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Socialist anti-imperialist activist, real name Steve Patt. Media commentary & more since 2003 @lefti.blogspot.com & X/Bsky. Birder, ultrarunner, 🇨🇺 activist, LGBTQ ally 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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The central premise of Trumpism is that the suffering of other people--immigrants, trans people, "woke" liberals--would be your gain. There needs to be a direct and widespread effort to connect those issues to Trump's failure to deliver on that premise or else it'll remain as potent
a year in and trump is in free fall with the public across every conceivable issue
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The central premise of Trumpism is that the suffering of other people--immigrants, trans people, "woke" liberals--would be your gain. There needs to be a direct and widespread effort to connect those issues to Trump's failure to deliver on that premise or else it'll remain as potent
The US said its forces only fired in self-defense when they kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. You won’t be surprised to learn they lied.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The US said its forces only fired in self-defense when they kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. You won’t be surprised to learn they lied.
You don’t “mistakenly” ignore a court order! 😡
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
You don’t “mistakenly” ignore a court order! 😡
But did she keep the cash?
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 AM
But did she keep the cash?
Board of Peace? More like he’s Bored of Peace, amirite?
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Board of Peace? More like he’s Bored of Peace, amirite?
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TV news guy just said Trump is considering invoking the “Resurrection Act”. 😁
January 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
TV news guy just said Trump is considering invoking the “Resurrection Act”. 😁
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"Honor and glory to our heroes. Fatherland or Death! We shall overcome! Always onward to victory!" — Cuban President Díaz-Canel, honoring the return of the 32 Cuban heroes who fell defending Venezuelan President Nocolás Maduro from US assault.
en.granma.cu/cuba/2026-01...
en.granma.cu/cuba/2026-01...
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Honor and glory to our heroes. Fatherland or Death! We shall overcome! Always onward to victory!" — Cuban President Díaz-Canel, honoring the return of the 32 Cuban heroes who fell defending Venezuelan President Nocolás Maduro from US assault.
en.granma.cu/cuba/2026-01...
en.granma.cu/cuba/2026-01...
Let trans kids play!
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Let trans kids play!
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![4 frame comic. In the first frame, JD Vance is in Greenland. Text reads : praxis is a start-up funded
by american billionaires and
Trump backers such as jd Vance's
puppeteer Peter Thiel and open
AI's Sam Altman. its aim is to
create "freedom cities" outside
of democratic regulations and
managed by a "king-ceo leading
citizen-shareholders."*
Second frame shows some houses of Nuuk, in Greenland. Text reads : in 2023, praxis founder dryden
brown went to greenlAND TO
Attempt buying it (or at least
a sizeable chunk of it), without
success. he said in 2025 : "we
think Greenland is a very in-
teresting place. we view it as
one of the last frontiers
on earth."**
Third frame shows an iceberg. Text reads : he spoke for many. in April
2025, Reuters reported that
tech investors in silicon valley
were "promoting the frozen
island as a site for a so-called
freedom city, a libertarian utopia
[sic] with minimal regulation."***
Fourth frame shows a Twitter screenshot reading 'according to plan." Text reads : since then, ken Bowery, Who co-
founded a venture-capital firm
with his PayPal buddy Peter thiel,
has been appointed u.s. ambassador
to Denmark, with the express order
to lead greenland-acquisition
negotiations. praxis reacted to
the news by posting on Twitter:
Sources are indicated at the bottom of the first three frames from Le Monde (Peter Thiel, the libertarian billionaire waging war on government), The New Republic (The oligarchs pushing for conquest of Greenland) and Reuters (Greenland freedom city? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vcmpg73bt2wudku3nqgx33yx/bafkreibarlgqfhsaccjj2ujgezf4r5huqmxeh47fkcbz35hapjktlsp6mi@jpeg)
The rare earth story — a testament to the value of socialist planning, as well as of the importance of having competent people leading a country. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
China’s campaign to dominate rare earths began early - The Mercury News
edition.pagesuite.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The rare earth story — a testament to the value of socialist planning, as well as of the importance of having competent people leading a country. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dyn...
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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Please support The Hatuey Project! Cuba needs your help now more than ever.
