Writing about internet use around the world, global ethnographic researcher (x-google, x-academia), & cohost of @wokepointspod with @carpedifemme
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Ted McCarthy retweeted
É a maior derrota eleitoral da extrema direita na história mundial. Uma derrota nas urnas que entra para a história e mostra que o avanço da extrema direita não é inevitável.
Ted McCarthy retweeted
Huge respect to the organizers, activists and voters of Brazil and Serbia. These results are due to so much work and they give us so much hope. There is nothing inevitable about the far right.
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It's incredible watching the New York Times having to describe ethnic cleansing without ever using the phrase.
Ted McCarthy retweeted
The best opening line in any physics textbook: States of Matter by David L. Goodstein ✍️
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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Crowd: “She’s disabled! She needs a wheelchair!”
ICE: “Yeah she’s disabled now because she fucked around!”
ICE targets Democratic congressional candidate—who fights for disabled rights and relies on a wheelchair.
"Agent didn't say anything, just came over and body checked me," she said.
"I was tackled and my face just smashed into the ground super hard... this shiner will look 'awesome' when I go meet with my kid's school tomorrow."
Amanda Siebe was standing in the bike lane leaning against a mailbox—just using her First Amendment right to film.
She is a well-known local activist—and candidate for Congress in 2020 from Oregon's 1st District.
Watch her personal video testimony about arrest in thread. #DemsUnited
Ted McCarthy retweeted
I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.
Republicans in Washington did this.
This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.
Ted McCarthy retweeted
Trump’s tariffs on India may be partly explained by who funds his politics. Our study of two decades of Indian American lobbying in the US shows a strong, consistent Democrat lean, with Trump-1 scoring among the lowest ever share from Indian Americans (1/n)
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pros of SB79 which would make it easier to build housing near transit:
-more affordable housing
-lower carbon emissions
-higher transit ridership
-increased congressional representation for CA Dems after 2030 census
cons of SB79:
“Unintended consequences”- Karen Bass
Ted McCarthy retweeted
Thats my Gov and he has my vote. He is doing exactly what is needed right now. The days of clutching our pearls while criminals destroy our democracy is over. Need to get on their level and fight back
Ted McCarthy retweeted
You know that everything falls apart like 2 seconds after this frame right?
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I’m pissed, but mostly I’m just sad for the millions of people who will suffer because of what Republicans did today.
Many, if not most, are Trump voters. And most probably have no idea what this law will actually mean for them.
“Well, that’s what they voted for.“
“They should’ve known better.”
Sure, maybe. But the brunt of the pain will be felt by babies, kids, the elderly, the sick, the disabled, the poor, people who are barely making it, people who fled danger to save their children.
They don’t deserve this cruelty. No one does. Especially not in the richest country on Earth, where people with the most power just used it to make themselves even richer.
Donald Trump’s net worth has grown by $3 billion since January, but Republicans cared more about making him happy than they did about the people who sent them to Washington to make their lives better.
It should enrage all of us, but it should also motivate us to beat the everliving hell out of every last Republican politician in ‘26 and again ‘28.
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Since there is talk about bringing back ASBESTOS (this is somehow true), I thought it would be useful to describe just some what happens to you when you breath this stuff into your lungs.
In short, it’s terrible.
A 🧵
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Just a complete lie, every word.
There haven’t been protests or unrest here for a full week - just ICE raids where they mostly round up people without a criminal record
"We've seen violence in this city for days on end": ICE Deputy Director @MadisonSheahan slams Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
