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Jared Rizzi
@jaredrizzi.bsky.social
· May 2
my vote prereqs:
1 restore govt ability to regulate; reverse DOGE cuts and expand govt capacity
2 prosecute/seek damages - all officials who have enabled this abuse of power in violation of their obligations and paths
3 formal guardrails to prevent this happening again
This is the bare minimum
1 restore govt ability to regulate; reverse DOGE cuts and expand govt capacity
2 prosecute/seek damages - all officials who have enabled this abuse of power in violation of their obligations and paths
3 formal guardrails to prevent this happening again
This is the bare minimum
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“Tragedy in Minneapolis”: ICE’s killing of Renee Good in the print version of @people.com.
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
“Tragedy in Minneapolis”: ICE’s killing of Renee Good in the print version of @people.com.
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
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Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
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The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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I just want to say: there are many ways out of this, but the most likely one is: mitigate harms and save as many lives as possible, while winning elections in the face of vote suppression, then using power ruthlessly to repair our systems.
It may not be that likely. It’s just the most likely.
It may not be that likely. It’s just the most likely.
Today I taught and that leaves me tired and apparently am finding new stages of grief for society.
January 23, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I just want to say: there are many ways out of this, but the most likely one is: mitigate harms and save as many lives as possible, while winning elections in the face of vote suppression, then using power ruthlessly to repair our systems.
It may not be that likely. It’s just the most likely.
It may not be that likely. It’s just the most likely.
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not surprising and yet still jarring to read ex-FBI agents describing how Kash Patel and Bongino reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder while running the agency. truly the content creator administration/podcast govt www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
not surprising and yet still jarring to read ex-FBI agents describing how Kash Patel and Bongino reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder while running the agency. truly the content creator administration/podcast govt www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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tweeted by a Spanish deputy to the European Parliament
![Coming soon
[EU + canadian leaf]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreics5tzle7uig5sjjp5un7ee762rdgqaanwl66hdatcqq5tqzpsy6y@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
tweeted by a Spanish deputy to the European Parliament
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They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
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RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
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outflanked by Thomas Massie. absolute fucking embarrassment.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
outflanked by Thomas Massie. absolute fucking embarrassment.
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Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
this is sick
DHS just sent another statement about ICE’s abduction of a 5-year-old in Minnesota.
They didn’t address my question about whether the child was moved to Texas. They also didn’t provide any evidence for their claims.
They are, however, claiming the child’s “alleged mother” actually abandoned him.
They didn’t address my question about whether the child was moved to Texas. They also didn’t provide any evidence for their claims.
They are, however, claiming the child’s “alleged mother” actually abandoned him.
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
this is sick
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burghum: hey kids, meet coalie
coalie: hi kids! we're gonna be best friends!
kids: yayyyyyyy!!
burghum: we will now b u r n h i m.
kids: [horrified shrieks as coalie is set ablaze]
coalie: hi kids! we're gonna be best friends!
kids: yayyyyyyy!!
burghum: we will now b u r n h i m.
kids: [horrified shrieks as coalie is set ablaze]
The Trump administration today announced a new government-backed fossil fuel industry mascot.
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
burghum: hey kids, meet coalie
coalie: hi kids! we're gonna be best friends!
kids: yayyyyyyy!!
burghum: we will now b u r n h i m.
kids: [horrified shrieks as coalie is set ablaze]
coalie: hi kids! we're gonna be best friends!
kids: yayyyyyyy!!
burghum: we will now b u r n h i m.
kids: [horrified shrieks as coalie is set ablaze]
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The grimness of US history should encourage us. Yes, people used to send lynching postcards. And other people saw that, worked towards building a more just society anyway, and succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination. There's more work to be done. What's our excuse for choosing despair instead?
I understand and appreciate the fact that for some it is genuinely uncomfortable and distracting to think about how grim US history is. yes, that is strategically relevant, and no, I wouldn't put "did you know people used to send lynching photos to each other as postcards?" on a recruitment flyer
January 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The grimness of US history should encourage us. Yes, people used to send lynching postcards. And other people saw that, worked towards building a more just society anyway, and succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination. There's more work to be done. What's our excuse for choosing despair instead?
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the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
the president wont see your posts making fun of how he's looking these days but your friends whose skin seems to be sloughing off in wet discolored chunks as the psychic weight of their craven wretchedness becomes manifest will
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oh i see they sent JD out again to eat shit
JD Vance: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd. What I did say is that when federal law enforcement officers violate the law that's typically something federal officials would look into. We don't want these guys to have kangaroo courts."
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
oh i see they sent JD out again to eat shit
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Nehls: I would like to quickly address the police officers from January 6th. And I can tell you that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with the US capitol leadership team.
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
January 22, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Nehls: I would like to quickly address the police officers from January 6th. And I can tell you that the fault does not lie with Donald Trump. It lies with the US capitol leadership team.
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
Fanone: *Coughs: Go fuck yourself*
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Amazing.
I’d love to know if someone actually wrote that line or if he ad-libbed it.
I’d love to know if someone actually wrote that line or if he ad-libbed it.
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Amazing.
I’d love to know if someone actually wrote that line or if he ad-libbed it.
I’d love to know if someone actually wrote that line or if he ad-libbed it.
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They're so desperate for a white middle-aged mom not to be the face of this anymore.
The White House posted an edited photo of the activist involved in the Minneapolis church protest, made to look like she was crying.
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
They're so desperate for a white middle-aged mom not to be the face of this anymore.
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It has not been lost on me that the two preeminent contemporary uses of LLMs is the infinite generation of 1) CSAM and 2) media that serves no purpose other to publicly denigrate, humiliate, and dominate women and minorities.
January 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM
It has not been lost on me that the two preeminent contemporary uses of LLMs is the infinite generation of 1) CSAM and 2) media that serves no purpose other to publicly denigrate, humiliate, and dominate women and minorities.
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If Dems can't link the economy and immigration, that's also a skill issue:
Donald Trump is blaming and terrorizing immigrants, so his family and their corrupt billionaire cronies can keep stealing from all of us. He is the most corrupt president in American history and he doesn't care about you.
Donald Trump is blaming and terrorizing immigrants, so his family and their corrupt billionaire cronies can keep stealing from all of us. He is the most corrupt president in American history and he doesn't care about you.
I will repeat: It is not obvious, based on the data, that campaigning on the economy in Nov would be significantly more effective than campaigning on immigration. Gov. policy is dramatically out of step with the public on immigration/deportations, and executive overreach is a potent motivator
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM
If Dems can't link the economy and immigration, that's also a skill issue:
Donald Trump is blaming and terrorizing immigrants, so his family and their corrupt billionaire cronies can keep stealing from all of us. He is the most corrupt president in American history and he doesn't care about you.
Donald Trump is blaming and terrorizing immigrants, so his family and their corrupt billionaire cronies can keep stealing from all of us. He is the most corrupt president in American history and he doesn't care about you.
my girlfriend, who lives in Canada, has seen the good polls
Trump: "Something has to be done about Fake Polls! They are truly OUT OF CONTROL. We have Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, the Strongest Border, nobody has ever done a job like I have done, & they have me in the low 40s... The REAL Polls have been GREAT, but they refuse to print them"
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 PM
my girlfriend, who lives in Canada, has seen the good polls
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remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures
VOA's headquarters, 'the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,' faces possible destruction as part of the Trump administration's drive for "maximum value for the federal real estate footprint." wapo.st/4a5NCsq
The stunning art trove hidden in a D.C. building marked by Trump for disposal
Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government’s Cohen Building has been called “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.” Advocates fear these works could be at risk.
wapo.st
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures