Brandon Hardin
@hardin.bsky.social
Terminally online journalist (sorry). Formerly BuzzFeed News, Facebook, Check My Ads, other places. @hardin on Twitter, Threads. Delight in the life that comes unbidden. (He/They)
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marveling at this nyt headline. your reporters do all this work and this is the hed you slap on it.
Latest NYT video analysis.
The White House is lying.
Gift link.
The White House is lying.
Gift link.
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
marveling at this nyt headline. your reporters do all this work and this is the hed you slap on it.
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I had the honor to introduce my replacement on 9NEWS
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I had the honor to introduce my replacement on 9NEWS
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hearing from sources that Amelia Bedelia has been arrested in connection with the water-pouring assault. "but it was ICE headquarters," she said
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
hearing from sources that Amelia Bedelia has been arrested in connection with the water-pouring assault. "but it was ICE headquarters," she said
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A statement as baffling as it is racist
US official Sarah Rogers who is currently the "Under-Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy" falsely claims on Twitter that Germany "imported barbarian rapist hordes"
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
A statement as baffling as it is racist
Patina is short for Patrickchristina.
January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Patina is short for Patrickchristina.
I have a fun data-trained-on-Wikipedia story from my days at the Facebook Trending team. Which I am now going to tell you!
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I have a fun data-trained-on-Wikipedia story from my days at the Facebook Trending team. Which I am now going to tell you!
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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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I think election deniers would only need to focus intimidation and nullification efforts on a much smaller number of districts--say swing districts, or vote-rich districts peopled with strong Democratic voters--to have a potential effect. I'm surprised that's controversial. bsky.app/profile/jame...
so your rebuttal to "there are tens of thousands of precincts where votes are tabulated and you would have to january 6 them all" is "there were protests in *idaho* and oregon that were kind of like the thing i'm describing"
You mean the thing that happened to statehouses across the country as dress rehearsals for January 6th? That kind of thing? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_... apnews.com/article/elec... bsky.app/profile/jame...
January 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I think election deniers would only need to focus intimidation and nullification efforts on a much smaller number of districts--say swing districts, or vote-rich districts peopled with strong Democratic voters--to have a potential effect. I'm surprised that's controversial. bsky.app/profile/jame...
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My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
if you're a Reuters reporter you should probably start asking your bosses if they're enabling the ethnic cleansing you're reporting on
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
if you're a Reuters reporter you should probably start asking your bosses if they're enabling the ethnic cleansing you're reporting on
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Ghost plates / patch swapping / mission-specific identities = covert ops / secret police
Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Ghost plates / patch swapping / mission-specific identities = covert ops / secret police
"fuck you, make me" -- this hummingbird
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
"fuck you, make me" -- this hummingbird
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#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
I don’t know who needs to hear this but you can get a fully poseable Werner Herzog for 17 bucks
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January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but you can get a fully poseable Werner Herzog for 17 bucks
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loading Mr bean into the EVA
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
loading Mr bean into the EVA
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This is why you can't afford RAM anymore
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is why you can't afford RAM anymore
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they have extracted all the semen from every ice agent who plugged themselves alone in a marriott bathroom and now the president is going to drink it
January 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
they have extracted all the semen from every ice agent who plugged themselves alone in a marriott bathroom and now the president is going to drink it
LIGHTS OUT, GARILLA RADIO
This is where we gar in Minnesota.
I always have a little gar figurine in the vest pocket of my fleece, but was recently given a whistle (ICE alert) that now goes alongside the gar. 1/3
I always have a little gar figurine in the vest pocket of my fleece, but was recently given a whistle (ICE alert) that now goes alongside the gar. 1/3
January 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
LIGHTS OUT, GARILLA RADIO
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I was trying to explain to my husband the other night how the Gar Guy - a scientist who posts exuberantly and almost exclusively about his study fish - is now posting about ICE alerts and how this indicates both the level of danger we're in and the confidence we should have in our fellow Americans.
This is where we gar in Minnesota.
I always have a little gar figurine in the vest pocket of my fleece, but was recently given a whistle (ICE alert) that now goes alongside the gar. 1/3
I always have a little gar figurine in the vest pocket of my fleece, but was recently given a whistle (ICE alert) that now goes alongside the gar. 1/3
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I was trying to explain to my husband the other night how the Gar Guy - a scientist who posts exuberantly and almost exclusively about his study fish - is now posting about ICE alerts and how this indicates both the level of danger we're in and the confidence we should have in our fellow Americans.
Giant security torx bits acquired. Nothing can stop me from fixing the wobbly step on my kid’s playground now.
January 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Giant security torx bits acquired. Nothing can stop me from fixing the wobbly step on my kid’s playground now.
had a dream I really needed to break down and cry due to the conditions around me but couldn’t. I’m sure it’s nothing.
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
had a dream I really needed to break down and cry due to the conditions around me but couldn’t. I’m sure it’s nothing.
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Just remembered going over useful Japanese phrases w/ @sumoyokai.bsky.social where she winced and said that the version of "Where is the bathroom?" I'd chosen had a the country bumpkin connotation of [worst Texas accent] "WHAR'S Y'ALL'S SHITTERS?!?!"
As a Texan, she could do it way better than me.
As a Texan, she could do it way better than me.
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Just remembered going over useful Japanese phrases w/ @sumoyokai.bsky.social where she winced and said that the version of "Where is the bathroom?" I'd chosen had a the country bumpkin connotation of [worst Texas accent] "WHAR'S Y'ALL'S SHITTERS?!?!"
As a Texan, she could do it way better than me.
As a Texan, she could do it way better than me.
there was a CBP recruitment event in my city today, about 100 protesters showed up (and kaitlin bennett, lol). The Pinellas County sheriff himself showed up with this nugget of wisdom.
They know, pal. They know.
www.tampabay.com/news/st-pete...
They know, pal. They know.
www.tampabay.com/news/st-pete...
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
there was a CBP recruitment event in my city today, about 100 protesters showed up (and kaitlin bennett, lol). The Pinellas County sheriff himself showed up with this nugget of wisdom.
They know, pal. They know.
www.tampabay.com/news/st-pete...
They know, pal. They know.
www.tampabay.com/news/st-pete...