Oh. Oh no. Oh dear.
Sorry to interrupt your recreation, fellows, but it is time for Sgt. Pinback to feed the alien.
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"...immigration agents would not have been able to access the site without help from Team 7 leaders." βFire areas are officially closed, very secure and there are roadblocks...Somebody would have had to tell these agents how to get there.β
Enjoy the day off (if youβre lucky enough to have one) but donβt forget: www.teenvogue.com/story/histor...
we need each other more than we need a politician who is willing to throw some of us to the fascists, which never works out for anyone but the fascists.
i feel like a lot of people still don't recognize the moment for what it is. liberalism collapses as fascism takes hold. institutions won't protect us. i don't think we can assume we know what will be happening in three years but if you're not interested in solidarity now that is not good.
Happy Labor Day
#OtD 1 Sep 1920 a mass occupation movement started in which almost all the metalworking factories in Italy were occupied by their workers. It was a high point of the Biennio Rosso (Two Red Years) of near-revolutionary upheaval stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8156...
happy fake Labor Day we do in September to alienate Americans from the global proletariat
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment. Millions of people with jobsβeven multiple jobsβaren't safe from homelessness in this country.
In other Labor Day Los Angeles news, this car jumps real good. 10/10
pretty sure Chamath has an assistant or personal shopper to do that, like a lot of people in his class. they love it but hate paying people or putting up with their needs. this is just his fantasy because it's something he's paying for already.
im calling on the holy power of saint labor day to finish the deed
tiktok taking down their live feature in indonesia while the protests are happening shows they understand the ability that app had to show people what was really happening in gaza and they intend not to let it happen again
v good thread to show to your cis people who donβt understand the kafkaesque web of insane bureaucratic nonsense that british trans people have been trapped in for decades
DHS and ICE specifically still have a large number of Flickr albums up with very clear photos of unmasked agents from over the years. Archiving them all is certainly something someone should be doing
1) Johnson's EO is not a mask ban. It's a strongly worded suggestion. 2) CPD are always allowed to mask "for medical reasons" (despite vehemently fighting vax requirements). 3) They've always been required to display badges unless undercover. 3) Here's the FOP tonight mocking the entire order.
There's a formula that led to US cops being the way they are, and a solid half of it is that they get paid very, very well compared to other public servants
The MPD car was in front, with 4 or 5 unmarked cars behind. The FBI agents were the only ones up at the car and talking to the driver, and then when they were done the MPD officer went and gave a ticket at their direction. Like the local police are just the fedsβ lackeys.
This is what a regular traffic stop looks like in DC now.
Just a normal night in DC, sitting on the couch watching Netflix and then having to go outside because 11 cops (FBI, HSI, βpoliceβ and MPD) stopped a car on my corner.
Activists continue to disrupt ICE hiring events. Here is a report from one recent action in #Atlanta, GA. itsgoingdown.org/anti-ice-act...
There are around 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the USA. Everything is carceral. You cannot interact with the government without interacting with police; this includes walking outside.
bases are loaded. we got a triple on deck
Taxation is not enough they have to be expropriated Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
I got this piece of bacon stuck right here between my teeth.
that's a bit convoluted but i started writing about "right wing populism" and fascism but you can't ignore the centrist elephant in the room
fascists have always co-opted populism to divide and capture the popularity of socialism, and i know the WSJ is never going to say "Fascists Lead Polls," but then i see Starmer using his Labour Party to create a proto-fascist government and is it hard to understand how we end up here?
mysterious sign in loring park about dorian the catβs first annual birthday. no date or location given, but there are lots of activities planned and you should bring 3 gifts. βfor more information, please read again.β
the hellmouth is open and it will take what it's owed
someone has access to her account and is posting on her behalf. no the US is not in any way a nation that humanizes the incarcerated.
There is a new TikTok βcontent moderatorβ.
π’ The Global Sumud Flotillaβthe largest civilian mission to break Gazaβs siegeβlaunches today, with 50+ ships from 44 countries. Drop Site editor Alex Colston is on board and will be reporting live as it sails from Barcelona toward Gaza.
βNothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.β - Fred Hampton
here's my friend Kay. he is an architect and designs boat interiors. he's smart and talented and good at what he does. he is getting deported at the end of September.
i feel like the lot of the country stopped paying attention after the stories about how they're all just wandering the Mall harmlessly and then lost the thread from there like the oafishness here is truly very funny but also... they're just breaking into an apartment complex???
