raincoaster
@raincoaster.bsky.social
Journalist, gadfly, anarchist, petsitter. Petsitting pays the best. Bjork once called me cool. “The Lois Lane of Anonymous” according to some.
Anyone looking for a ticket to @BsidesOttawa hit me up. A friend has had to tap out.
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Anyone looking for a ticket to @BsidesOttawa hit me up. A friend has had to tap out.
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
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Back in April, ProPublica interviewed flight crew from GlobalX, another ICE airline.
“They never taught us anything regarding the immigration flights,” one said. “They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled...”
Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
“They never taught us anything regarding the immigration flights,” one said. “They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled...”
Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Current and former flight attendants for GlobalX, the private charter airline at the center of Trump’s immigration crackdown, expressed concern about their inability to treat passengers humanely and t...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Back in April, ProPublica interviewed flight crew from GlobalX, another ICE airline.
“They never taught us anything regarding the immigration flights,” one said. “They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled...”
Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
“They never taught us anything regarding the immigration flights,” one said. “They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled...”
Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
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Not gonna lie, this is a sobering one
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Not gonna lie, this is a sobering one
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The relentlessly opportunistic Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't had a change of heart, much less politics. She is just literate enough to read the writing on the wall. She knows that Trump is damaged goods now. So she may have taken to singing like a bird, but she's really just a canary in a coal mine.
November 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The relentlessly opportunistic Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't had a change of heart, much less politics. She is just literate enough to read the writing on the wall. She knows that Trump is damaged goods now. So she may have taken to singing like a bird, but she's really just a canary in a coal mine.
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The Lincoln Project on the failing Epstein cover-up . . .
Always
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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November 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Lincoln Project on the failing Epstein cover-up . . .
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November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Watching Chilean election results come in and once again thinking about this tweet
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Watching Chilean election results come in and once again thinking about this tweet
You don’t often find anything radical about housing policy in Forbes, but this is it.
www.forbes.com/sites/briand...
www.forbes.com/sites/briand...
When Classical Money Arrives Again, Housing Will Be Affordable For All
Forget the Boomers, Reagan, all the rest. The reason house prices are high is because the U.S. went off the gold standard. Buy and sell accordingly.
www.forbes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You don’t often find anything radical about housing policy in Forbes, but this is it.
www.forbes.com/sites/briand...
www.forbes.com/sites/briand...
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MAGA is planning another "Patriot Weekend" at PDX ICE this Fri + Saturday. Last time this happened it got very very aggressive (see thread).
They are hinting at a "surprise" this time.
They are hinting at a "surprise" this time.
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
MAGA is planning another "Patriot Weekend" at PDX ICE this Fri + Saturday. Last time this happened it got very very aggressive (see thread).
They are hinting at a "surprise" this time.
They are hinting at a "surprise" this time.
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The use of terror is not a byproduct of Trumpian politics: it is central to how he governs.
(Politico) - An Indiana Senate Republican who President Donald Trump called out in a Truth Social post Sunday for not backing the White House’s plan to draw new congressional maps was later targeted by a swatting, according to local authorities.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com
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November 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The use of terror is not a byproduct of Trumpian politics: it is central to how he governs.
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ICE kidnapped a US citizen in Charlotte after he provided proof of citizenship.
Of course, they made sure to smash his vehicle window for dramatic effect.
Of course, they made sure to smash his vehicle window for dramatic effect.
November 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
ICE kidnapped a US citizen in Charlotte after he provided proof of citizenship.
Of course, they made sure to smash his vehicle window for dramatic effect.
Of course, they made sure to smash his vehicle window for dramatic effect.
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
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This is how I feel 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is how I feel 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Robert Reich: When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education. A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Robert Reich: When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education. A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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'Seattle's Mamdani' Katie Wilson Clinches Mayor Win, Fox News Being Super Normal!
www.wonkette.com/p/seattles-m...
www.wonkette.com/p/seattles-m...
'Seattle's Mamdani' Katie Wilson Clinches Mayor Win, Fox News Being Super Normal!
Lady Mamdani, Space Needle at your feet ...
www.wonkette.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
'Seattle's Mamdani' Katie Wilson Clinches Mayor Win, Fox News Being Super Normal!
www.wonkette.com/p/seattles-m...
www.wonkette.com/p/seattles-m...
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As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
@wsj.com
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November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
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The mainstream corporate media and the Republican Party are complicit in creating a perpetual "Weekend at Donny's" as part of their Eternal Political Summer. They have to pretend Trump is fit for office and whitewash his dementia and abuses so they can continue using the Orange Dotard to make money.
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The mainstream corporate media and the Republican Party are complicit in creating a perpetual "Weekend at Donny's" as part of their Eternal Political Summer. They have to pretend Trump is fit for office and whitewash his dementia and abuses so they can continue using the Orange Dotard to make money.
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Not just Kelly. Minimizing sexual violence is what they do.
"It wasn't rape because" ...
... she was his wife (1990s)
... she was a porn star (2000s)
... she withdrew the suit (2010s)
... she wasn't sure it was his penis and not just his tiny fingers (2020s)
... she was only a bit underage (2025)
"It wasn't rape because" ...
... she was his wife (1990s)
... she was a porn star (2000s)
... she withdrew the suit (2010s)
... she wasn't sure it was his penis and not just his tiny fingers (2020s)
... she was only a bit underage (2025)
November 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Not just Kelly. Minimizing sexual violence is what they do.
"It wasn't rape because" ...
... she was his wife (1990s)
... she was a porn star (2000s)
... she withdrew the suit (2010s)
... she wasn't sure it was his penis and not just his tiny fingers (2020s)
... she was only a bit underage (2025)
"It wasn't rape because" ...
... she was his wife (1990s)
... she was a porn star (2000s)
... she withdrew the suit (2010s)
... she wasn't sure it was his penis and not just his tiny fingers (2020s)
... she was only a bit underage (2025)
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I did actually, it's about as bad as the headline suggests. The tone is that of prologue for a cartoon about Atlantis, where sex offenders are no longer able to use their connections to plant friendly stories in the salmon colored newspapers of olde.
November 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I did actually, it's about as bad as the headline suggests. The tone is that of prologue for a cartoon about Atlantis, where sex offenders are no longer able to use their connections to plant friendly stories in the salmon colored newspapers of olde.