Merchants of Misery
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If you're white, you should read this book because I'm no longer talking to white people about race. @renieddolodge.bsky.social <--- amazing author.
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Imagine being a grown ass man, accepting an award from someone who won it, and then proceeding to act like you won said award.
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Imagine being a grown ass man, accepting an award from someone who won it, and then proceeding to act like you won said award.
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If you're getting paid less than $ 150/hr with a 2hr min for dubbing from a major corporation, you are being taken advantage of.
Even these rates are pitiful in the performer ecosystem, and we had to fight for them. Many of us sacrificed work.
Don't let them underpay you.
Even these rates are pitiful in the performer ecosystem, and we had to fight for them. Many of us sacrificed work.
Don't let them underpay you.
January 15, 2026 at 7:58 PM
If you're getting paid less than $ 150/hr with a 2hr min for dubbing from a major corporation, you are being taken advantage of.
Even these rates are pitiful in the performer ecosystem, and we had to fight for them. Many of us sacrificed work.
Don't let them underpay you.
Even these rates are pitiful in the performer ecosystem, and we had to fight for them. Many of us sacrificed work.
Don't let them underpay you.
This is painfully true.
As a left-leaning University of Houston alumnus, there ARE right-leaning professors. It's just that their arguments are more focused on neoliberal economics and international relations, not overtly xenophobic bullshit and anti-scientific beliefs.
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This is painfully true.
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There is no independently verifiable, publicly released evidence showing that the agent suffered the injuries being claimed. U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have stated that the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, “suffered internal bleeding to the torso”
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
There is no independently verifiable, publicly released evidence showing that the agent suffered the injuries being claimed. U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials have stated that the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, “suffered internal bleeding to the torso”
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Before you go quoting "I Have A Dream" today or Monday, read this in its entirety, FIRST 👇🏾!
"History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges
voluntarily...groups are more immoral than individuals."
nul.org/news/letter-...
"History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges
voluntarily...groups are more immoral than individuals."
nul.org/news/letter-...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail | National Urban League
Join leading voices in civil rights, social justice, and leadership from across the Urban League movement as we discuss ways to combat the triple pandemic of coronavirus, economic distress and racial injustice.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Before you go quoting "I Have A Dream" today or Monday, read this in its entirety, FIRST 👇🏾!
"History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges
voluntarily...groups are more immoral than individuals."
nul.org/news/letter-...
"History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges
voluntarily...groups are more immoral than individuals."
nul.org/news/letter-...
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The nurses that cross the picket lines are scabs
The hospitals they're striking from, are offering travel nurses $9K for ONE WEEK/5 shifts.
So they definitely have the money.
So they definitely have the money.
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The nurses that cross the picket lines are scabs
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"Music is energy. We are energy. It's part of us." - Yo-Yo Ma on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social.
The creativity of humans that is being destroyed by the hatefulness overtaking our humanity.
#WeThePeople #OpposeTyranny and #ContemptuousTrump
#SemperFi
The creativity of humans that is being destroyed by the hatefulness overtaking our humanity.
#WeThePeople #OpposeTyranny and #ContemptuousTrump
#SemperFi
Like Humans, Nature Is Unbelievably Creative And Utterly Destructive - Yo Yo Ma
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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January 16, 2026 at 2:08 AM
"Music is energy. We are energy. It's part of us." - Yo-Yo Ma on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social.
The creativity of humans that is being destroyed by the hatefulness overtaking our humanity.
#WeThePeople #OpposeTyranny and #ContemptuousTrump
#SemperFi
The creativity of humans that is being destroyed by the hatefulness overtaking our humanity.
#WeThePeople #OpposeTyranny and #ContemptuousTrump
#SemperFi
This is what real community defense looks like. No masks, because the Black Panthers aren't cowards like ICE officers. Suddenly the surrounding ICE officers are on their best behavior because they know these men aren't playing wannabe tacticool games and they actually mean business.
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
This is what real community defense looks like. No masks, because the Black Panthers aren't cowards like ICE officers. Suddenly the surrounding ICE officers are on their best behavior because they know these men aren't playing wannabe tacticool games and they actually mean business.
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If this isn't the stuff of impeachment, what is?
21-year-old activist injured by ICE:
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
January 15, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If this isn't the stuff of impeachment, what is?
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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A message from the black panther party ✊🏽
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 AM
A message from the black panther party ✊🏽
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This video sums up why assault rifles were restricted the first time the Panthers showed up with guns. 🤪
We're laughing while we're crying.
Then — we go back to supporting the Black Panthers and their ilk, as always.
#ResistRevoltRestRepeat
✊🏾✊🏻✊🏿
Thanks, @sorokaste.bsky.social and dropout.tv
We're laughing while we're crying.
