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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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pedophilic behavior
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
pedophilic behavior
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the year is 1990. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2003. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2025
December 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
the year is 1990. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2003. american children walk out of their schools chanting, "no blood for oil." the year is 2025
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Reading this as I consider 1) going off Canvas (owned by private equity firm KKR, partnered with OpenAI); and 2) going off screens this semester
Matt Seybold ( @mattseybold.bsky.social )
"I ask my fellow educators to consider some measures for reducing our complicity in efforts to steal our students identities, attention, and right to education, even indenture them to train algorithms"
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/against-te...
"I ask my fellow educators to consider some measures for reducing our complicity in efforts to steal our students identities, attention, and right to education, even indenture them to train algorithms"
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/against-te...
Against Technofeudal Education
Pillars For Protecting Our "Core Infrastructure" From OpenAI
theamericanvandal.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reading this as I consider 1) going off Canvas (owned by private equity firm KKR, partnered with OpenAI); and 2) going off screens this semester
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People interested in this conversation might also like this free zine for grad students and early career scholars contending with the reality of their circumstances.
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Finding Your Purpose
Higher Calling is a project for everyone who decided to become a scholar because they believed in the mission of higher education. “Finding Your Purpose” is a workbook to help all of us navigate the c...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
People interested in this conversation might also like this free zine for grad students and early career scholars contending with the reality of their circumstances.
halperta.com/shalperta%20...
halperta.com/shalperta%20...
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“Our book is the first book in the country to be written by a Palestinian, illustrated by a Palestinian, and published by a Palestinian publishing house,” Matari said. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Making Space for Palestinian Children’s Books
We spoke with Hannah Moushabeck—author and co-owner of Interlink Publishing—and fellow members of the Palestinians in Kidlit support group about the importance of lifting up Palestinian voices and sto...
www.publishersweekly.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“Our book is the first book in the country to be written by a Palestinian, illustrated by a Palestinian, and published by a Palestinian publishing house,” Matari said. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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I've been using @firefox.com for over a decade. It's my default browser for most uses. This is a great way to make sure I never touch it again.
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I've been using @firefox.com for over a decade. It's my default browser for most uses. This is a great way to make sure I never touch it again.
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At it’s core, AI is about destroying the internet.
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
At it’s core, AI is about destroying the internet.
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The National Labor Relations Board was set to hold a two-day hearing this week on a contested union election at the plant. Not sure if those folks still have jobs at this point.
Labor board schedules hearing for contested UAW election at Kentucky EV battery plant
The National Labor Relations Board will hold a two-day hearing this week on a contested union election at an electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky. Workers at BlueOval SK in Glendale narrowly vot...
www.wkyufm.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The National Labor Relations Board was set to hold a two-day hearing this week on a contested union election at the plant. Not sure if those folks still have jobs at this point.
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Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Once in a century political opportunity here, if only there were a party to claim it
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Here's a fun thing I just learned: If you're a magazine or catalog or other bulk mailer who is willing to add AI-generated content to your mailing, USPS will reward you with a 5% discount—potentially many thousands of dollars!
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Here's a fun thing I just learned: If you're a magazine or catalog or other bulk mailer who is willing to add AI-generated content to your mailing, USPS will reward you with a 5% discount—potentially many thousands of dollars!
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
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Last year, I reported on the work conditions of college RAs, including NYU students who were trying to unionize what they referred to as the “twenty-four-hour job." They just posted that Student Workers at NYU reached a deal: the first contract gives RAs pay, better working conditions, & more.
The Secret Crisis Affecting College RAs
The stakes of the job are higher than ever—and so is the toll it takes. RAs across the country tell Esquire about their fight to reimagine their role and how it might change college life for everyone.
www.esquire.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Last year, I reported on the work conditions of college RAs, including NYU students who were trying to unionize what they referred to as the “twenty-four-hour job." They just posted that Student Workers at NYU reached a deal: the first contract gives RAs pay, better working conditions, & more.
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For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
December 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending.
We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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Looking for an expert to speak to ASAP early this week about people working multiple jobs. Especially interested in how widespread this is across fields & what might make this moment different than others in our lifetimes. DMs open, email [email protected]. Thank you in advance!
December 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Looking for an expert to speak to ASAP early this week about people working multiple jobs. Especially interested in how widespread this is across fields & what might make this moment different than others in our lifetimes. DMs open, email [email protected]. Thank you in advance!
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Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
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BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
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The city of Boston wants to renew a federal grant that, this year, has new requirements. One stipulation added by the Trump administration demands that localities spend 10 percent of funds on “border crisis response and enforcement.”
Bid to Renew Federal Grant Sparks Concern Boston May Help Trump’s DHS on Immigration
The grant helps fund a law enforcement center that’s drawn criticism over privacy and over data-sharing with ICE. It would also come with new strings to spend money on border control.
boltsmag.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The city of Boston wants to renew a federal grant that, this year, has new requirements. One stipulation added by the Trump administration demands that localities spend 10 percent of funds on “border crisis response and enforcement.”
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It's a policy choice that we're still experiencing mass shootings on a regular basis. It won't change until the legislators responsible for making those choices are held accountable for the deaths, injuries, and PTSD that occurs with each additional act of gun violence.
It has been 13 years since the lives of 20 children and six educators were taken in minutes by a gunman armed with a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle and high-capacity magazines at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut. Two other people were wounded. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's a policy choice that we're still experiencing mass shootings on a regular basis. It won't change until the legislators responsible for making those choices are held accountable for the deaths, injuries, and PTSD that occurs with each additional act of gun violence.
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They want banks to be able to go back to openly discriminating against women and POC. They want women to need to have a man to cosign a credit card or a bank loan like before this rule was passed.
US consumer watchdog to narrow civil rights era lending law, sources say
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose in the coming days narrowing a key part of civil-rights era fair-lending regulations as Republican President Donald Trump's administratio...
www.reuters.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They want banks to be able to go back to openly discriminating against women and POC. They want women to need to have a man to cosign a credit card or a bank loan like before this rule was passed.
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Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois
The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
www.nprillinois.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Noticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
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imagine trying to convince me that I should "get used" to AI bc it's "here to stay." honey mitch mcconnell has been my senator since before i was born, do you think i don't know how to lock in and hate for the long haul
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
imagine trying to convince me that I should "get used" to AI bc it's "here to stay." honey mitch mcconnell has been my senator since before i was born, do you think i don't know how to lock in and hate for the long haul
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In the same incident, an ICE agent pepper sprayed a baby.
(Link to post by a state representative)
(Link to post by a state representative)
One of our Shakopee observers witnessed ICE pepper spray a baby today in Chanhassen.
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
In the same incident, an ICE agent pepper sprayed a baby.
(Link to post by a state representative)
(Link to post by a state representative)
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In Cedar-Riverside this week, so much pepper spray was deployed on a crowd of observers that it left the snow bright orange.
ICE was in Cedar Riverside today. Amazing community turnout, be mindful of the layer of pepper spray in the snow all over the neighborhood
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
In Cedar-Riverside this week, so much pepper spray was deployed on a crowd of observers that it left the snow bright orange.