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In the belly of the beast, prodding around, trying to give it gastrointestinal distress.
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"While this censorship might seem brazenly anti-constitutional to most Americans, it has been the reality faced by incarcerated individuals for decades. In the name of 'security,' prison officials have punished and even killed people for possessing literature they deemed suspect." @theintercept.com
Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us
The outcome of a court case could decide whether the Trump administration can criminalize simply possessing political literature.
theintercept.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"While this censorship might seem brazenly anti-constitutional to most Americans, it has been the reality faced by incarcerated individuals for decades. In the name of 'security,' prison officials have punished and even killed people for possessing literature they deemed suspect." @theintercept.com
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And here in a nutshell we have the entire zeitgeist of the modern misinfo economy- people will not read whats literally in front of their face if they can just have a fiction they like better.
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
Laughing at this because it literally says at the bottom that it’s not from the Black Panthers, it’s from the New American movement, one of the ancestors of the DSA. It’s not wrong, but I think some people think the Black Panthers are just anything they agree with.
the Black Panthers were right
February 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
And here in a nutshell we have the entire zeitgeist of the modern misinfo economy- people will not read whats literally in front of their face if they can just have a fiction they like better.
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
We live in a world of people whove decided vibes are better than reality so reality can be dispensed with
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Dilley must be shut down and everyone inside must be freed and provided immediate medical care. www.sacurrent.com/news/two-mon...
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Dilley must be shut down and everyone inside must be freed and provided immediate medical care. www.sacurrent.com/news/two-mon...
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I will say if you want to ensure no one EVER takes a spouse's name at marriage again, this would do it in under 2 years.
It causes credit problems, social security headaches, a ton of paperwork, it disenfranchises me? No, honey, I'm keeping my name. If you don't like it, we ain't getting married.
It causes credit problems, social security headaches, a ton of paperwork, it disenfranchises me? No, honey, I'm keeping my name. If you don't like it, we ain't getting married.
the new Republican talking point is that it's insulting to complain about requiring women to show their birth certificate and passport in order to vote because they're smart enough to figure it out
February 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I will say if you want to ensure no one EVER takes a spouse's name at marriage again, this would do it in under 2 years.
It causes credit problems, social security headaches, a ton of paperwork, it disenfranchises me? No, honey, I'm keeping my name. If you don't like it, we ain't getting married.
It causes credit problems, social security headaches, a ton of paperwork, it disenfranchises me? No, honey, I'm keeping my name. If you don't like it, we ain't getting married.
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Incredible commentary from this Swiss announcer, who accurately characterizes the Israeli team as "Self-defined zionist to the core...who posted several messages in favour of the genocide in Gaza...calling it ‘the most morally just war in history.’”
Solidarity to a real one.
Solidarity to a real one.
February 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Incredible commentary from this Swiss announcer, who accurately characterizes the Israeli team as "Self-defined zionist to the core...who posted several messages in favour of the genocide in Gaza...calling it ‘the most morally just war in history.’”
Solidarity to a real one.
Solidarity to a real one.
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While this is a braver act, it reminds me of that time Matt Baker asked David Cameron how he slept at night when he was on the One Show.
People in the media have a lot of opportunities to do what's right. Sadly very few people take them.
People in the media have a lot of opportunities to do what's right. Sadly very few people take them.
Incredible commentary from this Swiss announcer, who accurately characterizes the Israeli team as "Self-defined zionist to the core...who posted several messages in favour of the genocide in Gaza...calling it ‘the most morally just war in history.’”
Solidarity to a real one.
Solidarity to a real one.
February 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM
While this is a braver act, it reminds me of that time Matt Baker asked David Cameron how he slept at night when he was on the One Show.
People in the media have a lot of opportunities to do what's right. Sadly very few people take them.
People in the media have a lot of opportunities to do what's right. Sadly very few people take them.
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"America’s first experiment with concentration camps"
Are you FUCKING kidding me
Try the reservation system. Internments of Indigenous people. Hundreds of years of it.
Jesus FUCKING christ, no wonder we're in this fascist mess. LEARN YOUR OWN GODDAMN HISTORY.
Are you FUCKING kidding me
Try the reservation system. Internments of Indigenous people. Hundreds of years of it.
Jesus FUCKING christ, no wonder we're in this fascist mess. LEARN YOUR OWN GODDAMN HISTORY.
We need to be talking about closing the camps.
Because by the time most of our public figures out what’s going on, the number of humans "detained" will be approaching, or possibly even quickly dwarfing, America’s first experiment with concentration camps, Japanese-American internment during WW2.
Because by the time most of our public figures out what’s going on, the number of humans "detained" will be approaching, or possibly even quickly dwarfing, America’s first experiment with concentration camps, Japanese-American internment during WW2.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM
"America’s first experiment with concentration camps"
Are you FUCKING kidding me
Try the reservation system. Internments of Indigenous people. Hundreds of years of it.
Jesus FUCKING christ, no wonder we're in this fascist mess. LEARN YOUR OWN GODDAMN HISTORY.
Are you FUCKING kidding me
Try the reservation system. Internments of Indigenous people. Hundreds of years of it.
Jesus FUCKING christ, no wonder we're in this fascist mess. LEARN YOUR OWN GODDAMN HISTORY.
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what fucking hurts is how much many Americans have internalized that some must die for us to prosper, even passively, and fuck that bullshit, I'm going to do my absolute best not to humor the mindset at all.
