KMFDM has always been kinda relevant imo, but listening to the lyrics of "Terror" from 1995's Nihil album makes it feel like it could have been written yesterday. link.deezer.com/s/32dakFsvSe...

Our government is attacking us simply for observing and recording their activities. This is tyranny.

This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.

Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account. What the fuck are we doing here?

The only "optics" they're concerned about are the optics that they can be stood up to, challenged, and turned away by unarmed citizens.

"Fascist governments are condemned to lose wars because they are constitutionally incapable of objectively evaluating the force of the enemy." - Umberto Eco, "Ur-Fascism"

This is yet another reason why I don't see a Democrat mid-term victory as a panacea to our problems. Why should we believe that they'll all of a sudden be effective with a majority based on their behavior currently? If they're dressing for the job they want, that job is compliance at best.

Re: off-ramps and inclusion for former Trump supporters: You are welcome in my tent when you own the harm you've contributed to, express genuine desire to do the work to help fix it, and back that up with action. That's... actually not a lot to ask, considering. 🤷‍♂️

secondary to the terrible content, gavin could be using his celebrity and influence to promote and elevate left wing media voices who are desperate for any kind of boost in visibility but instead hes doing whatever the fuck this is

Pretty fuckin’ good!

Never forget.

Filming the police isn't a crime.

We are now 30 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files

The regime still doesn't realize that they're the ones fucking around and finding out. It is legitimately an existential blow to their world view that most white Americans don't hate and fear the way they do and when confronted with violent escalation, fight back instead of complying.

Sadly pertinent info for living in a police state.

You may wonder why they would assault, handcuff, and arrest someone who is wearing a funny mask and doing a silly little dance. It's simple. There is nothing the cowards in the United States government fear more than a citizen who is not afraid of them.

A big part of the current right wing belief system is that everyone is actually just as bigoted as they are, and are only pretending not to be as a public performance ("virtue signalling"). They genuinely thought once they started doing open racism, everyone would join in

ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.” it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.

I just want people to know that there is no active insurrection, no regular protests, no rioting or whatever. The only time people are in the streets is when masked armed ICE thugs descend on one of our neighbors to disappear them as part of a federal government-led ethnic cleansing campaign.

The simple fact is that they want us to be scared of even observing them, because doing so is more likely to deter and demoralize than instigate them.

It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.

I keep thinking about the toxic, pervasive mythology of "rugged individualism" as a driving force in American culture, and how the collective efforts in the Twin Cities right now are proof that the only way through hard times is together, as a community.

gotta agree!

More unaccountable thuggery, via the AP Twitter account. After being screamed at not to knee him in the face, the agent...knees him in the face again. See for yourself

I'm trying to write up some information on dealing with an ICE invasion that's applicable in other states. In Minnesota, there are trainings for people to become constitutional observers. I'm not sure this exists everywhere else. Is there a virtual training people can do, or a video I can recommend?

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

it makes perfect sense if your entire knowledge of military strategy, tactics, and logistics comes from 1980s-era movies where Chuck Norris defends the homeland from Communist infiltrators

The second is basically just a montage of all the ICE brutality, fully masked and standing around. The whole time, Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name plays and the lyrics are prominently overlayed on the screen so there's no doubt. "Some of those that work forces."

I need two commercials made by some Left SuperPAC and put in the Superbowl and run in every major broadcast for the next two years. The first is basically a montage of movies where Nazis or East Germans or Soviet officers are asking to see someone's papers, then into ICE people doing the same thing.

Schumer's message: every American should be able to afford a home ... that ICE can invade and abduct them from.

A-fucking-men. Do not comply in advance.

In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties. The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized. Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.

I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things. This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.

This is the safest, most moderate course of action that offers some prospect of de-escalation. It is the only way for Democrats. Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.

Finally started making my end of year mix tape today. It's gonna be another one to go against the grain for me. Last year I started with 2 instrumental tracks (which hadn't happened in years) and it's looking like this year I'm starting with a couple off-beat heavy tracks. We'll see what happens.

This never happened and he shot her in the face. Look I know most people don't read or watch CBS News to begin with as is evidenced by the ratings, but I don't care what happens going forward when this is over, CBS is done forever. We should've put them down for Big Bang Theory but let's do it now

These problems are bigger than any individual so this isn't a solution but I do think Schumer and Jeffries should be replaced by any two Minneapolis residents who are out doing ICE patrols right now

No! The criticism of the Dems isn't that they never win elections, it's that they don't use power to solve the problems that got us here. Elite impunity, concentration of wealth, the unitary executive. Winning is only step 1

Crunch is _always_ indicative of failure, usually multifaceted. Failure in scheduling, failure to develop or support adequate tools, failure to scope, failure of leadership. Rarely (if ever) is it due to a lack of "hunger", skill, or desire to "redefine the industry standard" in devs.

this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)

Dear sweet Jesus, these photos from after they drag her away are even worse. (h/t @mprnews.org, doing the Lord's work). www.instagram.com/reel/DTdrPvZ...

This is Minneapolis: Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city. Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.

Today Anthem went dark after almost 7 years - quite a run! It had a profound effect on my career in a few ways, and I wanted to capture some positive memories and thoughts I'll take with me. 🧵

the democrats are right we should focus on kitchen table issues. for example there is a guy at my kitchen table who wants to shoot me in the face with a gun

Remember who you are, American. Part of a nation that proudly went to war against the kind of fascists who embrace stupid white supremacist slogans like "one homeland, one people, one heritage"

Does this give the regime an out in Minnesota without losing face (they can pull out and claim they were forced to by crooked lawyers) or are they committed to the current trajectory? Because if this legal play fails, I dont see how Walz can't call in the guard. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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.