If I may get on my soap box: No Kings is a tactic. It is not the strategy and no one involved in putting it on considers it sufficient on its own. It's a mass show of defiance that's also served as an onramp to the kind of local organizing work that's necessary to shift power

Amanda Becker@amandabecker.bsky.social · 22h ago

I see on-the-ground evidence *on a daily basis* of how people's involvement in No Kings, Indivisible, 50501 has grown into ICE monitoring, flock camera protests, city council blowups over data centers and running for office. THAT was the point of No Kings, all along, from my perspective.

There's a reason Indivisibles have been organizing locally to stop Flock- we recognize that the tools used for mass surveillance and attacks on immigrants are ultimately used to crack down on free speech for everyone. We must stand together in solidarity. www.404media.co/flock-taught...

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

A Flock webinar teaches police how to surveil protests, fireworks shows, parades, bike races, and more.

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That feeling we all have that certain corporate Democratic politicians are secretly working with the Republikkans to further Netanyahu’s agenda? Trust your gut. And it’s not just Netanyahu’s agenda; it’s also Leslie Wexner’s.

The "new" Chevron Doctrine

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Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand operations in Venezuela after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation's oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits. https://to.pbs.org/4i9n6Dd

Michigan, we're hitting the road... OAKLAND 9/3 DETROIT 9/10 LANSING 9/11 GRAND RAPIDS 9/19 FLINT 10/3 MACOMB 10/3 SAGINAW 10/6

“United States billionaire entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has bought a US$76 million stake in Argentina’s biggest oil exporter, Vista Energy, marking his first investment in the oil sector and his first step into Patagonia’s Vaca Muerta oil field.” 8/18/26

Peter Thiel enters oil market with US$76 million stake in Vaca Muerta’s top exporter - Buenos Aires Herald

The magnate acquired 1% of Vista Energy in his first investment in Argentina. Protesters dressed as Gandalf visited his Buenos Aires home

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Public officials are being inundated with seemingly fake public feedback that aims to block renewable energy and promote fossil fuels. In Ohio, one of the states grappling with this issue, regulators have done little to crack down on the problem.

As Ohio grapples with fake comments on clean energy, some want crackdown • Ohio Capital Journal

A troubling trend has shown up in some communities around the U.S.: Public officials are being inundated with seemingly fake public feedback that aims to block renewable energy and promote fossil…

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For those of you who use the gambling site or promote it, say hello to your new owner.

Benjamin Netanyahu brags on Israeli television about manipulating the U.S. public into allowing Israel to drag the U.S. into a war with Iran.

If you’re interested in learning more about Les Wexner’s history and his ties to current politicians and institutions in Ohio, follow this account on Substack. They’re doing phenomenal work. substack.com/@epsteinclass

The Epstein Class | Substack

Subscribe to The Epstein Class research library at : epsteinproject.substack.com Follow the TECP Podcast on Spotify! Support our work at : buymeacoffee.com/epsteinclass Thank you for following!

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How Elections Work in Ohio - Tuesday September 1, 2026 at 6pm Join us for a virtual meeting to explore how elections work. This virtual session will also focus on ways to ensure that elections run smoothly and that every vote is properly counted. RSVP: commoncause-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

“Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale, signed a $1.5-million-a-MONTH contract promising Israel a minimum of 50 million views and 5,000 posts every month, 80 percent of it aimed squarely at Gen Z.”

The Eighth Front: How Israel Plans to Occupy the American Mind

In December 2025, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Palm Beach, Florida, with evangelical Christian Zionist leaders and university presidents. He

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Zohran Mamdani won the democratic nomination & centrist Dems endorsed Cuomo anyway. Angie Nixon won the democratic nomination & centrist Dems are saying they would’ve spent millions on Vindman, but won’t on her. 1/2

Oh oh, what is the horse doing….

NEWS: Texas has quietly shoved more than 1.2 million voters — over 6% of its rolls — onto the "suspense list" heading into a midterm the GOP is terrified of losing, and most of those people won't find out until they're standing at a polling place in November.

Centrists' fake moral panic about Hasan Piker is really about one thing: cementing corporate donors' control over the Democratic Party. prospect.org/2026/05/12/t...

Third Way or the Highway - The American Prospect

The centrist outfit’s latest foray into the culture wars isn’t about a streamer—it’s about entrenching oligarch control of influence and electoral infrastructure.

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SB 1 is a disaster for students, for faculty, and for Ohio. @matternews.bsky.social talks to students about the impact of SB 1:

A year after the implementation of SB1, Ohio State students reflect on its impact – Matter News

‘You’ll see less Black, queer students graduating. You’ll see less Latin students graduate. You’ll see less marginalized identities going through this university successfully.’

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This seems very problematic: “Georgia Voting System Flaw Allows AI Chat Bots to Discover, Reveal How Voters Voted: ‘BradCast’” 8/3/2026

Breaking: Georgia Voting System Flaw Allows AI Chat Bots to Discover, Reveal How Voters Voted: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2026

Yes. It’s as bad as it sounds. We break more disturbing news in another exclusive interview on today’s BradCast in advance of our critical Midterm Elections — now less than 50 days before vote-by-mail...

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these guys are willing to get piker killed, blow up their own party, and bring the economy and what's left of the social safety net down forever all to serve an otherwise powerless foreign government's desire to dominate and destroy all the people around it

2 clips — CLIP 1: (AIPAC-backed) @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social calling Hasan Piker’s comments “dangerous, malicious, antisemitic” to (former AIPAC newsletter editor) wolf blitzer CLIP 2: What Hasan actually said, which was not anti-Semitic or a threat and actually the opposite of those things

The US vows to dismantle the International Criminal Court to protect war criminals www.yacnews.com/the-us-vows-...

The US vows to dismantle the International Criminal Court to protect war criminals

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged a global campaign to disable the war crimes court that holds warrants for Israeli and Russian leaders.

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Exciting news. Please join Congressman Jamie Raskin and me for a town hall on Wednesday, August 26th at the University of Michigan! Doors open at 2 PM with the event starting promptly at 2:30 PM:

Any duty that state and local officials have to cooperate with ICE is rooted in state and local laws and policies. Brennan Center experts explain the legal landscape: bit.ly/4ghurOi

Are States and Localities Required to Cooperate with ICE?

State and local officials’ responsibility to aid in federal immigration enforcement is largely a matter of state and local law, despite the administration’s claims to the contrary.

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“The rare engagement was held in a private space in New York City, offered up by a mutual friend of the two men…” Mutual friend, you say? Like, someone who works within the Israeli war crimes circle? Day 1 of dems talking the house, they MUST replace Jeffries.

Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly (Gift Article)

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together. FREE NYT GIFT ARTICLE 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...

Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly (Gift Article)

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

nytimes.com

Humana Health is the AI platform used to deny medical treatment. HH is currently being acquired by R1 RCM Inc. R1 has a long history of financial mismanagement and patient data breach incidents.

AI is now deciding who gets healthcare in 6 US states – and it's already harming patients | BBC Science Focus Magazine

An AI pilot programme is attempting to cut down on ‘wasteful’ medical procedures, and patients are paying the price

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Thread with some excerpts of an article I wrote in 2024 that nearly got me banned from Bluesky when it was posted here then, but has since become conventional wisdom 🙃

@iamashleystearns@iamashleystearns.bsky.social · 2w ago

🧵 Not 20th-century style dictatorship, but controlled demolition by a billionaire criminal network, abetted by complicit actors within the US government. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

Just read this. Pay attention. When they say we need data centers “to win the AI race against our enemy, China” please know they are LYING to you. According to June data by Statista (link in comments), there are currently 4,435 data centers operating in the United States. China has 369.

Late tonight, the USPS caved to Trump. How bad is its legal reasoning Here is a sample: "Although ballot mail does not present precisely the same operational issues as cremated remains or replica explosives, it is unquestionably sensitive mail that raises unique operational considerations."