Tavis
@itstavis.bsky.social
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• wrangler of preschooler
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I'm still pissed that my teenage years were stuffed full of "Elon is the world's greatest inventor! He's the real life Tony Stark!" Of course I believed it growing up, he MADE Tesla! Then SpaceX?!! AND PAYPAL??
Man I was just lied to, like, the whole time lmao. THAT'S NOT MY FAULT! I WAS 14!!!!!!!!
Man I was just lied to, like, the whole time lmao. THAT'S NOT MY FAULT! I WAS 14!!!!!!!!
it has been eye opening in recent years to see how many “smart” people have been revealed to be incredibly dumb
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I'm still pissed that my teenage years were stuffed full of "Elon is the world's greatest inventor! He's the real life Tony Stark!" Of course I believed it growing up, he MADE Tesla! Then SpaceX?!! AND PAYPAL??
Man I was just lied to, like, the whole time lmao. THAT'S NOT MY FAULT! I WAS 14!!!!!!!!
Man I was just lied to, like, the whole time lmao. THAT'S NOT MY FAULT! I WAS 14!!!!!!!!
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I personally don't tell people who have been fighting their hearts out daily for weeks not to celebrate wins of any size. I certainly don't do that when I've been nowhere near the place where the fight has been happening and have done little more than make some donations from miles away.
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I personally don't tell people who have been fighting their hearts out daily for weeks not to celebrate wins of any size. I certainly don't do that when I've been nowhere near the place where the fight has been happening and have done little more than make some donations from miles away.
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The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
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One of the reasons I like following Bill Kristol despite his past is that he understands how political power works. When HE says Dems should press their advantage, Dems should listen.
(Unlike a lot of never Trump folks he’s not constantly grifting, just stating his opinion)
(Unlike a lot of never Trump folks he’s not constantly grifting, just stating his opinion)
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
One of the reasons I like following Bill Kristol despite his past is that he understands how political power works. When HE says Dems should press their advantage, Dems should listen.
(Unlike a lot of never Trump folks he’s not constantly grifting, just stating his opinion)
(Unlike a lot of never Trump folks he’s not constantly grifting, just stating his opinion)
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once again i have forgotten the centrality of the "stupid man" theory of history, my bad
There’s a lot of talk about how if Xi is smart he’ll do a blockade or some kind of “gRaY zOnE” thing to get Taiwan instead of just seizing it by force.
That’s a load-bearing if. I think we need to think more about the possibility that he’s not smart.
That’s a load-bearing if. I think we need to think more about the possibility that he’s not smart.
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 PM
once again i have forgotten the centrality of the "stupid man" theory of history, my bad
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Minnesota has quickly rejected Pam Bondi's request for the state's voter rolls:
"The answer to AG Bondi's request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law."
"The answer to AG Bondi's request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law."
Minnesota quickly rejects AG Pam Bondi’s request for the state’s voter rolls
Minnesota’s secretary of state accused Bondi of making an “unlawful request a part of an apparent ransom to pay for our state’s peace and security.”
www.ms.now
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Minnesota has quickly rejected Pam Bondi's request for the state's voter rolls:
"The answer to AG Bondi's request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law."
"The answer to AG Bondi's request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law."
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from Brainerd, MN: "Local mexican restaurant was raided by ice. They took 4 employees"
January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
from Brainerd, MN: "Local mexican restaurant was raided by ice. They took 4 employees"
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Hoy, kababayan.
Too many of you may decry *me* as being "Too American", yet you are the ones striving to emulate White Americans, and your Antiblackness manifests itself in too many ways.
Your proximity to Whiteness will not save you.
Your colonial mentality will not.
Too many of you may decry *me* as being "Too American", yet you are the ones striving to emulate White Americans, and your Antiblackness manifests itself in too many ways.
Your proximity to Whiteness will not save you.
Your colonial mentality will not.
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Hoy, kababayan.
