himham
@himham.bsky.social
Nerd of many flavors,
whatever politics you think I am,
not as mean as I may sound.
Mathematician,
Programmer,
Videogame guy,
Linguist 🇬🇧🇪🇸🇯🇵🇷🇺🙌
DM for collaboration
The oligarchy will fall.
Trans rights, free Palestine, no negotiation.
whatever politics you think I am,
not as mean as I may sound.
Mathematician,
Programmer,
Videogame guy,
Linguist 🇬🇧🇪🇸🇯🇵🇷🇺🙌
DM for collaboration
The oligarchy will fall.
Trans rights, free Palestine, no negotiation.
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himham
@himham.bsky.social
· Dec 28
I've noticed a lot of users are interested in joining some iteration of "resistance" to oppose fascists. Allow me to outline some first steps:
1. Cite your sources. And when someone asks you to, or when someone sources your claim for you, say thanks.
Fascists survive on mis- and dis-information.
1. Cite your sources. And when someone asks you to, or when someone sources your claim for you, say thanks.
Fascists survive on mis- and dis-information.
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What I would do if I were them is say to their American counterparts "then say he should be in prison".
"What?"
"You just told me you think he is a modern Hitler right? The thought experiment is if you would KILL Hitler if you traveled back in time. You can't even call for him to go to prison?"
"What?"
"You just told me you think he is a modern Hitler right? The thought experiment is if you would KILL Hitler if you traveled back in time. You can't even call for him to go to prison?"
Europeans should proceed with whatever they're going to do as if there's no help coming from Democrats or establishment GOP types on Greenland, because there likely isn't.
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 AM
What I would do if I were them is say to their American counterparts "then say he should be in prison".
"What?"
"You just told me you think he is a modern Hitler right? The thought experiment is if you would KILL Hitler if you traveled back in time. You can't even call for him to go to prison?"
"What?"
"You just told me you think he is a modern Hitler right? The thought experiment is if you would KILL Hitler if you traveled back in time. You can't even call for him to go to prison?"
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“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
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The PEOPLE should decide who gets impeached.
Cuz Congress isn't representing and defending us well.
It needs to be US.
Cuz Congress isn't representing and defending us well.
It needs to be US.
January 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
The PEOPLE should decide who gets impeached.
Cuz Congress isn't representing and defending us well.
It needs to be US.
Cuz Congress isn't representing and defending us well.
It needs to be US.
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MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
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the Black freedom movement had a more expansive focus than civil rights. It was messy and contested by multiple tendencies. The sanitized retelling doesn't serve anyone.
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
the Black freedom movement had a more expansive focus than civil rights. It was messy and contested by multiple tendencies. The sanitized retelling doesn't serve anyone.
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
See, when an artist says this, that is standing up for what you believe in.
When a mayor says it, and then doesn't actually act to make it happen,
that's just an attempt to push blame onto others.
Power dynamics are vital to how words are interpreted and that shouldn't come as a surprise.
When a mayor says it, and then doesn't actually act to make it happen,
that's just an attempt to push blame onto others.
Power dynamics are vital to how words are interpreted and that shouldn't come as a surprise.
Bruce Springsteen: “ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
See, when an artist says this, that is standing up for what you believe in.
When a mayor says it, and then doesn't actually act to make it happen,
that's just an attempt to push blame onto others.
Power dynamics are vital to how words are interpreted and that shouldn't come as a surprise.
When a mayor says it, and then doesn't actually act to make it happen,
that's just an attempt to push blame onto others.
Power dynamics are vital to how words are interpreted and that shouldn't come as a surprise.
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So tired of hearing that elected Democrats can't do anything because they're not in power.
They could be calling for boycotts. Calling for strikes in critical industries. Organizing and leading marches and sit-ins. Holding rallies across their states. Getting arrested at I.C.E. detention centers.
They could be calling for boycotts. Calling for strikes in critical industries. Organizing and leading marches and sit-ins. Holding rallies across their states. Getting arrested at I.C.E. detention centers.
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 PM
So tired of hearing that elected Democrats can't do anything because they're not in power.
They could be calling for boycotts. Calling for strikes in critical industries. Organizing and leading marches and sit-ins. Holding rallies across their states. Getting arrested at I.C.E. detention centers.
They could be calling for boycotts. Calling for strikes in critical industries. Organizing and leading marches and sit-ins. Holding rallies across their states. Getting arrested at I.C.E. detention centers.
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Tesla Is Struggling — The Global EV Market Isn't finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-s...
