Tinman contre la caste
@bcmfietser.bsky.social
PhD, poorly socialized sociologist, spouse to @melrup.bsky.social Saint Paul bikescum, Planning Commissioner, Board of Zoning Appeals, Met Council TAB (Bike, Walk, and Roll rep).
Vélo Vivant, transportation equity, sustainable living. he/him
Vélo Vivant, transportation equity, sustainable living. he/him
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Really? We should just... stop? Stop watching out for our neighbors? Stop objecting to armed gangs invading our city? We should give up our quaint beliefs in rule of law?
FUCK THAT.
FUCK THAT.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Really? We should just... stop? Stop watching out for our neighbors? Stop objecting to armed gangs invading our city? We should give up our quaint beliefs in rule of law?
FUCK THAT.
FUCK THAT.
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I went to my favorite panadería today and bought some marronitos that were so fresh.
best marronitos in the city, in my opinion (I have tried a lot of them in msp)
god tier.
Don Pancho’s Bakery on Cesar Chavez Street in Saint Paul.
so now you know.
best marronitos in the city, in my opinion (I have tried a lot of them in msp)
god tier.
Don Pancho’s Bakery on Cesar Chavez Street in Saint Paul.
so now you know.
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I went to my favorite panadería today and bought some marronitos that were so fresh.
best marronitos in the city, in my opinion (I have tried a lot of them in msp)
god tier.
Don Pancho’s Bakery on Cesar Chavez Street in Saint Paul.
so now you know.
best marronitos in the city, in my opinion (I have tried a lot of them in msp)
god tier.
Don Pancho’s Bakery on Cesar Chavez Street in Saint Paul.
so now you know.
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Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations
Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Yo @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social is there a way to report a caravan of five unaccountable ICE vehicles blocking bike lanes and public streets outside City Hall in Minnneapolis?
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Yo @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social is there a way to report a caravan of five unaccountable ICE vehicles blocking bike lanes and public streets outside City Hall in Minnneapolis?
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ICE is gone in precisely the same way that COVID is gone.
We got bored of talking about it and we really need you all to get back to work and consuming before it starts cutting in to our profit margin.
And quit it with all that protesting!
We got bored of talking about it and we really need you all to get back to work and consuming before it starts cutting in to our profit margin.
And quit it with all that protesting!
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ICE is gone in precisely the same way that COVID is gone.
We got bored of talking about it and we really need you all to get back to work and consuming before it starts cutting in to our profit margin.
And quit it with all that protesting!
We got bored of talking about it and we really need you all to get back to work and consuming before it starts cutting in to our profit margin.
And quit it with all that protesting!
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Commentary: The Constitution guarantees "every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.” If “a Republican Form of Government” means anything, it means protecting citizens and states from arbitrary centralized power, not authorizing more of it. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/09/t...
Trump is violating the long-forgotten guarantee clause; Minnesotans should invoke it • Minnesota Reformer
Arbitrary rule is the very condition that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence sought to guarantee against.
minnesotareformer.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Commentary: The Constitution guarantees "every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government.” If “a Republican Form of Government” means anything, it means protecting citizens and states from arbitrary centralized power, not authorizing more of it. minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/09/t...
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The long and short of it is a displaced desire to enslave.
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The long and short of it is a displaced desire to enslave.
A little good news for Monday morning.
GOOD NEWS! A UNIVERSAL sarbecovirus vaccine candidate has officially started clinical trials! GBP511 is the FIRST vaccine to reach human testing that is intended to protect against MULTIPLE strains of SARS-CoV-2 as well as other related coronaviruses with the potential to spark dangerous outbreaks.
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
A little good news for Monday morning.
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Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Amongst other things, this again highlights the core point about due process. It’s bad enough to be in a “show me your papers” situation, but your precious citizen/non-citizen, “legal”/“illegal” distinctions are meaningless when you can’t prove anything to authorities because they don’t give a shit.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
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Ring camera search party™️ hits different with slavecatchers in your town
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Ring camera search party™️ hits different with slavecatchers in your town
I feel like we should be at least a *little* concerned that the Nicolet Law dude has enough money to be out here buying SB ads.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I feel like we should be at least a *little* concerned that the Nicolet Law dude has enough money to be out here buying SB ads.
Try THAT in a small LLM
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Try THAT in a small LLM
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And now the ode to dense communities & neighborhood businesses, surely the most urbanist halftime show ever
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
And now the ode to dense communities & neighborhood businesses, surely the most urbanist halftime show ever
Ok, these “pole-dancers” are something
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Ok, these “pole-dancers” are something
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🚨
Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
🚨
Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
Halftime just started. Time to turn on your tv and then channel 11. (NBC)
Benito tiempo.
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That Dunkin’ commercial was Al of us collectively having a stroke, right?
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
That Dunkin’ commercial was Al of us collectively having a stroke, right?
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Hated everything about that Dunkin ad
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Hated everything about that Dunkin ad
Gaius Balter, hanging by the neck in his cell, imagining himself reborn as a Cylon in the resurrection tank. Relieved that he therefore *hadnt* betrayed his own people.
Great summation of the mechanics of the GOP spiral into evil and why it's terminal.
The only way out is through; it's a rugged and terrible path which most will avoid until ignominious death.
The only way out is through; it's a rugged and terrible path which most will avoid until ignominious death.
Your point reminds me of a very astute Twitter thread about shame, by David Rees (of Get Your War On fame), from early in Trump's first term. It's hard to find now, so I'm going to post the whole thing here.
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Gaius Balter, hanging by the neck in his cell, imagining himself reborn as a Cylon in the resurrection tank. Relieved that he therefore *hadnt* betrayed his own people.
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I think it's clear at this point that Amy is pro-ICE, and we need to remember that her record as county attorney was *extremely* carcereal. She fought to extend immigrants' sentences - in one case by 2 days - so that they'd be deported.
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
All in for Team USA Curling. Met former Olympic curling medalist Joe Polo at the Duluth Curling Club. He’s won two Olympic medals — the bronze from the 2006 Winter Games in Turin and the gold from the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang. 🥇 🥇
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I think it's clear at this point that Amy is pro-ICE, and we need to remember that her record as county attorney was *extremely* carcereal. She fought to extend immigrants' sentences - in one case by 2 days - so that they'd be deported.
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
She increased HC prison pop by 20% and... (1/2)
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James Dean chats on the set of Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)
February 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
James Dean chats on the set of Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)
#BicycleBirthday James Dean
Born on this day, February 8 (1931-1955)