Electric Chimp
@electricchimp.bsky.social
Figuring out how to be at peace as our collective plane falls from the sky
Pinned
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
not the point, but this guy
1) looks like an officer, not a regular Marine
2) is the sort of officer that regular Marines *hate*
1) looks like an officer, not a regular Marine
2) is the sort of officer that regular Marines *hate*
NEWSMAX: Are you among the Republicans who are concerned about how things are being handled in MN?
REP. RICH McCORMICK: When things went wrong in the military, when I was in the Marines, people died sometimes, and sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance. Mistakes happen
REP. RICH McCORMICK: When things went wrong in the military, when I was in the Marines, people died sometimes, and sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance. Mistakes happen
January 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
not the point, but this guy
1) looks like an officer, not a regular Marine
2) is the sort of officer that regular Marines *hate*
1) looks like an officer, not a regular Marine
2) is the sort of officer that regular Marines *hate*
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Chief Judge Schilitz of MN (Scalia clerk) orders ICE director Todd Lyons to appear before him Friday. Says his "patience is at an end." Says his order to release or hold bail hearing for a detainee was defied as have dozens of other such orders.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Chief Judge Schilitz of MN (Scalia clerk) orders ICE director Todd Lyons to appear before him Friday. Says his "patience is at an end." Says his order to release or hold bail hearing for a detainee was defied as have dozens of other such orders.
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From Serwer's piece on Minneapolis, according to maga
"The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter." but "It did not"
The former is nazi thinking in WWII. The latter is what happened in WWII. Every time nazis rise on the same premise, their assumptions fail against good people
"The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter." but "It did not"
The former is nazi thinking in WWII. The latter is what happened in WWII. Every time nazis rise on the same premise, their assumptions fail against good people
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
From Serwer's piece on Minneapolis, according to maga
"The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter." but "It did not"
The former is nazi thinking in WWII. The latter is what happened in WWII. Every time nazis rise on the same premise, their assumptions fail against good people
"The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter." but "It did not"
The former is nazi thinking in WWII. The latter is what happened in WWII. Every time nazis rise on the same premise, their assumptions fail against good people
for those who don't know the body language:
they all have low morale. they hardcore feel that they're losing
they all have low morale. they hardcore feel that they're losing
January 27, 2026 at 2:21 PM
for those who don't know the body language:
they all have low morale. they hardcore feel that they're losing
they all have low morale. they hardcore feel that they're losing
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dunno, man, i'm getting more of a rabban vibe
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
dunno, man, i'm getting more of a rabban vibe
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Tim Pool: “I’m not licking the boot. It’s my boot. I voted for it. I’m the one stomping…”
This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
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This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Tim Pool: “I’m not licking the boot. It’s my boot. I voted for it. I’m the one stomping…”
This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
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This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
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Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Stop what you’re doing and read this piece, which is as powerful as you’d expect from @adamserwer.bsky.social witnessing the events of last week on the ground in Minnesota. “The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
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Iranian Doctor Arrested for Treating Protesters
Dr. Ameneh Soleimani, an Iranian doctor and director of a dermatology and cosmetic clinic in Ardabil, was arrested in recent days by security forces for admitting and treating individuals injured during protests in the city.
wncri.org/2026/01/26/i...
Dr. Ameneh Soleimani, an Iranian doctor and director of a dermatology and cosmetic clinic in Ardabil, was arrested in recent days by security forces for admitting and treating individuals injured during protests in the city.
wncri.org/2026/01/26/i...
Iranian Doctor Arrested for Treating Protesters
Dr. Ameneh Soleimani, an Iranian doctor and director of a dermatology and cosmetic clinic in Ardabil, was arrested in recent
wncri.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Iranian Doctor Arrested for Treating Protesters
Dr. Ameneh Soleimani, an Iranian doctor and director of a dermatology and cosmetic clinic in Ardabil, was arrested in recent days by security forces for admitting and treating individuals injured during protests in the city.
wncri.org/2026/01/26/i...
