NYT is really outdoing @nytpitchbot.bsky.social. Is this what we’re calling CORRUPTION now? Hunter would like a word…

Perfection

These should be words. 😎

“The Trump administration’s sweeping attacks on transgender rights demonstrate the stark reality of what the state can do, rational or not, when driven by animus,” writes @paisleycurrah.com. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

Learn how to tell the difference between a *real judicial warrant* and other forms of random paper. The former actually gives law enforcement the right to enter a space. The latter is a trick. Protect your rights & share w/ others so they can protect theirs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA9Z...

1/ Musk seeking control over nerve systems of the federal government. As someone who spent a decade studying how centralized information systems are used for coercion this is a five alarm fire. We need to name it, identify risks, and seek to mitigate their impacts. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

More on why this is so ominous: www.pogo.org/reports/the-...

Incorrectly wrote the day for tomorrow's meeting as Tuesday. It's fixed now. The date and link to legistar were correct.

Sanctuary policies aren’t a silver bullet, but they do throw sand in the gears of the deportation system, says historian Brianna Nofil. They can delay removals, create time-consuming litigation, and make it more difficult for ICE to identify targets. boltsmag.org/the-pas...

Important new resource for immigrant families from the Women’s Refugee Commision, in Spanish and English: ESP: “Prepare un Plan: Pasos a Seguir para Padres Inmigrantes para Evitar la Separación Familiar” ENG: “Make a Plan: Essential Steps for Migrant Parents to Prevent Family Separation”

Very good thread. A lot to read and digest. I think digging down to the core of many, if not most, issues in this country, one arrives at racism. To deny or minimize it only serves to empower it further.

Found something more annoying than when your smoke detector goes off for no reason and you can’t make it stop or figure out how to get it off the wall so you just end up smashing it to bits… It’s when the smoke detector in the apartment next to yours goes off and the neighbor is on vacation. 😡

More media coverage on the lack of coverage. Still very little coverage of the murder, and what little there is now is about (of course ) the unverified claim that it was gang related. bsky.app/profile/noma...

I posted about the latter two before the acquittal of Daniel Penny. Nice to see someone connecting the three. Of course there are many more examples, but the fact that these events all took place w/in days of each other makes for an incredible contrast.

In a recent episode of @defineamerican.bsky.social, Jose Antonio Vargas and @fwd.us’s @andreaflores.bsky.social look at the current state of #immigration and discuss steps President Biden should take now to protect immigrant communities. Watch the full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2By9...

Another important thread about your rights. The video has links to further info and videos.

Prompts for building community, fortifying, our bodies, mind and spirit for what lies ahead. We only get through this together. Registration is open. you can find the link in the comments below.

Please read the thread in addition to the article and text of the bill. Call your representatives-because you know some are going to be on board.

I’m crying over this continuing loss of our basic humanity. I’m trying my best to maintain my own. It’s just so fucking dark right now. Thanks Noel

Can we move this asshole up on the block list?

A compassionate and pragmatic approach to immigration.

I made my first tik tok video, about the relationship between private prison corporations and Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. It’s full of primary sources. Video editing is way harder than I thought 😬 check out the full video at the link: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTY5uM61X/

This healed my heart for a brief while. Such a lovely human. 💕

Golden State Valkyries 🤩

This is maddening. Link to the vote details below. Don’t forget these names. Time to call your senators.

Eric Adams has been stoking hate against migrants along with the right wing. He has blood on his hands.

The NYT, in addition to the front page, has 15 articles in the NY section about the murder of the UHC CEO, including one about the “storied Hilton Hotel.” There is NO mention of the brutal hate crime stabbing attack on two teen boys in Manhattan. A 17yo boy is dead, the 18yo is critically wounded. 🧵

Let today’s Capitol Hill bathroom sit-in spark an era of radical defiance. Trans folks refuse to bow to hate and bigotry. We demand dignity and respect. We will fight like our ancestors. We are building with our elders and peers. And trans youth will inherit a better world. 📸: Alexa Wilkinson

A Tsunami Warning for the Bay Area? Fuck! Maybe it is the end of the world as we know it.

So, that was it. Oral arguments in US vs Skrmetti is now in the history books, though the judgement won't come until June. I haven't read other commentary. Not yet. I wanted to write a thread of my impressions first, and see what the experts are saying afterwards. 🧵

Threads to follow on US v. Skrmetti. Buckle up and be prepared to scream into the void.

Look to nature.

I like this idea of both imagining and planning. For ourselves and others. 🩵

A worthwhile thread about boundaries, consent and community.

“Sometimes, I told you so…Just Ain’t Enough” Original painting and illustrations by Navi Robins see comments for a link from the artist

Molly White (@molly.wiki) has some great thoughts on this, both technical and mental. See the "What Now" section www.citationneeded.news/wind-the-clo...

When immigration enforcement and the criminal legal system converge, non-citizens are effectively punished twice for a single crime. Two recent books offer bold solutions. boltsmag.org/beyond-...

Today’s listen. Went down a rabbit hole and found this hidden gem. Joe Strummer’s radio show on the BBC 1999-2002 exchange.prx.org/series/27024

Don't miss out on this! Protean Magazine needs your support. It would mean a lot to me if you made a pre-order. It's how we can afford to make such a beautiful magazine. So order before we close the pre-sale!

Inspiring words from @charliejane.bsky.social “Human connection is what it's all about -it's the reason we're fucking alive…And connecting with other people is pleasurable, even though it's also hard. I don't trust any version of the future where we never rejoice.”

"Too much information to the point of losing which parts are truthful or well-sourced can be just as dangerous as too little information. Control what you take in and to whom you’re listening."

Here is a gift link to the NYT article by M. Gessen referenced in this important thread.

Podcast episode of the day. Chilling.

Extended through December 2nd! Free ebooks!

I just got called a “shame merchant” (on one of those other apps) for calling out racism, poorly disguised as high minded lecturing. Feel like I should add that to my bio.

The intersection of @dieworkwear.bsky.social and @ryanjreilly.com is astounding.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it’s OK not to know the answers. It’s OK not to have your perfect diagnosis of What Went Wrong in the election. It’s OK to consider possibilities that challenge all you believe in. It’s OK to be curious about what you can’t see. the.ink/p/get-back-up

Since I've been here for a while… here are some useful features on Bluesky that you might not have discovered yet! 🧵

What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have? Glad you asked. Here’s a short primer: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...