James Stout

James Stout

@jamesstout.bsky.social

I write stories about conflict and borders and the people they impact. Just published a book about anarchists at war in Spain, Kurdistan, and Myanmar, previously wrote one about the anti fascist Olympics.Para todos,todo✌️ https://www.patreon.com/Jamesstout

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James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

Prison companies are making profit off a system that results in record breaking deaths among a population who in most cases have done nothing wrong other than coming here and asking us for help

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

The second part of our lochiel series is out now if you’d like to hear a bit more about what happened there.

Cool Zone Media@coolzonemedia.bsky.social

New episode of Natural Causes 🌲 In the second of a two part series @jamesstout.bsky.social looks at the federal government's response to the Lochiel land defence and where people who care about the land can go from here. www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

lol they're headlining a festival with Morrissey in Huntington beach next month.

Stereogum@stereogum.com

Billy Corgan defends his friendship with Marilyn Manson, compares himself to Kanye West, and explains his resentment toward the "hipster writer class"

stereogum.comBilly Corgan Defends Friendship With Marilyn Manson, Compares Himself To Kanye West, And Explains Resentment Toward "The Hipster Writer Class"It’s combative Billy Corgan interview time! Right now, Corgan’s band the Smashing Pumpkins — the the in the name seems to be important to Corgan — are experiencing a bit of a resurgence. Their ’90s hi...
James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

Our immigration policy began with racism in the Chinese exclusion act. It was always political, it was wielded against the Magonistas for example, operation gatekeeper predates the existence of DHS. This shit goes way deeper than ICE

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

If they’re as bad at this as they are at de extinction we are just gonna get a slightly larger malinois and a billion dollars of VC Money poured into dogs That nobody wants as pets

Amy Feldman@amyfeldman7.bsky.social

*NEW* Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Anduril’s Palmer Luckey team up on a new startup to genetically engineer war dogs for the military. Warhound comes out of stealth at $1.2B valuation For @forbes.com with @iainmartin.bsky.social and @mhunterhart.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

forbes.comBillionaires Palmer Luckey And Ben Lamm Spin Up Startup To Genetically Engineer Military DogsBen Lamm of de-extinction startup Colossal has teamed up with Palmer Luckey’s team at Anduril to create a dog that’s optimized for military use. The new “warhounds” will be cloned and gene edited.
James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

fwiw all of these floored shelters that are ultralight more or less need a footprint. So consider the cost and weight of that when you’re comparing it

James Stout@jamesstout.bsky.social

If you’re in San Diego and really want a very lightweight freestanding tent, the REI has one of those Dyneema big Agnes fly creek 1p tents in their returns for like 550, which is less than half of retail. Those tents are crazy light and actually pretty robust, but that’s a lot of money for 1Lb

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

did is better than thin sil poly in this regard but in my opinion a great use for this tent is foot print plus fly and poles. That’s super light and works fine if there aren’t bugs

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

Where my “liberty, equality, fraternity“ people at?

Nils Wilcke@nilswilcke.bsky.social

Le gouvernement a promis à Marine Le Pen de "sécuriser un maximum" le meeting du RN à Orléans, dimanche. Pour une fois, promesse tenue : il sera interdit de manifester dans la ville, selon mes informations. Non seulement Macron sert de marchepied au RN mais en plus, il censure ses opposants... #Off

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AltWatcher
@altwatcher.bsky.social

A quick check-in on AltNOAA: they're honoring the responsibilities of their federal department by leaning into the message of "haha Trump gay"

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Zoya Phan
@zoyaphan.bsky.social

UK should be sanctioning the Burmese military, not discussing trade with them. The British government ministers are now willing to host a Burmese military representative and be pictured smiling with him, even as they bomb, kill and rape innocent civilians. burmacampaign.org.uk/british-gove...

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

In case anyone else particularly enjoys camping shoulder seasons and is looking for vegan camping food, freeze dried refried beans and rice with imitation bacon bits is very good. Also the peak refuel dal is incredible (I normally add tvp), and lmnt chocolate is shockingly good in oatmeal.

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James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

In case anyone else particularly enjoys camping shoulder seasons and is looking for vegan camping food, freeze dried refried beans and rice with imitation bacon bits is very good. Also the peak refuel dal is incredible (I normally add tvp), and lmnt chocolate is shockingly good in oatmeal.

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

I generally take those camping meals out of their package and vac seal them, add a bit of tvp, and they’re much lighter and smaller that way. I do the same thing when I make my own meals.

