McMillan
@mcmild.bsky.social
social systems policy worker 🌈✨🍉🏳️⚧️🖤
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Let’s gooooooooo
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Let’s gooooooooo
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The people who haven’t seen Sinners because they “don’t do horror,” I wonder how many of them will readily watch films about enslavement
If you watched films about enslavement and didn’t see horror, I have **questions**
If you watched films about enslavement and didn’t see horror, I have **questions**
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
The people who haven’t seen Sinners because they “don’t do horror,” I wonder how many of them will readily watch films about enslavement
If you watched films about enslavement and didn’t see horror, I have **questions**
If you watched films about enslavement and didn’t see horror, I have **questions**
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When Google cuts off the headline at the proper place.
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
When Google cuts off the headline at the proper place.
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Another common thread between Chicago and Minneapolis enduring these occupations:
Another thing you should know about the Twin Cities, if you're not here, is that while the mayor and governor tell us to stay calm on TV, our council members and other local electeds are on the street patrolling and protecting neighbors, doing mutual aid, and otherwise serving the community.
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Another common thread between Chicago and Minneapolis enduring these occupations:
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Undeniable.
i think i’m fully in on “the white house is run by thirtysomething chuds who think grand strategy games are real life”
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Undeniable.
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Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Stage 5 pundit-brain is watching an innocent woman being killed by agents of the state and going, "hmm this says a lot about the urban-rural divide in America."
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This is a critical point. What we're really witnessing is the *collapse* of law and order, brought about by Trump's lawless thugs. I think a lot of ordinary people intuitively understand that this is what's happening.
It is hard to explain institutional collapse to voters; videos where state actors are clearly acting in abusive ways explain themselves.
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
This is a critical point. What we're really witnessing is the *collapse* of law and order, brought about by Trump's lawless thugs. I think a lot of ordinary people intuitively understand that this is what's happening.
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The latter part of this tweet has gone under the radar but it's an alarming escalation. The Trump admin has already detained dozens of people with full refugee status, seemingly those who had not yet adjusted to green cards, and is detaining them in Texas and seeking to strip them of their status.
Update: Since Jan 9, there have been 12 ICE Air flights out of Minneapolis, MN—a jump from the typical 3 flights/week to Minneapolis. This surge is taking place as people with valid refugee status are being taken from their homes in MN & transferred to detention centers in TX.
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The latter part of this tweet has gone under the radar but it's an alarming escalation. The Trump admin has already detained dozens of people with full refugee status, seemingly those who had not yet adjusted to green cards, and is detaining them in Texas and seeking to strip them of their status.
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Even in DC speak I’d take: “This agency is hopelessly politicized and has a broken culture of violence and unquestioning loyalty to Trump. Its duties will be reorganized and reassigned to other law enforcement agencies. ICE was an experiment started in 2003 and it has failed.”
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Even in DC speak I’d take: “This agency is hopelessly politicized and has a broken culture of violence and unquestioning loyalty to Trump. Its duties will be reorganized and reassigned to other law enforcement agencies. ICE was an experiment started in 2003 and it has failed.”
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Lot of good perspective in here. Law enforcement agencies are their own political forces and have to respond to outside pressure, too, including from the public.
Tactical wins here include agencies and employees withdrawing support and slow rolling risky orders short of outright opposition.
Tactical wins here include agencies and employees withdrawing support and slow rolling risky orders short of outright opposition.
Leaked documents about ICE deployment to Minneapolis suggests they're more worried about the backlash to Renee Good's death than they're letting on:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Lot of good perspective in here. Law enforcement agencies are their own political forces and have to respond to outside pressure, too, including from the public.
Tactical wins here include agencies and employees withdrawing support and slow rolling risky orders short of outright opposition.
Tactical wins here include agencies and employees withdrawing support and slow rolling risky orders short of outright opposition.
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Being right about trump was boring, tedious, partisan, ideological. Being wrong about trump? Heterodox, contrarian, free thinking.
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Being right about trump was boring, tedious, partisan, ideological. Being wrong about trump? Heterodox, contrarian, free thinking.
