Tim Shorrock

This is really great. "World's Gone Wrong" is the title of an old Mississippi Sheiks song that Bob Dylan covered for one of his early 1990s folkie albums. Lucinda Williams rocks!

UK repression continues as Israeli Elbit Systems 'expands its presence' As Britain jails protesters and mistreats political prisoners, Israeli arms giant Elbit quietly expands its UK operations with state backing

As Britain jails protesters and mistreats political prisoners, Israeli arms giant Elbit quietly expands its UK operations with state backing

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Episode 66 | R. Crumb’s Radio Music Hour In this very special episode, artist and legendary record collector R. Crumb visits his friends and fellow rare music enthusiasts John Heneghan and Eden Brower to listen to 78 records from Heneghan’s ...

Podcast: Artist and legendary record collector R. Crumb visits his friends and fellow rare music enthusiasts to listen to 78 records. R. Crumb has used the popular medium of the comic book to address the absurdity of social conventions, political disillusionment, irony, racial and gender stereotypes

A really, really sad day for America and particularly for Philadelphia. Very good interview on CBS in Philly.

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Asia defense stocks soar amid Venezuela, Iran, geopolitical unrest South Korea leads region; Takaichi gives boost to Japan, driving rally to new high

Losers & winners. "Asia defense stocks soar amid Venezuela, Iran, geopolitical unrest -- South Korea leads region; Takaichi gives boost to Japan, driving rally to new high." asia.nikkei.com/business/mar...

"The sun's not yellow it's chicken." - Bob Dylan

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MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 215 Cities on Friday At least 215 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.

UPDATE: 215 cities now holding Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions tomorrow.

This creates momentum for other cities to go on strike if ICE attacks them.

GAME CHANGER

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Hyundai Motor union warns against humanoid robot deployment - The Korea Times Hyundai Motor’s labor union stated its strong opposition to the carmaker’s plan for deploying humanoid robots across its major assembly lines here...

Hyundai Motor union warns against humanoid robot deployment. www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/com...

Exclusive | The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year After ousting Venezuela’s leader, the Trump administration is hunting for Havana insiders who could cut a deal to end Communist rule.

These fuckers. Rubio is a gusano loser and is headed for Bay of Pigs II. "The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year."
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MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 43 Cities Across U.S. At least 43 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike

Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions have spread to at least 43 cities according to our strike tracking

Check our map here.

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Chuck Park @ChuckForQueens is running for Congress this year. In this IG video, he speaks about his experience in Gwangju during the 1980 repression and uprising and rightly compares it to Trump's USA - with one difference: we all know what's going on. www.instagram.com/p/DTViLYJjfXg/

Any idea what media they're learning that from? There seems to be many deaths with civilians as well as security forces. That's a horrifying number if true.

YouTube video by Sam Cooke - Topic A Change Is Gonna Come

"A Change Is Gonna Come" (1964) - Sam Cooke 🎶🎧 #coffeebreak

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200 hours of silence: Reporting from inside Iran - The Korea Times TEHRAN — After more than 200 hours of losing all access to the international internet, I am writing to the audience of AsiaN and the Asia Journalis...

"200 hours of silence: Inside Iran." I don't think much US reporting on Iran from either side of our political divide is credible. In contrast, this report from Alireza Bahrami, an Iranian journalist, for the Asia Journalist Association is worth reading. www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/202601...

EDITORIAL: After year of Trump, Japan should side with peaceful nations | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis The world faces a major challenge as the United States, once the protector of the post-Cold War order, is now trampling upon international law, state sovereignty and long-held alliances with friendly ...

One of Japan's largest circulation newspapers.

"EDITORIAL: After year of Trump, Japan should side with peaceful nations." www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

Day break in Itoshima, Japan

Tim Shorrock (@timshorrock) On Fentanyl and the Mitigation Steps Everyone Can Take This is what I’ve learned from my daughter’s death from fentanyl, as described in the article I posted here yesterday. As I wrote, if these step...

For Roxanne: On Fentanyl and the Mitigation Steps Everyone Can Take. substack.com/@timshorrock...

Thank you, Tara! ❤️

Guess I'm going to have to haul this sign out once again. Me, Black Lives Matter vs Trump, June 13, 2020. Bishop Romero, Presente!

This is how it is.

Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota January 16, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033 Member remains in ICE custody in Texas MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge. While the circumstances of his arrest are not clear, we know he has been transferred to an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus. The Guild is not publicly identifying the member out of concern for his family’s safety, but he is a father, a husband, and a staff member at a Minneapolis non-profit organization. He is a steward in our union and an advocate for all workers. And he is one of dozens of Minnesota union members who have been detained in recent weeks. The Department of Homeland Security says it has made more than 2,000 arrests since the surge began in December, according to an MPR News report. But the agency has not provided details about the people arrested, such as how many were charged with a crime, how many face deportation, and how many were subsequently released. “The Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild stands with our member and his family as they face an uncertainty that is all too common in our state right now,” local president Nick Woltman said. “Like all Minnesota workers, our members deserve to feel safe in their communities both on and off the job.” “The detention of a Guild member in Minnesota amidst the chaos created by DHS is heartbreaking and infuriating,” said NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss. “My heart goes out to his family, who are now without their father and husband. As a union, we commit to fight for each other as stewards of our communities—especially in times as dark as this, while federal agents continue to target working families.” ALT TEXT CONTINUED IN NEXT POST

ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings

my god do i ever hate AI.

Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.

Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...

Over 60% in Japan oppose possessing nuclear weapons The survey found that 62.6% of respondents do not agree with a senior government official who last month said Japan should possess nuclear weapons.

Over 60% in Japan oppose possessing nuclear weapons. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01...

Thank you for your kind words, Khadijah, I have fond memories of meeting you at a counter-demonstration to the Tea Party during Obama days! Long time ago. I'm glad you picked up on that anarchist bit - such irony! Love right back to you. ❤️

Bizarre to see, isn't it? I've written about the dangers of the Ospreys, especially their use in the crowded skies over Japan and Okinawa, where several have crashed.

To my #WritingCommunity on Substack. 🌺

South Korea court sentences ex-President Yoon to 5 years in prison for obstruction A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law.

A South Korean court sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for charges including obstructing attempts to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law reut.rs/4b2cfqZ

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