Van
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Wearing a red bandanna and playing a cool piano
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My national tour monetizing the recent violent death of my spouse is also called Make Heaven Crowded. It’s not a weird name.
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 AM
My national tour monetizing the recent violent death of my spouse is also called Make Heaven Crowded. It’s not a weird name.
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Inspiration and spiritual fortitude for a political fight we need to have.
Martin Luther King Jr. Warned About The Anti-Abolish-ICE Democrat
The heritage that valued order over justice during the civil rights movement animates the Democrat elected and consultant who wants to "retrain" a nativist death squad
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January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Inspiration and spiritual fortitude for a political fight we need to have.
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My favorite speech by MLK, and possibly his greatest.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. - April 4, 1967 - Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence [Full Speech]
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January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
My favorite speech by MLK, and possibly his greatest.
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To add to this, almost all of the U.S.’s problems are linked to its hatred of Black people and that it hates Black people more than it loves anyone else. Our laws and policies are largely based on making sure Black people (and sometimes other groups) don’t benefit even at the expense of others.
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
To add to this, almost all of the U.S.’s problems are linked to its hatred of Black people and that it hates Black people more than it loves anyone else. Our laws and policies are largely based on making sure Black people (and sometimes other groups) don’t benefit even at the expense of others.
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absolutely begging people to STOP. BUYING. DOORBELL. CAMERAS. your piddling little fears about "porch pirates" & strangers passing by on the street are being leveraged to build the last mile of a total surveillance panopticon
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
absolutely begging people to STOP. BUYING. DOORBELL. CAMERAS. your piddling little fears about "porch pirates" & strangers passing by on the street are being leveraged to build the last mile of a total surveillance panopticon
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These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
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Best response to a piece of science reporting I’ve seen in a while
January 18, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Best response to a piece of science reporting I’ve seen in a while
from Delphine by Richard Sala
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
from Delphine by Richard Sala
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i wrote about laughing at ICE and that one margaret atwood quote about men being afraid of women laughing at them
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January 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
i wrote about laughing at ICE and that one margaret atwood quote about men being afraid of women laughing at them
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America is presently being run by a 79 year old man in decline, a retinue of veteran Republican lunatics and grifters, and a rabble of millennial and Zoomer Nazis.
January 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM
America is presently being run by a 79 year old man in decline, a retinue of veteran Republican lunatics and grifters, and a rabble of millennial and Zoomer Nazis.
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Nicotine Tony Dokoupil Whiskey Friday Ecstasy and Alcohol
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Nicotine Tony Dokoupil Whiskey Friday Ecstasy and Alcohol
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sharing a gift link for anyone who needs it because MAN that last paragraph is gonna get you through tomorrow defector.com/fascists-are...
I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
Fascists Are Pathetic | Defector
Two days before a shouting cluster of its agents surrounded the car of a Minneapolis mother and shot her to death last week, ICE was demanding answers from the Hilton hotel group on X.com. “Why did yo...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM
sharing a gift link for anyone who needs it because MAN that last paragraph is gonna get you through tomorrow defector.com/fascists-are...
“Cancer is rather interesting…Runaway cells who’ve forgotten who they are or where they’re going. But it mightn’t be restricted to creatures or cells. Why not cancer of civilizations? Why not cancer of imagination? Imagine a cancer of reality.” - Shade the Changing Man issue #2 by Peter Milligan
January 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
“Cancer is rather interesting…Runaway cells who’ve forgotten who they are or where they’re going. But it mightn’t be restricted to creatures or cells. Why not cancer of civilizations? Why not cancer of imagination? Imagine a cancer of reality.” - Shade the Changing Man issue #2 by Peter Milligan
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Kamasi Washington: Live at Royal Albert Hall - 2016-08-30 https://archive.org/details/Kamasi-Washington-2016-08-30
Kamasi Washington: Live at Royal Albert Hall - 2016-08-30 : Kamasi Washington : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A spectacular early show where Kamasi Washington gets a full orchestra & choir for his most expansive pieces. Audio captured by the BBC and the debut of...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Kamasi Washington: Live at Royal Albert Hall - 2016-08-30 https://archive.org/details/Kamasi-Washington-2016-08-30
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The Spirit from January 13, 1946. Pencils by John Spranger, inks by Will Eisner and Bob Palmer, with letters by Martin deMuth.
January 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The Spirit from January 13, 1946. Pencils by John Spranger, inks by Will Eisner and Bob Palmer, with letters by Martin deMuth.
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the story itself is horrific and this kid never should have been put through this, but, also, this is the most pathetic fucking shit i have ever read. just complete bottom feeder fucking idiot losers.
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:57 AM
the story itself is horrific and this kid never should have been put through this, but, also, this is the most pathetic fucking shit i have ever read. just complete bottom feeder fucking idiot losers.