JC
@mercurealist.bsky.social
Values: creativity, community, color
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Hey so remember when I said white women are endangering their own freedom when they cozy up to white supremacy? And that the hard right fantasies do not include sharing power with women? Yeah so the not so quiet part is here
Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Hey so remember when I said white women are endangering their own freedom when they cozy up to white supremacy? And that the hard right fantasies do not include sharing power with women? Yeah so the not so quiet part is here
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amazing how yet another round of "you have to promise you'll vote for the shitbag years in advance" reveals itself to have nothing to do with strategy and pragmatics and everything to do with "i am scared and anxious and everyone on the internet needs to promise me everything will turn out alright"
February 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
amazing how yet another round of "you have to promise you'll vote for the shitbag years in advance" reveals itself to have nothing to do with strategy and pragmatics and everything to do with "i am scared and anxious and everyone on the internet needs to promise me everything will turn out alright"
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I’ve been using collage as a way to work through ideas. I would love to connect with folks that are cutting and pasting through it.
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I’ve been using collage as a way to work through ideas. I would love to connect with folks that are cutting and pasting through it.
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Again folks watched their entire Black and Brown staff catch the boot
In an industry that has avoided that conversation and where trust actually was …..
To restate things people who have been dealing with these folks have said for YEARS
In an industry that has avoided that conversation and where trust actually was …..
To restate things people who have been dealing with these folks have said for YEARS
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Again folks watched their entire Black and Brown staff catch the boot
In an industry that has avoided that conversation and where trust actually was …..
To restate things people who have been dealing with these folks have said for YEARS
In an industry that has avoided that conversation and where trust actually was …..
To restate things people who have been dealing with these folks have said for YEARS
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This writer is so close to getting it! So close!
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
‘The Purge’ Saw All This Coming
The horror franchise’s vision of an authoritarian dystopia echoes throughout the news of the day.
thereveal.film
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This writer is so close to getting it! So close!
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
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“Today we are exploring the origins of #Jersey and #Philly club music and tracing it's roots back to
#BALTIMORE CITY”
#BALTIMORE CITY”
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM
“Today we are exploring the origins of #Jersey and #Philly club music and tracing it's roots back to
#BALTIMORE CITY”
#BALTIMORE CITY”
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They literally dragged a minor employee out of a Target as he was wailing that he was a US citizen, roughed him up in their car, and then dropped him off bloodied and bruised in the freezing cold a couple of miles away, so miss us with this.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
They literally dragged a minor employee out of a Target as he was wailing that he was a US citizen, roughed him up in their car, and then dropped him off bloodied and bruised in the freezing cold a couple of miles away, so miss us with this.
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NEWS: Hartford, Connecticut says it will "immediately" terminate ICE's long-running parking contract with the city.
A constituent raised concerns with the ICE contract in the past two weeks, said Cristian Corza-Godinez, Hartford's deputy chief of staff.
Full story: readsludge.com/2026/02/11/t...
A constituent raised concerns with the ICE contract in the past two weeks, said Cristian Corza-Godinez, Hartford's deputy chief of staff.
Full story: readsludge.com/2026/02/11/t...
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
NEWS: Hartford, Connecticut says it will "immediately" terminate ICE's long-running parking contract with the city.
A constituent raised concerns with the ICE contract in the past two weeks, said Cristian Corza-Godinez, Hartford's deputy chief of staff.
Full story: readsludge.com/2026/02/11/t...
A constituent raised concerns with the ICE contract in the past two weeks, said Cristian Corza-Godinez, Hartford's deputy chief of staff.
Full story: readsludge.com/2026/02/11/t...
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SECOND WAREHOUSE SELLS TO ICE IN FLOWERY BRANCH, GA.
Second ICE detention warehouse confirmed in Georgia
Georgia’s immigrant detention network is expanding into Hall County, according to Oakwood city manager.
www.ajc.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
SECOND WAREHOUSE SELLS TO ICE IN FLOWERY BRANCH, GA.
Enjoyed 3 hours of uninterrupted focus for the first time in months 🥹
I got some invoicing done and will be $400 less poor in the morning (I’ll allow myself to enjoy it for 20 minutes before using it all to pay bills 😭😫)
I got some invoicing done and will be $400 less poor in the morning (I’ll allow myself to enjoy it for 20 minutes before using it all to pay bills 😭😫)
February 12, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Enjoyed 3 hours of uninterrupted focus for the first time in months 🥹
I got some invoicing done and will be $400 less poor in the morning (I’ll allow myself to enjoy it for 20 minutes before using it all to pay bills 😭😫)
I got some invoicing done and will be $400 less poor in the morning (I’ll allow myself to enjoy it for 20 minutes before using it all to pay bills 😭😫)
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I don't know if it's really clear, outside of coverage of Mpls and pockets of organizing elsewhere, that hundreds of thousands of people are actively and at every level of society fighting our government as it abducts and imprisons and torments our neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I don't know if it's really clear, outside of coverage of Mpls and pockets of organizing elsewhere, that hundreds of thousands of people are actively and at every level of society fighting our government as it abducts and imprisons and torments our neighbors.
