Jack Draper III
@jackdraper3.bsky.social
Author, Saudade in Brazilian Cinema (Intellect Books)
Editor, Woman-Centered Brazilian Cinema (SUNY Press)
Translator, The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer (UNC Press)
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Editor, Woman-Centered Brazilian Cinema (SUNY Press)
Translator, The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer (UNC Press)
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Jack Draper III
@jackdraper3.bsky.social
· Mar 28
"[T]hese rightless people are indeed thrown back into a peculiar state of nature...they appear as the first signs of a possible regression from civilization." --Hannah Arendt
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Memorial spread published by Granma, Cuba’s state newspaper.
It honors the 32 Cuban security and military personnel killed during the U.S attack on Venezuela.
It honors the 32 Cuban security and military personnel killed during the U.S attack on Venezuela.
January 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Memorial spread published by Granma, Cuba’s state newspaper.
It honors the 32 Cuban security and military personnel killed during the U.S attack on Venezuela.
It honors the 32 Cuban security and military personnel killed during the U.S attack on Venezuela.
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To call this a clown show would be unfair to clowns
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
To call this a clown show would be unfair to clowns
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Way to go Hilton!!!!
January 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Way to go Hilton!!!!
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Yet more retaliation from the Trump administration, this time against Sen. Mark Kelly:
https://bit.ly/4qHG3hl
https://bit.ly/4qHG3hl
Pete Hegseth Moves Against Senator Mark Kelly
But the Navy veteran insists that he'll continue to speak out against illegal military orders.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Yet more retaliation from the Trump administration, this time against Sen. Mark Kelly:
https://bit.ly/4qHG3hl
https://bit.ly/4qHG3hl
Of course also setting aside the question if school administrators were paid off to call for an assembly in the gym and then unlock the doors for the shooter
January 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Of course also setting aside the question if school administrators were paid off to call for an assembly in the gym and then unlock the doors for the shooter
What Hasan ends up saying here is a bit more than the headline--something more like "I wonder IF Rodríguez, Padrino, Cabello et al [the rest of the Venezuelan government] didn't just offer him the oil..."
Donald Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil supply during yesterday’s news conference cut across many of the other critiques of Maduro. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social says “people who claim this isn't about oil, just need to listen to Donald Trump speaking." #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
‘I wonder why Maduro didn't just offer him the oil’: Mehdi Hasan says Trump strikes were oil-driven
Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan says the U.S.’s interest in Venezuela is primarily resource based, and that drug trafficking charges against Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro are a smokescreen for extracting oil from the country. In this way, Hasan says this move is similar to the U.S.’s invasion of Iraq. “The only difference between Donald Trump and his predecessors is that Trump is very open about it. He's very brazen about it.”
www.msnbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:35 AM
What Hasan ends up saying here is a bit more than the headline--something more like "I wonder IF Rodríguez, Padrino, Cabello et al [the rest of the Venezuelan government] didn't just offer him the oil..."
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“We must not be fooled by the childish lies being used to justify this illegal aggression. Be wary of the establishment voices in media and in politics who, over the next few weeks, will work tirelessly to manufacture consent, even...
— Graham Platner, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Maine
— Graham Platner, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Maine
January 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“We must not be fooled by the childish lies being used to justify this illegal aggression. Be wary of the establishment voices in media and in politics who, over the next few weeks, will work tirelessly to manufacture consent, even...
— Graham Platner, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Maine
— Graham Platner, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Maine
The question is whether what actually ended up happening yesterday was the final agreement of these negotiations
It's wild to think that the US killed all those people in the boat strikes, and spent millions in a military campaign, just to end up with essentially the same outcome as the "chavismo lite" deal that Delcy & Jorge offered the US through Qatar last year.
January 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The question is whether what actually ended up happening yesterday was the final agreement of these negotiations
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A crítica ao imperialismo perdeu espaço no debate da esquerda internacional a partir da década de 90, a ponto de alguns intelectuais progressistas insinuarem que o conceito estivesse ultrapassado. Eles estão errados. O imperialismo continua vivo, e pensá-lo rigorosamente é mais urgente que nunca.
A atualidade da crítica anti-imperialista
A crítica ao imperialismo perdeu espaço no debate da esquerda internacional a partir da década de 90, a ponto de alguns intelectuais progressistas insinuarem que o conceito esteja ultrapassado. Eles e...
jacobin.com.br
January 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
A crítica ao imperialismo perdeu espaço no debate da esquerda internacional a partir da década de 90, a ponto de alguns intelectuais progressistas insinuarem que o conceito estivesse ultrapassado. Eles estão errados. O imperialismo continua vivo, e pensá-lo rigorosamente é mais urgente que nunca.
He tried to get Guaidó in power years ago among other shenanigans...so at least 0-2 or 0-3 already
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
He tried to get Guaidó in power years ago among other shenanigans...so at least 0-2 or 0-3 already
'Documentos das agências de inteligência dos EUA contradizem a narrativa oficial. Eles indicam que integrantes do regime de Maduro podem ter tolerado ou mantido relações pontuais com o Tren de Aragua, mas afirmam que não há evidências de uma política organizada de cooperação liderada pelo [Maduro].'
Dados desmontam narrativa dos EUA para a prisão de Maduro
Dados oficiais não sustentam 'guerra às drogas' que Trump explora contra Maduro
Governo dos EUA afirma combater substâncias que matam americanos e acusa líder venezuelano de narcoterrorismo
www1.folha.uol.com.br
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
'Documentos das agências de inteligência dos EUA contradizem a narrativa oficial. Eles indicam que integrantes do regime de Maduro podem ter tolerado ou mantido relações pontuais com o Tren de Aragua, mas afirmam que não há evidências de uma política organizada de cooperação liderada pelo [Maduro].'
