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over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
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I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
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3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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maybe an unpopular position on this website but i think the moderate dem focus on ICE training can be, with political pressure, the pathway to more fundamental reforms. rhetorically it is not too hard to move from “more training” to “turns out they’re untrainable and we have to start all over.”
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
maybe an unpopular position on this website but i think the moderate dem focus on ICE training can be, with political pressure, the pathway to more fundamental reforms. rhetorically it is not too hard to move from “more training” to “turns out they’re untrainable and we have to start all over.”
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JPOW literally said
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
JPOW literally said
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The new video makes clear that
1) he told her to get out of the car, and ultimately shot her, because he wanted to punish her for making him feel small
2) she made him feel small, not because she was a threat to him or anyone else, but because she was not afraid of him
1) he told her to get out of the car, and ultimately shot her, because he wanted to punish her for making him feel small
2) she made him feel small, not because she was a threat to him or anyone else, but because she was not afraid of him
January 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The new video makes clear that
1) he told her to get out of the car, and ultimately shot her, because he wanted to punish her for making him feel small
2) she made him feel small, not because she was a threat to him or anyone else, but because she was not afraid of him
1) he told her to get out of the car, and ultimately shot her, because he wanted to punish her for making him feel small
2) she made him feel small, not because she was a threat to him or anyone else, but because she was not afraid of him
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For right-wingers who want to preserve any sort of public career in a post-Trump reality without being constantly haunted by their past disgrace, "Renee Good's murder is a bridge too far for me" is one of the easiest off-ramps in the world. I think we should take note of who declines to use it.
Sohrab Ahmari thinks that the officer was in danger and had a right to kill Renee Good.
He’s as bad as any MAGA.
He’s as bad as any MAGA.
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
For right-wingers who want to preserve any sort of public career in a post-Trump reality without being constantly haunted by their past disgrace, "Renee Good's murder is a bridge too far for me" is one of the easiest off-ramps in the world. I think we should take note of who declines to use it.
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There are a bunch of fake pictures of protests among my friend networks on other sites. They are really, obviously AI, but I understand how in all the pressures at the moment you can see it, have a feeling, and hit share.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Live: Thousands gather to memorialize woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
The mother of the deceased driver identified the woman as Renee Nicole Good, 37. Video of the shooting shows agents near the vehicle as Good reversed and then pulled forward. One agent appeared to fir...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
There are a bunch of fake pictures of protests among my friend networks on other sites. They are really, obviously AI, but I understand how in all the pressures at the moment you can see it, have a feeling, and hit share.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
Instead: go to local news. Here’s my outlet I write for. There are others.
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As we celebrate Cyber Monday today, please save a thought for everyone responsible for bringing it to us.
December 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As we celebrate Cyber Monday today, please save a thought for everyone responsible for bringing it to us.
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The Trump administration has a new mass deportation playbook.
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Trump administration has a new mass deportation playbook.
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
We’ve seen it in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Charlotte. And it’s coming to more cities.
@daralind.bsky.social explains 👇
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
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The gulf in worldview and basic social understanding between Phone People and Not Phone People is deep and unbridgeable.
Let's "hop on the phone"? You don't know what you're asking.
Let's "hop on the phone"? You don't know what you're asking.
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The gulf in worldview and basic social understanding between Phone People and Not Phone People is deep and unbridgeable.
Let's "hop on the phone"? You don't know what you're asking.
Let's "hop on the phone"? You don't know what you're asking.
I feel it's telling that apparently no one in his staff has told him how nonsensical this is.
Trump: "We're gonna reducing drug costs over the next year and a half by 1,000 percent."
September 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I feel it's telling that apparently no one in his staff has told him how nonsensical this is.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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"Where's my Breakfast?" by Daniel Arthur
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"Where's my Breakfast?" by Daniel Arthur
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In the blurring of memory that comes with time, it will fall on historians to point out that the deployment of the military to cities, the disappearances of student activists and immigrants, and the federal takeovers of policing all *preceeded*, not followed, the death of a demagogue.
September 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In the blurring of memory that comes with time, it will fall on historians to point out that the deployment of the military to cities, the disappearances of student activists and immigrants, and the federal takeovers of policing all *preceeded*, not followed, the death of a demagogue.
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First they came for John Bolton, and I spoke out, gritting my teeth extremely hard
August 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
First they came for John Bolton, and I spoke out, gritting my teeth extremely hard
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I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
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Job growth has slowed down and instead of attacking the BLS, we should be talking about why.
It’s a mix of supply and demand shocks, but an unsurprising outcome given policy changes this year, including tariffs, less immigration, and gov't downsizing. stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/job-growth...
It’s a mix of supply and demand shocks, but an unsurprising outcome given policy changes this year, including tariffs, less immigration, and gov't downsizing. stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/job-growth...
Job growth has slowed sharply; the question is why
After an avalanche of data last week, there are more signs of a slowing economy.
stayathomemacro.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Job growth has slowed down and instead of attacking the BLS, we should be talking about why.
It’s a mix of supply and demand shocks, but an unsurprising outcome given policy changes this year, including tariffs, less immigration, and gov't downsizing. stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/job-growth...
It’s a mix of supply and demand shocks, but an unsurprising outcome given policy changes this year, including tariffs, less immigration, and gov't downsizing. stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/job-growth...
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politicians and political commentators shouldnt be giving young men advice on how to get laid, what are we even doing here people
August 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
politicians and political commentators shouldnt be giving young men advice on how to get laid, what are we even doing here people
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My take on "peak woke" discourse is always the same: that the people condemning "wokeness" were always a bigger problem than the things they were criticizing.
I think the Trump administration has basically vindicated my anti-anti-wokeness.
I think the Trump administration has basically vindicated my anti-anti-wokeness.
July 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My take on "peak woke" discourse is always the same: that the people condemning "wokeness" were always a bigger problem than the things they were criticizing.
I think the Trump administration has basically vindicated my anti-anti-wokeness.
I think the Trump administration has basically vindicated my anti-anti-wokeness.