Maryland has, for now, stopped ICE from converting a warehouse designed to hold commercial products into a warehouse used to hold people.
Similar lawsuits have been filed against ICE's warehouse detention camp plans in New Jersey and Michigan.
Black folk in the US are still angry over what many of us see as multiple betrayals.
People focus on Harris, Booker, and Jeffries. Yes, sure.
But look at Bowman, Bush, and now Crockett. Al Green, censured twice. Black SES & life metrics, cratering. Silence re: Ed Blum & AA attacks.
We all we got.
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising and the Great Palestinian Revolt in Palestine both began on April 19th.
The Mulcahy one and the dancing mermaid/merman one are absolutely stunning
I absolutely adore Harry Clarke's work. I saw his stain glass for the first time during a trip in Dublin and instantly fell in love.
Love it
“In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political,
I must listen to the birds.
And in order to hear the birds,
the warplanes must be silent”
- Marwan Makhoul
Palantir is an evil fucking company that needs to be destroyed.
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.
There are a lot of points in this manifesto you can point to and say “This here is the sign.” But this right here, this is THE SIGN that these fuckers are just openly fascist and imperialist.
Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tim Curry in Clue
Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers
Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island
Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.
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.
THE HOUSE JUST VOTED TO EXTENDED TPS FOR HAITI!!! Thank you, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for your leadership on this. Proud to help co-lead this effort for our Haitian brothers, sisters, and siblings. What a day.
I just posted my new episode on Kevin O’Higgins on my Patreon. Listen to the episode a week before everyone else.
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It is official, 39 out of 47 Democratic senators have voted to block weapons to Israel, specifically $300 million in armed bulldozers
As Giorgio Agamben wrote, the whole point of concentration camps and similar is that they are a zone where law does not operate (more precisely, where inmates are stripped of all legal protection and are “outside” society.)
This was the biggest problem in 2024. I was assured repeatedly, basically every other week, that Biden would Finally Do Something Real. He'll finally sanction Smotrich and Ben-Gvir. He'll finally enforce the red line on Rafah. The WCK killings will finally turn the tide. The November letter is real.
A worker died in a Amazon warehouse in Oregon.
For more than an hour the workers in the facility were ordered to continue working as the man lay dead.
One worker tried to help, but a manager told him “Just turn around and not look. Let’s get back to work.“
EVIL.
Update: This bill still sits on the desk of Governor Spanberger.
The deadline for her to take action one way or the other is this MONDAY evening.
Also reach out if you are currently researching the Anglo-afghan wars. Would love to interview you on my podcast
I have a small favor to ask. I am wrapping up season 3 of my history podcast & gathering materials for season 4 which will be about the three Anglo-Afghan wars. I would love to use resources written within the last five to seven years & uplift Afghan voices/provide an Afghan perspective on the wars.
So after being offered an in-person appearance from JD Vance and a promise by Don Jr. for “a direct line” to his dad if they support Viktor Orban, Hungarians decided instead to vote for a possible supermajority of seats against Orban
Congratulations to JD Vance, who blew up the Iran peace talks and Viktor Orban's electoral chances in a single weekend
Congratulations Hungary and Europe!!!!
Reuters says Tisza has at least 135 seats: 133 is the constitutional supermajority!
Live by highly disproportional electoral systems (which Orbán made even more disproportional with the extra compensation votes awarded to winners), die by highly disproportional electoral systems.
for sure, congratulations to magyar. but the real heroes imo are those in civil society & journalism & rank-and-file opposition & academia who have fought against the disintegration of rule of law, the weaponization of the courts/media, & so much more for so long. 🇭🇺
YES, A FAILED IMPEACHMENT MEANS REPUBLICANS APPROVE OF TRUMP'S CONDUCT. THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON TO DO IT
Again I’d like to point to all of the high school student walk outs that have been happening for months
In Los Angeles even the middle school students are involved
A color photo of a white, clean shaven, brown haired man wearing a grey dot, white button down shirt, and red tie. He is sitting at a desk covered in books, papers, a black land phone, a tape dispenser and a black pen holder filled with pens. Behind him are a three shelve tan filing cabinet and a stack of white cardboard boxes. He is holding a white piece of paper and pointing at a dark haired man mostly off screen.
How it feels applying for jobs
I’m playing around with my Patreon trying to figure out what to do with it and I added a zine I created to the store. If you’re a member you get it for free or you can buy it as a non-member (which Patreon would let me have true control over the price but oh well)
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