Bart
@bartekzech2.bsky.social
I'll post about TTRPGs, wargaming, and news because that's just unavoidable these days on this account. Really into wargaming, I own a bunch of 15mms and currently doing a 6mm project
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Large banner hangs over a building at Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue on a snowy morning.
It reads "ICE OUT OF MN" "FOR GOOD" with the names of those killed by federal agents.
Minneapolis, February 2026
It reads "ICE OUT OF MN" "FOR GOOD" with the names of those killed by federal agents.
Minneapolis, February 2026
February 1, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Large banner hangs over a building at Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue on a snowy morning.
It reads "ICE OUT OF MN" "FOR GOOD" with the names of those killed by federal agents.
Minneapolis, February 2026
It reads "ICE OUT OF MN" "FOR GOOD" with the names of those killed by federal agents.
Minneapolis, February 2026
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In the “good old days” there were NUMEROUS songs about the excitement of getting with girls who were only seventeen: by the Beatles, the Stray Cats, Winger, etc. “My Sharona” was about an actual 17-year-old that the lead singer was dating at the time.
We really have come a LONG way in a pretty brief amount of time as a culture on “oh, maybe it’s actually creepy and gross to incessantly perv on teenage girls everywhere all the time.”
there were multiple different countdown clocks until the Olsen twins turned 18
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
February 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
In the “good old days” there were NUMEROUS songs about the excitement of getting with girls who were only seventeen: by the Beatles, the Stray Cats, Winger, etc. “My Sharona” was about an actual 17-year-old that the lead singer was dating at the time.
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just another day in our nations capital
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
just another day in our nations capital
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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If you're a US citizen, you'll be free to go after agents briefly break your windows, beat the shit out of you, and leave you lying concussed in the street
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
If you're a US citizen, you'll be free to go after agents briefly break your windows, beat the shit out of you, and leave you lying concussed in the street
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Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii, 2008)
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii, 2008)
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A trans woman publicly accused Epstein of sexual assault when she was a minor in 2007 and everyone treated it as a joke.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 PM
A trans woman publicly accused Epstein of sexual assault when she was a minor in 2007 and everyone treated it as a joke.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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The unfortunate trend we’re seeing is the emergence of ultra-paranoid opsec culture obsessed with controlling who is listening to and talking about rapid response, as if it’s a guerilla network. It isn’t, it has never been, it never could be. This paranoia will ruin the system if left to run amok
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The unfortunate trend we’re seeing is the emergence of ultra-paranoid opsec culture obsessed with controlling who is listening to and talking about rapid response, as if it’s a guerilla network. It isn’t, it has never been, it never could be. This paranoia will ruin the system if left to run amok
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The guiding principle of Minneapolis rapid response has been to assume all channels are infiltrated and allow participants to engage in accordance with their own risk appetite. This principle is extremely effective because the risk is low and many of us joined. We overwhelmed them with numbers.
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The guiding principle of Minneapolis rapid response has been to assume all channels are infiltrated and allow participants to engage in accordance with their own risk appetite. This principle is extremely effective because the risk is low and many of us joined. We overwhelmed them with numbers.
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Guys if feds are getting your info it’s because they’re in the open signal chats that anyone can join by getting sent a link by any of the 800+ current members. They have access to the exact same info as any member, including myself. That’s what “this is an unvetted channel” means
You’re leaking info of other legal observers to the Feds, you POS. We know it’s you
January 31, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Guys if feds are getting your info it’s because they’re in the open signal chats that anyone can join by getting sent a link by any of the 800+ current members. They have access to the exact same info as any member, including myself. That’s what “this is an unvetted channel” means
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"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."
ICE claims a man shattered his skull running into wall; Minneapolis hospital staff reject account
"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."
www.wmur.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:40 AM
"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."
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Melania & Ghilaisne appear to have been on shorthand name basis—
Melania: “G!”
Ghislaine: “Sweet Pea”
Melania: “G!”
Ghislaine: “Sweet Pea”
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Melania & Ghilaisne appear to have been on shorthand name basis—
Melania: “G!”
Ghislaine: “Sweet Pea”
Melania: “G!”
Ghislaine: “Sweet Pea”
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it’s so funny that people post this OPSEC shit on Bluesky, a website that is by design trivially easy to scape and data-mine.
