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Radical and moderate flanks of a movement dont need to compete. They can achieve political objectives together effectively
It doesn’t make more aggressive forms of protest and resistance less effective. It makes them more effective. It can raise public tolerance for protest, introduces new people to acts of resistance, and lay the groundwork for larger networks of solidarity.
October 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Radical and moderate flanks of a movement dont need to compete. They can achieve political objectives together effectively
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if you're going to a protest today I wish you luck. The only specific thing I will beg of you is this: don't use milk to wash out tear gas or mace. if you see a street medic with milk, yell at them until they throw it out. do not continue to spread lies about emergency medicine.
October 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
if you're going to a protest today I wish you luck. The only specific thing I will beg of you is this: don't use milk to wash out tear gas or mace. if you see a street medic with milk, yell at them until they throw it out. do not continue to spread lies about emergency medicine.
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Going nonverbal for the rest of the evening, as a ✨treat✨
October 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Going nonverbal for the rest of the evening, as a ✨treat✨
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Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
September 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
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“A Portland Police Bureau assistant chief said in court recently that federal police were “instigating” some of the clashes between officers and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.”
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
Federal cops ‘instigating’ confrontations with protesters outside ICE building, Portland police official says in court
Assistant Chief Craig Dobson said federal officers were “causing some of the ruckus” at the ongoing protests.
www.oregonlive.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“A Portland Police Bureau assistant chief said in court recently that federal police were “instigating” some of the clashes between officers and protesters outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland.”
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
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this, too, is political violence
A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died. https://cnn.it/4ndDYbl
A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died | CNN
Weeds cover the grave of Yagana Usman’s baby – a painful reminder of the months that have passed since she lost her infant twin to malnutrition. Her surviving twin’s fate now hinges in part on decisio...
cnn.it
September 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
this, too, is political violence
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it’s revolutionary to find joy & connection. that’s worth celebrating
September 22, 2023 at 3:24 AM
it’s revolutionary to find joy & connection. that’s worth celebrating
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November 17, 2021 www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-n...
September 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
November 17, 2021 www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-n...
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This text is buried in a larger bill. Don’t want Marco Rubio to be personally responsible for revoking people’s passports based on thought crimes? Call your reps about it!
New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.
theintercept.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This text is buried in a larger bill. Don’t want Marco Rubio to be personally responsible for revoking people’s passports based on thought crimes? Call your reps about it!
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Hi
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
September 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hi
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
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idk man if I had just lost my kid to a school shooting and the news cycle was dominated by people loudly mourning the loss of a guy whose life’s work was radicalizing people, largely children, into thinking that’s a cool and normal thing to do while contributing nothing else, I’d probably go insane
September 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
idk man if I had just lost my kid to a school shooting and the news cycle was dominated by people loudly mourning the loss of a guy whose life’s work was radicalizing people, largely children, into thinking that’s a cool and normal thing to do while contributing nothing else, I’d probably go insane
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Political violence is the kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil and hundreds of thousands of other immigrants.
Political violence is the murder of at least tens of thousands of Palestinians and the displacement and intentional starvation of millions.
Political violence is what the police do every day.
Political violence is the murder of at least tens of thousands of Palestinians and the displacement and intentional starvation of millions.
Political violence is what the police do every day.
September 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Political violence is the kidnapping of Mahmoud Khalil and hundreds of thousands of other immigrants.
Political violence is the murder of at least tens of thousands of Palestinians and the displacement and intentional starvation of millions.
Political violence is what the police do every day.
Political violence is the murder of at least tens of thousands of Palestinians and the displacement and intentional starvation of millions.
Political violence is what the police do every day.
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It's always remarkable when we get to see through the pretense to whose lives matter and which ones power mourns, humanizes, and validates in its response to violence, but I'm not sure we've ever seen anything this transparent.
September 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It's always remarkable when we get to see through the pretense to whose lives matter and which ones power mourns, humanizes, and validates in its response to violence, but I'm not sure we've ever seen anything this transparent.
