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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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We've all heard "no one is free until everyone is free" etc but I really do think the example of the abolitionists is instructive: they knew that tyranny is rapacious and insatiable, that it spreads, and that violence visited on one group serves to demean and terrorize everyone else.
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
We've all heard "no one is free until everyone is free" etc but I really do think the example of the abolitionists is instructive: they knew that tyranny is rapacious and insatiable, that it spreads, and that violence visited on one group serves to demean and terrorize everyone else.
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As historian Elizabeth Gillespie McCrae has put it, white supremacy does not just reproduce itself spontaneously...it requires the actions of "constant gardeners" like our current President who renew and reinvigorate it with actions like these. His actions have major consequences, he's not a child.
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
As historian Elizabeth Gillespie McCrae has put it, white supremacy does not just reproduce itself spontaneously...it requires the actions of "constant gardeners" like our current President who renew and reinvigorate it with actions like these. His actions have major consequences, he's not a child.
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The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The racist video posted by the President is perhaps the most egregiously racist thing shown in the White House since Woodrow Wilson screened Birth of a Nation there in 1915. Here's an article from Denver's Black newspaper in 1915 calling for Americans to denounce such racist imagery.
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Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
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This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
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i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
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NEW: This week is the 50-year anniversary of the money-is-speech Supreme Court case engineered by John Bolton & bankrolled by Charles Koch - a case culminating in Citizens United.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
Poll: Almost Nobody Thinks Buying Elections Is Free Speech
On this week's 50-year anniversary of the Buckley case engineered by John Bolton & other master planners, most voters reject the idea that money is speech. That awareness can now boost new solutions.
sirota.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NEW: This week is the 50-year anniversary of the money-is-speech Supreme Court case engineered by John Bolton & bankrolled by Charles Koch - a case culminating in Citizens United.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
After 50 years of endemic corruption, a new poll shows almost nobody in America thinks buying elections is free speech.
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by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread
#KirbyFraming
#KirbyFraming
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM
by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread
#KirbyFraming
#KirbyFraming
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
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I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
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I keep pushing back against this line of argument—which is exhaustingly everywhere—bc I think it’s important to make it clear that the Gadsen types have always used “freedom” to whitewash an ideology of oppression.
They aren’t hypocrites or misguided. This is what they believe in. Call it out!
They aren’t hypocrites or misguided. This is what they believe in. Call it out!
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I keep pushing back against this line of argument—which is exhaustingly everywhere—bc I think it’s important to make it clear that the Gadsen types have always used “freedom” to whitewash an ideology of oppression.
They aren’t hypocrites or misguided. This is what they believe in. Call it out!
They aren’t hypocrites or misguided. This is what they believe in. Call it out!
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They never flipped it.
It was always “Don’t tread on ME,” not “Don’t TREAD on me.”
The Gadsden ppl’s fear has always been of a govt that impedes their ability to oppress people.
ICE is demanding compliance from those they wish to tread on.
There’s been no change.
It was always “Don’t tread on ME,” not “Don’t TREAD on me.”
The Gadsden ppl’s fear has always been of a govt that impedes their ability to oppress people.
ICE is demanding compliance from those they wish to tread on.
There’s been no change.
"How they quickly they have flipped the 'Don't Tread on Me' motto to 'Comply or Die.'"
@timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast, joined by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social:
@timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast, joined by @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social:
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 AM
They never flipped it.
It was always “Don’t tread on ME,” not “Don’t TREAD on me.”
The Gadsden ppl’s fear has always been of a govt that impedes their ability to oppress people.
ICE is demanding compliance from those they wish to tread on.
There’s been no change.
It was always “Don’t tread on ME,” not “Don’t TREAD on me.”
The Gadsden ppl’s fear has always been of a govt that impedes their ability to oppress people.
ICE is demanding compliance from those they wish to tread on.
There’s been no change.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Bre is right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYhy...
I’m BEGGING You To Make Zines
YouTube video by brattyxbre
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Bre is right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYhy...
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A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A decade ago, when Trump one the first time, I and other Black writers tried to make us see that racism — both explicit and deeply seeded — was at the root of Trump’s rise. We were dismissed even as late as last year as people attributed economic anxieties to Trump’s wins.
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
DO YOU BELIEVE US NOW?
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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I was reading one of the cases about Trump canceling funds for anything related to "DEI" and I'm happy to announce a federal judge lowkey appears to be joining Team Don't Listen to the Supreme Court
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Judges Are Finding Ways to Deal With the Supreme Court’s Disastrous Shadow Docket
The White House wants to keep its cases out of skeptical federal district courts. Judges are finding ways to reel them back in.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I was reading one of the cases about Trump canceling funds for anything related to "DEI" and I'm happy to announce a federal judge lowkey appears to be joining Team Don't Listen to the Supreme Court
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...