Nox
@hedgewizardnox.bsky.social
IT guy. Lit degree. Occasionally insightful. He/him
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part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
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Epstein class gets every benefit of every shadow of a doubt, the rest of us look at an ICE agent funny and we get pepper spray and a cracked skull
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Epstein class gets every benefit of every shadow of a doubt, the rest of us look at an ICE agent funny and we get pepper spray and a cracked skull
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American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar.
Why? This chart has the answer.
Why? This chart has the answer.
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar.
Why? This chart has the answer.
Why? This chart has the answer.
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U.S. citizens killed in the street.
Neighbors shoved into cars by masked agents without due process.
Children arrested in their homes and on their way to school.
ICE’s brutal crackdown on our communities needs to end. #AbolishICE
Neighbors shoved into cars by masked agents without due process.
Children arrested in their homes and on their way to school.
ICE’s brutal crackdown on our communities needs to end. #AbolishICE
ICE needs to be abolished.
YouTube video by RepPaulTonko
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
U.S. citizens killed in the street.
Neighbors shoved into cars by masked agents without due process.
Children arrested in their homes and on their way to school.
ICE’s brutal crackdown on our communities needs to end. #AbolishICE
Neighbors shoved into cars by masked agents without due process.
Children arrested in their homes and on their way to school.
ICE’s brutal crackdown on our communities needs to end. #AbolishICE
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Palantir fasciitis
Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Palantir fasciitis
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The AI video Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as primates is racist and abhorrent.
It isn't funny. It isn't just Trump 'trolling.' It isn't ok. It's unacceptable of anyone, let alone of the President of the United States and it needs to be taken down immediately.
It isn't funny. It isn't just Trump 'trolling.' It isn't ok. It's unacceptable of anyone, let alone of the President of the United States and it needs to be taken down immediately.
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates
President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Ob...
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The AI video Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as primates is racist and abhorrent.
It isn't funny. It isn't just Trump 'trolling.' It isn't ok. It's unacceptable of anyone, let alone of the President of the United States and it needs to be taken down immediately.
It isn't funny. It isn't just Trump 'trolling.' It isn't ok. It's unacceptable of anyone, let alone of the President of the United States and it needs to be taken down immediately.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Analilia Mejia was polling at 5% a couple months ago and was outspent by every other candidate in the race. NJ-11 is also one of the wealthiest districts in the country. Incredibly impressive win.
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Analilia Mejia was polling at 5% a couple months ago and was outspent by every other candidate in the race. NJ-11 is also one of the wealthiest districts in the country. Incredibly impressive win.
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Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?
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I wrote about what we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
The Ferocity of Responses to Tim Walz's Anne Frank/ICE Comments Are Revealing
When Minnesota Governor Tim Walz invoked Anne Frank while criticizing ICE deportations in his state, the backlash was immediate and fierce. Walz, who earned a master’s degree in Holocaust education, s...
religiondispatches.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I wrote about what we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
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this is very funny www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...
JD Vance should have been sold by his mother for drugs, NYT columnist says
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie suggested Vice President JD Vance's mother was reasonable when attempting to sell him for drugs during his childhood.
www.foxnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
this is very funny www.foxnews.com/media/jd-van...
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
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@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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one thing worth observing is that a) even republican election officials are very jealous of their authority and b) the more unpopular trump gets, the less likely he is unable to leverage the rhetorical power of his office www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Adds to State Officials’ Alarm
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
one thing worth observing is that a) even republican election officials are very jealous of their authority and b) the more unpopular trump gets, the less likely he is unable to leverage the rhetorical power of his office www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
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i would be overjoyed if the U.S. had a president as ethical and even-tempered as Chancellor Gowron
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
i would be overjoyed if the U.S. had a president as ethical and even-tempered as Chancellor Gowron
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New agents not getting paid and
“A lot of the guys are honestly pretty sketchy,” a recent ICE recruit said on the condition of anonymity. “I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect.”
www.rawstory.com/ice-26750722...
“A lot of the guys are honestly pretty sketchy,” a recent ICE recruit said on the condition of anonymity. “I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect.”
www.rawstory.com/ice-26750722...
ICE agents fear they're getting stiffed on hiring bonuses: 'I haven’t been paid'
While the Trump administration has promised high salaries and generous bonuses for federal immigration agent recruits, a wave of apparent new agents have taken to social media to complain about gettin...
www.rawstory.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
New agents not getting paid and
“A lot of the guys are honestly pretty sketchy,” a recent ICE recruit said on the condition of anonymity. “I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect.”
www.rawstory.com/ice-26750722...
“A lot of the guys are honestly pretty sketchy,” a recent ICE recruit said on the condition of anonymity. “I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect.”
www.rawstory.com/ice-26750722...
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New York Attorney General Letitia James said today that her office is starting a new effort to deploy trained staff to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement operations. The initiative, known as the Legal Observation Project, will track reports of major enforcement activity
February 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James said today that her office is starting a new effort to deploy trained staff to monitor and document federal immigration enforcement operations. The initiative, known as the Legal Observation Project, will track reports of major enforcement activity
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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I’m voting no to the short-term DHS funding bill this week.
ICE has lost all public trust with their brutal, deadly crackdown on our communities.
They should be abolished for good, let alone given another dime of taxpayer money.
ICE has lost all public trust with their brutal, deadly crackdown on our communities.
They should be abolished for good, let alone given another dime of taxpayer money.
February 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I’m voting no to the short-term DHS funding bill this week.
ICE has lost all public trust with their brutal, deadly crackdown on our communities.
They should be abolished for good, let alone given another dime of taxpayer money.
ICE has lost all public trust with their brutal, deadly crackdown on our communities.
They should be abolished for good, let alone given another dime of taxpayer money.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.