Mitch Bittens
@bamcis.bsky.social
unconditional struggle for a better world
Reads/listens: Cool Zone Media (h/t Weird Little Guys), Kathleen Belew, Talia Lavin, JM Berger, Seamus Hughes, Marc Sageman, Spencer Sunshine, LCRW, so much more but you get the idea.
Reads/listens: Cool Zone Media (h/t Weird Little Guys), Kathleen Belew, Talia Lavin, JM Berger, Seamus Hughes, Marc Sageman, Spencer Sunshine, LCRW, so much more but you get the idea.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.
This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.
Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.
This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.
Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.
October 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.
This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.
Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.
This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.
Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.
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There is no argument against birthright citizenship other than “I am incredibly racist and don’t like it”
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back bef...
www.cnn.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There is no argument against birthright citizenship other than “I am incredibly racist and don’t like it”
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.
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“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
Trans folk deserve equality, respect, and agency—basic human rights.
Their existence does not and should not threaten anyone. They are clearly being subject to demonization, a key lead up to erasure and death.
We must not let this happen.
And also…not NVE, a convenient catch all of the moment.
Their existence does not and should not threaten anyone. They are clearly being subject to demonization, a key lead up to erasure and death.
We must not let this happen.
And also…not NVE, a convenient catch all of the moment.
September 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Trans folk deserve equality, respect, and agency—basic human rights.
Their existence does not and should not threaten anyone. They are clearly being subject to demonization, a key lead up to erasure and death.
We must not let this happen.
And also…not NVE, a convenient catch all of the moment.
Their existence does not and should not threaten anyone. They are clearly being subject to demonization, a key lead up to erasure and death.
We must not let this happen.
And also…not NVE, a convenient catch all of the moment.
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I went to the Richmond Performative Matcha Guy Competition at Monroe Park. This is now a pro-Zoomer account. Long live the youth.
September 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I went to the Richmond Performative Matcha Guy Competition at Monroe Park. This is now a pro-Zoomer account. Long live the youth.
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Re-upping this story about a former Marine making common cause with a pro-Russian neo-Nazi group in Poland in 2016.
Today, Russian drones are reported inside Polish airspace and Poland's president is warning that Putin is preparing to invade. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Today, Russian drones are reported inside Polish airspace and Poland's president is warning that Putin is preparing to invade. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
September 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Re-upping this story about a former Marine making common cause with a pro-Russian neo-Nazi group in Poland in 2016.
Today, Russian drones are reported inside Polish airspace and Poland's president is warning that Putin is preparing to invade. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Today, Russian drones are reported inside Polish airspace and Poland's president is warning that Putin is preparing to invade. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
A current DoD official and many military legal experts say the U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean near Venezuela broke international law.
theintercept.com/2025/09/05/p...
A current DoD official and many military legal experts say the U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean near Venezuela broke international law.
theintercept.com/2025/09/05/p...
Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
A current DoD official and many military legal experts say the U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean near Venezuela broke international law.
theintercept.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians
A current DoD official and many military legal experts say the U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean near Venezuela broke international law.
theintercept.com/2025/09/05/p...
A current DoD official and many military legal experts say the U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean near Venezuela broke international law.
theintercept.com/2025/09/05/p...
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Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.
August 31, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Jesus fucking christ. The Trump administration tried to send a bunch of children to Guatemala at 3 am and justified it by saying that the kids just wanted to return to their parents in Guatemala, but the kids actually told the court that they are afraid of being sent back to Guatemala.
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Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender
Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
www.motherjones.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
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Comedian Rita Brent previews Gloria Gaynor’s upcoming Kennedy Center performance
August 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Comedian Rita Brent previews Gloria Gaynor’s upcoming Kennedy Center performance
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I often talk about the fact that MAGA does not access the same news as the left wing. I present to you Exhibit A.
Dr. Daskalakis’ resignation letter excoriated RFK Jr. and shared that RFK Jr. was lying to the public, manipulating data, and ordering unethical actions.
This what Fox News served.
Dr. Daskalakis’ resignation letter excoriated RFK Jr. and shared that RFK Jr. was lying to the public, manipulating data, and ordering unethical actions.
