Charles O’Connor
@coconnor8.bsky.social
power rando (he/him)
PFP: old bearded guy wearing a hoodie and sunglasses in the snow
Banner: pink crabapple blossoms in the foreground, a rusty old schwinn leans against a claw foot bathtub in a spring garden
PFP: old bearded guy wearing a hoodie and sunglasses in the snow
Banner: pink crabapple blossoms in the foreground, a rusty old schwinn leans against a claw foot bathtub in a spring garden
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I regret to inform you that they’re coming out with a new version of white that doesn’t include you
Weird to see my wife’s “look” of the past couple decades in some boutiquey environment
More great work from the No Shit Institute.
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Weird to see my wife’s “look” of the past couple decades in some boutiquey environment
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
My grown kids are all pretty great people, so if you need any parenting advice…
January 24, 2026 at 12:37 AM
My grown kids are all pretty great people, so if you need any parenting advice…
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"The US is currently holding more than twice as many people as there were detainees in the Nazi concentration camp system in 1939, 6 years into the Third Reich."
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards. Follow Andrea Pitzer's Degenerate Art newsletter.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:24 AM
"The US is currently holding more than twice as many people as there were detainees in the Nazi concentration camp system in 1939, 6 years into the Third Reich."
Sonny Curtis, who wrote “Love is All Around,” also wrote “I Fought The Law”
WE ARE GONNA MAKE IT AFTER ALL!!
January 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Sonny Curtis, who wrote “Love is All Around,” also wrote “I Fought The Law”
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WE ARE GONNA MAKE IT AFTER ALL!!
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM
WE ARE GONNA MAKE IT AFTER ALL!!
Imagine the Democratic Party realizing that putting people’s lived experience into context was at the root of politics
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Imagine the Democratic Party realizing that putting people’s lived experience into context was at the root of politics
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Holy shit this is good.
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Holy shit this is good.
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We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them.
Here’s where Vermont shelters are opening to help in extreme cold - VTDigger
We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them.
vtdigger.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:18 PM
We made a map of shelter locations with information on how to use them.
JFC these Nazis are pathetic worms
It’s embarrassing for this country that these little men can release such horrors
It’s embarrassing for this country that these little men can release such horrors
Nehls: I would like to quickly address the police officers from January 6th. And I can tell you that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with the US capitol leadership team.
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
January 22, 2026 at 10:19 PM
JFC these Nazis are pathetic worms
It’s embarrassing for this country that these little men can release such horrors
It’s embarrassing for this country that these little men can release such horrors
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Tyler O'Ryan Gramlin, 32, of Borden, IN is a Border Patrol Agent who has traveled from state to state committing extreme violence. On Jan 21, 2026 Gramlin emptied a can of pepper spray directly in the face of a prone protester at point-blank range in Minneapolis #MPLS #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Tyler O'Ryan Gramlin, 32, of Borden, IN is a Border Patrol Agent who has traveled from state to state committing extreme violence. On Jan 21, 2026 Gramlin emptied a can of pepper spray directly in the face of a prone protester at point-blank range in Minneapolis #MPLS #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE
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They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
look what they’re doing to my beautiful city. this is bovino’s massive armed convoy, rolling through the Wedge, one of the nicest, friendliest residential areas in Minneapolis, doing nothing but posturing, starting fights, and then deploying chemical weapons at a park many children play in
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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look what they’re doing to my beautiful city. this is bovino’s massive armed convoy, rolling through the Wedge, one of the nicest, friendliest residential areas in Minneapolis, doing nothing but posturing, starting fights, and then deploying chemical weapons at a park many children play in
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
look what they’re doing to my beautiful city. this is bovino’s massive armed convoy, rolling through the Wedge, one of the nicest, friendliest residential areas in Minneapolis, doing nothing but posturing, starting fights, and then deploying chemical weapons at a park many children play in
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No money for this government.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
No money for this government.
You know how Republicans discredit the idea of governing by being really bad at it and then saying “see, it doesn’t work!”
Democrats do that with politics
Democrats do that with politics
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 PM
You know how Republicans discredit the idea of governing by being really bad at it and then saying “see, it doesn’t work!”
Democrats do that with politics
Democrats do that with politics
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You've probably wondered, "is there some recipe book out there that is turning every elected Democratic into a bland, hollow nonentity?"
Yes. There is a recipe book. @msifry.bsky.social breaks it down.
Yes. There is a recipe book. @msifry.bsky.social breaks it down.
Why Dems Keep Fighting the Last War
Turns out, there is a playbook. And it's filled with errors of commission and omission.
theconnector.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 PM
You've probably wondered, "is there some recipe book out there that is turning every elected Democratic into a bland, hollow nonentity?"
Yes. There is a recipe book. @msifry.bsky.social breaks it down.
Yes. There is a recipe book. @msifry.bsky.social breaks it down.
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Analysts say the SDF miscalculated, taking a hard stance in negotiations with the new leaders in Damascus on the assumption that if a military conflict erupted between them, Washington would support the SDF
apnews.com/article/syri...
apnews.com/article/syri...
A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces' fall from power in Syria
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Analysts say the SDF miscalculated, taking a hard stance in negotiations with the new leaders in Damascus on the assumption that if a military conflict erupted between them, Washington would support the SDF
apnews.com/article/syri...
apnews.com/article/syri...
Maybe someone smarter than me can help me understand how the gop can be so effective in leveraging their extreme flank while Dems seem at best embarrassed by and at worst hostile to the left
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Maybe someone smarter than me can help me understand how the gop can be so effective in leveraging their extreme flank while Dems seem at best embarrassed by and at worst hostile to the left
Folks. He’s got another 30 (not 36) months
Says so in the bible
Says so in the bible
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Folks. He’s got another 30 (not 36) months
Says so in the bible
Says so in the bible
KBJ says your game is bullshit and also I can beat you at it
one funny ("funny") moment at oral argument today:
KBJ like 'lemme stop you right there' as a white woman in Trump's DOJ tried to argue that Black Codes were actually always unconstitutional and an outlier that shouldn't be part of a history & tradition analysis
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/wolfo...
KBJ like 'lemme stop you right there' as a white woman in Trump's DOJ tried to argue that Black Codes were actually always unconstitutional and an outlier that shouldn't be part of a history & tradition analysis
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/wolfo...
The Supreme Court’s “History and Tradition” Test Just Ran Into America’s History and Tradition of Anti-Black Racism
Requiring "historical analogues" for modern gun laws eventually turns up some history that makes even the conservative justices uncomfortable.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 AM
KBJ says your game is bullshit and also I can beat you at it
Resolving this represents a great opportunity for a national Dem to be a moral leader
People are saying you have to accept repentance and changed minds, but what does that mean, for someone like this? Do we need to accept someone who says “I realized I’m against his anti-Somali policy and looking for someone who likes Somalis but hates all the other people I hate”?
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Resolving this represents a great opportunity for a national Dem to be a moral leader
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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After the failure of negotiations in Damascus, a general mobilization has begun in Rojava. Youth from northern Kurdistan appear To have crossed the border to join the defence. it feels like 2014 again, complete with horrific executions of SDF prisoners.
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 AM
After the failure of negotiations in Damascus, a general mobilization has begun in Rojava. Youth from northern Kurdistan appear To have crossed the border to join the defence. it feels like 2014 again, complete with horrific executions of SDF prisoners.