John McCain, when Donald Trump shows up at the gates of hell
Again the proof of life that the Whitehouse has released but not defined as proof of life could be from any time. Live video or he's dead!
At the very least all of us collectively joking about it happening will pressure the administration more and more to prove it hasn't happened. Nothing short of a live appearance will prove it and the more it's prolonged the more likely it has happened.
You've already talked to me if you see this. Also, you should see generic greetings about 50% of the time instead of this greeting.
Capleton - Burn Dem Down / Hatafayabun youtu.be/rCl01zsWMWA
Tshegue - Shuffle youtu.be/amgdlvPSAP8
VΓΆlkisch not proletarian
this happened to me
Mutual aid groups across the country can (and do) respond to this reality by organizing break light repair programs. Check out one from @norcalresist.bsky.social at: www.norcalresist.org/brake-light-...
it's funny that liberals call doing purity tests for themselves "unifying", but those who refuse to discard people to the fascist machine are never offered the same grace of framing. what is solidarity? do you want a unified left or do you want to fracture it by throwing people under the bus?
I work at Taco Bell and I can tell you were are not getting paid enough to justify these prices. Yes fast food is hard and highly skilled labor and also we are not seeing any of this money. Half of my coworkers are living in their cars.
So, to be clear The people who grow the food are underpaid or UNPAID The people who transport the food are underpaid The people who display and ring up the food are underpaid EVERYONE is paying more for food Nothing will ever be enough for the line go up forever cancerous billionaire class
Jaws The Revenge is so bad it's absurd so i do enjoy it on that level
I got arrested yesterday! (real drop off from being a corporate law firm associate five months ago. or upgrade.) I was blocking vehicles leaving from ICEβs Broadview, IL, staging ground and de facto detention center at 1930 Beach St. full statement (for now) below.
uh let's just say he's much more significant in politics than he should be and the details are awful, he sort of embodies the worst tendencies of influencer culture
sounds exactly like fascism tbh
We *strongly* disagree with Arturo Di Modica's politics and the message of his work but, one is art, the other is an ad. God, we fucking hate that statue y'all.
Seeing a lot of pfp's lately so, to help you not look foolish, a reminder: "Fearless Girl" was a publicity stunt by one of the largest investment banks in the country. "Charging Bull," on the other hand, was a piece of true guerrilla art piece done by an artist who arrived in the US with nothing.
call me a campist but i'm always going to be against the confederacy as flawed as the union was and Grant did not go far enough
Chicago: Buckle up for the invasion. Save this graphic. Weβre at your service. π«‘
did you do anything else? have you read Kropotkin or Malatesta? Bakunin? i'm not saying you weren't sincere, but it seems like your short radical period as a teenager was more about rebellion, and you soon grew out of it. you were never radicalized, which happens for different reasons.
putting your faith in the electoral system to defeat fascism in three years when we are living under a fascist government right now seems much more idealistic than to embrace the pragmatism of solidarity in the present. did you not learn anything from your brief time ... marching and burning a flag?
so, no, the vast majority of Americans are not capitalists (in the capital class), as they must rely on their labor for income, to be paid wages by capitalists, who own the means of production including the capital for investment, which came from the surplus value of the labor of the working class.
what determines class position is your relation to capitalist production, whether you must use your labor to be paid wages by capitalists, who own the means of production; or whether your income is from the surplus value (profit) of the labor workers provide, as owner of the means of production.
from what i gather a lot of Bond fans dislike Moore, but this did resonate with me and i've always been a bit sentimental about the way his run ended. it was a departue from the way the character and series were established with Connery, and made its case it didn't need to be misogynistic to work.
yeah it was even a couple years before Slayer's Show No Mercy, which sounded a bit closer to Venom at first before the double bass pedal showed up on Hell Awaits. i like both but imo Slayer's sound didn't fully develop until Reign in Blood in 86, and Venom landed on theirs right away.
seemed to me a clear indicator that American Empire was declining and China was not on our trajectory. with the loss of faith and trust in science and our own innovations and institutions, a mistrust of collective action and solutions was like an inversion of China's experience and response.
in retrospect COVID was managed more rationally and effectively by China, which was far more aggressive about restricting movement, which western media portrayed as authoritarian. the countries with some of the worst outcomes included Britain and its settler state former colonies, like the US.
i do think Trump expected a shift to aggressive hard power would make the world automatically bend to his demands, and more attractive to potential partners, where he could wheel and deal to his advantage. but there are limits. he offers nothing to establish trust as if power would be reason enough.
also cheaper than responding with passive neglect and violent police sweeps, because there are costs to the system when so many people's lives and health deteriorate living unhoused.
permanent housing not shelters, and regular income like UBI have both worked very well with numerous examples. housing and regular income meets people's basic material needs. sweeping is perfomative and dehumanizing. it causes harm and doesn't change peoples conditions.
For too long, American Labor Day has celebrated little more than a refusal to join the rest of the world on May 1st. What this weekend presupposes is: what if it was different, what if we did have a thing to celebrate.
abolish ICE
it's been
excellent. loved Psycho Goreman and Frankie Freako, such great movies and characters, so much fun to watch and very funny. did not know anything about them going in and they were so much better than i expected. can't wait for the Corman reboot.
the ADL used to define antisemitism as what i was taught, but now they adhere to the IHRA definition, which inverts what so many of us were told is dangerous because it only makes antisemitism increase, associating Israel with Jewish identity. it does, and it's not making anyone safer.
yes the majority of Zionists are Christian Evangelicals, not Jews. i was taught that automatically associating Judaism and Jews with Israel is antisemitic, to attach Jewish identity to the state of Israel increases antisemitism, and associates Israel'o politics with all Jewish people.
you read Philip K Dick? he explores this in VALIS, The Empire Never Ended, following the thread from ancient Rome to the American Empire, where the Roman Empire lives again. it's a lot more but like psychedelic sci-fi. Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall, all based on his writing.
exactly. Israel acts essentially as a US client state. but there's so much focus on AIPAC ,and people are confused about our role as hegemon. Israel is dependent on the US to maintain its campaign of genocide and displacement, and could shut it down quickly. but the US keeps sending Israel weapons.
yeah you have to seek it out because there's not much international coverage by our news media and never thorough. but i do because there is so much in UK politics i see reflected in US politics. even the same cycles and similar tactics used by Labour as the Dem Party, including intraparty struggles
i knew Starmer would be horrible but i didn't really expect him to go this hard on immigration and embrace fascistic rhetoric to promote on social media. still, he can't outflank Reform so what is he thinking.
economic instability is kind of a side effect of fascism, not a tactic. but Trump's use of cruelty to exercise his power and domination is common to all fascist leaders and the governments under them. under them, because fascist leaders are on top of the hierarchy that forms beneath them.
Trump uses cruelty to reinforce his power, not for irs own sake. to him force is power, dominance. to be cruel as he sees fit is a demonstration of his power. nobody can reciprocate because he is on top and he will crush you if you try. the state under Trump mimics his cruelty, reinforcing his power
it's that reactionary, paranoid mindset of Trump / MAGA. so you can't win. it's like this conversation. you do it too, you say you have proof, but it's not. but you keep posting the same damn tweets that don't prove anything, over and over and over. reactionary, paranoid. you got that MAGA mindset.
it's like, what can you do? no matter what, he thinks they're "bad guys" with sinister agendas, when in reality they're nearly all just people who came here to find work and that's all they've been doing. oh but Trump knows they're bad guys and he's got proof, then shows you the basic tats again.
it's like when Trump claims they deported MS-13 gang members on the basis of their tattoos. when we all can see those are basic tats, not even close to real MS-13 tattoos. but when people correct him he insists he's right anyway. there's no proof, but he insists he's a bad guy and will be deported.
you seem to believe that she's dishonest or a bot or on the take somehow, but all you have is a few tweets that clearly, obviously aren't about that, not even a little. you have to want to see something that simply isn't there to make that insinuation.
first, the tweet on the left is a joke! it's not meant to be taken literally. what are you trying to prov ? second, Molly doesn't live in the US, but she's an American citizen. this isn't a secret. i knew this already, because i follow her and she posts about her life at times. what is your issue?
you refuse to take Molly at her word, but you continue to interrogate her about the same tweets, such as jokes you took seriously instead of getting the joke. and to what end? how is worthwhile when all you do is demand answers from Molly and refuse to accept what she's clearly saying over and over.
several menbers of my family live outside the US, even though they are US citizens. it's pretty common. why is this confusing to you? why do you attach nefarious motives to it? why are you as reactionary and paranoid about it as Trump supporters? do you like their behavior and paranoid nonsense?
the joke understander has arrived
ah yes, you not only have to prove that your political opinions are acceptable to Riri Ren, you also have to be interrogated whether you're really a good person in your works and deeds with proof, like you're waiting at the gates of heaven. i haven't been grilled like this even in job interviews.
you continue to cling to this narrative you invented and attached to Molly. you can't even say she's human, because you don't like her politics. so it's easier to dehumanize her and invent a sinister tale where you're the victim than it is to accept who she is, because you can't control that.