Dr. Ameneh Soleimani, an Iranian doctor and director of a dermatology and cosmetic clinic in Ardabil, was arrested in recent days by security forces for admitting and treating individuals injured during protests in the city.
wncri.org/2026/01/26/i...
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
I have seen Dante-esque hell way too many times in Bay Area nursing homes
specifically because the way to turn them into profit-generating dungeons is by keeping nursing staff low
specifically because the way to turn them into profit-generating dungeons is by keeping nursing staff low
Meanwhile: Nursing home moguls successfully bribed the president to do away with a regulation that increases staffing to prevent neglect of patients.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I have seen Dante-esque hell way too many times in Bay Area nursing homes
specifically because the way to turn them into profit-generating dungeons is by keeping nursing staff low
specifically because the way to turn them into profit-generating dungeons is by keeping nursing staff low
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once.” — @adamserwer.bsky.social
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:27 PM
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once.” — @adamserwer.bsky.social
people will try to lie to you that the 90s were more than a quarter century ago. report these people to the police
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 AM
people will try to lie to you that the 90s were more than a quarter century ago. report these people to the police
bovino currently running on a little wheel
now over at his water bottle, both hands on the nozzle, pushing the metal ball back so he can drink
now his wood shavings need to be changed
now over at his water bottle, both hands on the nozzle, pushing the metal ball back so he can drink
now his wood shavings need to be changed
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 AM
bovino currently running on a little wheel
now over at his water bottle, both hands on the nozzle, pushing the metal ball back so he can drink
now his wood shavings need to be changed
now over at his water bottle, both hands on the nozzle, pushing the metal ball back so he can drink
now his wood shavings need to be changed
at least now bovino can get some important scurrying done
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 AM
at least now bovino can get some important scurrying done
It was made in Oakland, a city that deeply understands love, pain, death, and the yearning for freedom
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 AM
It was made in Oakland, a city that deeply understands love, pain, death, and the yearning for freedom
according to the ship tracker, it was built in Oakland (pic taken upon arrival in Tacoma)
Color adjusted for red green colorblindness
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 AM
according to the ship tracker, it was built in Oakland (pic taken upon arrival in Tacoma)
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Man who works in sewer wonders why there's all this shit down here.
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Man who works in sewer wonders why there's all this shit down here.
in a world of Dr. Frankensteins, be a Dr. Frankenstein's creation
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 AM
in a world of Dr. Frankensteins, be a Dr. Frankenstein's creation
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"different officers, at different times, at different places, in response to different behavior"
the non-contemporaneous spatiotemporal dispersion defense. no one can be protected because their illegality varies across time, space, and personnel..
the non-contemporaneous spatiotemporal dispersion defense. no one can be protected because their illegality varies across time, space, and personnel..
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 AM
"different officers, at different times, at different places, in response to different behavior"
the non-contemporaneous spatiotemporal dispersion defense. no one can be protected because their illegality varies across time, space, and personnel..
the non-contemporaneous spatiotemporal dispersion defense. no one can be protected because their illegality varies across time, space, and personnel..
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“The videos were splashed across cable news—and President Trump was paying attention.”
Tis true, video of the secret police summarily executing a nurse on his knees does not make for favorable TV coverage.
A critical consideration for the former reality TV star.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Tis true, video of the secret police summarily executing a nurse on his knees does not make for favorable TV coverage.
A critical consideration for the former reality TV star.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
The 48 Hours That Convinced Trump to Change Course in Minnesota
The president’s pivot came after lawmakers and allies raised concerns about what was unfolding in Minneapolis.
www.wsj.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 AM
“The videos were splashed across cable news—and President Trump was paying attention.”
Tis true, video of the secret police summarily executing a nurse on his knees does not make for favorable TV coverage.
A critical consideration for the former reality TV star.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Tis true, video of the secret police summarily executing a nurse on his knees does not make for favorable TV coverage.
A critical consideration for the former reality TV star.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn
(Size small)
(Size small)
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn
(Size small)
(Size small)
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Oakland ILWU 🫶
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Oakland ILWU 🫶