Andrew "Trace" Hackett
@andrewhackett.bsky.social
Movie lover, writer, host of The Trace Podcast, friend, embarrassingly earnest.
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I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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They shot an unarmed mother in the face in front of her wife then called her a “fucking bitch”.
They kidnapped a five year old and used them as bait.
They deported a two year old despite a judge’s orders.
They maced, pistol whipped, and disarmed a nurse legally carrying then shot him nine times.
They kidnapped a five year old and used them as bait.
They deported a two year old despite a judge’s orders.
They maced, pistol whipped, and disarmed a nurse legally carrying then shot him nine times.
January 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
They shot an unarmed mother in the face in front of her wife then called her a “fucking bitch”.
They kidnapped a five year old and used them as bait.
They deported a two year old despite a judge’s orders.
They maced, pistol whipped, and disarmed a nurse legally carrying then shot him nine times.
They kidnapped a five year old and used them as bait.
They deported a two year old despite a judge’s orders.
They maced, pistol whipped, and disarmed a nurse legally carrying then shot him nine times.
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Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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Go Seahawks
Fuck ICE
Fuck ICE
January 18, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Go Seahawks
Fuck ICE
Fuck ICE
Nine Inch Nails - Wish (With Lyrics)
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January 16, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Fun fact! We could be using the $75 billion allocated for ICE on literally anything else! Like essential services that help people exist! It’s almost as if these issues + our priorities have a lot of overlap!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Fun fact! We could be using the $75 billion allocated for ICE on literally anything else! Like essential services that help people exist! It’s almost as if these issues + our priorities have a lot of overlap!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
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On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
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Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
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The Trump era in a nutshell:
Ordinary citizens are holding ICE accountable, while large law firms are doing nothing.
Small businesses are speaking out, while large corporations remain silent.
Independent media show moral urgency, while legacy media reports "both sides."
Ordinary citizens are holding ICE accountable, while large law firms are doing nothing.
Small businesses are speaking out, while large corporations remain silent.
Independent media show moral urgency, while legacy media reports "both sides."
January 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The Trump era in a nutshell:
Ordinary citizens are holding ICE accountable, while large law firms are doing nothing.
Small businesses are speaking out, while large corporations remain silent.
Independent media show moral urgency, while legacy media reports "both sides."
Ordinary citizens are holding ICE accountable, while large law firms are doing nothing.
Small businesses are speaking out, while large corporations remain silent.
Independent media show moral urgency, while legacy media reports "both sides."
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they abolished the department of education, we do not need a trojan horse to abolish ice we can just do it
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
they abolished the department of education, we do not need a trojan horse to abolish ice we can just do it
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Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
Rightwing influencers are so bad at interpreting source material that they can only do it correctly by accident, when they're trying to make a joke
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
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Starship Troopers was the movie that made me change from thinking that satire only works if it it’s possible to misread it to thinking it only works if it’s actually misread
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Starship Troopers was the movie that made me change from thinking that satire only works if it it’s possible to misread it to thinking it only works if it’s actually misread
Abolish ICE, impeach Trump, tax/regulate the rich
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Abolish ICE, impeach Trump, tax/regulate the rich
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I can’t remember who pointed this out, but it’s telling that ever since cellphone & surveillance cameras became ubiquitous we haven’t seen proof of a single UFO but we did suddenly have incontrovertible evidence of countless murders committed by cops.
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I can’t remember who pointed this out, but it’s telling that ever since cellphone & surveillance cameras became ubiquitous we haven’t seen proof of a single UFO but we did suddenly have incontrovertible evidence of countless murders committed by cops.
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small-government conservatism is when a guy in a mask who won't show you his badge shoots you through the window of your car while you're driving away from him
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
small-government conservatism is when a guy in a mask who won't show you his badge shoots you through the window of your car while you're driving away from him
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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I have nothing to add to J6 discourse except that Trump should have been tried, convicted, and imprisoned and it's a stain on this country that it didn't happen.
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I have nothing to add to J6 discourse except that Trump should have been tried, convicted, and imprisoned and it's a stain on this country that it didn't happen.
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more fans of dream pop and dreamy slowcore should listen to Velour 100
January 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
more fans of dream pop and dreamy slowcore should listen to Velour 100
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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Thomas Merton
1961
1961
January 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Thomas Merton
1961
1961
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The reason it’s disturbing that major news outlets are anthropomorphizing the Grok AI post apologizing for creating CSAM is it validates a permission structure where Elon and X aren’t liable.
It’s no longer gross criminal negligence, it’s just a rascally AI that didn’t know better.
It’s no longer gross criminal negligence, it’s just a rascally AI that didn’t know better.
January 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The reason it’s disturbing that major news outlets are anthropomorphizing the Grok AI post apologizing for creating CSAM is it validates a permission structure where Elon and X aren’t liable.
It’s no longer gross criminal negligence, it’s just a rascally AI that didn’t know better.
It’s no longer gross criminal negligence, it’s just a rascally AI that didn’t know better.