this is cold as fuck

The thing about carceral thinking is that people foreclose their imaginations and think the only thing we can *do* is arrest, prosecute, imprison bad actors. Meanwhile progressive Minneapolis council members and organizers got an eviction moratorium resolution passed unanimously yesterday!

I’d point out too that public spaces have now become actively hostile to children - banned from malls, no skateboarding, etc - so children can’t be alone even often if parents are ok with it

Man it is cold as shit outside and things are so fucking weird but today in class we talked about the role of social systems in decision making and I think they Got It, even though it’s week one. Not to be all “the kids will save us” bc that gives us olds permission to sit back but it was nice.

"We aren’t superheroes, & we cannot individually stop all suffering. The most we might do is to lessen it for someone else. And often this feels insufficient, so why bother? For me, staying focused on the ways I can lessen suffering that are within my actual control provides grounding & some peace."

1. It's been more than a day since 2 of America's most storied newsrooms, CBS and ABC, reported that killer ICE agent Jon Ross suffered "internal bleeding" based on unnamed sources Since then - No other news org has confirmed the story - No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced

I believe we can solve the male loneliness epidemic AND give all of these mediocre white dudes somewhere better to put their energy but you’re not gonna like it we need another Swing revival

As the world burns, let's get one thing straight. A video podcast is just a TV show.

Seeing people talking about how they've lived in rural America and chose to move to a city abd prefer it bcs rural areas are so politically backwards, and while I have sympathy for that, the same is true of me, you guys need to remember that there are queer people and people of color and every-

on one hand we have the unfathomable logistical, operational and political task of canceling american elections, on the other hand we have the ravings of a demented old man who can't even pacify a mid-sized midwestern city. and i'm the silly one? i'm the irrational one?

if i want water from the sink, i have to turn on the faucet. if i want to ride my bike, i have to pedal and engage the gears. there is a mechanism. my point is that there is no *mechanism* by which elections can be canceled. it's not about norms, it is about how things work.

ICE shot someone, ran off and left paperwork in their vehicle, which was then raided. Super secret details of these images that include ALL the information for the ICE attacks in MN. Definitely don't call the phone numbers or bother the nazis or share their information or hack them.

ICE agents only do this because they are extremely well-trained and experienced with the situations they are creating

It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile

the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained

I can tell you this: By only attacking one city at a time, the Trump administration's effectiveness will degrade with each successive occupation. Activists, protesters and resisters are learning tactics every day and they're spreading ahead of federal agents.

I can’t describe it but this photo is Pure Michigan.

Man I am getting a completely different takeaway from this chart than everyone else. This is a sign that electoral politics isn’t really about policy or messaging, it’s about large groups of people reacting to events. People don’t hear arguments, they see things happening and change their stances.

I’m glad @liberalcurrents.com ran this from a father in ICE occupied Minnesota. He acknowledges that he’s in a better situation than lots of folks while analyzing the situation with insight and in solidarity with those in the federal government’s crosshairs.

when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?

this fucking headline and the lede is that she *served on a fucking school board*

Scott Adams, inventor of the Dilldo, has died

For those asking why I am asking about ICE funding NOW, the government runs out of money this month and Congress has yet to pass the Homeland Security bill. ICE won’t be abolished, but Democrats can hold up the bill

democrats don’t _need_ to temper their message. they _want_ to, because the message is not to voters, it’s to donors. they want the billionaires bankrolling the dnc to feel confident that accountability is never coming for them. otherwise, the money dries up. and dems believe only $ wins elections.

Couldn't sum up the mood in Minneapolis right now any better than that.

ohhhhh so none of them know yet that they’re not getting $50K after tax withholding, do they

Please understand this is happening in literally dozens of locations around the city simultaneously. If an ICE vehicle stops, community members materialize in seconds and do everything they can to stop the kidnappings. We are under siege and using every tool to fight back.

I hope all these dickfucks get the scoots at an important event.

I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.

How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here

I laughed aloud.

if there’s a hamburglar then it stands to reason that there is [eyes narrow] a hotdoglar

What is the fascist state going to say about you when its Secret Police shoot you unprovoked in broad daylight? Mine’s easy: “he was a dangerous radical Marxist professor.”

Los Angeles, CA - Bit of a false alarm; crowd isn’t marching yet though they are assembled in the street currently. Making speeches still.

If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.

Second, and probably most importantly, it's tactically wrong. "No point discussing political opposition to fascism, there won't be elections anyway" cedes victory to your enemies. It's defeatism and nihilism.

as someone who actually has some of my ass on the line here, it is genuinely infuriating to me when a straight white man slides into my mentions to tell me everyone is doomed and we should give up now the utter audacity

For you youngsters out there just finding out about him, Jesse Ventura is not "some kind of lake wizard" but was at one time the governor of Minnesota and before that a professional wrestler

Some of the 130+ participants in the steady #rain and 53º at today’s New River Valley ICE Out for Good protest in #Christiansburg. ICE is attacking our country. We shall not be moved. #iceoutforgoodwoa @indivisible.org @pbsnews.org @cardinalnews.org #wdbj #wsls #roanoketimes @maddow.bsky.social

I am baffled daily by people's inability to grasp that there are gradients or degrees of bad. it's a practical mistake that contributes to hopelessness and inaction because someone who won't distinguish very bad, worse, or a bit less bad won't bother to do anything unless it fixes everything at once

He’s eating a hot dog do not trust this man

Found your mom at the aquarium today

It is funny that people hear “purity politics alienates regular people!” and think that means they should compromise on words or issues when maybe it means not expecting every dumbass to know the names of every esoteric state senator to be a part of conversations

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears: archive.is/ur35j

A big thanks to every pundit who dismissed as hysterical the many people sounding the alarm bells in 2015

Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.

I wonder what people thought "the machine" was being raged against and why it was enraging

Why the new food guidelines look like Cards Against Humanity

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