Jake Campbell
@pitstop09.bsky.social
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Saying "it's good that this is happening" isn't the same as saying "the people who are doing this are good."
Scumbag politicians figuring out what the progressive base wants and giving it to them is an essential part of making the country better. Always has been, always will be.
Scumbag politicians figuring out what the progressive base wants and giving it to them is an essential part of making the country better. Always has been, always will be.
December 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Saying "it's good that this is happening" isn't the same as saying "the people who are doing this are good."
Scumbag politicians figuring out what the progressive base wants and giving it to them is an essential part of making the country better. Always has been, always will be.
Scumbag politicians figuring out what the progressive base wants and giving it to them is an essential part of making the country better. Always has been, always will be.
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People are dying over who gets to steal from a dude in Iowa who thinks the model who "accidentally" texted him has fallen in love with him.
the Thai-Cambodian conflict is at least partially about control of the scam/gambling/prostitution compounds along the border.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/12/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/12/t...
Are Scam Compounds the Real Cause of Thailand-Cambodia Fighting?
Intense strikes targeted “pig butchering” syndicates on the border.
foreignpolicy.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
People are dying over who gets to steal from a dude in Iowa who thinks the model who "accidentally" texted him has fallen in love with him.
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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
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Brett Kavanaugh sees no problem with this woman being forced to do this every day for the rest of her life
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Brett Kavanaugh sees no problem with this woman being forced to do this every day for the rest of her life
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If you are born here, and you are subject to our laws, you're one of us. You're an American, and you have all the rights that Americans have, from the moment of your birth. Period. No exceptions.
That's what the Fourteenth Amendment says, and it's fucking beautiful.
That's what the Fourteenth Amendment says, and it's fucking beautiful.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If you are born here, and you are subject to our laws, you're one of us. You're an American, and you have all the rights that Americans have, from the moment of your birth. Period. No exceptions.
That's what the Fourteenth Amendment says, and it's fucking beautiful.
That's what the Fourteenth Amendment says, and it's fucking beautiful.
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When a driver slows from 30 mph to 8 mph to roll through a stop sign, they’ve reduced their speed by 75% so it <feels> to them like they’re complying, whereas
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
I’m always confused when people complain about cyclists not stopping at stop signs.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When a driver slows from 30 mph to 8 mph to roll through a stop sign, they’ve reduced their speed by 75% so it <feels> to them like they’re complying, whereas
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
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This.
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
it's very plausible that the fractures in the right will, short term, lead to a loss in the 2026 elections. i think i believe that will happen. however whether that leads to *any good results* is different and depends very much on what the democrats do after taking one or more chambers of congress.
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This.
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
I beg folks, especially everyone who's understandably given up on the Dems, to at least vote in the upcoming Democratic primary. Voting against do-nothing centrist Dems in the primary can actually make a difference, if there's a better person running. (This is how AOC won.)
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Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.
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The truth is that the sentence wasn’t inaccurate – it was removed because of legal fears. And that’s exactly the concern my lecture raises: when institutions start censoring themselves out of fear of those in power. /3
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The truth is that the sentence wasn’t inaccurate – it was removed because of legal fears. And that’s exactly the concern my lecture raises: when institutions start censoring themselves out of fear of those in power. /3
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i think if your marriage is getting blown up by a chatbot, it was already on its way out the door
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
i think if your marriage is getting blown up by a chatbot, it was already on its way out the door
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Just putting it out there that I’m expecting someone from Chicago to use Gotham winning this title as the 8 seed as an example for not doing more this offseason #WithTheStars #NWSL
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Just putting it out there that I’m expecting someone from Chicago to use Gotham winning this title as the 8 seed as an example for not doing more this offseason #WithTheStars #NWSL
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NEW: Body-worn camera video captured an immigration agent in Chicago using ChatGPT to “compile a narrative for a report based off of a brief sentence about an encounter and several images,” Judge Ellis reveals in a scathing written ruling.
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/i...
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/i...
Injunction ruling provides new look at ‘Blitz,’ from tear gas to agent using ChatGPT to help write report
A federal judge on Thursday issued a scathing opinion that takes a deep dive into the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz,” revealing new information glean…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NEW: Body-worn camera video captured an immigration agent in Chicago using ChatGPT to “compile a narrative for a report based off of a brief sentence about an encounter and several images,” Judge Ellis reveals in a scathing written ruling.