Tesla Is Struggling — The Global EV Market Isn't
Tesla's (NASDAQ:TSLA) relentless sales slump has captured headlines in recent weeks, but that doesn't reflect the reality of the global EV market. Electric vehicle sales fell 4% in North America in 20...
finance.yahoo.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Tesla Is Struggling — The Global EV Market Isn't finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-s...
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Everyone is 12 theory of American politics remains strong.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
January 19, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Everyone is 12 theory of American politics remains strong.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
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ICE has become a de facto illegal occupying force and terrorist organization.
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
ICE has become a de facto illegal occupying force and terrorist organization.
Wild how people can't see the Islamophobia in this.
Notice there's not a single word to identify the masked scimitar wielder and yet we all know exactly what trope it's meant to represent.
Yeah, theocracy is bad. Xenophobia is a feature of theocracy. Kind of undermines your point, Andy Marlette.
Notice there's not a single word to identify the masked scimitar wielder and yet we all know exactly what trope it's meant to represent.
Yeah, theocracy is bad. Xenophobia is a feature of theocracy. Kind of undermines your point, Andy Marlette.
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Wild how people can't see the Islamophobia in this.
Notice there's not a single word to identify the masked scimitar wielder and yet we all know exactly what trope it's meant to represent.
Yeah, theocracy is bad. Xenophobia is a feature of theocracy. Kind of undermines your point, Andy Marlette.
Notice there's not a single word to identify the masked scimitar wielder and yet we all know exactly what trope it's meant to represent.
Yeah, theocracy is bad. Xenophobia is a feature of theocracy. Kind of undermines your point, Andy Marlette.
"King saw Americans declining morally and spiritually the richer they became, noting that a “withered sense of justice” in the face of “glaring contrasts between poverty and wealth” at home and abroad could corrupt the lives of all Americans."
What MLK's last book teaches about social inequity today: Interview with Harold McDougall
In this interview, Harold McDougall, professor of law at Howard University, discusses his forthcoming article about the key themes of Dr. King's last book and how they apply to civil rights and social...
blog.scholasticahq.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"King saw Americans declining morally and spiritually the richer they became, noting that a “withered sense of justice” in the face of “glaring contrasts between poverty and wealth” at home and abroad could corrupt the lives of all Americans."
The oligarch-backed establishment Dems have figured out a "winning" strategy!
Steal less than half of Bernie's platform from a decade ago and plug their ears about everything else like wars and ICE occupation!
#BlueFuckingWaveAreYouJoking
Steal less than half of Bernie's platform from a decade ago and plug their ears about everything else like wars and ICE occupation!
#BlueFuckingWaveAreYouJoking
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The oligarch-backed establishment Dems have figured out a "winning" strategy!
Steal less than half of Bernie's platform from a decade ago and plug their ears about everything else like wars and ICE occupation!
#BlueFuckingWaveAreYouJoking
Steal less than half of Bernie's platform from a decade ago and plug their ears about everything else like wars and ICE occupation!
#BlueFuckingWaveAreYouJoking
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In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Coretta Scott King and Looking Backwards
No MLK without CSK
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
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It's an open secret that multiple members of congress are planning to flee to Europe if things get really bad in the US (which of course would be entirely their fault).
Europe should make extremely clear that this is not a viable thing they can do.
Europe should make extremely clear that this is not a viable thing they can do.
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 AM
It's an open secret that multiple members of congress are planning to flee to Europe if things get really bad in the US (which of course would be entirely their fault).
Europe should make extremely clear that this is not a viable thing they can do.
Europe should make extremely clear that this is not a viable thing they can do.
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Yes, people need to get this through their heads.
An ineffective leader is a convenient excuse for inaction that many members of congress welcome to shield them from personal liability.
The problem is with all of them.
An ineffective leader is a convenient excuse for inaction that many members of congress welcome to shield them from personal liability.
The problem is with all of them.
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Yes, people need to get this through their heads.
An ineffective leader is a convenient excuse for inaction that many members of congress welcome to shield them from personal liability.
The problem is with all of them.
An ineffective leader is a convenient excuse for inaction that many members of congress welcome to shield them from personal liability.
The problem is with all of them.
Voting is the most basic accountability measure that exists for elected officials, but it's the bare minimum.
If you're not doing anything else, you are explicitly *not* "holding your representatives accountable".
You are sitting out and being politically disengaged.
If you're not doing anything else, you are explicitly *not* "holding your representatives accountable".
You are sitting out and being politically disengaged.
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Voting is the most basic accountability measure that exists for elected officials, but it's the bare minimum.
If you're not doing anything else, you are explicitly *not* "holding your representatives accountable".
You are sitting out and being politically disengaged.
If you're not doing anything else, you are explicitly *not* "holding your representatives accountable".
You are sitting out and being politically disengaged.
