I’m very behind on link blogging (over a month! And the last one was very minimal!), so I’m just going to dump some things.
Politics Threat Modeling For Activists: Tips For Secure Organizing & Activism An intro to protecting what you need to protect.
Trump Administration Eyes Defining Transgender Out of Existence - The New York Times Another case where the cruelty is the only point.
What duelling can teach us about taking offence | Aeon Essays The right is currently using a model of “offense as [emotional] hurt”, while the left is using a model of “offense as harm”.
Links for the past few days, no unifying theme.
The continuing crisis This is fine.
Democrats break with left on ICE | TheHill
This is expected behavior for the Democrats right now — avoid doing something that is both right and popular, because it would be disruptive. Beto O’Rourke’s position (abolish ICE through a reorganization of DHS, and moving their responsibilities elsewhere) should be the base position of Democrats, allowing progressives to stake out more radical positions.
