Dom Ervolina
@dominicervolina.com
Progressive Liberal, Unapologetically Snarky, and I like my Oxford commas | he/him
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Payment Processors Stifled Sex Workers, Stay Silent on Grok Exploitation
Why is Your Body a 'Reputational Risk' to Banks, but Grok’s Deepfakes are a 'Business Model'?
prolib.substack.com
NEW - in Unburdened
While they were quick to “protect” public morality by cutting off consensual adult creators, they have remained conspicuously quiet as Elon Musk’s Grok AI turned Twitter into a factory for non-consensual, deepfake pornography and CSAM
prolib.substack.com/p/payment-pr...
While they were quick to “protect” public morality by cutting off consensual adult creators, they have remained conspicuously quiet as Elon Musk’s Grok AI turned Twitter into a factory for non-consensual, deepfake pornography and CSAM
prolib.substack.com/p/payment-pr...
This is my favorite protest sign I've seen so far this weekend
Share your favorites with me!
Share your favorites with me!
January 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
This is my favorite protest sign I've seen so far this weekend
Share your favorites with me!
Share your favorites with me!
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
January 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
They murdered a woman and got called out, now they want to punish all the hungry Minnesotans as retribution
The Trump administration said that it would suspend funding of food stamps and other hunger relief programs in Minnesota just as a federal judge blocked a similar effort to freeze funding for social services amid allegations of widespread fraud in the state.
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
The move was part of a broader effort to to freeze social services to some Democratic-led states amid a fraud investigation in Minnesota.
nyti.ms
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
They murdered a woman and got called out, now they want to punish all the hungry Minnesotans as retribution
"Have you seen my gold glitter encrusted mourning jacket?"
Column: Erika Kirk, a mother to two toddlers, continues to take on public-facing leadership duties while promoting traditional ideas about prioritizing marriage and motherhood.
Here’s how her clothes are attempting to walk the same line: https://wapo.st/3N3czMn
Here’s how her clothes are attempting to walk the same line: https://wapo.st/3N3czMn
January 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
"Have you seen my gold glitter encrusted mourning jacket?"
This was always the plan
Doctors fear this week's unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This was always the plan
Reposted by Dom Ervolina
Is it a good idea to host a major event like the FIFA World Cup in a country whose secret state police hunt down innocent people, lock them in cages, or execute them in the street?
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Is it a good idea to host a major event like the FIFA World Cup in a country whose secret state police hunt down innocent people, lock them in cages, or execute them in the street?
This is 100% on-point
It's obeying in advance and I refuse to participate
It's obeying in advance and I refuse to participate
ken did a really great thread here that nicely articulates why i block doomers.
the only thing i’ll add is this: doomerism is a form of voter suppression. saying shit like “there won’t be elections” is saying there’s no point in fighting. it’s demotivating. fuck that.
the only thing i’ll add is this: doomerism is a form of voter suppression. saying shit like “there won’t be elections” is saying there’s no point in fighting. it’s demotivating. fuck that.
This kind of thing does point out a real ethical dilemma: block or mute?
January 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This is 100% on-point
It's obeying in advance and I refuse to participate
It's obeying in advance and I refuse to participate
Reposted by Dom Ervolina
In the span of a single week, we have witnessed the kidnapping of a foreign president and the execution of an American citizen
Both are connected by a singular, dangerous thread: the belief in the inherent authority of white men to do anything they want
prolib.substack.com/p/the-deadly...
Both are connected by a singular, dangerous thread: the belief in the inherent authority of white men to do anything they want
prolib.substack.com/p/the-deadly...
The Deadly Cost of White Supremacy: From Caracas to South Minneapolis
How the theft of Venezuelan oil and the murder of Renee Nicole Good share the same imperial DNA.
prolib.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In the span of a single week, we have witnessed the kidnapping of a foreign president and the execution of an American citizen
Both are connected by a singular, dangerous thread: the belief in the inherent authority of white men to do anything they want
prolib.substack.com/p/the-deadly...
Both are connected by a singular, dangerous thread: the belief in the inherent authority of white men to do anything they want
prolib.substack.com/p/the-deadly...
Reposted by Dom Ervolina
Have y‘all tried “vote like Black Women”? I hear it’s all the rage and keeps republicans out of power 🤷🏾♀️
This purity bullshit is what’s killing the left. If a female was killed by police wrongfully, then we can use the term “say her name.” It doesn’t belong to anyone.
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Have y‘all tried “vote like Black Women”? I hear it’s all the rage and keeps republicans out of power 🤷🏾♀️
Reposted by Dom Ervolina
A thread of ICE and CBP sex offenders and credibly accused sex pasts. Content-warning descriptions of abuse
Yuma Sector CBP agent Ramon Marquez, 31, was arrested in May 2025 and has been charged with 15 felonies including 14 counts of sexual conduct with a 16-year-old between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025.
Yuma Sector CBP agent Ramon Marquez, 31, was arrested in May 2025 and has been charged with 15 felonies including 14 counts of sexual conduct with a 16-year-old between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025.
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
A thread of ICE and CBP sex offenders and credibly accused sex pasts. Content-warning descriptions of abuse
Yuma Sector CBP agent Ramon Marquez, 31, was arrested in May 2025 and has been charged with 15 felonies including 14 counts of sexual conduct with a 16-year-old between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025.
Yuma Sector CBP agent Ramon Marquez, 31, was arrested in May 2025 and has been charged with 15 felonies including 14 counts of sexual conduct with a 16-year-old between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025.
Remember that one time when Elon's son punched him in his fucking face?
Elon Musk (net worth $600 billion+) says people shouldn't worry about saving for retirement because, in 20 years, everyone will have everything they want thanks to AI.
Elon Musk says saving for retirement will be 'irrelevant' in abundant future
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described a future where technology creates an abundance of resources so "anyone can have whatever stuff they want."
www.businessinsider.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Remember that one time when Elon's son punched him in his fucking face?
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
NEW - in Unburdened
While they were quick to “protect” public morality by cutting off consensual adult creators, they have remained conspicuously quiet as Elon Musk’s Grok AI turned Twitter into a factory for non-consensual, deepfake pornography and CSAM
prolib.substack.com/p/payment-pr...
While they were quick to “protect” public morality by cutting off consensual adult creators, they have remained conspicuously quiet as Elon Musk’s Grok AI turned Twitter into a factory for non-consensual, deepfake pornography and CSAM
prolib.substack.com/p/payment-pr...
Payment Processors Stifled Sex Workers, Stay Silent on Grok Exploitation
Why is Your Body a 'Reputational Risk' to Banks, but Grok’s Deepfakes are a 'Business Model'?
prolib.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM
NEW - in Unburdened
While they were quick to “protect” public morality by cutting off consensual adult creators, they have remained conspicuously quiet as Elon Musk’s Grok AI turned Twitter into a factory for non-consensual, deepfake pornography and CSAM
prolib.substack.com/p/payment-pr...
While they were quick to “protect” public morality by cutting off consensual adult creators, they have remained conspicuously quiet as Elon Musk’s Grok AI turned Twitter into a factory for non-consensual, deepfake pornography and CSAM
prolib.substack.com/p/payment-pr...
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal ecoriates ICE, calling them “made-up fake law enforcement.”
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask."
She says she will arrest ICE agents who commit crimes in the city and warns, “You don’t want this smoke.”
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask."
She says she will arrest ICE agents who commit crimes in the city and warns, “You don’t want this smoke.”
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal ecoriates ICE, calling them “made-up fake law enforcement.”
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask."
She says she will arrest ICE agents who commit crimes in the city and warns, “You don’t want this smoke.”
"No law enforcement professional wears a mask."
She says she will arrest ICE agents who commit crimes in the city and warns, “You don’t want this smoke.”
This man appeared at an LA County Council Meeting today
He was confronted by someone in attendance
The police removed the person who confronted him
Then swastika man took his entire 3 minutes to let everyone know he was a Trump supporter (big surprise I know)
He was confronted by someone in attendance
The police removed the person who confronted him
Then swastika man took his entire 3 minutes to let everyone know he was a Trump supporter (big surprise I know)
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 AM
This man appeared at an LA County Council Meeting today
He was confronted by someone in attendance
The police removed the person who confronted him
Then swastika man took his entire 3 minutes to let everyone know he was a Trump supporter (big surprise I know)
He was confronted by someone in attendance
The police removed the person who confronted him
Then swastika man took his entire 3 minutes to let everyone know he was a Trump supporter (big surprise I know)
The Immigration Court Observation Project in Minneapolis needs volunteers who can observe deportation hearings
All volunteers must:
Register and complete a Volunteer Agreement
Watch an introductory video
Attend a training
Learn more: bingercenterfornewamericans.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?i...
