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Yeah not all libraries are the same. Mine is lovely but it's not the vibes you're describing.
I do use our library frequently as well. But the library is a quiet space, not a space with music, costumes, alcohol and medieval weaponry! Ren faire is basically Pride but nerdy.
I've seen the video yes. I did know some of this history!
I keep saying Ezra Klien's job is to sell fascism to liberals and I mean it! Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
This is why I love the Renaissance faire so much. You get to spend the whole day in a family friendly place with no police presence, no restrictions on where you can sit, and no surveillance. People of every ethnicity can enjoy the day however they like. There's too few spaces like that anymore.
disney adults showing up like the end of avengers endgame
This is what we need from elected officials -- a commitment to stand up for their constituents and, just as important, a willingness to tell right-wing trolls to get bent.
One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT
I think it’s important to advocate for ideas you believe in, regardless of whether they are popular
Sinclair, after reviewing the footage from the documentary:
Canadians: Oh, these poor terrible Americans with their fascism and genocide denial and government censorship of artists! It’s just awful, isn't it! Also Canadians:
Yeah unfortunately we left the ICC in the bush era. The UN has no teeth as long as we hold veto power. A lot has to be changed before any president will be held accountable. But I agree that they all should be.
*Every* US president should be tried by the International Court every four years, and forced to submit to judgement regardless of if they won re-election or not. We are the Empire. Someone needs to watch the watchmen, and if you want great power, you better be ready for great responsibility.
"Early indications suggest he died in his sleep, and sources say he suffered from serious underlying medical issues." Uh huh, so either he was denied meds, denied care, denied access to appropriate water and food, walloped good while being abducted off the street, or some combination of all four.
Thread: This article from Chris Armitage was so helpful. I will cut and paste the scripts below.
A man caged by ICE was found dead in his cell inside a Long Island jail 18 hours after arriving there.
No one should get violent threats. But if you’re gonna change your vote because of it, you should resign. I’Ve been getting violent threats all week and not only do I have no intention of shutting up, I think it’s evidence that we need to say it louder
🧵 Yesterday, the House passed Republicans’ government funding proposal, which does nothing to protect healthcare or stop Trump’s illegal power grabs. Only one Democrat (Rep. Golden) voted yes before the House GOP announced they were going into recess to try & jam the Senate with a shutdown deadline.
Fucking losing my mind watching the big trans media people doing Discourse about being sad about Charlie Kirk's death while ICE blows people's doors down with explosives and shoots them in the street what the FUCK are we doing here Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
@katmabu.bsky.social will you be attending this town hall?
This man is one of the campaign’s super volunteers, the nicest dude you’ll ever meet, wildly dependable, and apparently capable of taking the coolest photo of 2025.
We need a thousand more Democrats like you and Brad Lander.
My body hurts and will probably hurt way more tomorrow. But it’s a lot less pain than what our neighbors are enduring inside the Broadview ICE facility.
Right-wingers are calling for my arrest. You know why? Because they know I’m the only candidate in my race who will actually stand up to ICE and Trump. And they’re right.
If enough of the talent and large name writers show solidarity and stand together there is a chance that Kimmel gets reinstated, but more importantly the corporate suites will understand they die if they go against the populations beliefs. Make it so costly that the studios are forced to acquiesce
A weird definition of vulnerable where "being detained for months" is somehow less bad than "lost extremely plum job held by maybe half a dozen people per year."
It's good, folks
The fascists have assessed that they have nothing to worry about from National Democratic elected politicians. In fact, if they were ever to retake nominal power, many of them will do what they can to destroy their own voters who insist on action against the fascists.
I saw joy Reid's monologue the other day about this. How they're still mad even though they have everything they wanted because we won't embrace them. And she's right.
I have it and none of my doctors have suggested that it can kill me. But I feel close to death all the time.
