PanamaRedBeard

Hume was a man wise beyond his time

A screenshot of the current S&P 500 index showing a substantial dip

I'm just a cook, so I don't know how graphs work. Is this good? Is it working yet? 🤪

Trump administration admits ‘error’ in deporting Maryland resident to El Salvador The Department of Justice says it has no recourse now that the man is in his home country, where he’d previously feared torture and persecution.

Tldr - Trump administration illegally deports a father to El Salvadoran hell-hole, and says they can't get him back now, nor does it appear they care to.

My thoughts about this would likely get me a visit from the FBI.

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April 5 RV MA to DC for Gaza | Greater Boston Together, Inc (Powered by Donorbox) April 5 RV MA to DC for GazaFor over 16 months, Gaza has endured a brutal, ongoing genocide carried out by Israel with the full backing and support of the US government. Israel continued to violate th...

If you're in or around Western Mass, consider hopping on this bus in solidarity!

Catch us tonight for some delicious Puerto Rican style pollo guisado.

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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

Who would have thought making a Fox News host would lead to an article like this...🙄

"What's the reason for the stop, officer?

"Don't worry about it bro"

Even my progressive little city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts isn't insulated from this type of garbage.

Spoiler alert: it's US

Screenshot from the Whitehouse website for Presidential Actions. Reading: PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS Ensuring the Enforcement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) The White House March 11, 2025 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES Subject: Ensuring the Enforcement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) In recent weeks, activist organizations fueled by hundreds of millions of dollars in donations and sometimes even Government grants have obtained sweeping injunctions far beyond the scope of relief contemplated by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, functionally inserting themselves into the executive policy making process and therefore undermining the democratic process. This anti-democratic takeover is orchestrated by forum-shopping organizations that...

OKAY: The wealthy, and corporations writing legislation.
NOT OKAY: Civil rights organizations and activists weighing in to represent the common people.

The @aclu.org does tend to align with those of us who have morals, and a conscience...

Where is Mahmoud Khalil? After Trump's promise to deport students protesters, ICE arrested an activist who helped lead pro-Palestine actions at Columbia University.

When the government oppresses our right to protest...

The U.S. is the send largest exporter of soy in the world. China is the largest consumer of soy in the world. At least Brazil should come up on this deal, and start lifting up the Global South. Make it make sense.

"We are tied together in a single garment of destiny" - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March 27. 5-7pm. Pay what you can.

Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a...

Tl;dr - Apparently it will be easier for the U.S. to negotiate for mineral rights in Ukraine with Putin than Zelensky. The wheel of imperialism keeps turning.

So, I can say after reading only a few brief chapters about Newton's early life, things may look different, but the systems of oppression that were in place are still very much alive and well.

Elon Musk, apartheid, and America's new boycott movement If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.

"Opposition movements always seem hopeless until they’re not. Apartheid existed for decades and then came crashing down rapidly." #RefuseResist

An image of the cover for Huey P. Newton's book, "Revolutionary Suicide" resting on a wooden table.

Picked up this book about a year ago, and it finally worked its way to the top of the queue, so I'm finally getting around to reading it. Much excite.

7 Paradoxes In Life That First Pissed Me Off — But Then Set Me Free Even Carl Jung agreed with number seven

Nice essay, and never a better time to practice the lessons it talks about than right now!

From the president's actual, personal account. Every day we reach a new, idiotic low.

X (Twitter) post from Jeff Bezos on 2/6: Shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning: I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others. There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job. I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity. I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction. I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void. Jeff

X (Twitter) post from Jeff Bezos on 2/6: Shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning: I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others. There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job. I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity. I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction. I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void. Jeff

[Baseball announcer] "And WaPo swinging WIDE RIGHT!!!"

Forget what his definition of "personal liberties" might be, but embracing free markets is embracing working class suppression, and widening the exponentially-increasing wealth gap even further. IDK what your utility bills look like but...