All volunteers must:
Register and complete a Volunteer Agreement
Watch an introductory video
Attend a training
Learn more: bingercenterfornewamericans.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?i...
Click here to become a volunteer with James H. Binger Center for New Americans
Click here to become a volunteer with James H. Binger Center for New Americans
bingercenterfornewamericans.volunteerlocal.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The Immigration Court Observation Project in Minneapolis needs volunteers who can observe deportation hearings
All volunteers must:
Register and complete a Volunteer Agreement
Watch an introductory video
Attend a training
Learn more: bingercenterfornewamericans.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?i...
All volunteers must:
Register and complete a Volunteer Agreement
Watch an introductory video
Attend a training
Learn more: bingercenterfornewamericans.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?i...
I'm surprised they didn't try to shoot the sidewalk
January 10, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I'm surprised they didn't try to shoot the sidewalk
The Department of Homeland Security has never been necessary and needs to be abolished entirely
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
January 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The Department of Homeland Security has never been necessary and needs to be abolished entirely
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
Thanks for coming to my TED Talk
CW: VIOLENCE 🧵
I took two videos of Renee Good's killing and synced them up, a wide-angle shot released yesterday, and the cellphone footage released by the officer today
I put the video on my Substack if you want to see it, I am choosing not to put it on Bluesky
open.substack.com/pub/prolib/p...
I took two videos of Renee Good's killing and synced them up, a wide-angle shot released yesterday, and the cellphone footage released by the officer today
I put the video on my Substack if you want to see it, I am choosing not to put it on Bluesky
open.substack.com/pub/prolib/p...
WATCH: Synced Video Of Renee Good's Murder From Multiple Angles
I took a clip from a video released yesterday of a wide-shot of Renee Good’s murder and synced it with the cellphone footage released today by the ICE officer who killed her.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
CW: VIOLENCE 🧵
I took two videos of Renee Good's killing and synced them up, a wide-angle shot released yesterday, and the cellphone footage released by the officer today
I put the video on my Substack if you want to see it, I am choosing not to put it on Bluesky
open.substack.com/pub/prolib/p...
I took two videos of Renee Good's killing and synced them up, a wide-angle shot released yesterday, and the cellphone footage released by the officer today
I put the video on my Substack if you want to see it, I am choosing not to put it on Bluesky
open.substack.com/pub/prolib/p...
This man ordered our military into another country, causing the deaths of nearly 100 people, all on the promise of seizing that country's natural resources for U.S. oil companies
And those companies are like, "Nah, we're good."
And those companies are like, "Nah, we're good."
Breaking news: As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting and said that Venezuela is “uninvestable.”
Exxon CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ without ‘significant changes’
Trump holds a meeting of oil CEOs at the White House to project support for his Venezuela plans. But the companies are skeptical.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This man ordered our military into another country, causing the deaths of nearly 100 people, all on the promise of seizing that country's natural resources for U.S. oil companies
And those companies are like, "Nah, we're good."
And those companies are like, "Nah, we're good."
Cook and Puchai want to maintain that they run businesses that are neutral on politics, but in this situation their stance of neutrality is inherently a political one
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Cook and Puchai want to maintain that they run businesses that are neutral on politics, but in this situation their stance of neutrality is inherently a political one
Reposted by Dom Ervolina
Now that we've seen the video from the officer's point of view, I feel even more vindicated about what I wrote yesterday
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Now that we've seen the video from the officer's point of view, I feel even more vindicated about what I wrote yesterday
They're destroying evidence to protect him
This is textbook obstruction of justice
This is textbook obstruction of justice
Daily Mail: The ICE shooter is a “hardcore MAGA supporter” who is “married to a Filipina immigrant”
Surely these men in ski masks taking boxes out of his home are conducting a thorough investigation! 😕
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Surely these men in ski masks taking boxes out of his home are conducting a thorough investigation! 😕
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
January 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
They're destroying evidence to protect him
This is textbook obstruction of justice
This is textbook obstruction of justice