Samantha
@tatteredbooks.bsky.social
Weeks where decades happen | Chicago
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Reviving Cold-War conspiracy theories of the McCarthy era, the U.S. State Department has released a 99-page report that specifically targets the NLG, along with 39 other organizations, as purported Cuban "front groups.”
bit.ly/defendnlg
bit.ly/defendnlg
September 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Reviving Cold-War conspiracy theories of the McCarthy era, the U.S. State Department has released a 99-page report that specifically targets the NLG, along with 39 other organizations, as purported Cuban "front groups.”
bit.ly/defendnlg
bit.ly/defendnlg
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Depending on the context, standing firm on human rights might lose you an election. You should still do it IMO.
September 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Depending on the context, standing firm on human rights might lose you an election. You should still do it IMO.
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This is so disgusting and I won't be buying Neutrogena anything anymore.
Worth calling out.
"Panettiere recalled being dropped from her Neutrogena spokesperson role after she discussed her postpartum depression: opening up about her struggles was considered a violation of the common 'morality clause' that allows corporations to dictate celebrities’ public behavior."
"Panettiere recalled being dropped from her Neutrogena spokesperson role after she discussed her postpartum depression: opening up about her struggles was considered a violation of the common 'morality clause' that allows corporations to dictate celebrities’ public behavior."
Hollywood continues to fail child stars and Hayden Panettiere is the latest casualty | Jesse Hassenger
The untimely death of the Heroes and Scream star was a tragic ending to a life filled with darkness in an industry that still lets its younger stars down
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This is so disgusting and I won't be buying Neutrogena anything anymore.
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Israel is progressively forcing Palestinians into smaller and smaller concentration camps
Israel expands 'yellow zone', forcing thousands more Gazans to flee again
"We are taking our belongings out and going to leave the place because the occupation (Israel) has moved the yellow line all the way to Salah al-Din Street,"
www.reuters.com/3fec1b0a85a0...
"We are taking our belongings out and going to leave the place because the occupation (Israel) has moved the yellow line all the way to Salah al-Din Street,"
www.reuters.com/3fec1b0a85a0...
Israel's yellow line, a shifting edge of war pushing Gazans from home
On a road in Gaza City's Zeitoun district, Palestinian resident Assem Dawla loaded mattresses and bags onto a truck as concrete yellow blocks marking the edge of Israel's expanding military zone stoo...
www.reuters.com
July 28, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Israel is progressively forcing Palestinians into smaller and smaller concentration camps
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Extremely well done essay by @joelanderson.bsky.social on Jay's shallow engagement with the work and meaning of Black radicalism while shrouding capitalism in its aesthetics to enrich himself.
Jay gets pissy when you call him on it too. It's very Eric Adamsian. "My presence is a present." 🙄 Ok.
Jay gets pissy when you call him on it too. It's very Eric Adamsian. "My presence is a present." 🙄 Ok.
This Has Always Been Jay-Z’s Blueprint
Jay-Z said 2026 will be a year of “all offense.” Here’s what that really means.
www.theringer.com
July 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Extremely well done essay by @joelanderson.bsky.social on Jay's shallow engagement with the work and meaning of Black radicalism while shrouding capitalism in its aesthetics to enrich himself.
Jay gets pissy when you call him on it too. It's very Eric Adamsian. "My presence is a present." 🙄 Ok.
Jay gets pissy when you call him on it too. It's very Eric Adamsian. "My presence is a present." 🙄 Ok.
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something important imo that isn't mentioned in the Reuters piece is the fact that, in response to the NAACP suing xAI, Trump's DOJ is trying to *take over the lawsuit as plaintiff* and "voluntarily dismiss" the case
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
July 14, 2026 at 1:37 PM
something important imo that isn't mentioned in the Reuters piece is the fact that, in response to the NAACP suing xAI, Trump's DOJ is trying to *take over the lawsuit as plaintiff* and "voluntarily dismiss" the case
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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A person who believes in dominating one group is not someone anyone on the left should be in coalition with. You are not just throwing one minority group under the bus by supporting that person, but all of them.
July 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
A person who believes in dominating one group is not someone anyone on the left should be in coalition with. You are not just throwing one minority group under the bus by supporting that person, but all of them.
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Thomas’s favorite move is to write some absolute nonsense in a concurrence and then keep quoting himself in serial concurrences for years and years until political environment gets tilted enough to make it law/the chief lets him write a majority opinion.
Thomas says in a concurring opinion that the Commerce Clause only allows Congress to regulate interstate “commerce,” not “manufacturing” or “agriculture.” (????)
June 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Thomas’s favorite move is to write some absolute nonsense in a concurrence and then keep quoting himself in serial concurrences for years and years until political environment gets tilted enough to make it law/the chief lets him write a majority opinion.
