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Brett Kavanaugh And The GOP’s Politics Of Abuse - Rantt Media
As the Republican Party stands by alleged abusers, their policies inflict a form of abuse on vulnerable Americans.
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So much about politics can be summed up by the answers to two questions:
Who is allowed to be a bully?
And who is allowed to defend themselves?
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Who is allowed to be a bully?
And who is allowed to defend themselves?
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This is a story about a regime of far-right terrorists in control of the federal government, and it’s worth noting you can’t tell this story without discussing how much it was enabled by the war on terror.
The DOJ is charging Black Lives Matter activists and members of a supposed "Antifa cell" with material support for terrorism
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-d...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-d...
Trump DOJ Files 9/11-Era Charges Against Leftists Across the Country
Across the country, federal prosecutors are upgrading what would have been routine...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This is a story about a regime of far-right terrorists in control of the federal government, and it’s worth noting you can’t tell this story without discussing how much it was enabled by the war on terror.
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Me Too did not go far enough
February 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Me Too did not go far enough
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Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
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The point then is not about identity politics vs class politics, but rather which politics gets classed or categorised in each, and then as such which get seen as valid, and which not so much.
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The point then is not about identity politics vs class politics, but rather which politics gets classed or categorised in each, and then as such which get seen as valid, and which not so much.
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This is why we can't have nice things. Also, I wrote a particular thing about this back in 2017.
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This is why we can't have nice things. Also, I wrote a particular thing about this back in 2017.
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However, as we know, any political analysis that doesn't include intersectional analyses of how such is manifest differentially along different axes of social location, is an analysis that will end up prioritising the positionality of the default. Hence class analysis which then is about white folks
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 AM
However, as we know, any political analysis that doesn't include intersectional analyses of how such is manifest differentially along different axes of social location, is an analysis that will end up prioritising the positionality of the default. Hence class analysis which then is about white folks
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... that there is an introduction of race, gender, queer, immigrant, environmental political analysis or focus in left politics, they are positioned as 'identity politics' and actively cast as a distraction from 'real' left wing politics, which is economic, which is class-based. Apparently.
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
... that there is an introduction of race, gender, queer, immigrant, environmental political analysis or focus in left politics, they are positioned as 'identity politics' and actively cast as a distraction from 'real' left wing politics, which is economic, which is class-based. Apparently.
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One of the biggest things I've experienced with this kind of thing is that supposed 'true' left is constructed as those that focus solely on economic matters (class analysis, etc), which almost exclusively operates (at least in the ideal) as a (white) working class prioritisation.
The moment ...
The moment ...
Chomsky’s casual misogyny with Epstein says a lot about what counts as left wing. This is a guy who co-wrote an entire book about the press manufacturing consent without once mentioning patriarchy (or white supremacy). We need a definition of ‘left’ that doesn’t center the concerns of white men.
Remember my thread from last week about "hysteria"? Well, the latest traunch of Epstein files suggests that Noam Chomsky missed that day in History class.
[In 2019, after Epstein pled guilty, Chomsky reassured him, saying it was just part of "the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"]
[In 2019, after Epstein pled guilty, Chomsky reassured him, saying it was just part of "the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"]
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
One of the biggest things I've experienced with this kind of thing is that supposed 'true' left is constructed as those that focus solely on economic matters (class analysis, etc), which almost exclusively operates (at least in the ideal) as a (white) working class prioritisation.
The moment ...
The moment ...
Chomsky’s casual misogyny with Epstein says a lot about what counts as left wing. This is a guy who co-wrote an entire book about the press manufacturing consent without once mentioning patriarchy (or white supremacy). We need a definition of ‘left’ that doesn’t center the concerns of white men.
Remember my thread from last week about "hysteria"? Well, the latest traunch of Epstein files suggests that Noam Chomsky missed that day in History class.
[In 2019, after Epstein pled guilty, Chomsky reassured him, saying it was just part of "the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"]
[In 2019, after Epstein pled guilty, Chomsky reassured him, saying it was just part of "the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women"]
February 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Chomsky’s casual misogyny with Epstein says a lot about what counts as left wing. This is a guy who co-wrote an entire book about the press manufacturing consent without once mentioning patriarchy (or white supremacy). We need a definition of ‘left’ that doesn’t center the concerns of white men.
