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US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.

Are young people fighting back against dystopian leaders and technology?

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Are Tech Oligarchs Using Cyberpunk Dystopias as a Business Manual? Tech billionaires have turned cyberpunk science fiction into a script for replacing democracies with corporate empires

Tech bros have taken the wrong lessons from #dystopian literature.
www.ecodebate.com.br/2026/02/11/a...

"Experts and witnesses attributed this phenomenon to Israel’s systematic use of internationally prohibited thermal and thermobaric weapons, often referred to as vacuum or aerosol bombs, capable of generating temperatures exceeding 3,500 degrees Celsius [6,332 degrees Fahrenheit]."

From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful? As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired

We shouldn't underestimate the pull of the right on our imaginations
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

The “Where are the protests?” lament after Trump’s inauguration was always based on a (willful) misperception. Over the past year, protests have been far more numerous, more geographically widespread, and more sustained than what we saw in 2017, for instance.

10 Questions With... Randall Milstein, who teaches about science, astronomy and the role of science fiction in popular culture | OSU Today 10 Questions with… Randall Milstein, professor of teaching. He teaches astronomy and energy alternatives classes in the physics department, and also teaches in the Honors College. He represents OSU as...

Some questions with our close friend and #StarWars scholar, Randall Milstein.
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YouTube video by Anarres Project for Alternative Futures Is the "No Kings" Movement Effective Against Authoritarianism?

Our latest Conversation on Anarres is with veteran #IWW organizer Steve Ongerth about the radical possibilities in the #NoKings mobilizations.
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When we didn't adopt a universal basic income during Covid and didn't use that chance to get a more sustainable and inclusive world I was massively disappointed, and my faith in humanity faltered

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration

The regime must lie to make you believe
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion The White House’s top policy aide hates a future that doesn’t center around him.

Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion @newrepublic.com @anarresproject.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2054...

Stephen Miller ridiculed over his next target – saving ‘woke’ Star Trek White House adviser says the popular science fiction franchise should boldly go back to 94 year-old William Shatner

The fash are after Trek. #startrek
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A pink image with the text in the skeet above written across it, with an illustration of a black crow perched over the words with a lit match in its claw

Q: "Why are culture and art important while the world is burning?"
A: "The world has been burning since 1492. Art and culture have been crucial for creating a sense of belonging, spreading radical ideas, resisting empire, imagining new worlds, building community, and helping you find your murder."

Musk and Hegseth vow to “make Star Trek real” but miss the show’s lessons AI weapons systems may annihilate their creators.

This is just one example of the fascist creep--they will try to take anything to bolster their worldview which is, at the core, built on domination and degradation.
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Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that: If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...

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US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland, city officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city officials.Portland p

Border patrol shoot two people in Portland.
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Security Essentials | Digital Security Checklists for Activists Every click, message, and location ping creates a digital trail that can be used against activists and organizers. Law enforcement regularly demands data from t...

This is great information
activistchecklist.org/essentials/

And just a reminder, there is legal US precedent from 2012 for the government killing Americans via drone strike. That was overseas, but still a precedent set that the Trump admin can now cite.

How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”

“This is scary. It’s adding to the vigilante state we live in.”

Texas' anti-trans bathroom bill went into effect December 4. Here's how the state government could weaponize this new law against public institutions, from libraries to prisons:

What happened to all that talk about anarchists being people who criticize illegitimate authorities?

Utopia is only ever found in the becoming, never in the destination.

A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia Sometimes in a moment of overwhelming emotion you hear a song. You finally hear it. You don’t just get the meaning of the lyrics, or feel the beats and the rhythm, but you hear the unutterable in t…

A fascinating essay that makes a distinction between Afrofuturism and Black Utopic speculation. #afrofuturism #utopia
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What We Know About the Suspect in the January 6 Pipe Bombing Case The suspect in the 2021 pipe bombing case has been arrested and identified.

Oh now we see why they are going forward with this: "Two people familiar with the arrest told MS NOW that Cole has been linked to statements supporting anarchism, but no motive has yet been determined."
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YouTube video by Steve Shives What Does Star Trek Actually Tell Us About Fascism?

We really appreciate @steveshives.bsky.social take here, especially the ending of having hope in the fight.
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@nickturse.bsky.social was the first to report on the second boat strike @theintercept.com and he’s doing nonstop crucial work

An Illustrated Rain Harvesting Guide First draft

You don't need an epic disaster or a severe drought to justify a rain harvesting system. Just ask someone who lives near one of the new data centers. I'm trying to make the process simpler for those of us who want to build one.
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I suppose a popular front in the US means working with the Dems, so...😬

Elon Musk:  "You know, I've generally found that when I get involved in politics, it ends up badly."

Interviewer: "Do you think that's true for all businessmen?"

Musk: "Yeah, probably. Yeah. Yeah. Um, yeah."

Same