Vai
@vaiamrda.bsky.social
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@vaiamrda.bsky.social
· Dec 1
NYC. PhD in English. Fiction writer. Bilingual/dual citizen. Making a living in business ops/strategy and digital transformation. Have never relied on social media to make $$ nor am I looking to build audiences or empires. Just here for information, entertainment, and a bit of conversation.
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
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see also this episode with @kjephd.bsky.social
fascism isn't an unusually agressive form of capitalism -- it seeks to dominate capital as a *tool* to be used in its larger project of a violently purified nation
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/fascism
fascism isn't an unusually agressive form of capitalism -- it seeks to dominate capital as a *tool* to be used in its larger project of a violently purified nation
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/fascism
It's the Fascism, Stupid - with Kevin Elliott
The debate on if Trump is an existential fascist threat is now over. What, if anything, is to be learnt from it?
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
see also this episode with @kjephd.bsky.social
fascism isn't an unusually agressive form of capitalism -- it seeks to dominate capital as a *tool* to be used in its larger project of a violently purified nation
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/fascism
fascism isn't an unusually agressive form of capitalism -- it seeks to dominate capital as a *tool* to be used in its larger project of a violently purified nation
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/fascism
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one thing i think people miss is that fascism just doesn't care about economics -- it's wholly secondary to the project of racial domination
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/facs-soc
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/facs-soc
Facsism & socialism with Matt McManus
What is Fascism, what was its relationship to socialism historically, and what is it today?
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
one thing i think people miss is that fascism just doesn't care about economics -- it's wholly secondary to the project of racial domination
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/facs-soc
@mattpolprof.bsky.social
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/facs-soc
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this crystallizes why, despite truly heroic solidarity and activism, i can’t quite get in the “we’re going to win” mindset right now. the harm is so active and there’s so much violence we don’t even know about. people are being turned into ghosts.
January 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
this crystallizes why, despite truly heroic solidarity and activism, i can’t quite get in the “we’re going to win” mindset right now. the harm is so active and there’s so much violence we don’t even know about. people are being turned into ghosts.
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Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
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✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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I still tend to think administration incompetence and delusion will make it impossible to maintain control. It's just hard to say how long that's going to take with the mass majority of our institutions, companies, executives, and media orgs proving to be feckless fucking chickenshits
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I still tend to think administration incompetence and delusion will make it impossible to maintain control. It's just hard to say how long that's going to take with the mass majority of our institutions, companies, executives, and media orgs proving to be feckless fucking chickenshits
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“If you’re talking about abundance and you think corruption and consolidated corporate power is some kind of afterthought in the conversation of why the government consistently fails to deliver, I’m going to have a hard time taking you seriously.”
Ezra Klein wrote a whole big chapter in his well-hyped book about the lack of "abundance" in broadband, without mentioning (or apparently even realizing) that federal ARPA legislation pretty efficiently delivered the exact kind of improvements he claimed to be interested in
ARPA Is Delivering The ‘Abundance’ Ezra Klein Claims To Be Looking For
So you may have noticed that the media red carpet has been rolled out for Ezra Klein’s new book, “Abundance.” I don’t think the premise of the book is particularly original …
www.techdirt.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
“If you’re talking about abundance and you think corruption and consolidated corporate power is some kind of afterthought in the conversation of why the government consistently fails to deliver, I’m going to have a hard time taking you seriously.”
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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It is in no way “law enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
It is in no way “law enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.
You flout rules; you flaunt your fecklessness. Or you flaunt your outrageous wealth, accumulated by flouting regulations.
You do not "flaunt rules" or "flaunt the law" unless...you're, say, the head of the homeowners association citing regulations at anyone who will listen.
You do not "flaunt rules" or "flaunt the law" unless...you're, say, the head of the homeowners association citing regulations at anyone who will listen.
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
You flout rules; you flaunt your fecklessness. Or you flaunt your outrageous wealth, accumulated by flouting regulations.
You do not "flaunt rules" or "flaunt the law" unless...you're, say, the head of the homeowners association citing regulations at anyone who will listen.
