TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists)

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‘Mass incarceration’ is a liberal myth. The truth is far worse. “The masses are not being policed, targeted, and incarcerated,” Distinguished Professor and author Dylan Rodríguez says; “it's a targeted war with asymmetrical casualties.”

Distinguished professor Dylan Rodriguez — @dylanrodriguez.bsky.social — speaks with former political prisoner and Black Panther Mansa Musa about “the horrifying truth” behind the prison industrial complex — and the politics that “dilute the power of radical movements trying to dismantle it”

Colorful text over a cartoon landscape reads: "Starbucks is the biggest violator of labor law in modern history." The scene is vibrant and playful.

Did You Know?…

Starbucks is the largest labor violator in modern history

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A frightening thing about the right's expansion is the spread of openly fascist messaging across an incredibly diverse online landscape. This can be seen by tracking the # “Revolt Against the Modern World,” a book written by Julius Evola in 1934. (More relevant now than when I wrote it 3/4/23.) 🧵

The White House just posted a video mixing real footage from the Iran strikes with a killstreak animation from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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Text: IN RUSSIA: Russia Exploits Impoverished Africans with False Job Promises to Fuel Ukraine War | Image: A soldier in camouflage stands in a forest holding a rifle. | Tone: urgent, serious

Graphic: A soldier in camouflage stands in a forest holding a rifle. | Text Overlay: "IN A VIDEO, FRANCIS WARNED OTHERS, SAYING, 'MANY FRIENDS HAVE DIED IN THE NAME OF MONEY, REVEALING THE DEADLY REALITY BEHIND THE RECRUITMENT SCHEMES." AFRICAN MEN ARE BEING LURED TO RUSSIA WITH FALSE PROMISES OF GOOD JOBS, ONLY TO BE FORCED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AND SENT TO FIGHT IN UKRAINE. KENYAN MOTHER ANNE NDARUA HAS NOT HEARD FROM HER SON FRANCIS FOR MONTHS AFTER HE TRAVELED FOR WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WORK. IN A VIDEO, FRANCIS WARNED OTHERS, SAYING, "MANY FRIENDS HAVE DIED IN THE NAME OF MONEY," REVEALING THE DEADLY REALITY BEHIND THE RECRUITMENT SCHEMES. NUMEROUS RECRUITS REPORT BEING UNPAID, STRIPPED OF PASSPORTS, AND TREATED WITH RACISM AND ABUSE WHILE TRAPPED ON THE FRONT LINES. THIS SYSTEM PREYS ON POVERTY AND DESPERATION, EXPLOITING VULNERABLE BLACK AFRICANS FOR A FOREIGN WAR THEY NEVER AGREED TO FIGHT.

“Many friends have died in the name of money”

NEW: Russia is luring African men with false promises of good jobs, only to be forced into military service in Ukraine.

Numerous recruits report being unpaid, stripped of passports, and abused while trapped on the front lines.

uld you support or oppose abolishing ICE? (%) Somewhat or strongly supportNot sureSomewhat or strongly oppose U.S. adult citizens 39 Party ID Democrats 14 Independents 35 Republicans 68

Per The Economist/YouGov, half of Americans support ABOLISHING ICE.

Literally, "abolishing."

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Bryan Betancur live-streamed threats to bash my head which was a violation of his probation for violating a 3 year anti-stalking order of another woman.

He had violated the anti-stalking order on her multiple times at the time of filming but I guess this was the judges red line so he went to jail.

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’

Because cops don't actually know the law and just do what they're told to do, or arrest ppl that irritate them (not an arrestable offense), or just lie like they always do.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

News: Commanders across dozens of U.S. military bases told troops the war on Iran is part of "God's plan" so Trump can bring about "Armageddon"

News: so Trump can bring about "Armageddon." The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has been "inundated" with complaints since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran over the weekend, receiving more than 110 complaints from U.S. military personnel stationed at dozens of sites across the Middle East. Journalist Jonathan Larsen broke the story, sharing specific complaints made by troops. One such complaint made by a noncommissioned officer reported that their commander had "urged us to tell our troops that this was 'all part of God's divine plan' and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ." "He said that 'President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth," the NCO continued. "He had a big grin on his face when he said all of this which made his message seem even more crazy." MRFF told Larsen that over 110 complaints came

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has received 110+ complaints from US service members across 30+ sites about commanders using religious rhetoric

Including calling the war with Iran "part of God's plan" and Trump "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon”

‘Very Real Barriers.’ Trans Voters in Texas Are Worried About Casting Their Ballots. Primary Election Day is Tuesday. And nonprofits that protect LGBTQ+ rights are monitoring what’s playing out at polling locations.

New today @thebarbedwire.com: “Trans voters are left vulnerable to being outed, questioned, or turned away, which creates very real barriers to casting a ballot ... This fear & confusion has a purpose in trying to silence our voices & keep trans people from participating fully in our democracy.”

Trump Administration, in Reversal, Tries to Continue Fight Against Law Firms

Erratic attacks on law firms is emblematic of the chaotic, relentless tactics Trump uses to keep every sector on their back foot. This defensiveness works -- it distracts us from yesterday's news & prevents coordinated, proactive resistance. But don't be fooled. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

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BREAKING: A “credible whistleblower” has revealed FBI forensic experts were ordered to “stand down” from processing the scene of Renee Good’s murder — because Kash Patel did not want Good “referenced as a ‘victim.’”

Source: Senate Judiciary Democrats

Making Another Murderer: The Captivating Case of Temujin Kensu - UNICORN RIOT Nearly a dozen witnesses have placed Temujin Kensu 450 miles away from a 1980s murder in Michigan. Yet, 40 years later, his conviction stands.

