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By now, you’ve noticed our brave patriots—ICE, the National Guard, police officers, select local mall cops, rando bodyguards, weird little incels, Klan members, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, some dudes we don’t know cosplaying as Walker, Texas Ranger—patrolling your city. Maybe even arriving via Blackhawk helicopter.

What do we do out on patrol? We catch bad guys. Also, female grad students who may have written an article that was critical of Israel.

We separate people from their kids. Tackle as many of them as possible. Zip-tie their toddlers and grandparents. And stand around looking tough. We look so tough.

Increasingly, we also really need to take dumps.

Look, there’s no time to dress it up with flowery language.

These are sixteen-, eighteen-, and twenty-hour days spent out in public, on sidewalks, in parking lots, courthouse lobbies, napping in old Mazda 626s, you name it.

It’s a lot of surveillance. A lot of wrestling. A lot of Zyns. A lot of energy drinks. And a lot of Panera and Taco Bell.

A year ago, Chait said centrists were winning. When Harris lost, though, he blamed the left's trans rights agenda.

The post Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He’s Just Falling for Trump’s Demagoguery. appeared first on The Intercept.

I wear the same T-shirt every day, and I have a relatably unkempt haircut. I remind you of the smart kids from high school, so I give you hope that the future might be okay.

My company has a slogan like “Connect Everyone” or “Build Beautiful Stuff,” and I promise you that we’ll never quietly change that to something more morally ambiguous like “Do the Right Thing.”

I’m about your age. Maybe a little older. People our age are chill and socially engaged, so I support things like civil rights, access to education, and medical research. You could never imagine me sitting in the front row at the inauguration of a far-right ruler who promised to destroy those things.

Because I dropped out of Stanford to start this company, you know for sure that it’s my life’s work. I’ll always be at the helm, so the idea that I’ll hand over the company to an ex-McKinsey consultant and retire to a Hawaiian compound built on cleared forest is preposterous.

The death followed months in immigration detention — and human rights groups’ condemnation of Belgium’s crackdown on protests.

The post Prominent Palestinian Protester in Brussels Dies in Custody appeared first on The Intercept.

This is a comic about AI art.

In a powerful MintCast interview, Dr. Mohammed Tahir condemns Keir Starmer’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, calling Britain’s recognition of Palestine “lip service” while it continues to arm and aid the slaughter.

The post Gaza Surgeon: Starmer “Has Blood on His Hands” appeared first on MintPress News.

MintPress traces Garry Kasparov’s path from chess legend to hawkish “democracy” pitchman for U.S. power, Israel’s war in Gaza, and NED-backed campaigns.

The post Garry Kasparov, From Chess Icon to State Dept Cheerleader appeared first on MintPress News.

INTERVIEWER: Chemical engineer Dr. Chesel Amniotiv is looking resplendent in orange gabardine, with cobalt accents of actual cobalt. Let’s see if we can get a word in… Dr. Amniotiv, who are you wearing this evening?

DR. AMNIOTIV: This is a Bob Mackie lab coat whose hem-to-seam ratio is equal to that of Rackam’s Theory of Saltine Dynamics. Plus big shoulder pads.

INTERVIEWER: And your date this evening is this very handsome, impeccably groomed golden retriever. And she’s wearing?

DR. AMNIOTIV: Also a Lab coat.

INTERVIEWER: What’s your next project?

DR. AMNIOTIV: I’ll be studying the production of artificial enzymes through fermentation in low-gravity environments and serving as guest judge on the next season of The Voice.

In this layered portrait of life on the streets of Los Angeles, strife is interlaced with moments of joy and solidarity

- Directed by Chung Nguyen

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