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What I want hear is “What’s CONGRESS doing today to stop ALL the illegal and meaningless shit DJT is doing”
Not what illegal n meaningless shit he’s doing.
Your CONGRESS person regardless of political affiliation OWES ALL OF US AN EXPLANATION!!
Hold them ACCOUNTABLE
Not what illegal n meaningless shit he’s doing.
Your CONGRESS person regardless of political affiliation OWES ALL OF US AN EXPLANATION!!
Hold them ACCOUNTABLE
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 AM
What I want hear is “What’s CONGRESS doing today to stop ALL the illegal and meaningless shit DJT is doing”
Not what illegal n meaningless shit he’s doing.
Your CONGRESS person regardless of political affiliation OWES ALL OF US AN EXPLANATION!!
Hold them ACCOUNTABLE
Not what illegal n meaningless shit he’s doing.
Your CONGRESS person regardless of political affiliation OWES ALL OF US AN EXPLANATION!!
Hold them ACCOUNTABLE
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I've just drafted an impeachment article against Donald Trump for threatening our allies with illegal seizure of territory.
Send this to your members of congress and demand they introduce it.
Send this to your members of congress and demand they introduce it.
January 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I've just drafted an impeachment article against Donald Trump for threatening our allies with illegal seizure of territory.
Send this to your members of congress and demand they introduce it.
Send this to your members of congress and demand they introduce it.
Plenty only oppose his methods and aesthetics, but not his mission.
I still think people are struggling to get that the Democrats are not actually unified in opposing Trump.
In fact many of them are perfectly fine with his behavior.
In fact many of them are perfectly fine with his behavior.
The shadow cabinet idea was a great idea and should have been implemented a year ago. Would have presented an organized, unified response to the chaos, issue by issue, by people with expertise.
January 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Plenty only oppose his methods and aesthetics, but not his mission.
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"White America, caught between the Negro upsurge and its own conscience, evolved a limited policy toward Negro freedom."
https://bit.ly/4sAJyYu
https://bit.ly/4sAJyYu
The Last Steep Ascent
New obstacles should not be deplored but welcomed because their presence proves we are closer to the ultimate decision.
www.thenation.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM
"White America, caught between the Negro upsurge and its own conscience, evolved a limited policy toward Negro freedom."
https://bit.ly/4sAJyYu
https://bit.ly/4sAJyYu
There is almost no situation that is not helped by directly targeting members of congress for protest.
If y'all want to talk about distractions, this is what's actually being distracted from.
They want your ire aimed at anybody else.
If y'all want to talk about distractions, this is what's actually being distracted from.
They want your ire aimed at anybody else.
You really just need to target the members of congress. Many of them are hoping to flee to Europe if they are threatened (again?) over here while they are too cowardly to act.
Make clear that is not an option.
Make clear that is not an option.
This is 100% correct and the EU should do it immediately.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
January 19, 2026 at 1:13 PM
There is almost no situation that is not helped by directly targeting members of congress for protest.
If y'all want to talk about distractions, this is what's actually being distracted from.
They want your ire aimed at anybody else.
If y'all want to talk about distractions, this is what's actually being distracted from.
They want your ire aimed at anybody else.
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You really just need to target the members of congress. Many of them are hoping to flee to Europe if they are threatened (again?) over here while they are too cowardly to act.
Make clear that is not an option.
Make clear that is not an option.
This is 100% correct and the EU should do it immediately.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
The USA will break if a bunch of entitled Americans suddenly can’t book get-aways in Paris.
90 day suspension of US tourist visas and this is all over
January 19, 2026 at 5:55 AM
You really just need to target the members of congress. Many of them are hoping to flee to Europe if they are threatened (again?) over here while they are too cowardly to act.
Make clear that is not an option.
Make clear that is not an option.
There's no "allow" about it.
The words we use are important.
*They* are not *allowed* to restrict our speech except in narrow circumstances.
We are unencumbered and our right to protest is absolute.
The restrictions are *only* on *you*, the government.
The words we use are important.
*They* are not *allowed* to restrict our speech except in narrow circumstances.
We are unencumbered and our right to protest is absolute.
The restrictions are *only* on *you*, the government.
BRENNAN: Noem called on your to set up a safe zone where protest would be contained. Is that something you're looking at?
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
There's no "allow" about it.
The words we use are important.
*They* are not *allowed* to restrict our speech except in narrow circumstances.
We are unencumbered and our right to protest is absolute.
The restrictions are *only* on *you*, the government.
The words we use are important.
*They* are not *allowed* to restrict our speech except in narrow circumstances.
We are unencumbered and our right to protest is absolute.
The restrictions are *only* on *you*, the government.