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Adrian Riskin 🇵🇸
@adrianriskin.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy
Anarchist, activist, abolitionist, angelenoLOLogist, unschooler, anti-zionist Jew, mathematician. Formerly at https://michaelkohlhaas.org and […]

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[Police in Los Angeles]

I had some excitement today.

https://youtu.be/e8SUyY9TgN4?si=2CFs324c8e3H1FAe
February 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Obligatory stop while in LA. #houseofpies #la
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Melrose Flea Market #la #creepy
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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I'm fascinated by doubled words in ordinary¹ English sentences, such as:

…the company I worked for for ten years…

…I noticed that that man is tall…

…they had had their dinner…

…I do do that…

The words aren't technically duplicated since they have different functions, but it's still cool. I […]
Original post on mastodon.scot
mastodon.scot
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Not all heroes wear capes
February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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An eye-popping Instagram post on the LA tenant union account: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOKTF7wj-Ll/?igsh=MXUzcnhxaGxyeHJtYQ==

These Sept and Dec 2025 reports from the Rent Brigade offer the longer version of the story for folks who aren't on Insta and/or want to read the full report […]
Original post on mas.wrong.tools
mas.wrong.tools
February 14, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Thanks to @HeavenlyPossum I was turned on two these two #anarchist #economics academics.

https://capitalaspower.com/2023/01/bichler-nitzan-the-business-of-strategic-sabotage-2/

In this article, they argue that although we think of businesses as being "in an industry" like "Trek is in the […]
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mastodon.sdf.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
If you think #capitalism has some benefits then either (a) you don't understand capitalism, (b) you're a monster, or (c) you think getting robbed at gunpoint has some benefits if the robbers don't kill you and maybe leave you a couple bucks to take the bus home when they're done with you.
February 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
1991 really was the good old days...

From Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard.
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
In Southern California the phrase "coffee shop" used to mean "diner", but now it means a place that you can lounge around in with espresso drinks. See e.g. the pictured sign: Jack's started up in 1933. Does anyone have any idea when this changed? I feel like […]

[Original post on kolektiva.social]
February 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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🔥 EVA VICTOR: “Fuck ICE. I hate ICE. ICE is evil, racist, and violent, and I don’t think it should exist… shut the fuck up, Ricky Gervais and Kevin O’Leary— I’m here for one night and I can say what i want.”

(From @variety.com )
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Ray Ware was getting his children ready for school in the early hours of Jan. 21 when federal immigration agents raided a nearby building. An agent soon after fired rounds outside his Willowbrook apartment.

Neighboring schools went into lock down. Dozens of federal agents, some carrying assault […]
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kolektiva.social
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Who is the mathematician who communicated with Jeffrey Epstein about the polymath project in 2009?

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00769858.pdf

#math #maths #polymath #mathematics
Age Verification | United States Department of Justice
www.justice.gov
February 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Extra spicy take:

Any prescription drug should be sold with informed consent. Yes, even the "bad" drugs. Bodily autonomy is more important than handcuffing people "for their protection".

Doctors as gatekeepers make the whole doctor/patient relationships adversarial rather than a collaborative […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Samuel R. Delany is one of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association's Grand Masters, a member of the New York State Writers Hall of Fame, and a member of the American Academy of Art and Science.

If you've never read _Babel-17_, his first Nebula award winner), borrow it from your […]
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im-in.space
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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Masto Re-Introduction

I'm a Linux Administrator and DevOps Engineer, foss & self-host enthusiast, linux gamer, BSD weirdo, and producer of electronic music. Also have an interest learning more about philosophy, left-wing anarchism/syndicalism/mutualism and decentralized systems (outside of […]
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mastodon.circlewithadot.net
February 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Someone objected to ‘dudes’, apparently it’s sexist so I’ll just leave this here.

In California, everything and everyone is a dude
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
RE: https://mas.to/@brian_gettler/116003674157499024

If you like American folk music at all this documentary about Charlie Parr is excellent. There's no one like him.
mas.to
February 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.

*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A FORGOTTEN EPISODE in French-occupied Naples in the years around 1800—just after the French Revolution—illustrates why it makes sense to see mathematics and politics as entangled. The protagonists of this story were gravely concerned about how mainstream mathematical methods were transforming […]
Original post on kolektiva.social
kolektiva.social
January 31, 2026 at 3:24 PM
FilmthepoliceLA streaming live from downtown Los Angeles.

https://www.youtube.com/live/7jRjc6wpdQI?si=bNZcqvGN_RML0IL_

#losangeles #fuckice #protests
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 AM
#followfriday

@rancholibertad

Thoughtful, detailed posts on place-sensitive food production, ecological stewardship, etc from an anticolonial and indigenous point of view. Their website is excellent too.

https://rancholibertad.com/
Rancho de la Libertad
A pioneering desert and community regeneration project located in Wonder Valley, California.
rancholibertad.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Downtown Los Angeles today -- the biggest protest I've seen recently. People seemed more defiant than usual too. Lots of folks on the roofs of park buildings, climbing up traffic light poles, etc.

I don't know when I started getting weepy at protests but […]

[Original post on kolektiva.social]
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 AM