deon-botl.bsky.social
@deon-botl.bsky.social
Nazis are still bad
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We can simultaneously say Bad Bunny is a citizen of the US and denying the existence of his citizenship is racist and xenophobic AND we can point out that his citizenship, and that of every Puerto Rican, is essentially a second class version as a result of colonialism and oppression to this day.
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Today is as good as any for any White House reporter to ask about Trump's cognitive health. If you're trying to preserve your access to get the future scoop on a nuclear missile launch, maybe consider helping the rest of us prevent it from getting to that point.
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Understanding Epstein's Crimes
Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Just want to say, I see all the comments saying it’s a sign of his senility or mental decline. You could be right but I have a thing about linking racism to mental acuity. Not sure it needs to be, most of the time, and I don’t like the idea of racism as deviant, for a lot of reasons.
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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The mainstream news media will never call Trump explicity racist. They'll always dodge the allegation. That's because the white people running the joints need to believe that there is a distinction between donig racist things and promoting racist polices, versus being *personally* racist.
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Racism is not an unknowable disease of the heart, it's a provable set of actions and responses. That's why the @nytimes.com can't handle. For them to admit that Trump is racist would mean they'd have to admit they been carrying the water for a racist all these years. They won't ever do that.
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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But we are now in a frankly cartoonish situation. It really just sort of IS good vs evil. There aren’t actually many good points worth considering on the MAGA side, and it really is all just lies and bigotry. And people who thought their job was teasing out nuance are having trouble adapting.
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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The thing about the “we all know racism is bad” is that the second step is leaving Black people to be the only ones discussing it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
It's ALWAYS been racism.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Shout it from the rooftops. It’s so crazy making because black people have been saying “it’s racism” for almost a decade now. And being gaslit by people who claim to be allies.
February 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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If you were to actually take his white supremacy and racism seriously, you would evaluate their impacts on every single decision and policy advanced by the administration. And you would be on board for future reparations.
February 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Issue is people like to believe racism is some feature of the mind they can pull in and out of a box when they want to have a little fun and not a guiding philosophy in worldview with material consequences for everyone, not just Black people.
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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i got a few "i don't get it, ICE might be going too far but don't we have to have a way of removing illegal immigrants?" type responses to my charity drive announcement video and the answer there is no you do not. nobody illegal. don't care what the law says
February 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.

It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.

www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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🚨 Munitions inventory leaked to me shows Border Patrol is stockpiling over 35,000 weapons in Minneapolis for crowd control.

Full inventory here:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/in-ices-wa...
In ICE’s War, the Public Is Winning
After stockpiling 35,000 weapons in Minneapolis, ICE suddenly withdraws
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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FINNEAS defends sister Billie Eilish amid online backlash over her anti-ICE comments at GRAMMYs:

“Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files.”
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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I do not make this comparison lightly.
"In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world," photojournalist @cengizyar.com writes. "The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home."

More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Everybody has it backwards.

Billionaires aren’t buying up these institutions to make money. They’re buying them to kill them. Same as the oligarchs destroying government and social programs and things like weather forecasting and regulatory bodies.

They’re creating a world they control completely
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Not to mention all of the people on here and elsewhere who treat George W Bush as if he weren’t, up to last year, the worst, most criminal, President in the history of this country
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Marimar Martinez talks about being shot by CBP: “My arms, legs, and chest were all wrapped in bandages. I had 7 bullet holes in my body. I remember the agents rushing the nurses to finish up so they could take me with them.”
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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SEN. @hickenlooper.senate.gov : “Death cards left behind by ICE agents — cards with white supremacist history left in detained immigrants' abandoned cars… Imagine finding your brother's empty car with one of these in the driver's seat. Cruelty for the sake of cruelty."

(H/T @lulacorg.bsky.social )
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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The thing about Trump and their team is they pretend they can define reality. They act as though a thing is true, and defy you to correct them. It's an exercise in power.

By ignoring the overwhelming majority of Democrats that want ICE and DHS torn down to the foundation, Schumer does the same.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:

End the roving patrols and racial profiling.

Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.

Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM