badmarble
@failedstates.bsky.social
General strike whenever you’re tired of all this.
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🎶Immunity is not a permanent legal condition. It is a political arrangement that survives only as long as the regime that grants it.🎶
a cartoon of a man in a blue shirt standing next to another man with his hands in the air
Alt: A short looping snippet from the Blue Cultists clip/meme featuring an animation of a man in a blue shirt dancing next to another man with his hands in the air, dancing with joy because they know history has shown that immunity can be dissolved retroactively
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 AM
🎶Immunity is not a permanent legal condition. It is a political arrangement that survives only as long as the regime that grants it.🎶
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For your consideration I present, Margot-Rita as the Menacing Loaf
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
For your consideration I present, Margot-Rita as the Menacing Loaf
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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this is just conservatism, no understanding of the systems they benefit from and constant false victimhood
It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
US trade secretary Howard Lutnick really not mincing his words here at Davos: "We are here to make a v clear point: globalisation has failed the West and the USA. It's a failed policy. It's what the WEF has stood for, which is, export, offshore, find the cheapest labour in the world."
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
this is just conservatism, no understanding of the systems they benefit from and constant false victimhood
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[Breaking] Ex-PM gets 23 years in prison as court calls 2024 martial law an insurrection
www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 AM
[Breaking] Ex-PM gets 23 years in prison as court calls 2024 martial law an insurrection
www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...
www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...
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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
This is true of 8 billion people by consequence of not living in NYC. Congrats or I’m sorry, whatever makes your pants tighter 🤷🏾♂️
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This is true of 8 billion people by consequence of not living in NYC. Congrats or I’m sorry, whatever makes your pants tighter 🤷🏾♂️
some cool stuff you should look up 🥰
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
some cool stuff you should look up 🥰
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BREAKING — ChongLy Scott Thao's family has released a statement disputing DHS's outrageous justification for his arrest.
"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
BREAKING — ChongLy Scott Thao's family has released a statement disputing DHS's outrageous justification for his arrest.
"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Liberals are undefeated in the realm of purity politics and semantic fixation. You’re absolutely being pedantic.
It’s not inaccurate to colloquially refer to perpetrators of state-sponsored terror as terrorists. People need to save this BS for their stints on dissertation committees
It’s not inaccurate to colloquially refer to perpetrators of state-sponsored terror as terrorists. People need to save this BS for their stints on dissertation committees
Not to be pedantic, but I'm a little hesitant to use terrorism as a frame for ICE. Terrorists act outside the law, while it's not even clear that what ICE is doing is illegal according to U.S. law. Better to describe them as something like stormtroopers or gestapo in my opinion.
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Liberals are undefeated in the realm of purity politics and semantic fixation. You’re absolutely being pedantic.
It’s not inaccurate to colloquially refer to perpetrators of state-sponsored terror as terrorists. People need to save this BS for their stints on dissertation committees
It’s not inaccurate to colloquially refer to perpetrators of state-sponsored terror as terrorists. People need to save this BS for their stints on dissertation committees
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The Martha Graham Dance Company has pulled out of it Kennedy Center performances. The company is the oldest dance company in the US and this is its centennial year.
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The Martha Graham Dance Company has pulled out of it Kennedy Center performances. The company is the oldest dance company in the US and this is its centennial year.
“News” i’m not old enough to have ever watched CBS outside of sitcoms that I probably saw serialized somewhere else, but I find it hard to believe regular viewers aren’t asking themselves what the hell is going on
UPDATE: Jack Daniel’s parent co. Brown-Forman tells me it has nothing to do with CBS’ “Whiskey Friday” concept. “Jack Daniel’s is not involved in any such segment, nor do we have any awareness of the segment and any potential partnerships or sponsorships.”
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“News” i’m not old enough to have ever watched CBS outside of sitcoms that I probably saw serialized somewhere else, but I find it hard to believe regular viewers aren’t asking themselves what the hell is going on
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For whatever reason I have a ton of friends all over Minneapolis. Folks I’ve known for over 35 years. Which means I know their cadence and their concerns, their emotional reactions to things and their skill as observers. And what they are describing to me is a horror movie -
January 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
For whatever reason I have a ton of friends all over Minneapolis. Folks I’ve known for over 35 years. Which means I know their cadence and their concerns, their emotional reactions to things and their skill as observers. And what they are describing to me is a horror movie -
I’m completely unable to get any normies I know to understand what’s happening b/c they are all so wedded to the idea that MSM (particularly NPR) “would tell us if it was really that bad.” It’s happening constantly, but they only hear about it in 2 min segments and think each incident is isolated
There’s zero normal life right now. Whatever you’re imagining, it’s worse. And to hear it from queer friends who already had to flee Texas (after being 4th and 5th generation Texans) trying to figure out where they can go next … I just don’t even know.
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I’m completely unable to get any normies I know to understand what’s happening b/c they are all so wedded to the idea that MSM (particularly NPR) “would tell us if it was really that bad.” It’s happening constantly, but they only hear about it in 2 min segments and think each incident is isolated
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The next time a marginalized person tells you this country wants them dead, you aren’t going to fight with them about it. You can fight beside people but you gotta let people know what’s true and -once again- believe their expertise
January 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The next time a marginalized person tells you this country wants them dead, you aren’t going to fight with them about it. You can fight beside people but you gotta let people know what’s true and -once again- believe their expertise
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A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead
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"in case you're wondering what's happening on X" nope, no thanks. i wasn't
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
"in case you're wondering what's happening on X" nope, no thanks. i wasn't
I keep calling it rival schools and she’s so mad
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I keep calling it rival schools and she’s so mad
What to do when you don’t know what to do.
Triple feature this evening. From left (green to black) to right:
Baggy Weather by Tobi Lou
Moisturizer by Wet Leg
WORLD WIDE WHACK by Tierra Whack
#vinyl
Triple feature this evening. From left (green to black) to right:
Baggy Weather by Tobi Lou
Moisturizer by Wet Leg
WORLD WIDE WHACK by Tierra Whack
#vinyl
January 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
What to do when you don’t know what to do.
Triple feature this evening. From left (green to black) to right:
Baggy Weather by Tobi Lou
Moisturizer by Wet Leg
WORLD WIDE WHACK by Tierra Whack
#vinyl
Triple feature this evening. From left (green to black) to right:
Baggy Weather by Tobi Lou
Moisturizer by Wet Leg
WORLD WIDE WHACK by Tierra Whack
#vinyl
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Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces
The supermarket chain says it’s a move to ensure shopper safety. Surveillance experts warn of privacy risks.
gothamist.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets
These type of spamy fundraising emails are 100% contributing to the crisis of elders being scammed online
January 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
These type of spamy fundraising emails are 100% contributing to the crisis of elders being scammed online
Every year, my partner & I ring in the New Year by ordering a bunch of takeaway and watching a load of holiday adjacent films, which always culminates in When Harry Met Sally.
As a kid, this was one of my favorite movies. RIP Rob Reiner, RIP Carrie Fisher, RIP Bruno Kirby. Don’t Fuck with Mr. Zero
As a kid, this was one of my favorite movies. RIP Rob Reiner, RIP Carrie Fisher, RIP Bruno Kirby. Don’t Fuck with Mr. Zero
January 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Every year, my partner & I ring in the New Year by ordering a bunch of takeaway and watching a load of holiday adjacent films, which always culminates in When Harry Met Sally.
As a kid, this was one of my favorite movies. RIP Rob Reiner, RIP Carrie Fisher, RIP Bruno Kirby. Don’t Fuck with Mr. Zero
As a kid, this was one of my favorite movies. RIP Rob Reiner, RIP Carrie Fisher, RIP Bruno Kirby. Don’t Fuck with Mr. Zero
December 31, 2025 at 3:19 AM