The media defining @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as (only) Muslim frustrates me. Idk know his personal faith nor does it matter. What bothers me is when our diaspora is defined by 1 part of our identity. His parents, like mine, are mixed. Hindu/Muslim & Hindu/Sikh. These are only 2 of many pieces.

Random Monday Musing Kash Patel is evil Abed from the darkest timeline except disruption of the space time continuum also accelerated us into idiocracy.

Seeing people who are just not wired for anything but rage and schadenfreude try to figure out the performance of grief is genuinely anthropologically fascinating

“Only black folks stayed nearby and recorded the arrest” This makes me so fucking angry.

I'm so excited for the rapture to happen next week or whatever. Imagine what it will do to the housing market

Tornado sirens just went off in Denton. Damn it.

Bedroom window. NTX. This is the most calm compared to 15 min ago. The 1st round was hail with much stronger wind. Honestly thought we were about to see a tornado.

JFC

In cases “where autocratization started in a Democracy” a total of 85% “became democracies again @ the end of the U-Turns.” Of these, 94% hit bottom as autocracy’s, some closed. “A possible worst case scenario of democratic breakdown thus does not mean that a swift upward movement is precluded.”

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

the revolution will not be televised (they canceled their subscriptions)

How I learned about Sinclair 2 yrs ago, my (brown) parents (70’s) suddenly started going on about immigration. This new development became propaganda whack a mole as I searched for the source. 1 day I lost it & called out their part. Mom responded “Well, I trust my Austin local news anchors.”

Ran into a teacher friend tonight. 250+ TX teachers have been reported for social media content so far. Many complaints did not originate w/the parents of students. Over worked, under paid, & targeted for exercising free speech. Good thing there’s not a teacher shortage. Oh wait.

This Admin is so evil that in the past few days, I’ve agreed with Karl Rove, Tucker Carlson, John “Torture Memos” Yoo, & now Ted Fucking Cruz. Am I in the upside down? Am I dead & in Hell? Some sort of Vanilla Sky situation? Did I unknowingly get red pilled out of a simulation? I’m so confused.

I’m not sure Ted Cruz has ever made a single comment I’ve agreed with. If he’s demonstrated value prior, feel free to enlighten me but the point is, even a weasel like Ted Cruz sees the extreme danger here & he’s (struggling not to throw up) right.

“We are rookies” with the power to decide whether children live or die.

We are not safe until everyone is safe. We are not free until everyone is free.

The mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James is at a standstill because federal agents and prosecutors don’t believe they have enough evidence to get a conviction if the case were to go to trial, but Trump won't let it go. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

i've subscribed to: rolling stone WIRED 404 media defector the handbasket chicago journalism i subscribed to: unraveled block club it's time to support media directly so they don't fall into the hands of fascists, the replies to this post have additional great news media i recommend supporting

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

The 1st book my husband ever gifted me was I am America (And So Can You!) all the way back in 2007. We’d watched the WH Correspondents Dinner together the year before (as friends) & I can still remember the trending tagline that followed: “Stephen Colbert has balls of steel”

When we allow intolerance to exist outside the framework of a social contract in free society, the intolerant become emboldened as they erode our values in favor of oppressive & authoritarian practices. The intent of intolerance is destruction of free society.

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"Capitulation isn’t the easy way. It’s the stupid way."

“Sock-Full-Of-Quarters Derangement Syndrome”

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

My grandfather immigrated here on an EB-1A Visa. He served w/the UN for 20+ yrs, had a doctorate in civil engineering, & was sponsored by an Am diplomat. As UK citizens, our wait was short. India’s is 100+ yrs’s & non Am born kids of legal residents age out at 21. Then what? Wait 100 yrs?

This is the bad place.

JB Pritzker just suggested, on MSNBC: send your comments to ABC if you want to stand for democracy & defend our freedom of speech:

This is wonderful & so important.

Over 100 progressive nonprofit groups are joining together to push back against the Trump administration’s recent threats to investigate and dismantle left-leaning organizations in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Signs you might be a far right authoritarian party (#3233): You’ve lost <checks notes> John Yoo and Karl Rove in the same week:

In the last 24 hours, John Yoo & Karl Rove have been met the moment better than a lot of so called liberals. Nothing makes sense anymore.

Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.

A lot of days are difficult but some are especially so. The destruction & deaths these people have set in motion is something I really struggle with. Living under Authoritarianism is difficult but living under a regime that’s essentially a death cult is not something I was prepared for.

Many in the media today are acting like it’s news that RFK Jr. intends to change the childhood vaccine schedule. We have been telling you this for months, and it is very frustrating that you did not listen.

Have you had enough water today? I had not.

Kash Patel and Zohran Mamdani both being the children of expelled Gujarati Ugandans is a real "duality of man"

If you're in the Valley and planning to get your COVID booster at a Ralphs, ping me and I'll tell you which store to avoid at all costs.

This isn’t just the lower salary but the model is essentially indentured servitude. Visa holders have no ability to speak up or out against unfair practices. If entry level pays $70K, they’re getting 2+ times the hrs under threat. 100/hrs a wk X 52 = 5,200. $13.46/hr. 100 hrs is pretty common.

Karen Attiah was not fired for “falsely attributing a quote to Charlie Kirk.” She quoted him directly. Her Oct 7th related posts were not hate. She wrote about “decolonization” which is not a hate based ideology. Speaking plainly in history & sociology doesn’t equate to condoning violence.

I’m seeing a lot of “shrug” reactions b/c the internet is forever. I’ve read a lot of research for someone outside Academia. I have critical thinking skills & am careful w/bias. I used to use a rule of 3 as in 3 vetted sources. This is not representative of most Am’s. And it’s not just 1 doc. 🧵 1/4

The follow-up post is the best part.

In a different timeline, Kash Patel’s persona would have been comedic gold for a jack ass, movie villain. Dude bro w/only 1 facial expression who yells shit like “See you in Valhalla” in respect to a man w/white nationalist beliefs. Comedic GOLD.

Welcome to Trump’s America, where they fire Karen Attiah and Matthew Dowd for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s right-wing extremism and applaud Brian Kilmeade for suggesting we murder the homeless.

“So please, let’s have none of this Temu Marxist talk about how Saturday’s 110,000-strong march was ‘really’ about economic anxiety”

Has anyone here ever worked in the funeral industry? I’m needing to restart my career but nothing is safe so I’ve been waiting out what may not change by going back to basic hospitality. Read a listing w/an emphasis on compassion. My husband & close friend think it could be perfect?

After the flights, I read up on human rights reports & CECOT. So much had been pieced together b/c it’s a torture chamber w/out access or accountability. I didn’t know if they’d be freed. If so, I knew trauma would haunt them. This summarizes our part in creating the sadism they experienced.