Rook
@arookbird.bsky.social
Spoonie, parent, creature. Trying to remember how to person.
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
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Ominous bird valentines.
February 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ominous bird valentines.
2026
They say it gets easier but like…noooo
February 12, 2026 at 4:19 PM
2026
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He's back, and he's started making fun of one of the other people at his table (presumably a friend) for boasting about the size of his penis.
Loud boys at computers, and me walking toward them to ask them to lower their voices.
Then, I hear the loudest say, "That's just your internalized homophobia, dude. Why does it bother you?" followed by silence followed by "Why does it bother you?"
I spun on my heel and walked away.
Then, I hear the loudest say, "That's just your internalized homophobia, dude. Why does it bother you?" followed by silence followed by "Why does it bother you?"
I spun on my heel and walked away.
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
He's back, and he's started making fun of one of the other people at his table (presumably a friend) for boasting about the size of his penis.
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That’s not the argument. The argument against GenAI is that it’s theft.
The predominent anti-AI position on bsky is that AI is useless, fake, shit and basically the same as NFTs, destined to collapse in months once everyone sees how poor it is. So anyone who suggests that it could improve or be useful to any boss in any situation in the future must be evil.
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
That’s not the argument. The argument against GenAI is that it’s theft.
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I think a helpful thing about this is that it demonstrates how clearly, confidently, and gracefully cops lie
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I think a helpful thing about this is that it demonstrates how clearly, confidently, and gracefully cops lie
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The Hugo nomination period is officially open, which seems like a good time to remind folks about my links post gathering eligibility and recommendations from others. I'll continue to update through the nomination period so keep sending links my way!
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What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
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February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Hugo nomination period is officially open, which seems like a good time to remind folks about my links post gathering eligibility and recommendations from others. I'll continue to update through the nomination period so keep sending links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
A cousin turns 39 in June. (He's like 6m younger than me.)
He's just been fucked by the universe. He was born like 2 months early, with significant challenges, including CP + poor vision. He had surgery in his teens, a bar in his back to make it easier to breathe. (That BROKE, after a fall, btw.)
He's just been fucked by the universe. He was born like 2 months early, with significant challenges, including CP + poor vision. He had surgery in his teens, a bar in his back to make it easier to breathe. (That BROKE, after a fall, btw.)
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A cousin turns 39 in June. (He's like 6m younger than me.)
He's just been fucked by the universe. He was born like 2 months early, with significant challenges, including CP + poor vision. He had surgery in his teens, a bar in his back to make it easier to breathe. (That BROKE, after a fall, btw.)
He's just been fucked by the universe. He was born like 2 months early, with significant challenges, including CP + poor vision. He had surgery in his teens, a bar in his back to make it easier to breathe. (That BROKE, after a fall, btw.)
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It isn't enough that the operation draws down here. This violent occupation cannot happen ANYWHERE. DHS is a lawless, unaccountable organization that needs to be dismantled and investigated. And every act of violence must be prosecuted.
Today, I am testifying in DC about what Operation Metro Surge is doing to the people of Minnesota.
Congress is supposed to oversee DHS. I'll demand that Congress does its job and reins in this lawless agency.
Minnesotans deserve safety without fear.
Congress is supposed to oversee DHS. I'll demand that Congress does its job and reins in this lawless agency.
Minnesotans deserve safety without fear.
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It isn't enough that the operation draws down here. This violent occupation cannot happen ANYWHERE. DHS is a lawless, unaccountable organization that needs to be dismantled and investigated. And every act of violence must be prosecuted.
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This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
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Really powerful, really illuminating thread. Clear, precise, devastating.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Really powerful, really illuminating thread. Clear, precise, devastating.
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Right, it’s such a huge deal, and so bad, so far-reaching, so beyond anything that’s come before that…we should just keep it shut.
To preserve the wonderful peace & security we’re enjoying right now.
BY THE WAY THE ONLY WAY TO GET HOPE IS BY EMPTYING PANDORA’S BOX.
To preserve the wonderful peace & security we’re enjoying right now.
BY THE WAY THE ONLY WAY TO GET HOPE IS BY EMPTYING PANDORA’S BOX.
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Right, it’s such a huge deal, and so bad, so far-reaching, so beyond anything that’s come before that…we should just keep it shut.
To preserve the wonderful peace & security we’re enjoying right now.
