Johnny Vector
@johnnyvector.bsky.social
Engineer raised by a family of scientists. Amateur renewable energy nerd. Professional engineer (but not Professional Engineer). Occasional designer of sound, lights, and video. Clown-adjacent.
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The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
When I say this agency [ICE and CBP] CAN’T be reformed this is why.
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
Mood:
All hail the people of Minneapolis! All hail Will Stancil! Hot dish! Hot Dish! Hot Dish!
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Mood:
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“So it can destroy a planet with a taser?”
Grand Moff Tarkin: “well ACTUALLY it’s pronounced ‘laser’. It’s quite complex.”
“Ohhh. It must be a really cold station, being in space.”
“Haha actually it gets very hot! But we put in these thermal vents….”
Grand Moff Tarkin: “well ACTUALLY it’s pronounced ‘laser’. It’s quite complex.”
“Ohhh. It must be a really cold station, being in space.”
“Haha actually it gets very hot! But we put in these thermal vents….”
I once read a thread on sexism in international relations/spying where women were instructed to make wrong claims about X whenever they wanted to get secret information on X; a man would just disclose the key info by means of mansplaining
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 AM
“So it can destroy a planet with a taser?”
Grand Moff Tarkin: “well ACTUALLY it’s pronounced ‘laser’. It’s quite complex.”
“Ohhh. It must be a really cold station, being in space.”
“Haha actually it gets very hot! But we put in these thermal vents….”
Grand Moff Tarkin: “well ACTUALLY it’s pronounced ‘laser’. It’s quite complex.”
“Ohhh. It must be a really cold station, being in space.”
“Haha actually it gets very hot! But we put in these thermal vents….”
George Wallace has entered the chat.
Yo' momma's so stupid she's lettin' folks tell her what her own eyes are seein'.
January 26, 2026 at 12:22 PM
George Wallace has entered the chat.
Read this whole thread. Try to arrange your life accordingly.
Feels like society’s really broken down in the US in a way that’s deeply traumatic.
But also there are college students knocking on doors asking for shovels (they’re not well-prepared) and helping trapped motorists by shoveling and pushing out cars. Up to 24 of them now, wandering streets together
But also there are college students knocking on doors asking for shovels (they’re not well-prepared) and helping trapped motorists by shoveling and pushing out cars. Up to 24 of them now, wandering streets together
January 25, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Read this whole thread. Try to arrange your life accordingly.
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They know each other because they're fucking neighbors. If they don't know you can get breathing protection at a hardware store, one of their neighbors knows it because their neighbor does woodworking or welding or shit like that, and their neighbor is like "oh yeah let's go to Lowes."
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
They know each other because they're fucking neighbors. If they don't know you can get breathing protection at a hardware store, one of their neighbors knows it because their neighbor does woodworking or welding or shit like that, and their neighbor is like "oh yeah let's go to Lowes."
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This is also why we will win. They cannot build anything - all they can do is terrify and strong arm ppl into destruction rooted in hate. That’s all MAGA is. We actually give a shit about each other instead of worshiping authority. Every time they try to overpower that, they make us care more
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This is also why we will win. They cannot build anything - all they can do is terrify and strong arm ppl into destruction rooted in hate. That’s all MAGA is. We actually give a shit about each other instead of worshiping authority. Every time they try to overpower that, they make us care more
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Bleed, bleed, poor country!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Bleed, bleed, poor country!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
The title is affeer’d!
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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In Dante's vision of hell, the ninth and final circle, destination of the traitors, is a lake of ice
May they burn forever in the hell they claim to believe in.
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
In Dante's vision of hell, the ninth and final circle, destination of the traitors, is a lake of ice
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What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
Rep. Casten is as pissed as I am.
I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives. But let's be very clear. What just happened in Minnesota was cold blooded murder of a civilian by out of control federal agents, aided and abetted by the entire Trump administration and their fascist enablers.
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Rep. Casten is as pissed as I am.
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Does this idea about “better training” include shock collars? I just want to know what we’re talking about here.
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Does this idea about “better training” include shock collars? I just want to know what we’re talking about here.
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A past criticism of Variable Renewables Energy (VRE) from wind & solar was that their power was intermittent & thus unreliable. But the drop in battery storage cost has ushered in the age of firmed renewable energy (FRE). Renewables with storage are displacing import and fossil fuels. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
January 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A past criticism of Variable Renewables Energy (VRE) from wind & solar was that their power was intermittent & thus unreliable. But the drop in battery storage cost has ushered in the age of firmed renewable energy (FRE). Renewables with storage are displacing import and fossil fuels. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
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I am starting to lose patience with "America was founded on white supremacy and it is core to its culture" side when they choose to ignore all of the things our ancestors did to chip away at that fact.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I am starting to lose patience with "America was founded on white supremacy and it is core to its culture" side when they choose to ignore all of the things our ancestors did to chip away at that fact.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
Many of those ancestors are still with us. I feel like their legacy is being disrespected.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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An excellent summary by @startswithabang.bsky.social about the horror that is Reflect Orbital #astronomy Been out for a while but only just spotted it! bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Ethan Siegel (@startswithabang.bsky.social)
Cosmologist, science communicator, author, speaker, and longtime writer of Starts With A Bang.
Not the next Carl Sagan; the first Ethan Siegel.
startswithabang.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
An excellent summary by @startswithabang.bsky.social about the horror that is Reflect Orbital #astronomy Been out for a while but only just spotted it! bigthink.com/starts-with-...
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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This is kinda like the difference between "Surrender Dorothy" and "Surrender, Dorothy," isn't it.
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
This is kinda like the difference between "Surrender Dorothy" and "Surrender, Dorothy," isn't it.
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We need some new email sign offs: "yours sincerely," and "best wishes," and all those are done. So I'm thinking
- clement tidings,
- supposedly,
- in accordance with the law,
- with buyers remorse,
- questing after justice,
- in the hope of more hooplah,
- guessing,
- with gentle reminders,
- clement tidings,
- supposedly,
- in accordance with the law,
- with buyers remorse,
- questing after justice,
- in the hope of more hooplah,
- guessing,
- with gentle reminders,
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 AM
We need some new email sign offs: "yours sincerely," and "best wishes," and all those are done. So I'm thinking
- clement tidings,
- supposedly,
- in accordance with the law,
- with buyers remorse,
- questing after justice,
- in the hope of more hooplah,
- guessing,
- with gentle reminders,
- clement tidings,
- supposedly,
- in accordance with the law,
- with buyers remorse,
- questing after justice,
- in the hope of more hooplah,
- guessing,
- with gentle reminders,
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![Ryan Vance (@ryanjjvance) on twitter:
"summoning circle, hope this works"
[partial circle of candles around the words:]
A cure
For being clums- [a flame]
Ah shit [another flame]
Ah no [more flames]
[even more flames] Oh no oh no
[inferno]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreih7wlqglc4aeij2hbd5mrt2qicaxhgxvjq4ulk3o34n2po5jrrfby@jpeg)
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Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
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behold, courtesy of my amazing wife, the coolest thing anyone has ever made for me
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
behold, courtesy of my amazing wife, the coolest thing anyone has ever made for me
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks
Canceled my RS subscription a couple months ago. Not regretting it in the least.
what the hell is this revisionist nonsense? This *did not happen*—except in the minds of the far-right. You're buying their bad faith bullshit. MAGA called for and now is building a white ethnostate b/c *they are white nationalists*. That's what they do. FFS
January 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Canceled my RS subscription a couple months ago. Not regretting it in the least.