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Bespoke follower/blocker. This ≠ That.
Lenapehoking and Unama'ki
Bespoke follower/blocker. This ≠ That.
Lenapehoking and Unama'ki
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NEW: I wrote about how the richest man in the world is a Nazi.
thehandbasket.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
thehandbasket.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
And if he wasn't that rich this would have been broadly acknowledged long ago
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
there's gotta be a backstory between these two
We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 AM
there's gotta be a backstory between these two
this is where they want to take it everywhere
they want to make you have to prove you belong and they get to decide what that means
while assembling their database of the naughty and nice
they want to make you have to prove you belong and they get to decide what that means
while assembling their database of the naughty and nice
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
this is where they want to take it everywhere
they want to make you have to prove you belong and they get to decide what that means
while assembling their database of the naughty and nice
they want to make you have to prove you belong and they get to decide what that means
while assembling their database of the naughty and nice
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They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
Woman Seen Pulled from Car Speaks Out: 'Lucky to be alive'
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
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@mluckovich.bsky.social always nails it
January 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
@mluckovich.bsky.social always nails it
jfc gavin newsom is an absolute preening dick showboater and anyone whining about how highlighting that is just an attempt to sabotage democratic chances in 2028 needs to immediately be ignored forever
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 AM
jfc gavin newsom is an absolute preening dick showboater and anyone whining about how highlighting that is just an attempt to sabotage democratic chances in 2028 needs to immediately be ignored forever
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Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
also see: Zohran Mamdani - Democrats are actually HUNGRY for people who come into office and do some house-cleaning shit right away
do things your base wants - and make sure they know about it!
put it on a loop
do things your base wants - and make sure they know about it!
put it on a loop
Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
January 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM
also see: Zohran Mamdani - Democrats are actually HUNGRY for people who come into office and do some house-cleaning shit right away
do things your base wants - and make sure they know about it!
put it on a loop
do things your base wants - and make sure they know about it!
put it on a loop
blockaroo
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM
blockaroo
deservedly viral 👇
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
deservedly viral 👇
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and it's impossible for them to earn money and pay their expenses - which also has a ripple effect on the local economy
and that's all part of the plan
and that's all part of the plan
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:49 PM
and it's impossible for them to earn money and pay their expenses - which also has a ripple effect on the local economy
and that's all part of the plan
and that's all part of the plan
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If you are a faith leader, we need you to come to Minneapolis!
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
If you are a faith leader, we need you to come to Minneapolis!
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
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It's particularly galling to call for ICE to wear body cams when Renee Good's murder literally recorded the whole thing on his phone. He was so confident in his impunity as part of that organization that he recorded and allowed for the release of footage of him shooting a woman at point blank.
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It's particularly galling to call for ICE to wear body cams when Renee Good's murder literally recorded the whole thing on his phone. He was so confident in his impunity as part of that organization that he recorded and allowed for the release of footage of him shooting a woman at point blank.
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Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE kidnapping and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-arou...
Learn more: www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-arou...
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE kidnapping and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-arou...
Learn more: www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-arou...
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Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
January 15, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
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They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
the people who answered neutral are just being polite
"How would you currently describe relations between Canada and the US?"
Bad: 83%
Neutral: 12%
Good: 4%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Bad: 83%
Neutral: 12%
Good: 4%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
the people who answered neutral are just being polite
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So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
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Suggestions for brands of rope will now appear at the bottom of the page when the bot encourages self harm.
Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work
OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
www.wired.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Suggestions for brands of rope will now appear at the bottom of the page when the bot encourages self harm.
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🚨 RCMP are investigating a home invasion and stabbing in Lower Sackville. Two masked men forced entry, sprayed an occupant and stabbed him before fleeing in a dark Honda Civic. Police say it wasn’t random and are asking for tips.
rcmp.ca/en/nova-scot...
#NovaScotia #RCMP #LowerSackville #Crime
rcmp.ca/en/nova-scot...
#NovaScotia #RCMP #LowerSackville #Crime
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
🚨 RCMP are investigating a home invasion and stabbing in Lower Sackville. Two masked men forced entry, sprayed an occupant and stabbed him before fleeing in a dark Honda Civic. Police say it wasn’t random and are asking for tips.
rcmp.ca/en/nova-scot...
#NovaScotia #RCMP #LowerSackville #Crime
rcmp.ca/en/nova-scot...
#NovaScotia #RCMP #LowerSackville #Crime
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It's striking that the federal line is now simply that there is no justifiable or legal means of resistance, defense, or protest, against ICE period. That seems to me like a change/escalation (though I know it's not unprecedented). Either assist ICE or comply with them, or be attacked and slandered.
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
It's striking that the federal line is now simply that there is no justifiable or legal means of resistance, defense, or protest, against ICE period. That seems to me like a change/escalation (though I know it's not unprecedented). Either assist ICE or comply with them, or be attacked and slandered.
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ICE is doing arrests all over the east side of Syracuse I'm hearing
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
ICE is doing arrests all over the east side of Syracuse I'm hearing
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Hey look who’s bleeding internally.
Despite CBS News’ hype, Tony Dokoupil’s first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud
Despite CBS News’ hype, Tony Dokoupil’s first week as evening anchor is a ratings dud
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Hey look who’s bleeding internally.
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The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.