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Sam Menefee-Libey
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Antifascist. Anthropology, Critical Theory, American Studies, dogs, film, music, democratic pedagogy, degrowth and bioregionalism in greater Los Angeles https://boxd.it/6oFrP
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · Dec 9
Inside you are two communists
Doomer Communist Crude meme cartoon of bleary-eyed femme person in black hoodie with a hammer and sickle next to text fragments: Sees capitalism behind all of life’s problems Desire for revolution is secretly suicidal ideation Activist burnout Climate anxiety Hopes for socialism, anticipates barbarism Social isolation preventing real organizing work Bloomer Communist Crude meme cartoon of smiling femme person in teal and black hoodie with a hammer and sickle next to text fragments: Sees crises as potential for radicalization Builds mutual aid network Zeal for activism Genuinely cares for other people A better world is possible
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d
DAILY MEMO: Another ICE Detention Death and A Woman is Saved From ICE By Police 🧵 2 parts

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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 58m
It’s really demoralizing to see all the stuff ICE did in LA covered in Chicago as if they hadn’t already been doing it here for more than 3 months.

We need solidarity across the continent where we all learn from each other. It can’t be shocking when old tactics move to a new place.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1h
Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates
The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · Jun 4
The tragedy-farce cycle has accelerated and compressed and now everything is always already both.
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1h
Never a bad day to watch this PSA youtu.be/d79EBJYJbuA
How to correctly pronounce Axolotl #nahuatl #axolotl #ajolote #mexico #pronunciation #pronunciacion
YouTube video by A Paquiliztli
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1h
As long as we’re dreaming, maybe we could advocate for a commons-based process of reparation and restoration rather than one rooted in private property and individuation?
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 20h
Jonathan Rosenbaum’s book “Goodbye Cinema, Hello Cinephilia” is really good on this
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 20h
Did you ever write anything about the movie Excision (2012)? If you haven’t yet, would you, please?
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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 20h
If you are employed & doing pretty fine right now, set aside some money from each paycheck to dedicate to mutual aid asks. Even just $20.

Shit is really bad, the social safety net is being shredded, & truly TRULY all we have is each other right now.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 21h
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 20h
I mean, some of them are. A lot of us aren’t struggling epistemically or morally, just materially and politically. The stakes are very clear right now! Unfortunately, many of those who are lack moral clarity seem to have large platforms…
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 21h
I’m still mad about the interview in NLR
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 21h
(I think it’s important to also situate this as about the aftermath of the “global war on terror” and the constant and outrageous excesses of criminalization over the past century of counterrevolution)
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 21h
This is how I think about it
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d
Now is a great time to learn more about histories of protest and tactically effective resistance to militarized policing. One lesson that’s being spontaneously rediscovered and reworked for digital capitalism in Portland has been called Tactical Frivolity by past observers
Screenshots of videos of Portland cartoon bloc
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 21h
Two-factor authentication was spread beyond core security infrastructure to break our spirits and implicate us in our own quiescence
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 21h
@pixelatedboat The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist 12 June 2016
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d
They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 22h
For years, I have wanted to know what the fuck happened to Kathryn Bigelow that she went from NYC feminist collectives and staffing Semiotext(e) and making films like The Loveless (1981) and Near Dark (1987) to being the most artistically skilled propagandist of US Empire
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NPR @npr.org · 1d
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga
Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 23h
(It’s like that scene of “shave and a haircut” from Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
Screenshot of viral tweet by @pixelatedboat from June 12, 2016 “The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist”
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d
The cold, seething rage here is impressive.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d
In Broadview this morning, just outside of Chicago, where you can get a police surveillance pod, a drone, and a helicopter in a single shot.
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d
I heard it was TEMU. Better topple both, just to be sure.
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d
Now is a great time to learn more about histories of protest and tactically effective resistance to militarized policing. One lesson that’s being spontaneously rediscovered and reworked for digital capitalism in Portland has been called Tactical Frivolity by past observers
Screenshots of videos of Portland cartoon bloc
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d
Here’s a fun video archive.org/details/tact...

And a short text artactivism.members.gn.apc.org/allpdfs/290-...
TACTICAL FRIVOLITY + RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE : Nuria Vila + Marcelo Expósito : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Spanish translation: http://www.archive.org/details/frivolidad_tactica In September, 2000, several thousands of people gathered in Prague to counter the...
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d
I think I first learned about this in TV Reed’s “The Art of Protest” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactica...
Tactical frivolity - Wikipedia
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Sam Menefee-Libey @sml47.bsky.social · 1d
“I thought you were the party of peace!” whined the nazi knowyourmeme.com/memes/events...
University of Washington Psych 210 Class Confronting Nazi Video | Know Your Meme
University of Washington Psych 210 Class Confronting Nazi Video refers to a series of viral public freakout videos showing a Psych 210 class at the Univers
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