Eric Bottorff

Alternately:

Tell me how old you are without telling me how old you are:

I generally don’t like Vini Jr, but every football fan should stand with him today.

And I hope UEFA threaten Benfica with suspension from European football unless they fire that cowardly racist fuck.

Israel’s move to register land ‘systematises dispossession’ of Palestinians Israeli rights groups say land registration in West Bank will further Israel's aim of annexing Palestinian territory.

"The Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now said the newly reinstated process of land registration amounts to a “full annexation” of Palestinian land." www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

Why LeBron James Ignores Genocide and Stands With Israel The basketball great once said he wanted to be like Muhammad Ali. He can’t do that and shrug off Israeli war crimes.

"James knows what’s going on. Instead of fulfilling his teenage goal of being a hero to the downtrodden, he has chosen to turn his back on war crimes, permitting his fans to do the same." www.thenation.com/article/soci...

On this, highly recommend this book:

uncpress.org/978146962210...

Important to remember today that Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition cannot be understood without understanding Fred Hampton and Illinois Black Panthers.

One way to identify right-wing dominance of the US media environment: This is much more direct, egregious government censorship than the biggest claims of the “Twitter Files”—including ones they made up that had no evidence behind them—and will get a small fraction of the attention and outrage.

“it is heartbreaking to report on this news knowing how impactful these classes can be for students not only in the major, but also students who have taken classes as general education requirements or electives.”

This is not gonna go the way these pathetic fascist fucks think it’s gonna go.

ABOLISH ICE

Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop

And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)

RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless

YouTube video by Nightloop Jesse Jackson’s - Wattstax Music Festival Opening Speech (1972)

I. AM. SOMEBODY. ✊🏽

Rest in Power, Reverend Jesse Jackson.

youtu.be/NTVwT3j_zqY?...

The company that makes that shirt is fantastic. You can check them out here:

wearthepeace.com

On this point, see also this:

www.versobooks.com/products/281...

White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer

Years ago my wife and I saw his great documentary *Ex Libris* on the NYC Public Library. We still talk about it and reference back to it today.

What a loss.

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight ICE & DHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Typically excellent from John Oliver.

ABOLISH ICE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-KD...

The Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford | The Segregation Tracking Project Use our visualizations to explore educational opportunity in your school & community.

VERSION 2.0 of the Segregation Tracking Project is here!

New data on racial and economic segregation between neighborhoods and schools over the last 30+ years for every school district, metro area, state, county, congressional district (new!), and more!

edopportunity.org/segregation/

This Black History Month, be sure to hear and tell your stories. In the Green Book Project, we’re using that oral history to map out how Black people navigated segregation. Your contributions to the community map preserve history: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject
#CommunityMap

He’s the MAGA Colin Robinson

m.youtube.com/watch?v=4A7B...

Book recommendation of the day

YouTube video by IGN Spider-Noir - Official Black & White Teaser Trailer (2026) Nicholas Cage, Brendan Gleeson

Generally don't care about superhero stuff these days. But dammit does this look fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G03O...

Black, Hispanic Drivers Get Majority Of Chicago's Traffic Tickets — Including In Mostly White Areas The study comes as the Police Department negotiates a new policy around traffic stops, which reform advocates say has been widely abused by officers fishing for evidence of more serious crimes, leadin...

"In all, Black drivers received 30,751 tickets during the study’s time period — over 21,000 more tickets than white drivers, who received only 14 percent of tickets across Chicago while making up 36 percent of its population."

blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/12/b...

Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails

This piece was edifying and nauseating in equal measure. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...

Occasional reminder that it’s incredibly stupid that we vote for judges.

The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering

The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory

ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

The killings add to the death toll of 591 since October 10 'ceasefire' that Israel has violated more than 1,600 times

The killings add to the death toll of 591 since October 10 'ceasefire' that Israel has violated more than 1,600 times https://aje.news/9jai4p