Kurt
@flglchicago.mas.to.ap.brid.gy
Former media and tech, now on to more important things
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Kachkaniraqmi | we still exist
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Some resist, some ridicule, some just couldn't be bothered, but the impact is always the same whether they say admit it or not.
How have I been so blind all this time. It's Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Fucking Americas. Say it with me and say it loud.
And as we […]
How have I been so blind all this time. It's Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Fucking Americas. Say it with me and say it loud.
And as we […]
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mas.to
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Some resist, some ridicule, some just couldn't be bothered, but the impact is always the same whether they say admit it or not.
How have I been so blind all this time. It's Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Fucking Americas. Say it with me and say it loud.
And as we […]
How have I been so blind all this time. It's Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Americas. Avenue of the Fucking Americas. Say it with me and say it loud.
And as we […]
So like almost every New Yorker, up to now I wouldn't have been caught dead saying "Avenue of the Americas," we always said "Sixth Avenue" which is what distinguishes natives from tourists, right? But the scales have been lifted from my eyes.
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So like almost every New Yorker, up to now I wouldn't have been caught dead saying "Avenue of the Americas," we always said "Sixth Avenue" which is what distinguishes natives from tourists, right? But the scales have been lifted from my eyes.
2026 war predictions
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
December 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
2026 war predictions
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
- US will attack Venezuela, retake Panama Canal, and occupy Greenland
- Russia will attack NATO countries, US will abandon Article 5
- China will invade Taiwan, US will do nothing
I hate being right all the time
So this afternoon a discussion on another platform (she only has a placeholder here) about DEI with a well-known voice on race and intersectionality devolved from disagreement to termination when she referred to me as "chief," then doubled down when I let her know that I am indigenous (quarter […]
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mas.to
December 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
So this afternoon a discussion on another platform (she only has a placeholder here) about DEI with a well-known voice on race and intersectionality devolved from disagreement to termination when she referred to me as "chief," then doubled down when I let her know that I am indigenous (quarter […]
RE: https://werd.social/@ben/115611138562127290
Very smart.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former […]
Very smart.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former […]
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
RE: https://werd.social/@ben/115611138562127290
Very smart.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former […]
Very smart.
Let's start by shutting down Visitor Relationship Managers (VRMs) e.g. Admiral that block access to people using privacy shields, falsely accusing them of blocking ads. Let's put pressure on publishers (I say this as a former […]
The annotated timelines provided by the Unbreaking project are absolutely brilliant, documenting our descent into authoritarianism across key issues like data security, immigration, food safety, medical research.
https://unbreaking.org
https://unbreaking.org
Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The annotated timelines provided by the Unbreaking project are absolutely brilliant, documenting our descent into authoritarianism across key issues like data security, immigration, food safety, medical research.
https://unbreaking.org
https://unbreaking.org
Teacher friend points out that all those women- and minority-dominated professions that the US Department of Education will no longer recognize as professions...
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
November 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Teacher friend points out that all those women- and minority-dominated professions that the US Department of Education will no longer recognize as professions...
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
...they are all mandated reporters for children that are abused.
Do you see what's happening here.
"We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: if none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were."
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: if none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were."
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Ta-Nehisi Coates
Nativist nationalistic xenophobia has been a stain on American life since before the revolution--even Ben Franklin in 1751 wrote a broadside against admitting the "boors" from the German Palatinate into Pennsylvania --and whatever their form, as the Federalists (don't even get started on the […]
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mas.to
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Nativist nationalistic xenophobia has been a stain on American life since before the revolution--even Ben Franklin in 1751 wrote a broadside against admitting the "boors" from the German Palatinate into Pennsylvania --and whatever their form, as the Federalists (don't even get started on the […]
So let’s review.
If someone’s family is white, and came to the US before 1924 (and even then), they essentially walked in an open door with few exceptions or exclusions (mostly for Asians). There was no “right way.” And the first, original wave of Hispanic immigrants came well before the Irish […]
If someone’s family is white, and came to the US before 1924 (and even then), they essentially walked in an open door with few exceptions or exclusions (mostly for Asians). There was no “right way.” And the first, original wave of Hispanic immigrants came well before the Irish […]
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mas.to
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
So let’s review.
