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One example, on an anecdotal basis: you know who I see disproportionately devoting HUNDREDS of hours to practical organizing with local groups to fight fascism?
Parents & relatives of trans kids.
Candidates like Newsom will NEVER get that kind of passionate, priceless work from them.
Parents & relatives of trans kids.
Candidates like Newsom will NEVER get that kind of passionate, priceless work from them.
February 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
One example, on an anecdotal basis: you know who I see disproportionately devoting HUNDREDS of hours to practical organizing with local groups to fight fascism?
Parents & relatives of trans kids.
Candidates like Newsom will NEVER get that kind of passionate, priceless work from them.
Parents & relatives of trans kids.
Candidates like Newsom will NEVER get that kind of passionate, priceless work from them.
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“Hmm, should I fight with the people to protect the Constitution or throw parties with the rich? It’s a puzzler.”
We don’t need a celebration we need to abolish ICE and get justice for those murdered and for those whose rights have been violated and return our neighbors. Reminder the Roman Colosseum was a propaganda machine that enforced hierarchy and was a distraction from living standards. Stay focused MPLS.
February 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
“Hmm, should I fight with the people to protect the Constitution or throw parties with the rich? It’s a puzzler.”
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“I’m not a white nationalist, i just love hitler’s favorite american law because it kept non whites and jews from coming to America” bsky.app/profile/lets...
when MAGA white supremacists like Carl whinge abt passing of 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act they are complaining that it overturned 1924 Johnson-Reed Act, a law limiting immigration to people from Northern Europe, which was drafted by eugenicist Rep. Albert Johnson, with BIG support from the Klan
February 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“I’m not a white nationalist, i just love hitler’s favorite american law because it kept non whites and jews from coming to America” bsky.app/profile/lets...
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This NYT column by @polgreen.bsky.social is the truest thing I've ever seen about the REAL reason public trust in the media collapsed
February 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This NYT column by @polgreen.bsky.social is the truest thing I've ever seen about the REAL reason public trust in the media collapsed
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UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
🎶You saw the Hole of the Moon…🎶
grok posting crimes and the car’s on fire
but drivers on the Moon
but drivers on the Moon
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
🎶You saw the Hole of the Moon…🎶
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To hell with a Joe Rogan for the left. Can I have a Mitch McConnell for Democrats, please? Imagine having someone who would go as hard in the paint for civil rights as McConnell did for antiblackness.
February 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
To hell with a Joe Rogan for the left. Can I have a Mitch McConnell for Democrats, please? Imagine having someone who would go as hard in the paint for civil rights as McConnell did for antiblackness.
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The House’s version of the state budget, earmarked $26 million for a 1% raise for all state workers, including public school and higher education staff.
Those raises, however, won’t happen, Senate Finance Chair George Muñoz said because the funds are needed to cover teachers’ insurance premiums.
Those raises, however, won’t happen, Senate Finance Chair George Muñoz said because the funds are needed to cover teachers’ insurance premiums.
New Mexico state, teachers’ unions criticize state Senate axing 1% pay raise in budget • Source New Mexico
New Mexico senators plan to ax a 1% raise for state workers, public school and higher education staff in the upcoming budget.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The House’s version of the state budget, earmarked $26 million for a 1% raise for all state workers, including public school and higher education staff.
Those raises, however, won’t happen, Senate Finance Chair George Muñoz said because the funds are needed to cover teachers’ insurance premiums.
Those raises, however, won’t happen, Senate Finance Chair George Muñoz said because the funds are needed to cover teachers’ insurance premiums.
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Heat pump sales dipped in 2025. They still beat gas furnaces. #energysky -- via Canary Media:
Heat pump sales dipped in 2025. They still beat gas furnaces.