February 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
what fucking hurts is how much many Americans have internalized that some must die for us to prosper, even passively, and fuck that bullshit, I'm going to do my absolute best not to humor the mindset at all.
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“the democrats are the most pro-trans party in the world” okay and they are still massively transphobic???? is this supposed to make me feel better
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“the democrats are the most pro-trans party in the world” okay and they are still massively transphobic???? is this supposed to make me feel better
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A throughline for so much of the American political commentariat, from left to right, is the utter and total incomprehension that American actions have consequences.
February 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
A throughline for so much of the American political commentariat, from left to right, is the utter and total incomprehension that American actions have consequences.
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Yes and this is why we need to work on formalizing real children's rights in this country.
One reason Republicans are so laser targeted on trans kids existing, is that trans kids existing requires accepting the bodily autonomy and consent of children.
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
February 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Yes and this is why we need to work on formalizing real children's rights in this country.
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it all makes perfect sense when you realize even the normiest in the republican party are people who are obsessed with allowing things like child marriage (legal in 34 states!!) but not allowing kids unmonitored library or internet access or the most basic access to health education or birth control
One reason Republicans are so laser targeted on trans kids existing, is that trans kids existing requires accepting the bodily autonomy and consent of children.
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
it all makes perfect sense when you realize even the normiest in the republican party are people who are obsessed with allowing things like child marriage (legal in 34 states!!) but not allowing kids unmonitored library or internet access or the most basic access to health education or birth control
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One reason Republicans are so laser targeted on trans kids existing, is that trans kids existing requires accepting the bodily autonomy and consent of children.
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
One reason Republicans are so laser targeted on trans kids existing, is that trans kids existing requires accepting the bodily autonomy and consent of children.
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
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Correct on all counts.
One reason Republicans are so laser targeted on trans kids existing, is that trans kids existing requires accepting the bodily autonomy and consent of children.
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
Which is something republicans absolutely can't do, since they are pedophiles.
Their transphobia and pedophilia is them being consistent
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Correct on all counts.
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This argument makes no sense and I’m tired of seeing it
Bingo. Non-voters are a vote for Trump. MATH.
February 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
This argument makes no sense and I’m tired of seeing it
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"DHS rushed the revamped tool into use while it was still adding data and before it could discern voters' most up-to-date citizenship information."
"In Missouri, state officials acted on SAVE's findings before attempting to confirm them."
#Missouri #Texas #USA #Voting
"In Missouri, state officials acted on SAVE's findings before attempting to confirm them."
#Missouri #Texas #USA #Voting
"Not Ready for Prime Time." A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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goddamn maybe we should tax em
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
goddamn maybe we should tax em
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⚠️ Eighteen people in Texas remain in jail after being accused of “providing material support for terrorism” for participating in an anti-ICE protest.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
Pay attention to the Prairieland case.
By saddling the defendants with indiscriminate charges, holding them without bail, and isolating them from lawyers and the public, prosecutors are attempting to terrorize them into signing guilty pleas in order to set a precedent criminalizing dissent itself.
By saddling the defendants with indiscriminate charges, holding them without bail, and isolating them from lawyers and the public, prosecutors are attempting to terrorize them into signing guilty pleas in order to set a precedent criminalizing dissent itself.
The Road to Prairieland
The crackdown on anti-ICE activists in Texas reflects a pattern of intensifying repression all around the country.
crimethinc.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
⚠️ Eighteen people in Texas remain in jail after being accused of “providing material support for terrorism” for participating in an anti-ICE protest.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
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One of my favorite modern joys is any post where someone says something like “I made this movie with AI. Time’s up Hollywood and all you fancy directors” and then the video sucks shit in ways you didn’t even know it was possible to suck shit.
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
One of my favorite modern joys is any post where someone says something like “I made this movie with AI. Time’s up Hollywood and all you fancy directors” and then the video sucks shit in ways you didn’t even know it was possible to suck shit.
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Soon all this disgusting ice will be gone
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Soon all this disgusting ice will be gone
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The average western liberal and conservative: "I love democracy."
Communists: "Democracy for which class?"
Western liberals and conservatives: "Well, democracy for the white western rapist and pedophilic capitalist ruling classes, of course. The working class can have lesser evilism."
Communists: "Democracy for which class?"
Western liberals and conservatives: "Well, democracy for the white western rapist and pedophilic capitalist ruling classes, of course. The working class can have lesser evilism."
February 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The average western liberal and conservative: "I love democracy."
Communists: "Democracy for which class?"
Western liberals and conservatives: "Well, democracy for the white western rapist and pedophilic capitalist ruling classes, of course. The working class can have lesser evilism."
Communists: "Democracy for which class?"
Western liberals and conservatives: "Well, democracy for the white western rapist and pedophilic capitalist ruling classes, of course. The working class can have lesser evilism."
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feels like the entire internet is currently just people coming to this same conclusion over and over
February 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM
feels like the entire internet is currently just people coming to this same conclusion over and over
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We're one of the few nations that allows people to be paid for blood or plasma donations, which means that we harvest the blood of the poor at a pretty staggering rate.
February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
We're one of the few nations that allows people to be paid for blood or plasma donations, which means that we harvest the blood of the poor at a pretty staggering rate.
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If Europe isnt actively planning a pivot to China theyre beyond cucked.
February 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
If Europe isnt actively planning a pivot to China theyre beyond cucked.