barefootwriter
@bfwriter.bsky.social
PhD candidate, Educational Studies. MA, Human Development, Learning, and Culture. gamer (not the bad kind), budoka, NOLA girl. I blog about POTS at barefootwriterhaspots.com
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It is genuinely insane to watch capital decide that allowing this shit to go on is better for them than having to allow the FTC to do mild monopoly investigations and require cancellation buttons on websites.
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
It is genuinely insane to watch capital decide that allowing this shit to go on is better for them than having to allow the FTC to do mild monopoly investigations and require cancellation buttons on websites.
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He's not going to end it. You know he's not. So what are you going to do about it.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
He's not going to end it. You know he's not. So what are you going to do about it.
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Habituating yourself to graphic depictions of horror may FEEL like moral practice.
It is not.
Moral speech and action is the moral practice.
It is not.
Moral speech and action is the moral practice.
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Habituating yourself to graphic depictions of horror may FEEL like moral practice.
It is not.
Moral speech and action is the moral practice.
It is not.
Moral speech and action is the moral practice.
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An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue his work until the Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities.
Irish man risks US retaliation for unmasking thousands of Ice officers online
Dominick Skinner started publishing identities last year and is assisted by over 500 volunteers across America
www.irishtimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM
An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue his work until the Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities.
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You never need to watch the video but you do need to know it was an execution
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
You never need to watch the video but you do need to know it was an execution
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The AP reports that an ICE officer responded to those protesting the cold blood murder this morning by mockingly saying, “‘Boo hoo.’”
“Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car.”
apnews.com/article/immi...
“Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car.”
apnews.com/article/immi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The AP reports that an ICE officer responded to those protesting the cold blood murder this morning by mockingly saying, “‘Boo hoo.’”
“Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car.”
apnews.com/article/immi...
“Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car.”
apnews.com/article/immi...
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Trump & Vance’s agents saw tens of thousands of people — of all ages & races — come out *in below zero temperatures* to protest their tax-funded violence, their murder of their neighbor.
And the very next day, they executed another one.
What can Americans conclude from this?
And the very next day, they executed another one.
What can Americans conclude from this?
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Trump & Vance’s agents saw tens of thousands of people — of all ages & races — come out *in below zero temperatures* to protest their tax-funded violence, their murder of their neighbor.
And the very next day, they executed another one.
What can Americans conclude from this?
And the very next day, they executed another one.
What can Americans conclude from this?
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to deal with a lack of local control over police, eventually, a politician is going to have to ADMIT that they don't have control over their police.
so it's all ultimately an argument of when we think that should happen.
so it's all ultimately an argument of when we think that should happen.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
to deal with a lack of local control over police, eventually, a politician is going to have to ADMIT that they don't have control over their police.
so it's all ultimately an argument of when we think that should happen.
so it's all ultimately an argument of when we think that should happen.
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so many reforms circle around this. to try to dodge the central issue. to not even admit to it out loud. to find some kind of cheat code or jerry rigged solution that'll allow them to fix the issue without admitting the issue is there. to achieve radical change almost invisibly.
not gonna happen.
not gonna happen.
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
so many reforms circle around this. to try to dodge the central issue. to not even admit to it out loud. to find some kind of cheat code or jerry rigged solution that'll allow them to fix the issue without admitting the issue is there. to achieve radical change almost invisibly.
not gonna happen.
not gonna happen.
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this is one of the things about 'retraining', why people are so hot on it as an idea: it is in part an attempt to skirt the necessary conflict, to dodge it. to avoid the actual matter of the lack of local control over police - and ICE itself - and hope they'll just solve themselves.
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
this is one of the things about 'retraining', why people are so hot on it as an idea: it is in part an attempt to skirt the necessary conflict, to dodge it. to avoid the actual matter of the lack of local control over police - and ICE itself - and hope they'll just solve themselves.
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What authority does ICE have to arrest or detain citizens who witnessed a homicide?
Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
What authority does ICE have to arrest or detain citizens who witnessed a homicide?
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You do not need to traumatize yourself to be a better person, a better activist, to better oppose the people and forces engaged in this murderous evil. You just need to know it's happening and take action.
