Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Anti-masker, paid anti-drag show protestor, and "detransitioner" Kevin Whitt has died from complications during a heart surgery. He spent his last few years making the world a little smaller for everyone who disagreed with him. 2187
Reposted by Big TexPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"But now Billy was dead, and the state of Connecticut said he owed $232,733 for room and board during his earlier prison stay. Selling the house where DeSenti now lived alone would help satisfy that debt." ctmirror.org/2026/09/27/t...ctmirror.orgThey served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived.Hundreds of CT residents have had money seized through a law that allows the state to charge a fee for every day a person spends in prison. 22496294
Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tyler Childers book list is pretty great. Open in Libby it's much longer. pages.libbylife.com/TylerChilderspages.libbylife.comHickman Holler Reading Club x LibbyThese handpicked titles reflect the stories, voices, and themes close to Tyler Childers' heart. Borrow and read them with Libby. 021
Big Tex @btactual.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Free Fergie www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/e...cnn.comSpain clears way for US extradition case against millionaire activist | CNNThe Spanish cabinet has allowed a US extradition request for James “Fergie” Chambers, an American millionaire and Gaza donor, to proceed to Spanish courts. 032
Reposted by Big TexAustin American-Statesman @statesman.com · 23/09/2026Austin-area students walked out of class on Tuesday to protest the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez by federal immigration officers. www.statesman.com/news/educati... 018061
Reposted by Big TexDelroy Lindo Appreciation Society President @tomengelsdesk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026 13214
Reposted by Big TexAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off. 552596992
Reposted by Big TexSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.nytimes.comA Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. DeporteesWitnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program. 3225311033
Reposted by Big TexUnicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026During Amy Klobuchar’s tenure as a prosecutor, “the number of African-American men and boys who ended up in the state prison system, a good many of them falsely, increased by 600% ... and I questioned whether the shutting down of the CRU has something to do with covering for Amy Klobuchar.” 320393
Reposted by Big TexPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Meet the first new cat species discovered in 100 years: Leopardus tilcayonationalgeographic.comMeet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 YearsA small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species. 552068442
Reposted by Big TexTrek Central @trekcentral.net · 09/09/2026🖖 NEW - #StarTrek 60th x Le Creuset Collection Beams Down! Paramount have teamed up with Le Creuset for a limited-edition collection from the final frontier! trekcentral.net/star-trek-60...trekcentral.netStar Trek 60th x Le Creuset Collection Beams Down! – Trek CentralWhile Star Trek is usually all about exploring the final frontier, even the best crews need dinner! We’ve recently seen Anson Mount’s Captain Christopher Pike cooking up delicious meals for his crew… 0247
Reposted by Big Tex404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.404media.coA Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime. 391086618
Reposted by Big TexTxnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 04/09/2026So far, they're now giving away tickets to the RNC midterm convention in Dallas. Also, despite Secret Service closing down the DART station at Victory during the convention, the convention website still encourages people to take DART to Victory Station. www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/... 0127
Reposted by Big TexTruthout @truthout.org · 04/09/2026A new study from the Trump administration is sending alarm bells through pro-democracy groups for its potential to fuel a crackdown on Americans who support LGBTQ+ rights — or anyone with left-leaning views.truthout.orgTrump-Backed Study Attempts to Link Pro-Trans Beliefs With Political ViolenceExperts say the study doesn’t pass scientific muster and aligns with efforts to declare trans people a terrorist threat. 54035
Reposted by Big TexJudith Butlerian Jihad @pghguy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Really didn't expect the US government to sanction noblogs but that's on me for not thinking things could get that stupid 1102
Reposted by Big TexPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’nbcnews.comJudge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment. 817283216022
Reposted by Big TexRemora House DC @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026It’s a voluntary deployment. They volunteered to be here. 310228
Reposted by Big TexTacticool Girlfriend @tacticoolgf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This might be the first targeted usage of 4473 forms against trans people (read the whole thread). 420187
Reposted by Big TexUnicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026NEW: Minneapolis Once Again Thwarts White Supremacist Jake Lang [VIDEO] Police arrested white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang and some of his followers after hundreds in Minneapolis protested his second hate rally in front of city hall this year.unicornriot.ninjaMinneapolis Once Again Thwarts White Supremacist Jake Lang - UNICORN RIOTMinneapolis, MN — Minneapolis police arrested white supremacist provocateur Edward Jacob “Jake” Lang Saturday afternoon after hundreds of Minneapolis residents came out to protest his second hate rall... 6578143
Reposted by Big Texestarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 16/08/2026There's no such thing as a nonviolent deportation. 1104
Reposted by Big TexVeena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026“CWA 7250 has learned that we have been subject to an illegal and aggressive federal investigation that used undercover agents to enter our office, infiltrate meetings we co-sponsored, subpoena our finances, and surveil one of our officers” labornotes.org/2026/08/fede...labornotes.orgFederal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find SolidarityYesterday news broke of a sweeping undercover investigation by the Department of Homeland Security in Minnesota early this year to infiltrate and surveil meetings and obtain the financial records of n... 11914
