Shahid Buttar
@shahbbles.bsky.social
Lawyer, DJ, MC, poet, grassroots organizer, won 81k votes in 2020 to serve San Francisco in Congress. https://shahidbuttar.substack.com
Some good news for a change open.substack.com/pub/shahidbu...
The best news you’ll read all weekend
Just before a holiday tragically celebrating the indigenous genocide across North America, a Native American tribe in California got back a piece of their land
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November 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."
Indigenous lives matter, as does their history. shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/indigenous...
Indigenous lives matter, from North America to Palestine
Repeating another indigenous genocide is an evil errand
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Indigenous lives matter, as does their history. shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/indigenous...
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Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Riddle me this, how in the fuck is this making our communities any safer? This ICE agent sprays this disabled woman directly in the face in St Paul, Minnesota with pepper spray and then throws her to the ground. I hope she sues the hell out of ICE for this‼️#Abolish 🧊🧊🧊
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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Huh, that drop begins in 2023 and accelerated in 2024. Guess the economy really did suck for that last election after all. Who could've guessed it?
That's a joke. Literally everyone but the most gullible and complicit liberal talking heads knew. Now watch as it drops even more until we can't live.
That's a joke. Literally everyone but the most gullible and complicit liberal talking heads knew. Now watch as it drops even more until we can't live.
Wage growth among all workers is declining significantly, with low-wage workers hit especially hard.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Huh, that drop begins in 2023 and accelerated in 2024. Guess the economy really did suck for that last election after all. Who could've guessed it?
That's a joke. Literally everyone but the most gullible and complicit liberal talking heads knew. Now watch as it drops even more until we can't live.
That's a joke. Literally everyone but the most gullible and complicit liberal talking heads knew. Now watch as it drops even more until we can't live.
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"Two key Senate Democrats have launched an inquiry after a ProPublica investigation revealed [..] that a White House official had intervened on behalf of his former legal clients — pro-Trump influencer Andrew Tate and his brother — during a federal investigation."
#USA #Policing #Trafficking #Media
#USA #Policing #Trafficking #Media
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a "brazen interference with a federal investigation."
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November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Two key Senate Democrats have launched an inquiry after a ProPublica investigation revealed [..] that a White House official had intervened on behalf of his former legal clients — pro-Trump influencer Andrew Tate and his brother — during a federal investigation."
#USA #Policing #Trafficking #Media
#USA #Policing #Trafficking #Media
Where is the line between observations of ironic reality and outright comedy?
You be the judge.
You be the judge.
Maybe Trump did deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
My reasoning might surprise both his supporters and his critics
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November 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Where is the line between observations of ironic reality and outright comedy?
You be the judge.
You be the judge.
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It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
The Democratic Party has spent decades making concessions to the GOP, but a new generation of emboldened voters might be done settling for scraps.
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Senate sellouts enrage Democrats—but why act surprised?
The Democratic Party has spent decades making concessions to the GOP, but a new generation of emboldened voters might be done settling for scraps
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November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Democratic Party has spent decades making concessions to the GOP, but a new generation of emboldened voters might be done settling for scraps.
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Six years ago on Veterans Day, I had a chance to join Matt Taibbi & Katie Halper on Rolling Stone to discuss a vision for the future. It pains me to think about how much could be different if candidates were judged on the content of their character, and the quality of their ideas.
How much can change in just five years?
An interview with Rolling Stone on Veterans Day back in 2019 reminds me how far our country has fallen so quickly
shahidbuttar.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Six years ago on Veterans Day, I had a chance to join Matt Taibbi & Katie Halper on Rolling Stone to discuss a vision for the future. It pains me to think about how much could be different if candidates were judged on the content of their character, and the quality of their ideas.
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Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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This one is dedicated to elected Democrats.
Tool - Vicarious (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Music Pills
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November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This one is dedicated to elected Democrats.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
Legions of sycophants masquerading as journalists are praising an oligarch who ducked debates for 40 years while enriching herself & her family through relentless insider trading.
Their work reminds me how Malcolm X recognized the work of the press.
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Their work reminds me how Malcolm X recognized the work of the press.
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Pelosi finally retires after forcing conservative politics on congressional Democrats for decades
“Journalists” are re-writing history today to serve a powerful political dynasty, cement a cult of personality, and further degrade the vestiges of democracy—and none of that is about Trump
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November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Legions of sycophants masquerading as journalists are praising an oligarch who ducked debates for 40 years while enriching herself & her family through relentless insider trading.
Their work reminds me how Malcolm X recognized the work of the press.
shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/pelosi-fin...
Their work reminds me how Malcolm X recognized the work of the press.
shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/pelosi-fin...
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Palate cleanser--NYC underground Hip Hop version.
Black Moon - How Many MC's...
YouTube video by NervousRecordsNYC
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October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Palate cleanser--NYC underground Hip Hop version.
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Local cops now have access to sophisticated spy tech. Learn more about cell-site simulators, automated license plate readers, drones, and more at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance project. www.eff.org/sls
Street Level Surveillance
EFF Presents: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance
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October 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Local cops now have access to sophisticated spy tech. Learn more about cell-site simulators, automated license plate readers, drones, and more at EFF's Street-Level Surveillance project. www.eff.org/sls
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New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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Here's another shot I took last week on my final Milky Way trip of the season. I still have tons of MW stuff to edit and/or re-edit from my 14 trips to the desert this year but I'm already looking forward to next season! #photography
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Here's another shot I took last week on my final Milky Way trip of the season. I still have tons of MW stuff to edit and/or re-edit from my 14 trips to the desert this year but I'm already looking forward to next season! #photography
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience