Embrace Doubt

Please be careful of this photo. The photo here is an "AI enhanced" one that replaces the kneeling agent's head with a hand, while the original is much less clear. In the age of "AI", it's one more frustrating detail that we have to be careful of to try to preserve the information space.😉

The undermining of Humphrey's is one of the worst aspects of the Supreme Court letting Trump run roughshod over the administrative state. The only way to fix the fallout is a significant restructure of agencies in the government out of the executive branch.

Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping. Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.

The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.

And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”

Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Use your power. I urge you to oppose any CR until you guarantee that this administration won't fritter away the lives of service members attacking Greenland. I urge you to oppose any CR until ICE stops murdering and assaulting Americans. Don't vote for money to support thugs and warmongers.

For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org

Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from people I know or I am connected with. I cannot vouch for all the in...

Want to help folks being terrorized by ICE in Minnesota? Well look at this google doc someone made. Lots of GoFundMe's that haven't met their goals yet. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

A good way to follow-up on the protests this wknd is to fill our reps voicemails using www.5calls.org
Don’t stop calling until they impeach Noem, defund ice, & shut down the govt

They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.

Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.

Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.

Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.

In my experience with both Veterans Affairs and Social Security, there are far more people who do not seek disability benefits or accommodations they deserve due to stigma and prejudice than those who "pretend to be disabled" to take advantage of accommodations offered.

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Fascist-enabling bootlicker. You voted to kill tens of thousands and undermine our healthcare. You also emboldened Trump and the Republicans to use starvation and extortion in the future to get their way. You are a disgrace, and should resign.

You're a disgrace to those who actually served our country. Spineless, fascist-enabling, quisling bootlicker.

Rumor has it that you traded votes with Kaine on the CR so that you wouldn't take the fall this election cycle. Boot Schumer from leadership, then I'll credit your 'no' vote. If he remains, and you do nothing to address his stain on the party, then you are complicit.

No, you haven't fought. You caved on the March CR. You caved on this CR. Resign now, you complete coward. You drag the whole party down, undermine it, and fail to even endorse the democratic nominee in NYC. You are unfit for office, and unfit for minority leader.

So tell Kaine to vote no. I'll also reiterate, replace Schumer as Minority Leader. He's demonstrated a complete inability to meet the moment, and I want you to remove and replace him with an actually effective leader.

Do you know why the Democratic favorability is so low? You surrender every fight. You surrendered on healthcare. We need fighters, and democrats are utterly failing to deliver. Oust Schumer and Jeffries, and put in some people who actually stand for something and fight for something.

Virginians:
If you have voted for Kaine in the past, and aren't happy about this, please contact his office immediately.

You may have to wait until tomorrow to call, but here's an email form
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/shar...

You're a coward. Hold the Line. Trump and the Republicans won't keep their word. You are complicit in the undermining of our Healthcare for nothing. You spit in our faces. I will do my best to support any primary against you. I will remember your betrayal and cowardice.

Do not cave. If the democrats surrender now, then you will only embolden Trump and the Republicans to extort more concessions. Further, if you surrender and Schumer remains 'leader', then I'll do my best to primary you the next time you face reelection.

Rumor has it you're surrendering to Republican extortion. Don't have on the ACA or CR. If you surrender now, then you validate extortion in the future. You will embolden Trump to do similar things in the future. Grow a spine for once in your life.

Don't have on the ACA or CR. If you surrender now, then you validate extortion in the future. You will embolden Trump to do similar things in the future.

Don't have on the ACA or CR. If you surrender now, then you validate extortion in the future. You will embolden Trump to do similar things in the future.

Please hold the line. Surrender will only embolden more extortion by Trump to win political fights in the future. Far better to confront this now, so that we can reject this type of hostage-taking in the future.

Sincerity is not the problem As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...

I've been mulling over this point for a while and decided, with No Kings ][ looming, it was worth writing up. www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...

1.) Dramatically smaller, like dramatically. The equivalent of ICE/CBP to something like the Stazi would be like 15 million people.

2.) They can't operate in the shadows. Everything they do is filmed and disseminated immediately.

Cowards and sycophants. I urge everyone to boycott Disney / ABC. Cancel your Disney Plus or Hulu subscriptions, change any plans to go to Disneyland, and avoid ABC channels and stations.

Every accusation is a confession.

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Thank you for opposing the bill, but you need to stop enabling Trump, too. Stop voting for his nominees. And start denying unanimous consent on everything. Stop treating this as normal and actually take the gloves off on everything.