Brian Kenna
@drbrianish.bsky.social
Ph.D., WWI/modernist Brit lit and modern fantasy lit. I also really like board games and baseball, so expect to see a lot about them. He/him.
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Brian Kenna
@drbrianish.bsky.social
· Mar 19
Look all I'm saying is that in our stories we know what to do with dragons.
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The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
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Bovino embarrassed them by failing, not by being a Nazi
His replacement will be a Nazi because it’s Nazis all the way up and down over there
His replacement will be a Nazi because it’s Nazis all the way up and down over there
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Bovino embarrassed them by failing, not by being a Nazi
His replacement will be a Nazi because it’s Nazis all the way up and down over there
His replacement will be a Nazi because it’s Nazis all the way up and down over there
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
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Obviously I knew public schools were completely underfunded, but you still want to imagine that your tax dollars are out there doing good stuff for you. But no, we can't afford luxuries like "snacks" and "books" and "teacher salaries" when our poor cops are driving around tankless
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Obviously I knew public schools were completely underfunded, but you still want to imagine that your tax dollars are out there doing good stuff for you. But no, we can't afford luxuries like "snacks" and "books" and "teacher salaries" when our poor cops are driving around tankless
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There weren’t any last time. Hell a lot of them got book deals and network tv jobs.
Tech CEOs seem to believe there will never be consequences for palling around with the Trump regime
Tim Cook Attends White House Screening of 'Melania' Movie, Prompts Calls for Apple Boycott
The Apple CEO doesn't seem shy about getting cozy with the Trump regime.
gizmodo.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
There weren’t any last time. Hell a lot of them got book deals and network tv jobs.
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a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
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I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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Very funny to be stunned that everyone hates the roving band of masked murderers even though that is the plot of 80% of all movies.
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Very funny to be stunned that everyone hates the roving band of masked murderers even though that is the plot of 80% of all movies.
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Call me an old hippy but if I’m going to not leave president blank on my ballot, it will be because a candidate has vowed to stop hunting humans at home and abroad. No more kids stolen on American streets. No more kids found with sniper rifle holes in their foreheads in Gaza. No more hunting humans.
January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Call me an old hippy but if I’m going to not leave president blank on my ballot, it will be because a candidate has vowed to stop hunting humans at home and abroad. No more kids stolen on American streets. No more kids found with sniper rifle holes in their foreheads in Gaza. No more hunting humans.
He's losing and he knows it.
Trump appeals to foe Tim Walz after fallout over Alex Pretti’s killing
Trump appeals to foe Tim Walz after fallout over Alex Pretti’s killing
Trump appeals to foe Tim Walz after fallout over Alex Pretti’s killing
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
He's losing and he knows it.
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according to bluesky, working for ice is a protected class against discrimination lol
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 PM
according to bluesky, working for ice is a protected class against discrimination lol
It's probably going great when this is the best you can come up with.
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It's probably going great when this is the best you can come up with.
I love how quickly this leaked.
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I love how quickly this leaked.
Sooo... Minneapolis Signal *not* infiltrated, then?
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Sooo... Minneapolis Signal *not* infiltrated, then?
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imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 AM
imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
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Another way to think of ICE right now is as the institutionalization of the Kyle Rittenhouse model of vigilantism under the state's authority.
Escalation and aggressive violence is clearly intentional.
But it's also cooked into the sociological model of how this force has been mobilized.
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Escalation and aggressive violence is clearly intentional.
But it's also cooked into the sociological model of how this force has been mobilized.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Another way to think of ICE right now is as the institutionalization of the Kyle Rittenhouse model of vigilantism under the state's authority.
Escalation and aggressive violence is clearly intentional.
But it's also cooked into the sociological model of how this force has been mobilized.
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Escalation and aggressive violence is clearly intentional.
But it's also cooked into the sociological model of how this force has been mobilized.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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Among them Target, which paid Trump's inaugural team a million dollar bribe before walking back commitments to Black-owned business partners.
Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation after shooting
Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation after shooting
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter on Sunday calling for state, local and federal officials to work together.
myfox8.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Among them Target, which paid Trump's inaugural team a million dollar bribe before walking back commitments to Black-owned business partners.
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they should go away, if they actually understand how terrible this is they will understand how wrong they have been and the role they played and they will go away and get a job filling out spreadsheets or something, anything but getting paid to give their opinions
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
they should go away, if they actually understand how terrible this is they will understand how wrong they have been and the role they played and they will go away and get a job filling out spreadsheets or something, anything but getting paid to give their opinions
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Fire Jeffries and make her the leader.
AOC: "This really isn't just about Democrats. This is about Democrats, Republicans, and independents. There has been this permission structure where we have all universally accepted that the GOP will simply just have no morals, or fall in line, and we have to challenge that logic and rhetoric."
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Fire Jeffries and make her the leader.
Extremely good political instincts from the democrats who voted yesterday to fund today's murder.
The DHS funding bill is effectively dead in the Senate.
New: @cortezmasto.senate.gov is a no on the DHS funding bill.
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Extremely good political instincts from the democrats who voted yesterday to fund today's murder.
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I hope Democratic senators and congressmen understand, out of pure lizard-brain self-interest if moral decency happens to be unavailable, what is at stake for them if they don't handle this the right way. This is a true "If not now, when?" moment.
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I hope Democratic senators and congressmen understand, out of pure lizard-brain self-interest if moral decency happens to be unavailable, what is at stake for them if they don't handle this the right way. This is a true "If not now, when?" moment.
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As it happens, Alex Pretti apparently had a carry permit. THAT DOESN'T MATTER, because he *didn't draw a gun.* Even had he possessed an illegal gun, this would still be murder. His alleged gun is a DHS red herring; it doesn't matter. We do not need to debate it one way or other.
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
As it happens, Alex Pretti apparently had a carry permit. THAT DOESN'T MATTER, because he *didn't draw a gun.* Even had he possessed an illegal gun, this would still be murder. His alleged gun is a DHS red herring; it doesn't matter. We do not need to debate it one way or other.
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I guess my main issue with people who still believe in capitalism right now is that it’s never been more evident that the endgame of it as a prevailing economic system is empowering people who want to enslave us to sell us subscriptions to our own shackles
January 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I guess my main issue with people who still believe in capitalism right now is that it’s never been more evident that the endgame of it as a prevailing economic system is empowering people who want to enslave us to sell us subscriptions to our own shackles