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Everyone pretending like the national guard attacking teenagers is some shocking or offensive development. We've seen how America reacts to slaughtered children. The military could mow them down with machine guns tomorrow and the biggest reaction would be a Saturday protest the following month.
November 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Everyone pretending like the national guard attacking teenagers is some shocking or offensive development. We've seen how America reacts to slaughtered children. The military could mow them down with machine guns tomorrow and the biggest reaction would be a Saturday protest the following month.
I can see it already. Americans are just so disconnected from the reality of the situation that has unfolded in their country. There's going to be at least 3 massacres before they stop saying "don't be violent, take it to the courts!" and actually take real action.
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I can see it already. Americans are just so disconnected from the reality of the situation that has unfolded in their country. There's going to be at least 3 massacres before they stop saying "don't be violent, take it to the courts!" and actually take real action.
Daily gratitude: I'm grateful that for the last few weeks, with all of the shit going on in the world, I haven't had to hear Charlie Kirk's fucking opinion on any of it.
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Daily gratitude: I'm grateful that for the last few weeks, with all of the shit going on in the world, I haven't had to hear Charlie Kirk's fucking opinion on any of it.
It's insane to watch ICE literally wage a violent war against American citizens, kidnapping them, disappearing them, killing them, and then to go online to see these dirtbag pacifists say "don't respond. Don't resist. They want you to do that." Imagine the privilege you have to say that shit.
October 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It's insane to watch ICE literally wage a violent war against American citizens, kidnapping them, disappearing them, killing them, and then to go online to see these dirtbag pacifists say "don't respond. Don't resist. They want you to do that." Imagine the privilege you have to say that shit.
In another twist of irony and poetic justice, Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a 'Groyper,' a faction of the alt-right. This was nothing more than a feud between two white gangs, and Charlie's final words just so happen to be "gang violence."
September 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
In another twist of irony and poetic justice, Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a 'Groyper,' a faction of the alt-right. This was nothing more than a feud between two white gangs, and Charlie's final words just so happen to be "gang violence."
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NEW MUSIC!! Anti-I.C.E. anthem “PRETEND YOU REMEMBER ME” out now! Video features #LeonardPeltier. Streaming EVERYWHERE. Check it out!
“The only thing we should be deporting is injustice.”
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“The only thing we should be deporting is injustice.”
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July 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NEW MUSIC!! Anti-I.C.E. anthem “PRETEND YOU REMEMBER ME” out now! Video features #LeonardPeltier. Streaming EVERYWHERE. Check it out!
“The only thing we should be deporting is injustice.”
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“The only thing we should be deporting is injustice.”
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Things are going to get really bad in the US. There was a full on political assassination two weeks ago and nobody batted an eye. That was the litmus test and Americans failed. There will be more killings.
June 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Things are going to get really bad in the US. There was a full on political assassination two weeks ago and nobody batted an eye. That was the litmus test and Americans failed. There will be more killings.
They're literally wearing red caps. The military is MAGA.
TRUMP: Los Angeles would be burning today, just like their houses were burning months ago. Generations of Army heroes did not shed their blood on distant shores only to watch our country be destroyed by invasion ... as commander in chief, I will not let that happen
FORT BRAGG TROOPS: *Hurrrraa!*
FORT BRAGG TROOPS: *Hurrrraa!*
June 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
They're literally wearing red caps. The military is MAGA.
This is part of it. It's intentional. They want these troops sleepless and uncomfortable, irritable and mentally drained. They want them quick to anger and trigger-happy.
June 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is part of it. It's intentional. They want these troops sleepless and uncomfortable, irritable and mentally drained. They want them quick to anger and trigger-happy.
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Rise up, California. Resist.
F**k ICE, they are not welcome here.
F**k ICE, they are not welcome here.
June 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Rise up, California. Resist.
F**k ICE, they are not welcome here.
F**k ICE, they are not welcome here.
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Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
May 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
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It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.
May 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.
Check out my essay on language, politics, and how social media is infantilising our discourse!
Orwell, Algorithms, and the Infantilisation of our Language
How we are losing the words we need to speak about the world–by choice.
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May 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Check out my essay on language, politics, and how social media is infantilising our discourse!
How are American babies being kidnapped and trafficked under purview of the US government and NOBODY is in the streets? What a sick, fucked up culture of people.
April 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
How are American babies being kidnapped and trafficked under purview of the US government and NOBODY is in the streets? What a sick, fucked up culture of people.
Reddit is a god damn nazi harbour. They are removing thousands of anti-authoritarian comments, banning the accounts in the process, and the front page is so quiet from all the news related to the Trump madness.
April 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Reddit is a god damn nazi harbour. They are removing thousands of anti-authoritarian comments, banning the accounts in the process, and the front page is so quiet from all the news related to the Trump madness.
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We’ve talked about this before, but we wanted to expand on it a little more. Late last week, Elon Musk’s so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) effectively took control of the Department of the Interior without a single Senate confirmation, public hearing, or vote.
April 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Insanity
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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it.
Mahmoud Khalil was sitting in ICE detention as his wife gave birth to their first child yesterday.
ICE denied an emergency request for Mahmoud to be present for the delivery.
ICE denied an emergency request for Mahmoud to be present for the delivery.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Son Arrives After ICE Refuses to Let Him Attend Birth
Mr. Khalil, a permanent resident detained in Louisiana, had requested a monitored furlough for the birth. His request was denied in less than an hour.
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April 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it.
All I ask of people who proclaim positive generalisations of what America is or who Americans are is just to offer some evidence. Because if you asked me "who are Americans?" I would say they are hateful, frightened, bigoted and cowardly. And would point to the American government and the american
It isn't that America lacks courage. It's that we’ve become so cut off from one another that many of us feel alone, which makes us feel afraid.
But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous.
Courage is contagious.
But when we are surrounded by courageous people, all of us become more courageous.
Courage is contagious.
April 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
All I ask of people who proclaim positive generalisations of what America is or who Americans are is just to offer some evidence. Because if you asked me "who are Americans?" I would say they are hateful, frightened, bigoted and cowardly. And would point to the American government and the american
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Don't go down to look at the waves.
Don't go down to look at the waves.
Five dead as 'hazardous' waves hit Australian east coast
Two other people are missing, as officials urge people to take caution as a surf warnings remain.
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April 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Don't go down to look at the waves.
Don't go down to look at the waves.
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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
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Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe, vulnerable, and alone.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
April 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe, vulnerable, and alone.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
But when we find ourselves surrounded by courageous people and brave institutions, we can more easily find courage inside ourselves.
This is the beauty of solidarity.
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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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April 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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I don't know how people are partying at #Coachella - parties are meant to be a celebration, but what is there to celebrate when your future is falling into darkness before you, your neighbours are being kidnapped, and your economy is collapsing?
It's not celebration. It's distraction.
It's not celebration. It's distraction.
April 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I don't know how people are partying at #Coachella - parties are meant to be a celebration, but what is there to celebrate when your future is falling into darkness before you, your neighbours are being kidnapped, and your economy is collapsing?
It's not celebration. It's distraction.
It's not celebration. It's distraction.
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"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management."
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
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April 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management."
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