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(Formerly @axlizzie on Twitter)
Or don't be surprised when better people commemorate your empty, torn down boots.
This is a* federal health/ safety/ regulatory agency appreciation account.
*not exclusively
(Formerly @axlizzie on Twitter)
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Brainmist
@brainmist.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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There are a lot of ways to be heroic. And the worthless failsons in ICE loathe them all.
I just want to point out that Alex Pretti became a registered nurse in early 2021 -- the height of death from Covid. And he chose the ICU, the sickest patients, in Veterans Affairs.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
There are a lot of ways to be heroic. And the worthless failsons in ICE loathe them all.
So weird that if his goal was to "inflict maximum damage", he'd approach armed men with a phone. Generally the successful mass shooters snipe from a rooftop or target unarmed people/kids, as we've seen over and over and over and over.
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
So weird that if his goal was to "inflict maximum damage", he'd approach armed men with a phone. Generally the successful mass shooters snipe from a rooftop or target unarmed people/kids, as we've seen over and over and over and over.
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the real systematic killing of white people has been the murder of individuals who reject their whiteness, embrace their humanity, and stand with their brothers and sisters of color against racist evil
for this crime they have been labeled race traitors and killed by white supremacists for it
for this crime they have been labeled race traitors and killed by white supremacists for it
They been calling everything white genocide except uh terrorizing Minnesota
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
the real systematic killing of white people has been the murder of individuals who reject their whiteness, embrace their humanity, and stand with their brothers and sisters of color against racist evil
for this crime they have been labeled race traitors and killed by white supremacists for it
for this crime they have been labeled race traitors and killed by white supremacists for it
In a pinnacle of their vaunted government efficiency, Republicans have managed to terrorize Minneapolis AND reduce VA staffing in one shot.
Well, in one shooting.
Well, in one shooting.
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for ICE agents to kill a 37-year-old nurse, who was only there because another ICE agent killed a 37-year-old mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
In a pinnacle of their vaunted government efficiency, Republicans have managed to terrorize Minneapolis AND reduce VA staffing in one shot.
Well, in one shooting.
Well, in one shooting.
It's not lack of training: it's a history of training/ experience in dehumanizing others and treating them as targets.
The difference is that now there are witnesses with phones uploading in real time, and victims that can't be erased.
Now we can see what they do even with a global audience.
1/
The difference is that now there are witnesses with phones uploading in real time, and victims that can't be erased.
Now we can see what they do even with a global audience.
1/
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
It's not lack of training: it's a history of training/ experience in dehumanizing others and treating them as targets.
The difference is that now there are witnesses with phones uploading in real time, and victims that can't be erased.
Now we can see what they do even with a global audience.
1/
The difference is that now there are witnesses with phones uploading in real time, and victims that can't be erased.
Now we can see what they do even with a global audience.
1/
I wonder if Joni Ernst will bother trying to come up with a sentiment other than sneering disdain, or if she'll just recycle "We are all going to die" to dismiss that she and the rest of Trump's GOP are actively working to speed that up.
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I wonder if Joni Ernst will bother trying to come up with a sentiment other than sneering disdain, or if she'll just recycle "We are all going to die" to dismiss that she and the rest of Trump's GOP are actively working to speed that up.
People lost their jobs for not treating Charlie Kirk like a holy martyr for dying in a way the left objects to and the right, including Kirk, treat as just the cost of existing in America.
How many MAGA fascists will lose jobs when they gloat about gunning down civilians in a city Trump terrorizes?
How many MAGA fascists will lose jobs when they gloat about gunning down civilians in a city Trump terrorizes?
January 24, 2026 at 8:58 PM
People lost their jobs for not treating Charlie Kirk like a holy martyr for dying in a way the left objects to and the right, including Kirk, treat as just the cost of existing in America.
How many MAGA fascists will lose jobs when they gloat about gunning down civilians in a city Trump terrorizes?
How many MAGA fascists will lose jobs when they gloat about gunning down civilians in a city Trump terrorizes?
The side that claims everyone needs Christianity because without it, people would murder, rape, kidnap, abuse children, steal, etc, keeps demonstrating how ineffective claiming Christianity is at restraining bad people from crimes/ sins.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The side that claims everyone needs Christianity because without it, people would murder, rape, kidnap, abuse children, steal, etc, keeps demonstrating how ineffective claiming Christianity is at restraining bad people from crimes/ sins.
