Erik Hane
@erikhane.bsky.social
this is just a momentary ripple in the stream
work stuff:
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work stuff:
www.headwaterliterary.com
www.printrunpodcast.com
www.erikhane.com
Pinned
There is no such thing as other people’s children
It is intolerable
www.welcometohellworld.com
I wrote a short essay for @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome To Hell World about Minneapolis' opposition to ICE.
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
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In essence we click around the computer in the same way that our hunter-gatherer ancestors “clicked around” their own environment.
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In essence we click around the computer in the same way that our hunter-gatherer ancestors “clicked around” their own environment.
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Placid evolutionary biologist: Humans are “hard-wired” for word processing.
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Placid evolutionary biologist: Humans are “hard-wired” for word processing.
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there isn’t a better Books desk in the country than the one at the Washington Post. I’m not really sure there’s anything else to say
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
there isn’t a better Books desk in the country than the one at the Washington Post. I’m not really sure there’s anything else to say
there are obviously a million of these every day but: it should be an administration-ending scandal that they're all referring to ICE agents being "in theater" in Minneapolis. They are literally talking about being at war with the civilians of an American city
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
there are obviously a million of these every day but: it should be an administration-ending scandal that they're all referring to ICE agents being "in theater" in Minneapolis. They are literally talking about being at war with the civilians of an American city
okay. first down. we keep running the damn ball
Trump's border czar Tom Homan announces he's removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota, effective immediately.
February 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
okay. first down. we keep running the damn ball
this ends with Tom Homan bringing in a bag lunch. smart
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
this ends with Tom Homan bringing in a bag lunch. smart
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"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years
killing off a major source of books coverage goes really well next to Amazon/Goodreads on Bezos' resume for being the single most destructive individual for American literary culture in our history
So fucking infuriating watching Bezos and his cronies kill the Post. Taking away sports, books, and international reporting so you can write opinions praising Trump is so damn bleak.
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
killing off a major source of books coverage goes really well next to Amazon/Goodreads on Bezos' resume for being the single most destructive individual for American literary culture in our history
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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Let him cook
February 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Let him cook
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One time I saw an oblivious guy at a bar blow it with a lady because he kept talking about his sick flight simulator rig he had at home. This kind of dude is locked in
Sorry for being nosy but I’m in a pretty quiet airport. a woman sat down next to a much older pilot here in the food court and started very obviously flirting with him but he absolutely cannot stop listing off aviation facts to her regardless of whatever question she asks him
February 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
One time I saw an oblivious guy at a bar blow it with a lady because he kept talking about his sick flight simulator rig he had at home. This kind of dude is locked in
for me the other one is when a dog screws up and the announcer says, "he's not a winner but his owner is gonna make sure he feels like one" as they're petting the dog and giving it treats. this is basically how the vikings have handled JJ McCarthy
One of the classic Westminster Dog Show bits for me is when the in-arena announcer describes the dogs as like "a courageous little clown and an ideal companion" while they're trotting around. More athletic competitions need that kind of real-time commentary.
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
for me the other one is when a dog screws up and the announcer says, "he's not a winner but his owner is gonna make sure he feels like one" as they're petting the dog and giving it treats. this is basically how the vikings have handled JJ McCarthy
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GOTDAM. That is the most Minnesotan thing I have ever heard
Person running for DFL vice chair of precinct 10-1 pledges to do a "C minus" job and attend "some meetings" but if literally anyone else is willing to do a C plus job, she would step aside.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
GOTDAM. That is the most Minnesotan thing I have ever heard
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Precinct 9-8 just changed a resolution supporting the abolition of ICE to abolish the entire DHS.
Adopted ✅
Adopted ✅
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Precinct 9-8 just changed a resolution supporting the abolition of ICE to abolish the entire DHS.
Adopted ✅
Adopted ✅
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A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
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japanese cinema has taught me so much about the selfless heroism of violent gambling addicts
July 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
japanese cinema has taught me so much about the selfless heroism of violent gambling addicts
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a friend got tailed by ice with her kids in the car, got followed on dead end streets, etc. and then they just got bored and drove off to stalk somewhere else. what training module did they miss
February 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
a friend got tailed by ice with her kids in the car, got followed on dead end streets, etc. and then they just got bored and drove off to stalk somewhere else. what training module did they miss
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Superbowl ads for the last 5 years have been capital displaying total cultural victory by publicly humiliating celebrities.
All of your childhood heroes work for Uber Eats now. There is no mass culture unless Liberty Mutual says there is.
All of your childhood heroes work for Uber Eats now. There is no mass culture unless Liberty Mutual says there is.
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Superbowl ads for the last 5 years have been capital displaying total cultural victory by publicly humiliating celebrities.
All of your childhood heroes work for Uber Eats now. There is no mass culture unless Liberty Mutual says there is.
All of your childhood heroes work for Uber Eats now. There is no mass culture unless Liberty Mutual says there is.
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Clicking around that Gmail modeler of the Epstein emails and unfortunately I really like "I came to know dcath" followed shortly by "I am in Dan Diego"
February 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Clicking around that Gmail modeler of the Epstein emails and unfortunately I really like "I came to know dcath" followed shortly by "I am in Dan Diego"
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It's Elmo's birthday
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It's Elmo's birthday
Okay the MN tactics discussion on here is officially not even recreationally annoying lol. Knock it off
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Okay the MN tactics discussion on here is officially not even recreationally annoying lol. Knock it off
Another day of Minneapolis activist discourse on here. Meanwhile a bunch of parents who have never heard of Bluesky or any of the things discussed on it are making another diaper and grocery run
February 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Another day of Minneapolis activist discourse on here. Meanwhile a bunch of parents who have never heard of Bluesky or any of the things discussed on it are making another diaper and grocery run