Those social media smear campaigns against women, especially queer women, laid the path to people celebrating the murder of a queer woman by a man in a uniform who called her a “fucking bitch” afterward. They unlocked the entitlement and rage to cheer gender-based violence from the online sidelines.

It is important to note that everyone else is playing catch up because that offers folks, assuming they have the humility to recognize it, an opportunity to ask how we survived this shit for so long. This is an entry point for solidarity, but only if it can be seen as such.

I really, truly, so do not want to be "that guy," this this is a conversation that happens among Black and Brown folks (in my experience) at least twice monthly. We've BEEN asking this question and everyone else is just playing catch-up.

Every single one of them, cowards wearing plate carriers when facing people holding nothing more than snowballs.

REGIME CHANGE 🇺🇸

This is not a radical position. This is a very moderate position. This is a conservative position. That’s how far gone the Dem and GOP leadership are

This. The term "conservative" is a better fit for AOC speaking out in defence of basic fundaments of the social order than for the fascist GOP intent on smashing & subverting it to fascism, or for the centrist Dems only concerned with protecting their own position at the centre of power & privilege.

The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.

My friend John is an excellent writer who’s had a really rough time of it lately. If you have a book preorder in you, this one seems like a great time.

The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished. I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy. Time to melt ICE.

really feels like Becca Good saying “go get some lunch, big boy” is when he snapped. the kind of man who joins ICE is absolutely the kind of man who thinks women should die for saying things like that. they absolutely crash out when we aren’t cowering in fear and making them feel scary & powerful

Reupping this because I think it’s important to understand WHY so many white people are saying “she should have complied” Because the violence that white supremacy inflicts on white people comes with a promise. “Conform and be safe.” A false promise, but one we are taught nonetheless.

NEWS --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman are introducing a new bill to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, making lawsuits and prosecutions easier. They also say agent who killed Renee Good should be prosecuted in Minnesota. They break this news on our pod: newrepublic.com/article/2051...

they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders: -DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope! -But they were def part of Tren de Aragua -actually no -But TdA is real and active in Portland -We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city

Today, Facebook permanently banned the account of fellow author and Star Trek tie-in scribe Ilsa J. Bick because its automated censor detected no-no words in her otherwise normal post about the murder of Renee Good. Be aware that the fascist machines are working overtime to suppress free speech.

again, this guy trained other agents and it’s just very clear what they are trained to do

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Rainbow stack, but make it sci-fi. Happy Friday!

36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it

Personally, I'm fed up with dentists and some MDs who think that a surgical mask is enough or claim that their surgical masks are "special". They don't offer a proper seal for aerosols; they leak. Period. We should've learnt this years ago, especially healthcare workers! #CovidCautious #LongCovid

#MEAction also has a guide on planning inclusive protests (including actions people can take from home/bed) As well as a guide for protesting in person if you're disabled (and can actually do so) [Scroll down to the red "Read the Guide" link at the bottom of the page] #NEISvoid

By touting this incredibly damning video they think showing that Renee and her wife were lesbians justifies the shooting. That's all.

Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

People who use mail in voting should definitely look at the changes that went into effect. It's notoriously blue leaning, and as such, 47 s gunning for it. Key point: VOTE ASAFP www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

The new Renee Good video hit me really hard because it humanizes her even more. You see Renee and her wife, a concerned dog in the back, the bumper sticks on the car. You see them being calm (even polite) in the face of fascism. And then they're murdered by an impulsive Nazi.

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If the video Hayes is referencing here is authentic, then Good was murdered in cold blood by a man who had no reason to be afraid because he was angry at her for talking back.

Currently in the middle of book 2 of this, and I already cannot recommend it enough. When I read I tend to hear each character’s voice in my head. And Mrs. Egerton’s voice (to me) is absolutely Susan Rigvava-Dumas in her role as Danvers in the Rebecca musical.

Let's be clear about this: The law already prohibits ICE agents from murdering people; ICE murders people anyway. Yes, Renee Good, and MANY more. Electeds can say "we're imposing new legal conditions on ICE, like, 'you can't wear masks" but why should we believe that will stop them? Abolish ICE

He didn't think a woman should be able to take a sharp tone with him, so he decided to kill her. Happens every day, but now it's government policy.

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not even kidding, Vance should be excommunicated over this

It is astounding to me that he hasn’t been already although I know it shouldn’t be Every single day he is committing rampant blasphemy

If they truly think the video makes the shooting seem justified, it’s because they believe summary execution is an appropriate punishment for “being a bitch” and they feel confident that many other men believe the same thing

If ICE shoots me in the face, as my followers you are obligated to make sure that my home, vehicle and those everyone I love, as well as their persons, are absolutely covered 24/7 360° with lawyers

And as literally everything about daily life is getting relentlessly worse for almost everyone regardless of political affiliation The constituency for “well you’re broke and unemployed and can’t afford health care but at least we’re murdering liberals” exists but it is not broad

On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

Renee Good's final words: "its ok dude, I'm not mad at you" ICE thug's first words after killing her: "fucking bitch" What an encapsulation of the Trump movement's so-called embrace of "masculinity" and the boys it attracts. Violent, savage, weakness. Murderous rage and insecurity towards women.

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it’s really important to have publications like People covering this because it’s going to get seen by so many people who don’t consume political media