It’s the 50th anniversary of the time Eric Clapton went onstage and told everyone who wasn’t British to leave the room and the country, and was the impetus for Rock Against Racism
Mere Smith
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Writer. Antifascist. Dork. Cis/she/her. Pfp is a Molotov cockskull by Pia Guerra, banner is the Okay Kid. patreon.com/meresmith
Kevin is not exaggerating, VDARE was not white nationalist in the sense of "well if you get right down to it the modern GOP has always been white nationalist" VDARE was white nationalist in the sense of "yeah those Nazis sure are white nationalist"
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h agoGonna go out on a limb here and say racist cranks who write for extremist white nationalist websites like VDARE should not, in fact, be confirmed to top roles in the Department of Justice.
If you're not terminally online, you might not recognize VDARE, but trust me: VDARE is blatant, overt, not even remotely hiding it white supremacist stuff.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h agoGonna go out on a limb here and say racist cranks who write for extremist white nationalist websites like VDARE should not, in fact, be confirmed to top roles in the Department of Justice.
This is team player shit, beat the bad guys shit. I love it. No fucking around with it, just let's go.
Evan Sutton@evansutton.bsky.social · 6h agoI encourage all of us to have the grace and focus shown in this going up within minutes of the race being called.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
the better part of me does not find this funny. unfortunately,
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 8h agoMan arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients
![An image of The Villeneuve Scale of Air Pollution (aka the Milleneuve)
Arrival
< 100 milleneuves
(normal particulate levels)
Prisoners
200 milleneuves
(chimney smoke and rage)
Sicario
300 milleneuves
(gunsmoke and drugs maybe?)
Enemy
600 milleneuves
(C'mon, Toronto, you used to be cool)
Dune
750 milleneuves
(stillsuits are a must!)
Blade Runner 2049
900 milleneuves
(omg why are you even outside, Ryan Gosling??)
[each entry has a still from the film showing the sky color, from clear to deep orange]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e3adzvtg56lfn3wpdlfjwnoc/bafkreifderpx4gkosjxomcme5gtboehesquihk5usfuv75aq7naejsitie)
'they smeared shit on the walls in a conciliatory fashion'
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4h agoBLUMENTHAL: Judge Cook, was the Capitol attack on January 6? COOK: I hesitate to use the word 'attack'
1/4 This beautiful image, captured by Cassini’s narrow-angle camera on 18 January 2005, shows the heavily cratered moon Mimas drifting across the blue-tinted northern latitudes of Saturn.🔭🧪⚛️ photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/pia0... Image by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute #planetsci #histsci
This highlights a profound impact of Trump — the further normalization of violence against women. Trump got elected in spite of his long history of violence against women. He is not held accountable when he continues to abuse women. 1/2
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h agoMax Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."
it's very easy to give up something you never use. like, look - I just gave up my fucks
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 22h agoGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.
Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed
Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...
chicago.suntimes.com
It's demoralizing living in a nonstop Abuse-a-thon: we've had to learn the sordid details of so many men's abhorrent behavior; I mean this summer has been Graham Platner, Andrew Tate, Jared Leto, Max Miller, plus the horrific L.A. rape-murder of the child by the rapper, to name a few lowlights.
This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
About 100 courses in women's, gender and sexuality studies are slated to be removed from the core curriculum at the University of Houston, as colleges around the state try to appease the right-wing culture war. It will never be enough to stop the next attack.
University of Houston Nixed Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed
College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.
texasobserver.org
I know it’s hard for good people to understand, but being an abuser puts you in the “club” — bc everyone else in the club knows you’re too compromised to blow up their own spot
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h agoQ: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.
All we should ever be talking about is Leonard Leo, tbh. Talking about Leonard Leo will convince more people we need court reform. That man bought the fucking Supreme Court.
Tom Carter@thcarter123.bsky.social · 8h agoAstonishing. The only mention of “Loser Leonard Leo” in Kansas vote so far is Talking Points Memo. Do legacy media reporters not know or are they in on the con & think Leo involvement is irrelevant? WE are reporters. WE decide what readers need to know. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kansas-...
This is 💯 not true. It is never a choice between ‘taking big tech’s money and doing nothing’. A stronger moral imperative is NOT to take the money and the strings attached to it - particularly if you do not and cannot yet understand the implications
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 9h ago“Teaching educators about AI is a ‘moral imperative’, said Randi Weingarten, the AFT president.” “And without outside funding, it was a choice between taking big tech’s money or doing nothing, she said.”
the better part of me does not find this funny. unfortunately,
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 8h agoMan arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients
bro. bro. he was only there at that time bc he felt “a calling” to skip the Marvel post-credits scene and leave early 😳
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 8h agofrom the video (on FB) bro got off his electric unicycle (lol) when he heard cries for help and just kind of maneuvered to give the woman a chance to get away. he didn't even end up having to fight the guy. peak performance www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
for me, it’s having information at your fingertips. granted, it’s enshittified aplenty the last few years, but thanks to Wikipedia I can look up pretty much anything I want any time I want anywhere I want
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 19h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
