This is genocidal. Whether you think the US is obligated this is a *removal* of support that was appropriated and countries relied on our promises. Cutting ACA and SNAP also has echoes of Israeli policies for Palestine prior to Oct 7 that they called “mowing the lawn” like limiting calories and HC.

For much of this nation's history, health care for incarcerated people was provided directly by state prison or health authorities. But today, roughly two dozen states use for-profit health care contractors.

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, right-wing influencers & outlets promoted disinfo about trans people & the alleged attacker's gender identity. #Hatewatch analyzes how this follows a trend of using high-profile gun violence incidents to push the "trans shooter" myth 🔗: https://bit.ly/3M5kDvg

In recent months, the Justice Department has filed charges under 18 USC 111 against more than a hundred immigrants, anti-ICE protestors, and random passers-by—accusing them of "assaulting, resisting, or impeding" federal officers

Other democracies seem to survive without our free speech absolutist fetish. I honestly don’t know the answers to balance or protecting dissidents but I really think this should not be legal or protected. The current push for online safety laws doesn’t solve this without hurting kids in the process.

Dutch court upholds asylum denial for US transgender woman www.reuters.com/lega... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Superlative investigation by Moe Tkacik. A major chunk of the expansion in Obamacare the past few years comes out of Florida and Texas, where fraudsters scoured for low-income and homeless people to sell them janky "bronze" plans so they could collect subsidies.

They're prepping the ground for a bailout if the bubble bursts. Last time this happened there was a popular revolt from the right (Tea Party) and left (Occupy). If this happens the anti-tech backlash will be furious. Smart politicos might want to get in front of it! www.bbc.com/news/article...

imagining their writing styles combining for the book they were supposed to write together

Thanksgiving and beyond, challenge myths about early settlers and their relationship with Native Americans. Revisit #LearningForJustice’s feature on an educator who teaches true history and challenges others to do the same 🔗: https://bit.ly/49vcDNP #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

US immigration officers detained more than 130 people over the weekend in Charlotte.

The Case for Stop Thinking You Have a Right to Dictate Who Should Lead Countries It's not up to you. After two decades of supporting coups and regime change that Venezuelans at home refused to back, it's time to take the hint. Keep your grubby hands off Venezuela.

Israeli forces shoot Al Jazeera cameraperson and child in the occupied West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-shoot-al-jazeera-cameraperson-and-child-occupied-west

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation www.propublica.org/article/andr...

Things are escalating quickly

My optimism here is limited, but I really hope centrist institutions like universities and major news organizations understand that the plan is for the govt to dismantle them. They do not care if you fire your columnists or discipline staff for accurately quoting Kirk. They just want us all gone.

Moment Israeli warplanes bombed and destroyed Al-Ghafri Tower, a 20-story high-rise and one of the largest towers in Gaza City, as part of the army’s ongoing demolition campaign. In the past 24 hours, the campaign also led to the flattening of Al-Jundi Al-Majhoul, Al-Kawthar, and Mehna towers.

I've seen far too many people either praising or at least sanitising Charlie Kirk following his murder, so I've written something about his actual impact for @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2546...

Alright. Gonna say this and then sign out. I'm a trans, freelance journalist whose replies are ... a fuckin nightmare these last few days ... I'm all around fairly exhausted. If you feel up for supporting me with a few bucks, I'd appreciate it. buymeacoffee.com/sandyallen xoSEA

More targeting by right wingers over CK.

What happened after Canadian journalist @rachelgilmore.bsky.social posted about the potential repercussions of Kirk’s murder: doxxing and violent threats thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Gee. Sure seems like all the wrong people are claiming to be allies with the "Just a normal debate guy", so strange.

If you like the articles I write and distribute for free on docseuss.medium.com Please consider tipping me at PayPal.me/stompsite This was today's physical therapy visit costs. $100 more than I was hoping

Looks like this site went through a ton of rebranding (as others On Here have noted), but also has changed registrars from Namecheap to Epik (registering a totally new URL). This tracks with history on these sorts of things. If you want to learn more about Epik, read here:

The website that's doing this is sharing really anodyne posts, e.g., people explicitly saying "I condemn political violence, but..." IOW, it's not inflammatory or inciting posts at all, not even gallows humor. It's primarily people who haven't shown "appropriate" remorse, I guess?

Probably relevant to add: said university created a position for me because of my expertise in political violence across the Middle East — namely, ISIS and Al Qaeda. They were super supportive when “Ahmed” and not “Andrew” was the one trying to kill me. Leftist indoctrination camp and all. 💅🏽

NEW: Lawyers for four people the Trump administration sent to Ghana say their internet access — used to communicate with counsel — has been cut off and that transfer to countries where the U.S. could not directly send them is imminent. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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September is Baby Safety Month.

For the record. My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers. I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

At some point, I'd like to dive deeper into this because I think it's also why reactionary centrists spend all their time criticizing liberals.

The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

let gaza live

This is an interesting observation. As a future candidate, and if he won (or was installed) he would complete the Christian Nationalist project.

If you’re in a group that is likely to be targeted by this regime and you have the means and ability to leave the US, it’s time to go. That is my advice. The fascists are making lists now.

Realizing that reading about fascism for 40 years and being certain there was a coordinated plan to bring it about back in 2008 hasn’t really done me any favors. Nobody listened, they still don’t, or see the steps as they happen before their eyes. Could’ve gotten me out of here but I have no means.

This is the phase of fascism where repression of an expanded target starts in earnest, it obviously already did for suspected (not proven, that part is important to recognize, it’s deliberate) “illegal” immigrants. Now we have list making, public denunciations, punishment, ostracism…??

They have power, they are quickly consolidating their hold on institutions, the apparatus of repression is being built or in place. Now comes purging intellectuals and those considered disloyal, naming enemies. Now comes public denunciations and punishment.

This is how fascism has always worked. Violence is spectacle. Grievance and fear are sold to the foot soldiers. Leaders are paranoid and capricious. This is confidence in exercising power, right now, not fear. The enemy must be strong to be feared, but NEVER RESPECTED so also weak and degenerate.

The ease with which some cis media professionals will do whatever the fascists want should ... concern everybody. I do think if you still give money to the NYT it's time to stop. I do think if you still give money to the WSJ or Boston Globe, ditto, time to cancel that subscription, say why.

“Maybe choosing a park with a well-known history of running fascists out, in the most ethnically-diverse city in the world, to hold an anti-migrant/pro-deportation rally was not a good strategic decision on their part?” - kolektiva.social/@antifaintl/...

With a terrific team, I just published a large study looking at all court cases involving the Trump administration. Shows basis for courts no longer giving a so-called "presumption of regularity" (a legal doctrine involving a strong benefit of the doubt) to the administration. 🧵

they painted a mural and named a street in israel after the guy who said jewish money was destroying america and who elevated arch antisemites like candace owens to national prominence

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The broader witch hunt going on right now is the habituation process to condition the population to understand that there are two sets of rules. Conservative white men who can say and do whatever they want and everyone else who must live in fear for any actual or perceived slight.

Oh my god, they did my meme.