Megan Baird
@hissterics.bsky.social
Messaging, cats, beverages.
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
Actually gasped
February 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Actually gasped
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
A small price to pay for an app that can remind you to do a certain task at a specific time though!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAJAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*breathes*
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
*breathes*
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
A small price to pay for an app that can remind you to do a certain task at a specific time though!
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
The emergency vet here does this 🙁
utterly gross dealing with a telephone AI “digital assistant” which featured faked background call center chatter and keyboard clicks
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The emergency vet here does this 🙁
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trump has probably destroyed the minnesota republican party for the duration
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
trump has probably destroyed the minnesota republican party for the duration
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
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The motivation for starting the parties was to know my neighbors. After living thru flooding in our building in NYC during Hurricane Sandy, I realized how critical those relationships are. So when the pandemic started, I felt the urgency.
It feels like another moment now.
It feels like another moment now.
Opening Streets to Play Creates Powerful Community Connections » The Urbanist
# Last summer, we started organizing block parties. We applied for a permit from the city, and blocked off either end of our street to through traffic, setting up folding tables and chairs on the stre...
www.theurbanist.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The motivation for starting the parties was to know my neighbors. After living thru flooding in our building in NYC during Hurricane Sandy, I realized how critical those relationships are. So when the pandemic started, I felt the urgency.
It feels like another moment now.
It feels like another moment now.
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My wife and I had this conversation tonight. I told her I'm pausing my practice so I can do community service full time until this is over. She said, basically, nothing can happen to you, I need you to be safe. All I could say back is that nowhere is safe, none of us are safe, so long as ICE is here
January 25, 2026 at 4:01 AM
My wife and I had this conversation tonight. I told her I'm pausing my practice so I can do community service full time until this is over. She said, basically, nothing can happen to you, I need you to be safe. All I could say back is that nowhere is safe, none of us are safe, so long as ICE is here
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he knows that we know he's lying. he's telling us we're all terrorists to him. he's telling us that to dissent is now a capital crime. he's telling us they'll shoot us, too, and they'll say we deserved it.
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
he knows that we know he's lying. he's telling us we're all terrorists to him. he's telling us that to dissent is now a capital crime. he's telling us they'll shoot us, too, and they'll say we deserved it.
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Multiple video angles show that the man who federal agents shot in Minneapolis was filming with his phone immediately prior to a physical altercation seemingly initiated by the feds in which they maced the man, wrestled him to the ground, removed a gun from his waistband, and then shot him unarmed.
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Multiple video angles show that the man who federal agents shot in Minneapolis was filming with his phone immediately prior to a physical altercation seemingly initiated by the feds in which they maced the man, wrestled him to the ground, removed a gun from his waistband, and then shot him unarmed.
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WE DID IT 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
if we could reach $10k tonight that would be dope
donate to the greg bovino bitch fund benefiting immigrant rights in minnesota here: venmo.com/u/Marisa-Kabas
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM
WE DID IT 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
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In a country with an actual free press, the photo of that poor old man would be the cover of every single paper with a headline that reads ENOUGH.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 AM
In a country with an actual free press, the photo of that poor old man would be the cover of every single paper with a headline that reads ENOUGH.
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Here's an enraging story I wrote about today: A lady currently incarcerated in Texas has been taking care of a stray cat. It got sick. Her daughter started a fundraiser to pay for the vet. The prison now has put her in solitary confinement. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
After a Prison Cat Fundraiser Went Viral, Texas Officials Put His Caretaker in Solitary Confinement
“She was crying when she called me,” her daughter told The Barbed Wire. “This is not a place my medically challenged mother should be.”
thebarbedwire.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Here's an enraging story I wrote about today: A lady currently incarcerated in Texas has been taking care of a stray cat. It got sick. Her daughter started a fundraiser to pay for the vet. The prison now has put her in solitary confinement. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
This post is so embarrassing and shows how out of touch the inauthentic consultants really are. No one cares about your (low) substack numbers man
As many of the people who engaged me seem unfamiliar with my work, despite us having 3,000 current Hopium subscribers in Minnesota, I am going to now share some of my posts from this week: 7/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/judge-rein...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/judge-rein...
