Anna Utgoff

They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.

We need to get back to the founding principles that made this country great.

That’s why I support putting militarized troops in US cities and giving them the power to search anyone and enter any home at any time. And to rough up or possibly shoot anyone who objects.

Let’s do Boston next!

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

It was so good! Thank you @seldo.com!

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

Which is to say a functional democracy can’t just give the people what they want. It has to call people, in their capacity as citizens, to be their better selves and want decent things. And maybe there’s an unseemly whiff of aristocracy around that, but it looks like maybe it’s not optional.

Look, at some level you cannot have a functioning democracy where both parties presuppose an electorate of selfish, ignorant louts and compete to offer them the best array of goodies, which is more or less what “focus on kitchen table issues” means. You have to activate some kind of civic impulse.

Mayor Barbara Lee’s First 100 Days of Action When I took office 100 days ago, I made a commitment to you: to tackle Oakland's biggest challenges with urgency, transparency, and measurable results.

100 Days ✅

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You know how Justice Brandeis said sunlight is the best disinfectant, meaning that transparency discourages misconduct? That’s just not true anymore now that our public discourse is infected with spotlight-seeking scum. I’m sad about it!

Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have WASHINGTON—Describing the shift as a troubling indicator for the health of the nation’s system of governance, watchdog group Freedom House published a report Wednesday downgrading the United States from a democracy to whatever political system lobsters have. “Persistent executive overreach and erosion of civil liberties mean that America now looks less like a traditional federal […]

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Yep! Also flying to be at his bedside, and cremating his remains, both of those things had big carbon footprints. Human existence uses up the environment, we all have to make choices about what’s important to us.

Victor Utgoff Obituary (2024) - Falls Church, VA - The Washington Post View Victor Alan Utgoff's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

I had never written an obit when suddenly I had to write my dad’s. ChatGPT helped me get over the terror of a blank page, then I rewrote to make it personal. And I think it turned out ok! AI writing is fine as a starting point, but not a final draft. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

Polling data from Harris & Associates 1966. Q: Do you approve of what Freedom Riders are Doing? 22% approve 61%disapprove18%no opinion.

I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.

They’re burning the Library of Alexandria.

So much of cybersecurity is "We must secure the Orphan Crushing Machine so that unauthorized people do not crush the orphans," and not "Why the fuck are you building an Orphan Crushing Machine in the first place?"

The Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write For years, my friend’s father asked me to recount his childhood escape from the Nazis. Why did it take me this long?

I wrote about my friend's father, a Holocaust survivor, and how the stories you run the fastest from end up being the only ones that you were inevitably bound to write in the first place. I'm sorry for the delay. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/m...

I was just about to forward this to you! It triggered a high pitch screaming noise inside my brain!😱

We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.

This administration is rushing to create an actual, technical dark age for future historians and scholars. I can't think of a punishment serious enough to fit the magnitude of the crime

The Lithuanian president showed up to honor dead American soldiers as their remains departed his country.

The American president did not show up to receive their remains as they arrived in the US.

He had a golf tournament to get to.

I was also shocked and proud! I just set up a recurring donation in honor of James Madison class of 1771. He woulda been proud, too.

It’s so weird how we’re all just working like this is still a normal country.

Is it St Swithun’s day already? encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn...

Nick and June have matching Beastie Boys t-shirts, and sometimes they listen to Sabotage together while playing Mario Kart.

Tapping your partner into the ring is always such a relief and also sometimes a blow to the ego.

happy ides of March, the time when we celebrate a Senator stabbing you in the back

What is it that you don’t delete because of the 100% bangers levels?