Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Something that PIC abolitionists are attentive to is that you should not build things that you will have to dismantle a few years later because of the harms they cause. 112528
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I wish I could believe that this is all common knowledge, that this country really is ready to end, finally, finally, its "War on Terror". www.forever-wars.com/today-we-mus...forever-wars.comToday We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations IgnoreRighteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner 000
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Let's give the family annihilator a machine gun for his birthday 000
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"The argument that we need more domestic production because otherwise we will import more oil and gas is essentially an argument for maintaining fossil-fuel demand. It takes the failure to reduce demand and uses it as the justification for producing more." 046
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/09/2026yeah this is a separate conversation but one of the things that hasn’t quite bubbled up from scholarship into mainstream thinking is that american slavery was a system centered principally on reproduction. forced birth for capital accumulation is what it was 232232306
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026They'll have plenty of time to rehearse in the Hague. Bloody Americans. 000
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Struck head-on by a jeep driver 1124
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026my usual election night plug: if you enjoy the work we do at bolts & want to support us, become a supporter! it's easy, see below or here boltsmag.org/donate (and if that's not for you now, that's fine: you can sign-up for our free newsletter and get updates once a week! boltsmag.org/newsletter) 013052
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialErika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This change grants Commerce political appointees veto power over data and research releases by scientists and statisticians at NOAA, NIST, Census, and BEA. 8287186
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialTwoSense @twosense.bsky.social · 29/08/2026logging on merely to make my thoughts your problem 416460
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDavid Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 29/08/2026Basically two things matter in CA's climate pollution: car tailpipes and megafires, so naturally all attention is on NOT THOSE. 091
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialPete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 25/07/2026💯 and also: besides the “moderates,” notice how many deep blue reps hover around 10-20% on a Trump score, while the equivalent republicans are near 100 for the party line. I hate that the Dem primary electorate tolerates getting sold out 1134
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It would be useful and smart for left candidates to start using common language to push common solutions. Simple example: programs whose costs rise when the economy falls need to be paid for fully by the Federal govt, which not only can but should be in deficit. Huge benefit to state/local budgets. 000
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Setting out the pre-capitulation Democratic line early so it will just be "common sense" by 2029. A few stern emails, some body cameras & training sessions & everything will be right as rain. Neither DHS, ICE, nor the current Senate can be reformed. There must be an alternative. 010
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Reminds me of this Onion article… Seriously though, power and system change is what of course matters the most but 1) if you’re an individual in North America or Europe you have an outsized impact and 2) human systems, themselves, are made up of individuals that other individuals can influence.theonion.comNew Report Finds Climate Change Caused By 7 Billion Key IndividualsWASHINGTON—In a landmark report experts say fundamentally reshapes our understanding of the global warming crisis, new data published this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has fou... 1284
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Dang they really got a category for everything 203285745476
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I keep seeing Maine politicians saying they want Maine law enforcement to investigate because Mainers trust Maine law enforcement and ??? No ??? Actually we don’t ??? www.pressherald.com/2026/07/16/i...pressherald.comICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officerAn ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. 1374
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 17/07/2026"Omar’s resolution, introduced on Wednesday, calls on the US to join the ICC by ratifying the Rome Statute, the court’s founding document." 000
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 16/07/2026As always: if there's any class of people who do not have due process rights, then *nobody* has due process rights, because the government can just claim someone is in that class and there's no process to establish otherwise. 192335860
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialMarshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 16/07/2026#daylightsavingtime "Arguments that seem to suggest that adjusting the clock affects the actual amount of light delivered to Earth from the Sun. It’s as if “falling back” or “springing forward” by an hour is connected to a giant timer connected to the Sun." article www.forbes.com/sites/marsha... 4224
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"meeting people where they are" means you have to accept that they sincerely believe what they believe. It does NOT mean that you have to pretend to agree with their beliefs. In fact, you must be honest when you don't. Grown ups have to deal with people who don't agree with them all of the time. 81453346
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I feel like this site is a look inside the standard non-Fox USA mind and it is depressing. 000
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I have a piece in the NYT today arguing that the law should permit victims of ICE abuse to sue not just individual officers, but supervisors and policymakers like Stephen Miller and Gregory Bovino. A Democratic president and Congress could do this in 2029. And they could make it retroactive.nytimes.comOpinion | ICE Is Out of Control. Here’s What to Do About It.Congress must push back against our inhumane immigration tactics. 13776362013
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026it's wild to watch people respond to this with incredulity and offense while doing the exact thing he describes in the conversation 1624124
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialBudd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days. 344213775868
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch. 11886945495
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 06/07/2026www.nola.com/entertainmen...nola.comJackie Summel and Freedom to Grow continue to help others see a world without prisonsJackie Sumell created Freedom to Grow to promote abolitionist art and healing justice rooted in the legacy of the Angola 3, advancing community empowerment and creative archival practices across Louis... 02814
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 05/07/2026DIY solar + battery update: the huge NE storm and heatwave knocked out the power for like 20 hours yesterday but we had enough stored to keep the fridge and one window unit going the whole time. phew 16104957
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Dear European friends: If you don’t like the FIFA decision and think Trump/FIFA/USA is corrupt my suggestion is to BOYCOTT AND DIVEST FROM THIS FUCKING COUNTRY like I’ve been freaking begging you to because of our multiple HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS!! 291239254
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 05/07/2026Benito Miranda Hernandez completed three tours during the Iraq war but now faces removal from the US to Mexico.aljazeera.comThis immigrant served in the US military. Now he faces deportationBenito Miranda Hernandez completed three tours during the Iraq war but now faces removal from the US to Mexico. 37761412
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialisaac @sevier.io · 03/07/2026As an outsider who watched much of this go down from California, this is incredibly useful, and documents crucial details in an important movement history. I agree with a lot of @petesikora.bsky.social's recommendations, too, and we have been working from shared principles for building public power. 3297
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialJosh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 20/06/2026AI has started blocking the Wayback Machine from chronicling the web. Considering that nearly 40% of websites disappear after 10 years, this will enforce a giant loss in collective memory.the-independent.comAI’s biggest casualty could be history itselfThe Internet Archive is a vital resource that has helped the search for truth in more than one global event, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, but it is in danger of becoming the latest collateral damage of... 291770944
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialClimate.us @climate.us · 02/07/2026Climate information should be reliable, clear, and available to everyone. Climate.us is an independent nonprofit protecting public access to trusted, science-reviewed climate knowledge. Explore: www.climate.us 🌍🧪 #ClimateUS #ClimateForUs #ClimateScience #Science 222882
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A demonstration that supporting "Supreme Court reform" is insufficient. Cory Booker could support "Supreme Court reform". We require specifics. 010
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too* 74112842658
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 28/06/2026FIFA is one of THE most corrupt organizations on this earth. Period. 3385456729
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Instead of following those engagement bait alt gov accounts, follow and support @climate.us instead. 8296100
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/06/2026A charlatan, an op and a liar. Those who know know. 2337438
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 26/06/2026i think in 15-20 years we will look back on legalizing sports betting and allowing platforms to advertise on TV as one of the greatest failings of the US as a society. 1177881056
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/06/2026the way it works is that if i say, "i'm a black american," sam alito thinks that is "dividing people up by race." but if someone says, "get that jigaboo out of my country," alito thinks, "looks like nothing to me" 16493661960
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/06/2026The biggest threat to "affordability," today and more so every day to come, is climate change. Responsible political leaders would tell their constituents about it.bloomberg.comWhat Climate Change Costs You at the CheckoutThe higher temperatures climb, the more inflated household costs like groceries will become, economists predict. 13302125
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I look forward to the retrospectives that will conclude that "Wall Street" was not a significant factor in the housing problems. 000
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 17/06/2026Cops kill kids all of the time. 624167
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Media’s framing of Platner as some kind of manopshere referendum on gender is idiotic. Women actually prefer Platner to Collins, as polling consistently shows, whereas men prefer Collins. You’ll never see this in a headline though because everything has to be culture war bs 85806111
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12/06/2026bsky wants to tell us all “save it for the group chat” and “you don’t have to post everything”. But we refuse. Main is where the thoughts go. 20950152
butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The people know but their "leaders" are silent. Truly a century of corruption. 000
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 11/06/2026After DOGE outed Halimi, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison. They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States. (Published Aug. 2025)propublica.orgDOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U... 15473212
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 10/06/2026"We are in extreme danger," says climate scientist Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social. He warns that this summer "could be the hottest summer we've ever experienced in our lives, but it could also be the coolest summer for the rest of our lives." 9522301008
Reposted by @butterfly-mcgee.bsky.socialKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Smoothgroins in shambles. What Platner's victory means: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/platner-wi...kenklippenstein.comPlatner Wins; Washington WhinesWhat the Maine Oysterman’s primary victory means 36842240