My dude, Selma marchers did not face a security state with the capability of mass surveillance and data collection through highly sophisticated tools that do not require human review to record literally everything you do at a protest for use in a potential prosecution/detention.
I’m so glad you went. I had many people ask me - “is it safe? Should I leave my phone and ID at home? Do I need an exit strategy?”
We’re building this bizarre and paranoid civic culture based almost entirely on miasmatic online fear endlessly feeding itself. Selma marchers didn’t even mask!
We’re building this bizarre and paranoid civic culture based almost entirely on miasmatic online fear endlessly feeding itself. Selma marchers didn’t even mask!
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
it’s so funny that people post this OPSEC shit on Bluesky, a website that is by design trivially easy to scape and data-mine.
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Interesting also that Signal paranoia started at the exact same time Kash Patel announced an investigation into terrorist groups on Signal--you know, the way someone serious about a sensitive FBI investigation might do
They're trying to get people off Signal because Signal groups are effective
They're trying to get people off Signal because Signal groups are effective
i can confirm the chats I’m in which include renowned security specialists - people who actually advise on how to protect your comms from authoritarian dictators for a living - also think this outburst of paranoia about Signal is really weird and unwarranted
every Signal chat of laypeople is losing their minds over the wildest opsec advice imaginable and every Signal chat of security professionals is like “dude wtf”
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
The vast majority of problems can be avoided by not being foolish, being aware of your surroundings, and using common sense
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Interesting also that Signal paranoia started at the exact same time Kash Patel announced an investigation into terrorist groups on Signal--you know, the way someone serious about a sensitive FBI investigation might do
They're trying to get people off Signal because Signal groups are effective
They're trying to get people off Signal because Signal groups are effective
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The whole fucking point is to accept personal risk as yourself and dare the state to do anything about it.
You are there to be seen, known, and heard. Not to cosplay as an antifa super soldier.
You are there to be seen, known, and heard. Not to cosplay as an antifa super soldier.
If you've given biometrics to TSA (Pre-Check and Global Entry members) and you plan to attend a protest, you should wear a medical mask.
January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The whole fucking point is to accept personal risk as yourself and dare the state to do anything about it.
You are there to be seen, known, and heard. Not to cosplay as an antifa super soldier.
You are there to be seen, known, and heard. Not to cosplay as an antifa super soldier.
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A lot of people aren't going to like to hear this but this is correct. Protesting is suppose to be a very pro-social thing in which you put yourselves out there with others to show you are a solid community that will stand up for each other. All the focus on "opsec" feels anti-social to me.
The whole fucking point is to accept personal risk as yourself and dare the state to do anything about it.
You are there to be seen, known, and heard. Not to cosplay as an antifa super soldier.
You are there to be seen, known, and heard. Not to cosplay as an antifa super soldier.
If you've given biometrics to TSA (Pre-Check and Global Entry members) and you plan to attend a protest, you should wear a medical mask.
January 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A lot of people aren't going to like to hear this but this is correct. Protesting is suppose to be a very pro-social thing in which you put yourselves out there with others to show you are a solid community that will stand up for each other. All the focus on "opsec" feels anti-social to me.
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apparently nobody at DOJ does a ctrl-f for Trump until after they dump a batch, and then they scramble to scrub what they missed
clowns, the lot of them
clowns, the lot of them
Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently
Okay, so impeach when?
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
apparently nobody at DOJ does a ctrl-f for Trump until after they dump a batch, and then they scramble to scrub what they missed
clowns, the lot of them
clowns, the lot of them
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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the fact that this bullshit has even reached the supreme court is completely disqualifying to the entire field of law
A different kind of April fools
*SUPREME COURT SETS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ARGUMENTS FOR APRIL 1
*SUPREME COURT SETS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ARGUMENTS FOR APRIL 1
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
the fact that this bullshit has even reached the supreme court is completely disqualifying to the entire field of law
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Anna's archive should have nuclear weapons
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Anna's archive should have nuclear weapons
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Reminder:
"he's no angel" is how you build a police state. It was never going to remain limited to black and brown folks.
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Reminder:
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Over on X, fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried is very clearly angling for a pardon from Trump with a thread talking about how he saw the light and became a Republican in 2022 or something. It'll probably work, too.
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Over on X, fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried is very clearly angling for a pardon from Trump with a thread talking about how he saw the light and became a Republican in 2022 or something. It'll probably work, too.