“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

That's the definition of fascism from Robert Paxton, one of the preeminent historians of the subject, from his book ANATOMY OF FASCISM which came out more than two decades ago.

The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries. He said this out loud.

It certainly appears the United States murdered an innocent fisherman who was a husband and father to four children, claimed he was a "narco-terrorist," posted a video of the execution, and then made jokes about it

Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,

From now on, the Epstein files should be in the last sentence of every post, essay, report, poem, etc. No matter the topic. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The hidden Epstein files stretch far away.

Mohammed El-Kurd’s guide to responding to the most ridiculous anti-Palestinian smears.

The United Nations warns the territory has completely run out of infant formula, putting hundreds of babies at imminent risk of death. Already at least 66 Palestinian children have died of acute malnutrition due to Israel’s blockade, according to Gaza officials.

Cops tried to chase someone down for allegedly climbing a pedestrian sign. He quickly scram on foot and cops lost sight of him, the crowd cheered and made fun of the officers. Also an axolotl appeared to the protest.

This is terrifying.

Donald Trump is invading Los Angeles in significant part bc his consigliere has deep emotional wounds from having to live among brown people.

An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house." The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.

Is there anything more unsettling and beautiful than the eyelids of a red eyed tree frog? They're so ornate and bizarre. I can't think of anything else like them.

Wow — John Fetterman has missed a remarkable 30 votes this year, has cancelled town halls, and avoids engaging with voters. But he did make time to go on a first-class, five-star hotel, all-expenses paid $36,000 trip to Israel to barbecue & hang out with Israeli military and government officials.

UCLA students were watching the film The Encampments when dozens of police in riot gear stormed the screening. A dystopian nightmare of universities deploying thought police to persecute students whose ideas, politics and values don't align with power.

to recap US academia: - cornell canceled artist's gig because they've been outspoken about the genocide of palestine - yale revoked official status of a club on campus because they protested a war criminal - university of michigan students who protested against the genocide of palestine got raided

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan. mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-... #Palestine #Israel

See the little dot circled in red? That's the Heard and McDonald Islands. They are uninhabited, require a permit to visit, and are a two week sail from Australia. Trump just put a 10% tariff on their exports, of which there are none. Know what country didn't get any tariffs? Russia.

A uni rep who actually has a spine?! “Anti-antisemitism can be appropriated by any political movement. They can use that as a vehicle for persecuting researchers and institutions that are not aligned with the ideology of the person in charge. It’s to show that you control them.”

Not gonna lie this feels like bullshit. I forgot the part of On Tyranny where it says run away.

I feel like we’re all riding in the backseat of a car driven by a drunk rageaholic, and the child locks are on so we can’t escape. I’m finding myself doing the equivalent of closing my eyes, silently screaming, and praying to all possible gods that we’ll live through the journey.

The cowardice of institutions has always been staggering, but since January 20 American institutions have folded near-instantaneously. The word “disgraceful” in no way encapsulates the depth and scope of the cravenness of our institutions. If we are to save this country, it will be as individuals.

Monsters

”we have condemned 228 men to die in a foreign prison without charge or trial” is a fact that I cannot shake from my mind. It just keeps reasserting itself. God have mercy bc this is just the beginning.

The abduction and forced disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil is the canary in the coal mine. Fascist regimes use this tactic to instill fear and suppress dissent. And historically, this tactic has often worked.

This is how it happens in the military dictatorship in Egypt. Police in plainclothes, no warrants, not giving names, denying right to speak to a lawyer, then illegally disappearing the arrested. Unbelievable how low the USA has sunk! Shocking. A rogue state now like the worst autocratic regimes.

Our gyre? Widening. Our falcon? Deaf. Our things? Falling apart. Our center? Not holding.

Astonishing and grotesque

The absurdity of using a child cancer survivor who got cancer from chemicals & wants to be a cop as your prop when you: -Cut child cancer funding -Gut the EPA -Deregulated sewage in our water -Pardoned J6 insurrectionists who killed cops Every MAGA Accusation Is A Confession

Rep Al Green 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’m giving you a standing ovation. You sir are a hero 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Agree!

Can we please stop with the "why aren't Americans doing anything" Discourse that I keep seeing? I'm not even talking about people in other countries. I'm talking about my fellow USians who I see every day On Here bemoaning how we aren't protesting. 1. PROTESTS ARE LITERALLY HAPPENING EVERY DAY.

I get that protecting your sanity is job number one, but I think engaging at the beginning of the coup is better than when it’s complete :(

What a title

Yikes

Thus is the message in the bottle passed along to reach us in the present where, once again, our labor serves to increase the power of the ruling classes that invest in borders and walls to protect and preserve their power. May the spirit of the Left Opposition never die.

i wanna be direct. Steve Bannon is an alumnus of Virginia Tech and this university should revoke his degree.

Lots to shout about today, but this one is intimately heartbreaking. The Educational Bookshop is a refuge of sanity, decency, and culture in the best sense of the word. So of course the Israeli state found it frightening. Solidarity with Mahmoud & Ahmad. Writers please stand up.

Andy Young: Bone Saw Villanelle voxpopulisphere.com/2025/02/05/a...

Why do these names seem completely made up?

How To Interfere (By Which I Only Of Course Mean “Ask Questions Like A Good Concerned US Citizen”) With ICE And Not Catch An Obstruction Charge! 🇺🇸🦅💅🏽🤷🏻‍♀️😘

Today’s a good day after all. 🙏🤟

Floored by this fantastic review by @edskoog.bsky.social

Exactly my thoughts as I watched it.

A real photo and perfect metaphor heading into 2025.

This