If someone’s family is white, and came to the US before 1924 (and even then), they essentially walked in an open door with few exceptions or exclusions (mostly for Asians). There was no “right way.” And the first, original wave of Hispanic immigrants came well before the Irish […]
If someone’s family is white, and came to the US before 1924 (and even then), they essentially walked in an open door with few exceptions or exclusions (mostly for Asians). There was no “right way.” And the first, original wave of Hispanic immigrants came well before the Irish […]
Anyone remember Short Eyes?
I do. Saw the play at Lincoln Center in 1974, then the movie when it came out in 1977.
https://youtu.be/y5VMJ2eLN-0?si=IqtgkqiBPbowxG--
I do. Saw the play at Lincoln Center in 1974, then the movie when it came out in 1977.
https://youtu.be/y5VMJ2eLN-0?si=IqtgkqiBPbowxG--
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Anyone remember Short Eyes?
I do. Saw the play at Lincoln Center in 1974, then the movie when it came out in 1977.
https://youtu.be/y5VMJ2eLN-0?si=IqtgkqiBPbowxG--
I do. Saw the play at Lincoln Center in 1974, then the movie when it came out in 1977.
https://youtu.be/y5VMJ2eLN-0?si=IqtgkqiBPbowxG--
A federal agent shot unarmed Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park in Chicago last month (the agent boasted of creating 7 holes in her body with 5 shots), DHS justified the shooting by charging her with federal crimes, and today, just weeks later, the federal prosecutor […]
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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A federal agent shot unarmed Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park in Chicago last month (the agent boasted of creating 7 holes in her body with 5 shots), DHS justified the shooting by charging her with federal crimes, and today, just weeks later, the federal prosecutor […]
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This is how you intercept the drug trade, and who does it.
You don't do it with extrajudicial military action that the entire world considers war crimes, and for which our sailors and flight crews could face international courts.
You don't do it by moving our most advanced carrier fleet into a […]
You don't do it with extrajudicial military action that the entire world considers war crimes, and for which our sailors and flight crews could face international courts.
You don't do it by moving our most advanced carrier fleet into a […]
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mas.to
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is how you intercept the drug trade, and who does it.
You don't do it with extrajudicial military action that the entire world considers war crimes, and for which our sailors and flight crews could face international courts.
You don't do it by moving our most advanced carrier fleet into a […]
You don't do it with extrajudicial military action that the entire world considers war crimes, and for which our sailors and flight crews could face international courts.
You don't do it by moving our most advanced carrier fleet into a […]
You know, I've been following stuff a long long time, and I can't ever remember a US president calling for the execution of sitting US Senators and Representatives.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
You know, I've been following stuff a long long time, and I can't ever remember a US president calling for the execution of sitting US Senators and Representatives.
Lots of incoming last 48 hours from friends realizing it's not something that just happens on a screen, that's it's a real threat happening right now in the real world in their own communities.
Sharing some books that may help keep people sane and focused in preparation.
First, Leah […]
Sharing some books that may help keep people sane and focused in preparation.
First, Leah […]
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mas.to
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Lots of incoming last 48 hours from friends realizing it's not something that just happens on a screen, that's it's a real threat happening right now in the real world in their own communities.
Sharing some books that may help keep people sane and focused in preparation.
First, Leah […]
Sharing some books that may help keep people sane and focused in preparation.
First, Leah […]
Good piece connecting Bovino and his CBP raids to Nathan Bedford Forest and the nightriders of the KKK.
"...while the trauma and terror that Bovino’s unit instills is certainly real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. Time and again, these […]
"...while the trauma and terror that Bovino’s unit instills is certainly real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. Time and again, these […]
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mas.to
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Good piece connecting Bovino and his CBP raids to Nathan Bedford Forest and the nightriders of the KKK.
"...while the trauma and terror that Bovino’s unit instills is certainly real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. Time and again, these […]
"...while the trauma and terror that Bovino’s unit instills is certainly real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be. Time and again, these […]
Catholics have thought they were immune from this, that they could be part of MAGA. Think again.