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these are the sentences for 8 of the Prairieland federal trial defendants
Judge Mark Pittman:
Benjamin Song: 100 years
Maricela Rueda: 70 years
Elizabeth Soto, Meagan Morris: 50 years
Judge Reed O'Connor:
Zachary Evetts, Savanna Batten, Autumn Hill: 50 years
Daniel "Des" Sanchez Estrada: 30 years
Judge Mark Pittman:
Benjamin Song: 100 years
Maricela Rueda: 70 years
Elizabeth Soto, Meagan Morris: 50 years
Judge Reed O'Connor:
Zachary Evetts, Savanna Batten, Autumn Hill: 50 years
Daniel "Des" Sanchez Estrada: 30 years
June 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM
these are the sentences for 8 of the Prairieland federal trial defendants
Judge Mark Pittman:
Benjamin Song: 100 years
Maricela Rueda: 70 years
Elizabeth Soto, Meagan Morris: 50 years
Judge Reed O'Connor:
Zachary Evetts, Savanna Batten, Autumn Hill: 50 years
Daniel "Des" Sanchez Estrada: 30 years
Judge Mark Pittman:
Benjamin Song: 100 years
Maricela Rueda: 70 years
Elizabeth Soto, Meagan Morris: 50 years
Judge Reed O'Connor:
Zachary Evetts, Savanna Batten, Autumn Hill: 50 years
Daniel "Des" Sanchez Estrada: 30 years
I'm sorry, it is not okay that spectators' feet are on the same surface as the players'. Give them some room good lord
June 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I'm sorry, it is not okay that spectators' feet are on the same surface as the players'. Give them some room good lord
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The arc of the moral universe only bends towards justice if we bend it. There's no karmic comeuppance for fascists.
There's just us. Community and hard work and a willingness to to take risks and fail.
There's just us. Community and hard work and a willingness to to take risks and fail.
June 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The arc of the moral universe only bends towards justice if we bend it. There's no karmic comeuppance for fascists.
There's just us. Community and hard work and a willingness to to take risks and fail.
There's just us. Community and hard work and a willingness to to take risks and fail.
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Few things buttress my faith in humanity like this loathing. The fact that the AI overlords have so miscalculated what we would think and whether it would matter is fun too. A bit like the Trump Administration's miscalculation of how Minneapolis would respond to invasion by a thug army.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed throughout this commencement speech at the University of Arizona for his praise of AI. This comes just a week after another commencement speaker who mentioned AI was booed at a school in Florida.
Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...
Read more: www.404media.co/ucf-ai-comme...
May 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Few things buttress my faith in humanity like this loathing. The fact that the AI overlords have so miscalculated what we would think and whether it would matter is fun too. A bit like the Trump Administration's miscalculation of how Minneapolis would respond to invasion by a thug army.
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Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary.
May 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary.
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Marjorie Taylor Green isn’t a known antisemite because she criticizes Israel, she’s a known antisemite because of all the talk about secret cabals, Jewish space lasers, Great Replacement theory, and Jews killing Jesus. Hope this helps some leftists who are mad at AOC for being right about her today
May 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Marjorie Taylor Green isn’t a known antisemite because she criticizes Israel, she’s a known antisemite because of all the talk about secret cabals, Jewish space lasers, Great Replacement theory, and Jews killing Jesus. Hope this helps some leftists who are mad at AOC for being right about her today
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White supremacy explains a lot of apparent contradictions.
Until my final breath I will never understand how January 6th wasn't an instant dealbreaker for every single American voter
May 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
White supremacy explains a lot of apparent contradictions.
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Chat is it good when the cosseted idiot ruler sequesters himself in the royal palace with his most conniving courtiers
After Trump said the WHCD shooting was more proof of the need for the White House ballroom, DOJ doubled down in a rather dystopian way, stating that Trump "will no longer need to venture beyond the safety of the White House perimeter" for big gatherings if it's built. www.lawdork.com/p/doj-ballro...
April 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Chat is it good when the cosseted idiot ruler sequesters himself in the royal palace with his most conniving courtiers
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If Democrats in power are not using every lever they have to obstruct Trump now, why would you believe they would do it later?
April 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
If Democrats in power are not using every lever they have to obstruct Trump now, why would you believe they would do it later?
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bringing back shame and social sanction for being a bigoted asshole is good, actually
BREAKING: “I made a mistake, and I am sincerely sorry,” Philz Coffee CEO said after having ordered Pride flags removed.
I say again, the power is with the people!
www.advocate.com/news/philz-c...
I say again, the power is with the people!
www.advocate.com/news/philz-c...
Philz Coffee CEO restores Pride flags in stores after intense backlash: ‘I made a mistake’
The company abandoned a controversial policy after protests and mounting public pressure.
www.advocate.com
April 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
bringing back shame and social sanction for being a bigoted asshole is good, actually
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Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case?
Questions linger about a “loud uproar” in the jury room on the day of the verdict, as juror misconduct is alleged in a post-verdict motion seeking a new trial.
unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was...
Questions linger about a “loud uproar” in the jury room on the day of the verdict, as juror misconduct is alleged in a post-verdict motion seeking a new trial.
unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was...
Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? - UNICORN RIOT
Johnson County, TX — In a surprising verdict, nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. The defendants—Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hi...
unicornriot.ninja
April 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case?
Questions linger about a “loud uproar” in the jury room on the day of the verdict, as juror misconduct is alleged in a post-verdict motion seeking a new trial.
unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was...
Questions linger about a “loud uproar” in the jury room on the day of the verdict, as juror misconduct is alleged in a post-verdict motion seeking a new trial.
unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was...
Kaitlin Olson absolutely crushes in High Potential. I never get tired of watching her, I hope there are a million seasons of this show
April 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Kaitlin Olson absolutely crushes in High Potential. I never get tired of watching her, I hope there are a million seasons of this show
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For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view.
Workers I spoke to are pissed.
Workers I spoke to are pissed.
‘Everyone is Replaceable’: Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility
A worker died at Amazon’s Troutdale warehouse last week. Employees were told to look away.
www.thewesternedge.media
April 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view.
Workers I spoke to are pissed.
Workers I spoke to are pissed.