"There is no universe in which I will prioritize 'Upload ID' over 'Delete Account'"

“At first glance, it’s almost cute: a screw head shaped exactly like the BMW logo. … It’s a masterpiece of anti-functional design. [T]he patent explicitly states this as a function of its design in section [0006]: ‘…to prevent being loosened or tightened…by unauthorized individuals.’” […]

Masking to hide identity from the populace isn’t new. #ice #uspol #fascism #secretpolice

“Masks need to come off,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said Friday. “No secret police.” #uspol #fascism #secretpolice

Ain’t that America? Guns drawn, chemicals pointed at photographer, for following ICE agents. For *following*, not assaulting or obstructing. Land of the free! #uspol #fascism #secretpolice

“There are no real safeguards anymore, until people recognize that we’re all potential targets.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/02/03/homeland-security-administrative-subpoena/ #uspol #fascism

“We’ve done this before; we just don’t like remembering it.” Ashley, on the Palmer Raids. And BTW, Ashley’s vids totally rock. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8mWaWXR/ #uspol #fascism

Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

This is brutally brilliant. AntiRender: “Upload an architectural render. Get back what it'll actually look like on a random Tuesday in November. No sunshine. No happy families. No impossibly green trees. Just cold, honest, depressing reality.”

“Americans are shocked to discover authoritarianism did not stop at the color line. “You are a friend or an enemy, even if you're white.” More shocks are coming. Guaranteed. https://www.editorialboard.com/americans-are-shocked-to-discover-authoritarianism-did-not-stop-at-the-color-line/ #uspol

It is wild to me that a military incursion to steal another country’s resources so the president can have a personal slush fund in Qatar is like the 5th most scandalous thing currently happening.

“WA Senate passes bill barring masked law enforcement” https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-senate-passes-bill-barring-masked-law-enforcement/ The feds will sue if/when state enforces a law like this against them. But every state should pass such a law. The American Civil War […]

https://feelingagile.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/the-meaning-of-police-masking/ #uspolitics

A Seattle newspaper columnist wrote today about why ICE masks. Officials who mask have the same motivation as criminals: they’re doing something wrong and they don’t want to be identified. If you don’t want people to know who you are because you’re afraid of being found out…maybe you shouldn’t […]

Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Via @aljazeera.com

How much lying can the US Government do before something breaks? The US machine hits a new low. Colbert pulls no punches and hits a new high. He gives a beautiful tribute to the murdered demonstrator and a powerful call for USAmericans to resist. Also, the footage is not shown. Thank you […]

“The cameras have shifted the burden of judgment from institutions to individuals. We all see the fragments. We all have access to evidence. So we all decide what it means. In a tribal system, we decide based on our team. … In a tribal system where people already believe their side over their […]

History shows that forces like ICE that use tactics against a disfavored group always come to widen their ambit and use those techniques against any group that comes into disfavor. If you’re believing you’ll never be a part of a disfavored group, read just a little history, of any period, and […]

“You do not save democracy by running around, yelling about saving democracy. You do it by demonstrating that democracy and Democratic values deliver better quality of life for normal people.” ~Marie Gluesenkamp Perez #uspol #uspolitics

I wish he was exaggerating. @gtconway3 https://www.threads.com/@gtconway3/post/DT9U1tLkaV2

1 millihelen = the amount of beauty required to launch one ship. #altunitsofmeasurements #HashtagGames

White folks in the U.S.: I encourage you to sit with the fact that this feeling you're feeling, that you could be gunned down by a cop for no reason without them facing any repercussions, is a feeling that every Black person living in the U.S. for the past 400 years has justifiably felt for […]

"Right now, a key part of the struggle against encroaching authoritarianism is to reject rather than perpetuate the Trumpist assertions of absolute power, to push back against the notion that resistance is futile. The government is trying to break the will of the people in Minneapolis, hoping it […]

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti > “We are heartbroken but also very angry. > > Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex […]

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.” What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.

"Trump’s social media post also repeated a false claim he has made repeatedly that Newsom could have prevented last year’s fires if he had let water flow from the Pacific Northwest. California does not get water supply from the Pacific Northwest." […]

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@deborahh/115940559876851007 Good question. ICE is doing damage to so many people and families I lose track of which one has which circumstances. They probably do too, not that they care. Still. I always kinda believed that “secure in their persons and their papers” […]

@donmoyn.bsky.social 90 years ago we Germans were not able to stop the SA-thugs when there was a chance. Same happens today in the USA. Fascism doesn't happen, it is allowed or asked for by the silent majority.

This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars

Canada starts preparing for guerilla warfare, just in case www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

📍Zurich airport, on the flight path to Davos conference Everyone Hates Elon: If you can fly a private jet to a bullsh*t conference in Switzerland you can pay more tax mate

So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu. Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.

On Sept. 21, the police came for Larry Bushart. They handcuffed him and hauled him away in the dead of night. He spent 37 days in jail while held on a $2 million bond — an amount the retired police officer could not afford. It’s the sort of treatment one expects for accused murderers and thieves […]

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/115923688571752430 If police can come to your door in the middle of the night and put you behind bars based on nothing more than an entirely false and contrived interpretation of a Facebook post, no one’s First Amendment rights are safe

How World Wars I and III started. (Not a typo.) https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fyexoR/ #uspolitics #uspol #wwiii

House Speaker Mike Johnson: "If Powell is innocent, then he can prove that." Oh, Mike. Does”innocent until proven guilty” remind you of anything? #uspol #uspolitics

Ashley makes a strong case that ICE aren’t Gestapo but rather slave patrols. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fjTAty/ #uspolitics #uspol

In the future, this day will be remembered as the beginning of the dictatorship. #uspol #dictatorshipofthetrumplitariat

The big #anthill I pass on my lunchtime walks is coming to life! (for size reference, the hill is somewhere between 4 and 5 feet tall. I don't check it daily so it's possible that I'm late to catch on, but this was the first time all winter I've seen […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

@dicenbuttons Have humans ever made anything as proportionally magnificent? Look at this nest, it's designed to maintain the perfect micro-climate. It's the home to 100,000s of ants. It's made of natural materials and perfectly integrated into the forest... not just "not imposing" but actively […]

“The man was convicted of 34 felonies in a cold New York City courtroom in May 2024, a mere 19 months ago. Trump expected and asked for riots outside the courtroom. He got nothing but pathetic support from a handful of kooks. A year earlier, he lost a humiliating sexual assault civil lawsuit to […]

This, from the agency charged with protecting our “home land,” although apparently not all of its residents or citizens. There are nowhere near 100 million “illegal” residents of the US. 100 millions, though, is quite close to the number of nonwhite citizens […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Lewis Latimer. He did more important work than you know, and got no credit. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fNNuKT/

“Mr. Vance is correct in saying that Denmark is not ‘a good ally.’ It’s a great one. Relative to the size of its economy, Denmark is the most generous donor to Ukraine’s military defense […]

It's not only the french thinking this. 😒 #usa #uk #trump #bangladesh #politics #french #fascism #democracy #meirl

[Violence by government agents] https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010631041/minneapolis-ice-shooting-video.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share

RE: https://journa.host/@samlitzinger/115861993842490849 The resistance will take many forms.

Joking. Talking. Doing. That’s what they do. That’s how they make yesterday’s jest tomorrow’s horror. #uspol