Nathan Grayson
@nathangrayson.bsky.social
Co-founder and reporter @aftermath.site. Beats: labor, livestreaming. My book about Twitch, Stream Big, is available now. Formerly: The Washington Post. Send tips to [email protected] or nathangrayson.666 on Signal
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Nathan Grayson
@nathangrayson.bsky.social
· Oct 17
I’m nathan
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HAPPENING NOW: Protesters forced federal police to retreat from the intersection where they were concentrated. They’ve totally barricaded the street with dumpsters.
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Protesters forced federal police to retreat from the intersection where they were concentrated. They’ve totally barricaded the street with dumpsters.
a fighter, amid a shouted post-fight speech made up entirely of rhyming couplets, just said “n-word please” (as opposed to the actual slur; no, he was not black)
January 24, 2026 at 11:52 PM
a fighter, amid a shouted post-fight speech made up entirely of rhyming couplets, just said “n-word please” (as opposed to the actual slur; no, he was not black)
ufc’s paramount era is off to a great start
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
ufc’s paramount era is off to a great start
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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Some of the signs at this rally in the cold in Union Square this afternoon:
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Some of the signs at this rally in the cold in Union Square this afternoon:
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
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The Republicans could not do this without the assistance of the Democrats. There is always enough Democrats to keep the money flowing. There are always enough Democrats to get the fascists in their chairs in committees and Congress. Always enough to shut down protests. They are a part of the engine.
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Republicans could not do this without the assistance of the Democrats. There is always enough Democrats to keep the money flowing. There are always enough Democrats to get the fascists in their chairs in committees and Congress. Always enough to shut down protests. They are a part of the engine.
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Clear and clean, two things are true. One, accepting this responsibility, people have been fighting back against fascism and this particular future for ages in the US and despite their effort it obviously didn't stop this point from occurring.
Two is the Democrats knowingly stood in their way.
Two is the Democrats knowingly stood in their way.
January 24, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Clear and clean, two things are true. One, accepting this responsibility, people have been fighting back against fascism and this particular future for ages in the US and despite their effort it obviously didn't stop this point from occurring.
Two is the Democrats knowingly stood in their way.
Two is the Democrats knowingly stood in their way.
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I’m so sick of people throwing their hands up and saying abolishing ICE isn’t possible right now. Abolishing ICE is extremely popular and calls to do so will only continue to grow, meanwhile conservatives manage to do incredibly unpopular things all the time because nobody stops them
January 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I’m so sick of people throwing their hands up and saying abolishing ICE isn’t possible right now. Abolishing ICE is extremely popular and calls to do so will only continue to grow, meanwhile conservatives manage to do incredibly unpopular things all the time because nobody stops them
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the name of the ICE agent who murdered Keith Porter is Brian Palacios www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent who killed L.A. man accused of child abuse, racism in court filings
The off-duty federal immigration agent who shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist remarks about Black people and immigrants, court ...
www.latimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
the name of the ICE agent who murdered Keith Porter is Brian Palacios www.latimes.com/california/s...
said it yesterday and I’ll say it again: physical abuse of women is a core appeal of the ideology. these guys — and far-right figureheads in general — are not ashamed that they’ve done these things or been party to them. they’re proud, and they want their followers to feel that way too
A big right winger (tectone) has just lost a legal case against his ex, being found civilly liable for rape.
This comes a day after he defends his friend lacari who on stream opened up his notepad full of links to csam.
Tectone and lacari are good friends of asmon, with asmon protecting both
This comes a day after he defends his friend lacari who on stream opened up his notepad full of links to csam.
Tectone and lacari are good friends of asmon, with asmon protecting both
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
said it yesterday and I’ll say it again: physical abuse of women is a core appeal of the ideology. these guys — and far-right figureheads in general — are not ashamed that they’ve done these things or been party to them. they’re proud, and they want their followers to feel that way too
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A national general strike is needed not just to protest the violence, but to acknowledge the absurdity that we’re all just supposed to carry on with our stupid little daily lives amidst the ambient terrorism of an unchecked state militia executing innocent people in the streets of our country.
