"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..." Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night: www.propublica.org/article/chic...

“The number of first-year students at [UCSD], whose math skills fall below a middle school level has increased nearly 30-fold over the past 5 years...” (The UC system announced that it would no longer consider SAT scores in May 2020. Oops.) 1/

Look, if the Trump cult breaks (I doubt it), we still have a GOP committed to mass deportations, crony capitalism, and election denialism. It’s still a party where the other big fight is whether or not to mainstream a literal neo-Nazi. So forgive me if I’m not too hopeful about the party’s future

Soon, we'll oversee a budget of more than $100 billion — and every dollar will reflect our commitment to working New Yorkers and delivering universal childcare. Good thing some little New Yorkers gave me a counting lesson today!

“We're not going to react to every single thing that Trump does. We can't stop that. What we can do is we can help feed the hungry people in our community. We can help provide shelter and warmth to the houseless people in our community.” - @emily.gorcen.ski

More than ⚠️1.2 MILLION⚠️ veterans depend on SNAP. Republicans don’t respect veterans’ service. They won’t even keep hunger from their door. On #VeteransDay, show real appreciation for those who have served by protecting essential support like SNAP. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...

White House officials say the boss is really stupid and you have to watch what you say to him

"There's an expectation from everybody that the Dems are always going to swoop in and be the adults in the room and save the Republicans from the disastrous policies that they themselves put forward... It's so outside the realm of possibility to EVER imagine Republicans might do the right thing."

AOC and Her Ideas About Income Inequality......❤️

But Mamdani!

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"The pushback against Republican leadership, that's the thread common to all the victories from coast to coast, north to south, be it federal, be it state, be it mayoral races, school board races, referendums, you name it, the voters came out and voted against Republicans" - @pamkeithdc.bsky.social

Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem represent “a growing list” of senior Trump-administration political appointees now living on military bases — “where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest” Wonder why www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

From 👮‍♂️ Eric Adams to 🚙-less Muslim Zohran Mamdani, who’s so anti-Semitic he saved an historical Yiddish bookstore… Yeah, in a New York Minute, everything can change — well, except the built-in police state

This week, "Woke Content" will post threads on the key white supremacists who have spread misinformation about race & intelligence via pseudo-science. Their so-called "studies" have been part of white nationalist and "race realist" narrative for decades. Stay tuned. 😉🔥☕️

"I think we do an immense disservice to ourselves by playing off the fascists as just idiots. The media fed us that crap. Meanwhile, bro is getting ready to send in National Guard to destroy marginalized communities. So no, let's not... They know what they're doing."

From billionaire supporters like Musk to top advisers like Stephen Miller to ICE agents carrying out his deportations, Trump is dependent on others to carry out his agenda. Democrats must make clear to every one of those underlings that they’ll be held accountable—if not today, then one day soon.

“You don't have to be everything to everyone, but you can give yourself and you should give what you can. That's mutual aid. I share with you what I have. You share with me what you have, whether it's skills, resources, talents… As opposed to exploiting and commodifying each other.” - Eric King

The squeaker of the house.

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Thought the beats would protect me, I just write songs Why’s it my fault, just ‘cause you sing along?… They’re persecuting me for every seen that I’ve drawn They’re persecuting me for every crime that you’ve done.

I can’t believe how everything in American politics gets stupider and stupider every week - Trump annihilates the east wing -says the government should pay him millions of dollars -decides to bail out Argentina for billions of dollars -

NEW: Court sets December 5th hearing in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia to hear arguments in Letitia James's motion to DISMISS her prosecution for "vindictive prosecution"

Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Texas, County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers: “We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”

I wrote about the “sex is gay, rape is epic” exchange in the Young Republicans group chat. It’s part of a wider and deeper tradition of misogyny, supremacy, and a politics of rape within MAGA. Read it at @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/sex-is-gay-r...

“You have strength. It doesn’t come from your government. It doesn’t come from your media. It comes from you.” @dlj.bsky.social, Founder and ED, @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social GLOBAL WARNING, Ep 1 On US anti-fascism, from the 80s through 2025, and beyond — and what YOU can do to make a difference

New ‘swag’! Two T-shirt options Neither says “awkword” Both symbolize the movement Only $20 each And 25% goes to @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social thisisawkword.com/store

In the last nine months, ICE has spent a whopping $71,515,762 on purchases of “small arms, ordnance and ordnance accessories manufacturing.” Now, the president's masked militia will have access to “guided missile warheads.” trib.al/HE4yiXN

New website! New podcast! ‘Global Warning’ will feature 15-minute conversations, with a focus on democracy and anti-fascism — connecting past to present and future, and local to global. thisisawkword.com/podcast Stay tuned! youtube.com/@thisisawkword

With NOT GUILTY Finding, Jury Delivers A Verdict On The Overreach By Trump's DOJ! youtu.be/YH2gZWBb058?...

As someone doxxed by Andy Ngo, myself, I understand the drama it can bring. His latest target, Daryle Lamont Jenkins is the hero of the film SKIN, and an even greater hero in real life: A Black man who, on his own for decades, has targeted and transformed white supremacists. Now, he needs our help

This is devastating. RIP @igd.bsky.social.

There was an incredible turnout across small-town USA! Many events weren’t even on our radar. Our coalition initially tracked around 3,000 events, but the number has now surged past 4,000 and counting.

seems that RFK is clearing the path for his CDC to do tuskegee syphillis experiments as a matter of course. in other news, RFK is a genuine monster who relishes in the pain and suffering of those he feels he has control or dominion over

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Yes, it does look like the government accounts joining Bluesky are real, including Homeland Security and the White House. They're tweeting about it on X.

The speed and consistency with which law enforcement will lie about incidents of police violence should be taught in every journalism school on day one

UPDATE — MEMPHIS: “Elected officials claim deployment of the National Guard violates the TN Constitution… Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Commissioners Erika Sugarmon & Brooks, Mayor Lee Harris, Reps. Hardaway & Salinas, Sen. Yarbro plaintiffs in the suit…” www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/l...

If a writer were to have a manic episode on Bluesky, surely other writers would come to their aid, right? Wrong. Even if you’re not, and they think you are, they’ll block you and disparagingly quote-post you, instead. Blue-check narcissists, who’ve never engaged, will show up just to punch down.

Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

My latest #DoSomething episode with the one-and-only @awkword.bsky.social. This is one talented and passionate activist!! You don't want to miss his invigorating energy, and get inspired by his laser focus for social justice. substack.com/@rhutabhayga...

Breaking: Capitol Police have been called after a Republican congressional office was just caught displaying a swastika. This comes one day after group chat messages were leaked of young GOP officials saying “I love Hitler” and calling to put Democrats in “gas chambers.”

Peter Thiel’s lecture series on the Antichrist was a not-so-subtle effort to defend his project to end liberal democracy as the dominant global paradigm—a sales pitch for the “Dark Enlightenment.” The message: “Welcome to God. Now delete yourself.” www.mind-war.com/p/delete-you...

What the fuck are we doing?

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding. "When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says. This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Everything is retribution www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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