Carter Moon
@cartermoon.bsky.social
Writer, filmmaker, and general shit-stirrer in LA.
Socialist, prison abolitionist.
Our side has to win.
https://carter719.substack.com?r=2iehk&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
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Socialist, prison abolitionist.
Our side has to win.
https://carter719.substack.com?r=2iehk&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
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Carter Moon
@cartermoon.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Rae for LA
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Rev. Rae’s launch video announcing her mayoral campaign is live!!!
It represents a month of fantastic work by some very gifted filmmakers, and is written by yours truly.
youtu.be/wmzGTof_PnA?...
It represents a month of fantastic work by some very gifted filmmakers, and is written by yours truly.
youtu.be/wmzGTof_PnA?...
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Just want to point out, while everyone's being horrified, that this is a fairly normal email you'd see in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
Hours after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times, Gregory Bovino emailed him to ask he continue working past retirement:
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Just want to point out, while everyone's being horrified, that this is a fairly normal email you'd see in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Roses are red, Violets are blue, let’s abolish ICE and police unions too! 🔥 Angelenos know how to take care of each other, just like we have been since June, just like we will continue to until ICE is abolished.
art by the incredible @nataliepbui ❤️
art by the incredible @nataliepbui ❤️
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Roses are red, Violets are blue, let’s abolish ICE and police unions too! 🔥 Angelenos know how to take care of each other, just like we have been since June, just like we will continue to until ICE is abolished.
art by the incredible @nataliepbui ❤️
art by the incredible @nataliepbui ❤️
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This is what ICE looks like
Law enforcement on Tuesday released photos of a masked individual appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance. 🔗 on.wsj.com/46uTQjq
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This is what ICE looks like
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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The whole world is about to watch as a country of people get forced into starvation for no reason
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Air Canada suspends Cuba flights as island set to run out of jet fuel
Air Canada said on Monday it is suspending flights to Cuba, which warned it was running out of jet fuel, as the U.S. tightens its grip on the communist-run nation's oil supply by blocking shipments fr...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The whole world is about to watch as a country of people get forced into starvation for no reason
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Using a wife beater and convicted rapist to sell weird MAHA dietary theories is so on brand for this administration.
You might remember the superbowl MAHA ad featuring Mike Tyson. Go to the page, which clearly labeled as a US government website, and you are encouraged to use Grok.
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Using a wife beater and convicted rapist to sell weird MAHA dietary theories is so on brand for this administration.
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The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Since we're re-litigating Ring's sins: How did they grow so fast?
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
Emails from 2016 Show Amazon Ring's Hold on the LAPD Through Camera Giveaways
In March 2016, “smart” doorbell camera maker Ring was a growing company attempting to market its wireless smart security camera when it received an email from an officer in the Los Angeles Police Depa...
www.eff.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Since we're re-litigating Ring's sins: How did they grow so fast?
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
Until 2016, Ring gave out free/discounted cameras to police & giving cops perks if the public (including victims of crimes) used the officer's discount code to buy cameras--all of which meant Ring essentially made cops salespeople.
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To repeat.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
Age verification is deanonymization,
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
NEW: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. The majority said it protects minors without violating free speech; dissenters warned it burdens adults’ rights and ignores First Amendment precedent.
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
To repeat.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
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ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 AM
ICE is currently holding around 80,000 detainees. Nazi Germany didn't reach this number in its formal camp system until 1942, nine years after seizing power and three years into the war.
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cars may kill a lot of people everyday but at least they are also very expensive and insanely inefficient means of getting around
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
cars may kill a lot of people everyday but at least they are also very expensive and insanely inefficient means of getting around
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This is the definitive point by Chris Hedges, re: Noam Chomsky and Epstein. Chomsky's entire value as a public intellectual is to know what people like Epstein are up to and why. Him feigning ignorance is absurd, and if it were true it would undermine the rest of his career.
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
This is the definitive point by Chris Hedges, re: Noam Chomsky and Epstein. Chomsky's entire value as a public intellectual is to know what people like Epstein are up to and why. Him feigning ignorance is absurd, and if it were true it would undermine the rest of his career.
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Generative AI cannot compete with human creativity, no matter how loudly its supporters claim that it can. We're fighting for a Los Angeles that nurtures and supports art and the people who make it.
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Generative AI cannot compete with human creativity, no matter how loudly its supporters claim that it can. We're fighting for a Los Angeles that nurtures and supports art and the people who make it.
If you are as hyper online as Matt is and credulously reposting Libs of TikTok, you might just be a right winger yourself!
today matt yglesias said dems need to talk more about the problem of white genocide before realizing he fell right wing outrage bait
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
If you are as hyper online as Matt is and credulously reposting Libs of TikTok, you might just be a right winger yourself!
Prominent Epstein associate Steven Pinker comes to mind!
Not to be relentlessly negative, but let’s enjoy ourselves a bit.
Who is the Dumbest Guy That Has A Reputation For Being Smart?
Musk seems the clear winner, so let’s say: who else might be in the Top 10?
I’ll start the proceedings with Ezra Klein, the Abundance boy. Not impressive!
Who is the Dumbest Guy That Has A Reputation For Being Smart?
Musk seems the clear winner, so let’s say: who else might be in the Top 10?
I’ll start the proceedings with Ezra Klein, the Abundance boy. Not impressive!
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Prominent Epstein associate Steven Pinker comes to mind!
There’s a great bit in Adam Curtis’ latest doc where he shows an elderly woman in the Tatcher era, shut in and alone in her house, who is utterly obsessed with the new CCTV cameras she just installed.
We’ve all become that woman.
We’ve all become that woman.
why do you need to observe your house if you're not in it. you are giving yourself an opt-in mental illness. no one has to live like this
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
There’s a great bit in Adam Curtis’ latest doc where he shows an elderly woman in the Tatcher era, shut in and alone in her house, who is utterly obsessed with the new CCTV cameras she just installed.
We’ve all become that woman.
We’ve all become that woman.
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99% of modern security products are just some company going "would you like this app that gamifies paranoia" and you going "yeag" like just don't do it. just turn it off
why do you need to observe your house if you're not in it. you are giving yourself an opt-in mental illness. no one has to live like this
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM
99% of modern security products are just some company going "would you like this app that gamifies paranoia" and you going "yeag" like just don't do it. just turn it off
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For years, when conservatives see things they don't like on TV, they have told themselves that this is New York and Hollywood pushing the "liberal agenda." So seeing Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl alongside military jet flyovers and ads for dystopic ai is very frustrating for them
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
For years, when conservatives see things they don't like on TV, they have told themselves that this is New York and Hollywood pushing the "liberal agenda." So seeing Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl alongside military jet flyovers and ads for dystopic ai is very frustrating for them
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Every study shows that being in a jail or prison, no matter how "nice" or whatever, shortens your lifespan. It does. So the government is taking years off the lives of people, including children, when it opts to put them in jail.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Every study shows that being in a jail or prison, no matter how "nice" or whatever, shortens your lifespan. It does. So the government is taking years off the lives of people, including children, when it opts to put them in jail.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The thing I love so much about metal is that I’ll listen to a band, fall in love with the music purely based on the feeling without understanding the lyrics, buy the vinyl and finally read the lyrics and they’re usually really poetic and beautiful. Sunrot have great lyrics!
Sunrot are dear friends from Jersey who definitely perform in English but I couldn’t tell you a single thing they say on this jawn, and bless ‘em for that sunrot.bandcamp.com/album/passages
Passages, by Sunrot
5 track album
sunrot.bandcamp.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 AM
The thing I love so much about metal is that I’ll listen to a band, fall in love with the music purely based on the feeling without understanding the lyrics, buy the vinyl and finally read the lyrics and they’re usually really poetic and beautiful. Sunrot have great lyrics!
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
It’s funny because to me the two movies of this decade are from 2019, Parasite and Uncut Gems. Parasite is about the inequality that’s become impossible to justify. And Gems is the best movie about how insane it is to be ensnared with a shameless gambling addict, whether it’s Howie or Trump
What 2020s movie has the greatest cultural footprint?
Note: This is not necessarily about box office, Oscars, critical acclaim, though all of those can count. It's more... pieces of it have so completely permeated our cultural groundwater that it will always be there.
Note: This is not necessarily about box office, Oscars, critical acclaim, though all of those can count. It's more... pieces of it have so completely permeated our cultural groundwater that it will always be there.
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 AM
It’s funny because to me the two movies of this decade are from 2019, Parasite and Uncut Gems. Parasite is about the inequality that’s become impossible to justify. And Gems is the best movie about how insane it is to be ensnared with a shameless gambling addict, whether it’s Howie or Trump