tiredthomas.bsky.social
@tiredthomas.bsky.social
me/cfs since 1999
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.

She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The Labor Party in England is now proposing to get rid of almost all jury trials in England to make the criminal punishment bureaucracy more efficient. This should be a warning for us all. Neoliberals are walking us into the waiting arms of authoritarians.
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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It is wild how centrist dems fail to meet the moment even in 2025. Wow, you think that will stop kidnapping and assaults by these guys?
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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I‘ve had cis people tell me my self expression is an indulgence, it’s a privilege, intellectualizing themselves out of responsible allyship so they forgive themselves for the deprivation and harm happening to trans people in their own community.

This is cowardice. fascism makes being a coward easy.
“281 Trans people were murdered this year with a rise in targeting Trans+ activists, in worrying trend” - Jamie Wareham for QueerAF Newsletter

Rest in Power to our siblings.🏳️‍⚧️
Posting can never do this grief justice.
We have a right to be here and we will always be here.
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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What do we say when the government comes asking for data it's not entitled to? Fuck you, make me.

www.autonomynews.co/doj-subpoena...
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Get Inside, the Cops are Coming: Roma Families in Greece are Under Threat

In the outskirts of Athens, Roma families live under constant suspicion, struggling for dignity, work, and a place to belong.

unicornriot.ninja/2025/get-ins...
Get Inside, the Cops are Coming: Roma Families in Greece are Under Threat - UNICORN RIOT
In the outskirts of Athens, Roma families live under constant suspicion, struggling for dignity, work, and a place to belong.
unicornriot.ninja
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Story updated with Wake County school system sending message to families saying its primary mission is "to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive learning environment for every single child, regardless of immigration status." www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #nced #wcpss #ncpol
Border Patrol is coming to Raleigh. Will it cause Wake students to stay home?
Attendance reportedly dropped Monday in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools amid increased Border Patrol operations in Charlotte.
www.newsobserver.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Charlotte-Mecklebburg Schools, according to reports, saw 15% of its students absent today amid Border Patrol operations in Charlotte. If that percentage of 15% happens Tuesday in Wake County due to the Border Patrol coming to Raleigh, 24.000 students could be absent from school. #nced #ncpol #wcpss
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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This morning, there was a public hearing at Bessemer City Hall in Alabama to discuss the zoning of a new data center, which would likely cause the extinction of a newly-discovered small endemic fish, the Birmingham Darter. Best of luck to the fish people. abc3340.com/news/abc-334...
'We have to act fast': Petition filed to protect rare fish from proposed data center
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to secure Endangered Species Act protection for the Birmingham
abc3340.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Nothing screams “emergency state of rebellion army deployment” like bored troops standing around while the courts discuss if the president needs a rebellion to actually occur to deploy said troops, or if him saying aloud that a rebellion is occurring makes it a matter of indisputable factual record
Hundreds of federalized National Guard troops sent to Portland and Chicago that have been standing around in deployment limbo amid court battles are going home. NORTHCOM will keep 700 under federal control, while others will be released back to state control. taskandpurpose.com/news/nationa...
National Guard begins drawdown in Portland, Chicago
Approximately 700 National Guard troops will remain in active duty under federal control, but will return to their home states.
taskandpurpose.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
inner workings, same as the outer workings
In this new essay on the internal culture of the right, I report on something big: allegations by a Heritage Foundation insider that the organization has allowed a toxic culture of "open misogyny and racism" to grow among a segment of the staff

www.vox.com/on-the-right...
The toxic culture behind the right’s civil war
A Heritage insider alleging “openly misogynistic and racist” conduct shines a light on the right’s inner workings.
www.vox.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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This is why I write so critically and frequently about Ezra Klein (and Matt Yglesias). Democrats are led by the centrist blogosphere, yet for the last year they’ve claimed progressives control the DNC to excuse their failure. Klein, Yglesias, Chait, etc ushered in GOP fascism and refuse…
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New York Times columnist Ezra Klein isn't content with opining about the Democratic Party — he's positioned himself as a powerbroker inside of it.
How Ezra Klein's power play is guiding Democrats
The New York Times columnist, podcaster and author has helped shape the party's strategies and policies in President Trump's second term.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.

He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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politicians and executives know that unnecessary everyday chemicals are leading to death and suffering for millions of us with loved ones who get cancer and parkinson’s. journalists don’t treat it as an urgent “public safety” issue like they treat shoplifting by poor people.
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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it is a victory of Hitlerite thought that people are attempting to use Hitler’s own logic to explain the man himself, looking at his genes rather than from the socio-political factors that allowed him to rise
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists

It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder

www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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It’s wild how many of the ICE/CBP detentions are turning out to be illegal — and yet in the US system, there are no consequences for the agents and no recourse for the victims.
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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really hope people start to understand that Medicare for all wouldn't have been subject to things like states refusing to expand medicaid or the elimination of premium tax credits, while also implementing price controls in healthcare. ACA's complexity is its vulnerability
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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The UN says October saw the highest number of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in nearly 20 years of tracking that violence. More than half the attacks targeted olive harvesters. n.pr/3LT0ecL
The struggle to preserve the Palestinian olive and date harvest
The UN says October saw the highest number of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in nearly 20 years of tracking that violence. More than half the attacks targeted olive harvesters.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Of course @lataco.bsky.social @shoton35mm.bsky.social has the definitive account of what unfolded before and after Saturday’s victory — which illustrates over and over again how LA is completely unprepared to handle celebrating fans
Bartenders and Innocent Bystanders Tear Gassed, Knocked Over By Horses, And Shot With ‘Rubber Bullets’ During World Series Night Celebrations ~ L.A. TACO
One man who was walking to Gold Room bar had to get surgery on his finger after being shot with a “rubber bullet.” “He was just running away and they got him in the leg and shot the top of his finger ...
lataco.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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The fuckers got away with it.

The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.

They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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NEW: 73 Minneapolis Police videos from the arrest of over 646 people the night after the 2020 elections illustrate MPD’s antagonistic relationship with the community. Strikingly, more than 24% of the 45 officers have killed community members while on duty.

unicornriot.ninja/2025/body-ca...
Body Cameras Show How Police Acted During Minneapolis’ Largest Mass Arrest - UNICORN RIOT
UR is exclusively releasing 73 Minneapolis Police videos from the largest mass arrest in MN history of at least 646 people in Nov. 2020.
unicornriot.ninja
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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ICE enforcement may be a mass disabling event.

Disease is rampant in the camps.

Disabled people report having their medical needs ignored and their conditions drastically worsened.

The indiscriminate use of chemical weapons and violence causes harm.

Abolish ICE.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM