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In forced exile from U.S. Investigative journalist (35 yrs), author, lecturer. Multi-minority. Anti-racist; despise ALL bigotry. Prisons, criminal justice, eugenics, refugees, misogyny, trauma, etc. Documentary: https://youtu.be/lbBMriSDEwg?feature=shared
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What do you do when the President of the most powerful empire in the world has declared war on residents? First, you remember it has always done so wrt to BIPOC groups, poor folx, immigrants & refugees, queers & much more. Then, you make a firm decision that fighting bullets w bullets won’t work.

Can I just thank you for the speaking the simple but utterly painful truth?

Re: National Guard in LA. Remember that in his first term Trump straight up asked Army to KILL leftist protesters and implement latest in sound/microwave weapons. They are potentially deadly & permanently disabling “non-lethal weapons.” This time, I am fairly certain we’ll begin to see both.

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There’s a serious flip side to the modern “influencer” reality. (It’s the antithesis of the DIY ethic that created punk culture.) I know a young adult whose decisions are nearly entirely made based on Tik Tok influencers. Ergo, she is “influenced” despite thinking she’s made her own best decisions.

1/ #Selfharm is often wrongly attributed only to teens, much like anorexia, both of which afflict all ages. The saddest thibgs I’ve seen in prisons are the # of women & men who cut, burn, slam their heads against walls etc. It’s worst in solitary. (Cont)

Against odds, I survived my young life bc of grandparents who taught living in harmony w/nature & real history; non-violent grassroots activism; inspiration from ppl who sacrificed their lives for justice; journalism & music (Chopin to Bad Brains & Burning Spear). I give thanks 2 Jah for it all.

Regrettably, Kennedy isn’t just incompetent. He is actively proposing, implementing or backing #eugenics programs that actively seek to sterilize, incarcerate &/or devalue the lives of the disabled, the #mentallyill, #LGBTQIA, “low IQ” persons & ppl who hv committed crimes. He is truly DANGEROUS.

From a psychological standpoint, the Trump/Musk war is unfolding like a real war in the making. Typically, 2 narcissists w/ pathological delusions of divine power can’t sustain more than a few minutes together. They lasted longer & so the fallout is FAR more extreme. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

There’s an even deeper story here that I’m going to keep pushing until an editor finally gets it. The U.S. has been turning regular prisoners w/ no terrorism charges into terrorists on paper & sending them to torture prison units w/ for DECADES. What we are seeing is the next step.

If you happen to have loved ones in #FCIWaseca—inc former prisoners of the “rape camp” at #FCIDublin—then you may hv heard about the bribes & monthly lockdowns. The prison is running on fumes & getting away w/ non-BOP policy abuses. Contact me if you hv loved ones there.

VIDEO EVERY THING!!!

With enough Special K, PCP & military grade speed keeping you up 24/7, anything becomes possible.

An extraordinarily important read. Having worked in IT for over 40 years, including cybersecurity, the levels of access the DOGE script-kiddies were granted is just…terrifying.

During truly frightening times like these, people in power will use the cover of chaos to implement abuses in jails, prisons, immigrant detention centers, and on the streets in the form of law enforcement brutality. Yes, keep your eyes on the WH. But also on the situation directly around you.

What people need to understand is that Palantir is a front org for the CIA. Always has been. Another story many editors afraid to take on. I keep waiting for a pub brave enough to trust me on decades worth of research. This is why I had to flee the country. But my knowledge is still just as solid.

Omg! How many times have I said exactly this! That Musk (and Trump) ARE using drugs heavily. I SPECIFICALLY said speed. Here it is. I keep urging editors to listen but many are too timid. For the NYT to downplay his Nazism as a byproduct of drug use is a mistake. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

Digital technologies across #MENA region are concentrating surveillance, collecting data & making life truly dangerous 4 civilians: Sudan, Libya, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel, etc. The Tahir Institute’s analysis is truly on point. mailchi.mp/timep/weekly...

Consider what it would feel like to be maligned, attacked, tortured or killed simply for being American. You have a tyrannical govt in power, yes, but you oppose it. Now consider all the ppl in the world who are hated bc of extremist leadership, even when they oppose it. Unfair, isn’t it?

You will quickly see who is willing to put their lives & careers on the line for truth, & who is in this profession for all the wrong reasons. Just to think, when I was being attacked, interrogated & dragged off by LE ppl said: “This can’t happen in the U.S.” I warned, “This is going to get worse.”

There’s an even deeper story here that I’m going to keep pushing until an editor finally gets it. The U.S. has been turning regular prisoners w/ no terrorism charges into terrorists on paper & sending them to torture prison units w/ for DECADES. What we are seeing is the next step.

One of the most important points I’ve tried to make repeatedly is how this madness didn’t start w/ Trump. Bush’s tactics after 9/11–abetted by a massive Patriot Act that was prepared & ready to go immediately after the attacks—cost the lives of millions & resulted in disappearances in the U.S.

I don’t have enough words to explain how much this image & post means to me. #PaulRobeson is an eternal hero to me. And while the gov’t attempted to minimize Einstein’s anti-racist “radicalism” & anti-war stance, he refused to be silenced. This image is so powerful. Amein.

Each of us should try to leave some aspect of the world in better shape than when we arrived. I know it as #TikkunOlam, but think of it in a way that feels right to YOU. We were not created to accumulate things, whether material goods, property or even followers. We are here w/ far greater purpose.

U.S. propaganda would have you believe ANYONE can be/do ANYTHING if you just try hard enough. #Class oppression is a subject most ppl shy away from. #Prison is the perfect example of how money can truly decide your fate behind bars. Try an $1 million dinner for Trump: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...