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Sure. But but it was way better for your career, and the esteem of many of your highly placed professional peers, to be wrong about this and so many people were. They’re doing great btw www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Sure. But but it was way better for your career, and the esteem of many of your highly placed professional peers, to be wrong about this and so many people were. They’re doing great btw www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
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My "What You Need To Know About Tear Gas" thread:
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
January 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM
My "What You Need To Know About Tear Gas" thread:
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
First, tear gas is a particulate, not an actual vapor or gas. In some cases, this means you can get some of the tear gas off your clothes by standing in a stiff breeze or strong fan.
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The shooting in Minnesota is a reminder that while authoritarian governments may justify abuses of power by directing them at scapegoats or vulnerable populations, the goal is ultimately to deploy them against anyone they wish to www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The shooting in Minnesota is a reminder that while authoritarian governments may justify abuses of power by directing them at scapegoats or vulnerable populations, the goal is ultimately to deploy them against anyone they wish to www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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"When a federal agent murders someone in a state, that state may prosecute them for violation of state law."
bsky.app/profile/matt...
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You're going to hear a lot of lies about what the law allows after the Trump Regime's murder of Renee Good.
States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.
Here's the legal analysis
www.patreon.com/posts/147687...
States can prosecute federal officers, they've been doing it since the 1800s. Trump cannot stop it and cannot pardon it.
Here's the legal analysis
www.patreon.com/posts/147687...
Minnesota Can & Must Prosecute the Unnamed ICE Agent Who Murdered Renee Good | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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January 8, 2026 at 5:20 AM
"When a federal agent murders someone in a state, that state may prosecute them for violation of state law."
bsky.app/profile/matt...
bsky.app/profile/matt...
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If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
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This is why I’m pushing for a state escrow account that holds federal funds before sending them on to Washington. If Trump wants to steal our tax dollars that were legally appropriated by Congress, then we should just be paying ourselves.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is why I’m pushing for a state escrow account that holds federal funds before sending them on to Washington. If Trump wants to steal our tax dollars that were legally appropriated by Congress, then we should just be paying ourselves.
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People remember the govt shuts down on Jan 30 if it doesn’t get funded, right?
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
People remember the govt shuts down on Jan 30 if it doesn’t get funded, right?
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Has anyone in the press asked how many people were killed?
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Has anyone in the press asked how many people were killed?
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
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what if they made the whole senate out of susan collins
Press call with Chuck Schumer says he has been talking with his caucus "I've been talking to so many members of my caucus today. Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled."
January 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
what if they made the whole senate out of susan collins
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Places that were habitable in previous generations are no longer habitable in today’s climate as rising seas threaten low-lying coastal communities.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
‘Worst I’ve ever seen it’: Bay Area flooding strands motorists, threatens homes
Flooding caused by powerful tides inundated coastal communities and disrupted traffic Saturday as residents struggled to protect their homes from rising water.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Places that were habitable in previous generations are no longer habitable in today’s climate as rising seas threaten low-lying coastal communities.
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
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Anarchy is the basis of IR because there's no world government. But for better or (often) for worse, the US has dominated world order for nearly a century. The sudden vacuum will have consequences. And Trump is wielding diminished US military and diplomatic power wildly, with no constraints. 7/
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Anarchy is the basis of IR because there's no world government. But for better or (often) for worse, the US has dominated world order for nearly a century. The sudden vacuum will have consequences. And Trump is wielding diminished US military and diplomatic power wildly, with no constraints. 7/
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Which brings us to what happens next. Safe bet there's no plan for that. Plus, Trump has gutted US state capacity, including diplomatic and military, while extending the military at home and abroad and making threats in all directions. Many pointed at Russian-backed targets. How mad is Putin? 4/
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Which brings us to what happens next. Safe bet there's no plan for that. Plus, Trump has gutted US state capacity, including diplomatic and military, while extending the military at home and abroad and making threats in all directions. Many pointed at Russian-backed targets. How mad is Putin? 4/