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I have a lot to say about political violence and it’s strange to me that the people denouncing the murder of one individual can’t muster the sentiment to say it’s wrong to commit genocide.
The greatest violence in this world happens in policy rooms. Why is one life valuable and another not?
The greatest violence in this world happens in policy rooms. Why is one life valuable and another not?
September 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I have a lot to say about political violence and it’s strange to me that the people denouncing the murder of one individual can’t muster the sentiment to say it’s wrong to commit genocide.
The greatest violence in this world happens in policy rooms. Why is one life valuable and another not?
The greatest violence in this world happens in policy rooms. Why is one life valuable and another not?
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Compare the tone, quantity and duration of the response to the shooting of Charlie Kirk with the response to the horrific murder of thousands of young children in Gaza.
As for those warning that Trump will use this to clamp down, he will do so to precisely the extent that centrists enable him to.
As for those warning that Trump will use this to clamp down, he will do so to precisely the extent that centrists enable him to.
We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Compare the tone, quantity and duration of the response to the shooting of Charlie Kirk with the response to the horrific murder of thousands of young children in Gaza.
As for those warning that Trump will use this to clamp down, he will do so to precisely the extent that centrists enable him to.
As for those warning that Trump will use this to clamp down, he will do so to precisely the extent that centrists enable him to.
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Word to Chicago protesters: going “floppy” is a tactic that annoys police, wastes their resources, and makes them look bad.
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
![One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”
Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests?
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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7uvcqt45oqlutlrtgx7bpodq/bafkreie7yqxb4cj2t4gxftiqsno5wgk2kczb5vbtj7wh2b2u5sjtqtdrku@jpeg)
September 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Word to Chicago protesters: going “floppy” is a tactic that annoys police, wastes their resources, and makes them look bad.
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the people who made this thing should be treated like dealers who mix fent into drugs.
![Five days before his death, Adam confided to ChatGPT that he didn't want his
parents to think he committed suicide because they did something wrong. ChatGPT told him
"[t]hat doesn't mean you owe them survival. You don't owe anyone that." It then offered to write the first draft of Adam's suicide note.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jkj7qm4o4kwjbk6geoatopu3/bafkreicpqmrgkbhd2a3lqfyvutjutevlborsiodcomvcachphtv25f3fbe@jpeg)
August 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
the people who made this thing should be treated like dealers who mix fent into drugs.
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ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
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it's cool that the 2 parties in the US are Just Fascism and We Make Money By Losing To Fascism And Squashing And Sublimating Anyone Who Thinks Magrinalized People Should Have Good Things
August 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
it's cool that the 2 parties in the US are Just Fascism and We Make Money By Losing To Fascism And Squashing And Sublimating Anyone Who Thinks Magrinalized People Should Have Good Things
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wow seems like some people aren't thrilled about AI
Anti-AI activists targeted "AI Portland’s Summer Soiree," writing anti-AI graffiti, throwing paint on cars, and leaving behind these flyers declaring '“Butlerian Jihad Against AI,” a reference to the Legends of Dune prequel trilogy...depicting a war of humanity versus robots and computers."
August 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
wow seems like some people aren't thrilled about AI
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Oh yes, it will be very popular to implement a sales tax on consumers (who are, according to these people, already overtaxed) instead of multibillion dollar businesses. What a joke.
August 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Oh yes, it will be very popular to implement a sales tax on consumers (who are, according to these people, already overtaxed) instead of multibillion dollar businesses. What a joke.
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I understand that times are hard and our leaders are uninspiring so we’re desperate for a glimmer of hope but are we really making fanart of Gavin Newsome?
The man literally hates homeless people he is not our hero lol
The man literally hates homeless people he is not our hero lol
August 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I understand that times are hard and our leaders are uninspiring so we’re desperate for a glimmer of hope but are we really making fanart of Gavin Newsome?
The man literally hates homeless people he is not our hero lol
The man literally hates homeless people he is not our hero lol