Spence
unaspenser.bsky.social
Spence
@unaspenser.bsky.social
singer, songwriter, storyteller, knitter, lover of whimsy & little joys

anti-authoritarian. pro-bodily autonomy. collectivist. self-defense is not violence. tend to the most vulnerable and we tend to everyone.


https://www.youtube.com/@unaspensersings
Pinned
my anti-colonialist protest song
UnaSpenser - Damn Sam (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by UnaSpenser
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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I've never seen a population more united. If people can hold onto that unity, if people can accept that different people will have different ways of confronting fascism, if we can remind NGOs and orgs that they can join but not control the resistance, then, well, people here will write history.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
"Whatever risk AI poses could diminish substantially if the AI bubble pops. A poisoning movement might just accelerate that process."
AI insiders seek to poison the data that feeds them
exclusive: Poison Fountain project seeks allies to fight the power
www.theregister.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Map here of 215 solidarity actions with the Minneapolis General Strike

paydayreport.com/donate-to-tr...
Donate to Track the Growing Minneapolis General Strike Movement Nationwide
The Minneapolis General Strike movement has come to 215 cities, and we need your help to cover it.
paydayreport.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Question about M4A (Medicare for All): isn't that still just an insurance scheme? What am I missing?
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This may be the biggest trigger for despair, in all the world's goings on. Rojava is truly democratic and sets such a great example for how people can manage a society together. If you were looking for hope, they are it. But, they are outgunned and Syria's new govt is letting them be annihilated.
After the failure of negotiations in Damascus, a general mobilization has begun in Rojava. Youth from northern Kurdistan appear To have crossed the border to join the defence. it feels like 2014 again, complete with horrific executions of SDF prisoners.
January 22, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Tyler O'Ryan Gramlin, 32, of Borden, IN is a Border Patrol Agent who has traveled from state to state committing extreme violence. On Jan 21, 2026 Gramlin emptied a can of pepper spray directly in the face of a prone protester at point-blank range in Minneapolis #MPLS #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM
We've long known that they don't believe anyone has authority over them.

Congress makes the laws. If they don't have standing about the enforcement of a law, who does?

It's time for the courts to deputize people to make arrests.
ICYMI: In a late night filing, DOJ argues the federal courts cannot force them to comply with the law requiring release of all the Epstein files.
January 18, 2026 at 7:01 AM
spot the crime.

#ACAB
We have reached the Furry part of the Niemöller poem.
FURRIES RISE UP
January 18, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I will block anyone who wants to lecture people who had to handle a sociopathic white supremacist. Particularly this "no violence!" bs. Self-defense is not violence. That which prompted the need is.

They started a war. Guerilla tactics are called for.
January 18, 2026 at 12:53 AM
January 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I think we all need assigned days for reading the news and processing it for each other.

I'm not someone to avoid the atrocities of the world. Yet, I find myself more and more dreading to look.

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January 16, 2026 at 1:12 AM
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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January 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Reminder:

Self-defense is not violence. That which led to the need for self-defense is violence.

When people say, "don't resist with violence." Respond, "stop them from using violence!"

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January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
@warren.senate.gov , why?

As our representative, you are obligated to hear and consider the voices of stakeholders.

This is so misguided. I'm disappointed in you.
Op-Ed: With KOSA, Elizabeth Warren is Betraying the Trans Youth She Claims to Protect
Evan Greer writes for EITM: "KOSA’s re-emergence comes during a moment of existential crisis for the Democratic party."
www.erininthemorning.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Can we talk about acculturated sadism - being groomed by cultural forces to enjoy/get excited about other people being suffering, being hurt, or being killed?

The lifting up of the notion that "bad" people deserve "punishment" and that we should feel good when it happens. Acculturated sadism.
January 13, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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January 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
wtf? With Trump personal atty Harmeet Dillon in charge, the Civil Rights office is not investigation ANY ICE violations, at all. they are dismantling any purpose of the federal government other than making money for cronies.

So, if the feds won't protect us, we must protect ourselves?
January 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
January 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM