Chris Newfield
@cnewf.bsky.social
Psychic life of culture, green political economy, critical university studies, knowledge-power struggles, epistemic justice.
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The Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, recently showed off four new robot dogs that will help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium. www.wired.com/story/robot-...
Robot Dogs Are on Going on Patrol at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico
The Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, recently showed off four new robot dogs that will help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium.
www.wired.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The Mexican city of Guadalupe, which will host portions of the 2026 World Cup, recently showed off four new robot dogs that will help provide security during matches at BBVA Stadium. www.wired.com/story/robot-...
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Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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well, there it is
February 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
well, there it is
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I can't overstate how central outlets like Politico were in propping up the MAGA fake-populist election season lie that Trumpism cared about unchecked corporate predation (usually with helpful quotes by Matt Stoller).
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I can't overstate how central outlets like Politico were in propping up the MAGA fake-populist election season lie that Trumpism cared about unchecked corporate predation (usually with helpful quotes by Matt Stoller).
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Amazon Prime, but for gulags.
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Amazon Prime, but for gulags.
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
"This administration is actively aspiring to a system of [the] magnitude [of the Soviet gulag, Nazi concentration camps, and Chinese labor camps] to reshape society, to its racial, political, and cultural preferences for generations to come."
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“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
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February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
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It more and more seems like the world wants USDA certified organic, GMO free software and no one wants to pay for USDA certified organic, GMO free software.
Matrix is literally a defense contractor.
ICE is verified on Bluesky.
Snapchat & TikTok settled on an addiction lawsuit.
I can keep going
Matrix is literally a defense contractor.
ICE is verified on Bluesky.
Snapchat & TikTok settled on an addiction lawsuit.
I can keep going
They link to Worldcoin on their front page xmtp.org which ok ok I get it's just showcasing one form of ID that's compatible, it just immediately turned me off. It doesn't mean their tech isn't good, I just wouldn't personally associate myself with a project like Worldcoin (search Kenya Worldcoin).
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
It more and more seems like the world wants USDA certified organic, GMO free software and no one wants to pay for USDA certified organic, GMO free software.
Matrix is literally a defense contractor.
ICE is verified on Bluesky.
Snapchat & TikTok settled on an addiction lawsuit.
I can keep going
Matrix is literally a defense contractor.
ICE is verified on Bluesky.
Snapchat & TikTok settled on an addiction lawsuit.
I can keep going
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GALLEGO: Why is the agent who shot Renee Good holding a camera phone & weapon?
LYONS: The US attorney was requiring to have video leading up to arrests, so officials have used phones for that
GALLEGO: Maybe you shouldn't be trying to be an influencer and wielding a weapon at the same time
LYONS: The US attorney was requiring to have video leading up to arrests, so officials have used phones for that
GALLEGO: Maybe you shouldn't be trying to be an influencer and wielding a weapon at the same time
February 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
GALLEGO: Why is the agent who shot Renee Good holding a camera phone & weapon?
LYONS: The US attorney was requiring to have video leading up to arrests, so officials have used phones for that
GALLEGO: Maybe you shouldn't be trying to be an influencer and wielding a weapon at the same time
LYONS: The US attorney was requiring to have video leading up to arrests, so officials have used phones for that
GALLEGO: Maybe you shouldn't be trying to be an influencer and wielding a weapon at the same time
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ICYMI: Canada's largest pension fund is putting BILLIONS into fossil fuel expansion and AI in the United States.
Read our report:
Read our report:
Canada Pension Plan is Bankrolling Trump’s Fossil Fuel and AI Agenda
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested billions in fossil fuel expansion in the United States since Trump’s return to office.
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
ICYMI: Canada's largest pension fund is putting BILLIONS into fossil fuel expansion and AI in the United States.
Read our report:
Read our report:
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I'd also just add that "if we don't go after immigrants, the fascists will" is the precise language Palantir's CEO has used for years to justify letting the government use his company's authoritarian tech.
He is now an open, unapologetic supporter of this administration.
He is now an open, unapologetic supporter of this administration.
Trump lied about immigrants in 2016 too. He then defeated an official from the administration that holds the deportation record.
If migration caused Trump's reelection (I don't think it did), it wasn't b/c of migrants. It was b/c mainstream, centrist outlets amplified fearmongering about migrants.
