Kestrel Casey
@kestrelcasey.com
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Kestrel Casey
@kestrelcasey.com
· Jan 21
Okay, my follower count and mix on here is now such that I need to say this:
If you know me in real life, no you don't.
If you saw me at a place I can routinely be found, no you didn't.
Thank you for understanding.
If you know me in real life, no you don't.
If you saw me at a place I can routinely be found, no you didn't.
Thank you for understanding.
I have no interest in owning a stochastic plagiarism machine.
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I have no interest in owning a stochastic plagiarism machine.
I did too many things last week (including bowling), so my legs are pretty much locked up now, but with the aid of drugs I have been able to take a shower and change the sheets.
Sometimes this is what a win looks like.
It FEELS like a win, too, actually. Chronic pain is silly like that.
Sometimes this is what a win looks like.
It FEELS like a win, too, actually. Chronic pain is silly like that.
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I did too many things last week (including bowling), so my legs are pretty much locked up now, but with the aid of drugs I have been able to take a shower and change the sheets.
Sometimes this is what a win looks like.
It FEELS like a win, too, actually. Chronic pain is silly like that.
Sometimes this is what a win looks like.
It FEELS like a win, too, actually. Chronic pain is silly like that.
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fwiw this is the kind of stuff that is going to get us through, not playing rambo
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
fwiw this is the kind of stuff that is going to get us through, not playing rambo
Male loneliness epidemic strikes again
January 19, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Male loneliness epidemic strikes again
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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You can also see bathrobe guy get violently shoved (he's on the left) by a masked goon in the first few seconds of this viral clip
January 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
You can also see bathrobe guy get violently shoved (he's on the left) by a masked goon in the first few seconds of this viral clip
This one is my favorite.
January 18, 2026 at 5:14 AM
This one is my favorite.
Okay. Several different sessions of "just hanging out with people I like" later, I feel more balanced. At least balanced enough to deal with opening this app.
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Okay. Several different sessions of "just hanging out with people I like" later, I feel more balanced. At least balanced enough to deal with opening this app.
Me: I'm still working on clearing out my Spotify, but I don't know what to do with my "hurt my own feelings" playlist. If I download those songs, I can't let them come up on shuffle. But I can't let them go. Maybe I buy them and zip them?
Friend, nodding: Pandora's Zip.
Friend, nodding: Pandora's Zip.
January 14, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Me: I'm still working on clearing out my Spotify, but I don't know what to do with my "hurt my own feelings" playlist. If I download those songs, I can't let them come up on shuffle. But I can't let them go. Maybe I buy them and zip them?
Friend, nodding: Pandora's Zip.
Friend, nodding: Pandora's Zip.
I wrote this almost exactly a year ago.
In it, I included a list of subscriptions I was sticking with because I "needed" them.
Now I have struck Google and Amazon from the list.
In it, I included a list of subscriptions I was sticking with because I "needed" them.
Now I have struck Google and Amazon from the list.
On My Digital Reset
I’m writing this in a moment of digital platform upheaval. It isn’t the first—Myspace sank slowly under the sea, while Tumblr collapsed suddenly under the weight of investment capital—but it may be…
kestrelcasey.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I wrote this almost exactly a year ago.
In it, I included a list of subscriptions I was sticking with because I "needed" them.
Now I have struck Google and Amazon from the list.
In it, I included a list of subscriptions I was sticking with because I "needed" them.
Now I have struck Google and Amazon from the list.
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protect and reinforce our supply lines
January 12, 2026 at 3:11 AM
protect and reinforce our supply lines
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Was at a community defense training the other day and a bunch of little old ladies were like "what happens when we get arrested"
January 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Was at a community defense training the other day and a bunch of little old ladies were like "what happens when we get arrested"
Dreamed that I had accidentally written pages and pages of identically constructed sentences.
"Blah blah blah blah blah, but blah blah blah blah." Every one of them.
Not sure if this is a subconscious perspective on the editing work or the world at large.
"Blah blah blah blah blah, but blah blah blah blah." Every one of them.
Not sure if this is a subconscious perspective on the editing work or the world at large.
January 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Dreamed that I had accidentally written pages and pages of identically constructed sentences.
"Blah blah blah blah blah, but blah blah blah blah." Every one of them.
Not sure if this is a subconscious perspective on the editing work or the world at large.
"Blah blah blah blah blah, but blah blah blah blah." Every one of them.
Not sure if this is a subconscious perspective on the editing work or the world at large.
Today I was trying to make a mental list of all the devices I would need in order to replace one phone.
MP3 player. Ereader. Flashlight. Calculator. Alarm clock.
I realized eventually that the one I had forgotten was...the phone.
MP3 player. Ereader. Flashlight. Calculator. Alarm clock.
I realized eventually that the one I had forgotten was...the phone.
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Today I was trying to make a mental list of all the devices I would need in order to replace one phone.
MP3 player. Ereader. Flashlight. Calculator. Alarm clock.
I realized eventually that the one I had forgotten was...the phone.
MP3 player. Ereader. Flashlight. Calculator. Alarm clock.
I realized eventually that the one I had forgotten was...the phone.
Accidentally tested protest security tonight.
I brought my stuff in a big bag. Walked away for a minute to see a friend. Came back to find a guy in a safety vest shining a light on it.
My second thought was to say "Oh, sorry, it's mine, I'm friendly."
My first thought was, good. You're watching.