βJavier Milei is hurriedly removed from an election campaign motorcade after being targeted by stones and bottles thrown by the public.β HHHAAHAHHAHAH
still can't believe Obama gave that ogre the medal of honor. not that i care all that much about these types of political honors. but Obama liked his work in mass deportations during his admin so much he gave him a damn medal. now we get to see his "work" agai, the award winning fascist goon.
this is a scene straight out of a war zone. the president has declared war on his own country.
and you think people want that? do they learn if you hurt them even more? or do they want healthcare? do they only deserve it if they make perfect choices? sounds very reactionary, practically Calvinist. and you're indifferent to the harm you are causing, but for different reasons than Trump. hmm.
therby deliberately increasing the collective suffering Trump is causing, for different reasons. the outcome is the same. a lot of people will suffer. MI could help prevent some of it, though i guess that's not what you want? you want Dems and Reps both using our lives as political bargaining chips.
The Trump family's web of crypto businesses is growing ever more tangled, as they've announced yet another crypto treasury company (this one in partnership with Crypto.βcom). This is either the fifth or sixth the Trumps are involved with.
![The Trump familyβs crypto web is only getting more tangled, as Trump family-linked companies are further entwining themselves with various crypto ventures. Trump majority-owned Trump Media and Technology Group, creator of the Truth Social platform, announced a joint venture with Singapore-based exchange Crypto.com. TMTG purchased $105 million of Crypto.comβs CRO token, Crypto.com purchased $50 million of TMTG stock, and the two companies are creating Trump Media Group CRO Strategy Inc., a CRO treasury company they plan to take public through a SPAC merger. In February, Crypto.com contributed $10 million to the MAGA Inc. Trump super PAC.6 A month later, TMTG and Crypto.com announced their partnership, initially focused on developing βAmerica First investment vehiclesβ (including crypto ETFs) to be offered by Trumpβs social media venture [I80]. Three days after the partnership announcement, Crypto.com said the SEC had dropped an investigation into the company. This will be either the fifth or sixth Trump family-owned or -linked crypto treasury company, in addition to American Bitcoin,a Trump Media & Technology Group (which itself acquired a substantial bitcoin treasury earlier this month [I90]),b Metaplanet,c and ALT5 Sigma.d Donald Trump Jr. was previously a major shareholder in Thumzup Media;e he sold some or all of his shares,7 though some crypto news outlets continue to describe him as involved with the company.8](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:exrxvyu6bpoym6mbnctke5tn/bafkreiftneyidyinu5bljxtf36nctowxh24237bxt6q47qs7az25ikwgpy@jpeg "Click to view full size")
Commerce Secretary Lutnick has announced plans to "put out GDP on the blockchain". I am a little concerned they hope to lean on the supposed inherent reliability of blockchains to lend artificial credibility to questionable numbers.
RFK jr is now saying babies can have one (1) cigarette as a treat
we can do whatever we want. if the innovation in practice proves to cause harm/externalities, we can and must minimize it above other considerations, even if there are benefits. tech disruptions tend to be at our expense, ultimately, because the interests of the investor class do not align with ours
AI requires substantial infrastructure at scale. i mean, the idea that technology is an inevitable outcome of innovation so we can't control it, as if tech were like a force of nature, is a capitulation to the whims of the capitalist class, who are the real beneficiaries, who promote inevitability.
why would you want to abandon everything we know about pedagogy and promote AI as being the equivalent of a teacher, or many? it's not. it doesn't understand or care about the practice and methods of teaching, nor the student. it's not even reliable with its data and may hallucinate at any time.
it's one thing being a fed, which i can't imagine wanting to be, ever. but to be an ex-FBI (?) and to continue to defend their reputation in public? Hoover camped out there for almost 40 years waging his constant war on everyone who organized on the left. notoriously! but it's cool now, no really.