Augustus Watkins
@augustuswatkins.com
songwriter, musician, los angeles
https://augustuswatkins.com/
https://augustuswatkins.com/
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Augustus Watkins
@augustuswatkins.com
· Jan 20
The internet had the potential to make humans so much smarter and interconnected. Instead, it's dumbing us down and siloing us off. A real tragedy.
Hi everyone I’m stoked to join Bluesky ✨
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I keep seeing people asking why the police aren't arresting ICE or protecting people from ICE and I desperately need you to understand that the police aren't protecting you from ICE because protecting YOU is not and never has been their function and that's why we need to defund them.
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I keep seeing people asking why the police aren't arresting ICE or protecting people from ICE and I desperately need you to understand that the police aren't protecting you from ICE because protecting YOU is not and never has been their function and that's why we need to defund them.
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
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"Never assume malice…" I'mma stop you right there: At this point in human history, when it comes to corporations in particular, any sufficiently advanced capitalist interest is indistinguishable from malice, so I'm gonna go riight on ahead and assume it.
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM
"Never assume malice…" I'mma stop you right there: At this point in human history, when it comes to corporations in particular, any sufficiently advanced capitalist interest is indistinguishable from malice, so I'm gonna go riight on ahead and assume it.
if you’re at all curious about the parallels btw 1933 Germany and 2025 America, this is the pod
Finished up the last episode of this series yesterday and i can’t stop thinking about all the lessons i took from it
Finished up the last episode of this series yesterday and i can’t stop thinking about all the lessons i took from it
And at no. 1, perhaps not surprisingly given the year we've had, but also perhaps surprisingly given just how much of a downer this series is, it is [ominous drumroll]:
"Project 1933, Part 1"
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
"Project 1933, Part 1"
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
Episode 67 -- Project 1933, Part I: January to March 15
Podcast Episode · In Bed With The Right · 2025-04-01 · 1h 30m
podcasts.apple.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
if you’re at all curious about the parallels btw 1933 Germany and 2025 America, this is the pod
Finished up the last episode of this series yesterday and i can’t stop thinking about all the lessons i took from it
Finished up the last episode of this series yesterday and i can’t stop thinking about all the lessons i took from it
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conveniently ratio'd for either legal or half letter size, so you conveniently can just print it out on any printer if you like, whose going to stop you (not me)
August 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
conveniently ratio'd for either legal or half letter size, so you conveniently can just print it out on any printer if you like, whose going to stop you (not me)
Masked ICE agent alongside a half dozen armed accomplices, screaming, gun pointed, finger on the trigger, charging an unarmed person: “I was afraid for my life”
January 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Masked ICE agent alongside a half dozen armed accomplices, screaming, gun pointed, finger on the trigger, charging an unarmed person: “I was afraid for my life”
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ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
January 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
Ppl need to understand this happened like a mile away from where George Floyd was murdered
This is systematic
This is systematic
January 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Ppl need to understand this happened like a mile away from where George Floyd was murdered
This is systematic
This is systematic
Amazing how the "don't tread on me" crowd is also the "just follow orders" crowd
January 8, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Amazing how the "don't tread on me" crowd is also the "just follow orders" crowd
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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Renee Nicole Good
January 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Renee Nicole Good
Hummingbirds are adorable, but what’s actually cool about them is how badass and aggressive they are
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Hummingbirds are adorable, but what’s actually cool about them is how badass and aggressive they are
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Yup. Our military industry needs violence, and they’ll make up an enemy if there isn’t one ready.
They pulled out of Afghanistan in ‘21 and managed to have Marines deployed in Los Angeles by ‘25.
They pulled out of Afghanistan in ‘21 and managed to have Marines deployed in Los Angeles by ‘25.
Perhaps some day ppl will realize that when the U.S. bombs Palestinians, bombs Venezuelans, bombs Somali, that those bombs will one day drop on them, too.
There is no "they deserved it" or "it's a third-world shithole." There are just powerful people bombing poor people.
There is no "they deserved it" or "it's a third-world shithole." There are just powerful people bombing poor people.
January 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Yup. Our military industry needs violence, and they’ll make up an enemy if there isn’t one ready.
They pulled out of Afghanistan in ‘21 and managed to have Marines deployed in Los Angeles by ‘25.
They pulled out of Afghanistan in ‘21 and managed to have Marines deployed in Los Angeles by ‘25.
L take
It doesn’t matter what it’s about. It’s illegal no matter the premise.
You can’t build societies based on “rule of law” and then throw it out the window no matter the reason
It doesn’t matter what it’s about. It’s illegal no matter the premise.
You can’t build societies based on “rule of law” and then throw it out the window no matter the reason
January 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
L take
It doesn’t matter what it’s about. It’s illegal no matter the premise.
You can’t build societies based on “rule of law” and then throw it out the window no matter the reason
It doesn’t matter what it’s about. It’s illegal no matter the premise.
You can’t build societies based on “rule of law” and then throw it out the window no matter the reason
People say “we need laws to stop this from happening” but we already do
They’ll say “we need enforcement” but that rarely works
we need a system where this can’t happen. Abolish financialization
If it isn’t a real good or service, it shouldn’t be bought or sold, period
They’ll say “we need enforcement” but that rarely works
we need a system where this can’t happen. Abolish financialization
If it isn’t a real good or service, it shouldn’t be bought or sold, period
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
People say “we need laws to stop this from happening” but we already do
They’ll say “we need enforcement” but that rarely works
we need a system where this can’t happen. Abolish financialization
If it isn’t a real good or service, it shouldn’t be bought or sold, period
They’ll say “we need enforcement” but that rarely works
we need a system where this can’t happen. Abolish financialization
If it isn’t a real good or service, it shouldn’t be bought or sold, period
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No blood for oil
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
No blood for oil
It’s 2026 and I’m done being the bigger person
This year I’m matching energies
This year I’m matching energies
January 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s 2026 and I’m done being the bigger person
This year I’m matching energies
This year I’m matching energies
"it takes money to make money" and I've never had any, which is why I've never made any, which is why I've never had any which is why
January 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
"it takes money to make money" and I've never had any, which is why I've never made any, which is why I've never had any which is why
the amount of ads I see on a daily basis would kill a sixteenth century peasant
January 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
the amount of ads I see on a daily basis would kill a sixteenth century peasant
Great review! Thanks for sharing and the tag
December 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Great review! Thanks for sharing and the tag
Crosby Stills Nash and YoungBoy NBA
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Crosby Stills Nash and YoungBoy NBA
The Legendary BlackPink Dots
ruin two bands by combining them:
Fugazi Osbourne
Fugazi Osbourne
December 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The Legendary BlackPink Dots
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Kane
ruin two bands by combining them:
the aerosmiths
the aerosmiths
ruin two bands by combining them:
Fugazi Osbourne
Fugazi Osbourne
December 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Kane
