umbellifer
@apiaceae.bsky.social
land trust worker in baltimore, developmental editor of academic work in the humanities, urban farmer, PhD in cultural studies, biophilic and 'a salty person'
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Holy shit, that’s just actual theft.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Holy shit, that’s just actual theft.
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The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/
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Thread from a subject matter expert with details on the green smoke.
OK. Green smoke. Coloured smoke grenades have existed for decades. They are for signalling purposes. They are not meant for riot control purposes. As with any smoke, they are irritating, but they are not meant for that purpose, so use as "riot control" agents is an off-label usage.
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Thread from a subject matter expert with details on the green smoke.
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When you focus on the regular people showing up magnificently in all of their flawed beauty, it helps you to keep going.
January 16, 2026 at 11:34 AM
When you focus on the regular people showing up magnificently in all of their flawed beauty, it helps you to keep going.
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For my out-of-state friends wanting to help Minneapolis, Sanctuary Supply Depot is a grassroots mutual aid effort to support unhoused folks here. They take cash as well as in-kind donations: linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
For my out-of-state friends wanting to help Minneapolis, Sanctuary Supply Depot is a grassroots mutual aid effort to support unhoused folks here. They take cash as well as in-kind donations: linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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Oh neat. They're using chemical weapons on American civilians that we condemn when other governments do the same on their own citizens.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Oh neat. They're using chemical weapons on American civilians that we condemn when other governments do the same on their own citizens.
Lucifer cat morning suite to bless your feeds
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Lucifer cat morning suite to bless your feeds
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Meanwhile, in Iran.
One of the biggest reasons for the uprising in Iran right now, as far as I can tell: water.
Only ~8% of the nation's water goes to people for drinking, bathing, etc. And even that's getting cut off.
One of the biggest reasons for the uprising in Iran right now, as far as I can tell: water.
Only ~8% of the nation's water goes to people for drinking, bathing, etc. And even that's getting cut off.
Vetted figures from reliable sources have it as 2,000, and I suspect it's probably twice that. I can't imagine that it is anywhere near 20K. Whatever it is, though, the regime has pressed the accelerator where the only off ramp is "winning" or its own total destruction. apnews.com/live/iran-pr...
Live updates: At least 2,000 dead in nationwide Iran protests, activists say
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed...
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Meanwhile, in Iran.
One of the biggest reasons for the uprising in Iran right now, as far as I can tell: water.
Only ~8% of the nation's water goes to people for drinking, bathing, etc. And even that's getting cut off.
One of the biggest reasons for the uprising in Iran right now, as far as I can tell: water.
Only ~8% of the nation's water goes to people for drinking, bathing, etc. And even that's getting cut off.
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you are struck by the general contrast between these heads
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
you are struck by the general contrast between these heads
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Okay maybe this has been reported other places but this is the first time I’ve seen this ICE attack explained: tldr - the administration removed policies that inherently made people who were in the country legally no longer legal, essentially creating illegal immigrants who can’t get documents
ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Okay maybe this has been reported other places but this is the first time I’ve seen this ICE attack explained: tldr - the administration removed policies that inherently made people who were in the country legally no longer legal, essentially creating illegal immigrants who can’t get documents
welcoming this bit of lodestar into this historical moment of aggravation and collectivization 🙏
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
welcoming this bit of lodestar into this historical moment of aggravation and collectivization 🙏
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And less opposition.
"They found that hyperscale data center developers often choose to build in rural communities rather than urban locations, not to create jobs and increase a community's economy, but because of low costs and abundant land."
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
Data centers target rural communities for lower costs, not to create high-quality jobs, study finds
Local governments often tell residents that the power-hungry developments will bring numerous tech jobs to their communities. A new study contradicted that.
www.kare11.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:53 AM
And less opposition.
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"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
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i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
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One thing I’d like to see is my senators and governor every day on tv at 5pm holding a press conference with video of every documented abuse that ICE is doing. Curate all of the witnessing we’re doing and show it to the press.
Local parents groups asking if adults can ride school buses to help protect children from ICE after a special ed bus got stopped this morning. Like a Dirty Harry movie except the villain in the federal government.
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
One thing I’d like to see is my senators and governor every day on tv at 5pm holding a press conference with video of every documented abuse that ICE is doing. Curate all of the witnessing we’re doing and show it to the press.
man these Baltimore potholes are ROUGH this winter for anyone with a non-SUV normal ass car
January 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM
man these Baltimore potholes are ROUGH this winter for anyone with a non-SUV normal ass car
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People have been asking, how do you get ICE to leave? These folks did it, documenting as they figured out what to do in real time. Watch the whole thing.
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
People have been asking, how do you get ICE to leave? These folks did it, documenting as they figured out what to do in real time. Watch the whole thing.
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
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Keith Porter's daughter talks about how her father was murdered by an off-duty ICE agent in Los Angeles
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Keith Porter's daughter talks about how her father was murdered by an off-duty ICE agent in Los Angeles
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More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
January 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
More than 5,000 people here in Powderhorn Park protesting ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
#FuckICE #iceout #mpls #FuckTrump
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there’s a lot of not getting scared of crowd control shit in these clips
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
there’s a lot of not getting scared of crowd control shit in these clips
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A woman on IG has been making videos of immigrant lines at the U.S. Mexico borders…full of Americans standing in line to get affordable dental care in Mexico.
It’s sublime counter programming.
It’s sublime counter programming.
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
A woman on IG has been making videos of immigrant lines at the U.S. Mexico borders…full of Americans standing in line to get affordable dental care in Mexico.
It’s sublime counter programming.
It’s sublime counter programming.