This has always been part of the GOP playbook: Downplay incidents of right-wing violence, and then repurpose them as supposed acts of leftist terrorism for public consumption. They first did this in 2020.

I spent some time in Margate this summer, so I had to address the elephant in the room... 🐘

It’s no wonder that Trump has such a twisted view of war and sacrifice. And the utility of bribes.

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation Depraved. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

So Diane Keaton is gone, but we still have Woody fucking Allen? Absolute bullshit

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

Holy shit, Fr Dowling.

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents. Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time. He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone. Houston, Texas

a broken clock may be right twice a day, but you should still throw it out

Hey @govpritzker.illinois.gov your boys are protecting ICE again and obstructing the religious rights of detainees

Congratulations to the happy couple

Though she doesn't generally do social media, Emily asked me to post this. bsky.app/profile/anna...

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

"Hedge fund Alden Global Capital gobbles up newspapers across America and guts them. No one knows why, until journalist Julie Reynolds investigates. Her findings trigger journalist rebellions at Alden-owned newspapers nationwide." Full documentary streaming at @pbs.org.

4 unnamed Co-conspirators.

This is a much better way to frame "affordability," @democrats.org. It centers corruption, condemns the unfair economic system that produces, connects those to harms to ordinary people, & doesn't ignore Trump's authoritarianism nor his racist attacks on immigrants & their supporters.

DeHaas said he founded Covenant Eyes to keep his kids from accessing porn on the internet. The app blocks porn sites as well as screenshots images from your device and sends them to your "accountability partner" His son used the app Hush to lure a 14 year old for sex, asking for her to send pics.

Now with #AltText

cry whimsy and inflate the frogs of war

Start your weekend off right by watching a hillbilly make a swirly cake

We need more women's wrestling history that isn't designed to sell an authoritarian-aligned corporate narrative.

This month in 1909 - Lady Wrestler Violet Stanley, who had recently performed at the Agricultural Hall, Islington was imprisoned for three months for keeping a brothel. She was later done for sex work as Emily Baillie, and in 1911 for using counterfeit coins in Newcastle as Rose Daley.

What middle and upper class cis het white people need to understand is that they only have as many rights as the most vulnerable do. You have only the rights trans people and immigrants do.

She's a U.S. sponsored opposition candidate and the daughter of a steel oligarch. Machado champions the privatization of Venezuela's oil, power, and steel industries.

Melania talking about a private pipeline with Putin about Ukrainian children does make you wonder what’s in the Epstein files. But #complicitmedia are just stenographers.

I'm still waiting on reimbursement for my 2004 RNC protest signs. Sharpies and poster board were, as they still are now, expensive!

They make up lies about paid agitators doing violence, and attach them to the name of a prominent Jewish person. This is antisemitism, and it infects every part of the GOP.

Curious if folks are getting the impression that those around them are unaware antifa is not an org? We know this admin is dead set on pretending it is & many media are uncritically perpetuating that. Feels like we’re watching an elite disinfo campaign move in both a rapid and absurdist fashion.

We're going to be inundated by people in inflatable frog costumes at the halloween parade, aren't we?

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

After doing a brief theatrical tour, The Onion's very funny 20-minute send-up of true crime tropes is watchable online. www.avclub.com/onion-jeffre...

And FYI, just cuz you can't contributed LOTS doesn't mean you shouldn't bother. Some people are going to picket ICE holding facilities, get arrested over and over, brave tear gas and beatings. But not everyone can, and not everyone's expected to. Helping in small ways is still helping.

See also: "Why isn't anyone DOING ANYTHING" Translation: "I'm not doing anything" People are doing things. They are doing a LOT. It's up to you to plug in and participate.

While Palestinians hopefully can take a breath, the rest of us don't stop pressing our govts until Palestine is free. The work continues for us. Justice must be served.

Anyone who was paying attention during Gamergate recognizes these tactics. “Oh *we’re* against doxxing, of course, but that person who got doxxed totally deserved it, and yeah, sure we’ve been calling for them to be fired and their lives ruined, but *we* didn’t personally do it.”

Netanyahu's mouthpiece, Amit Segal, casually admits on Twitter that his country has been holding 1,700 people from Gaza hostage, including children.

I *really* want more reporting on this because the book was pretty heavily vetted by lawyers in advance of publication….

To “make” the proof. Jesus.

ICE was on the roof. He had just been praying.

This is so damn scary. The book claimed that Jeffrey Epstein was the one who introduced Donald and Melania. Now the CEO of Harper UK is out.

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them. They should feel bad.

I went ahead and did the starting work for someone who wants to chase this angle. Most right-wing influencers who participated in the "Antifa" roundtable at the White House yesterday have easily provable ties to TPUSA (8 of 12). The other four need a closer look I don't have time for right now.

The New York Times also just kind of introduces Turning Point USA as this ambiguous entity without explaining what it is, or detailing any of its dodgy behaviors as a super shady right wing propaganda organization this kind of generous framing isn't done by accident

Here’s an angle for a journalist looking for a fresh take on the White House “Antifa” roundtable — most of the people who participated are employed by or have a direct financial connection to Turning Point USA. I think that’s pretty telling, no?

Every ceasefire the IDF fire never ceases

Further reducing what library and information science actually is and further reducing the meaning and value of that specific line of training and education. "Faculty were not consulted" ... of course.

If this happens in a hospital you call a stroke code 😳

Crank up the volume. Trust me. And if you can't hear it: someone in the crowd is playing "Yakety Sax" while someone else yells "your boss is on the Epstein list!"