Yet again, heat pumps were the most-shipped heating appliance in the U.S. And experts say the factors behind last year’s sales slide are temporary.
www.canarymedia.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Heat pump sales dipped in 2025. They still beat gas furnaces. #energysky -- via Canary Media:
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I think all of the dooming about "Newsom will be the nominee" is wildly premature, we haven't even hit the midterms yet, but this guy sucks shit and when primary time comes it will behoove the rest of us to pick an alternative that has a good chance and coalesce
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I think all of the dooming about "Newsom will be the nominee" is wildly premature, we haven't even hit the midterms yet, but this guy sucks shit and when primary time comes it will behoove the rest of us to pick an alternative that has a good chance and coalesce
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This has been the coolest part of the last few months, all of these people stopping Kat on the street to just shoot the shit about what’s working and what’s not because they know her from Instagram or the TV. It happens… a lot. They’re usually people who say they don’t vote but now they will.
One person at a time. One tea stop at a time. One vote at a time.
Walks like this not only remind us what we’re fighting for but also how we can represent our communities better.
We’ll be on Devon again today! Hope to see you there 🧡
Walks like this not only remind us what we’re fighting for but also how we can represent our communities better.
We’ll be on Devon again today! Hope to see you there 🧡
February 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This has been the coolest part of the last few months, all of these people stopping Kat on the street to just shoot the shit about what’s working and what’s not because they know her from Instagram or the TV. It happens… a lot. They’re usually people who say they don’t vote but now they will.
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There is no reforming this. There is only abolition, and then trials.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
There is no reforming this. There is only abolition, and then trials.
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We are supposedly deporting them so they can’t mooch off the taxpayer.
All those kids & nurses & mechanics & service workers that we are deporting? It costs us $133,333 a head.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
US Spent $133,333 for Each Deportation to Third Party Countries
The figures from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats average out to a cost of roughly $133,333 per person deported. The report outlines the cost of President Donald Trump’s controversial pol...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
We are supposedly deporting them so they can’t mooch off the taxpayer.
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Don't have a gift link, but hoo boy... somma these tech guys have brain rot as bad as RFK JR.
Mark Benioff made jokes about ICE in his company-wide speech, and they did not go over very well. This after he urged Trump to send troops to San Francisco.
www.businessinsider.com/marc-benioff...
Mark Benioff made jokes about ICE in his company-wide speech, and they did not go over very well. This after he urged Trump to send troops to San Francisco.
www.businessinsider.com/marc-benioff...
CEO Marc Benioff's ICE jokes stir outrage in a pivotal time for Salesforce
CEO Marc Benioff's ICE jokes at a Salesforce event stirred employee backlash, adding to company challenges like stock decline.
www.businessinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Don't have a gift link, but hoo boy... somma these tech guys have brain rot as bad as RFK JR.
Mark Benioff made jokes about ICE in his company-wide speech, and they did not go over very well. This after he urged Trump to send troops to San Francisco.
www.businessinsider.com/marc-benioff...
Mark Benioff made jokes about ICE in his company-wide speech, and they did not go over very well. This after he urged Trump to send troops to San Francisco.
www.businessinsider.com/marc-benioff...
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I would tell these people how wonderful it is to see your kid become happy and fulfilled after transition but they wouldn’t care. It’s not about protecting our children. It’s about controlling them. Children are possessions to hardcore conservatives, to be broken & trained in the way of their father
This entire 'debate' is so maddening. We have been promised that a groundswell of rushed, dissatisfied detransitioners was about to emerge for nearly a decade.
Not only have they never materialized, but academic research continues to show small numbers, long assessments and miniscule regret rates.
Not only have they never materialized, but academic research continues to show small numbers, long assessments and miniscule regret rates.
February 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I would tell these people how wonderful it is to see your kid become happy and fulfilled after transition but they wouldn’t care. It’s not about protecting our children. It’s about controlling them. Children are possessions to hardcore conservatives, to be broken & trained in the way of their father
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Self-professed super-Christian Russ Vought is literally taking food from orphans for his $15 million security detail:
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Self-professed super-Christian Russ Vought is literally taking food from orphans for his $15 million security detail: