Akela Cooper
@akelacooper.bsky.social
Hollywood writer whose stuff you may have seen: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1, Luke Cage. Malignant. M3GAN. The Nun 2. The Boulet Bros. Holiday of Horrors (with a directing credit!). It's a pleasure scaring the shit outta you.
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bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
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In theaters likely nowhere near you.
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
In theaters likely nowhere near you.
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The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
Remember when these photos first came out and sane people were all “This is fucking disturbing and Nazi-esque” and everyone else was like “the libs are over reacting again.”
People can say they didn’t vote for this but people are liars
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Remember when these photos first came out and sane people were all “This is fucking disturbing and Nazi-esque” and everyone else was like “the libs are over reacting again.”
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a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
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I keep thinking about the number of people that have to be involved to kidnap a small child, transport him to one facility or another, then an airport, then a plane, then another facility. Did no one on that chain stop and say hey what the fuck?
If only they had had time for the "don't kidnap 5-year-olds and send them to detention centers 1000 miles away from their families" training module
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I keep thinking about the number of people that have to be involved to kidnap a small child, transport him to one facility or another, then an airport, then a plane, then another facility. Did no one on that chain stop and say hey what the fuck?
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There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
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Last night's disappointing revelation that Trump did not perish on Air Force One is an important reminder: no one can count on waiting him out. Maybe we get lucky, but unfortunately, these spiteful sociopaths tend to survive on hate for a lot longer than they should. Standing up is the only option.
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Last night's disappointing revelation that Trump did not perish on Air Force One is an important reminder: no one can count on waiting him out. Maybe we get lucky, but unfortunately, these spiteful sociopaths tend to survive on hate for a lot longer than they should. Standing up is the only option.
The @musicologyduck.bsky.social story hit the local DC news. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/bus-dri...
Bus driver refuses to take passengers to DC destination, customer says
“People are calling the police.”
www.dcnewsnow.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The @musicologyduck.bsky.social story hit the local DC news. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/bus-dri...
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LA folks around Burbank: ICE is out and about in NoHo today, particularly at Home Depot on Sherman Way and near Burbank Blvd and Vineland. Be careful.
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
LA folks around Burbank: ICE is out and about in NoHo today, particularly at Home Depot on Sherman Way and near Burbank Blvd and Vineland. Be careful.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
These are the same evil monsters asking us to show *them* humanity. We have to vote Trump and his goons out of office and then get on our reps' asses to hold these sick fucks accountable
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
These are the same evil monsters asking us to show *them* humanity. We have to vote Trump and his goons out of office and then get on our reps' asses to hold these sick fucks accountable
We should all be deeply disturbed and infuriated that a secret police force only accountable to pedophile protectors are kidnapping kids
Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We should all be deeply disturbed and infuriated that a secret police force only accountable to pedophile protectors are kidnapping kids
One thing I love about 80s horror movies is they jump right in. Some old guy finds dubious looking jiggly white fluff on the ground? Sure, eat some it. What's the worst that could happen. Today I'd have to have a whole fucking backstory on why that crazy old coot is there in the first place.
Fell off of this (life) but back on with The Stuff (1985). I've seen this movie in pieces but never all the way through.
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
One thing I love about 80s horror movies is they jump right in. Some old guy finds dubious looking jiggly white fluff on the ground? Sure, eat some it. What's the worst that could happen. Today I'd have to have a whole fucking backstory on why that crazy old coot is there in the first place.
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WIRED spoke to 10 residents in Minneapolis about what life has been like for them since ICE seized the city. I know there's a lot of coverage out there, but spend time with this heart wrenching piece:
‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis
WIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
WIRED spoke to 10 residents in Minneapolis about what life has been like for them since ICE seized the city. I know there's a lot of coverage out there, but spend time with this heart wrenching piece:
Why the fuck is anyone nostalgic for 2016??? Need I remind y'all every year since 2015 has ended with "this year fucking sucked ass can't wait to see it dead" and some kind of garbage fire meme. It's never gotten better.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and smiling .
ALT: michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and smiling .
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January 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Why the fuck is anyone nostalgic for 2016??? Need I remind y'all every year since 2015 has ended with "this year fucking sucked ass can't wait to see it dead" and some kind of garbage fire meme. It's never gotten better.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
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I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
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It is 100% a culture war. There is no value in this dogshit. None. Look, the WORST people want you to use AI. Corporate America. CEOs. Management types. Republicans. Trump. No one you respect or admire is saying it's good.
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It is 100% a culture war. There is no value in this dogshit. None. Look, the WORST people want you to use AI. Corporate America. CEOs. Management types. Republicans. Trump. No one you respect or admire is saying it's good.
Once again, @johnrogers.bsky.social proves to be correct. In summation: the biggest marks are the ones who never think they’ll be marks. And they can never admit they were marks.
The most delightful flavor of this is rich people outside the tech industry who got conned on AI by rich people inside the tech industry and now can't admit they were marks
This is a culture of people who cannot and will not admit they're wrong so they double and triple down. This is the asshole who's posting through it. The entire argument is rich dumb people saying "I CAN'T BE WRONG AND YOU WON'T TELL ME I'M WRONG"
January 21, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Once again, @johnrogers.bsky.social proves to be correct. In summation: the biggest marks are the ones who never think they’ll be marks. And they can never admit they were marks.
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If Congress can’t agree to impeach for all this, why even bother to pretend impeachment exists anymore?
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If Congress can’t agree to impeach for all this, why even bother to pretend impeachment exists anymore?
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The Cancellation of 'Boots' Explains Hollywood Right Now
The Cancellation of 'Boots' Explains Hollywood Right Now
Netflix released its viewership rankings for the final six months of 2025, and among scripted series, the highest-ranking canceled show was Boots, the excellent Miles Heizer coming-of-age dramedy about a closeted gay Marine. It landed at No. 23 -- outperforming...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The Cancellation of 'Boots' Explains Hollywood Right Now
Staring longingly with deep green envy
A South Korean court has ruled that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
Top ally of South Korea's Yoon given 23 years in prison for rebellion over martial law crisis
A South Korean court has ruled the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Staring longingly with deep green envy
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New Oxfam report finds that billionaire wealth increased 3x faster last year than in previous years. A clear reminder that right-wing populism is fake populism.
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality | Oxfam International
www.oxfam.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 PM
New Oxfam report finds that billionaire wealth increased 3x faster last year than in previous years. A clear reminder that right-wing populism is fake populism.
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...