The so-called Ker-Frisbie doctrine needs a rethink for a situation in which there is simply no international treaty authority that justifies the capture/extradition of a suspect, let alone if a war of aggression and/or other war crimes are involved in extradition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ker%E2%...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ker%E2%...
Ker–Frisbie doctrine - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The so-called Ker-Frisbie doctrine needs a rethink for a situation in which there is simply no international treaty authority that justifies the capture/extradition of a suspect, let alone if a war of aggression and/or other war crimes are involved in extradition.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ker%E2%...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ker%E2%...
'The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.'
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Our resident analyzer of political rhetoric, Harold Meyerson, viewed Zohran Mamdani's speech yesterday and saw it as a homeboy speech, a tour of New York City, meant to stress identification and reassurance, legitimacy, and commitment. Here's his report:
prospect.org/2026/01/02/e...
prospect.org/2026/01/02/e...
Enter, Stage Left, Mayor Mamdani - The American Prospect
Rather than tell his fellow New Yorkers to lower their expectations of what government could do, the city’s new mayor vowed that “the only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.”
prospect.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
'The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.'
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani
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always read @natashalennard.bsky.social: "It’s high time that Democratic leaders treat the assault on trans youth for what it is: the attempted eradication of an entire category of persons, against which committed political opposition should be the baseline."
Trump Spent 2025 Making Trans Lives Unlivable. It’s Time for Democrats to Defend Them.
Elected Democrats haven’t done nearly enough to oppose attacks on gender-affirming care. They risk being on the wrong side of history.
theintercept.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
always read @natashalennard.bsky.social: "It’s high time that Democratic leaders treat the assault on trans youth for what it is: the attempted eradication of an entire category of persons, against which committed political opposition should be the baseline."
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fantastic piece. chilling.
What if the apocalypse didn’t hate us? What if it just wanted to help? Pluribus ends with a village deemed obsolete and an atom bomb delivered on request. Gilligan’s calmest horror about uniformity and AI.
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
www.waleed-shahid.com/p/pluribus-f...
Pluribus Finale, or The World’s Most Helpful Apocalypse
Gilligan's hive mind doesn’t conquer you. It politely completes your onboarding.
www.waleed-shahid.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
fantastic piece. chilling.
When I saw the claim that someone on the left had "capitalized" on conservatives' views on Israel, I had my doubts. They were not diminished by the fact that the only evidence presented in the article is that Medea Benjamin had a meeting with MTG. That is a LONG way from results at the ballot box.
December 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
When I saw the claim that someone on the left had "capitalized" on conservatives' views on Israel, I had my doubts. They were not diminished by the fact that the only evidence presented in the article is that Medea Benjamin had a meeting with MTG. That is a LONG way from results at the ballot box.
If you’re against war, this is probably good, because it's hard to imagine that the president having no message discipline will grease the wheels of this war effort
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If you’re against war, this is probably good, because it's hard to imagine that the president having no message discipline will grease the wheels of this war effort
The statement on the FCC website was just brought up in a congressional hearing as one small example of the FCC's independent status. They responded as if changing the wording on their website justifies stripping an agency's longstanding independence. That is idiotic.
Brendan Carr told senators today that the FCC is not independent.
Within minutes, the agency updated its website.
My latest with Ian Duncan for the @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Within minutes, the agency updated its website.
My latest with Ian Duncan for the @washingtonpost.com:
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Brendan Carr said the FCC isn’t independent. Its website quickly updated.
The Federal Communications Commission chairman faced questioning over the agency’s role in pressuring media companies and its independence from the president.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The statement on the FCC website was just brought up in a congressional hearing as one small example of the FCC's independent status. They responded as if changing the wording on their website justifies stripping an agency's longstanding independence. That is idiotic.
'A staunch admirer of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, Kast will become the first president since Chile's return to democracy in 1990 to openly support the military regime.' The right did not win a clear majority in the Chilean congress, however.
www.npr.org/2025/12/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/14/n...
Chile shifts sharply right as José Antonio Kast wins Presidency
José Antonio Kast, a far-right politician who has praised Chile's former dictatorship, has won the presidency, signaling a sharp rightward shift fueled by fears over crime, migration and the economy.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
'A staunch admirer of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, Kast will become the first president since Chile's return to democracy in 1990 to openly support the military regime.' The right did not win a clear majority in the Chilean congress, however.
www.npr.org/2025/12/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/14/n...
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“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.S. Military Killed Them
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
interc.pt
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
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⭕️ NEW: “They Broke His Teeth and Ribs”: 66-Y.O. Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Savagely Beaten in Israeli Custody
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
⭕️ NEW: “They Broke His Teeth and Ribs”: 66-Y.O. Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Savagely Beaten in Israeli Custody
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
Qassam Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti, wrote in a social media post on Fri that his father was severely beaten & abused in prison.
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BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
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Bernie and Zohran were out in the streets of New York, standing with Starbucks workers fighting for better wages and dignity on the job.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Bernie and Zohran were out in the streets of New York, standing with Starbucks workers fighting for better wages and dignity on the job.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
This is what we mean when we say we need allies — elected officials who don’t just “support workers” in speeches, but who show up and fight alongside us.
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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Nova primeira-ministra do Japão ameaça a China, criando uma das maiores tensões entre os dois países desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial - trazendo sérios riscos para o mundo todo.
O militarismo japonês retorna das sombras
Nova primeira-ministra do Japão ameaça a China, criando uma das maiores tensões entre os dois países desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial - trazendo sérios riscos para o mundo todo.
jacobin.com.br
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Nova primeira-ministra do Japão ameaça a China, criando uma das maiores tensões entre os dois países desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial - trazendo sérios riscos para o mundo todo.