once again: the civil rights movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...

“Oh, boy, was that an ugly day. … Roy instantly took the bird in to be debeaked, all the way yelling, ‘Tit for tat! Tit for tat!’”

I wrote about how videos of DHS Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies have created negative spectacle that neutralizes the fascist porn that Kristi Noem is trying to disseminate back in September. It holds up... www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...

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Timeline cleanser, and good advice.

I think this take is right. Stopping the midterms would be a colossal project, requiring a level of competence and resource WAY WAY beyond what That Man and his myrmidons have demonstrated, and would require a LOT of things to go exactly right.

I have often wondered where the world in general, and the United States specifically, would be at had the Soviet Union never collapsed and the competition between the superpowers continued, albeit at a less heated level than during the "Cold" War. The fall of the USSR...

Breaking: Greenland now adequately defended.

Also keep in mind that provocateurs are a thing. That person publicly calling for violence? They're either crazy or a federal agent. It is not helpful to listen to them regardless. I found @laurajedeed.bsky.social's piece on this quite useful: www.firewalledmedia.com/p/cointelpro...

An immigration enforcement service is necessary, and there will always be support for it. Support for how it's currently conducted is bleeding fast. It is not the same as abolition. You effectively and politically accomplish abolition by starving the current service. Then you start again.

Getting a lot of messages. A lot are like "Can I come help?" (appreciated, but unless you know the area very well, probably not THAT useful) or "Can I send money?" (not to me, please). But the best ones are like "I want to build what you guys have back in my home city." YES, DO THAT. DO IT NOW.

This Kyiv coffee place works even when it’s 7 hours of blackout .Because nothing stands between Ukrainians and their coffees ☕️💪 come with me to have a cup of coffee on Kyiv river bank in Kyiv winter fairytale 🔉sound on for generator’s purring and crunchy snow ❄️

This is a critical point. What we're really witnessing is the *collapse* of law and order, brought about by Trump's lawless thugs. I think a lot of ordinary people intuitively understand that this is what's happening.

Humans tend to make decisions based on EMOTIONS rather than FACTS Then find arguments to fit those emotions to avoid cognitive dissonance By mistaking our emotions for facts, we may find ourselves making decisions based on biased thinking. #DemVoice1 neurodivergentinsights.com/feelings-are...

Splendid shot of two Sikh soldiers of 3/8 Punjab Rgt in Italy, 1944, manning a Bren LMG in Villa Grande, SW of Ortona, Abruzzo. Note the camo netting on the gunner’s Dastar. Facebook World War 2 pictures. Details in ALT. Loughlin (Sgt) Photographer IWM NA 11188 WWP-PD @sundersays.bsky.social

Polish PM Tusk: “It is Russia who rejected the peace plan prepared by the US, not Zelensky. The only Russian response was more missile attacks on Ukrainian cities. That’s why the only solution is to increase pressure on Russia. And you all know it.”

a big load of earbuds, headphones and speakers need updating to patch vulnerabilities that could be exploited to hijack audio, take over mics for eavesdropping, or even in some cases for location tracking www.wired.com/story/google...

I and @nopipbutcpip.bsky.social have run across this situation more than once. Usually, whoever is clearly losing and has no chance of recovering their position in the remaining turn(s) resigns and overall victory is then determined.

Scott and I argued publicly, but I take no joy in seeing someone die as he did: as an unrepentant racist who spread dangerous disinformation while taking horse medicine instead of real medicine for an ailment he could've survived. I'm upset at yet another intelligent man choosing to live as a moron.

If you've ever wondered about the infrastructure behind the Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine, check out this teardown ➡️ hackernoon.com/the-long-now...

I remember what he once was to a lot of people, and I feel sad. I suppose the signs of what he ended up turning into must have been there all along, but it's hard for me to figure what they were.

The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.

16 Classic Movie Birthdays Today 1/13 incl Robert Stack, Gwen Verdon, Fortunio Bonanova, Kay Francis (pictured in that order), plus Billy Gray, Rip Taylor and Rosemary Murphy. #botd full list: http://www.classicmoviehub.com/database/births/month/january-13/

I've been commissioned to write a piece about games based on real places that changed peoples' perception of that place or had some kind of local impact - are you a dev who made a game like this? Or are you a player who has a story about a game that inspired you to visit somewhere? Let me know!