Remember when the GOP pearl clutched over violent video games warping kids' minds?
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Remember when the GOP pearl clutched over violent video games warping kids' minds?
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
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Numbly retweeting Bill Kristol because he somehow has more moral courage than 98% of Dem electeds these days
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Numbly retweeting Bill Kristol because he somehow has more moral courage than 98% of Dem electeds these days
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Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
What percent of the murders in Minneapolis so far this year were committed by Trump's gestapo?
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
What percent of the murders in Minneapolis so far this year were committed by Trump's gestapo?
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We have citizen patrols checking empty cars like this for children and animals that were left behind in the negative temps because that’s where we are at as a society.
January 24, 2026 at 3:23 AM
We have citizen patrols checking empty cars like this for children and animals that were left behind in the negative temps because that’s where we are at as a society.
*CACKLE*
*still cackling*
*snicker*
*chortle*
Ok. This is beautiful. Absolutely perfect, 12/10.
*still cackling*
*snicker*
*chortle*
Ok. This is beautiful. Absolutely perfect, 12/10.
Icy roads, take me home
To the place, where FUUUUUUUUUU
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!
WWOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck, oh my god that was close
Take me home, icy roads
To the place, where FUUUUUUUUUU
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!
WWOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck, oh my god that was close
Take me home, icy roads
January 24, 2026 at 5:01 AM
*CACKLE*
*still cackling*
*snicker*
*chortle*
Ok. This is beautiful. Absolutely perfect, 12/10.
*still cackling*
*snicker*
*chortle*
Ok. This is beautiful. Absolutely perfect, 12/10.
I would like a comment option that requires people to read all 4 skeets in a very short string before replying, instead of reading only the first one and immediately replying with "Nuh-UH!" or an explanation that ignores the entire point.
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I would like a comment option that requires people to read all 4 skeets in a very short string before replying, instead of reading only the first one and immediately replying with "Nuh-UH!" or an explanation that ignores the entire point.
Time traveler from the future: "Wait, is this the day Prince finally comes back and fixes the timeline???"
Minneapolitans: WHUT
Minneapolitans: WHUT
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 24, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Time traveler from the future: "Wait, is this the day Prince finally comes back and fixes the timeline???"
Minneapolitans: WHUT
Minneapolitans: WHUT
I keep seeing comments from people who REALLY need to celebrate Shut The Fuck Up Friday.
January 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I keep seeing comments from people who REALLY need to celebrate Shut The Fuck Up Friday.
Beautiful. 🥹
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Beautiful. 🥹
Bonus for excellent alt text.
Everybody shut the fuck up and pay attention to the most important thing happening at this moment.
January 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Bonus for excellent alt text.
GOP: Why don't American kids go outside on their own anymore?
Kids: Because it's dangerous.
GOP: Wha? No it's not. We just need more guns! That'll make it safe!
***increasing numbers of mass shootings in public places including school***
Kids: Because it's dangerous.
GOP: Wha? No it's not. We just need more guns! That'll make it safe!
***increasing numbers of mass shootings in public places including school***
January 23, 2026 at 5:58 PM
GOP: Why don't American kids go outside on their own anymore?
Kids: Because it's dangerous.
GOP: Wha? No it's not. We just need more guns! That'll make it safe!
***increasing numbers of mass shootings in public places including school***
Kids: Because it's dangerous.
GOP: Wha? No it's not. We just need more guns! That'll make it safe!
***increasing numbers of mass shootings in public places including school***
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MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS
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![Comic. My experience seeing the Northern Lights: [Graph: x axis is increasing time, y axis is increasing aurora coolness, going from visible glow on the horizon, color only visible in photos -> sheets and pillars of light, colors faintly visible -> “oh wow, it’s getting really bright now.” -> spectacular ribbons of color spanning the sky and illuminating the landscape. Graph shows dips and peaks over many hours with the topmost peeks for only around 5 or 10 minutes.] [caption] Aurora tip: If you get good views of the aurora, keep watching the sky; you might suddenly get great ones.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiaobzgmrzo7wpvwm3z7h334szdf42salbn6skjuhfcxgsoeu7qjya@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
If Dems want to look tough on crime they could really start by not funding violent criminals.
"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
January 22, 2026 at 8:18 PM
If Dems want to look tough on crime they could really start by not funding violent criminals.