Chris Miller
@iamcurious.bsky.social
Just like zis guy, you know
Heart in Mpls, currently Seattle-ish
Ex-academic. Politics, punk rock and ⚽.
Heart in Mpls, currently Seattle-ish
Ex-academic. Politics, punk rock and ⚽.
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Chris Miller
@iamcurious.bsky.social
· Jan 6
We can't resist or obstruct while in the minority, and we can't accomplish much of anything while in the majority.
But we sure can send a fundraising email! Or a text, did you give us your number? God help you.
Want to hear me say "kitchen table issues" until you lose the will to live?
But we sure can send a fundraising email! Or a text, did you give us your number? God help you.
Want to hear me say "kitchen table issues" until you lose the will to live?
We did it. We found THE median voter.
February 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
We did it. We found THE median voter.
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This is a big deal. Approval polls, like the media, courts, and Congress, can serve as vehicles for presidential accountability. We are watching in real time as the institutions that could hold this administration to account wither on the vine.
Gallup announces, after 88 years, it will no longer track public approval of presidents. Trump's second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The president repeatedly has threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This is a big deal. Approval polls, like the media, courts, and Congress, can serve as vehicles for presidential accountability. We are watching in real time as the institutions that could hold this administration to account wither on the vine.
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NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back' - UNICORN RIOT
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota pe...
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
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No but they are being hypernormalized faster than people really understand. Just because the secret police aren’t actively shooting people doesn’t mean things have changed
there is a mass ethnic cleaning accelerating across the country.
The constitution and rule of law have failed to stop it.
there is a mass ethnic cleaning accelerating across the country.
The constitution and rule of law have failed to stop it.
ICE and CBP haven’t withdrawn from a single fucking U.S. city that they’ve occupied.
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
No but they are being hypernormalized faster than people really understand. Just because the secret police aren’t actively shooting people doesn’t mean things have changed
there is a mass ethnic cleaning accelerating across the country.
The constitution and rule of law have failed to stop it.
there is a mass ethnic cleaning accelerating across the country.
The constitution and rule of law have failed to stop it.
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Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
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⚡️US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025, report finds.
European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025, report finds
European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
kyivindependent.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
⚡️US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025, report finds.
European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
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Amongst the things I’m pissed about as a progressive: the fact that so many centrists bitched to me about “defund the police” tanking Dems when even socialists never ran on it, but they also thought it was ok to throw activists under the bus
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Amongst the things I’m pissed about as a progressive: the fact that so many centrists bitched to me about “defund the police” tanking Dems when even socialists never ran on it, but they also thought it was ok to throw activists under the bus
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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
Eviction moratorium, for businesses and renters.
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Eviction moratorium, for businesses and renters.
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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You know, generative AI is a cool parlor trick and impressive engineering went into it AND YET, oddly enough, I don’t think that’s worth it when weighed next to how it makes CSAM on demand and keeps talking people into psychotic breaks and no one has figured out how to stop either of those
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM
You know, generative AI is a cool parlor trick and impressive engineering went into it AND YET, oddly enough, I don’t think that’s worth it when weighed next to how it makes CSAM on demand and keeps talking people into psychotic breaks and no one has figured out how to stop either of those
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
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Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
February 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Man I'm so goddamn sick of ai. "Wahhh you can't have a reasonable conversation about ai on here," yeah maybe be mad about the two year parade of scam artists and financial charlatans and environmental ruiners who have radicalized everyone against the spell check that agrees with you
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I want this on the post-Trump/re-making America how it should be agenda pls
After a trial over the last few years, Ireland has launched a permanent scheme giving a basic income of €325 a week for artists.
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
2,000 will be eligible, and successful recipients will be chosen at random from applicants, who must be "professional artists" (definition tbc).
Ireland announces scheme to provide basic income for artists
The Basic Income for Artists (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I want this on the post-Trump/re-making America how it should be agenda pls
I don't fully understand why people really thought Target was better than this, but I'm here for it.
🚨Protesters in Minneapolis BLOCK Target Entrance, chanting "Whose side are you on Target? Which side are you on?" via @JonFarinaPhoto
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February 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I don't fully understand why people really thought Target was better than this, but I'm here for it.
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Stories about what ICE's presence in Minnesota has done to kids — something I'm seeing firsthand — are hard to read. It's unfathomable that kids have to go through this. www.startribune.com/ice-children...
Yuen: Even if ICE left tomorrow, the damage to kids is already done
“They’re all suffering,” says one Minnesota immigrant dad who has been sheltering in place with his children.
www.startribune.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Stories about what ICE's presence in Minnesota has done to kids — something I'm seeing firsthand — are hard to read. It's unfathomable that kids have to go through this. www.startribune.com/ice-children...
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Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Congressional Republicans are going to deprive D.C. of $700 million in revenue and repeal a local program projected to reduce child poverty by 20 percent, solely to spite District residents and make us suffer. They’re also throwing our tax filing into utter chaos. This is a disaster.
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Pam Bondi testified to Congress the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
February 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Pam Bondi testified to Congress the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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Andrew Paul Johnson, who I wrote about in November, was found guilty of five charges.
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Andrew Paul Johnson, who I wrote about in November, was found guilty of five charges.
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So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals with immigration enforcement officials, according to three people familiar with the situation, appearing to breach a legal fire wall intended to protect taxpayer data.
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS
The tax agency only recently discovered it improperly disclosed tax information on thousands of the wrong people to immigration enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So they can sue for $10 billion now, right?
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I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I'm a Gallup pollster. You can contact them at [email protected] to let them know what you think of this.
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The Many Humiliations of White Supremacist Jake Lang
Given new felony charges in Minnesota, far-right extremist agitator Edward "Jake" Lang has faced many recent humiliations in his grifting quest for content and right-wing notoriety.
[New contribution from @lcamanderson.bsky.social]
Given new felony charges in Minnesota, far-right extremist agitator Edward "Jake" Lang has faced many recent humiliations in his grifting quest for content and right-wing notoriety.
[New contribution from @lcamanderson.bsky.social]
The Many Humiliations of White Supremacist Jake Lang - UNICORN RIOT
Facing new felony charges in Minnesota, white supremacist grifter and agitator Edward "Jake" Lang continues to rack up some embarrassing moments.
unicornriot.ninja
February 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The Many Humiliations of White Supremacist Jake Lang
Given new felony charges in Minnesota, far-right extremist agitator Edward "Jake" Lang has faced many recent humiliations in his grifting quest for content and right-wing notoriety.
[New contribution from @lcamanderson.bsky.social]
Given new felony charges in Minnesota, far-right extremist agitator Edward "Jake" Lang has faced many recent humiliations in his grifting quest for content and right-wing notoriety.
[New contribution from @lcamanderson.bsky.social]
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by the 2030s you’ll be showing zoomers in their 30s how to use file systems
it is the year 2026, I am approaching my mid-30s, and I am still helping older colleagues with basic computer tasks such as converting a word doc to a PDF
I expect to do so until they’re all dead
I expect to do so until they’re all dead
February 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
by the 2030s you’ll be showing zoomers in their 30s how to use file systems
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this is a level of complicity that had not occurred to me
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
this is a level of complicity that had not occurred to me