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

I vac seal my food in bags for each day as well to make sure I eat enough. I also delude myself that the food being vacuum sealed will help make it less likely a big old griz will come after my textured vegetable protein and peanut butter.

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

Just this week, while communities in Florida worked to recover from storm damage ICE came to arrest two roofers in Pensacola. FEMA, on the other hand, was not there.

Andrew (🎃)@athomashemlock.bsky.social

Between a year and a century ago, @jamesstout.bsky.social said that under Trump 2 the entire country will experience the federal government in exactly the same way at-risk border communities have for decades. The government will either be absent or hostile, and no in-between.

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

Polling is a crock of shit, but this is wild and deliberate intervention in the electoral process.

Mallory McMorrow@mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social

As one of the candidates featured in these polls - the infamous one in late June that showed me plummeting into single digits (which was at odds with our internals) - here's the impact of this "experiment"

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

If you’re in San Diego and really want a very lightweight freestanding tent, the REI has one of those Dyneema big Agnes fly creek 1p tents in their returns for like 550, which is less than half of retail. Those tents are crazy light and actually pretty robust, but that’s a lot of money for 1Lb

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

They’re legit though. I took one down below freezing, gnarly wind etc. if you don’t want to bother with learning to pitch a non freestanding single wall thus is about as light as it gets

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

It’s fascinating how mayor Todd Gloria remains on X, posting platitudes and getting ratioed by bots. I guess he prefers the false impression that he’s fighting the far right than actually engaging with the issues his constituents face

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Lilly Irani
@gleemie.bsky.social

UCSD surveilled, wrote up police reports of expressive activities last year, identifying students. Same staff also attended and surveilled a class I taught a year ago, but later said oopsie Surveillance chills academic freedom+free speech--and it is meant to do so ucsdguardian.org/2026/10/19/u...

ucsdguardian.orgUCSD sent staff to quietly monitor and report on student protests, public records obtained by SCLU showDuring the 2024-25 academic year, UC San Diego’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life employed community specialists to attend campus protests and rallies at UC San Diego ...
James Stout
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The US does not consider Kurds friendly, the president has taken every opportunity he has got and created many more to let Kurds die, shit talk them, and abandon them when they face larger foes.

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Taniel
@taniel.bsky.social

This story

Bolts@boltsmag.org

Advocates for people with incarcerated family say prisons often cancel visits for what they deem is excessive contact with loved ones. “There are so many other experiences like that where just a simple hug or a peck is constituted as excessive contact.”

boltsmag.orgThis New Law Will Make It Easier for Californians to Visit Family in Prison - BoltsFamilies of incarcerated people have long faced arbitrary denial of visits and harassment by prison staff. They advocated for reforms that passed last week.

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Gillian Brockell
@gillianbrockell.com

NEW: From an airplane, Aristides Fernandez Garcia—one of the Cubans ICE expelled to the Central African Republic—says he’s on his way to Bolivia via Ethiopia, Turkey and Colombia. He thanks supporters & the other third-country nationals in CAR. “God willing, soon we’re all going to go to the US.”

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

If you’d like to know more about Lochiel, I drove across the southwest to make a podcast for you!

Cool Zone Media@coolzonemedia.bsky.social

In the first of a two part series, @jamesstout.bsky.social travels to Lochiel, Arizona, to interview land defenders occupying a historic cottonwood in order to prevent the tree being destroyed as part of a two layer border wall being built through the region.  www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

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Jason Wilson
@jasonbwilson.bsky.social

"Natural Causes" isn't a show just about nature, celebrating nature, recognizing the land stolen from indigenous peoples (and how they tended it before us) and protecting it. It's a show about community and how nature can bring people together. Plus, @jamesstout.bsky.social has a soothing voice.

Cool Zone Media@coolzonemedia.bsky.social

For Indigenous People's Day @jamesstout.bsky.social intorduces an episode of the Nomadcast interviewing Mato Wayuhi. linktr.ee/ICHHpod

James Stout
@jamesstout.bsky.social

These are the same people who fucking constantly grandstand about objectivity and bias. Because to them it’s not bias if you’re an islamophobic bigot, that’s just normal in their circles. Bias is when anyone has an opinion, or even just an assembly of facts, that questions power.

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com

Now why did CBS's chief legal correspondent think it would be fine to tweet some rank Islamophobia? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...

theguardian.comCBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed hecklerJan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood