Stryder
@stryder.bsky.social
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@stryder.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
Not silence. Resilience. Rejection. Open admonition.
New hobby: openly shit talking Trump around white men, 1pt for flinching, 5pts for engagement, and 50pts if you get them to yell. If they cry, it's an automatic win and I send you a ribbon.
New hobby: openly shit talking Trump around white men, 1pt for flinching, 5pts for engagement, and 50pts if you get them to yell. If they cry, it's an automatic win and I send you a ribbon.
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Sounds about right…
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Sounds about right…
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Senate Dems are out here posting noise like "omg the Senate GOP just voted against healthcare subsidies and are trying to sneak a bunch of terrible shit into the funding bill" — and people are flooding their mentions with "bitch, please, GTFOH"
Never seen such a dramatic swing in political momentum
Never seen such a dramatic swing in political momentum
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Senate Dems are out here posting noise like "omg the Senate GOP just voted against healthcare subsidies and are trying to sneak a bunch of terrible shit into the funding bill" — and people are flooding their mentions with "bitch, please, GTFOH"
Never seen such a dramatic swing in political momentum
Never seen such a dramatic swing in political momentum
If you wanted a real easy litmus test for which Democrats you shouldn't be supporting....
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
If you wanted a real easy litmus test for which Democrats you shouldn't be supporting....
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
How do you know Chuck Schumer is about to screw you over?
His lips are moving.
His lips are moving.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
How do you know Chuck Schumer is about to screw you over?
His lips are moving.
His lips are moving.
As far as I'm concerned, every Dem Senator is apt for a primary. Don't care what your vote was if you didn't help the party hold the line.
But most especially, #Chuckchuck
But most especially, #Chuckchuck
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
As far as I'm concerned, every Dem Senator is apt for a primary. Don't care what your vote was if you didn't help the party hold the line.
But most especially, #Chuckchuck
But most especially, #Chuckchuck
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So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
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CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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Ro Khanna calls for Schumer‘ ouster
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Ro Khanna calls for Schumer‘ ouster
After tonight's betrayal? Fuck the @thedemcoalition.bsky.social.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
After tonight's betrayal? Fuck the @thedemcoalition.bsky.social.
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Advocating against Human Rights isn't politics. It's psychopathy.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Advocating against Human Rights isn't politics. It's psychopathy.
It's 2025 and Google Voice still can't send a 177kb webp or gif file.
How embarrassing is that?
How embarrassing is that?
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It's 2025 and Google Voice still can't send a 177kb webp or gif file.
How embarrassing is that?
How embarrassing is that?
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Chuck is literally not answering the call right now.
NYC, it's far past time to chuck Chuck.
NYC, it's far past time to chuck Chuck.
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Chuck is literally not answering the call right now.
NYC, it's far past time to chuck Chuck.
NYC, it's far past time to chuck Chuck.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
Guillermo from NM here says he came straight from work. That implies he was drinking at the Broadview facility and thus likely to have been drinking on the job. Sure would be terrible if a journalist were to ask some pointed questions about the matter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=19xm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=19xm...
Oak Brook police DUI arrest of ICE agent
YouTube video by Chicago Tribune
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Guillermo from NM here says he came straight from work. That implies he was drinking at the Broadview facility and thus likely to have been drinking on the job. Sure would be terrible if a journalist were to ask some pointed questions about the matter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=19xm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=19xm...
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They weren't terrorists. They weren't cartel members. They had no fentanyl. And they weren't coming here.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
They weren't terrorists. They weren't cartel members. They had no fentanyl. And they weren't coming here.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
They were transporting cocaine. To Trinidad.
Most importantly, they were human beings.
And they were murdered.
By the government of the United States of America.
mmmm The petty feeling of hitting the 'Not interested' button on a Youtube video that has an AI summary, just to really reinforce how much effort Google is wasting on their bad AI takes.
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
mmmm The petty feeling of hitting the 'Not interested' button on a Youtube video that has an AI summary, just to really reinforce how much effort Google is wasting on their bad AI takes.
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There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask.
Cowards
Cowards
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