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/i...
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/i...
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Cw: suicide
This article is devastating.
Earlier this month, a 15-year-old died by suicide the day after posting about a substitute teacher insisting on misgendering him.
Suicide can have many contributing factors. His family is speaking out about bullying and misgendering as two.
This article is devastating.
Earlier this month, a 15-year-old died by suicide the day after posting about a substitute teacher insisting on misgendering him.
Suicide can have many contributing factors. His family is speaking out about bullying and misgendering as two.
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Cw: suicide
This article is devastating.
Earlier this month, a 15-year-old died by suicide the day after posting about a substitute teacher insisting on misgendering him.
Suicide can have many contributing factors. His family is speaking out about bullying and misgendering as two.
This article is devastating.
Earlier this month, a 15-year-old died by suicide the day after posting about a substitute teacher insisting on misgendering him.
Suicide can have many contributing factors. His family is speaking out about bullying and misgendering as two.
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This is not in disagreement with OP at all, but I think we all quietly, lowkey imagine the very funny "are we the baddies" bit could be a real thing. But like, they know they're the bad guys. They think it makes them cool. Later, after you destroy them and their movement, they'll pretend otherwise
Is there any point, when you’re threatening to break a judge’s car windows so you can detain the teenage Supreme Court intern he’s driving home for protection, that you’re like huh, maybe I’m the bad guy?
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is not in disagreement with OP at all, but I think we all quietly, lowkey imagine the very funny "are we the baddies" bit could be a real thing. But like, they know they're the bad guys. They think it makes them cool. Later, after you destroy them and their movement, they'll pretend otherwise
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In my near-35 years of existence, I struggle to think of a single equivalent event which so clearly illustrates the sheer rewards of remaining flexible and diplomatic yet true to your own values.
and Mamdani isn’t even sworn into office yet
and Mamdani isn’t even sworn into office yet
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In my near-35 years of existence, I struggle to think of a single equivalent event which so clearly illustrates the sheer rewards of remaining flexible and diplomatic yet true to your own values.
and Mamdani isn’t even sworn into office yet
and Mamdani isn’t even sworn into office yet
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Understanding this dynamic is key to understanding what the endgame is for a whole suite of GOP policies, including the rash of anti-trans attacks.
It's about creating a permission structure for random people to do awful things to disfavoured groups, and less about using state capacity to do so.
It's about creating a permission structure for random people to do awful things to disfavoured groups, and less about using state capacity to do so.
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Understanding this dynamic is key to understanding what the endgame is for a whole suite of GOP policies, including the rash of anti-trans attacks.
It's about creating a permission structure for random people to do awful things to disfavoured groups, and less about using state capacity to do so.
It's about creating a permission structure for random people to do awful things to disfavoured groups, and less about using state capacity to do so.
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As trans people, living openly as ourselves often requires immense courage-and that courage inspires others to live more fully and authentically.
When we lose trans people, everyone loses so much.
When we lose trans people, everyone loses so much.
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As trans people, living openly as ourselves often requires immense courage-and that courage inspires others to live more fully and authentically.
When we lose trans people, everyone loses so much.
When we lose trans people, everyone loses so much.
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
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I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
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Deep in this article is a hint at the strategy here. They are going to places where crime is dropping drastically, then terrorizing the community & claiming responsibility for the drop in crime that was the result of efforts by local officials for years before they started abductions.
Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino and other federal immigration agents could be leaving Chicago this week, reports say. blockclubchi.co/4qT41qx
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Deep in this article is a hint at the strategy here. They are going to places where crime is dropping drastically, then terrorizing the community & claiming responsibility for the drop in crime that was the result of efforts by local officials for years before they started abductions.
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I’m at the “vote, donate, help, run for office or shut the fuck up” stage of political activism on socials man.
Cause most of the “we gotta burn it down, we need a new system” folks won’t bust a grape.
Cause most of the “we gotta burn it down, we need a new system” folks won’t bust a grape.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I’m at the “vote, donate, help, run for office or shut the fuck up” stage of political activism on socials man.
Cause most of the “we gotta burn it down, we need a new system” folks won’t bust a grape.
Cause most of the “we gotta burn it down, we need a new system” folks won’t bust a grape.
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A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”