Kelly McCullough
@kellydmcc.bsky.social
Author: WebMage and Fallen Blade series, School for Sidekicks, Numismancer, Dragon Diaries, Morning Arrived, etc. Also local elected—I might be the head of a small government in a purple state, but don’t tell anyone.
Thank you. I have no idea where it came from. It just showed up in my mailbox one day in mid-December with no note.
January 17, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Thank you. I have no idea where it came from. It just showed up in my mailbox one day in mid-December with no note.
No new pictures.
Where are you at mentally?
Where are you at mentally?
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
No new pictures.
Where are you at mentally?
Where are you at mentally?
I can’t believe we have to keep reiterating this stuff because the dipshitiest health grifter dipshit on the planet is now in charge of HHS.
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 17, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I can’t believe we have to keep reiterating this stuff because the dipshitiest health grifter dipshit on the planet is now in charge of HHS.
I think this is relevant
a close up of a person hugging another person with the words `` everybody needs a sam '' .
Alt: a close up of a Frodo hugging Sam with the words `` everybody needs a sam '' .
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January 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I think this is relevant
Sam works too.
a man with red hair is standing next to a rock and says `` and i 'm coming with you '' .
Alt: Sam Gamgee wading into the river Anduin as he follows Frodo.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Sam works too.
This is Gandalf. Be Gandalf!
a man with white hair and a beard is saying prepare for battle
Alt: Gandalf the White rallying the people of Gondor to fight.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
This is Gandalf. Be Gandalf!
This is Denethor. Don’t be Denethor.
a statue of a man with a beard is being poured with liquid
Alt: Denethor, Steward of Gondor fucking gives up like a god-damned coward and pours oil over his head, preparatory to lighting himself on fire. Loser.
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 AM
This is Denethor. Don’t be Denethor.
Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Tolkien is a great writer for dark times, not least because he understood that fighting even when you are certain you will lose is infinitely more moral than giving in to despair and doomerism.
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DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
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www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
2 children, including infant, hospitalized after federal agents deployed tear gas in Minneapolis
Follow for live updates on President Donald Trump’s administration, including unrest in Minnesota over ICE operations.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
DHS blames Minnesota family driving home from kids’ athletic event for their family (including 6-month old baby) being tear-gassed, then deletes tweet.
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Not my little red Corvette, not my cliched mid-life crisis.
January 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Not my little red Corvette, not my cliched mid-life crisis.
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I mean,
Christ, this (from Lizza's latest) is pretty fucking damning of...literally the entire media(?) What the fuck?
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I mean,
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AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
January 17, 2026 at 3:46 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
Yep. Like, you can just keep your mouth shut. It’s not hard. Less work than talking or posting, really.
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Yep. Like, you can just keep your mouth shut. It’s not hard. Less work than talking or posting, really.
As a middle aged white guy, I would like to note that I am perfectly fine with not being the center of everybody’s universe, and I absolutely do not understand the profound insecurity involved in being the kind of middle aged white guy who freaks out when they find out they aren’t.
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 AM
As a middle aged white guy, I would like to note that I am perfectly fine with not being the center of everybody’s universe, and I absolutely do not understand the profound insecurity involved in being the kind of middle aged white guy who freaks out when they find out they aren’t.
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Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
Mea culpa. I was looking at the article link instead of the profile one.
January 17, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Mea culpa. I was looking at the article link instead of the profile one.
The original worked fine for me.
January 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
The original worked fine for me.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
If I could max out the forthcoming anti-AI settlements as well, that wouldn’t suck.
January 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
If I could max out the forthcoming anti-AI settlements as well, that wouldn’t suck.
And, if you can’t be arsed to do even that much work, then get out of the way and let the people who haven’t given up go ahead and get on with it.
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 AM
And, if you can’t be arsed to do even that much work, then get out of the way and let the people who haven’t given up go ahead and get on with it.
Treat court orders as though they will be obeyed. Speak of elections happening. Speak of your representatives as though you expect them to be responsive to your demands. Speak of prosecutions as though they will happen. Do NOT concede anything. MAKE them do the thing.
January 17, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Treat court orders as though they will be obeyed. Speak of elections happening. Speak of your representatives as though you expect them to be responsive to your demands. Speak of prosecutions as though they will happen. Do NOT concede anything. MAKE them do the thing.
Man but there a lot of folks on this here platform who want to concede in advance.
January 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Man but there a lot of folks on this here platform who want to concede in advance.
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I understand that a lot of reactions are going to be along the lines of “well they’re just going to claim literally any protest is non-peaceful” and I’m sure they will do that in some cases
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I understand that a lot of reactions are going to be along the lines of “well they’re just going to claim literally any protest is non-peaceful” and I’m sure they will do that in some cases
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively