Thomas Kiehne
@tkiehne.bsky.social
Information, data, and systems geek. Climate, sustainability, and adaptation focused with a healthy dose of democracy and public health thrown in. Anti-fascist
He/him/fuck-u-fascist
He/him/fuck-u-fascist
Cybertrucks are the vehicular manifestation of manspreading
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cybertrucks are the vehicular manifestation of manspreading
I still don't know German
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I still don't know German
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
"The fundamental mission of the neoliberal state is to create a 'good business climate' and therefore to optimize conditions for capital accumulation no matter what the consequences for employment or social well-being"
- David Harvey
- David Harvey
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
"The fundamental mission of the neoliberal state is to create a 'good business climate' and therefore to optimize conditions for capital accumulation no matter what the consequences for employment or social well-being"
- David Harvey
- David Harvey
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
Interesting how all these "narco-terrorists" are sitting on top of the largest proven oil reserves in the world...
Must be a coincidence
Must be a coincidence
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Interesting how all these "narco-terrorists" are sitting on top of the largest proven oil reserves in the world...
Must be a coincidence
Must be a coincidence
The National Guard is not a police force. Adding more troops to address a policing problem is like adding more dirt to mud and hoping the mud will go away
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The National Guard is not a police force. Adding more troops to address a policing problem is like adding more dirt to mud and hoping the mud will go away
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
great oped explaining the “we ain’t buying it” boycott of black friday sales by big retailers - namely those who abandoned previously advertised DEI or civil rights efforts and who have reportedly treated workers so badly in so many ways… www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're not buying what Trump enablers sell this Black Friday | Opinion
This holiday season, we're launching the 'We Ain't Buying It!' campaign – a call to action redirecting our spending, and resisting authoritarianism.
www.usatoday.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
great oped explaining the “we ain’t buying it” boycott of black friday sales by big retailers - namely those who abandoned previously advertised DEI or civil rights efforts and who have reportedly treated workers so badly in so many ways… www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
And Trump wanted Witkoff, so draw from that what you will
A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow.
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
And Trump wanted Witkoff, so draw from that what you will
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
💯
Queuing up the next war for oil
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Thread. Venezuela.
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The US has issued a new NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) for the entire Venezuelan Flight Information Region, advising of a hazardous security environment amid worsening conditions and heightened military activity in and around Venezuela.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Queuing up the next war for oil
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Information warfare
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Information warfare
I call bullshit
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I call bullshit
This veteran says: fuck the traitor Donald Trump
Impeach, convict, remove
Impeach, convict, remove
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This veteran says: fuck the traitor Donald Trump
Impeach, convict, remove
Impeach, convict, remove
Welcome to Trump's America where white supremacist chuds get due process and immigrants don't
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Welcome to Trump's America where white supremacist chuds get due process and immigrants don't
A closed system designed to stroke the ego of an oligarch
"Grok is designed to answer almost any question with a touch of wit and humor, while also providing helpful and insightful responses."
Also Grok:
Also Grok:
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A closed system designed to stroke the ego of an oligarch
As with "drain the swamp" it was a convenient means of motivating his base that wasn't grounded in authenticity
Question: “how could he run on releasing the Epstein files and not do it?”
Answer: because he’s lied his whole life without consequences. Why would he think this situation would be any different?
Answer: because he’s lied his whole life without consequences. Why would he think this situation would be any different?
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
As with "drain the swamp" it was a convenient means of motivating his base that wasn't grounded in authenticity
"Can you imagine if Democrats/Obama/Biden/whoever..."
No. It's a waste of time
No. It's a waste of time
there is no hypocrisy under supremacy. a double standard is, from a supremicist perspective, simply correct.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"Can you imagine if Democrats/Obama/Biden/whoever..."
No. It's a waste of time
No. It's a waste of time
Mamdani & Wilson both need to expend significant effort to anticipate and counter the raft of shyte coming from the right, media, and our own damn Federal government if they want to succeed
Did an opposition campaign write this post?
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s next mayor, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Mamdani & Wilson both need to expend significant effort to anticipate and counter the raft of shyte coming from the right, media, and our own damn Federal government if they want to succeed
The other progressive races didn't squeak by like this. The difference was the negative and disingenuous campaigning by Harrell
Wilson Wins In a Squeaker (That Should Not Have Been This Close)
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
Wilson Wins In a Squeaker (That Should Not Have Been This Close) - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The voters have spoken: Katie Wilson will be the next Mayor of Seattle. On Wednesday, incumbent…
publicola.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The other progressive races didn't squeak by like this. The difference was the negative and disingenuous campaigning by Harrell
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
A grassroots whistle project helps neighbors warn each other of ICE activity and stand up for immigrant safety together in South Seattle.
southseattleemerald.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
Narrator: they were never going to work with us
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Narrator: they were never going to work with us
Live footage of Senate Democrats making a deal
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Live footage of Senate Democrats making a deal
Love on this site how i can scroll for a while, not seeing anything direct like "Dick Cheney is dead" but get enough backscatter that I can pause and think "is Dick Cheney dead?"
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Love on this site how i can scroll for a while, not seeing anything direct like "Dick Cheney is dead" but get enough backscatter that I can pause and think "is Dick Cheney dead?"