Then — we go back to supporting the Black Panthers and their ilk, as always.
#ResistRevoltRestRepeat
✊🏾✊🏻✊🏿
Thanks, @sorokaste.bsky.social and dropout.tv
Just found out that apparently, the Black Panther party has emerged and is now patrolling Philadelphia to protect the citizens from ICE agents.
Anyhow, here is a funny video Dropout made 7 years ago that is as funny as it is relevant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqf...
Anyhow, here is a funny video Dropout made 7 years ago that is as funny as it is relevant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqf...
The New Face of the NRA | CH Shorts
YouTube video by Dropout
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January 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This video sums up why assault rifles were restricted the first time the Panthers showed up with guns. 🤪
We're laughing while we're crying.
Then — we go back to supporting the Black Panthers and their ilk, as always.
#ResistRevoltRestRepeat
✊🏾✊🏻✊🏿
Thanks, @sorokaste.bsky.social and dropout.tv
We're laughing while we're crying.
Then — we go back to supporting the Black Panthers and their ilk, as always.
#ResistRevoltRestRepeat
✊🏾✊🏻✊🏿
Thanks, @sorokaste.bsky.social and dropout.tv
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
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So ICE just said they refuse to give up those Lakota men unless the tribal government bends to an immigration deal
January 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
So ICE just said they refuse to give up those Lakota men unless the tribal government bends to an immigration deal
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Anyone "just following orders" to invade Greenland deserve to get massacred when they get there. I don't give a fuck how bad that sounds to some people-- all colonizers, including modern day colonizers, should be put to death.
Anyone "just following orders" to invade Greenland deserve to get massacred when they get there. I don't give a fuck how bad that sounds to some people-- all colonizers, including modern day colonizers, should be put to death.
Greenland minister tearful as she describes ‘intense pressure’ amid Trump’s threats
Vivian Motzfeldt was one of the foreign ministers who met with US vice-president JD Vance at the White House to discuss the future of the Danish territory
www.independent.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Anyone "just following orders" to invade Greenland deserve to get massacred when they get there. I don't give a fuck how bad that sounds to some people-- all colonizers, including modern day colonizers, should be put to death.
Anyone "just following orders" to invade Greenland deserve to get massacred when they get there. I don't give a fuck how bad that sounds to some people-- all colonizers, including modern day colonizers, should be put to death.
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This makes me so angry. I know of so many boomers that have gotten in the most ridiculously preventable car accidents, even seriously injuring or killing other people, but INSIST they're still fit to drive.
This isn't just selfish, it's sociopathic behavior.
This makes me so angry. I know of so many boomers that have gotten in the most ridiculously preventable car accidents, even seriously injuring or killing other people, but INSIST they're still fit to drive.
This isn't just selfish, it's sociopathic behavior.
Survey: Boomers Don't Accept That They Won't Be Able To Drive Forever — Streetsblog USA
The vast majority of aging adults believe they'll never have to give up driving. They might not have a choice.
usa.streetsblog.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/s...
This makes me so angry. I know of so many boomers that have gotten in the most ridiculously preventable car accidents, even seriously injuring or killing other people, but INSIST they're still fit to drive.
This isn't just selfish, it's sociopathic behavior.
This makes me so angry. I know of so many boomers that have gotten in the most ridiculously preventable car accidents, even seriously injuring or killing other people, but INSIST they're still fit to drive.
This isn't just selfish, it's sociopathic behavior.
Hell hath no fury like a man divorced
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Hell hath no fury like a man divorced
Black Panther Party at ICE protest in Philly, protecting the people ❤️
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Black Panther Party at ICE protest in Philly, protecting the people ❤️
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And that doesn’t even get into the other credible sexual assault claims by numerous women or a jury finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the victim. Very few rapist have multiple victims, but those who do always need hype guys like you. Ew.
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
And that doesn’t even get into the other credible sexual assault claims by numerous women or a jury finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the victim. Very few rapist have multiple victims, but those who do always need hype guys like you. Ew.
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So an ICE officer driving directly into protestors isn't attempted murder, but Renee Good driving AWAY from an ICE agent is?
Cops, prosecutors and judges are all part of the problem. Why hasn't any DA had this officer charged? Because they're the biggest enablers of corrupt cops.
Cops, prosecutors and judges are all part of the problem. Why hasn't any DA had this officer charged? Because they're the biggest enablers of corrupt cops.
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
So an ICE officer driving directly into protestors isn't attempted murder, but Renee Good driving AWAY from an ICE agent is?
Cops, prosecutors and judges are all part of the problem. Why hasn't any DA had this officer charged? Because they're the biggest enablers of corrupt cops.
Cops, prosecutors and judges are all part of the problem. Why hasn't any DA had this officer charged? Because they're the biggest enablers of corrupt cops.