Watch as this gets picked up by national media. See first comment for TNR reporting of first incident as this rolls out.
https://thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-trump-ice-raids-churches-holiday/
Watch as this gets picked up by national media. See first comment for TNR reporting of first incident as this rolls out.
https://thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-trump-ice-raids-churches-holiday/
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Catholics have thought they were immune from this, that they could be part of MAGA. Think again.
Watch as this gets picked up by national media. See first comment for TNR reporting of first incident as this rolls out.
https://thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-trump-ice-raids-churches-holiday/
Watch as this gets picked up by national media. See first comment for TNR reporting of first incident as this rolls out.
https://thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-trump-ice-raids-churches-holiday/
And the really troubling part is, we don’t need the Epstein files to know what he and they have done over the years. It’s been right out there in the open, and he and they even boasted about it. What’s troubling is that so many other white men sat there and thought, man, I wish I was doing that […]
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mas.to
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
And the really troubling part is, we don’t need the Epstein files to know what he and they have done over the years. It’s been right out there in the open, and he and they even boasted about it. What’s troubling is that so many other white men sat there and thought, man, I wish I was doing that […]
Lost in the reporting:
Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
Know who’s not fighting furiously to keep those files secret?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people […]
Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
Know who’s not fighting furiously to keep those files secret?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people […]
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mas.to
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Lost in the reporting:
Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
Know who’s not fighting furiously to keep those files secret?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people […]
Know who’s not in the Epstein files?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people.
Know who’s not fighting furiously to keep those files secret?
Latinos. Black people. Poor people. Immigrants. Trans people. All the “DEI” people […]
When I first moved into tech, during the advent of the commercial Internet, I thought our mission was to build great new things. Now that I’m retired and out of tech, I can see plainly that the industry has completely warped to focusing on destroying things.
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
When I first moved into tech, during the advent of the commercial Internet, I thought our mission was to build great new things. Now that I’m retired and out of tech, I can see plainly that the industry has completely warped to focusing on destroying things.
Waiting for a Gulf of Tonkin incident to set it off. We have all been here before.
A fifth of all deployed US Naval vessels are now in the Caribbean, led by our most advanced aircraft carrier group including a guided missile cruiser, along with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Force and three […]
A fifth of all deployed US Naval vessels are now in the Caribbean, led by our most advanced aircraft carrier group including a guided missile cruiser, along with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Force and three […]
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mas.to
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Waiting for a Gulf of Tonkin incident to set it off. We have all been here before.
A fifth of all deployed US Naval vessels are now in the Caribbean, led by our most advanced aircraft carrier group including a guided missile cruiser, along with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Force and three […]
A fifth of all deployed US Naval vessels are now in the Caribbean, led by our most advanced aircraft carrier group including a guided missile cruiser, along with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Force and three […]
Let's be clear what happened here: the Chicago area in general, and specifically the most vulnerable communities, were brutally raped by paramilitaries sent against us by our own government, and now they're threatening a return in greater force. Let's pray their leader is gone by March.
We will […]
We will […]
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mas.to
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Let's be clear what happened here: the Chicago area in general, and specifically the most vulnerable communities, were brutally raped by paramilitaries sent against us by our own government, and now they're threatening a return in greater force. Let's pray their leader is gone by March.
We will […]
We will […]
Powerful letter from a few dozen Chicago broadcast journalists, a warning to the rest of the country. Hell even Tom Skilling signed it.
"(This) is not law enforcement; it is terror."
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/letter-chicago-immigrants-broadcast-journalists/
"(This) is not law enforcement; it is terror."
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/letter-chicago-immigrants-broadcast-journalists/
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Powerful letter from a few dozen Chicago broadcast journalists, a warning to the rest of the country. Hell even Tom Skilling signed it.
"(This) is not law enforcement; it is terror."
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/letter-chicago-immigrants-broadcast-journalists/
"(This) is not law enforcement; it is terror."
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/letter-chicago-immigrants-broadcast-journalists/
Just because the marching is on pause doesn't mean the work isn't done
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just because the marching is on pause doesn't mean the work isn't done
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM