Peter Olson
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Peter Olson
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· Nov 9
We do need to be better at memes. Not like macro images but just getting ideas in people's heads. We all need to keep repeating and repeating simple ideas. From now on, only call the new administration "the corrupt Trump regime." Make it sticky. Cc @gregpak.bsky.social @owillis.bsky.social
I'm serious. Do this. Hammer this. There will be plenty of real ammunition. Corrupt corrupt corrupt. Everybody hates corruption. It has brought down more than one government. Repeat it until you are sick of it and repeat some more.
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Lots of leopards eating faces comments etc but I am curious about the extent to which the discourse has been shifted to the right by propaganda because polls show that people were more progressive until the sustained campaign
We should not assume queerphobia is a fixed state of mind
We should not assume queerphobia is a fixed state of mind
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 21, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Lots of leopards eating faces comments etc but I am curious about the extent to which the discourse has been shifted to the right by propaganda because polls show that people were more progressive until the sustained campaign
We should not assume queerphobia is a fixed state of mind
We should not assume queerphobia is a fixed state of mind
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Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE
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77 percent of Democrats want to abolish ICE.
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
77 percent of Democrats want to abolish ICE.
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A reminder how ICE treats priests.
January 20, 2026 at 9:19 PM
A reminder how ICE treats priests.
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ICE detain U.S. Army Purple Heart Veteran for hours—deny access to lawyer.
Agents gang tackle him to ground—severely injure his face.
"They did offer me a band-aid," he said. "But I’d rather have a lawyer than band-aid when being detained."
The Iraq combat veteran was wounded during his service.
Agents gang tackle him to ground—severely injure his face.
"They did offer me a band-aid," he said. "But I’d rather have a lawyer than band-aid when being detained."
The Iraq combat veteran was wounded during his service.
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
ICE detain U.S. Army Purple Heart Veteran for hours—deny access to lawyer.
Agents gang tackle him to ground—severely injure his face.
"They did offer me a band-aid," he said. "But I’d rather have a lawyer than band-aid when being detained."
The Iraq combat veteran was wounded during his service.
Agents gang tackle him to ground—severely injure his face.
"They did offer me a band-aid," he said. "But I’d rather have a lawyer than band-aid when being detained."
The Iraq combat veteran was wounded during his service.
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the contrast between Zohran and, like, Karen Bass is pretty remarkable. Zohran has a clear vision of a more affordable and sustainable city and forcefully supports pro-housing polices as a key part of that vision.
Meanwhile, Karen Bass doesn’t seem to believe in anything in particular at all
Meanwhile, Karen Bass doesn’t seem to believe in anything in particular at all
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
the contrast between Zohran and, like, Karen Bass is pretty remarkable. Zohran has a clear vision of a more affordable and sustainable city and forcefully supports pro-housing polices as a key part of that vision.
Meanwhile, Karen Bass doesn’t seem to believe in anything in particular at all
Meanwhile, Karen Bass doesn’t seem to believe in anything in particular at all
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Absolute garbage.
Call your reps and tell them NO BODY CAMS, NO TRAINING - ICE CANNOT BE "REFORMED." ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES, THEN DEFUND AND ABOLISH ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS.
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
They are giving ICE *MORE* money with these garbage "reforms." More money to HURT US.
Call your reps and tell them NO BODY CAMS, NO TRAINING - ICE CANNOT BE "REFORMED." ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES, THEN DEFUND AND ABOLISH ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS.
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
They are giving ICE *MORE* money with these garbage "reforms." More money to HURT US.
January 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Absolute garbage.
Call your reps and tell them NO BODY CAMS, NO TRAINING - ICE CANNOT BE "REFORMED." ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES, THEN DEFUND AND ABOLISH ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS.
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
They are giving ICE *MORE* money with these garbage "reforms." More money to HURT US.
Call your reps and tell them NO BODY CAMS, NO TRAINING - ICE CANNOT BE "REFORMED." ICE OUT OF OUR CITIES, THEN DEFUND AND ABOLISH ARE THE ONLY OPTIONS.
Find your reps here: reps.fyi
They are giving ICE *MORE* money with these garbage "reforms." More money to HURT US.
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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
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Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
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BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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NYT: Trump has monetized his return to office in a way with out precedent and personally profited by $1.4 billion over his first year: "We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view. And they continue to grow."
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
NYT: Trump has monetized his return to office in a way with out precedent and personally profited by $1.4 billion over his first year: "We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view. And they continue to grow."
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This book banning bill would set the precedent that the Miller Test is irrelevant, which will legally imperil creators nationwide, especially queer creators. It died last year and it's shambling corpse has been trotted out to horrify us anew this year.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
Please email members of each Subcommittee and stress your opposition to the bills.
HB 1119, Book Ban Bill
Education Administration Members:
www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...
HB 1119, Book Ban Bill
Education Administration Members:
www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Com...
Education Administration Subcommittee
Education Administration Subcommittee
www.flhouse.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 AM
This book banning bill would set the precedent that the Miller Test is irrelevant, which will legally imperil creators nationwide, especially queer creators. It died last year and it's shambling corpse has been trotted out to horrify us anew this year.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
If you're in FL pls call your state reps.
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A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
Army veteran says ICE agents detained him for hours without access to phone or his attorney
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
www.kare11.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
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When a handful of far-right voices complained about equality measures being pushed by the Biden admin re gadding treatment of trans people under sex discrimination laws in accord with precedent, we got years of nonstop reporting on how aggressive the Biden admin was in advancing trans rights.
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 AM
When a handful of far-right voices complained about equality measures being pushed by the Biden admin re gadding treatment of trans people under sex discrimination laws in accord with precedent, we got years of nonstop reporting on how aggressive the Biden admin was in advancing trans rights.
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One of the most horrifying bits of Christopher Browning's book "Ordinary Men," on a group of German Holocaust perpetrators, is the fact that absolutely nobody in the unit Browning researched was ever punished in any way for refusing to participate in massacres. These guys could just say no.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, Blas Nuñez-Neto wouldn't tell us his clients, but did say we should remember that ICE agents are people too. (Can't believe this quote below)
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
![Nuñez-Neto recommended that protesters understand that ICE agents are people, too.
“I think it would help both sides to appreciate the fact that that’s a human being across from you who may or may not want to do the things they’ve been ordered to do. In my long history being in and out of the Department [of Homeland Security], it is very often what makes the news are the terrible things that happen but what doesn’t get reported are the … stories about agents bringing toys into the border patrol station,” he said.
“We’re all human beings, many of them have families, many of them don’t want to be doing what they’ve been directed to do … so it would help us all to lower the temperature a bit. I’m angry too.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog3/bafkreia3sqpgq4ufvy746ld4tuadfwuf7ul4so6u2wjhf5oggd6kzxibtm@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
One of the most horrifying bits of Christopher Browning's book "Ordinary Men," on a group of German Holocaust perpetrators, is the fact that absolutely nobody in the unit Browning researched was ever punished in any way for refusing to participate in massacres. These guys could just say no.
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
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Very good piece by @mashagessen.bsky.social, the author of Surviving Autocracy, who left Russia in 2013 as the authoritarian hammer really started coming down, and moved to the United States. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
January 19, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Very good piece by @mashagessen.bsky.social, the author of Surviving Autocracy, who left Russia in 2013 as the authoritarian hammer really started coming down, and moved to the United States. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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To say Donald Trump is a mad King greatly understates the situation
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
To say Donald Trump is a mad King greatly understates the situation
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In case the algorithm hasn’t delivered this to you yet, Donald Trump wrote a truly insane message to the Norwegian, Prime Minister, and here it is. The entire Republican Party is still lockstep with this guy.
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
In case the algorithm hasn’t delivered this to you yet, Donald Trump wrote a truly insane message to the Norwegian, Prime Minister, and here it is. The entire Republican Party is still lockstep with this guy.
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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been decimating cervid (deer, moose, elk) populations. The prion unit looks for signs of a CWD species jump into high-risk people such as hunters, but the Republican politicized CDC could lay them off in Jan.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of CWD to people worry scientists
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been decimating cervid (deer, moose, elk) populations. The prion unit looks for signs of a CWD species jump into high-risk people such as hunters, but the Republican politicized CDC could lay them off in Jan.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
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