Francis Mrema
@frah-insis-mer-mah.bsky.social
Proud, first-gen Kenyan-American. Born into Carter Admin + raised in Regan Admin(Bush 1 x Clinton x Bush 2 x Obama)/Biden = 🚫 more lobbyist 💵 & 🚫 more Electoral College. Videographer,editor,student of history/poli sci,and artist. R.I.P. Alex P. Keaton🙏🏿
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In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll talk about engagement farming: a cynical social media tactic to rack up likes, shares, and comments. From rage farming to AI-powered outrage factories, engagement farming is reshaping online discourse and turning division into profit.
1/23
1/23
A primer for the era we live in. The Digital Outrage Economy
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If there is one resolution I want for journalists this year: it is to get off S*bstack and use Ghost or any other indy publishing platform that does not fund literal nazis instead.
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
If there is one resolution I want for journalists this year: it is to get off S*bstack and use Ghost or any other indy publishing platform that does not fund literal nazis instead.
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I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
If there is one resolution I want for journalists this year: it is to get off S*bstack and use Ghost or any other indy publishing platform that does not fund literal nazis instead.
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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how the fuck can any journalist remain on this fucking website.
January 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
how the fuck can any journalist remain on this fucking website.
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Nah, software isn't psychotic. This is entirely the product of choices made by humans, who were entirely aware of the risks, and intentionally disregarded both ethics and potential consequences.
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Nah, software isn't psychotic. This is entirely the product of choices made by humans, who were entirely aware of the risks, and intentionally disregarded both ethics and potential consequences.
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Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mamdani been mayor for five minutes & is pulling up on slumlords, tearing up flooring himself, disgusted, and took the whole media with him.
He is HIM 😭
He is HIM 😭
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from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
This is Uber Eats for sure but could be DoorDash too… Delete all these mutherfuckers.
screenshot in case the post gets taken down or deleted
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
This is Uber Eats for sure but could be DoorDash too… Delete all these mutherfuckers.
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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The monks walking for peace is bigger than people think.
They normally make this walk in other countries.
This year, they decided to walk from Texas to DC- through areas historically relevant in the civil rights movement.
They are essentially walking the 1961 Freedom Riders route. 🫶🕊️
They normally make this walk in other countries.
This year, they decided to walk from Texas to DC- through areas historically relevant in the civil rights movement.
They are essentially walking the 1961 Freedom Riders route. 🫶🕊️
December 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The monks walking for peace is bigger than people think.
They normally make this walk in other countries.
This year, they decided to walk from Texas to DC- through areas historically relevant in the civil rights movement.
They are essentially walking the 1961 Freedom Riders route. 🫶🕊️
They normally make this walk in other countries.
This year, they decided to walk from Texas to DC- through areas historically relevant in the civil rights movement.
They are essentially walking the 1961 Freedom Riders route. 🫶🕊️
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You can support them and follow their progress here: linktr.ee/walkforpeace...
walkforpeaceusa | TikTok | Linktree
Official Account ✨
Aloka 🐕 + Buddhist monks walking 2,300 miles for peace 🕊️
Fort Worth → Washington DC (2025-26)
#WalkForPeace
linktr.ee
December 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
You can support them and follow their progress here: linktr.ee/walkforpeace...
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Please share this with anyone you know who still uses LiveJournal. It could collapse next week; it could last another two years. I think "next week" is probably too fast and "two years" is probably pushing it, a lot; that's my only prediction.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Please share this with anyone you know who still uses LiveJournal. It could collapse next week; it could last another two years. I think "next week" is probably too fast and "two years" is probably pushing it, a lot; that's my only prediction.
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The Trump Admin is wantonly abusing executive power & conducting warrantless spying.
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
Dan Goldman Supported Warrantless Spying on Americans. Now His Primary Opponent Is Hitting Him for It.
New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman and others helped hand Trump warrantless spying powers. Now, that vote is an issue in their upcoming primaries.
theintercept.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Trump Admin is wantonly abusing executive power & conducting warrantless spying.
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
But Congressmembers including Dan Goldman handed him the ability to do it by voting against a warrant requirement for using NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens last year.
theintercept.com/2025/12/28/f...
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6/6-
knowing that the people will vote against it. Our task is to find a path to real peace that will suit the Ukrainian nation», — concluded the President of Ukraine.
t.me/bbcrussian/8...
knowing that the people will vote against it. Our task is to find a path to real peace that will suit the Ukrainian nation», — concluded the President of Ukraine.
t.me/bbcrussian/8...
BBC News | Русская служба
Зеленский рассказал о компромиссе по вопросу территорий, который Киев выдвинул на переговорах во Флориде
Американский телеканал Fox News опубликовал 13-минутное интервью с президентом Украины Владими...
t.me
December 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
6/6-
knowing that the people will vote against it. Our task is to find a path to real peace that will suit the Ukrainian nation», — concluded the President of Ukraine.
t.me/bbcrussian/8...
knowing that the people will vote against it. Our task is to find a path to real peace that will suit the Ukrainian nation», — concluded the President of Ukraine.
t.me/bbcrussian/8...
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Zelensky spoke about the compromise on the issue of territories, which Kyiv put forward at the negotiations in Florida
The American TV channel Fox News published a 13-minute interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, recorded after his talks with Donald Trump in Florida last Sunday.
