Ermengarde Gersberms 🏳️🌈♠️
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she/her. Techie by day, crafter by night. SF Bay Area. Aro ace.
Holy shit.
Also, @chrislhayes.bsky.social, this seems to be confirmation of your Mercator Theory.
"I love maps. And I always said: ‘Look at the size of this. It’s massive. That should be part of the United States.’”
"I love maps. And I always said: ‘Look at the size of this. It’s massive. That should be part of the United States.’”
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Holy shit.
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“Kind, good, happy, gentlemanly, secure people never go Nazi….But the frustrated and humiliated intellectual, the rich and scared speculator, the spoiled son, the labor tyrant, the fellow who has achieved success by smelling out the wind of success—they would all go Nazi in a crisis.” — D. Thompson*
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino marches through Minneapolis surrounded by federal agents, shouting at American citizens.
This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
ht: @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
ht: @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 AM
“Kind, good, happy, gentlemanly, secure people never go Nazi….But the frustrated and humiliated intellectual, the rich and scared speculator, the spoiled son, the labor tyrant, the fellow who has achieved success by smelling out the wind of success—they would all go Nazi in a crisis.” — D. Thompson*
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"Be Gay, Hate Cops"
Seen in Valence, France
Seen in Valence, France
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 AM
"Be Gay, Hate Cops"
Seen in Valence, France
Seen in Valence, France
I saw it after Obama went back on his campaign promise to close Gitmo. We, as a nation, needed to repudiate every last “expedient measure” from the GWOT. We left them in place instead.
Once the machinery of fascism is in place, its use is more or less inevitable.
Once the machinery of fascism is in place, its use is more or less inevitable.
My 9th grade English teacher called it after the 1980 election. She was anything but alone.
This has been a long time coming and don’t delude yourself that Trump is the reason.
This has been a long time coming and don’t delude yourself that Trump is the reason.
Imagine telling someone from the 1980s that America will end up being run by a cabal of dimwitted Nazis led by a fat stupid paedophile
January 18, 2026 at 6:34 AM
I saw it after Obama went back on his campaign promise to close Gitmo. We, as a nation, needed to repudiate every last “expedient measure” from the GWOT. We left them in place instead.
Once the machinery of fascism is in place, its use is more or less inevitable.
Once the machinery of fascism is in place, its use is more or less inevitable.
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ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
Just keep coming back to the fact that keeping people in a constant state of terror is a form of mass disablement and essential to the eugenic project that is the United States.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 AM
ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
Virginia is not fucking around, thank God.
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Virginia is not fucking around, thank God.
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When I say there are no good cops, it's not a euphemism.
Law enforcement in the US is, by design, a terrorist organization that makes the society we exist in less safe for the purposes of wielding fear as a primary means of control.
Civil society cannot exist as long as police exist.
Period.
Law enforcement in the US is, by design, a terrorist organization that makes the society we exist in less safe for the purposes of wielding fear as a primary means of control.
Civil society cannot exist as long as police exist.
Period.
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
When I say there are no good cops, it's not a euphemism.
Law enforcement in the US is, by design, a terrorist organization that makes the society we exist in less safe for the purposes of wielding fear as a primary means of control.
Civil society cannot exist as long as police exist.
Period.
Law enforcement in the US is, by design, a terrorist organization that makes the society we exist in less safe for the purposes of wielding fear as a primary means of control.
Civil society cannot exist as long as police exist.
Period.
Shame on @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social for supporting Trump’s war machine. I’m supporting your next primary opponent—it’s clear you don’t have the stomach for this fight.
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Shame on @repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social for supporting Trump’s war machine. I’m supporting your next primary opponent—it’s clear you don’t have the stomach for this fight.
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Sounds like a description of a territory being run by the United States all right
“Do not travel to or remain in Venezuela due to the high risk of wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure.” travel.state.gov/content/trav...
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Sounds like a description of a territory being run by the United States all right
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I watch the bulk of ashleythebaroness videos, despite rarely sharing them.
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I watch the bulk of ashleythebaroness videos, despite rarely sharing them.
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
But this one hit today.
And she's right! We're not dealing with some foreign ideology. We're dealing with a uniquely American phenomenon.
fascism wrapped in our own flag
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
On sober thought, Marco is right about this and my quote reskeet from a couple days ago endorsing this kind of thing was wrong.