This what Fox News served.
August 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I often talk about the fact that MAGA does not access the same news as the left wing. I present to you Exhibit A.
Dr. Daskalakis’ resignation letter excoriated RFK Jr. and shared that RFK Jr. was lying to the public, manipulating data, and ordering unethical actions.
This what Fox News served.
Dr. Daskalakis’ resignation letter excoriated RFK Jr. and shared that RFK Jr. was lying to the public, manipulating data, and ordering unethical actions.
This what Fox News served.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law.
https://to.pbs.org/4naCsqj
https://to.pbs.org/4naCsqj
U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step ...
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August 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law.
https://to.pbs.org/4naCsqj
https://to.pbs.org/4naCsqj
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It is important to remember these kind of attackers put on a performance, there is a script they follow and part of that script is trolling journalists or leaving ironic items in the hope someone in the media will bring on the Streisand effect to further spread their attack and be immortalized.
August 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It is important to remember these kind of attackers put on a performance, there is a script they follow and part of that script is trolling journalists or leaving ironic items in the hope someone in the media will bring on the Streisand effect to further spread their attack and be immortalized.
🧵 Another senseless tragedy has claimed innocent lives, adding to the growing catalog of mass casualty events that have become all too familiar.
My thoughts and condolences to the communities connected to Annunciation Catholic School.
My thoughts and condolences to the communities connected to Annunciation Catholic School.
August 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🧵 Another senseless tragedy has claimed innocent lives, adding to the growing catalog of mass casualty events that have become all too familiar.
My thoughts and condolences to the communities connected to Annunciation Catholic School.
My thoughts and condolences to the communities connected to Annunciation Catholic School.
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Video shows a blanket knitted by Irish activists as a tribute to Palestinian children killed in Gaza.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
August 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Video shows a blanket knitted by Irish activists as a tribute to Palestinian children killed in Gaza.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
Each square of the blanket represents 10 of the nearly 19,000 children killed by Israeli forces in the besieged enclave.
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If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
August 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
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Last month, Trump also threatened a federal takeover of NYC if Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is elected. interc.pt/4fAkKtI
August 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Last month, Trump also threatened a federal takeover of NYC if Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is elected. interc.pt/4fAkKtI
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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Xóchitl was detained by border patrol at the airport despite presenting a valid work authorization. She is a longtime organizer and needs help. There’s more info about what happened on this gofundme for her legal support. Please help out if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
Donate to Free Xóchitl: Support DACA recipient detained by ICE, organized by Lagartija del sol
Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago, a beloved community member, DACA r… Lagartija del sol needs your support for Free Xóchitl: Support DACA recipient detained by ICE
www.gofundme.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Xóchitl was detained by border patrol at the airport despite presenting a valid work authorization. She is a longtime organizer and needs help. There’s more info about what happened on this gofundme for her legal support. Please help out if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...
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The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
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Stuff like this should be ubiquitous on every network and every media outlet, because it's both true and critical.
The fact that it isn't is VERY worrying.
The fact that it isn't is VERY worrying.
"How can we communicate with optimism about the future … when we're living in the here and now where American democracy is in peril? … And we're supposed to ignore it? Leave it to others to wrestle with …? No no no no no. …
"That is tonight's Last Word on my last day at the Washington Post."
"That is tonight's Last Word on my last day at the Washington Post."
August 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Stuff like this should be ubiquitous on every network and every media outlet, because it's both true and critical.
The fact that it isn't is VERY worrying.
The fact that it isn't is VERY worrying.
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Appreciative to New Politics for publishing my piece, ICE Was Built for This, on authoritarianism, immigration raids, and the deeper logic behind it all.
newpol.org/issue_post/i...
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ICE Was Built for This - New Politics
ICE is not just a tool of reactionary immigration policies, but part of a more general instrument of political repression.
newpol.org
July 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Appreciative to New Politics for publishing my piece, ICE Was Built for This, on authoritarianism, immigration raids, and the deeper logic behind it all.
newpol.org/issue_post/i...
newpol.org/issue_post/i...