I brought my stuff in a big bag. Walked away for a minute to see a friend. Came back to find a guy in a safety vest shining a light on it.
My second thought was to say "Oh, sorry, it's mine, I'm friendly."
My first thought was, good. You're watching.
January 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Accidentally tested protest security tonight.
I brought my stuff in a big bag. Walked away for a minute to see a friend. Came back to find a guy in a safety vest shining a light on it.
My second thought was to say "Oh, sorry, it's mine, I'm friendly."
My first thought was, good. You're watching.
I brought my stuff in a big bag. Walked away for a minute to see a friend. Came back to find a guy in a safety vest shining a light on it.
My second thought was to say "Oh, sorry, it's mine, I'm friendly."
My first thought was, good. You're watching.
Not sure why this was the timeline cleanse I needed, but it was, so I'm passing it on to you.
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Not sure why this was the timeline cleanse I needed, but it was, so I'm passing it on to you.
Brian is right, but I know most of you are going to bring your phones anyway, so here are some "better than nothing" options, from least to most:
Lock your phone with a pin, not your face.
Turn your phone off unless you need it.
Put your phone in a faraday bag.
Lock your phone with a pin, not your face.
Turn your phone off unless you need it.
Put your phone in a faraday bag.
if you’re going out to protest this weekend leave you god damn phones at home, the feds have massively powerful ways to scoop up your location and follow it far and wide from there. and if you do bring your god damn phone don’t post god damn pictures of your comrades faces on god damn social!!!
January 10, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Brian is right, but I know most of you are going to bring your phones anyway, so here are some "better than nothing" options, from least to most:
Lock your phone with a pin, not your face.
Turn your phone off unless you need it.
Put your phone in a faraday bag.
Lock your phone with a pin, not your face.
Turn your phone off unless you need it.
Put your phone in a faraday bag.
It makes me feel a fractional bit better to see that she's pissed.
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
It makes me feel a fractional bit better to see that she's pissed.
Today I discovered a new free shelf that needs periodic resupply with winter hats. I can turn bags full of thrift stores yarn into winter hats.
So that's something.
So that's something.
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Today I discovered a new free shelf that needs periodic resupply with winter hats. I can turn bags full of thrift stores yarn into winter hats.
So that's something.
So that's something.
I just saw a vigil photo taken outside an ICE facility.
I know where it is because I was there protesting...8 years ago.
Sometimes we win. I try to take heart from that. But when we're fighting for people's lives, every one we don't win really fucking hurts.
Think I need to sign off for a minute.
I know where it is because I was there protesting...8 years ago.
Sometimes we win. I try to take heart from that. But when we're fighting for people's lives, every one we don't win really fucking hurts.
Think I need to sign off for a minute.
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
I just saw a vigil photo taken outside an ICE facility.
I know where it is because I was there protesting...8 years ago.
Sometimes we win. I try to take heart from that. But when we're fighting for people's lives, every one we don't win really fucking hurts.
Think I need to sign off for a minute.
I know where it is because I was there protesting...8 years ago.
Sometimes we win. I try to take heart from that. But when we're fighting for people's lives, every one we don't win really fucking hurts.
Think I need to sign off for a minute.
I have kept this on my phone for years.
It's from Socialism...Seriously by Danny Katch.
It becomes relevant at least twice a year.
It's from Socialism...Seriously by Danny Katch.
It becomes relevant at least twice a year.
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I have kept this on my phone for years.
It's from Socialism...Seriously by Danny Katch.
It becomes relevant at least twice a year.
It's from Socialism...Seriously by Danny Katch.
It becomes relevant at least twice a year.
Again, folks: Watch local sources, wait for confirmations.
And if I see any more AI slop of shooters or victims going around, there will be blocks.
And if I see any more AI slop of shooters or victims going around, there will be blocks.
UPDATE:
Portland police said Thursday that federal agents shot and injured two people in east Portland.
Portland police said Thursday that federal agents shot and injured two people in east Portland.
We are working to update this story as soon as possible, but here is the info we have:
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/portland-police-responding-to-report-of-shooting-by-federal-immigration-agent.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/portland-police-responding-to-report-of-shooting-by-federal-immigration-agent.html
January 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Again, folks: Watch local sources, wait for confirmations.
And if I see any more AI slop of shooters or victims going around, there will be blocks.
And if I see any more AI slop of shooters or victims going around, there will be blocks.
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Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Up to 10,000 people gathered for a vigil after ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026 - short video from the vigil site. Story is developing.
January 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Up to 10,000 people gathered for a vigil after ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026 - short video from the vigil site. Story is developing.
Rules for breaking news, especially heartbreaking news:
Find and boost trustworthy sources on the ground.
Ignore new "information" from strangers who aren't there.
Get attached to your own local activist group, so when you feel compelled to protest, you are not alone.
Find and boost trustworthy sources on the ground.
Ignore new "information" from strangers who aren't there.
Get attached to your own local activist group, so when you feel compelled to protest, you are not alone.
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Rules for breaking news, especially heartbreaking news:
Find and boost trustworthy sources on the ground.
Ignore new "information" from strangers who aren't there.
Get attached to your own local activist group, so when you feel compelled to protest, you are not alone.
Find and boost trustworthy sources on the ground.
Ignore new "information" from strangers who aren't there.
Get attached to your own local activist group, so when you feel compelled to protest, you are not alone.