aaron boothby
@ellipticalnight.bsky.social
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The answers to this make an excellent winter reading list.
What are your favorite African classics in translation?
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The answers to this make an excellent winter reading list.
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Sagebrush, Snow & Sunrise
January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Sagebrush, Snow & Sunrise
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Were you okay with cops in schools?
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Were you okay with cops in schools?
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DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
it was not even in my field of vision but I am going to watch the chronology of water simply because every time kristen stewart talks about making it she says a different poem
January 24, 2026 at 1:13 AM
it was not even in my field of vision but I am going to watch the chronology of water simply because every time kristen stewart talks about making it she says a different poem
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The fact of the matter is: a severe #IceStorm is developing across much of the country at this very moment, with potentially devastating and far-reaching consequences extending far beyond the region of maximum #ice concentration. Watch out for the #ice, and help your neighbors weather the storm.
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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You need to read this one. ICE detained two observers. The agent driving the vehicle started having seizures. The women asked to be uncuffed and gave him aid. After EMS arrived, the women were still taken to Whipple. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM
You need to read this one. ICE detained two observers. The agent driving the vehicle started having seizures. The women asked to be uncuffed and gave him aid. After EMS arrived, the women were still taken to Whipple. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
an absolutely outrageous act by evil ghouls and something cops do versions of all the time
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
an absolutely outrageous act by evil ghouls and something cops do versions of all the time
what about because some of the players and fans who come will definitely get abducted by ice
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
what about because some of the players and fans who come will definitely get abducted by ice
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Hey internet strangers, a long time writer friend of mine and one of the earliest supporters of TBQ suffered a stroke this week and if using my platform can help his beautiful family in any way, I'm happy to do it! gofund.me/212e79a0f
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January 24, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Hey internet strangers, a long time writer friend of mine and one of the earliest supporters of TBQ suffered a stroke this week and if using my platform can help his beautiful family in any way, I'm happy to do it! gofund.me/212e79a0f
as far as I'm concerned, deep'n delicious cake only comes in chocolate, the other options are pale'n suspicious
January 24, 2026 at 12:14 AM
as far as I'm concerned, deep'n delicious cake only comes in chocolate, the other options are pale'n suspicious
"Sometimes the interval
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
John Ashbery, "The Skaters"
writing.upenn.edu
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
"Sometimes the interval
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
Of bad news is so brisk that... And the human brain, with its tray of images
Seems a sorcerer's magic lantern, projecting black and orange cellophane shadows
On the distance of my hand..."
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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 5:57 PM
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.
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Little blossoms doing their best.
January 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Little blossoms doing their best.
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weird to see a governor of a state under hostile occupation posting about resilience like it's a bad storm the community is enduring, rather than an armed attack by people with names and badges who could and should be confronted by the state.
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 PM
weird to see a governor of a state under hostile occupation posting about resilience like it's a bad storm the community is enduring, rather than an armed attack by people with names and badges who could and should be confronted by the state.
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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1) The general strike came from organizing for a general strike. Not from social media posting about going on a general strike, but organizing in neighbourhoods, organizing power in unions, and organizations drawing out members and networks.
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
1) The general strike came from organizing for a general strike. Not from social media posting about going on a general strike, but organizing in neighbourhoods, organizing power in unions, and organizations drawing out members and networks.
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Cannot see the end of it.
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Cannot see the end of it.
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
I don't ice skate but I love a sunny afternoon with solid bright cold and the sound of good ice in the park
January 23, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I don't ice skate but I love a sunny afternoon with solid bright cold and the sound of good ice in the park
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Actually no this guy who controls the Treasury isn't in charge of anything. Actually no the de facto governor of the West Bank isn't important. Sorry the president-for-life of Russia is just a small bean. Oh well Trump just says anything, don't mind him. Netanyahu can't be equated with Israel!
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Actually no this guy who controls the Treasury isn't in charge of anything. Actually no the de facto governor of the West Bank isn't important. Sorry the president-for-life of Russia is just a small bean. Oh well Trump just says anything, don't mind him. Netanyahu can't be equated with Israel!
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It is sort of interesting how utterly infantilized so many of these countries are now. Israel can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. The US can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. Russia can't be held to account on the basis
In a normal world, "US treasury secretary endorses American annexation of Canadian territory" should be front page news
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It is sort of interesting how utterly infantilized so many of these countries are now. Israel can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. The US can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. Russia can't be held to account on the basis
delusional people
Modry added that an Alberta currency would "become the world's strongest currency, because we have no debt."
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
delusional people