Jim Craner
@craner.bsky.social
Library technologist and raconteur from the Midwest. (He/him)
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Look down at the earth beneath your feet and tell us when you find The Line that if you cross it without permission you can be shot and killed go on we're waiting
We all only have this one precious miracle of a planet to share.
Everywhere on Earth is everyone's home.
We all only have this one precious miracle of a planet to share.
Everywhere on Earth is everyone's home.
January 24, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Look down at the earth beneath your feet and tell us when you find The Line that if you cross it without permission you can be shot and killed go on we're waiting
We all only have this one precious miracle of a planet to share.
Everywhere on Earth is everyone's home.
We all only have this one precious miracle of a planet to share.
Everywhere on Earth is everyone's home.
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I was just supposed to follow clergy leaders as they did a pilgrimage from George Floyd Square to Renée Good’s memorial.
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I was just supposed to follow clergy leaders as they did a pilgrimage from George Floyd Square to Renée Good’s memorial.
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders.
From me today in Minneapolis:
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Where is our national press? The government has been shooting at and harassing clergy for months. This used to be a red line. The reality is their red line moved, not yours. They’re cowards.
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Where is our national press? The government has been shooting at and harassing clergy for months. This used to be a red line. The reality is their red line moved, not yours. They’re cowards.
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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POST AN EMERGENCY CAT PIC
The day, not too long ago, I realized the stray cat I've been feeding for over a year might actually be two cats.
The day, not too long ago, I realized the stray cat I've been feeding for over a year might actually be two cats.
January 23, 2026 at 3:13 AM
POST AN EMERGENCY CAT PIC
The day, not too long ago, I realized the stray cat I've been feeding for over a year might actually be two cats.
The day, not too long ago, I realized the stray cat I've been feeding for over a year might actually be two cats.
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This is just the 2026 version of a train to Dachau.
And here’s an Omni jet landing in Equatorial Guinea yesterday. This is very likely a third-country removal to a torture prison, the second in a week and the third there overall.
Marco Rubio paid off their dictator using humanitarian funds.
Marco Rubio paid off their dictator using humanitarian funds.
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 AM
This is just the 2026 version of a train to Dachau.
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when you make people think they’re already terrorists you remove a meaningful barrier holding them back from doing terrorism
“We have a nice little database, & now you’re considered domestic terrorists” says an ICE agent after photographing a civilian who was videotaping them. Posted today by Brian Allen on X. h/t @allenanalysis.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 7:22 PM
when you make people think they’re already terrorists you remove a meaningful barrier holding them back from doing terrorism
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Someone should alert DOJ and DHS that a church service was interrupted by thugs
happening at the same time
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Someone should alert DOJ and DHS that a church service was interrupted by thugs
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Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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lol and also lmao
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
lol and also lmao
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
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they won't convict a fucking sub sandwich lmao. literally laughed at the government in court.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
Trial of Sean Dunn - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM
they won't convict a fucking sub sandwich lmao. literally laughed at the government in court.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
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Thing with making mascots in ChatGPT is you can easily use ChatGPT to make them do anything you like.
January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Thing with making mascots in ChatGPT is you can easily use ChatGPT to make them do anything you like.
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There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
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This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
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This is breaking the contract between states and the federal government. It shouldn't be controversial at all to suggest soft secession over it. I feel like that's a pretty moderate position when the federal government rakes in tax revenue, but refuses to disburse it.
The Trump administration has ordered a review of federal funding sent to more than a dozen Democratic-led states, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/4bHgIja
January 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is breaking the contract between states and the federal government. It shouldn't be controversial at all to suggest soft secession over it. I feel like that's a pretty moderate position when the federal government rakes in tax revenue, but refuses to disburse it.
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I know this will get lost in all the madness, but it should be a scandal that an official government account is doctoring a photo of a Black woman to make it seem like she's hysterical & defeated. They're showing what they had hoped for, but she refused to cower so they made it up. What racist crap!
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I know this will get lost in all the madness, but it should be a scandal that an official government account is doctoring a photo of a Black woman to make it seem like she's hysterical & defeated. They're showing what they had hoped for, but she refused to cower so they made it up. What racist crap!
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The "GREP" command should be an alias that does a case-insensitive grep.
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The "GREP" command should be an alias that does a case-insensitive grep.
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At Pentagon worship service yesterday, Hegseth talked about Bible passage he prayed during planning of Venezuela attack & how he told those below him in chain of command what he was praying. Guess that's what we should expect from guy with crusader tattoo
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
Hegseth Shares War Psalm He Prayed During Venezuela Attack
During the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth framed t...
publicwitness.wordandway.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
At Pentagon worship service yesterday, Hegseth talked about Bible passage he prayed during planning of Venezuela attack & how he told those below him in chain of command what he was praying. Guess that's what we should expect from guy with crusader tattoo
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
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"In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there" #longread www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Forty years in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
The long read: In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
"In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there" #longread www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
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Yes, a worship service is sacred.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Yes, a worship service is sacred.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
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That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
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When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
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Just turn on the widget that won’t let you post a photo without alt text. Stop making excuses for forgetting.
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Just turn on the widget that won’t let you post a photo without alt text. Stop making excuses for forgetting.