Gotta say that taps really hit me in the gut.

my angry post about this case this morning is now an angry article

Roy Anthony Scott was in a mental health crisis and called 911 asking for help

Cops came and killed him, & now the Court is casting doubt on whether the cops can be held accountable for his death
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lol I think about how WNBA players have so much to lose and face so much scrutiny, yet they continue to stand on business, whereas the most powerful man in basketball can't even take an iota of accountability.

It's actually embarrassing.

“Veterans Against Fascism” conducted an anti-Trump protest in the Capitol building today.

Many were arrested for peacefully protesting and exercising their First Amendment rights.

North Carolina ICE arrests continue at fast pace after Border Patrol surge In the months after the Border Patrol’s surge on Charlotte, ICE arrested thousands of immigrants statewide.

North Carolina ICE arrests continue at fast pace after Border Patrol surge in Charlotte. ICE arrested about 2,300 people over 3 months, hitting monthly records higher than before surge. ICE credits HB318 with making arrests easier. (Via Caitlin McGlade) www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol

Sorry, what are “ai-powered asset tools”

Columbia University Will Pay for Elevator at 125th Street Subway Stop The accessibility upgrades come after years of prodding from local residents and elected officials.

After more than five years of prodding from local residents, elected officials and the MTA, Columbia University will partially pay for accessibility upgrades to the No. 1 line’s towering 125th Street station, THE CITY has learned.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/17/e...

Meanwhile, ICE has not slowed down. They are just going about it quietly, which means the violence we saw before was performative, encouraged & unnecessary.

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Anti-Data Center organizing is really ramping up especially in the South.

Ok everyone, I’m coming out and admitting it. I **really** love kestrels! Like, borderline obsessed. Thank you to all of you out there posting kestrel content.

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Ahahahaaa what? It still blows my mind people think that. It’s gotta be collective shame and sublimation. Ibid: who actually enshrined genocidal hatred in law and used those institutions to carry out genocide? Very sorry that happened to you.

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

I hear you! It didn’t work as a site for co-thinking and sense making for me, but did enable discovery — there were so many more scholars poets and interdisciplinary thinkers on twitter. This space skews very US UK CA and Aus — which feels impoverished despite the many great minds here.

5 light-skinned, middle-aged people sitting on a stage, 2 men and 3 women — in a panel discussion-like setup in front of an audience, with a projected slide on top of them saying “People under pressure tend to revert to behaviours they are familiar with, rather than being open to experimentation or innovation.”

Quoting his behavioural science colleagues:

“People under pressure tend to revert to behaviours they are familiar with, rather than being open to experimentation or innovation.”

– @thomashemmelgarn.bsky.social from EU #Policy Lab at #PolyFutures on behavioural resistance in #policymaking

I finished Brooke Newman's book over the weekend. It's a compelling read backed with many kinds of historical evidence, including analysis of paintings, which I enjoyed the most. No question of the royal family's involvement in slavery and how the Crown financially profited from the institution.

Congratulations!!

Cover of the business of racism: labor and environment in Brazil's racial Capitalism by Ian Carrillo

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Interesting thread laying out the structural anti democracy of the Palantir manifesto

Basket of picked green beans in the middle of the field for workers are harvesting

"Adan" shared this photo from the Coachella CA where hes picking green beans. "I get paid 40 cents per pound. The work is exhausting - especially due to the excessive heat in the area. But this is how I support my family." #WeFeedYou

Today, there are a number of mobilizations happening across the world in solidarity with the people in Lebanon. Here are some photos from the vigil in Washington, DC.

The group is calling for a permanent ceasefire, an arms embargo, and accountability for war crimes.

Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

Important story from the Times on the rise of AI influencers for Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...

These are direct excerpts from the book The Technological Republic, by Karp and Zamiska. Guess who loved the book and recommended it last year? The Editor in Chief of NPR.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration expects banks to comply in collecting citizenship information from customers.

Undocumented immigrants contribute $97 billion yearly in federal, state, and local taxes. They paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022.

Bessent is galactically stupid.

www.cnbc.com/2026/04/15/b...

Today, a lot of people will be talking about the manifesto that Palantir released. In addition to pouring over what those words mean, I invite you to ground the conversation in what Palantir has already done.

Its work with Israel and ICE show us exactly what it stands for.

Of course. There’s a reason why Black press were the only ones able to document them under Jim Crow — white newsrooms didn’t have access to Black funeral homes and also incited many of the lynchings. I’m noticing the new tactics in this era.

Is anyone tracking these apparent lynchings outside of the Black press?

"We risked our lives to save the patient's life"
In the forests of Myanmar medical teams desperately try to save the lives of those injured by Junta attacks. Matt Blauer documents their work, the challenges, risks & heartbreaks they face.
TW: injuries & medical procedures.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

We have moved beyond hiding US empire (h/t Immerwahr) to sublimating it altogether.