Silentrex
@silentrex.bsky.social
They/them. Eternal student. Crankypants. Neurounpalatable. PDX music/tech, language, lefty+queer stuff, apocalyptic freakout. Dog and cat hair stuck to every surface.
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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America is working overtime today and it’s just 12:30pm ET
December 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
America is working overtime today and it’s just 12:30pm ET
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remember when Ben Ryan was inexplicably bylined on that Mamdani hit piece in the Times, seemingly because he's in a group chat with Nazis who gave him the hacked documents that formed the basis of the story
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
remember when Ben Ryan was inexplicably bylined on that Mamdani hit piece in the Times, seemingly because he's in a group chat with Nazis who gave him the hacked documents that formed the basis of the story
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
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Paris — Brassaï, 1930s
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Paris — Brassaï, 1930s
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Harlem — Gordon Parks, 1948
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Harlem — Gordon Parks, 1948
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We aren’t fighting fascism on a real resistance scale because it benefits people
And people don’t actually do the work of changing their behaviors to isolate the people doing it
And people don’t actually do the work of changing their behaviors to isolate the people doing it
UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.”
Details in our story.
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Details in our story.
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Judge: residents must move out, ICE-raided South Shore building is uninhabitable • The TRiiBE
The tenants of the property at 7500 S. South Shore Drive are ordered to leave the property by Friday.
thetriibe.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We aren’t fighting fascism on a real resistance scale because it benefits people
And people don’t actually do the work of changing their behaviors to isolate the people doing it
And people don’t actually do the work of changing their behaviors to isolate the people doing it
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An “affordability” rally at a casino. Can’t make it up.
No matter, he couldn’t stick to the topic and made racist attacks on Somalis.
It’s all he knows.
No matter, he couldn’t stick to the topic and made racist attacks on Somalis.
It’s all he knows.
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
An “affordability” rally at a casino. Can’t make it up.
No matter, he couldn’t stick to the topic and made racist attacks on Somalis.
It’s all he knows.
No matter, he couldn’t stick to the topic and made racist attacks on Somalis.
It’s all he knows.
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I note without snark that even here on Bluesky I’ve seen a number of smart people saying that *this* time the MAGA lock on GOP was finally cracking up, too much even for them, etc. Point isn’t told-ya-so; to me it’s just once again: nobody’s coming to save us but ourselves.
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I note without snark that even here on Bluesky I’ve seen a number of smart people saying that *this* time the MAGA lock on GOP was finally cracking up, too much even for them, etc. Point isn’t told-ya-so; to me it’s just once again: nobody’s coming to save us but ourselves.
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did it in four words hemmingway
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
did it in four words hemmingway
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"Trump Suggests It’s ‘Treasonous’ To Report He’s in Bad Physical Shape". So to be clear: Trump has dementia, is very unhealthy and unlikely will be competent to serve in less than a year. Please charge me with TREASON. I'm begging Trump's DOJ to charge me for saying this!
December 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"Trump Suggests It’s ‘Treasonous’ To Report He’s in Bad Physical Shape". So to be clear: Trump has dementia, is very unhealthy and unlikely will be competent to serve in less than a year. Please charge me with TREASON. I'm begging Trump's DOJ to charge me for saying this!
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a lot of this shit might make more sense if trump were going to live another decade or two in power, but he isn't going to. these people are all behaving as if trump at 79 years old is putin when he was 48 years old, and that there'll never be any negative consequences.
New WSJ reporting: "During a December visit to Washington, David Ellison offered assurances to Trump administration officials that if he bought Warner, he'd make sweeping changes to CNN, a common target of President Trump's ire, people familiar with the matter said..."
Behind Paramount’s Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump
David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
a lot of this shit might make more sense if trump were going to live another decade or two in power, but he isn't going to. these people are all behaving as if trump at 79 years old is putin when he was 48 years old, and that there'll never be any negative consequences.
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👇🎯 Once again, I will table my deeply unpopular view that the thing everyone needs to spend less time pondering is the end of 🇺🇸 power/hegemony & the thing everyone needs to spend more time pondering is the increasingly authoritarian nature & unilateral abuse of 🇺🇸 power/hegemony.