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I just spent a couple hours in the whistle inbox, inputting 39 requests. They ranged from 100 for a lady who wants to give them out at church to 3,000 for a large union. All over the country, but one common refrain: I want to help.
Thanks for helping us do this. 💓
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Thanks for helping us do this. 💓
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I just spent a couple hours in the whistle inbox, inputting 39 requests. They ranged from 100 for a lady who wants to give them out at church to 3,000 for a large union. All over the country, but one common refrain: I want to help.
Thanks for helping us do this. 💓
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Thanks for helping us do this. 💓
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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But I mean, what do Olympic level athletes really know about health? #COVID #LongCOVID #COVIDisntover
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
Winter Olympic athletes are rightfully taking COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times
Despite a lack of COVID-19 precautions implemented by the 2026 Winter Olympics organizers in Italy, some athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by mask...
thesicktimes.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
But I mean, what do Olympic level athletes really know about health? #COVID #LongCOVID #COVIDisntover
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
thesicktimes.org/2026/02/10/w...
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Tower Records + local video stores
What brick and mortars do you guys miss?
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Tower Records + local video stores
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Billionaires should be taxed out of existence because no one human being should possess the unilateral power to launch the kinds of environment-destroying and world-changing projects that billionaires can approve.
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Billionaires should be taxed out of existence because no one human being should possess the unilateral power to launch the kinds of environment-destroying and world-changing projects that billionaires can approve.
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Hey, it's Matt.
For nearly five years, ACPC has been committed to journalism that holds power accountable, gives everyone a way of knowing what happens in our city government and ensures the voices of protesters are represented in the news.
Now our ability to keep doing that is in jeopardy.
For nearly five years, ACPC has been committed to journalism that holds power accountable, gives everyone a way of knowing what happens in our city government and ensures the voices of protesters are represented in the news.
Now our ability to keep doing that is in jeopardy.
Support ACPC
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atlpresscollective.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Hey, it's Matt.
For nearly five years, ACPC has been committed to journalism that holds power accountable, gives everyone a way of knowing what happens in our city government and ensures the voices of protesters are represented in the news.
Now our ability to keep doing that is in jeopardy.
For nearly five years, ACPC has been committed to journalism that holds power accountable, gives everyone a way of knowing what happens in our city government and ensures the voices of protesters are represented in the news.
Now our ability to keep doing that is in jeopardy.
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OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
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Once again: people are angry for very good reason, and this brand of post is perhaps one of the most tedious and bewildering. Practically every social media platform is rabidly pro-‘AI’ so are govts, academia, companies. This one small space being critical of AI is okay, I think.
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Once again: people are angry for very good reason, and this brand of post is perhaps one of the most tedious and bewildering. Practically every social media platform is rabidly pro-‘AI’ so are govts, academia, companies. This one small space being critical of AI is okay, I think.
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"These are the times to grow our souls. Each of us is called upon to embrace the conviction that despite the powers and principalities bent on commodifying all our human relationships, we have the power within us to create the world anew."
--Grace Lee Boggs
--Grace Lee Boggs
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
"These are the times to grow our souls. Each of us is called upon to embrace the conviction that despite the powers and principalities bent on commodifying all our human relationships, we have the power within us to create the world anew."
--Grace Lee Boggs
--Grace Lee Boggs
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
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Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
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Jamila explains it really concretely and clearly in the IG video I linked in the first post.
They really nail it when they say:
“reviving a social contract that priorities life means becoming a criminal within a social order that violates life”.
They really nail it when they say:
“reviving a social contract that priorities life means becoming a criminal within a social order that violates life”.
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Jamila explains it really concretely and clearly in the IG video I linked in the first post.
They really nail it when they say:
“reviving a social contract that priorities life means becoming a criminal within a social order that violates life”.
They really nail it when they say:
“reviving a social contract that priorities life means becoming a criminal within a social order that violates life”.
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"Money, with all its colorlessness and indifference, becomes the common denominator of all values; irreparably it hollows out the core of things, their individuality, their specific value, and their incomparability." —sociologist Georg Simmel, 1950
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"Money, with all its colorlessness and indifference, becomes the common denominator of all values; irreparably it hollows out the core of things, their individuality, their specific value, and their incomparability." —sociologist Georg Simmel, 1950