"Mass capitalistic control of books and periodicals, news gathering and distribution, radio, cinema, and television has made the throttling of democracy possible and the distortion of education and failure of justice widespread." - W.E.B. Du Bois
I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries. When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom. I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
Your friends who complained that you were whitewashing Kirk were correct. It's a shame you've found no humility in the wake of those explanations. You contributed to the political project of making Kirk into an angelic martyr. You share in the blame for what this administration does in his name.
He captured Harper's Ferry With his nineteen men so true! He frightened Virginia til she trembled through and through! They hanged him for a traitor, they themselves the traitor crew! But his soul goes marching on!
John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave But his soul goes marching on
Yes, but the only governor who I think MIGHT have the spine to do so is Pritzker.
Governors should be mobilizing their national guards to help these lawmakers ENFORCE THE LAW ALLOWING UNANNOUNCED OVERSIGHT OF ICE FACILITIES AT ANY TIME
I don't want to say anything... but I do think that these stories need to contextualize what they mean by "farmers" - some of these are not small family farmers but very well off land owners who hire undocumented people who they treat terribly for profit. AND their workers are punished not them.
Local elections will matter now more than ever. Who your governor is will directly impact your level of safety when the crackdown begins. With that in mind, everyone please support Francesca Hong for Wisconsin governor
Falls in love with him, is groomed by him for 3 books and eventually married him when she's of age. All this happens while she is the daughter of a plantation owner and the slavery is heavily romanticized.
I know it's real because I was raised by evangelicals who bought me the entire Elsie Dinsmore series as a child. The main themes? Normalizing pedophilia and arguing that slavery was good. The central plot of the series is Elsie meets an adult man when she is 4, share.google/cPKZhRW6LSTR...
Hey #Wisconsin, we got a new governor candidate: Francesca Hong, Madison state rep. I have met her in person before. She's amazing. Please donate to her campaign.
Idk why but the word committed trips me up all the time
@unraveledpress.com and @propublica.org and @theguardian.com too
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Some More News, The I've Had It Podcast, etc
Zaid Tabani, etc. It's better than nothing.
I mean having them read the good independent journalism is the best solution but if they refuse to do that and really want to be able to sit in front of the TV there are good YouTube channels that will read the news to them. Hawk, Parkrose Permaculture, Hasan Piker, Leeja Miller, Legal Eagle,
www.liberalcurrents.com/we-need-to-t...
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
@lataco.bsky.social @unraveledpress.com @marisakabas.bsky.social @theguardian.com and @propublica.org imo
MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.
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Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms. Collective boycott. Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.
DAILY MEMO: Rapid Responders Foil ICE Raid Again at The Same Car Wash Targeted a Third Time This Week @eltragon.bsky.social
Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”. They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left. This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Antifa isn't an organization!
Wow, this scholar totally explains how liberals like @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social & @governor.ca.gov etc. enable fascists & prevent justice & equality: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S5qcLp/
It's really difficult when organizing with older folks who don't understand security culture and who still use landlines and hate their phones. I still don't tell folks to RSVP but it's almost impossible to prevent leakage with ppl who aren't tech savvy and are new to this kind of risk.
At least you're finally saying it. Too many have died.
Ezra Klein on today’s podcast: “The reaction to my article about Charlie Kirk was intense; it really made me think how America is in a dangerous place. Anyhow here’s an interview with Ben Shapiro about how society is made of lions and scavengers and how Obama being too woke ruined the country.”
youtu.be/MJYzxhwDt64 Liberty always widens the circle.
Anti-racism isn't a luxury. Dismantling white supremacy is both a moral imperative and structurally required for the survival of the Republic. Transgender human beings are not disposable. Human rights are universal or they are not human rights.
Having the flyers posted on the website so people can know where to go is important but yeah don't RSVP
It's been another morning of terror in Chicagoland. ICE is snatching people across burbs + city. More cars abandoned on the side of the road, & more day laborers disappeared. A van rolls into the Broadview "processing facility." After gates close, agents move 3 men in shackles into the building.
In the days since someone said we should kill the homeless and mentally ill, the unhoused have been shot and lynched from trees in multiple states, yet @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy Brian Kilmeade, that someone who said it, still has a job.
You want to be alive, but they want you dead. We’re a new, well, funded democratic group that thinks you can meet them halfway.
At this point I feel like the Dem establishment is a psyop.
Wait. The man owns the land, and he is allowing homeless people to live on it, but the city government is trying to stop him!? What the fuck are we supposed to do to help people then, if we can't even use our own land to let them pitch their tents!?
Update on this post from last night. 8 were shot in the encampment attack here in Minneapolis last night. This encampment has been the center of a battle between the owner of the space and the city over the last few months here as he has allowed homeless folks to live without being bothered.
DAILY MEMO: Agents Raid Mexican Consulate on Mexico's Independence Day and More It’s day 103 @eltragon.bsky.social
Understanding empty buildings in low income areas: it’s not the fault of the people who live there. It’s the people who don’t.
The trans woman was the most ethical person in this entire debacle honestly and yet the media will make her out to be a corrupting monster.
you'll never get fired for posting a robert redford quote
I spoke with @19thnews.org about how radical empathy is not just punk rock but also our only viable campaign strategy. Read it here: 19thnews.org/2025/09/kat-...
Shut it down or shut up Chuck
A mainstream outlet finally does more than repeat the official BS statement from ICE about the shooting of Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez. This man's death should be a national scandal. Grateful for indy journalists who questioned the official narrative that corporate outlets mindlessly echoed last week.
Oh my God! I did not see it. Horrifying.
A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.
If you don't mind I'm going to post the hotline number for the Comité sin Fronteras rapid response hotline, in case things do spread to Wisconsin and any wisconsinites happen to be reading this: 1-800-427-0213
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The problem with framing policy and law as "political debates" between pundits is that there is no examination of how political rhetoric, propaganda, and interpretations of law become actions that impact people on the ground. Policies affect actual people; pundits are largely insulated.
A lot of people in Kenosha and Waukegan are also worried. We know things didn't stay in LA and we are worried for y'all and our own neighbors too
Just a reminder: they were never actually against cancel culture. They were against the cancellation of people they agree with or like. They’ve always been enthusiastically in favor cancelling people they don’t like. If you took them at their word you’re a useful idiot.
Disgusted to hear just now that Israel launched a massive air and ground campaign to occupy Gaza City, following illegal strikes on Syria and Qatar. This kills civilians. This kills hostages. All paid for by your tax dollars. www.axios.com/2025/09/15/i...
Breaking — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Colt Hagmaier just resigned in an email to staff. He's worked at the agency for more than a decade. Hagmaier's resignation comes immediately after two FEMA employees were placed on leave for comments about Charlie Kirk. Text of his email shared with me:
Phil Williams sharing some data…
Grateful to independent journalists outside of Chicago who are talking about what's happening here. God knows we can't rely on the legacy media to report on or even amplify the truth. Also grateful for our local folks who've been running themselves ragged on the ground. I know people are exhausted.
New from 404 Media: airlines are selling *5 billion* ticketing records to the government for warrantless searching, per new docs we obtained. ARC is a data broker owned by United, American, Delta, etc. Then sells peoples' travel info to ICE, Secret Service, FBI etc www.404media.co/airlines-sel...
For the record. My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers. I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
Also want to shout out @lataco.bsky.social , who have gone from being a food review magazine to giving daily ICE briefings. And @thetnholler.bsky.social for reporting on both national news and Appalachian specific issues.
The @newrepublic.com actually does very useful and helpful REPORTING. How about @propublica.org? Excellent. The @51st.news is doing excellent actual reporting. So is @thetriibe.com in Chicago. There are so many other places to get actual useful news.
The note referred to undocumented people as vermin.
Israel is continuing its campaign to erase Gaza City by systematically bombing residential high-rise buildings, schools, homes and tent encampments.
Idk I've gotten used to seeing you in t shirts this is weird.
What's being "protected" is not "free speech" but rather the RIGHT for white men to be white supremacists in public without any criticism or any consequences. I hope that's clear.