Too many of you may decry *me* as being "Too American", yet you are the ones striving to emulate White Americans, and your Antiblackness manifests itself in too many ways.
Your proximity to Whiteness will not save you.
Your colonial mentality will not.
Too many of you may decry *me* as being "Too American", yet you are the ones striving to emulate White Americans, and your Antiblackness manifests itself in too many ways.
Your proximity to Whiteness will not save you.
Your colonial mentality will not.
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the thing about her is she has exactly one skill which is telling people with more money than her that they are right and everyone else is stupid and it's a skill that gets you the gig but doesn't help you keep it at all
again, Weiss' problem isn't that she's bad at journalism (which is true), it's that she's bad at ratings-grabbing agitprop, the entire reason she was hired.
her successor will be worse.
her successor will be worse.
Embattled Bari Weiss puts her 'Honestly' podcast on 'pause' as CBS News ratings spiral
Early Thursday morning CBS News head Bari Weiss announced that she will be putting her “Honestly” podcast on “pause” for the foreseeable future.Weiss, who has been off to a rough start since being hir...
www.rawstory.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
the thing about her is she has exactly one skill which is telling people with more money than her that they are right and everyone else is stupid and it's a skill that gets you the gig but doesn't help you keep it at all
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The reason to be aware of Fox News is it is where the right creates and reinforces all the bullshit narratives that ruin our lives. So you can’t just hope it goes away or ignore it.
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The reason to be aware of Fox News is it is where the right creates and reinforces all the bullshit narratives that ruin our lives. So you can’t just hope it goes away or ignore it.
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
TikTok? More like RIPTok!
TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 AM
TikTok? More like RIPTok!
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This generation of Democrats are washed. They’re done. They’re going to be a trivia question everyone gets wrong in twenty years. Goodbye to them
Something jarring about seeing Hillary Clinton and Tucker Carlson on the same speech program.
This is for a Saudi Real Estate conference starting tomorrow.
This is for a Saudi Real Estate conference starting tomorrow.
January 26, 2026 at 2:06 AM
This generation of Democrats are washed. They’re done. They’re going to be a trivia question everyone gets wrong in twenty years. Goodbye to them
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News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 AM
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
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The media keeps labeling all these people “protesters”. They’re not protesters, they are residents. They are just existing in their own homes and neighborhoods, going about their business, and getting murdered, abducted and beaten for it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The media keeps labeling all these people “protesters”. They’re not protesters, they are residents. They are just existing in their own homes and neighborhoods, going about their business, and getting murdered, abducted and beaten for it.
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Great piece of writing!
Today I wrote about a good man summarily executed on the streets by Republican death squads, and how, given the inevitable alternatives, even tyrants should hope for a people's liberation from tyranny. www.the-reframe.com/the-shovel-n...
The Shovel Next Time
Liberation from tyranny is also liberation for the tyrants.
www.the-reframe.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Great piece of writing!
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“We attempted deescalation techniques (having six armored officers beat the man senseless, taking away his gun, and pepper spraying him). Unfortunately he was still resisting (alive), so we were forced to escalate (shoot him five times in the back).”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“We attempted deescalation techniques (having six armored officers beat the man senseless, taking away his gun, and pepper spraying him). Unfortunately he was still resisting (alive), so we were forced to escalate (shoot him five times in the back).”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
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Lol.
THEY'RE EATING THE CANADA!
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Lol.
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I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
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Protesters in Los Angeles projected an anti-ICE video onto the Twin Towers, an ICE-linked detention facility where the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department actively collaborates with ICE for deportation screenings.
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Protesters in Los Angeles projected an anti-ICE video onto the Twin Towers, an ICE-linked detention facility where the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department actively collaborates with ICE for deportation screenings.
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Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
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A reminder that virtually every Republican in Congress -- all but 5 -- voted to give ICE $75 BILLION last year in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM
A reminder that virtually every Republican in Congress -- all but 5 -- voted to give ICE $75 BILLION last year in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."
