jdarksun
@jdarksun.bsky.social
Software engineer with a preference for gaming of all sorts. GM (and sometimes player!) for ThatDnDPodcast. Tries to leave places better than he found them. Polyam. He / him.
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The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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this kinda shit from incumbents republicans is so funny BRO YOU COULD PASS A NATIONAL GERRYMANDERING BAN RIGHT NOW but they don't want that, they want republicans to gerrymander and democrats to roll over
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
this kinda shit from incumbents republicans is so funny BRO YOU COULD PASS A NATIONAL GERRYMANDERING BAN RIGHT NOW but they don't want that, they want republicans to gerrymander and democrats to roll over
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Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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If you won’t say this, you should not hold public office
AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
February 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
If you won’t say this, you should not hold public office
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I don't know when I last read something like the transcript out of Minnesota, so I spent the evening putting this together.
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
February 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I don't know when I last read something like the transcript out of Minnesota, so I spent the evening putting this together.
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
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Lots of folks saying “this is good” but no, it very much is not.
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Lots of folks saying “this is good” but no, it very much is not.
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
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Naah, I want them on trial.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Naah, I want them on trial.
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It’s day 64 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 AM
It’s day 64 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
Today ICE officers once again arrested observers at gunpoint, caused lockdowns of neighborhood schools, and harassed people on the street simply for their skin color.
Nothing has changed, despite the rhetoric from “leaders.”
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Dem leaders who want to play footsie with billionaires will fail the country and their own prospects.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
It's the Billionaires, Stupid
The faultline for Dems in the run to 2028 will be attitudes toward elites
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Dem leaders who want to play footsie with billionaires will fail the country and their own prospects.
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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The man who murdered Renee Good didn't need a bodycam because HE FILMED THAT SHIT LIKE IT WAS HIS IG REEL
Kristi Noem: “Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis.”
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The man who murdered Renee Good didn't need a bodycam because HE FILMED THAT SHIT LIKE IT WAS HIS IG REEL
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Saw a headline on some news site, "Trump says Republicans should 'nationalize' elections."
Took the site four paragraphs to get to the part where that's blatantly against the constitution. There is no path to "nationalizing" a state election, because it's farcically illegal.
And also difficult.
Took the site four paragraphs to get to the part where that's blatantly against the constitution. There is no path to "nationalizing" a state election, because it's farcically illegal.
And also difficult.
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Saw a headline on some news site, "Trump says Republicans should 'nationalize' elections."
Took the site four paragraphs to get to the part where that's blatantly against the constitution. There is no path to "nationalizing" a state election, because it's farcically illegal.
And also difficult.
Took the site four paragraphs to get to the part where that's blatantly against the constitution. There is no path to "nationalizing" a state election, because it's farcically illegal.
And also difficult.
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they shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti and 1 out of every 10 Twin Cities residents volunteered to take their place
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM
they shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti and 1 out of every 10 Twin Cities residents volunteered to take their place
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Apparently there was a city meeting in Hutchins, Texas, tonight. Hutchins is the location of DHS's newly announced 10,000-person concentration camp. What I've been told is that city officials were unanimously and adamantly opposed to it.
Unfortunately, I'm seeing this nowhere online.
Unfortunately, I'm seeing this nowhere online.
February 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Apparently there was a city meeting in Hutchins, Texas, tonight. Hutchins is the location of DHS's newly announced 10,000-person concentration camp. What I've been told is that city officials were unanimously and adamantly opposed to it.
Unfortunately, I'm seeing this nowhere online.
Unfortunately, I'm seeing this nowhere online.
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"The point is: a big wave is gathering. For Democrats, tonight is another piece of evidence that the 2026 midterms are going to be a good year for them (if the elections are free and fair, which is not guaranteed)."
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Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM
"The point is: a big wave is gathering. For Democrats, tonight is another piece of evidence that the 2026 midterms are going to be a good year for them (if the elections are free and fair, which is not guaranteed)."
1/2
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A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 AM
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Minnesota Public Radio story from yesterday on ICE abducting a legal observer. If you have the stomach for it (I do not), the video is illuminating. They exit the car appearing ready to shoot. Yet one doesn't even have both hands on his gun.
"Lowered temperatures"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"Lowered temperatures"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Minnesota Public Radio story from yesterday on ICE abducting a legal observer. If you have the stomach for it (I do not), the video is illuminating. They exit the car appearing ready to shoot. Yet one doesn't even have both hands on his gun.
"Lowered temperatures"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"Lowered temperatures"
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
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A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A new statement from Epstein survivors:
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
"Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected. That is outrageous."
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ICE out San Francisco
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
ICE out San Francisco
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Alex Pretti’s most immediate legacy is galvanizing the country against tyranny. We should do what we can to see to it that his other legacy is reclaiming the public meaning of masculinity from the whiny, sadistic freaks responsible for his murder. www.offmessage.net/p/alex-prett...
Alex Pretti, MAGA, And The Public Meaning Of Masculinity
If you'd rather be like them than like him, it's time to take a look in the mirror...
www.offmessage.net
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Alex Pretti’s most immediate legacy is galvanizing the country against tyranny. We should do what we can to see to it that his other legacy is reclaiming the public meaning of masculinity from the whiny, sadistic freaks responsible for his murder. www.offmessage.net/p/alex-prett...
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From what I'm hearing from folks on the ground, this is exactly correct. This regime does nothing but lie, and they respond to nothing but strength. Dems and other leaders should recognize they're weak now - ignore the propaganda and go on offense.
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
From what I'm hearing from folks on the ground, this is exactly correct. This regime does nothing but lie, and they respond to nothing but strength. Dems and other leaders should recognize they're weak now - ignore the propaganda and go on offense.
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There has been no deescalation. Not in rhetoric from DC or on the ground. This is a disgusting way to talk about a federal union worker who cared for veterans.
Ron Johnson on Minneapolis: "What President Trump laid out in terms of his requirements for deescalation I think the vast majority of Americans agree with. This is ginned up by the radical left. They've now got a couple martyrs. This is the predictable result of inciting people toward violence."
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
There has been no deescalation. Not in rhetoric from DC or on the ground. This is a disgusting way to talk about a federal union worker who cared for veterans.