More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Happy "It didn't happen again" to all who celebrate.

Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

So, national strike when?

If you see this... You know the rest.

Holy crap! There's an ACTUAL NUMBER for PayPal in this! PayPal is NOTORIOUS for never giving out numbers!!! This is pure gold!

The GOAT

we did a kill the computer episode on how violence in the world is becoming irony poisoned individuals last week, very relevant to recent events still

Here's a good blog post: defector.com/this-is-who-...

ATTN FELLOW CANADIANS: An actual MP has created a petition to stop financial discrimination against adult creators by payment processors. You have to confirm your email but thats because its something that can actually be shown to parliament.

In mourning, I will be lowering my gums down my teeth to half mast.

Five years of Defector: defector.com/five-years-o...

Loopy D is his rap name.

Do it. Search your name. Take their money. It’s yours anyway.

Join us for a virtual Know Your Rights training this Friday, September 5 to get prepared and learn how to keep yourself and your community safe.

Ruin a movie by making it about Gary There's something about Gary

The Democratic Party has badly lost its way.

For new readers, $5 will get you three months of access to the collaborative effort of more than two dozen sharp writers and editors on staff at Defector. defector.com/products

My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country. I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.

For a limited time, you can try out three months of Defector blogs for less than the price of a happy hour pint. I hope you will do it, because I think the blogs are good and the more people that subscribe the more we can hire. defector.com/defector-is-...

This is very good about some very bad shit

Putin and Trump meet. Lights suddenly go out. Jim Ross: " Muh gawd! That's Black Death's music!" Cape Buffalo enters the arena.

Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act. TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets! Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963

Toad the Moist Sprocket

Hey! This ACLU petition to stop payment processors like Visa and Mastercard from censoring content across the internet is getting SO close to the signature goal!!! action.aclu.org/petition/mas... If you live in the USA, please take a moment to sign!

I made a quick and dirty anti-censorship cheat sheet to help onboard people and direct their energy in a productive direction. This isnt as comprehensive as various websites being shared around, but it should be easy to share and save. Save the png and repost as widely as you can

Big Tech is racing to build a sentient god out of duct tape and venture capital, and I'm told I'm the alarmist. So I sat down with @edzitron.com to talk about the hype, the bullshit, and the trillion-dollar delusions behind AI. www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/scre...

Let’s change gears. Do some good Sign this. Make it go viral. Protect sex workers. End payment processor discrimination action.aclu.org/petition/mas...

Ever had your cat be so nice and well behaved you spend the night worrying that she's dying?

under AB 291, the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act of 2017, it is illegal in California for a landlord to disclose a tenant’s immigration status or threaten to report them to immigration authorities. tell your friends!

NEW from me — I wrote about FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson, who has been completely silent and out of view since deadly floods devastated Texas last week, and spoke to staffers about what it's like to respond to a disaster with no leader. Read here:

Our pressure worked: The State Department has finally issued guidance for how individuals can proceed after a federal judge blocked President Trump's anti-trans passport policy. If you or your loved ones are affected by this policy, we're here with more information.

fun activity, kids! head over to adl.org/contact, choose "antisemitic or other hate incidents" as the topic of inquiry, and ask if they are going to publicly condemn trump for using an antisemitic slur. *if you're jewish, you might want to click "report an incident" at the top of the page.

Ladies and Gentlemen, you have your orders.

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade it. wrd.cm/46oii6T

The integrity of the midterm elections is the last big test of the system’s ability to restrain a dictator. Don’t ask what comes after that. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cross-the-...

The Trump Administration won't hold ICE officers to account for their rampant illegality; state prosecutors should do so, as I discuss here.

Here's how you remove Google AI from your mobile devices.

Really good blog, here. This is a gift link, so you can read it if you're not a subscriber: defector.com/robert-f-ken...

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

Solidarity protests with Los Angeles for tomorrow (Mon, Jun 9th): • Chicago: 9:00am • Los Angeles: 11:00am • Seattle: 11am • Boston: 1:30pm • Raleigh: 2:00pm • Atlanta: 2:00pm • Charlotte: 2:00 PM • Sacramento: 4:00 PM • Asheville: 6:00pm Check link for updates and locations

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

I’ve been marching for LGBTQ+ rights since Pride was considered a protest. And I’ll continue to march under this administration as a recommitment to the fight for equality today. No matter who you are or who you love, you have a home here in Illinois.

Hey folks, I have a huge request for Pride: Trevor Project is recruiting for a landmark new study. If you are LGBTQ, in the United States, and between 13-24 or know someone who is, pass this along to them. Trevor’s research has led to meaningful defenses of queer and trans lives. Take the survey

“What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” he said. Not an antisemite. www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...