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
You do not need to traumatize yourself to be a better person, a better activist, to better oppose the people and forces engaged in this murderous evil. You just need to know it's happening and take action.
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Counterpoint: you can and some of you will give yourselves honest to G-d PTSD watching it. Doing that will make you less able to maintain your life, to experience the joy you need to be resilient, to nurture the relationships that will support you, and to be an effective activist.
I understand why some can’t watch the video and absolutely support that choice. But if you can, I think you should. Yes, there have been so many of these over the years; *and* these are escalating times. It’s not more the same, it’s worse, and we need to face that best we can to change it.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Counterpoint: you can and some of you will give yourselves honest to G-d PTSD watching it. Doing that will make you less able to maintain your life, to experience the joy you need to be resilient, to nurture the relationships that will support you, and to be an effective activist.
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ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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hey man instead of calling the guys who are absolutely loving this maybe you could call the guy in charge of your police and tell them to do something about the illegal secret death squads
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
hey man instead of calling the guys who are absolutely loving this maybe you could call the guy in charge of your police and tell them to do something about the illegal secret death squads
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What we’ve seen in other countries is the violence of the state is directly proportional to the weakness and, often, illegitimacy of the regime in power.
Extrajudicial killings are not the sign of a strong regime but they may be the portent of a bloody one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
What we’ve seen in other countries is the violence of the state is directly proportional to the weakness and, often, illegitimacy of the regime in power.
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They murdered someone across the street from where I bring friends from out of town to eat bahn mi
If you’re not from here, I need to explain this execution was on Eat Street, a commercial corridor of restaurants and coffee shops that literally everyone goes to. Normies, queermos, weirdos, neighborhood folks. Whatever that place is in your city, imagine ICE executing someone in cold blood there.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
They murdered someone across the street from where I bring friends from out of town to eat bahn mi
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Don’t you dare make another video about “taking the bait” or calming tensions. Do your jobs or resign. You just had an entire state show you what courage looks like if you need a tutorial.
January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Don’t you dare make another video about “taking the bait” or calming tensions. Do your jobs or resign. You just had an entire state show you what courage looks like if you need a tutorial.
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The people of Minnesota are literally dying because they’re being forced to defend their neighbors with cameras and whistles against chemical warfare and live rounds.
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The people of Minnesota are literally dying because they’re being forced to defend their neighbors with cameras and whistles against chemical warfare and live rounds.
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Donald Trump’s threat against Canada for making a deal with China shows exactly why Canada needs a deal with China
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada 'makes a deal with China' | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada "makes a deal with China" — a forceful message that comes days aft...
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Donald Trump’s threat against Canada for making a deal with China shows exactly why Canada needs a deal with China
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Well, look at that. Another country’s visiting China for the first time in nearly a decade. 🤡
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
January 24, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Well, look at that. Another country’s visiting China for the first time in nearly a decade. 🤡
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
www.scmp.com/news/china/d...
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Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
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trying to remember people are working to stop this everywhere
Absolutely massive turnout at the ICE Rapid Response training in Pittsburgh tonight, hosted by Frontline Dignity. Over 500 people showed up, including dozens from out of county & out of state.
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
trying to remember people are working to stop this everywhere
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Two days ago, 7 democrats voted to fund that execution
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Two days ago, 7 democrats voted to fund that execution
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Federal law enforcement officers do not have absolute immunity from state-law criminal prosecutions.
They do get something called Supremacy Clause immunity, which would not cover extrajudicial executions but does mean it’s procedurally trickier than a normal felony prosecution
They do get something called Supremacy Clause immunity, which would not cover extrajudicial executions but does mean it’s procedurally trickier than a normal felony prosecution
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Federal law enforcement officers do not have absolute immunity from state-law criminal prosecutions.
They do get something called Supremacy Clause immunity, which would not cover extrajudicial executions but does mean it’s procedurally trickier than a normal felony prosecution
They do get something called Supremacy Clause immunity, which would not cover extrajudicial executions but does mean it’s procedurally trickier than a normal felony prosecution