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

Oh, and since we are talking logistics, I need to put the link to Brant’s fantastic presentation of a few years ago for @armchairdragoons.bsky.social youtu.be/LyE29Xyh2mQ?...

This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.

From the slinky, bias-cut gowns of the 1930s to the sharp, structured suits of the 1940s, one Hollywood costume designer mastered it all: Robert Kalloch.  #FashionConservatory #RobertKalloch #CostumeDesign #FashionHistory #ClassicHollywood #1940sfashion #1930sfashion #Vintagefashion #goldenage

ExxonMobil CEO, acknowledging objective reality: Venezuelan oil is dirty, the infrastructure is poor, the security situation is bad, we don't want to invest. Trump: Oh yeah, then I won't let you invest in Venezuelan oil! (This is what a flailingly weak leader who doesn't think ahead looks like)

9 Classic Movie Birthdays Today 1/12 incl Luise Rainer, Patsy Kelly, Milton Sills, Sara Berner (pictured in that order), and more. #otd full list: http://www.classicmoviehub.com/database/births/month/january-12/

BERNANKE/YELLEN/GREENSPAN JOINT STATEMENT: “.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..” (via @apnews.com)

I found a couple of online translators, but I'm suspicious of them because (I didn't see this until afterward) they're AI-powered - apologies, Pip - and also if they're to be believed, Punic was mostly consonants, worse than Klingon.

Silly or not, campy or not, still the version of the Dark Knight I cut my teeth on as a tot, and still my favorite version; I have it on DVD's.

Artist John Singer Sargent was born #OnThisDay in 1856. His 1892 portrait Mrs Hugh Hammersley, depicted Mary Hammersley in a cherry silk velvet gown trimmed with gold lace at the cuffs, hem and neck. Mary kept this fragment of the gown all her life. Met Museum collection. #fashionhistory

Callot Soeurs were always innovative, a cutting edge design house that has not received as much attention as it deserves. This is one of my favourites, a c1909 evening dress of silk mesh with celluloid sequins & paste gems. Such a brilliant & sparkling blue #greggmuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Now that Agent Ross' cellphone video has been leaked, it's even more evident he had no business being back on the streets after his incident last year. Last year, he tased the driver. This year, he just shot her in the head. I've got the details:

The shooter calls her a "fucking bitch" right after shooting her three times. He shot because he was pissed off, not because he reasonably believed he was in danger. Also, he is filming while handling his weapon at the same time?!? Was he even looking at where he was shooting?

Everything is bad but these guys are so incompetent that they doxxed their own ICE agent and are circulating video that makes their case look even worse

The regime's cutoff of Internet access is also handicapping the state media; I find it rather remarkable that an anchor is admitting this.

Minnesota fights back

As the OP says, "beyond unprofessional" behavior on the part of Ross, who (1) TURNED HIS BACK on a *purportedly* dangerous subject, (2) didn't have firm control of his firearm (not held in both hands), and (3) let himself get riled up by a mocking remark.

Not helping someone who got stuck in snow or ice is the Minnesota equivalent of taking a shit on their car hood.

A new region has joined the uprising: For the first time, residents of Lamerd in southern Fars province have taken to the streets. Reports say the entire town has poured onto the main road in protest. The movement continues to spread across Iran and it is getting bigger and bigger.

#KhameneiZahak en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahhak P. S. “My brothers, never forget, when you hear people praising the progress of Enlightenment, that the devil’s most beautiful ruse is to persuade you that he does not exist!” (Baudelaire)

It's wise not to get too far ahead in optimism, but the picture is looking increasingly grim for the Islamic Republic regime the longer they fail to definitively suppress the uprising - especially when their myrmidons start to give it up for a bad job.

Nothing of the sort happened. Paying users can still have Grok generate images.

Interactive Time-Lapse | Protests in Iran: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0f3b... 🧵(1/3)

Some really positive news to keep in mind, from Liz at Indivisible. What we do does matter! 1. The Republican House majority is shrinking. With Rep. Greene's resignation and Rep. LaMalfa's death, Speaker Johnson can only afford to lose 2 Republican votes on any proposed legislation.

Confirmation requested: I saw a post on Twitter claiming that the tomb of Ayatollah Khomeini in #Iran has been attacked and set on fire. It seems pretty drastic to me, so I want to see if anyone else has heard this. (It's getting on toward evening there now.)