aaron boothby
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the video of another person being murdered by the state on the streets of minneapolis shows exactly what people are saying it shows. make your own choices but don’t feel like you are obligated to bear witness to it. reading a description is enough.
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
the video of another person being murdered by the state on the streets of minneapolis shows exactly what people are saying it shows. make your own choices but don’t feel like you are obligated to bear witness to it. reading a description is enough.
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I just watched the shooting video. It's a horrific beating and execution in the middle of the street.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I just watched the shooting video. It's a horrific beating and execution in the middle of the street.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
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executions in the street.
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
executions in the street.
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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Witnesses say a man was shot by a federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning. The Minnesota Star Tribune is on the scene:
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Witnesses say a man was shot by a federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning. The Minnesota Star Tribune is on the scene:
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs
Turn it off, now.
Turn it off, now.
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This is so fucking haunting.
January 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM
This is so fucking haunting.
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Great thread which links to a great article by one of our more indispensable commenters on contemporary india (and elsewhere).
In 1948, Nehru addressed the UN General Assembly laying out the fundamentals of a foreign policy based on India’s freedom struggle.
An aggressive rejection of colonialism, racial inequality, and a world where the previously colonised "no intention whatever of being ignored or of being passed by."
An aggressive rejection of colonialism, racial inequality, and a world where the previously colonised "no intention whatever of being ignored or of being passed by."
January 24, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Great thread which links to a great article by one of our more indispensable commenters on contemporary india (and elsewhere).
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I will vote for whichever candidate promises abolition and trials
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I will vote for whichever candidate promises abolition and trials
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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The answers to this make an excellent winter reading list.
What are your favorite African classics in translation?
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The answers to this make an excellent winter reading list.
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Sagebrush, Snow & Sunrise
January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Sagebrush, Snow & Sunrise
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Were you okay with cops in schools?
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Were you okay with cops in schools?
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DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
it was not even in my field of vision but I am going to watch the chronology of water simply because every time kristen stewart talks about making it she says a different poem
January 24, 2026 at 1:13 AM
it was not even in my field of vision but I am going to watch the chronology of water simply because every time kristen stewart talks about making it she says a different poem
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The fact of the matter is: a severe #IceStorm is developing across much of the country at this very moment, with potentially devastating and far-reaching consequences extending far beyond the region of maximum #ice concentration. Watch out for the #ice, and help your neighbors weather the storm.
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 AM
an absolutely outrageous act by evil ghouls and something cops do versions of all the time
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
an absolutely outrageous act by evil ghouls and something cops do versions of all the time
what about because some of the players and fans who come will definitely get abducted by ice
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
what about because some of the players and fans who come will definitely get abducted by ice
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January 24, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Hey internet strangers, a long time writer friend of mine and one of the earliest supporters of TBQ suffered a stroke this week and if using my platform can help his beautiful family in any way, I'm happy to do it! gofund.me/212e79a0f
as far as I'm concerned, deep'n delicious cake only comes in chocolate, the other options are pale'n suspicious
January 24, 2026 at 12:14 AM
as far as I'm concerned, deep'n delicious cake only comes in chocolate, the other options are pale'n suspicious
"Sometimes the interval
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
John Ashbery, "The Skaters"
writing.upenn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
"Sometimes the interval
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
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If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
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Little blossoms doing their best.
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Little blossoms doing their best.