Greg Spooner
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Californian
Climate activist
Wine maker
Human
Born at 318 ppmCO2
he/him/any
Just in case BlueSky gets nuked or neutered… find me on Mastodon here:
@[email protected]
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Greg Spooner
@spoonsky.bsky.social
· Sep 11
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I have been saying this for almost a year and it is long past due for Dems to adopt this framing for 2 reasons:
1) it is entirely and demonstrably true.
2) the public must be prepared for the enormity of what will be required to dismantle the criminal organization and create a better democracy.
1) it is entirely and demonstrably true.
2) the public must be prepared for the enormity of what will be required to dismantle the criminal organization and create a better democracy.
“The most powerful crime syndicate in history”
James Speyer, writing in The New York Daily News, says: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise. It lies, steals, extorts and murders — all while…
James Speyer, writing in The New York Daily News, says: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise. It lies, steals, extorts and murders — all while…
“The most powerful crime syndicate in history”
James Speyer, writing in The New York Daily News, says: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise. It lies, steals, extorts and murders — all while cloaked in the awesome authority of the state. It is on a crime spree that puts Al Capone to shame.
in-sights.ca
February 19, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I have been saying this for almost a year and it is long past due for Dems to adopt this framing for 2 reasons:
1) it is entirely and demonstrably true.
2) the public must be prepared for the enormity of what will be required to dismantle the criminal organization and create a better democracy.
1) it is entirely and demonstrably true.
2) the public must be prepared for the enormity of what will be required to dismantle the criminal organization and create a better democracy.
Reposted by Greg Spooner
Listen closely to every word of this
February 19, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Listen closely to every word of this
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"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Reporting on Trump’s Secretive Deportation Program
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
"An Associated Press reporter was beaten by the police and detained along with three other journalists on Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on a secretive Trump administration program to deport migrants to the Central African country, according to two of the people detained." (gift link)
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Palantir paid ✨no federal income taxes✨ last year despite reporting around $1.5 billion in U.S. revenue and securing more than $900 million in taxpayer-funded government contracts.
February 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Palantir paid ✨no federal income taxes✨ last year despite reporting around $1.5 billion in U.S. revenue and securing more than $900 million in taxpayer-funded government contracts.
Global Northers believe arbitrary and frequent jet travel is a human right.
February 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Global Northers believe arbitrary and frequent jet travel is a human right.
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Principles will inform the tactics
Every human being is a unique and irreplaceable work of art.
Nobody gets left behind.
We know that things can be better, and should be.
We expect that they will improve, and we will demand it.
If our demands are not met, we will issue consequence.
We won't give up
Every human being is a unique and irreplaceable work of art.
Nobody gets left behind.
We know that things can be better, and should be.
We expect that they will improve, and we will demand it.
If our demands are not met, we will issue consequence.
We won't give up
July 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Principles will inform the tactics
Every human being is a unique and irreplaceable work of art.
Nobody gets left behind.
We know that things can be better, and should be.
We expect that they will improve, and we will demand it.
If our demands are not met, we will issue consequence.
We won't give up
Every human being is a unique and irreplaceable work of art.
Nobody gets left behind.
We know that things can be better, and should be.
We expect that they will improve, and we will demand it.
If our demands are not met, we will issue consequence.
We won't give up
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Even this is a massive understatement of the actual costs, since all of those things require advance planning, paperwork, and (in some cases) scheduling document retrievals (often only possible during work hours). The cost doesn't have to be high in dollars to be a prohibitive tax on voters.
It costs $130 + a $35 facility fee to obtain a passport and an extra $30 for a passport card. In California, fees for certified copies of vital records are between $18 and $31 each. How is the SAVE Act not a poll tax?
February 17, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Even this is a massive understatement of the actual costs, since all of those things require advance planning, paperwork, and (in some cases) scheduling document retrievals (often only possible during work hours). The cost doesn't have to be high in dollars to be a prohibitive tax on voters.
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⚠️ Eighteen people in Texas remain in jail after being accused of “providing material support for terrorism” for participating in an anti-ICE protest.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
Pay attention to the Prairieland case.
By saddling the defendants with indiscriminate charges, holding them without bail, and isolating them from lawyers and the public, prosecutors are attempting to terrorize them into signing guilty pleas in order to set a precedent criminalizing dissent itself.
By saddling the defendants with indiscriminate charges, holding them without bail, and isolating them from lawyers and the public, prosecutors are attempting to terrorize them into signing guilty pleas in order to set a precedent criminalizing dissent itself.
The Road to Prairieland
The crackdown on anti-ICE activists in Texas reflects a pattern of intensifying repression all around the country.
crimethinc.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
⚠️ Eighteen people in Texas remain in jail after being accused of “providing material support for terrorism” for participating in an anti-ICE protest.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
The case is intended to set a precedent criminalizing protest.
Jury selection begins for a trial involving nine of the defendants on February 17th.
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“This is a prison out here too. As long
as you are oppressed by the State and the State is in control this is a minimum security prison. Inside is maximum security.”– Martin Sostre
as you are oppressed by the State and the State is in control this is a minimum security prison. Inside is maximum security.”– Martin Sostre
"While this censorship might seem brazenly anti-constitutional to most Americans, it has been the reality faced by incarcerated individuals for decades. In the name of 'security,' prison officials have punished and even killed people for possessing literature they deemed suspect." @theintercept.com
Prison-Style Free Speech Censorship Is Coming for the Rest of Us
The outcome of a court case could decide whether the Trump administration can criminalize simply possessing political literature.
theintercept.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
“This is a prison out here too. As long
as you are oppressed by the State and the State is in control this is a minimum security prison. Inside is maximum security.”– Martin Sostre
as you are oppressed by the State and the State is in control this is a minimum security prison. Inside is maximum security.”– Martin Sostre
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😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!)
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
February 17, 2026 at 4:56 AM
😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!)
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭
Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
Reposted by Greg Spooner
They’ve overturned Roe.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.
February 16, 2026 at 5:29 AM
They’ve overturned Roe.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.
They’ve criminalized pregnancy in some states.
Arrested women for miscarrying.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They shout “repeal the 19th!”
The punishment for abortion is greater than the punishment for rape.
It’s a war on women.
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Can’t read another article about the way white moms did the extraordinary.
Would love a story about:
Under documented people doing the impossible
Solidarity between immigrants of color
How trans people and other queer people have put their bodies on the line to protect us
Would love a story about:
Under documented people doing the impossible
Solidarity between immigrants of color
How trans people and other queer people have put their bodies on the line to protect us
February 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Can’t read another article about the way white moms did the extraordinary.
Would love a story about:
Under documented people doing the impossible
Solidarity between immigrants of color
How trans people and other queer people have put their bodies on the line to protect us
Would love a story about:
Under documented people doing the impossible
Solidarity between immigrants of color
How trans people and other queer people have put their bodies on the line to protect us
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I spoke to folks in Minnesota this morning. Much of the press coverage has disappeared, but the violence continues unabated.
Just because Bovino isn't there running tear gas parties does not mean they've stopped attacking Minnesotans. Please pay attention!!
Just because Bovino isn't there running tear gas parties does not mean they've stopped attacking Minnesotans. Please pay attention!!
Minnesota still needs your attention
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I spoke to folks in Minnesota this morning. Much of the press coverage has disappeared, but the violence continues unabated.
Just because Bovino isn't there running tear gas parties does not mean they've stopped attacking Minnesotans. Please pay attention!!
Just because Bovino isn't there running tear gas parties does not mean they've stopped attacking Minnesotans. Please pay attention!!
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The monsters only win if everyone else decides the fight is already lost.
The fight against Trumpism is not lost. And none of us gets to sit this out.
Yes, that little monster is Trump — click to read 👇🏼
The fight against Trumpism is not lost. And none of us gets to sit this out.
Yes, that little monster is Trump — click to read 👇🏼
The Interregnum: The Word That Defines America’s Political Moment
America has entered a dangerous in-between moment, and what comes next depends on whether we give in to exhaustion or keep defending democracy.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The monsters only win if everyone else decides the fight is already lost.
The fight against Trumpism is not lost. And none of us gets to sit this out.
Yes, that little monster is Trump — click to read 👇🏼
The fight against Trumpism is not lost. And none of us gets to sit this out.
Yes, that little monster is Trump — click to read 👇🏼
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ICE point weapon directly at woman peacefully protesting, just inches in front of her face.
Goon is pointing a B&T GL06 grenade launcher and shooting someone at point-blank range with this so-called
"less than lethal" ammo could be fatal.
Goon is pointing a B&T GL06 grenade launcher and shooting someone at point-blank range with this so-called
"less than lethal" ammo could be fatal.
February 15, 2026 at 2:07 AM
ICE point weapon directly at woman peacefully protesting, just inches in front of her face.
Goon is pointing a B&T GL06 grenade launcher and shooting someone at point-blank range with this so-called
"less than lethal" ammo could be fatal.
Goon is pointing a B&T GL06 grenade launcher and shooting someone at point-blank range with this so-called
"less than lethal" ammo could be fatal.
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Murder at sea continues unabated, under-reported.
Gift Article: This is still murder. They keep doing it. But it doesn't get big coverage antmore because now apparently we are so far in the gutter we are 'outraged out'.
But, still, this is murder. The kind the regime wants to do more in the USA.
But, still, this is murder. The kind the regime wants to do more in the USA.
New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Murder at sea continues unabated, under-reported.
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Hey. You know how the kid punching the I Love Ice boy and the woman setting fire to a potential concentration camp felt good and right?
That’s your worldview starting to change in a very necessary way. Sit with it. Be gentle with yourself and sit with it. We’re going somewhere.
That’s your worldview starting to change in a very necessary way. Sit with it. Be gentle with yourself and sit with it. We’re going somewhere.
February 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Hey. You know how the kid punching the I Love Ice boy and the woman setting fire to a potential concentration camp felt good and right?
That’s your worldview starting to change in a very necessary way. Sit with it. Be gentle with yourself and sit with it. We’re going somewhere.
That’s your worldview starting to change in a very necessary way. Sit with it. Be gentle with yourself and sit with it. We’re going somewhere.
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Fascism’s ultimate goal is to roll back all progress and recreate a state where a select few control everything, including our reality.
What you’re feeling living under this criminal regime is a preview of what kind of world they want us to live in.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/they-want-...
What you’re feeling living under this criminal regime is a preview of what kind of world they want us to live in.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/they-want-...
They Want Us to be Peasants
The key to authoritarianism is a world where we are left in the dark
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Fascism’s ultimate goal is to roll back all progress and recreate a state where a select few control everything, including our reality.
What you’re feeling living under this criminal regime is a preview of what kind of world they want us to live in.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/they-want-...
What you’re feeling living under this criminal regime is a preview of what kind of world they want us to live in.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/they-want-...
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…she will make sure they vote for “the right leaders?”
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
…she will make sure they vote for “the right leaders?”
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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remember, if you're going to a big super bowl house party, bring an extra hand towel so you won't have to use the extremely damp community one in the bathroom
February 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
remember, if you're going to a big super bowl house party, bring an extra hand towel so you won't have to use the extremely damp community one in the bathroom
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.