You do not "flaunt rules" or "flaunt the law" unless...you're, say, the head of the homeowners association citing regulations at anyone who will listen.
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NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
Germany, other NATO allies sending troops to Greenland amid Trump threats
Trump said Wednesday anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies about Arctic security.
www.newsweek.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
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It is time to eradicate AI from all educational environments. Find another way. Maybe teach kids about AI like when we learned about drugs in middle school.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It is time to eradicate AI from all educational environments. Find another way. Maybe teach kids about AI like when we learned about drugs in middle school.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
“The risks of AI outweigh the benefits” - new report about AI in elementary schools.
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Apparently ICE goons in multi-car caravans are circling Spanish immersion preschools in the city taunting and photographing the parents and neighbors who are patrolling the school perimeter to keep kids safe.
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Apparently ICE goons in multi-car caravans are circling Spanish immersion preschools in the city taunting and photographing the parents and neighbors who are patrolling the school perimeter to keep kids safe.
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French President Macron:
We do not underestimate the declarations on Greenland.
If the sovereignty of a European country and ally were to be affected, the knock-on effects would be unprecedented.
France is monitoring the situation and will align its action with Denmark and its sovereignty.
We do not underestimate the declarations on Greenland.
If the sovereignty of a European country and ally were to be affected, the knock-on effects would be unprecedented.
France is monitoring the situation and will align its action with Denmark and its sovereignty.
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
French President Macron:
We do not underestimate the declarations on Greenland.
If the sovereignty of a European country and ally were to be affected, the knock-on effects would be unprecedented.
France is monitoring the situation and will align its action with Denmark and its sovereignty.
We do not underestimate the declarations on Greenland.
If the sovereignty of a European country and ally were to be affected, the knock-on effects would be unprecedented.
France is monitoring the situation and will align its action with Denmark and its sovereignty.
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I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
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The idea that Americans are unusually quiescent is a weirdly load-bearing and ideologically widespread position, one that has survived multiple massive protest waves and visible community organizing in the face of violent state repression with nary a ripple. It's really odd
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The idea that Americans are unusually quiescent is a weirdly load-bearing and ideologically widespread position, one that has survived multiple massive protest waves and visible community organizing in the face of violent state repression with nary a ripple. It's really odd
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Rather than backing down, "you should confront ICE in the streets, and everyone should have their phone out at all points in time filming these interactions," says @amandamarcotte.bsky.social.
On the pod, Trump wants you to think his power is absolute. It isn't:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
On the pod, Trump wants you to think his power is absolute. It isn't:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Trump’s Rage Explodes at GOPers as Their Defiance of Him Visibly Grows
As Republicans start breaking with Trump on more fronts, a writer who ably dissects his psychoses explains how this reveals that his power is not absolute—and why that should inform our resistance to ...
newrepublic.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Rather than backing down, "you should confront ICE in the streets, and everyone should have their phone out at all points in time filming these interactions," says @amandamarcotte.bsky.social.
On the pod, Trump wants you to think his power is absolute. It isn't:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
On the pod, Trump wants you to think his power is absolute. It isn't:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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We just had a week that changed everything, including my view of impeachment. Before: Wait until 2027. Now: Embrace it in 2026 and hold hearing-like forums to spotlight the many articles of impeachment filed against Trump and his cabinet. My latest @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/embracing-...
Embracing Impeachment
The case against Trump and his cabinet keeps growing—and the argument for waiting is no longer convincing.
www.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
We just had a week that changed everything, including my view of impeachment. Before: Wait until 2027. Now: Embrace it in 2026 and hold hearing-like forums to spotlight the many articles of impeachment filed against Trump and his cabinet. My latest @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/embracing-...
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Every week is overwhelming evidence of what we saw with our own eyes, but which our credulous media was afraid to print: the Nazi salute was a Nazi salute
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Every week is overwhelming evidence of what we saw with our own eyes, but which our credulous media was afraid to print: the Nazi salute was a Nazi salute