Making Another Murderer: The Captivating Case of Temujin Kensu

Nearly a dozen witnesses have placed Temujin Kensu 450 miles away from a 1980s murder in Michigan. Yet, 40 years later, his conviction stands.

NEW from UR contributor @philmandelbaum.bsky.social

Making Another Murderer: The Captivating Case of Temujin Kensu - UNICORN RIOT Nearly a dozen witnesses have placed Temujin Kensu 450 miles away from a 1980s murder in Michigan. Yet, 40 years later, his conviction stands.

NEW:

No murder weapon was ever produced, and no gunshot residue was found on his clothing.

An ammunition box found at the murder scene contained a fingerprint that did not belong to him.

Yet Temujin Kensu remains behind bars in Michigan.

It’s been 40 years.

Seven-year-old Mathias Bermeo, a detainee at Dilley wrote: “I’m writing this letter so that you can hear my story. I need you to help us I have been detained for 23 days with my mom and my 3-year-old sister. I cry a lot I want to get out of here go back to my school they don’t treat us Well here there are many children we are kidnapped help!”

“I’m writing this letter so that you can hear my story. I need you to help us... I cry a lot I want to get out of here go back to my school they don’t treat us Well here there are many children we are kidnapped help!”

- Mathias Bermeo, Dilley detainee, 7yo

www.propublica.org/article/dill...

From James Cone to Donald Trump | Political Theology Network Why did Dwight Hopkins, a leading Black liberation theologian and a longtime University of Chicago professor, move toward MAGA?

Important interview from Vincent Lloyd with Dwight Hopkins: how did a Black liberation theologian go MAGA?

This should be read carefully if people are seriously interested in learning and not just talking shit

I used this tool, which the Trump administration is killing, to find and help write this story:

There’s no general strike or mass movement without mutual aid…

And there’s already a group in your area.

@dylanrodriguez.bsky.social explains

youtu.be/wyU5YQJyOOk

Text: “According to a new survey by the Movement Advancement Project, approximately 401,000 transgender people have relocated from one U.S. state to another since the 2024 presidential election. The mass relocations in 2025 are due to the safety concerns, political conditions, and anti-trans laws and policies that have largely impacted conservative states across the country.” | Graphic: messy room with moving boxes and clothes, conveying relocation

NEW: 400,000+ transgender people have relocated from one US state to another since Trump’s second term

Mass relocations in 2025 have been caused by the spread of anti-trans laws and policies impacting conservative — and so-called blue — states across the country

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We are honored to be joined tonight by a woman who’s been through hell, Anya Zarutska. In 2022, she and her beautiful daughter. So beautiful. What a beautiful young woman Iryna fled war-torn, war-torn Ukraine to live with relatives near Charlotte, North Carolina. And by the way, what’s going on with Charlotte? Last summer, 23-year-old Irina was riding home on the train when a deranged monster who had been arrested over a dozen times and was released through no cash bail, stood up and viciously slashed a knife through her neck and body. No one will ever forget. There were people on that train. No one will ever forget the expression of terror on Irene, his face as she looked up at her attacker in the last seconds of her life. She died instantly. She had escaped a brutal war, only to be slain by a hardened criminal set free to kill in America came in through open borders. Mrs. Zarutska, tonight, I promise you, we will ensure justice for your magnificent daughter, Iryna.

Trump said in last night's SOTU/rally that the man who killed Ukrainian immigrant Irina Zarutska on a train in NC during what appears to have been a psychotic break was here because of "open borders."

He was born in Charlotte but his name was DeCarlos DeJuan Brown so I guess that's all it takes now

~NEW EPISODE~

Trump’s aggression against Iran continues. w/ Prof. Eskander Sadeghi

🎙️: bit.ly/4tW5he0

If there’s one thing the ICE invasion has taught us, it’s that police don’t protect us.

In city after city, and town after town, local law enforcement has *supported* ICE operations.

So, what do you do when you’re in crisis?

Do not call the cops.

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I raised my voice at a ranking officer for being a dick about telling me to hurry up w/ a chronically VERY suicidal patient who FINALLY opened up about [literally anything] after MONTHS of NOTHING

"You will NOT bark at me" & more

other officer in the room was shocked
barking officer looked scolded

"Rayhunter: Detecing Cell-Site Simulators (aka Stingrays) with Cooper Quintin | The Final Straw Radio – TFSR 2-22-26" featuring the logo for Rayhunter, an orca leaping and taking a bite out of a graph showing available cellular connectivity

This week, @cooperq.com of the @eff.org talks about cellular site simulators and counter-surveillance
+ a Radio Ausbruch segment on the deBanking in Germany at US behest disrupting the work of Rote Hilfe, @abcdresden.bsky.social and others

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“Social murder” is a term created by Friedrich Engels to describe the premature death of marginalized people due to political, social, or economic oppression.

What is happening right now in America is the premeditated, calculated, & planned extermination of children who are trans. This is genocide.

imo we are living through a billionaire backlash to the great worker awakening under covid in an ongoing attempt to beat labor back into submission and, failing that, to reduce us all to serfs and slaves

US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers

“The second Trump administration launched the most vicious attack on public sector union workers since the Reagan era…”

And watched US union membership soar to a 16-year high

Because of ICE, I’ve Been in Hiding for Months. It Has Transformed Me. Days of anxiety, of frustration, and of feeling that everything is on hold while the world keeps moving forward outside. By SM 12:02 PM CST on February 20, 2026

If there’s an Anne Frank, there’s fascism.

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I am begging people to understand that "the US works for Israel" is imperialist propaganda. The vassal doesn't work for the empire. And Israel isn't even our only vassal doing genocide *right now.*

We send weapons to the UAE to genocide Sudan.