Judge Reins In ICE In MN, The Spanberger Era Begins In Richmond, Coons Delegation Expresses Solidarity With Europe/NATO In Denmark
Remarkably we already hit our $50k goal for the Minnesota DFL - thank you all!
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This post is so embarrassing and shows how out of touch the inauthentic consultants really are. No one cares about your (low) substack numbers man
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secondary to the terrible content, gavin could be using his celebrity and influence to promote and elevate left wing media voices who are desperate for any kind of boost in visibility but instead hes doing whatever the fuck this is
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
secondary to the terrible content, gavin could be using his celebrity and influence to promote and elevate left wing media voices who are desperate for any kind of boost in visibility but instead hes doing whatever the fuck this is
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Let me tell y'all about guys like Newsom, because we learned the hard way in Dallas.
Eric Johnson was a respected Democratic state rep when he was elected mayor in 2019. This made sense, as Dallas is deep blue. Johnson's tenure began normally.
But then he started hanging out with Republicans. 🧵
Eric Johnson was a respected Democratic state rep when he was elected mayor in 2019. This made sense, as Dallas is deep blue. Johnson's tenure began normally.
But then he started hanging out with Republicans. 🧵
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Let me tell y'all about guys like Newsom, because we learned the hard way in Dallas.
Eric Johnson was a respected Democratic state rep when he was elected mayor in 2019. This made sense, as Dallas is deep blue. Johnson's tenure began normally.
But then he started hanging out with Republicans. 🧵
Eric Johnson was a respected Democratic state rep when he was elected mayor in 2019. This made sense, as Dallas is deep blue. Johnson's tenure began normally.
But then he started hanging out with Republicans. 🧵
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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 5:16 PM
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”
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
I know his necrotic odor has seeped into the bottles and caused the milk to spoil
Literally, the stupidest people doing the stupidest stuff and systematically dismantling our democratic norms and institutions
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I know his necrotic odor has seeped into the bottles and caused the milk to spoil
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why have they been allowed to get away with this "paid protester" lie every single time for the last decade or so? is it just because its a really quick lie and its easier to just move on? is it because everyone is too lazy to just say "prove it"?
"You're seeing a lot of paid protesters" -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos's attempt to defend ICE's tactics in Minneapolis during a CNN panel discussion this morning did not go well. Bad used car salesman vibes.
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
why have they been allowed to get away with this "paid protester" lie every single time for the last decade or so? is it just because its a really quick lie and its easier to just move on? is it because everyone is too lazy to just say "prove it"?
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I hold up my phone to scan the QR code as 13 ICE agents yell “gun!!” and turn me into swiss cheese
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I hold up my phone to scan the QR code as 13 ICE agents yell “gun!!” and turn me into swiss cheese
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now that's more like it
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
now that's more like it
CNBC and I have wildly different definitions of "Success"
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
CNBC and I have wildly different definitions of "Success"
Workshopping some palatable messing for cowards to try here
"I just want ICE to stop terrorizing my city (a goal that can only be achieved by ICE no longer existing)"
"I support a measured return to the way ICE operated 25 years ago (when it didn't exist)"
"I just want ICE to stop terrorizing my city (a goal that can only be achieved by ICE no longer existing)"
"I support a measured return to the way ICE operated 25 years ago (when it didn't exist)"
Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’
Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) declared he does not support abolishing ICE in a preview of a Fox News interview set to air on Wednesday morning.
The post Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to ‘Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Workshopping some palatable messing for cowards to try here
"I just want ICE to stop terrorizing my city (a goal that can only be achieved by ICE no longer existing)"
"I support a measured return to the way ICE operated 25 years ago (when it didn't exist)"
"I just want ICE to stop terrorizing my city (a goal that can only be achieved by ICE no longer existing)"
"I support a measured return to the way ICE operated 25 years ago (when it didn't exist)"