January 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A national general strike is needed not just to protest the violence, but to acknowledge the absurdity that we’re all just supposed to carry on with our stupid little daily lives amidst the ambient terrorism of an unchecked state militia executing innocent people in the streets of our country.
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Very cool that Congress just renewed ICE's budget with absolutely zero concessions
January 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Very cool that Congress just renewed ICE's budget with absolutely zero concessions
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If you're in New York, please take two minutes right now to call Governor Hochul and tell her to support and sign New York 4 All, which would prevent state and local agencies from collaborating with ICE.
518-474-8390.
This is important.
518-474-8390.
This is important.
January 24, 2026 at 8:09 PM
If you're in New York, please take two minutes right now to call Governor Hochul and tell her to support and sign New York 4 All, which would prevent state and local agencies from collaborating with ICE.
518-474-8390.
This is important.
518-474-8390.
This is important.
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The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
they don’t and they never have. “family” is a key pillar of the ideology, but only in the sense of control. children and significant others are something to be owned and, crucially, abused by patriarchal men — an extension of their property and little more
Seeing how children everywhere are being affected by ICE is heartbreaking. You have kids being kidnapped and living in fear of that but also their friends living in fear of who won’t be at school the next day and why. People who support ICE don’t care about traumatizing kids en masse at all
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
they don’t and they never have. “family” is a key pillar of the ideology, but only in the sense of control. children and significant others are something to be owned and, crucially, abused by patriarchal men — an extension of their property and little more
cannot even begin to count how many people are at the solidarity protest in manhattan. thousands, easily
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
cannot even begin to count how many people are at the solidarity protest in manhattan. thousands, easily
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Workers in two hundred and fifteen cities are walking off the job today in solidarity with the general strike in Minneapolis, according to @migrantinsider.bsky.social.
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Workers in two hundred and fifteen cities are walking off the job today in solidarity with the general strike in Minneapolis, according to @migrantinsider.bsky.social.
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
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Nintendo’s games feel special in a way other developers can’t quite imitate. But why? According to @mackeza.bsky.social, author of Super Nintendo, an upcoming book about the Mario and Zelda maker, it’s because teams are intergenerational
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Nintendo’s games feel special in a way other developers can’t quite imitate. But why? According to @mackeza.bsky.social, author of Super Nintendo, an upcoming book about the Mario and Zelda maker, it’s because teams are intergenerational
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I need everyone to understand that this could not happen anywhere else exclusively because the people of minnesota started showing up for george floyd and then never stopped
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I need everyone to understand that this could not happen anywhere else exclusively because the people of minnesota started showing up for george floyd and then never stopped
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
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If there's a solidarity rally in your city, that's a good place to start. There's also a fund for union workers impacted by ICE, and another Linktree for mutual aid more generally (linked below)
how (if at all) can we support the minnesota general strike on friday from afar?
January 23, 2026 at 4:47 AM
If there's a solidarity rally in your city, that's a good place to start. There's also a fund for union workers impacted by ICE, and another Linktree for mutual aid more generally (linked below)
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some people are not going to like to hear this but if we do want esp more younger people to get off platforms controlled by right wing billionaires and onto alternative ones then we do need to figure out how to make a space that isn't the exclusively no fun all politics scold zone like bluesky
Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed | CNN Business
The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 AM
some people are not going to like to hear this but if we do want esp more younger people to get off platforms controlled by right wing billionaires and onto alternative ones then we do need to figure out how to make a space that isn't the exclusively no fun all politics scold zone like bluesky
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Turns out it requires a fuckload of union-backed, coalition-built, boots-on-the-ground organizing to accomplish rather than a half-assed slogan on the internet (like many folks have mentioned for *years* whenever this exact thing came up)
The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Turns out it requires a fuckload of union-backed, coalition-built, boots-on-the-ground organizing to accomplish rather than a half-assed slogan on the internet (like many folks have mentioned for *years* whenever this exact thing came up)
who's that in the background wearing a jacket that doesn't quite match his boots
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 AM
who's that in the background wearing a jacket that doesn't quite match his boots