He’s totally shitting himself right now
COLLINS: On the Epstein files, Elon Musk was in there and so was Howard Lutnick. Did you read those new files?
TRUMP: No. I have a lot of things I'm doing. I don't know. You mentioned two names. I'm sure they're fine. I think it's time for the country to get on to something else.
TRUMP: No. I have a lot of things I'm doing. I don't know. You mentioned two names. I'm sure they're fine. I think it's time for the country to get on to something else.
February 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
He’s totally shitting himself right now
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It's live. Get your tissues.
“I’m OK with crying in front of him," said a mom, "but he’s come up to me a couple times and said, ‘It’s OK mama, I’ll protect you.’ That’s my job as a mom. I need to protect you.”
Vera, 5, is taking matters into her own hands: She sets traps to catch the "naughties."
“I’m OK with crying in front of him," said a mom, "but he’s come up to me a couple times and said, ‘It’s OK mama, I’ll protect you.’ That’s my job as a mom. I need to protect you.”
Vera, 5, is taking matters into her own hands: She sets traps to catch the "naughties."
‘Bad Guys Are Taking Mommies and Daddies’: ICE Upends Minneapolis Kids' Lives
In Minneapolis, parents must figure that out, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of abduction.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It's live. Get your tissues.
“I’m OK with crying in front of him," said a mom, "but he’s come up to me a couple times and said, ‘It’s OK mama, I’ll protect you.’ That’s my job as a mom. I need to protect you.”
Vera, 5, is taking matters into her own hands: She sets traps to catch the "naughties."
“I’m OK with crying in front of him," said a mom, "but he’s come up to me a couple times and said, ‘It’s OK mama, I’ll protect you.’ That’s my job as a mom. I need to protect you.”
Vera, 5, is taking matters into her own hands: She sets traps to catch the "naughties."
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www.pbsnc.org/watch/americ...
because #BlackHistory IS history (t/y @dytsras.bsky.social )
and present...
because #BlackHistory IS history (t/y @dytsras.bsky.social )
and present...
February 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
www.pbsnc.org/watch/americ...
because #BlackHistory IS history (t/y @dytsras.bsky.social )
and present...
because #BlackHistory IS history (t/y @dytsras.bsky.social )
and present...
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Please understand that this is what is happening here.
Abusive men are in a feminized network encountering mechanisms meant to protect people, and they are appealing to a popular audience attempting to undermine those mechanisms by characterizing them as shrill, hysterical, "paranoid."
Feminine.
Abusive men are in a feminized network encountering mechanisms meant to protect people, and they are appealing to a popular audience attempting to undermine those mechanisms by characterizing them as shrill, hysterical, "paranoid."
Feminine.
February 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Please understand that this is what is happening here.
Abusive men are in a feminized network encountering mechanisms meant to protect people, and they are appealing to a popular audience attempting to undermine those mechanisms by characterizing them as shrill, hysterical, "paranoid."
Feminine.
Abusive men are in a feminized network encountering mechanisms meant to protect people, and they are appealing to a popular audience attempting to undermine those mechanisms by characterizing them as shrill, hysterical, "paranoid."
Feminine.
It’s all:
(a) gender
(b) race
(c) oligarchy
(d) abuse
(e) all of the above
(a) gender
(b) race
(c) oligarchy
(d) abuse
(e) all of the above
February 3, 2026 at 10:18 PM
It’s all:
(a) gender
(b) race
(c) oligarchy
(d) abuse
(e) all of the above
(a) gender
(b) race
(c) oligarchy
(d) abuse
(e) all of the above
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There's a prominent Republican congressman who met his current wife when she was in high school and he was in his 40s, and it's just treated like no big deal by his caucus.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
this might sound bad. but if you look into the story it's actually much, much worse prospect.org/2022/04/08/h...
