Kat Flint
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
I am begging Dems to actually learn the history of border control in the USA
January 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I am begging Dems to actually learn the history of border control in the USA
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wow really helpful, thank you new york times
October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
wow really helpful, thank you new york times
ah shit
Remember.
If you don't know which person in your friend group is possessed by an ancient and nameless cosmic horror, it's probably you.
If you don't know which person in your friend group is possessed by an ancient and nameless cosmic horror, it's probably you.
January 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
ah shit
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Mariame Kaba said to do a small act of kidness today. Choose anything, but do something. See the good.
I am going to take that direction. I am going to find kindling for my last ember of hope. I refuse to go cold. I refuse to give up my softness when I know it is all that will save me.
I am going to take that direction. I am going to find kindling for my last ember of hope. I refuse to go cold. I refuse to give up my softness when I know it is all that will save me.
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Mariame Kaba said to do a small act of kidness today. Choose anything, but do something. See the good.
I am going to take that direction. I am going to find kindling for my last ember of hope. I refuse to go cold. I refuse to give up my softness when I know it is all that will save me.
I am going to take that direction. I am going to find kindling for my last ember of hope. I refuse to go cold. I refuse to give up my softness when I know it is all that will save me.
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considering cigarettes as a healthy alternative to doomscrolling
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
considering cigarettes as a healthy alternative to doomscrolling
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I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security. Abolish ICE and CBP. Open borders.
January 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Dismantle the Department of Homeland Security. Abolish ICE and CBP. Open borders.
Whether the app stores drop X based on this will be telling
X basically industrialized the creation of fake porn of women who don't consent. Others did it first, but Grok made it normalized and centralized: publicly visible, instantly creatable by anyone, regardless of who's being targeted and dehumanized. Only question now is will X suffer any consequences
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Whether the app stores drop X based on this will be telling
January 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
hmmmm I want to go through this more thoroughly later. Interesting first read-through.
The takeaway: “Be bold,” said Daymude. “It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep. Even if you can’t hold out forever, you buy a lot more time than you would expect.” From @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
The science of how (and when) we decide to self-censor
The study's main takeaway: "Be bold. It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep."
arstechnica.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
hmmmm I want to go through this more thoroughly later. Interesting first read-through.
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your mileage may vary but my experience on here improved pretty noticeably when I stopped offering explanations to people whose questions sought conflict rather than answers
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
your mileage may vary but my experience on here improved pretty noticeably when I stopped offering explanations to people whose questions sought conflict rather than answers
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Seeing a lot of people that seem to be navigating unprocessed grief.
January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Seeing a lot of people that seem to be navigating unprocessed grief.
I masked at the gym yesterday and all the headlines today about flu season are confirming that was a very good idea.
If you're new to masking while working out, I will tell you it's something you acclimate to. Back in 2021 I masked for roller derby for a while, still acclimated just fine yesterday
If you're new to masking while working out, I will tell you it's something you acclimate to. Back in 2021 I masked for roller derby for a while, still acclimated just fine yesterday
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I masked at the gym yesterday and all the headlines today about flu season are confirming that was a very good idea.
If you're new to masking while working out, I will tell you it's something you acclimate to. Back in 2021 I masked for roller derby for a while, still acclimated just fine yesterday
If you're new to masking while working out, I will tell you it's something you acclimate to. Back in 2021 I masked for roller derby for a while, still acclimated just fine yesterday
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
I went to the gym please clap
January 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I went to the gym please clap
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nothing is beyond your abilities if you’re okay with fucking up a lot
October 2, 2024 at 2:41 AM
nothing is beyond your abilities if you’re okay with fucking up a lot
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they also come in larger sets if, say, a group arrives unexpectedly
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
they also come in larger sets if, say, a group arrives unexpectedly
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this leads me to my belief that it’s mostly fine for kids to underage drink/smoke but they should have to work really hard for it, they need to develop those problem solving skills. then they will have earned it
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
this leads me to my belief that it’s mostly fine for kids to underage drink/smoke but they should have to work really hard for it, they need to develop those problem solving skills. then they will have earned it
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I think of this a lot. Mostly because my favorite thing to say is that knowing who to be mad at is praxis. But it's also difficult for people to know currently because there's no identifiable leadership on the Lefts to clearly articulate this. The fascists constantly tell people who to be mad at.
And try not to take your frustration and feelings of powerlessness out on each other.
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I think of this a lot. Mostly because my favorite thing to say is that knowing who to be mad at is praxis. But it's also difficult for people to know currently because there's no identifiable leadership on the Lefts to clearly articulate this. The fascists constantly tell people who to be mad at.
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Screaming "wtf" and waiting for a spontaneous uprising is going to discourage you. There won't be a spontaneous uprising. That's just not where the people are at.
Organize for the long term. Build community. Build resilience. Have a strategy for whatever corner of this thing you're working on.
Organize for the long term. Build community. Build resilience. Have a strategy for whatever corner of this thing you're working on.
January 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Screaming "wtf" and waiting for a spontaneous uprising is going to discourage you. There won't be a spontaneous uprising. That's just not where the people are at.
Organize for the long term. Build community. Build resilience. Have a strategy for whatever corner of this thing you're working on.
Organize for the long term. Build community. Build resilience. Have a strategy for whatever corner of this thing you're working on.
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If the Democrats had done their job in January 2021, we wouldn’t be having these issues right now, but because they capitulated and failed to do their job in holding Trump and the fascists who attempted a coup accountable, we are now subject to whims of fascist violence and global war.
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
If the Democrats had done their job in January 2021, we wouldn’t be having these issues right now, but because they capitulated and failed to do their job in holding Trump and the fascists who attempted a coup accountable, we are now subject to whims of fascist violence and global war.
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The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
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Maybe the Democrats should have, I dunno, prosecuted Donald Trump for his crimes when Joe Biden was president? Just spitballing here
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Maybe the Democrats should have, I dunno, prosecuted Donald Trump for his crimes when Joe Biden was president? Just spitballing here
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Are we supposed to call our reps and tell them we don’t like when the president engages in overt war crimes, or can we trust them to get there on their own?
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Are we supposed to call our reps and tell them we don’t like when the president engages in overt war crimes, or can we trust them to get there on their own?