@cooperativescience.bsky.social
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Mutual cooperation is the optimal game theory strategy for most complicated games. It is smart to be kind. But the cooperation cannot be naive. Part of intelligent cooperation is working together to shut down bad faith actors.
Mutual cooperation is the optimal game theory strategy for most complicated games. It is smart to be kind. But the cooperation cannot be naive. Part of intelligent cooperation is working together to shut down bad faith actors.
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Can you imagine if the Democratic party pulled its head out of its ass, whipped the party line to be supporting trans people, and then set aside funds and some logistics admins for a program called "Trans People Against Fascism", to support any trans person who wants to get organizing?
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This was always the case with all cops. Only now it applies to white people.
The new conservative position on gun control is apparently that lawfully carrying a licensed handgun means you deserve to be executed in the street by masked federal agents
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This was always the case with all cops. Only now it applies to white people.
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I have been thinking all day about the number of times unarmed Black people were killed by police on the pretext that their cell phone looked like a gun. And people would say “oh but you just don‘t know what the truth is.” Well here it is.
OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from Devon Lum
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I have been thinking all day about the number of times unarmed Black people were killed by police on the pretext that their cell phone looked like a gun. And people would say “oh but you just don‘t know what the truth is.” Well here it is.
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct.
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct.
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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History is happening now. If you are in law enforcement, the government, or are a resident or legal observer with any information or tips or incidents you want to share, please text me on Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Your anonymity will be protected.
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
History is happening now. If you are in law enforcement, the government, or are a resident or legal observer with any information or tips or incidents you want to share, please text me on Signal @ premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected.
Your anonymity will be protected.
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Conservation officers just did a push, tackled some folks.
January 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Conservation officers just did a push, tackled some folks.
Just to reiterate:
This would be fucking evil even if the family were here illegally.
This would be fucking evil even if the family were here illegally.
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Just to reiterate:
This would be fucking evil even if the family were here illegally.
This would be fucking evil even if the family were here illegally.
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This just pissed me off even more than the re-handcuffing
The notion that these motherfuckers were the ones showing grace, that the women should be appreciative and speak well of the agents, that substandard treatment is conditioned on the women's portraying then as benevolent
Fuckin disgusting
The notion that these motherfuckers were the ones showing grace, that the women should be appreciative and speak well of the agents, that substandard treatment is conditioned on the women's portraying then as benevolent
Fuckin disgusting
They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life.
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
January 24, 2026 at 2:50 AM
This just pissed me off even more than the re-handcuffing
The notion that these motherfuckers were the ones showing grace, that the women should be appreciative and speak well of the agents, that substandard treatment is conditioned on the women's portraying then as benevolent
Fuckin disgusting
The notion that these motherfuckers were the ones showing grace, that the women should be appreciative and speak well of the agents, that substandard treatment is conditioned on the women's portraying then as benevolent
Fuckin disgusting
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They wheeled this Nazi asshole into court in a wheelchair and he was still trying to hide his face in shame 76 years after World War II ended. That's the kind of commitment I'm looking for.
Ex-Nazi guard, 101, sentenced for role in 3,500 murders
He was sentenced to five years in prison for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 AM
They wheeled this Nazi asshole into court in a wheelchair and he was still trying to hide his face in shame 76 years after World War II ended. That's the kind of commitment I'm looking for.
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I just want people who are seeing the crowd pics to know, every single piece of Mpls infrastructure was strained to the limit today to get people there. I’m able bodied and prepared, was outside for 2 hours and still never made it bc our trains downtown were never meant to be packed like they were.
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I just want people who are seeing the crowd pics to know, every single piece of Mpls infrastructure was strained to the limit today to get people there. I’m able bodied and prepared, was outside for 2 hours and still never made it bc our trains downtown were never meant to be packed like they were.
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This tip actually did help today! With the vision, at least. It did not help with cartridges failing in the cold 🥶
Mask was frosting over in the cold couldn't see anything. So I wipped the inside down with a hand warmer and then left it inside. It worked wonders and then used one on the outside anytime some frost showed up. Hope this helps if you need to defrost your gas mask at any point 🙏🏼 stay safe!
January 24, 2026 at 5:11 AM
This tip actually did help today! With the vision, at least. It did not help with cartridges failing in the cold 🥶
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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watching clips of coverage of yesterday’s actions and fucking furious about how many outlets ran it padded with ICE’s lies about taking 5yr old Liam Ramos because “his father abandoned him”
they report that the mother “refused to take custody” leaving out they were trying to use him to detain her
they report that the mother “refused to take custody” leaving out they were trying to use him to detain her
January 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
watching clips of coverage of yesterday’s actions and fucking furious about how many outlets ran it padded with ICE’s lies about taking 5yr old Liam Ramos because “his father abandoned him”
they report that the mother “refused to take custody” leaving out they were trying to use him to detain her
they report that the mother “refused to take custody” leaving out they were trying to use him to detain her
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“I asked if we could just go home,” Amundson said. “I said, ‘We just saved his life. Is that cool with you?’ And they said no.”
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 AM
“I asked if we could just go home,” Amundson said. “I said, ‘We just saved his life. Is that cool with you?’ And they said no.”
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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Update here: Chicago resident Juan Espinoza Martinez, who on Thursday was acquitted of placing a murder hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, has been taken into ICE custody.
Publicly-available ICE records indicate he's currently being held in Clay County, Indiana.
Publicly-available ICE records indicate he's currently being held in Clay County, Indiana.
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Update here: Chicago resident Juan Espinoza Martinez, who on Thursday was acquitted of placing a murder hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, has been taken into ICE custody.
Publicly-available ICE records indicate he's currently being held in Clay County, Indiana.
Publicly-available ICE records indicate he's currently being held in Clay County, Indiana.
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California just joined the World Health Organization.
I love it.
I love it.
California joins WHO public health network following US exit, marking a first for any state
California joined WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, countering federal withdrawal from the organization.
www.abc10.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
California just joined the World Health Organization.
I love it.
I love it.
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NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
religionnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
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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
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They arent just staking out the food shelves anymore. Everyone's going to be tight on food at this point after almost three weeks of seige. They are desperate. And now ICE is putting out the Trojan horse. Revolting. They really want minnesotans dead.
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 AM
They arent just staking out the food shelves anymore. Everyone's going to be tight on food at this point after almost three weeks of seige. They are desperate. And now ICE is putting out the Trojan horse. Revolting. They really want minnesotans dead.
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That's why the response teams are hyperlocal. One single block might have a signal loop with every person on the street on it.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
That's why the response teams are hyperlocal. One single block might have a signal loop with every person on the street on it.
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Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
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Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
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I think the lesson for the Trump administration is they did not have to change the law, or win a court case, to get universities to do what they wanted.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I think the lesson for the Trump administration is they did not have to change the law, or win a court case, to get universities to do what they wanted.
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Look at us. Go us. 💕
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Look at us. Go us. 💕
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You read things like this and you can only hope that when the time comes, if it comes, when it is your community's turn to be tested, that you acquit yourselves half as well.
If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
You read things like this and you can only hope that when the time comes, if it comes, when it is your community's turn to be tested, that you acquit yourselves half as well.