Echo of @adamposen.bsky.social pieces describing how the US has moved from providing global public goods insurance to attempting to extract resources, for public and private [Trump family and those who secure a connection] purposes.
"As far as Donald Trump is concerned, global security is a protection racket and everyone is going to have to pay more."
Stunning interview with Europe security expert, formerly at the State Dept and NATO, Dr Terra.
Clearest explanation of Trump's (very confused) new global manifesto.
Stunning interview with Europe security expert, formerly at the State Dept and NATO, Dr Terra.
Clearest explanation of Trump's (very confused) new global manifesto.
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
👇🎯 Once again, I will table my deeply unpopular view that the thing everyone needs to spend less time pondering is the end of 🇺🇸 power/hegemony & the thing everyone needs to spend more time pondering is the increasingly authoritarian nature & unilateral abuse of 🇺🇸 power/hegemony.
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Not sure exactly what declaring the vote "null" means in practice, but there's a non-negligible chance Honduras will be the test case for Trump II's interventionism in Latin America.
Tired: Trump will invade Mexico.
Wired: Trump will invade Venezuela.
Inspired: Trump will invade Honduras.
Tired: Trump will invade Mexico.
Wired: Trump will invade Venezuela.
Inspired: Trump will invade Honduras.
Honduras president declares elections ‘null’ after Trump ‘meddling’
Xiomara Castro breaks silence as attorney-general orders arrest of former leader pardoned by US president
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Not sure exactly what declaring the vote "null" means in practice, but there's a non-negligible chance Honduras will be the test case for Trump II's interventionism in Latin America.
Tired: Trump will invade Mexico.
Wired: Trump will invade Venezuela.
Inspired: Trump will invade Honduras.
Tired: Trump will invade Mexico.
Wired: Trump will invade Venezuela.
Inspired: Trump will invade Honduras.
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students are not customers. the university is not a factory.
December 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
students are not customers. the university is not a factory.
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college should, in the US, be free. college is not - nor has it ever been, despite the protestations of our trade school colleagues (business, engineering, etc.) and administrators - simply job training.
the US educational system became the light of the world because of its liberal arts foundation
the US educational system became the light of the world because of its liberal arts foundation
December 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
college should, in the US, be free. college is not - nor has it ever been, despite the protestations of our trade school colleagues (business, engineering, etc.) and administrators - simply job training.
the US educational system became the light of the world because of its liberal arts foundation
the US educational system became the light of the world because of its liberal arts foundation
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i would love pundits who haven't been on a college campus (and only then an elite private way back when) to shut up about "what college is/ should be"
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
i would love pundits who haven't been on a college campus (and only then an elite private way back when) to shut up about "what college is/ should be"
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UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UN environment report 'hijacked' over fossil fuels - top scientist
The US and other governments derailed an agreement on a global environment study, its co-chair says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“.. Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal ..”
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December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“.. Once upon a time, a chief executive openly signaling that he’d reorient a newsroom to appease a sitting president would be a five-alarm corporate scandal ..”
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“Oh we tried impeachment two times and it didn’t work!”
Just two? The man probably committed two impeachable offenses in the time it took me to type this.
Just two? The man probably committed two impeachable offenses in the time it took me to type this.
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
“Oh we tried impeachment two times and it didn’t work!”
Just two? The man probably committed two impeachable offenses in the time it took me to type this.
Just two? The man probably committed two impeachable offenses in the time it took me to type this.
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Those Trump arrest Midjourney images I posted on Twitter seem a lot less funny now.
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Those Trump arrest Midjourney images I posted on Twitter seem a lot less funny now.
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wake up babe the least surprising plot twist of 2025 just dropped
So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
wake up babe the least surprising plot twist of 2025 just dropped
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They cut off her wedding ring. Wanton cruelty, just because. When this is all over all of these people need to go to prison
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They cut off her wedding ring. Wanton cruelty, just because. When this is all over all of these people need to go to prison
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The recommended limit should be NEVER.
Hundreds of immigrant children across the nation were detained for longer than the legal limit this summer, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has admitted in a court filing, alarming legal advocates who say the government is failing to safeguard children.
About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The recommended limit should be NEVER.
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mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works
December 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works