Jason Guthartz
@restructures.bsky.social
#DismantleWhiteness
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Jason Guthartz
@restructures.bsky.social
· Sep 12
also: That people like Friedersdorf—and the entirety of the white punditry class—don't consider the exponential increase in the U.S. prison population during the 1980s & 1990s to be a form of political violence really says everything.
#DefundPolice #AbolishPrisons #DismantleWhiteness
#DefundPolice #AbolishPrisons #DismantleWhiteness
All of the fascist horrors playing out in front of us today have been enabled by the bipartisan consensus that has prioritized an expansion of the PIC & surveillance state at any & all costs in order to serve & protect the violence & cruelty of our systems of whiteness/capitalism.
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This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
To bear out this rosy projection, HSBC assumes that OpenAI will become "as ubiquitous [...] as Microsoft 365" (345mm users worldwide) while bringing in 10x the number of users (3bn).
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is why OpenAI is selling so aggressively to education at all levels—they want to create entire generations of users incapable of reading, writing and thinking without ChatGPT to hold their hands
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
And teachers and professors should call this out for what it actually is
Brigtsen's in New Orleans 🏆
Nothing on this earth compares with a slice of quality pecan pie.
I think Pecan Pie is one of those things that is divisive now because it’s just a blob of sugar with nuts on it but to someone 150 years ago who ate shoes it was probably like having 12 orgasms at once
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Brigtsen's in New Orleans 🏆
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This Administration’s policies will spur millions of new infections and deaths from AIDS. Today’s announcement is simply to rub all of our noses in this. It is to say: we know what we’re doing; we don’t care. It is pure sadism. It’s a descent into barbarism once again.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This Administration’s policies will spur millions of new infections and deaths from AIDS. Today’s announcement is simply to rub all of our noses in this. It is to say: we know what we’re doing; we don’t care. It is pure sadism. It’s a descent into barbarism once again.
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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St. Paul police are absolutely relishing the ability to brutalize their citizens without fearing repercussions.
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
St. Paul police are absolutely relishing the ability to brutalize their citizens without fearing repercussions.
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Cops have always been liars, and courts are mostly complicit in the lies. The difference here is that a District Court judge made a finding that these cops are liars. But her injunction is unlikely to survive on appeal; it’s already been stayed by the Court of Appeals.
This is the same playbook the Trump administration ran in Portland, where DHS officials falsely accused local police of failing to help them (or not arriving quickly enough). Strikes me as a problem that the government lies so freely to the Supreme Court now. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Cops have always been liars, and courts are mostly complicit in the lies. The difference here is that a District Court judge made a finding that these cops are liars. But her injunction is unlikely to survive on appeal; it’s already been stayed by the Court of Appeals.
Never underestimate the violence & cruelty of whiteness.
Abraham, a physician who is not board certified in any specialty & has made a career as an extremely partisan politician, is now #2 at CDC.
Despite working full time in political office, he is one of the top prescribers of ivermectin & he oversaw the end of Louisiana’s public vaccination campaigns.
Despite working full time in political office, he is one of the top prescribers of ivermectin & he oversaw the end of Louisiana’s public vaccination campaigns.
BREAKING via @jeremyfaust.bsky.social: The CDC's internal email server now lists Louisiana physician Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, as the agency's principal deputy director -- "an irresponsible choice," according to one public health expert.
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus...
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Never underestimate the violence & cruelty of whiteness.
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Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation reut.rs/3KpybRU
Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation
Dutch public broadcaster NOS on Tuesday said it had stopped posting on Elon Musk's social media platform X, as it said it did not want to facilitate the spreading of disinformation.
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation reut.rs/3KpybRU
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More info in Spanish. They have store days on the 29th and 30th.
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 AM
More info in Spanish. They have store days on the 29th and 30th.
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South Chicago family taken by ICE and their daughter liquidating their store. See details posted by @pilsenfreestore on IG.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
South Chicago family taken by ICE and their daughter liquidating their store. See details posted by @pilsenfreestore on IG.
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Federal agents detained people in West Humboldt Park and Austin this morning.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Federal agents detained people in West Humboldt Park and Austin this morning.
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"...months of low foot traffic brought about by the ICE raids have forced at least one restaurant on the Northwest Side to shutter, and others to lay off staff. Just this week, Quintana said, a local grocery store laid off seven of its employees."
Small businesses still reeling from Chicago-area immigration blitz: 'It almost destroyed us'
Even though U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino and many of his agents left Chicago, some small-business owners in predominantly Latino neighborhoods say their clientele has yet to fully return.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"...months of low foot traffic brought about by the ICE raids have forced at least one restaurant on the Northwest Side to shutter, and others to lay off staff. Just this week, Quintana said, a local grocery store laid off seven of its employees."
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"dear carlos, thank you for bringing heavy equipment to force people out of the park and back onto the streets, minus their possessions. xoxo comic sams"
FOIA tuesday snack
a text from Alderman Samantha Nugent to CEO of the Chicago Park District, Carlos Ramirez Rosa
she is thanking him for a job well done for a violent removal of unhoused people in legion park
a text from Alderman Samantha Nugent to CEO of the Chicago Park District, Carlos Ramirez Rosa
she is thanking him for a job well done for a violent removal of unhoused people in legion park
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"dear carlos, thank you for bringing heavy equipment to force people out of the park and back onto the streets, minus their possessions. xoxo comic sams"
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Never underestimate the violence & cruelty of whiteness.
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Never underestimate the violence & cruelty of whiteness.
WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Federal forces and St. Paul police are now attacking citizen press with chemical weapons bsky.app/profile/becc...
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Federal forces and St. Paul police are now attacking citizen press with chemical weapons bsky.app/profile/becc...
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St. Paul Minnesota is being terrorized by police and federal fascists who appear to now be claiming the mayor is not the one in control of their actions. Much like the operations in minneapolis thst preceeded the invasion of la federal forces are pushing the most agressive line possible
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
St. Paul Minnesota is being terrorized by police and federal fascists who appear to now be claiming the mayor is not the one in control of their actions. Much like the operations in minneapolis thst preceeded the invasion of la federal forces are pushing the most agressive line possible
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Ice is gassing neighbors in St. Paul this morning g during a paramilitary fascist raid on the city.
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ice is gassing neighbors in St. Paul this morning g during a paramilitary fascist raid on the city.
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An analysis of the spending shows that Meta has accepted ~$700,000 to promote Tucker Carlson's new /11 truth series, which states that the collapse of WTC-7 was a "controlled demolition." www.theredoubt.net/meta-has-bee...
Meta has been paid $3.2 million to promote Tucker Carlson
The parent company of Facebook is helping a right-wing influencer promote conspiracy theories about 9/11.
www.theredoubt.net
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
An analysis of the spending shows that Meta has accepted ~$700,000 to promote Tucker Carlson's new /11 truth series, which states that the collapse of WTC-7 was a "controlled demolition." www.theredoubt.net/meta-has-bee...
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You want your frontotemporal lobes as healthy as possible. Among other things, they’re responsible for decision-making, risk assessment, self control, and memory.
Protect your frontotemporal lobes. Wear a well-fitting mask wherever you can get or spread COVID.
Protect your frontotemporal lobes. Wear a well-fitting mask wherever you can get or spread COVID.
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
You want your frontotemporal lobes as healthy as possible. Among other things, they’re responsible for decision-making, risk assessment, self control, and memory.
Protect your frontotemporal lobes. Wear a well-fitting mask wherever you can get or spread COVID.
Protect your frontotemporal lobes. Wear a well-fitting mask wherever you can get or spread COVID.
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New studies come out all the time. I understand it’s hard to face but everyone should know the truth.
“Everyone [who’s] had COVID-19 tends to have some lasting reduction in brain blood flow (CBF), mainly in frontotemporal areas – even if they feel 100% recovered [and the infection was mild].”
“Everyone [who’s] had COVID-19 tends to have some lasting reduction in brain blood flow (CBF), mainly in frontotemporal areas – even if they feel 100% recovered [and the infection was mild].”
Latest 🚨🧵by Dr. @harryspoelstra.bsky.social on Covid's impact on the right-occipital areas, where visual information is processed!
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
SARS-CoV-2 "...causes persistent cerebral hypoperfusion (mainly frontotemporal) that can still be detected months later..."
Full🎯🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19921...
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New studies come out all the time. I understand it’s hard to face but everyone should know the truth.
“Everyone [who’s] had COVID-19 tends to have some lasting reduction in brain blood flow (CBF), mainly in frontotemporal areas – even if they feel 100% recovered [and the infection was mild].”
“Everyone [who’s] had COVID-19 tends to have some lasting reduction in brain blood flow (CBF), mainly in frontotemporal areas – even if they feel 100% recovered [and the infection was mild].”
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
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Don't forget the joys 🥰
The Jackson 5 / Kenny Dope, "It's Great to Be Here (Kenny Dope Remix)" (1971/2000)
youtu.be/TyZpUVBsNVs
The Jackson 5 / Kenny Dope, "It's Great to Be Here (Kenny Dope Remix)" (1971/2000)
youtu.be/TyZpUVBsNVs
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Don't forget the joys 🥰
The Jackson 5 / Kenny Dope, "It's Great to Be Here (Kenny Dope Remix)" (1971/2000)
youtu.be/TyZpUVBsNVs
The Jackson 5 / Kenny Dope, "It's Great to Be Here (Kenny Dope Remix)" (1971/2000)
youtu.be/TyZpUVBsNVs