L Laiken
@broaden.bsky.social
Native brooklynite; what the world needs now is facts, sweet facts; tv fiend.
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*Way to go Denmark #skininthegame
Bruce Springsteen is currently number one in iTunes in 19 countries.
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
*Way to go Denmark #skininthegame
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the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
February 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
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"The Fulton County raid is a test run for messing with election administrators and the counting of ballots in the midterm elections in 2026..."
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February 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"The Fulton County raid is a test run for messing with election administrators and the counting of ballots in the midterm elections in 2026..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The person to watch is David Rubenstein, who has poured millions in philanthropy into the Kennedy Center, is not going to be pleased about this, and has money, ego, and patriotism long enough to sustain a long-ass legal battle.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The person to watch is David Rubenstein, who has poured millions in philanthropy into the Kennedy Center, is not going to be pleased about this, and has money, ego, and patriotism long enough to sustain a long-ass legal battle.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
Particularly since his cash isn't crypto.
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That’s shit that happens to like, Odysseus
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
That’s shit that happens to like, Odysseus
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I am once again begging everyone to remember, once the WGA and SAG-AFTRA contract negotiations begin, that *this* is how the trades we rely on operate
In case you ever needed proof that the mainstream media is a complicit arm of propaganda for a fascist regime and deserves no credibility or respect.
Not framing a reported $75m movie making $7m as a flop, but as a triumph and a record breaker. In a headline-over-article world, this matters.
Not framing a reported $75m movie making $7m as a flop, but as a triumph and a record breaker. In a headline-over-article world, this matters.
February 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I am once again begging everyone to remember, once the WGA and SAG-AFTRA contract negotiations begin, that *this* is how the trades we rely on operate
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Zohran can kick it
As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home.
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Zohran can kick it
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Nice to see lots of colleagues quoted, but notable that almost all are talking about teaching at large universities, where it's always been tough to get most of huge classes to engage. In my experience, most of my smaller classes will effectively watch films, but it does a bit of teaching how.
On a trend us film professors have seen. Free link to “The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films” from THE ATLANTIC yesterday.
archive.ph/GFWzW
archive.ph/GFWzW
January 31, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Nice to see lots of colleagues quoted, but notable that almost all are talking about teaching at large universities, where it's always been tough to get most of huge classes to engage. In my experience, most of my smaller classes will effectively watch films, but it does a bit of teaching how.
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It gets better.
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 6:21 AM
It gets better.
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That headline is not sarcastic — We mean it literally: Who will benefit from driverless cars?
Driverless Vehicles — Who Needs Them? - Streetsblog New York City
That headline is not sarcastic — I mean it literally: Who will benefit from driverless cars?
buff.ly
February 1, 2026 at 1:08 PM
That headline is not sarcastic — We mean it literally: Who will benefit from driverless cars?
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A lovely woman I know told me the other day that since Avelo stopped flying for ICE, "We did it! We ended ICE Air!" Had to tell her Avelo was only about 15% of it.
Still going: Global X, Eastern Air, Journey, Key Lime/Denver Air, and Omni Air International ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Still going: Global X, Eastern Air, Journey, Key Lime/Denver Air, and Omni Air International ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE deportation flights are getting longer and crueler
A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
A lovely woman I know told me the other day that since Avelo stopped flying for ICE, "We did it! We ended ICE Air!" Had to tell her Avelo was only about 15% of it.
Still going: Global X, Eastern Air, Journey, Key Lime/Denver Air, and Omni Air International ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Still going: Global X, Eastern Air, Journey, Key Lime/Denver Air, and Omni Air International ⤵️
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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And ICE shot out the windows of apartments nearby. They used this munition to do it. They also shot people with this.
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 AM
And ICE shot out the windows of apartments nearby. They used this munition to do it. They also shot people with this.
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Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
::taps mic::
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
February 1, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
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Cruelty to children is the centerpiece of Trump policy. Children all across the country are being arrested and detained... at airports, at the border, at immigration courts, at immigration check-in appointments, on their way to and from schools, at parks, on the street and anywhere else
Opinion | Liam Ramos Is Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Cruelty to children is the centerpiece of Trump policy. Children all across the country are being arrested and detained... at airports, at the border, at immigration courts, at immigration check-in appointments, on their way to and from schools, at parks, on the street and anywhere else
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In my mind, I wanted these files released because
1. don’t care about the partisan affiliation of these monsters
2. Wanted justice for the girls
3. Hoped that this would stop the government from enabling crimes by the very rich.
4. Perhaps create another cultural swing away from misogyny.
1. don’t care about the partisan affiliation of these monsters
2. Wanted justice for the girls
3. Hoped that this would stop the government from enabling crimes by the very rich.
4. Perhaps create another cultural swing away from misogyny.
February 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
In my mind, I wanted these files released because
1. don’t care about the partisan affiliation of these monsters
2. Wanted justice for the girls
3. Hoped that this would stop the government from enabling crimes by the very rich.
4. Perhaps create another cultural swing away from misogyny.
1. don’t care about the partisan affiliation of these monsters
2. Wanted justice for the girls
3. Hoped that this would stop the government from enabling crimes by the very rich.
4. Perhaps create another cultural swing away from misogyny.
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So the Epstein files dump
1. Protected a lot of predictors
2. Created another partisan food fight.
3. Failed to create any obvious pathway for these women to get accountability.
4. Included a number of clearly unverified claims that can be used to undermine the very legit emails
1. Protected a lot of predictors
2. Created another partisan food fight.
3. Failed to create any obvious pathway for these women to get accountability.
4. Included a number of clearly unverified claims that can be used to undermine the very legit emails
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
So the Epstein files dump
1. Protected a lot of predictors
2. Created another partisan food fight.
3. Failed to create any obvious pathway for these women to get accountability.
4. Included a number of clearly unverified claims that can be used to undermine the very legit emails
1. Protected a lot of predictors
2. Created another partisan food fight.
3. Failed to create any obvious pathway for these women to get accountability.
4. Included a number of clearly unverified claims that can be used to undermine the very legit emails
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Imo people have the right to defend themselves, nonviolent protest is not so much the highest ideal as a *model* of protest.
It has proven a very effective form of protest in modern US history, but it hinges on a public outrage that may be blunted now by disinformation and fascist creep.
It has proven a very effective form of protest in modern US history, but it hinges on a public outrage that may be blunted now by disinformation and fascist creep.
February 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Imo people have the right to defend themselves, nonviolent protest is not so much the highest ideal as a *model* of protest.
It has proven a very effective form of protest in modern US history, but it hinges on a public outrage that may be blunted now by disinformation and fascist creep.
It has proven a very effective form of protest in modern US history, but it hinges on a public outrage that may be blunted now by disinformation and fascist creep.
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And just to further put a point on it, this is very explicitly the point of militant nonviolent protest.
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
And just to further put a point on it, this is very explicitly the point of militant nonviolent protest.
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
To demonstrate incontrovertibly to even the low info news consumer that agents of the oppressor are engaging in an entirely one-sided brutality against the vulnerable
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Yes they are bsky.app/profile/bill...
The Texas results are repudiation of the white-flag waving strategist/consultant grifting class
breathtaking that there is a highly paid consultant class out there who scold the rest of us (the people) for being in a bubble where we don't understand what motivates "the people," and this is the messaging they come up with
February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Yes they are bsky.app/profile/bill...
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And note
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(One of the lessons we should take away from the Tarrant County win is that urban-suburban areas have a lot of votes up for grabs that are typically ignored while focused on rural voters.)
February 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
And note
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Spead the good word!!! Absolutely phenomenal outcome in Texas, in a county Dems haven’t won since Bush 1 was president.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Spead the good word!!! Absolutely phenomenal outcome in Texas, in a county Dems haven’t won since Bush 1 was president.
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it’s not insomnia, I’m just dedicated to giving a little forehead kiss good morning to every time zone
February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
it’s not insomnia, I’m just dedicated to giving a little forehead kiss good morning to every time zone
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The most important part of the Rehmet campaign (in my humble opinion as a local political scientist whose opinion nobody asked for) is that Rehmet ran as a union man.
Rehmet is a union president, and this was an unapologetically pro labor campaign.
Rehmet is a union president, and this was an unapologetically pro labor campaign.
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The most important part of the Rehmet campaign (in my humble opinion as a local political scientist whose opinion nobody asked for) is that Rehmet ran as a union man.
Rehmet is a union president, and this was an unapologetically pro labor campaign.
Rehmet is a union president, and this was an unapologetically pro labor campaign.
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When they defeat ICE, Minnesota will have 34,000 trained volunteers to observe the police
More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good.
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:35 AM
When they defeat ICE, Minnesota will have 34,000 trained volunteers to observe the police