Ian Cook
@iancook.xyz
Composer & musician. Nonprofit Salesforce architect. I make music (choir, orchestra, electronic, ambient… w/ voice, Dorico, Max, Bitwig, TidalCycles, synthesizers…). I’m also into linguistics and TTRPGs. Twin Cities, MN. He/him. https://links.iancook.xyz
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Bloomington Police just announced they've arrested a Department of Defense employee in a sex trafficking sting. The police chief said his job is to do background checks and security clearance checks on ICE agents.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Bloomington Police just announced they've arrested a Department of Defense employee in a sex trafficking sting. The police chief said his job is to do background checks and security clearance checks on ICE agents.
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Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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If you haven’t already, delete your TikTok
"TikTok’s Terms of Service now explicitly include tracking of location and citizenship status (among other identity markers, such as sex)." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How TikTok 2.0 Became a Weapon for ICE
In just one week, the company has gone from being Gen Z’s preferred social media platform to a tool for spying on Americans and the suppression of information.
newrepublic.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
If you haven’t already, delete your TikTok
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Read the room KARE11
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Read the room KARE11
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Axios reports @governorwalz.mn.gov won’t call an eviction moratorium because it is “legally fraught” yet the definition sure sounds like one. www.mprnews.org/story/2023/0...
![What is a peacetime emergency?
In Minnesota, a peacetime emergency is an executive order that can be called when cities and counties don't have the adequate resources to address an emergency, defined as "an act of nature, a technological failure or malfunction, a terrorist incident, an industrial accident, a hazardous materials accident or a civil disturbance [that] endangers life and property."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2yhglxsi2owchryafic2gmr3/bafkreicfdeipsblnzb3oxnfnqh45fkzjo5p2s32ar3oqtgpnc46chd2ff4@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Axios reports @governorwalz.mn.gov won’t call an eviction moratorium because it is “legally fraught” yet the definition sure sounds like one. www.mprnews.org/story/2023/0...
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A tale told in two screenshots :)
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A tale told in two screenshots :)
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Traditional Media had to pretend this wasn't true for a whole year because Republican own it all
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Traditional Media had to pretend this wasn't true for a whole year because Republican own it all
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
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A key measure of economic inequality called the Gini coefficient sits at 60-year highs after a reversal from multidecade lows seen amid the rollout of pandemic stimulus payments + expansions. We should have implemented universal basic income and healthcare during COVID.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/w...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/w...
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A key measure of economic inequality called the Gini coefficient sits at 60-year highs after a reversal from multidecade lows seen amid the rollout of pandemic stimulus payments + expansions. We should have implemented universal basic income and healthcare during COVID.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/w...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/w...
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“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
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Far-Right J6er Jake Lang Throws Nazi Salute at Protesters Outside Whipple Building
On Saturday, Jake Lang was in the back of a U-Haul as it drove by protesters trolling them while his friends shot paintballs at the crowd and another dumped ice out the back.
More: unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-in-...
On Saturday, Jake Lang was in the back of a U-Haul as it drove by protesters trolling them while his friends shot paintballs at the crowd and another dumped ice out the back.
More: unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-in-...
February 8, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Far-Right J6er Jake Lang Throws Nazi Salute at Protesters Outside Whipple Building
On Saturday, Jake Lang was in the back of a U-Haul as it drove by protesters trolling them while his friends shot paintballs at the crowd and another dumped ice out the back.
More: unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-in-...
On Saturday, Jake Lang was in the back of a U-Haul as it drove by protesters trolling them while his friends shot paintballs at the crowd and another dumped ice out the back.
More: unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-in-...
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Renée Macklin Good's memorial is today in Minneapolis. She was a poet whose voice was abruptly silenced by the oppressive injustice taking place in our city. I really don't consider myself a poet, but in her memory I've tried my hand at some blackout poetry for the first time.
February 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Renée Macklin Good's memorial is today in Minneapolis. She was a poet whose voice was abruptly silenced by the oppressive injustice taking place in our city. I really don't consider myself a poet, but in her memory I've tried my hand at some blackout poetry for the first time.
It’s a good day for a drone www.youtube.com/live/0abzMPs...
DRONE NOT DRONES: the 11th annual 28-hour drone; a benefit for Doctors Without Borders and MPLS aid
YouTube video by Drone Not Drones
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It’s a good day for a drone www.youtube.com/live/0abzMPs...
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EVERYBODY CAN MAKE ART IT CAME FREE WITH YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
EVERYBODY CAN MAKE ART IT CAME FREE WITH YOUR HUMAN SPIRIT
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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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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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“I’ll withdraw 10 agents if you pull my finger,” Homan offers as ransom in a city occupied by more than 2,300 federal terrorists.
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
“I’ll withdraw 10 agents if you pull my finger,” Homan offers as ransom in a city occupied by more than 2,300 federal terrorists.
Come hear Kaleidoscope Quartet on March 1st at Vista Lutheran in St. Louis Park! We’re raising money for Rise Early Learning Center!
#kquartet www.kquartet.com#rise-early-l...
#kquartet www.kquartet.com#rise-early-l...
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Come hear Kaleidoscope Quartet on March 1st at Vista Lutheran in St. Louis Park! We’re raising money for Rise Early Learning Center!
#kquartet www.kquartet.com#rise-early-l...
#kquartet www.kquartet.com#rise-early-l...
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Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on himself: "He may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us"
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast on himself: "He may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us"
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I’ll never forget the feeling of Tim Walz saying to “do this the right way,” by working with law enforcement to “get these guys in the middle of the night when they least expect it.”
Sell out.
Sell out.
video sent to me from the hennepin county government center this morning of hennepin county sheriff deputies standing by as plainclothes federal agents detain two people
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I’ll never forget the feeling of Tim Walz saying to “do this the right way,” by working with law enforcement to “get these guys in the middle of the night when they least expect it.”
Sell out.
Sell out.
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This morning at the Minnesota State Capitol.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This morning at the Minnesota State Capitol.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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finally, the ICE reform we’ve been waiting for: no masks unless you really want to wear them
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
finally, the ICE reform we’ve been waiting for: no masks unless you really want to wear them