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Shipwreck on Zombie Road Vindication means nothing without justice.

"They are zombies. They eat pain and spit it out as content in an attempt to inure you to the depths of depravity. They want voyeurism, not accountability. If they wanted justice, they would have believed the trafficked child rape victims the first time."

UNC Admin Can Now, Officially, Secretly Record Faculty The new policy prohibits students from recording class without permission but explicitly allows administrators to surveil professors for any “lawful purpose.”

“This is something that governments in Iran and Syria and East Germany and maybe military regimes back in the day in Argentina and Brazil would do, but in the United States? That’s just crazy.” @emmawhitford.bsky.social #ncpol

I thought this summed it all up pretty well…

A decade of trans advocacy has taught me people believe lies because they want to, not because they don't know they are lies. They believe trans people will regret our transition because they want us to regret our transition. They believe we are a "social contagion" because that is how they see us

A Shining Mausoleum on a Hill Life, death, and the rampage of ICE.

New article! On life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...

Remind me, when your masked paramilitary thugs are strangling kidnapped immigrants to death in torture prisons, are you still the Good Guys?

Excerpt "A Shining mausoleum on a hill" Kendzior newsletter https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-mausoleum-on-a-hill

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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

- George Orwell, 1984

@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”

MTV Is Still Alive. So Why Does Everyone Think It Shut Down Last Week? Our ability to tell fact from fiction—even when the facts are right in front of you—is nearly gone. This is not going to end well.

If you’ve been on the Internet the past few weeks, you probably heard that MTV went off the air last Wednesday, New Year’s Eve, at midnight, after 44 years. It’s a sad moment in cultural history, and also an interesting one, in that it absolutely did not happen at all....

So, Trump consulted with the oil companies both before and after the military action against a sovereign nation, but did not consult with Congress? Okay, I think we're done here.

I think you might have meant @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social

We’re old enough to remember when Congress existed

So many in media are ill-equipped to interview officials about what’s happening because they begin with the presumption of legitimacy and don’t know enough about history or U.S. foreign policy to foment intelligent pushback and hold officials accountable.

Photograph of a desert like landscape in purple light with the words in gold neon on the ground 'I WISH YOU WERE HERE'

South Korean artist Jung Lee, from the neon series #WomensArt

Editorial: Dear Carolina Community, the University will not protect you from ICE "In the wake of such cowardice, Carolina students are forced to reconcile with a callous truth: UNC will not protect students and faculty from ICE, at all."

The Editorial Board at The Daily Tarheel laying it down. If only mainstream legacy media would follow their courageous lead.

We Don’t Know Where We Will End Up… A Year Since the 2024 Election

"We may sometimes feel powerless, but each of us influences the world in some way. Most of the time, we have limited influence, but it matters... So I invoke “my right to choose which side shall feel the stubborn ounces of my weight.”"

It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help
people see the simple awfulness of things.

Nation Tires Of Deals, Bargains

Nation Tires Of Deals, Bargains https://theonion.com/nation-tires-of-deals-bargains/

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

I’m just so disgusted with this timeline, and what amounts to living in the richest third world country on the planet. Any and all wealth created is simply gobbled up by oligarchs and their corporations. Enjoy the scraps tossed aside for your labor and be thankful.

Granted, I should consider myself “lucky” to have insurance, and I know that.

Well, it’s official, as of next week one of if not the largest health care providers in NC - UNC Health Care - no longer accepts my insurance. I guess I have to find a new primary care physician and specialists to work with from an obviously limited/shrinking pool. Excellent news!!

Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 killed Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10.

Israel is not “testing” the cease fire, they are blatantly breaking the ceasefire because they know that there will be no repercussions from the rest of the world. Just more arms and money arriving daily, while they continue to murder civilians. Nothing has changed.

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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025

I never would have imagined that I would live to see the United States as a puppet state to Russia. Fucking ridiculous.

Hakeem Jeffries is his ancestors' worst nightmare.

“The Department of Homeland Security said more than 370 people had been arrested in the operation. Forty-four of the people had criminal records.”

So wait a sec: More than 326 - 88% of those arrested - did NOT have criminal records.

Thank you to the hundreds of North Carolinians who have volunteered to help protect the immigrant members of our communities during the past week. Whatever tomorrow brings, let's continue to show up for our neighbors, look out for each other, and stand together. #nc #ncpol

Swastikas and Nooses Are No Longer Hate Symbols Under New Coast Guard Rules The new policy also prevents Coast Guard officers from immediately removing white supremacist symbols upon discovery.

What The Actual F*#K???

Swastikas and Nooses Are No Longer Hate Symbols Under New Coast Guard Rules truthout.org/articles/swa...