The medical situation in Cuba is becoming critical. You can help! Visit HatueyProject.org/donate to fund our upcoming delivery of medicines and medical supplies.
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Please support The Hatuey Project! Cuba needs your help now more than ever.
“mulish”? What the f kind of headline is that?
January 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
“mulish”? What the f kind of headline is that?
Zero mention in this AP article about Trump touting tariffs for boosting domestic manufacturing that manufacturing jobs 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 last year.
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Zero mention in this AP article about Trump touting tariffs for boosting domestic manufacturing that manufacturing jobs 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 last year.
Literally zero sense of self-awareness. 🤦🏼♀️
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Literally zero sense of self-awareness. 🤦🏼♀️
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ICE shot out a young trans man's eyes for the crime of caring about his neighbors.
Protester is 21 yrs old. ICE agent dragged him and held his head down in his own pool of blood, mocked him about losing his eye. They fired pepper pellets at the HEAD of a witness recording the incident.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
ICE shot out a young trans man's eyes for the crime of caring about his neighbors.
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My friends at @acluwv.bsky.social are collecting (and moderating) messages of gratitude to Becky if you'd like to submit them here padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
Support for Becky at SCOTUS
Send your support to Becky and her family as they attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
padlet.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
My friends at @acluwv.bsky.social are collecting (and moderating) messages of gratitude to Becky if you'd like to submit them here padlet.com/mkennedy243/...
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>"If Biden is elected, there's a good chance you will be dead within the year."
> trump elected
> dead within the year
> trump elected
> dead within the year
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
>"If Biden is elected, there's a good chance you will be dead within the year."
> trump elected
> dead within the year
> trump elected
> dead within the year
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“There is a government in power in Venezuela. There is an Interim President, and there is a President held hostage in the United States” — Delcy Rodríguez
www.radiohc.cu/en/delcy-rod...
www.radiohc.cu/en/delcy-rod...
Delcy Rodríguez counters imperialist narrative: “There is a government in power in Venezuela” - Radio Habana Cuba
“There is a government in power in Venezuela. There is an Interim President, and there is a President held hostage in the United States,” the president stated firmly
www.radiohc.cu
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
“There is a government in power in Venezuela. There is an Interim President, and there is a President held hostage in the United States” — Delcy Rodríguez
www.radiohc.cu/en/delcy-rod...
www.radiohc.cu/en/delcy-rod...
“Trump says” should never be the subject of a news article without independent confirmation. There is vast precedent to say that nothing he says should be believed. @fairmediawatch.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“Trump says” should never be the subject of a news article without independent confirmation. There is vast precedent to say that nothing he says should be believed. @fairmediawatch.bsky.social
NYT video explainer about Becky Pepper-Jackson. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Why This 15-Year-Old’s Case Is at the Supreme Court
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear two cases involving transgender athletes and their participation in women’s sports. One of the plaintiffs, the 15-year-old track athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson, s...
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:48 PM
NYT video explainer about Becky Pepper-Jackson. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 is the violation of international law we’re concerned about? Not the actual strikes that have killed a hundred people without a trial (or evidence or even knowing who they were)? 🤦🏼♀️
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 is the violation of international law we’re concerned about? Not the actual strikes that have killed a hundred people without a trial (or evidence or even knowing who they were)? 🤦🏼♀️
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While Becky Pepper-Jackson sounds like any teen navigating school assignments, friends and a demanding practice schedule, the transgender girl has also been carrying the weight of a national cultural and political battle. https://cnn.it/4jD5M8c
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
While Becky Pepper-Jackson sounds like any teen navigating school assignments, friends and a demanding practice schedule, the transgender girl has also been carrying the weight of a national cultural and political battle. https://cnn.it/4jD5M8c
Second straight day of opinion articles in the WaPo (yesterday’s was an editorial) urging SCOTUS to support banning trans girls from sports. Opinions 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 trans girls? Not welcome at the WaPo. 😡
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January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Second straight day of opinion articles in the WaPo (yesterday’s was an editorial) urging SCOTUS to support banning trans girls from sports. Opinions 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 trans girls? Not welcome at the WaPo. 😡
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