Doug
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Hanging out Seattle getting mad about local politics and spending my time doing mutual aid. #stopthesweeps
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Who wants to watch me lose my shit completely
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Who wants to watch me lose my shit completely
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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"Police departments and [..] Border Patrol used Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to monitor protests hundreds of times around the country during the last year, including No Kings protests in June and October."
#USA #Policing #Surveillance #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#USA #Policing #Surveillance #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
A massive cache of Flock lookups collated by the Electronic Frontier Foundation shows as many as 50 federal, state, and local agencies used Flock during protests over the last year.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"Police departments and [..] Border Patrol used Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras to monitor protests hundreds of times around the country during the last year, including No Kings protests in June and October."
#USA #Policing #Surveillance #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
#USA #Policing #Surveillance #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It is genuinely incredible to me how much evidence there is to support investing in the public good and how much animus there is to do this simple, effective thing.
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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“It is time to choose sides; fascism or morality? Big tech has made their choice.”
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/google-has-c...
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“It is time to choose sides; fascism or morality? Big tech has made their choice.”
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Appreciate your boosting/sharing of this episode in particular. Action items at the end include a petition for Leqaa
This week’s episode is an interview with two lawyers who represent Leqaa Kordia, a young Palestinian woman who is in ICE detention for protesting genocide.
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
open.spotify.com/episode/7gid...?
“What’s at Stake is Everything”: The Last Columbia Protester in ICE Detention
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November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Appreciate your boosting/sharing of this episode in particular. Action items at the end include a petition for Leqaa
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91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
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That the Democrats aren't still wailing about Elon Musk's murderous DOGE reign kind of illustrates how much fealty to immense wealth is the one truly bipartisan position in Washington.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
That the Democrats aren't still wailing about Elon Musk's murderous DOGE reign kind of illustrates how much fealty to immense wealth is the one truly bipartisan position in Washington.
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I think that superhero movies have done a number of human beings conditioning some people to believe that extraordinary actions are what matter. And if one can't be a superhero, then simple, ordinary efforts aren't worth doing.
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I think that superhero movies have done a number of human beings conditioning some people to believe that extraordinary actions are what matter. And if one can't be a superhero, then simple, ordinary efforts aren't worth doing.
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Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
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When I say I don't want to have kids but I still want to be involved in their lives, this is what I mean
November 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
When I say I don't want to have kids but I still want to be involved in their lives, this is what I mean
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whether it is feeding the hungry or taking bribes openly in the white house, both sides are problematic
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani are set for a dramatic clash, with New York as its stage and victim. The city may soon become an arena for a fight between two men with bad ideas econ.st/4hAdMpv
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
whether it is feeding the hungry or taking bribes openly in the white house, both sides are problematic
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This is driving me crazy. The New York Times calling this madness an “anti-drug operation” is one of the worst forms of propaganda: accepting stated motivations of powerful people as the truth.
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is driving me crazy. The New York Times calling this madness an “anti-drug operation” is one of the worst forms of propaganda: accepting stated motivations of powerful people as the truth.
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This precisely.
This is not the beginning of a fascist coup. It's the culmination of decades of political decay and neoliberal collusion across party lines.
This is not the beginning of a fascist coup. It's the culmination of decades of political decay and neoliberal collusion across party lines.
The audacity of people who pretend that everything that's going on now came down to a vote is astonishing. It ignores the culpability of BOTH parties in setting the precedents currently being weaponized by fascism. It's like nothing ever happened, and all was well with the world before 2025.
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This precisely.
This is not the beginning of a fascist coup. It's the culmination of decades of political decay and neoliberal collusion across party lines.
This is not the beginning of a fascist coup. It's the culmination of decades of political decay and neoliberal collusion across party lines.
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"The administration is doing dumb things, this proves they will fail."
1. They are not as dumb as you think in the areas that matter to them: grabbing power.
2. Being dumb is a feature, not a bug, of authoritarianism. Hiring based on loyalty does that.
3. This thinking is what leads to inaction.
1. They are not as dumb as you think in the areas that matter to them: grabbing power.
2. Being dumb is a feature, not a bug, of authoritarianism. Hiring based on loyalty does that.
3. This thinking is what leads to inaction.
October 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"The administration is doing dumb things, this proves they will fail."
1. They are not as dumb as you think in the areas that matter to them: grabbing power.
2. Being dumb is a feature, not a bug, of authoritarianism. Hiring based on loyalty does that.
3. This thinking is what leads to inaction.
1. They are not as dumb as you think in the areas that matter to them: grabbing power.
2. Being dumb is a feature, not a bug, of authoritarianism. Hiring based on loyalty does that.
3. This thinking is what leads to inaction.
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EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained bodycam footage from the May 24 bust-up in Cal Anderson shows a Seattle police sergeant beating a protester on the ground
Apparently, the sergeant also fabricated probable cause for the arrest.
Read & subscribe: www.divestspd.com/p/new-may-24...
Apparently, the sergeant also fabricated probable cause for the arrest.
Read & subscribe: www.divestspd.com/p/new-may-24...
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Newly obtained bodycam footage from the May 24 bust-up in Cal Anderson shows a Seattle police sergeant beating a protester on the ground
Apparently, the sergeant also fabricated probable cause for the arrest.
Read & subscribe: www.divestspd.com/p/new-may-24...
Apparently, the sergeant also fabricated probable cause for the arrest.
Read & subscribe: www.divestspd.com/p/new-may-24...
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I love being in the woods and not having to know how the housing market is doing. “Have you seen these interest rates lately?” No, I’m in the woods
September 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I love being in the woods and not having to know how the housing market is doing. “Have you seen these interest rates lately?” No, I’m in the woods
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“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that knowledge will help set you free.” - Assata Shakur 🥀
September 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that knowledge will help set you free.” - Assata Shakur 🥀
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I think the problem with rallying around the most privileged when they've been targeted is that it never trickles down.
they're touted as examples for "all of us" but it's not actually true.
they're touted as examples for "all of us" but it's not actually true.
September 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I think the problem with rallying around the most privileged when they've been targeted is that it never trickles down.
they're touted as examples for "all of us" but it's not actually true.
they're touted as examples for "all of us" but it's not actually true.
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What we're seeing in the "don't sign up for protests" discourse is what Paulo Freire described as the convert's failure to trust the knowledge of the oppressed. As the convert tries to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, they refuse to let go of a world where they were the authority by default.
September 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What we're seeing in the "don't sign up for protests" discourse is what Paulo Freire described as the convert's failure to trust the knowledge of the oppressed. As the convert tries to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, they refuse to let go of a world where they were the authority by default.
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this is genuinely one of the worst pieces of advice I've ever seen in my life. no, you should not be telling a black woman to do things to make the FBI come to her house. what the fuck
September 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
this is genuinely one of the worst pieces of advice I've ever seen in my life. no, you should not be telling a black woman to do things to make the FBI come to her house. what the fuck
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I want to once again reiterate what I said earlier. The reason the vast majority of Democratic and so-called centrist elites have acquiesced over and over again is that they are COMPLICIT. Because they actually know that direct confrontation is how you defeat fascists and choose not to do it.
Certainly looks like we scared the President away from Chicago. Fighting like hell works.
September 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I want to once again reiterate what I said earlier. The reason the vast majority of Democratic and so-called centrist elites have acquiesced over and over again is that they are COMPLICIT. Because they actually know that direct confrontation is how you defeat fascists and choose not to do it.