BY THE WAY THE ONLY WAY TO GET HOPE IS BY EMPTYING PANDORA’S BOX.
To preserve the wonderful peace & security we’re enjoying right now.
BY THE WAY THE ONLY WAY TO GET HOPE IS BY EMPTYING PANDORA’S BOX.
Welp, that's enough news for today.
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Welp, that's enough news for today.
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And even when we move at warp speed and outpace this regime, DHS doesn’t care. They’ve moved people to Texas hours or days after being enjoined.
When ordered to return them, DHS just… doesn’t. The AUSAs let them: when we notify them of a violation, they send the email equivalent of a shrug.
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When ordered to return them, DHS just… doesn’t. The AUSAs let them: when we notify them of a violation, they send the email equivalent of a shrug.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
And even when we move at warp speed and outpace this regime, DHS doesn’t care. They’ve moved people to Texas hours or days after being enjoined.
When ordered to return them, DHS just… doesn’t. The AUSAs let them: when we notify them of a violation, they send the email equivalent of a shrug.
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When ordered to return them, DHS just… doesn’t. The AUSAs let them: when we notify them of a violation, they send the email equivalent of a shrug.
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The short story of the 21st century in the United States is that out of malice or cowardice or some combination of both, every presidency contributed to building and expanding a federal secret police of goons and thugs, despite clear warning and obvious abuses, until we got to this point.
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
February 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
The short story of the 21st century in the United States is that out of malice or cowardice or some combination of both, every presidency contributed to building and expanding a federal secret police of goons and thugs, despite clear warning and obvious abuses, until we got to this point.
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This. Increasing fiber from food (not binging on supplements, as some influencers suggest) is one of the easiest, best things you can do for your health. Chia seed pudding with berries cast magic on my A1C.
There are so many good things with fiber in them and it makes meals more satisfying too.
There are so many good things with fiber in them and it makes meals more satisfying too.
Colon cancer numbers are rising in the US, UK, Canada, China, Australia, India, South Korea, the EU, Brazil, South Africa etc., the exception is in women in Nordic states who are more likely to eat a diet high in fiber because of berries. Eat beans, berries and other high fiber foods. Limit booze
So many Americans are dying from colon cancer and thats terrifying to me.
February 12, 2026 at 3:59 AM
This. Increasing fiber from food (not binging on supplements, as some influencers suggest) is one of the easiest, best things you can do for your health. Chia seed pudding with berries cast magic on my A1C.
There are so many good things with fiber in them and it makes meals more satisfying too.
There are so many good things with fiber in them and it makes meals more satisfying too.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Chronic pain is bullshit
February 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Chronic pain is bullshit
Okay, that's pretty funny though.
What the heck? This is a big airspace closure in New Mexico for no known reason.
It doesn’t help that the guy answering the provided FAA phone number for questions is telling the press (from the article) that he has no idea what’s going on.
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It doesn’t help that the guy answering the provided FAA phone number for questions is telling the press (from the article) that he has no idea what’s going on.
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El Paso, New Mexico airspace closed by FAA without explanation; flights restricted under national defense noticeWithout explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites natio...
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under a national defense designation, offering no explanation for the rare move.An une...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Okay, that's pretty funny though.
A post about pogs is the most popular post I've made in weeks.
February 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
A post about pogs is the most popular post I've made in weeks.
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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I'm very tired
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
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Cool.
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FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I'm very tired
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Association of Archaeologists in Greece withdraws from EAA conference 2026 in Athens
Difficult to see how international archaeologists can now attend given such opposition
Difficult to see how international archaeologists can now attend given such opposition
The Association of Archaeologists in Greece, representing all the archaeologists with permanent contracts in the state sector, is withdrawing its participation in the organizing of the @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social conference in Athens..Open letter, in English, below.
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Ανοιχτή επιστολή σχετικά με τις εξελίξεις στην European Association of Archaeologists - Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Αρχαιολόγων
Ανοιχτή επιστολή σχετικά με τις εξελίξεις στην European Association of Archaeologists Κατόπιν της ομόφωνης απόφασης των μελών του…
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February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Association of Archaeologists in Greece withdraws from EAA conference 2026 in Athens
Difficult to see how international archaeologists can now attend given such opposition
Difficult to see how international archaeologists can now attend given such opposition
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This was the summation of a righteous inventory of their abuses.
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This was the summation of a righteous inventory of their abuses.
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