If migration caused Trump's reelection (I don't think it did), it wasn't b/c of migrants. It was b/c mainstream, centrist outlets amplified fearmongering about migrants.
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I'd also just add that "if we don't go after immigrants, the fascists will" is the precise language Palantir's CEO has used for years to justify letting the government use his company's authoritarian tech.
He is now an open, unapologetic supporter of this administration.
He is now an open, unapologetic supporter of this administration.
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But note in this Toronto Star article: ON wants to switch from an 85-15 grant:loan ratio to a 25-75 grant:loan ratio. That has huge financial consequences
Ontario lifts tuition freeze, unveils OSAP reforms as it adds billions to university and college funding
Ontario is overhauling OSAP, so that financial aid will be mainly loans with far fewer non-repayable grants.
www.thestar.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
But note in this Toronto Star article: ON wants to switch from an 85-15 grant:loan ratio to a 25-75 grant:loan ratio. That has huge financial consequences
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Here’s the thing: All non-violent political movements are engaged, at some level, in a contest of persuasion. In such a contest, images matter. Optics matter. Always.
February 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Here’s the thing: All non-violent political movements are engaged, at some level, in a contest of persuasion. In such a contest, images matter. Optics matter. Always.
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Trump picked possibly one of the most organized parts of America to target in Minneapolis. Here's what the organizers themselves have to say about the siege of their cities.
Resist and Reimagine: Lessons from Minnesota on Fighting Authoritarianism
YouTube video by Indivisible
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February 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Trump picked possibly one of the most organized parts of America to target in Minneapolis. Here's what the organizers themselves have to say about the siege of their cities.
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It will not surprise you that ICE is filled with pro-Russian goons.
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
Laughing ICE Goons Seize Dad Who Fled Ukraine War at Walmart
Dmytro Kulyk is facing deportation as refugees become the Trump administration’s latest target.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
It will not surprise you that ICE is filled with pro-Russian goons.
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice...
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Trump: "We've basically stopped all windmills in this country"
February 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Trump: "We've basically stopped all windmills in this country"
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Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
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I'm still SHOCKED by the obscene rise in billionaire election spending since Citizens United in the NYT piece, despite already knowing that election corruption w/ $ was profound. (Recall that BCRA fought dangerous campaign $ in *2002*)
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I'm still SHOCKED by the obscene rise in billionaire election spending since Citizens United in the NYT piece, despite already knowing that election corruption w/ $ was profound. (Recall that BCRA fought dangerous campaign $ in *2002*)
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
The article data didn't have a graph, so I made one to show it.
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Rand Paul: "I see not even a hint here of anything aggressive on [Pretti's] part. I don't think this should take months and months. There needs to be a conclusion ... the public needs to know, if I go to a protest and shout something at people, could I be killed?"
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Rand Paul: "I see not even a hint here of anything aggressive on [Pretti's] part. I don't think this should take months and months. There needs to be a conclusion ... the public needs to know, if I go to a protest and shout something at people, could I be killed?"
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Virginia State Police have jurisdiction over 78,000 miles of highways and conduct hundreds of thousands of traffic stops a year. Governor Spanberger recently ended a policy that allowed them to make civil immigration arrests.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now.
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Virginia State Police have jurisdiction over 78,000 miles of highways and conduct hundreds of thousands of traffic stops a year. Governor Spanberger recently ended a policy that allowed them to make civil immigration arrests.
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NEW: Another NIH institute director hasn't been renewed — the director of NIAMS (arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases institute).
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
February 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
NEW: Another NIH institute director hasn't been renewed — the director of NIAMS (arthritis, musculoskeletal and skin diseases institute).
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
That leaves a whopping 15 of 27 institutes and centers without a permanent director.
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RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
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This is DARVO
Ron Johnson to Keith Ellison: "Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves into harm's way! And now you are exploiting those two martyrs. You ought to feel damn guilty about it. Yeah, sit there and smirk. Smirk. It's sick! It's despicable. You disgust me."
February 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This is DARVO
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A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office.
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump is convicted of child molestation
Andrew Johnson tried to bribe a child victim with the promise of a Jan. 6-related payout, prosecutors say. Trump has discussed the possibility of compensating rioters, but no one has received any payments.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Trump has been convicted of child molestation and other crimes after he tried to use an anticipated payout from the Trump administration to silence one victim, according to a Florida prosecutor's office.