Saul Tannenbaum
@tannenbaum.org
"Once in a while you get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right" - Robert Hunter
In the strangest of places if you look at it right" - Robert Hunter
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
Please join us tomorrow in Coolidge Corner for the Brookline Rally for Democracy!
#coolidgecorner #brookline #massachusetts #democracy #humanrights #immigrantrights #constitutionalrights #humandecency #activism
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Brookline Rally for Democracy, February 2026 · Speak Out, Seniors!
Brookline Rally for Democracy
Every Saturday at 1:00 PM | Coolidge Corner
Join members of three Brookline pro-democracy groups — indivisible Activist Evenings, Brookline Pax, and Speak Out, Seniors!...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Please join us tomorrow in Coolidge Corner for the Brookline Rally for Democracy!
#coolidgecorner #brookline #massachusetts #democracy #humanrights #immigrantrights #constitutionalrights #humandecency #activism
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#coolidgecorner #brookline #massachusetts #democracy #humanrights #immigrantrights #constitutionalrights #humandecency #activism
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I just quote posted a 🧵 on the mess w/CBP being given a laser weapon by Hegseth to try out for their operations along the southern border. There are a couple of different reasons this was both bad overall & just not a very smart thing to do. 1/
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I just quote posted a 🧵 on the mess w/CBP being given a laser weapon by Hegseth to try out for their operations along the southern border. There are a couple of different reasons this was both bad overall & just not a very smart thing to do. 1/
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
Mark Zuckerberg's G650 Landed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Mark Zuckerberg's G650 Landed in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
It's time to start socially shaming everyone who places bets on Kalshi and Polymarket.
Gambling should be like cigarettes: legal, but unadvertised and inaccessible.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
Gambling should be like cigarettes: legal, but unadvertised and inaccessible.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
We are all going to regret Kalshi and Polymarket.
Gambling should be like cigarettes: Legal but inaccessible.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
It's time to start socially shaming everyone who places bets on Kalshi and Polymarket.
Gambling should be like cigarettes: legal, but unadvertised and inaccessible.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
Gambling should be like cigarettes: legal, but unadvertised and inaccessible.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
China is building solar and wind energy capacity equal to 5 nuclear power plants A WEEK, and this guy is using tax dollars to prop up 1800's tech that even the energy companies don't want running anymore. We're goingt o have to jump into an Apollo-program level of electrification post-dipshits.
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
China is building solar and wind energy capacity equal to 5 nuclear power plants A WEEK, and this guy is using tax dollars to prop up 1800's tech that even the energy companies don't want running anymore. We're goingt o have to jump into an Apollo-program level of electrification post-dipshits.
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
February 8, 2026 at 4:49 AM
My father’s company helped build the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and he’d turn over in his grave if this were to happen. Plus, a cleaning wastewater is the opposite of what Trump does.
If they’re going to name a NY landmark after Trump, how about the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, the largest sewage treatment facility in NYC, in Brooklyn?
As for the D.C. area: Perhaps the Fort Totten Solid Waste Disposal facility, in northeast D.C.?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
As for the D.C. area: Perhaps the Fort Totten Solid Waste Disposal facility, in northeast D.C.?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump wanted Dulles Airport, Penn Station named after him — in exchange for releasing federal funds
Trump has named several landmarks and initiatives after himself since he returned to office.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
My father’s company helped build the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and he’d turn over in his grave if this were to happen. Plus, a cleaning wastewater is the opposite of what Trump does.
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
The CIA World Factbook, a reliable source of information about the countries of the world, has been publicly available since 1997. It is now going away.
Please consider supporting @wikipedia.org and @ourworldindata.org. The world desperately needs trustworthy data.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Please consider supporting @wikipedia.org and @ourworldindata.org. The world desperately needs trustworthy data.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The CIA World Factbook, a reliable source of information about the countries of the world, has been publicly available since 1997. It is now going away.
Please consider supporting @wikipedia.org and @ourworldindata.org. The world desperately needs trustworthy data.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Please consider supporting @wikipedia.org and @ourworldindata.org. The world desperately needs trustworthy data.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
It is perhaps notable that it is 3D printed whistles and not 3D printed gun parts that are making a collective difference in actual community resistance.
![lena
@lenazun.bsky.social
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a little annoyed that 3d printer bfs [gender neutral] all over the country have been validated by the whistles. it's as if the revolution had suddenly needed all the weird cables they're holding onto. you know what i mean.
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dan sinker
@dansinker.com
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dan sinker
We're three days into February and have shipped almost 80,000 whistles to all comers, across the US, for free, because we all keep us safe. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiarny2sgn2o2lrsffs54ph2lmis2ayjx2etuo6hdxnr7f7zfz7lyy@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
It is perhaps notable that it is 3D printed whistles and not 3D printed gun parts that are making a collective difference in actual community resistance.
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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I am very concerned about humanitarian archives because of the dismantling of USAID. Is anyone working to track the future of humanitarian archives around the world?
January 31, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I am very concerned about humanitarian archives because of the dismantling of USAID. Is anyone working to track the future of humanitarian archives around the world?
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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#democracytuba (yes yes I know, i do have a degree in this, but i'm now trying to hashtag all the brass bands together)
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM
#democracytuba (yes yes I know, i do have a degree in this, but i'm now trying to hashtag all the brass bands together)
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This will devistate the Boston nursing home, VNA, LPN, and RN pool. So many of our care providers are Haitian.
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status for roughly 350,000 Haitians. The aging care industry is expected to lose many workers as a result.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
Elizabeth Trovall reports from a senior community in Florida where 26 staff members are set to lose their work permits.
How Ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians Will Impact Elder Care
YouTube video by Marketplace APM
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:21 AM
This will devistate the Boston nursing home, VNA, LPN, and RN pool. So many of our care providers are Haitian.
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
Folks, is it good when the government starts asking institutions for "lists of Jews"?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Folks, is it good when the government starts asking institutions for "lists of Jews"?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Whom
Slightly diminish a band:
Mackleless
Mackleless
Slightly diminish a band:
Phish and CHiPs
Phish and CHiPs
January 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The Whom
It is a minor point but, in his later years, and in the family death announcement, he was "Bobby".
Bob Weir, who was a founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78. His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution. trib.al/kC31x5R
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It is a minor point but, in his later years, and in the family death announcement, he was "Bobby".
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my hometown synagogue was firebombed yesterday
no one was injured and a suspect has been arrested
all you fascists are bound to fuckin lose.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
no one was injured and a suspect has been arrested
all you fascists are bound to fuckin lose.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
my hometown synagogue was firebombed yesterday
no one was injured and a suspect has been arrested
all you fascists are bound to fuckin lose.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
no one was injured and a suspect has been arrested
all you fascists are bound to fuckin lose.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
The only synagogue in Jackson, MS burned last night. It was arson. They've been here before--they were attacked by the KKK because the rabbi spoke in favor of civil rights.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.
For anyone else reading this, feeling helpless, and wondering what they can do: the synagogue has a donation form and I've donated with a note that it's for fire recovery immediate expenses. www.bethisraelms.org
Beth Israel Congregation
www.bethisraelms.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The only synagogue in Jackson, MS burned last night. It was arson. They've been here before--they were attacked by the KKK because the rabbi spoke in favor of civil rights.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
On #Venezuela, On #Minneapolis, Protest Matters … Keep It Up: More public pressure can blunt the Trump administration’s authoritarian ambitions. The latest from BINJ.News' Jason Pramas. binj.news/2026/01/08/o... #commentary #analysis #protest #democracy
On Venezuela, On Minneapolis, Protest Matters … Keep It Up
Running a news weekly as I do, it’s always interesting to watch the narrative around developing stories that I might comment on as a journalist change quickly over days or even hours. Such is the case...
binj.news
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
On #Venezuela, On #Minneapolis, Protest Matters … Keep It Up: More public pressure can blunt the Trump administration’s authoritarian ambitions. The latest from BINJ.News' Jason Pramas. binj.news/2026/01/08/o... #commentary #analysis #protest #democracy
I was today years old when I learned why @emptywheel.bsky.social calls him “Big Dick Toilet Salesman.” Accurate, as always.
Whitaker's prior experience with diplomacy consists of promoting a line of "urinals for well-endowed men" which the DOJ suspected was a fraud scheme. As ambassador he has specialized in not attending or participating in NATO meetings, like those convened after the last wave of Russian drone attacks.
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I was today years old when I learned why @emptywheel.bsky.social calls him “Big Dick Toilet Salesman.” Accurate, as always.
Reposted by Saul Tannenbaum
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?