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· Nov 20
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One of the most horrifying bits of Christopher Browning's book "Ordinary Men," on a group of German Holocaust perpetrators, is the fact that absolutely nobody in the unit Browning researched was ever punished in any way for refusing to participate in massacres. These guys could just say no.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, Blas Nuñez-Neto wouldn't tell us his clients, but did say we should remember that ICE agents are people too. (Can't believe this quote below)
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
![Nuñez-Neto recommended that protesters understand that ICE agents are people, too.
“I think it would help both sides to appreciate the fact that that’s a human being across from you who may or may not want to do the things they’ve been ordered to do. In my long history being in and out of the Department [of Homeland Security], it is very often what makes the news are the terrible things that happen but what doesn’t get reported are the … stories about agents bringing toys into the border patrol station,” he said.
“We’re all human beings, many of them have families, many of them don’t want to be doing what they’ve been directed to do … so it would help us all to lower the temperature a bit. I’m angry too.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog3/bafkreia3sqpgq4ufvy746ld4tuadfwuf7ul4so6u2wjhf5oggd6kzxibtm@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
One of the most horrifying bits of Christopher Browning's book "Ordinary Men," on a group of German Holocaust perpetrators, is the fact that absolutely nobody in the unit Browning researched was ever punished in any way for refusing to participate in massacres. These guys could just say no.
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On tongues stilled, voices quieted, and the endless cry of the silenced.
Understanding Transmisogyny, Part Six: Epistemic Vandalism
On judgment without trial.
taliabhattwrites.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
On tongues stilled, voices quieted, and the endless cry of the silenced.
Watch as the parade of idiots that wrote Florian Wirtz off wake up to "Florian Wirtz since the new year" stats packages in April.
January 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Watch as the parade of idiots that wrote Florian Wirtz off wake up to "Florian Wirtz since the new year" stats packages in April.
Robot bad. People good? Token bad. Robot token doubleplusungood. People bad? State actors good. Computer bad website good. People robot token people. Website bad? People good. State actors bad. Robot bad? Token good.
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Robot bad. People good? Token bad. Robot token doubleplusungood. People bad? State actors good. Computer bad website good. People robot token people. Website bad? People good. State actors bad. Robot bad? Token good.
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This is why there is no free speech without anonymous speech.
This is why online ID checks / age verification is incompatible with the 1st amendment and human rights.
This is why "make everyone use their real names" is not a real solution to online hate & harm
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
This is why online ID checks / age verification is incompatible with the 1st amendment and human rights.
This is why "make everyone use their real names" is not a real solution to online hate & harm
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Homeland Security wants to know who's anonymously posting about ICE
www.politico.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This is why there is no free speech without anonymous speech.
This is why online ID checks / age verification is incompatible with the 1st amendment and human rights.
This is why "make everyone use their real names" is not a real solution to online hate & harm
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
This is why online ID checks / age verification is incompatible with the 1st amendment and human rights.
This is why "make everyone use their real names" is not a real solution to online hate & harm
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Rosalía’s Lux is more than epic Catholic pop – it grapples with a world fraught with complexity and crisis | Carlos Delclós
Rosalía’s Lux is more than epic Catholic pop – it grapples with a world fraught with complexity and crisis | Carlos Delclós
Behind its lavish ‘nun-core’ aesthetic, the Spanish star pushes us to think beyond good and evil – to see that we contain multitudes, says Spanish sociologist and writer Carlos Delclós
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Rosalía’s Lux is more than epic Catholic pop – it grapples with a world fraught with complexity and crisis | Carlos Delclós
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This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
it's time to DOUBLE DOWN ON INEFFECTUAL TACTICS BABY 2026 GET IN THE CAR
January 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
it's time to DOUBLE DOWN ON INEFFECTUAL TACTICS BABY 2026 GET IN THE CAR
delicious delectable coffee i love coffee im not saying i support the guatemalan genocide. what eisenhower did was wrong.
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
delicious delectable coffee i love coffee im not saying i support the guatemalan genocide. what eisenhower did was wrong.