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
There's a prominent Republican congressman who met his current wife when she was in high school and he was in his 40s, and it's just treated like no big deal by his caucus.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
Worth remembering when they dismiss the Epstein Files stuff as no big deal.
I keep seeing people accuse Gwen of defending/ advocating for burning trash cans or saying people shouldn’t film it. Help me out because all I’ve seen is a very specific take that *legal observers * shouldn’t film dumb protestors committing dumb crimes because that undermines trust in LOs.
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I keep seeing people accuse Gwen of defending/ advocating for burning trash cans or saying people shouldn’t film it. Help me out because all I’ve seen is a very specific take that *legal observers * shouldn’t film dumb protestors committing dumb crimes because that undermines trust in LOs.
Still seeing people defend Johnny Depp, wtf
February 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Still seeing people defend Johnny Depp, wtf
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(fully know this sounds kumbaya to some ears, and that I'm shoving my hobbyhorse in here) but the difference between "a liberalism that denies its part in previous atrocities or how they relate to today" and "a liberalism that acknowledges its role and is keen to repair towards the future" is HUGE
yeah, the question imo is less about whether a history contains tragedy (they all do for sure) or even whether it's continuous with specific atrocities and crimes (also pretty common) and more about whether the injustice exists today, and what remedies might address it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
(fully know this sounds kumbaya to some ears, and that I'm shoving my hobbyhorse in here) but the difference between "a liberalism that denies its part in previous atrocities or how they relate to today" and "a liberalism that acknowledges its role and is keen to repair towards the future" is HUGE
Let it not be forgotten Mike Johnson was a participant in the 2021 coup.
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Let it not be forgotten Mike Johnson was a participant in the 2021 coup.
Love to see the discourse work like a game of telephone, it’s fun to see smart people arguing over things no one said
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Love to see the discourse work like a game of telephone, it’s fun to see smart people arguing over things no one said
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It was great talking with fellow WaPo Buyout ‘23 “classmate” @gregsargent.bsky.social, and as dark as this era is, the right’s cruelty toward our immigrant neighbors has exposed the lie of the evil immigrant bogeyman they have been using for decades. Dems will benefit by taking a moral stance.
MAGA figures are now calling for an *escalation* in ICE's war on Americans. "Raise the temperature," says Steve Bannon. They want an authoritarian terror state and they see ICE as its vanguard.
On the pod @gbrockell.bsky.social is good on the sadism that defines ICE:
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
On the pod @gbrockell.bsky.social is good on the sadism that defines ICE:
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Erupts in Demands for Blood
As Trump’s designs grow more unnerving and MAGA figures call for an escalation, a journalist who closely tracks ICE explains how the agency is effectively becoming an instrument of authoritarian state...
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
It was great talking with fellow WaPo Buyout ‘23 “classmate” @gregsargent.bsky.social, and as dark as this era is, the right’s cruelty toward our immigrant neighbors has exposed the lie of the evil immigrant bogeyman they have been using for decades. Dems will benefit by taking a moral stance.
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The question isn't, why don't they want to be "accountable to the public?" The question is, "Who do the police believe is the relevant "public" they care about?" It's pretty obvious.
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The question isn't, why don't they want to be "accountable to the public?" The question is, "Who do the police believe is the relevant "public" they care about?" It's pretty obvious.
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The masks aren't the cause of their violent behavior. The masks are the result of a system that has uplifted law enforcement despite their open radicalization to the right. Where we are politically with federal police is the result of a failure to take seriously the problem of police power.
February 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The masks aren't the cause of their violent behavior. The masks are the result of a system that has uplifted law enforcement despite their open radicalization to the right. Where we are politically with federal police is the result of a failure to take seriously the problem of police power.
This is a choice, by Musk personally (and always has been)
New: Together with colleagues I’ve been testing Grok.
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
The chatbot still produces sexualized images —
even when told the subjects don’t consent.
even when told the photos will be used for public humiliation.
even when told the subjects are survivors of abuse.
www.reuters.com/business/des...
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent
Elon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
www.reuters.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This is a choice, by Musk personally (and always has been)