Turning state violence into a public spectacle is a very fascist move BTW.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December.

Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"

It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...

Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back

The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.

bbc.com

probably just proximity bias, but I’m remembering my time at a Cornell HS summer program. first day, the boys publicly ranked girls in attractiveness. later, a group of boys conspired to steal my journal for insight into my romantic interests. a skit about child rape. constant sexist comments.

You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn.

Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 3w ago

Elon Musk's xAI on Friday persuaded a US federal appeals court to halt Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images as the technology and social media company pursues a lawsuit alleging that the law is unconstitutional.

The term “remigration” is associated with the extreme right and only came into widespread usage in 2023-4. Even Germany’s AfD avoided using the term in 2024 for fear of scaring away voters. Today the US government is celebrating the “victories” it’s racked up in the “ethnic cleansing” column.

When you compare how much right-wing funding is going into their version of the humanities in higher ed ("civil discourse," "civic thought," "intellectual freedom") vs how little public or private funding there is for peer-reviewed humanities scholarship & teaching, it really makes you think.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 3w ago

some descriptive statistics here on the civility industrial complex on college campuses that I haven’t seen analyzed before www.uncivilcollective.org/resources

SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...

White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms

Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.

washingtonsun.com

just wanna re-up the part where I wrote that many immigrants in Maine have been sheltering in place since January for their own safety, with ICE still operating in the area. it is October.

Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · 3w ago

whether or not it stayed in the headlines, ICE's on-the-ground presence “shocked the whole system” (in one advocate's words), changing life for Maine communities. many immigrants have been effectively sheltering in place since Jan, relying on grocery drop-offs and volunteers to take kids to school.

Rufo gets to position himself as "respectable." Polite sit-down interview w/ Ezra Klein. Celebrated by Substack as one of platform's "best" writers. Senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. His "Indian Question" podcast is pretty explicitly white nationalist talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

talkingpointsmemo.com

New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...

Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing

To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...

talkingpointsmemo.com

We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.

How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights

After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.

nbcnews.com

My brilliant colleague @rileymesser.bsky.social has an excellent investigation out today in @us.theguardian.com! She’s got the inside scoop on fractures on the right as industry groups try to win the public’s trust in the wake of MAHA. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maha – with social media influencers

Cross-partisan support in Washington on issues like pesticides and food additives pose a threat to the industry’s bottom line

theguardian.com

X is blocking the Brazilian Catholic Bishops' Conference account as polling shows Catholics backing Lula. The Church has denounced outside interference in the election

X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula

Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.

paydayreport.com

Having déjà vu to “Roe v. Wade is settled precedent” coming from the mouths of Supreme Court nominees

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

BALDWIN: Do you believe mifepristone is safe and effective? OVERTON: It has been approved by the FDA BALDWIN: So you can't answer the question

October 2016: WaPo publishes piece expressing amazement that someone at a Trump rally shouted out the Nazi term “Lügenpresse.” September 2026: Trump’s decision to ban the “fake news” from the White House is defended by a DOJ lawyer who once said Mein Kampf was his favorite book.

Liz Oyer@lawyeroyer.com · last mo.

Extremely disturbing news about the lawyer defending Donald Trump’s media ban. Watch this sitting down, and please help spread the word. youtube.com/shorts/veF5d...

Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng

So as a journalist, I would not grant anonymity to the vice president of the United States. That's not journalism, it's stenography. We are here to hold power to account, not to say how high when they say "jump." This kind of access journalism is part of the damn problem.

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · last mo.

Q.: Who was the anonymous source for the story that JD Vance was the anonymous source for the story Trump hated? Nasty infighting and backstabbing in Trump world. You hate to see it. www.status.news/p/white-hous...

'Black Site Dockets’ are the latest source of confusion and alarm for advocates and immigrants attending hearings at 26 Federal Plaza. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/22/i...

DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza

A reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst.

thecityreporter.nyc

This story and the story of the Collins corruption allegations broke the same day, and in one instance the administration is alleging fraud to remove access to healthcare, and in the other they are stopping anti-corruption investigations of political allies.

Sarah Lueck@sarahl202.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s surreal to see federal officials take a victory lap today for cancelling hundreds of thousands of marketplace enrollments, while massive health coverage losses are underway. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/h...

As I was saying earlier …

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · last mo.

A post that’s so eye-opening because this is exactly what liberals will say is GOP distraction tactics, almost as a parody— and here it really is what Gaetz is saying unironically as his GOP message.

The well-funded, institutional right wing machine is doubling down on transphobia in the midterms. American Principles Project released a messaging memo recommending candidates go all in on the trans mass shooter conspiracy theory. americanprinciplesproject.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/u...

NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

press solidarity is good.

For survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, the financial toll of advocating for justice can be immense--from lacking health insurance to losing out on work. Please read my @us.theguardian.com report on this harsh reality www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Epstein survivors struggle financially as they continue to heal their wounds: ‘It doesn’t just go away’

Legislation proposed by House Democrats aims to address survivors’ financial and medical burdens

theguardian.com

Backers of two anti-trans ballot initiatives failed to report their payments to a canvassing company hired to gather petition signatures, according to a new campaign finance complaint. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/09/camp...

Campaign Finance Complaint: Anti-Trans Initiative Backers Failed to Report Payments for Petitions

Backers of two anti-trans ballot initiatives failed to report their payments to a canvassing company hired to gather petition signatures, according to a campaign finance complaint recently filed with ...

coloradotimesrecorder.com

It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.

A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees

Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.

nytimes.com

“The worst place ever I’ve been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week. Sakariye is one of 7 or 8 Somalis who are being held at Gitmo. They say guards tell them the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes from DC.

The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo

“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”

motherjones.com

"an ankle monitor for your mind" needs to immediately break containment and enter the vernacular

ve, the ghost of info past@vortexegg.com · last mo.

The smart phone and the personal digital assistant not as liberatory devices, but as an ankle monitor for your mind.

what do you MEAN the French spelling of (Vladimir) Putin is Poutine ?????