justmelaniebigalke (she/they)

The fascists can now tell you what apps you can have on your phone. They don’t even need to pass a law any more.

Cool cool. Cannot forsee any issues with that at all.

Huh

Fix it now. @apnews.com such irresponsible "reporting"

For Ai of course

I also have no nostalgia for the road to fascism, which is a trap I think a lot of liberal and progressive folks are falling into—romanticizing the conditions that preceded this moment of acceleration. The path that led to this mess is not the way out.

92% of Black Women had it on their bingo card but folks weren’t trying to hear us🤷🏾‍♀️

Cover of *What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia* by Elizabeth Catte

Increasing knowledge is also a radical act. More recent reading:

Photo of bookcover for *Someplace Generous, An Inclusive Romance Anthology* edited by Elaina Ellis and Amber Flame

Photo of the cover of *The Pairing* by Casey McQuiston

Queer joy is a radical act. Some reading this weekend.

Exiled Swazi activists protest Trump deportation deal outside US embassy in South Africa : Peoples Dispatch King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, is accused of accepting USD 500 million from the Trump administration to accept deported criminals in Swaziland.

Endgame? Comply with US doublethink or rot in foreign prisons.

Swazi activists rage at US embassy: Trump paid King Mswati $500M to dump foreign convicts in their impoverished nation. Trump is outsourcing incarceration with corrupt politicians.

Along with his politics of respectability and both siderism brigade. Fuck them all.

This meaning Ezra, not the quote post 🤣

Fuck neoliberalism and fuck Ezra Klein. This is just hate mongering on the DL

So other than jail time and penalties, why should one keep paying federal taxes?

Asking for a friend.

I have no words.

Trans people: can we have rights?

Conservatives: no because we're killing you.

Centrists: No because you're the reason we can't have unity in this country.

Liberals: No and this is why we have Trump, because you're so selfish.

Leftists: No because we have to focus on real problems first.

I think the problem with rallying around the most privileged when they've been targeted is that it never trickles down.

they're touted as examples for "all of us" but it's not actually true.

Layering of dopamine and oxytocin release, I would think. Maybe adrenaline?

Dopamine means reward system too, so it's maybe job well done?

Wonder if shifts in indoor smoking patterns impact afterglow cigarette habits.

...or the Black female federal employees persecuted and fired. the missing prisoners after the closure of the camps in Florida. genocide with our tax dollars.

It took a rich white guy being censored for white America to sort of start freaking out en masse about their rights.

That's harsh.

I keep getting asked if I’m worried about my job because I often speak up about issues. The answer is no.

I’ve learned over the years that if employers want to hire you or if they want to fire you, they can always find a reason.

It’s not worth compromising your morals or values for anyone.

Now that you're (justly) angry about Jimmy Kimmel, did you know that Palestinian Americans were evicted in 2023 and 2024 for flying Palestinian flags in their windows?

It's true. I have a case before the Seventh Circuit about it.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.

We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.

That's the revolution.

FUCK

so ICE murdered a father in cold blood from a routine traffic stop, we're murdering random Venezuelans in foreign waters, we're shackling S. Koreans for building the factories we need to keep the southern economy alive, and we have a majority party trying to tie passport status to political views

Legacy media and cable news reduced Trump's aggression against Chicago to a question of whether troops would be sent immediately. When he said he was taking his fascist military spectacle elsewhere, those media players declared the situation over—while waves of federal agents attack our neighbors.

Maga is fundamentally a populist white racism. The slogan "Make America Great Again" is more accurately described as "Make White America Greater." The fact that the tariff policy insisted on a 50% tariff only on steel and aluminum stems from the concentration of these groups in the Rust Belt.

The massive crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint venture plant in Georgia must be understood in this context. The scenes of our workers being chained and escorted away were reminiscent of the dragging of African slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Department of Homeland Security boasted of "the largest single-site raid in history," and Immigration and Customs Enforcement even brazenly released footage of the raid, which was highly violating human rights, as if to boast of their "achievement."

Far-right whites may have secretly rejoiced. Even politicians like the Georgia governor and local lawmakers, who had been active in attracting factories, have shifted their stance and sympathized with their grievances. This is likely because it's difficult to ignore the anti-immigrant sentiment of native Americans. Like the McCarthyism that swept through American society in the 1950s, irrational madness dominates American society. The recent visa issue, which could have been resolved diplomatically with advance notice from an ally, is difficult to explain beyond political maneuvering. The fact that they mobilized helicopters and armored vehicles for show, as if they had been caught, is difficult to explain.

idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...

Karen Attiah, a black woman, got fired for
A: accurately quoting what Charlie Kirk said about Black women
B: Accurately observing that most white Americans seem permissive of white violence.

It's bullshit, but almost expected in this white supremacist country.

A screenshot of a social media post from Greg Abbott. The text says: "This is what happened to the person who was mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Texas Tech. FAFO." The attached image shows a young woman with long braids, wearing a patterned tank top and jeans, being handcuffed by two police officers in uniform. Her facial expression looks tense as she turns her head. Below, Abbott’s earlier post is quoted: "Definitely picked the wrong school to taunt the death of Charlie Kirk. Thanks Texas Tech." The post shows thousands of replies, retweets, and likes.

A screenshot of a social media post from Eric Daugherty. The text says: "🚨 UPDATE: It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech. She said: 'f-ck y'all, yo homie dad!' They're finding out." Below is a still from a video showing a college campus walkway with students standing around. A woman with long hair, a backpack, and a tank top is at the center. On-screen text in the video reads: "Woke college student at Texas Tech mocks Charlie Kirk’s dath. 'Fck y’all... yo homie d*ad'. Make her famous." The post notes it was reshared from Gabriel and shows 3.5M views.

It may be distasteful but it is not illegal to mock someone's death and it should not warrant arrest, ever. The 1st Amendment exists specifically to protect disfavored speech and what is happening now is one of the greatest threats to free speech in the United States.

Selective outrage is indicative of disingenuous intent. Using political violence to push agendas before knowing facts, ignoring political violence that doesn’t support an agenda, and ignoring facts/stats about political violence shows one has little interest in preventing violence/improving society.