Kizri
@krittopolis.bsky.social
Houston 🏳️🌈 🇹🇼 always be HUMBLE. and kind (she/her/y'all)
💔 What is there even to say?
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
💔 What is there even to say?
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Having lived through this at the Post, these people refuse to say, "I want to make this news outlet more conservative." So we get lots of lip service about new ideas, innovation and reporting. But Bari Weiss runs a website! It breaks very little news, and all of that is anti-left.
Part two of three, with Bari Weiss announcing a CBS News masthead, promoting a new bench of contributors, and promising "to invest even more in revelatory journalism:"
January 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Having lived through this at the Post, these people refuse to say, "I want to make this news outlet more conservative." So we get lots of lip service about new ideas, innovation and reporting. But Bari Weiss runs a website! It breaks very little news, and all of that is anti-left.
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Bari Weiss isn't going to teach the people at 60 Minutes how to break news, the people at the Evening News how to do better broadcasts, or anyone there how to reach a broad audience. (Free Press does not have a broad audience). Her job is to make CBS more conservative. That's it.
Having lived through this at the Post, these people refuse to say, "I want to make this news outlet more conservative." So we get lots of lip service about new ideas, innovation and reporting. But Bari Weiss runs a website! It breaks very little news, and all of that is anti-left.
Part two of three, with Bari Weiss announcing a CBS News masthead, promoting a new bench of contributors, and promising "to invest even more in revelatory journalism:"
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Bari Weiss isn't going to teach the people at 60 Minutes how to break news, the people at the Evening News how to do better broadcasts, or anyone there how to reach a broad audience. (Free Press does not have a broad audience). Her job is to make CBS more conservative. That's it.
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“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
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I hope all the AI boosters understand that they’re training their kids that only chumps do things the hard way—by working diligently and going through the discomfort and hassle of learning and acquiring skills.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I hope all the AI boosters understand that they’re training their kids that only chumps do things the hard way—by working diligently and going through the discomfort and hassle of learning and acquiring skills.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.
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I have been of the opinion for about five years now that we are all mostly clinging to the *idea* of social media. But that it has not existed, as we mean it, since Jack sold Twitter. The minute capital lined up to fold social media into its technocratic political consolidation, it stopped existing.
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I have been of the opinion for about five years now that we are all mostly clinging to the *idea* of social media. But that it has not existed, as we mean it, since Jack sold Twitter. The minute capital lined up to fold social media into its technocratic political consolidation, it stopped existing.
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
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Critiques of AI are valid; but many climate-based arguments reveal our bias toward small individual actions over real systemic change.
e.g. ⬇️
An LLM query = running a microwave for seconds
An hour of Netflix = enough to make popcorn
Yet few are boycotting their fav shows.
Interested? Read more:
e.g. ⬇️
An LLM query = running a microwave for seconds
An hour of Netflix = enough to make popcorn
Yet few are boycotting their fav shows.
Interested? Read more:
When AI hurts the climate—and when it helps | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Get more from Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Critiques of AI are valid; but many climate-based arguments reveal our bias toward small individual actions over real systemic change.
e.g. ⬇️
An LLM query = running a microwave for seconds
An hour of Netflix = enough to make popcorn
Yet few are boycotting their fav shows.
Interested? Read more:
e.g. ⬇️
An LLM query = running a microwave for seconds
An hour of Netflix = enough to make popcorn
Yet few are boycotting their fav shows.
Interested? Read more:
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Nothing says we understand this political moment like begging Republicans to pass a bill that codifies things that are already the law
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Nothing says we understand this political moment like begging Republicans to pass a bill that codifies things that are already the law
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We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Watch this space. The idiots in the regime are including ICE agents in diplomatic protection details abroad, and Italian elected leaders are not having it.
The mayor of Milan calls ICE "a militia that kills."
The mayor of Milan calls ICE "a militia that kills."
Milans mayor Sala has different opinion
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Watch this space. The idiots in the regime are including ICE agents in diplomatic protection details abroad, and Italian elected leaders are not having it.
The mayor of Milan calls ICE "a militia that kills."
The mayor of Milan calls ICE "a militia that kills."
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My report from Minneapolis, about the things you'll never see. newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
My report from Minneapolis, about the things you'll never see. newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Long way to go yet but I think it's worth pointing out that the entire rightwing media ecosystem went all in on the idea that Americans, or at least enough of us, would accept the idea that the government should be able to murder people in the street and they failed utterly
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Long way to go yet but I think it's worth pointing out that the entire rightwing media ecosystem went all in on the idea that Americans, or at least enough of us, would accept the idea that the government should be able to murder people in the street and they failed utterly
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this is why embracing decentralized social media is so important
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 AM
this is why embracing decentralized social media is so important
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The fact that a Democrat has never been head of the FBI in its entire history rivals the fact that liberals have not had a SCOTUS majority in 56 years as the most bonkers statistic in 🇺🇸 politics
I swear to god if we never get to have a woman or a Democrat lead the FBI he should at least wear a fucking suit all the time.
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The fact that a Democrat has never been head of the FBI in its entire history rivals the fact that liberals have not had a SCOTUS majority in 56 years as the most bonkers statistic in 🇺🇸 politics
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Okay I think I've mapped out ICE politics as of Monday night
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Okay I think I've mapped out ICE politics as of Monday night
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The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter.
He's got to go.
He's got to go.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter.
He's got to go.
He's got to go.
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The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
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*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 AM
*fully restores your HP as you scroll past*
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This part. Celebrate every victory, large and small. Celebrate each other. Celebrate the love and solidarity that hold you together. Never stop doing this. It's fundamental.
I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 AM
This part. Celebrate every victory, large and small. Celebrate each other. Celebrate the love and solidarity that hold you together. Never stop doing this. It's fundamental.
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I know this is small potatoes in the grand scheme of things but these guys are paid with your tax money and have no real job. ICE isn't necessary. They don't get rid of criminals. They just terrorize communities. And THAT'S why they should be abolished. No need for reins. It's not a job!
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I know this is small potatoes in the grand scheme of things but these guys are paid with your tax money and have no real job. ICE isn't necessary. They don't get rid of criminals. They just terrorize communities. And THAT'S why they should be abolished. No need for reins. It's not a job!
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Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
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Why do you think reactionary politics is inevitably attended by a comical level of graft & scam? Why do pastors steal their parishoners money? Why did Rush Limbaugh sell gold?
It's because they all know that they are targeting the dumbest people on fucking earth.
It's because they all know that they are targeting the dumbest people on fucking earth.
The Long Con | Rick Perlstein
Mitt Romney lies to be loved.
thebaffler.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Why do you think reactionary politics is inevitably attended by a comical level of graft & scam? Why do pastors steal their parishoners money? Why did Rush Limbaugh sell gold?
It's because they all know that they are targeting the dumbest people on fucking earth.
It's because they all know that they are targeting the dumbest people on fucking earth.