David Ambaras
@borderlander62.bsky.social
Historian. Author, Japan's Imperial Underworlds: Intimate Encounters At the Borders of Empire (2018), Bad Youth: Juvenile Delinquency and the Politics of Everyday Life in Modern Japan (2006). Co-director, https://bodiesandstructures.org. Also shitposts.
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Ordinary people arent scared of this governments good squad. Theyre out in the streets telling them to fuck off. Remember that.
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Ordinary people arent scared of this governments good squad. Theyre out in the streets telling them to fuck off. Remember that.
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
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jesus christ, man, trump’s face is drooping and he’s barely conscious, RFK, jr’s hands are so shaky he can barely read his own remarks, whole cabinet’s falling apart
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
jesus christ, man, trump’s face is drooping and he’s barely conscious, RFK, jr’s hands are so shaky he can barely read his own remarks, whole cabinet’s falling apart
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TJ Sabula, my constituent & a UAW worker, has been suspended after Trump flipped HIM off and said "F*ck you" to him.
This is unacceptable. NEVER believe MAGA when they cry about the 1st amendment.
Since Trump can't fire me, I'll say it:
Donald Trump is a pedophile protector.
This is unacceptable. NEVER believe MAGA when they cry about the 1st amendment.
Since Trump can't fire me, I'll say it:
Donald Trump is a pedophile protector.
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
TJ Sabula, my constituent & a UAW worker, has been suspended after Trump flipped HIM off and said "F*ck you" to him.
This is unacceptable. NEVER believe MAGA when they cry about the 1st amendment.
Since Trump can't fire me, I'll say it:
Donald Trump is a pedophile protector.
This is unacceptable. NEVER believe MAGA when they cry about the 1st amendment.
Since Trump can't fire me, I'll say it:
Donald Trump is a pedophile protector.
It's not a moral tragedy, because the perpetrators are not brought down by a tragic flaw. It's a moral crime.
The first numbers are in.
Over 1 million fewer people have signed up for insurance on the ACA than at this time last year. This is Trump's premium hikes at work.
In the wealthiest nation on earth, millions are being forced to go without health care.
It's a moral tragedy.
Over 1 million fewer people have signed up for insurance on the ACA than at this time last year. This is Trump's premium hikes at work.
In the wealthiest nation on earth, millions are being forced to go without health care.
It's a moral tragedy.
January 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
It's not a moral tragedy, because the perpetrators are not brought down by a tragic flaw. It's a moral crime.
The cruelty is the point.
BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked the clean ACA tax credit extension that the House passed to save millions of people thousands of dollars each.
If you’re paying double or even triple for health insurance, blame Trump and the Senate GOP.
If you’re paying double or even triple for health insurance, blame Trump and the Senate GOP.
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The cruelty is the point.
Irony, however, can be murdered over and over and over and over again
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Irony, however, can be murdered over and over and over and over again
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Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-yo...
Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs
Health insurance premiums are doubling for more than 22 million Americans, and up to six-million people have already, or will soon, lose coverage because Republicans made Affordable Care Act tax credi...
act.indivisible.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Tell your senators to act now to lower healthcare costs act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-yo...
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This Bari Weiss edict is the most idiotic manifesto for a legitimate news organization that I have ever seen, and I cannot begin to tell you how many idiots I've come across in my career.
Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
January 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This Bari Weiss edict is the most idiotic manifesto for a legitimate news organization that I have ever seen, and I cannot begin to tell you how many idiots I've come across in my career.
Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
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Almost 15,000 New York City nurses go on strike. "Staffing levels are a top issue for striking nurses. The union says nurses are dealing with unmanageable workloads. Nurses also want improved security in hospitals, better pay, and fully-funded benefits." abc7ny.com/post/nyc-nur...
Nurses' union alleges illegal firings, union busting amid their biggest strike in NYC history
The largest nurse strike in city history continues, with nearly 15,000 nurses striking after no agreement was reached ahead of deadline.
abc7ny.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Almost 15,000 New York City nurses go on strike. "Staffing levels are a top issue for striking nurses. The union says nurses are dealing with unmanageable workloads. Nurses also want improved security in hospitals, better pay, and fully-funded benefits." abc7ny.com/post/nyc-nur...
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The fight against ICE is the fight against white nationalism is the fight against antisemitism.
The main fundraiser for the ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good was created by a self-described "White Independent Journalist" with a history of antisemitic online behavior.
Fundraiser for ICE Killer Is Busted Spewing Antisemitism
“Seems like a bad sign when the people raising money for you are Nazis,” one journalist noted.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The fight against ICE is the fight against white nationalism is the fight against antisemitism.
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every (straight reporter) story about ICE agents is like this, they’re all people who steal from the collection plate and beat their wives and and won’t stop making lewd remarks to the 13 year old girl next door and this is the only place in america where they could remain employed for six months
you’re a fucking grown ass man putting a 16 year old kid in handcuffs and then you steal his phone and sell it to a vending machine? what in the entire fuck is wrong you?
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
every (straight reporter) story about ICE agents is like this, they’re all people who steal from the collection plate and beat their wives and and won’t stop making lewd remarks to the 13 year old girl next door and this is the only place in america where they could remain employed for six months
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Read this story and decide if this is the America you want to live in.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
ICE rams car in south Minneapolis while profiling Latino driver
ICE agents rammed into a man’s car in south Minneapolis Monday afternoon while profiling the Latino driver.
sahanjournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Read this story and decide if this is the America you want to live in.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
Wake up babe, new cover of "Cocksucker Blues" just dropped
Tony Dokoupil: "Mr. President, thank you very much. For the record, I do think that I'd have this job even if the others guys won."
Donald Trump: "Yeah, but at a lesser salary."
[Dokoupil then giggles as they wrap up the segment.]
A CBS News staffer merely reacted with this: "HAHAHAHAHA"
Donald Trump: "Yeah, but at a lesser salary."
[Dokoupil then giggles as they wrap up the segment.]
A CBS News staffer merely reacted with this: "HAHAHAHAHA"
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Wake up babe, new cover of "Cocksucker Blues" just dropped
Cowardly little wannabe men.
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
January 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Cowardly little wannabe men.
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That first photo is a gut punch. A bunch of heavily armed goons too scared to show their faces bullying a scared kid with the full force of the federal government behind them.
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
January 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
That first photo is a gut punch. A bunch of heavily armed goons too scared to show their faces bullying a scared kid with the full force of the federal government behind them.
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The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
"Our fashion critic"? All the Times has left is fcking fashion critics. Take the politics desk, for example.
A reader asked our fashion critic: "I am exhausted following all the fashion microtrends that keep coming up: angelcore, whimsigoth, mob wife, tomato girl, etc. Is this going to continue in 2026, and do I actually have to pay attention?"
Do I Need to Keep Up With Microtrends?
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"Our fashion critic"? All the Times has left is fcking fashion critics. Take the politics desk, for example.
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The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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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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This is what happens when journalists decide their role is to police some imagined middle zone that exists halfway between the right's and left's arguments.
Katy Tur to Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty: "Why don't you trust the FBI to do this on their own?"
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This is what happens when journalists decide their role is to police some imagined middle zone that exists halfway between the right's and left's arguments.