Zack Ford
@zackford.bsky.social
Press/Editorial: AFJustice
Formerly: ThinkProgress (RIP).
Queer/cis, atheist, SJW, pianist, gaymer, IC alumni, union member. https://linktr.ee/zackford
Opinions my own. (He/Him) 🏳️🌈🖖
Formerly: ThinkProgress (RIP).
Queer/cis, atheist, SJW, pianist, gaymer, IC alumni, union member. https://linktr.ee/zackford
Opinions my own. (He/Him) 🏳️🌈🖖
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Zack Ford
@zackford.bsky.social
· Dec 10
If you see stories about trans people being targeted for discrimination and psychological torture and your response is to shrug because you still have "questions" about trans identities and aren't motivated to advocate for their lives because you think it's a political loser, well gosh, you suck.
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in fact you do not have to show your ID when you board a train in the united states, you only need to show your ticket (which can be purchased without an ID)
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
in fact you do not have to show your ID when you board a train in the united states, you only need to show your ticket (which can be purchased without an ID)
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Yeah, this is not even taking a knee. Basic expressions of empathy or solidarity, or concern about government abuses, can trigger attacks from the President and trigger death threats.
Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
The Threshold
The right used to attack athletes who protested. Now they attack athletes who express feelings at all.
www.readtpa.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Yeah, this is not even taking a knee. Basic expressions of empathy or solidarity, or concern about government abuses, can trigger attacks from the President and trigger death threats.
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Habeas corpus actions are the ancient common law writ used to create a legal action to sue for freedom. They were crucial in the early-nineteenth-century efforts to challenge slavery.
This graph showing “habeas cases” suddenly leaping in 2025 —
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
This graph showing “habeas cases” suddenly leaping in 2025 —
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Habeas corpus actions are the ancient common law writ used to create a legal action to sue for freedom. They were crucial in the early-nineteenth-century efforts to challenge slavery.
This graph showing “habeas cases” suddenly leaping in 2025 —
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
This graph showing “habeas cases” suddenly leaping in 2025 —
is terrifying.
dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
Kid Rock. You call yourself "Kid Rock," but if you think that lip sync rocked, then you've got to be kidding. I'm sorry, my dear, but you are up for elimination.
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Kid Rock. You call yourself "Kid Rock," but if you think that lip sync rocked, then you've got to be kidding. I'm sorry, my dear, but you are up for elimination.
Bad Bunny was born in 1994. Elián González was born in 1993.
The incredible content we’re getting in reaction to the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show is helping me deal with my feelings about the situation in Iran.
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Bad Bunny was born in 1994. Elián González was born in 1993.
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oh so the jobs report is going to be BAD bad
February 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
oh so the jobs report is going to be BAD bad
I'm absolutely shocked to learn that the redactions helped protect Trump. Shocked, I say.
Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump.
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
Rep. Raskin Confirms ‘Troubling’ And ‘Unnecessary’ Epstein File Redactions
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I'm absolutely shocked to learn that the redactions helped protect Trump. Shocked, I say.
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
There's been a lot of chatter about how Bad Bunny performed in Spanish, but I watched a few clips from the TPUSA alternative half time show, and if they were performing in English, I sure didn't understand it any better.
February 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
There's been a lot of chatter about how Bad Bunny performed in Spanish, but I watched a few clips from the TPUSA alternative half time show, and if they were performing in English, I sure didn't understand it any better.
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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🚨Throughout his career, Justin Olson attacked women, pushing radical beliefs about fetal personhood and undermining our basic rights.
He once preached that "wives are the subjects of their husbands."
Senate Republicans just gave him a lifetime judicial appointment.
He once preached that "wives are the subjects of their husbands."
Senate Republicans just gave him a lifetime judicial appointment.
February 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
🚨Throughout his career, Justin Olson attacked women, pushing radical beliefs about fetal personhood and undermining our basic rights.
He once preached that "wives are the subjects of their husbands."
Senate Republicans just gave him a lifetime judicial appointment.
He once preached that "wives are the subjects of their husbands."
Senate Republicans just gave him a lifetime judicial appointment.
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This is such an embarrassing interview. Good for CNBC for asking the most straightforward questions.
REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This is such an embarrassing interview. Good for CNBC for asking the most straightforward questions.
That was such a delightful halftime show. How do you see that fabulous energy and dancing and not love it? I'm sure we'll find out what boring ass hateful people they are.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
That was such a delightful halftime show. How do you see that fabulous energy and dancing and not love it? I'm sure we'll find out what boring ass hateful people they are.
This gay watch party is very thrilled by this halftime show! 🤩
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
This gay watch party is very thrilled by this halftime show! 🤩
Very rude to get me to like a commercial and then it's for fucking crypto.
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Very rude to get me to like a commercial and then it's for fucking crypto.
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In fact, it may be worse. :(
NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
In fact, it may be worse. :(
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There is no way that we can host the World Cup or the Olympics.
Martin, an 18-year-old citizen and soccer player, traveled with his Madison-area team to Minneapolis for a Futsal tournament (which my kid's team was going to play in, then opted out). While there, ICE stopped Martin and took his mom, who has been detained since.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
Mother's immigration arrest leaves Madison soccer standout reeling
Federal immigration agents detained a Madison soccer player's mother while she was in Minnesota for her son's games. Now, he's struggling.
www.jsonline.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
There is no way that we can host the World Cup or the Olympics.
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It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
They hate when they steal advantage and we steal it back. They don't care about fairness, only power and winning.
There’s nothing more insincere than Republicans suddenly discovering a deep moral opposition to gerrymandering the moment Democrats stop unilaterally disarming.
February 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
They hate when they steal advantage and we steal it back. They don't care about fairness, only power and winning.