One of the biggest problems we have is that Americans play politics by agreeing to lie to each other. The accepted strategy is just to deceive people about what you're gonna do. Then once you gain power, do whatever you want until they can oust you.
I’m paying attention. I’m paying attention to how you blew policy reform with Defund the police. I’d rather use language that will appeal to more people like reform and restrain ICE and actually get something accomplished.
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
On sober thought, Marco is right about this and my quote reskeet from a couple days ago endorsing this kind of thing was wrong.
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Despite years of "economic anxiety" discourse, the core drivers of Trump support have always been bigotry and misinformation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Despite years of "economic anxiety" discourse, the core drivers of Trump support have always been bigotry and misinformation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Is there a Wine Spinsters Auxiliary that I can join? ✊🍷
Trump, during an "economic" speech today in Detroit, can't help but fixate on "wine mom gangs," saying they're "doing these fake riots." They go practice. They go to areas, they take hotel rooms, and they all practice together. It’s a whole scam. We’re finding out who’s funding all this stuff."
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Is there a Wine Spinsters Auxiliary that I can join? ✊🍷
NOT NOW, MONKEYS
St. Louis officials are warning residents that several monkeys may be on the loose
"This is the first time we've had a situation dealing with monkeys at large in the city of St. Louis”
"This is the first time we've had a situation dealing with monkeys at large in the city of St. Louis”
Officials still searching for several monkeys loose in north St. Louis
If you have seen the monkeys, please contact Animal Care and Control by calling 314-657-1500.
www.ksdk.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
NOT NOW, MONKEYS
Masculinity: it is REALLY fragile.
what fresh hell is this on the streets of brooklyn?
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Masculinity: it is REALLY fragile.
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ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
www.eff.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Trump endorses Land Back movement!
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Trump endorses Land Back movement!
Goddammit, people, stop falling for this. Conway is a CONSERVATIVE. This is a safe blue seat. He’s not fighting Republicans for this seat! He’s fighting progressives!
I'm blown away. In the first 48 hours, more than 37,000 people helped us raise over $1 million.
People know the stakes of this moment, and I'm so grateful to everyone who has chipped in to help us fight against Trump and for New Yorkers.
Thank you. Let’s keep going.
People know the stakes of this moment, and I'm so grateful to everyone who has chipped in to help us fight against Trump and for New Yorkers.
Thank you. Let’s keep going.
January 8, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Goddammit, people, stop falling for this. Conway is a CONSERVATIVE. This is a safe blue seat. He’s not fighting Republicans for this seat! He’s fighting progressives!
We need to be arresting these goons at the site of their crimes.
the Walz administration concedes that the Trump administration's effort to cover up the killing of Renee Good will be successful, because there's little they can do to investigate the ICE officer who shot her with federal government cooperation
Q: Is there anything stopping state law enforcement from conducted an independent investigation even if the feds don't want it?
JACOBSON: Without assistance from the FBI, we would be at a loss to be able to initiate & conduct a thorough investigation. It would be very difficult if not impossible
JACOBSON: Without assistance from the FBI, we would be at a loss to be able to initiate & conduct a thorough investigation. It would be very difficult if not impossible
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
We need to be arresting these goons at the site of their crimes.
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"Should the opposition ever regain power, it should commit to prosecuting members of this regime at every level to the fullest extent of the law."
The Distance Between Renee Good and Ashli Babbitt Is Fascism
It’s not a hypocrisy. It’s a coherent worldview.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"Should the opposition ever regain power, it should commit to prosecuting members of this regime at every level to the fullest extent of the law."
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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I just wrote a book about the effectiveness of unmasking Nazis, how antifa’s use of that tactic helped destroy multiple fascist groups
MAGA is horrified of campaigns to identify, name and shame ICE agents for a good reason
MAGA is horrified of campaigns to identify, name and shame ICE agents for a good reason
January 7, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I just wrote a book about the effectiveness of unmasking Nazis, how antifa’s use of that tactic helped destroy multiple fascist groups
MAGA is horrified of campaigns to identify, name and shame ICE agents for a good reason
MAGA is horrified of campaigns to identify, name and shame ICE agents for a good reason
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
We must speak plainly: January 6th was an attempted coup. It was an effort to nullify millions of lawful votes and subvert the will of the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.