Zelensky spoke about the compromise on the issue of territories, which Kyiv put forward at the negotiations in Florida
The American TV channel Fox News published a 13-minute interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, recorded after his talks with Donald Trump in Florida last Sunday.
BBC News | Русская служба
Зеленский рассказал о компромиссе по вопросу территорий, который Киев выдвинул на переговорах во Флориде
Американский телеканал Fox News опубликовал 13-минутное интервью с президентом Украины Владими...
t.me
December 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Zelensky spoke about the compromise on the issue of territories, which Kyiv put forward at the negotiations in Florida
The American TV channel Fox News published a 13-minute interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, recorded after his talks with Donald Trump in Florida last Sunday.
Zelensky spoke about the compromise on the issue of territories, which Kyiv put forward at the negotiations in Florida
The American TV channel Fox News published a 13-minute interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, recorded after his talks with Donald Trump in Florida last Sunday.
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5 things that will fix the corruption in our politics:
1. Ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes.
2. Prohibit Congress and families from stock trading.
3. Remove big money from politics: Ban unions, corporations, super PACs; limit individual donations to $100 per election.
1. Ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes.
2. Prohibit Congress and families from stock trading.
3. Remove big money from politics: Ban unions, corporations, super PACs; limit individual donations to $100 per election.
December 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
5 things that will fix the corruption in our politics:
1. Ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes.
2. Prohibit Congress and families from stock trading.
3. Remove big money from politics: Ban unions, corporations, super PACs; limit individual donations to $100 per election.
1. Ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes.
2. Prohibit Congress and families from stock trading.
3. Remove big money from politics: Ban unions, corporations, super PACs; limit individual donations to $100 per election.
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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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CBS filed a copyright claim against my YouTube channel for posting Canada's version of the CECOT story that Bari Weiss killed—SO—I downloaded the transcript and read the transcript verbatim. Here it is.
Please watch & share to fight fascism & censorship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uRf...
Please watch & share to fight fascism & censorship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uRf...
Listen to the Full CECOT Episode CBS Tried to Ban
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
CBS filed a copyright claim against my YouTube channel for posting Canada's version of the CECOT story that Bari Weiss killed—SO—I downloaded the transcript and read the transcript verbatim. Here it is.
Please watch & share to fight fascism & censorship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uRf...
Please watch & share to fight fascism & censorship. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uRf...
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Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand.
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand.
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
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“You can look down a tremendous distance with our cameras. The camera will identify people, what they’re wearing, and cars up to a half a mile away. It’s that good.”
— Kevin Cox, a Flock consultant who used to work for the Grand Prairie, Texas Police Department said in a 2023 Flock Condor webinar.
— Kevin Cox, a Flock consultant who used to work for the Grand Prairie, Texas Police Department said in a 2023 Flock Condor webinar.
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“You can look down a tremendous distance with our cameras. The camera will identify people, what they’re wearing, and cars up to a half a mile away. It’s that good.”
— Kevin Cox, a Flock consultant who used to work for the Grand Prairie, Texas Police Department said in a 2023 Flock Condor webinar.
— Kevin Cox, a Flock consultant who used to work for the Grand Prairie, Texas Police Department said in a 2023 Flock Condor webinar.
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This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
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It's important to recognize that different people process grief at different rates— and that's normal and healthy.
December 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It's important to recognize that different people process grief at different rates— and that's normal and healthy.
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It's important to extend yourself the grace to accept that you made the best decisions that you could with the information you had at the time.
December 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It's important to extend yourself the grace to accept that you made the best decisions that you could with the information you had at the time.
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Most people have memory-holed 2020-2022, but we experienced generational trauma on a global scale and at some point that kind of thing bubbles up to the collective consciousness.
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
Over a roughly three-year period beginning in March 2020, 1,564 Alaskans died from COVID-19, according to a new report from the Alaska Department of Health.
1 in 500 Alaskans died from COVID-19 during pandemic, state reports
The comprehensive Alaska Department of Health report examined how the state fared between 2020 and 2023, noting successes and failures in the public health system.
www.adn.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Most people have memory-holed 2020-2022, but we experienced generational trauma on a global scale and at some point that kind of thing bubbles up to the collective consciousness.
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
Then and only then will we realize the extent to which grief and loss looms over every decision we have made ever since
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This piece shifts everything I thought I knew about apartheid and South Africa. Or Azania, I should say.
And shifts how I think about our own ongoing, often misguided (or misdirected) liberation struggle.
Excellent essay.
Long but worth the effort.
And shifts how I think about our own ongoing, often misguided (or misdirected) liberation struggle.
Excellent essay.
Long but worth the effort.
"Brilliant essay foregrounding the fact the South African Black liberation movement saw itself as fighting for their land in the face of settler colonialism, rather than how its retrospectively framed as fighting to topple apartheid" (@/ontologoff on twitter) www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Land Question - Boston Review
Fighting apartheid has become a global paradigm for justice struggles. That’s not how many Black liberationists in South Africa understood their cause.
www.bostonreview.net
December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This piece shifts everything I thought I knew about apartheid and South Africa. Or Azania, I should say.
And shifts how I think about our own ongoing, often misguided (or misdirected) liberation struggle.
Excellent essay.
Long but worth the effort.
And shifts how I think about our own ongoing, often misguided (or misdirected) liberation struggle.
Excellent essay.
Long but worth the effort.