An understated factor in American culture and politics is that Americans are equal parts obsessed with and easily confused by the moving image, and whose ability to cope with the social impacts of this emerging technology has not appreciably changed since the 1880s.

#nokings chicago

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

no quarter for anti-trans democrats. do not give an inch on any of these pieces of shit.

It is the easiest path of non-violent resistance. It will also require people to see liberation as more important than their own personal security and safety. It will require people who have spent their entire existence in a rat race of survival to have faith in liberation. #strike

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

Tis the season, and I've been getting ready by reading Jeanette Winterson's incredible #Frankissstein, a prescient, brilliant novel that I cannot believe was written all the way back in 2019.

Zero kings, one rail!

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

There was an enormous outpouring, too, of explicitly antifascist messaging & rhetoric, which represents a sharp departure from the classic DNC-style triangulation & branding. That rejection of fascism & hunger for accountability not only gives me hope but also ought inspire us to further action.

the crowd sizes are obviously the highlight here but the fact that *this* is the public statement of the NYPD does not bode well for the regime. or, put another way: I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

One of my best friends is a boomer progressive liberal grandma. Her sign today was “fuck Trump, fuck ICE, free Palestine”

No Kings in the United States of America! ❌👑 No Kings, Salt Lake City, UT, 10/18/2025. #NoKings #SLCNoKings #UTNoKings

Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home of Senate Leader John Thune. Don’t let anyone tell you we’re not fighting in the red states. #NoKings

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

Warner Bros has been having an incredible year. Sinners, Weapons, Superman, One Battle After Another... But if Paramount buys Warners, it could all be over. And theaters could be even more starved of content. I asked @lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social to break it down. buttondown.com/charliejane/...

These costumes are driving the propagandists mad. They're struggling to demonize the protesters and their messaging garbage. They'll keep trying different angles though, because they need the propaganda content.

Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride

In Broadview, IL this morning outside the Chicago area ICE detention center— Just rolled up, immediately saw ISP/CCSO arresting a protester w/ a guitar (he appears to be in good spirits over it). ICE vehicles have been coming and going, including a large bus driven by a masked agent seen earlier.

Mark Bray is the Rutgers professor who wrote a book about antifascism and was targeted by right-wing operatives as being an “Antifa” leader. He and his family are being forced to flee the country due to death threats.

I *really* want more reporting on this because the book was pretty heavily vetted by lawyers in advance of publication….

The 15th will be the first missed paycheck for federal employees if the government doesn’t reopen. This is what military see when they try to access their pay statements. One soldier told me they’ve never seen “currently not available” in 20+ years.

Rule one of cover-ups: Don't loudly scream THIS IS A COVER-UP

ICE shot a clergy member in the head in broad daylight.

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

Dolly Parton on September 28th: “…God hasn't said anything about stopping yet. But, I believe He is telling me to slow down right now so l can be ready for more big adventures with all of you.”

"PURRRITY" bootleg wearable crayon rings are back!

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.   American citizens are being detained & brutalized.   This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

It’s #TongueOutTuesday, and Hudson’s giving us his best muskox blep! 😝 📷: Keeper Russell

"Concerns" is one way to put it.

Project 2025 was always Trump’s plan. Now, he’s using the Republican Shutdown to implement it even faster. He wants to become king. We won’t stand for it.

For 9 months we've been told the military won't willingly enjoin this fascist regime and for 9 months we've seen them holler and cheer for each and every authoritarian speech.

I’ve made friends with the woman beside me at the bar and she said “Josh Naylor looks like an unmade bed, in the best way” and it is honestly the best description, I love her and also baseball

This is a great read. I also suggest anyone who wants to understand more about the right wing obsession with “culture wars” read this treatise written in 2001 by Eric Huebeck. He was a mentee of Paul Weyrich, Heritage Foundation co-founder. web.archive.org/web/20010713...

Peter Thiel’s Tech-Theology is vexing. I’ll unpack it as best as possible Monday.

We are here because policing in the U.S. has been this way for generations. This is why ICE acts with impunity. They know they can act this way.

Senator Murphy also lays out a clear set of codified demands that Dems can stand for. Among them: *no more using budget to punish enemies *no more using FCC to censor critics *restrictions on ICE lawlessness in interior *clear ban on troops in cities 3/ newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Did y'all know? It's Frank Herbert season in Tacoma. Watch your fav Dune, read your fav book, explore the Frank Herbert trail at Dune peninsula and sip a cocktail at #ProofTacoma to toast a legend! Hero of Defiance: Frank Herbert - Tacoma Rainiers share.google/eRBqlg36roNr...

@tinkertopia.bsky.social remember the good old days? Happy almost #FrankHerbert's birthday! Excited the Stillsuit Cocktails are returning at #ProofTacoma next week. www.kingsbookstore.com/event/FrankH...

@tinkertopia.bsky.social remember the good old days? Happy almost #FrankHerbert's birthday! Excited the Stillsuit Cocktails are returning at #ProofTacoma next week. www.kingsbookstore.com/event/FrankH...

I would just remind folks that Elon Musk is neither a rocket scientist, nor an automotive engineer. Sam Altman is not a computer scientist. Elizabeth Holmes is not a doctor. David Shor is not a data scientist. And Ezra Klein is not a trained public policy analyst. So this absolutely tracks.

It's passingly clever in some respects because the 80's nostalgia also allows them to tie a younger Trump to a rose-tinted view of the Reagan years. But imo that really isn't the goal here, the entire point of this video is to have the government doing literal Nazi memes on main

Both the aesthetic and the Moon Man inclusion are GLARING dogwhistles. Paired together, they are a glaring *pro-terror* Nazi dogwhistle. Imo the entire rest of the video is just meant to create plausible deniability around using a DHS account to tweet out an explicitly Nazi meme.

“Fuck them kids.” That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other. abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

More than ever, we must be relentless in showing up for each other in our schools, neighborhoods, homes, and beyond — especially in the face of violence.  And to 2SLGBTQIA+ Washingtonians: We've got your back and will always fight alongside you.  Photos by Nii Okaidja (@nii_okaidja)

Summer may be over, but the work of building a Washington where queer and transgender people can live and love freely continues.

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Trump has eviscerated anti-hunger programs. Now he has cancelled the hunger survey that could monitor the impact of these cuts. Here's my Truthout article explaining what all of this means. truthout.org/articles/did...