Reposted by Big TexDetritus Books @detritusbooks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026“Who is scoundrel enough to really lament the death of such a beast?” After the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, Johann Most wrote this article, which earned him a year and a half in an English prison. theanarchistlibrary.org/library/joha...theanarchistlibrary.orgLong live tyrannicide!Johann Most Long live tyrannicide! 1881 Leading article in the “Freiheit” Vol.III (1881), No. 12 (March 19), p. 1, edited by Most, under the title:... 0146
Reposted by Big Texalec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 14/08/2026THREAD. As you read chilling stories emerging about the illegal surveillance that Trump's DHS has been doing, recognize that federal law makes it nearly impossible for victims to sue feds for constitutional violations. A minimum part of Democratic platform should call for this. 412954
Reposted by Big Texdell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026one of the FBI’s functions since inception is to passively instill paranoia in Americans critical of institutional authority. this piece reaches back to make it seem like that’s something that happened 60 years ago, but that is historically indefensible. 617549
Reposted by Big TexAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is no longer dystopian fiction. The authoritarian surveillance state is real and it is here now.theguardian.comUS conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records revealDHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown 25651336
Reposted by Big Tex404 Media @404media.co · 03/08/2026EXCLUSIVE: 404 Media has obtained a coaching guide that Flock surveillance gives to police about “how to speak to city councils about public safety technology.” @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Read the full story here: www.404media.co/own-the-narr... 11560326
Reposted by Big TexIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 03/08/2026It's wild how ominous the word "wellness" has become 1642352
Reposted by Big TexMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Extremely good news coming out of LA today. Wild that it took over a year for the feds to drop these charges. They knew from the jump they never had a strong case 712840
Reposted by Big TexZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 24/07/2026New, by me: The Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border agents with a "duress" passcode that wiped the contents of his phone when they entered it. We've confirmed the phone was running GrapheneOS. Bypass for ad-blockers: web.archive.org/web/20260724...techcrunch.comUS accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunchA U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constit... 25981444
Reposted by Big TexRita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 24/07/2026✴️ MONDAY, JULY 27: Come to Johnson County to support 4 Prairieland defendants at pretrial motions hearings ✴️ Lucy Fowlkes Andrew Smith Steven Reyna Janette Goeringmas.toDFW Support Committee (@dfwsupportcommittee@mas.to)Attached: 1 image ✴️ MONDAY, JULY 27: Come to Johnson County to support 4 Prairieland defendants at pretrial motions hearings ✴️ 4 defendants have hearings on Monday w/ Judge William Bosworth Monda... 043
Reposted by Big TexLate Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Do we have a thread of police abusing Flock surveillance yet? Flock abuse thread 🧵📌 16576300
Reposted by Big TexKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19/07/2026While we’re on the subject, I also think it’s weird freak behavior to be an adult who makes Hating Children For Merely Existing their entire personality. 1185745508
Reposted by Big TexThe Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The letter calls on the Spanish executive not to execute the extradition of James Cox “Fergie” Chambers Jr. to the USthecanary.coSpanish politicians demand Spain doesn't extradite Fergie Chambers to USThe letter calls on the Spanish executive not to execute the extradition of James Cox “Fergie” Chambers Jr. to the US. 23218
Reposted by Big TexAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 17/07/2026Washington's pursuit of James 'Fergie' Chambers for supporting 'terror' seen as a warning to other left-leaning donors.aljazeera.comUS seeks extradition of wealthy pro-Palestine donor from SpainWashington's pursuit of James 'Fergie' Chambers for supporting 'terror' seen as a warning to other left-leaning donors. 106038
Reposted by Big TexKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Secretary of State Rubio says there will be more terrorist designations of left-wing groups "soon." 2716046
Reposted by Big TexJesus Lizard Superstar 🖤 🐀🐀🐀 @acekatana.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Reminder that signal is only as secure as the dumbest motherfucker in your signal chat 1267
Reposted by Big TexMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026anytime a candidate is claiming theyyYyyyYYYyyyYy are doing this to me, there’s nothing good where that came from 522548254
Reposted by Big TexHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 08/07/2026“A simple data-entry error, magnified and broadcast nationwide by a growing surveillance network operated through an opaque partnership between a private company and public agencies, led police to identify me as a car thief and set up a sting to take me down.”thedrive.comHow Flock Cameras Wrongly Tracked Me for Days Over ‘Stolen’ Plates and Sent Police After MeA simple error got magnified by Flock's nationwide surveillance camera network and ended with four cop cars boxing me in. 14497268
Reposted by Big Tex613 Antifascist @613afa.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Endlessly reposting the patriot front march gives them the visibility they want. Hope this helps 26114
Reposted by Big TexWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 04/07/2026#OtD 4 Jul 1998 best friends Lin Newborn, an African-American skinhead, and Daniel Shersty, a white US air force serviceman, members of Anti-Racist Action were murdered in the desert near Las Vegas by white supremacists workingclasshistory.com/2021/01/11/e... 4401151
Reposted by Big TexThe Almighty Tallest @spooknine.bsky.social · 04/07/2026No, I find I am less and less a Texan with every passing year 2102
Reposted by Big TexWilliam Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Reupping this thread I did 9 months ago since it's illustrative of how awful the philosophical arguments behind denying trans kids from sports are and how at odds with the radical realism of science. The Supreme Courts edicts are akin to unilaterally declaring creationism or Lamarckism to be true. 15114