Kris McDermott
@krismcd.bsky.social
Shakespeare prof, historical fiction and SF/F reviewer, budding editor. Pro: knitting, books, cats, comedy, fat liberation, people standing up for each other. Miss my native South but glad to live in Blu(ish) Michigan. She/her/hers.
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We're at the "Don't go out in public if you have brown skin because you might be murdered or kidnapped" stage of white supremacist fascism.
Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
January 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
We're at the "Don't go out in public if you have brown skin because you might be murdered or kidnapped" stage of white supremacist fascism.
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Out of ~60,000 Somalis in Minnesota, 85 (.01%) have been criminally indicted
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Out of ~60,000 Somalis in Minnesota, 85 (.01%) have been criminally indicted
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
Out of ~4000 people in the Trump regime, 215 (5.4%) have been criminally indicted.
Thats a ~40X higher crime rate
Not qwhite sure why the people who ignore Trump indictments want you to be upset about Somali indictments🤔
Reporters were present while Trump watched video of the murder of Renee Good, and when they pressed him on whether it showed her "running over" the officer (she didn't), he had no answer other than "It's a terrible scene." And then he let his mouthpieces baldly continue to lie about it today.
We Pressed Trump on His Conclusion About the ICE Shooting. Here’s What He Said.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Reporters were present while Trump watched video of the murder of Renee Good, and when they pressed him on whether it showed her "running over" the officer (she didn't), he had no answer other than "It's a terrible scene." And then he let his mouthpieces baldly continue to lie about it today.
Just a reminder that these people have no rationale, no evidence, and no logic to back up their lies -- they only have slander. And so far it appears that's all they've ever needed to convince a large-enough block of voters.
EISEN: Isn't the problem not Joe Biden, but that people have low mortgages and are locked into them and don't want to buy new homes?
PULTE: No. It's entirely Joe Biden. It's entirely Joe Biden.
PULTE: No. It's entirely Joe Biden. It's entirely Joe Biden.
January 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Just a reminder that these people have no rationale, no evidence, and no logic to back up their lies -- they only have slander. And so far it appears that's all they've ever needed to convince a large-enough block of voters.
This is why the humanities are important! Gov. Walz is bringing a tear to this English prof's eye.
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This is why the humanities are important! Gov. Walz is bringing a tear to this English prof's eye.
I have a feeling that if you were to say to one of these people, "Your ability to tell demonstrable lies with a straight face is astounding," they would take it as a compliment.
Q: How do you respond to people who say what you're saying is in direct contradiction to the video?
NOEM: This vehicle was used to hit this officer. It was used as a weapon. And the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy
NOEM: This vehicle was used to hit this officer. It was used as a weapon. And the officer feels as though his life was in jeopardy
January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I have a feeling that if you were to say to one of these people, "Your ability to tell demonstrable lies with a straight face is astounding," they would take it as a compliment.
God, she's horrible.
Q: Minnesota officials say they've been cut out of the investigation
NOEM: I'd like to know where they've been and why they're not on the streets investigating all of these people that are harassing and inciting violence against law enforcement officers right now. Minnesota is a trainwreck.
NOEM: I'd like to know where they've been and why they're not on the streets investigating all of these people that are harassing and inciting violence against law enforcement officers right now. Minnesota is a trainwreck.
January 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
God, she's horrible.
A government official tells residents of a major American city that if they exercise their 1st Amendment rights or try to protect their families & neighbors from kidnapping, they will be killed.
Rep. Randy Fine: "It's time for Americans to say 'enough,' and if you get in the way of the government repelling a foreign invasion, you're gonna end up just like that lady did yesterday."
January 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
A government official tells residents of a major American city that if they exercise their 1st Amendment rights or try to protect their families & neighbors from kidnapping, they will be killed.
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Incredibly thorough and damning video investigation by @nytimes.com video team directly contradicting the Trump administration's spin about ICE killing Renee Good.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Incredibly thorough and damning video investigation by @nytimes.com video team directly contradicting the Trump administration's spin about ICE killing Renee Good.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
The swiftness and viciousness of the GOP disinformation campaign in response to Renee Good’s killing is what’s particularly frightening. Very “1984.”
Jim Jordan: "This ICE officer was defending himself & his colleagues & instead of elected officials on the other side criticizing him, maybe they should stop promoting rioters and others interfering with federal law enforcement officials doing their job, doxxing them, harassing them."
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The swiftness and viciousness of the GOP disinformation campaign in response to Renee Good’s killing is what’s particularly frightening. Very “1984.”
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It is really hard to teach anything when there's no ground for any kind of shared empirical reality.
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
It is really hard to teach anything when there's no ground for any kind of shared empirical reality.
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Just two white supremacist buds crackin’ each other up…
WATTERS: Have you been watching this New York Mayor Mamdani guy?
JD VANCE: Heh heh heh. The guy who wants to take all property away from white people?
JD VANCE: Heh heh heh. The guy who wants to take all property away from white people?
January 8, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Just two white supremacist buds crackin’ each other up…
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After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
Say her name: Renee Nicole Good
January 8, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Say her name: Renee Nicole Good
The CPB NPR, and PBS have been my window to the world for my entire media-aware life. America's most respected media organization has closed down rather than become a propaganda engine - and this will happen to every other media entity. US has no truly free press now, only independent journalists.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
Better nothing than a MAGA mouthpiece.
www.publicnotice.co
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The CPB NPR, and PBS have been my window to the world for my entire media-aware life. America's most respected media organization has closed down rather than become a propaganda engine - and this will happen to every other media entity. US has no truly free press now, only independent journalists.
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Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
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Exactly one Allied combat fatality happened in Greenland during World War II, and he was a Danish soldier on patrol killed in a firefight with a German weather station crew.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Exactly one Allied combat fatality happened in Greenland during World War II, and he was a Danish soldier on patrol killed in a firefight with a German weather station crew.
It's very clear that these people (with their taxpayer-supported insurance) have NO IDEA what medical procedures cost. Or are they suggesting each doc/hospital sell their own insurance? NONE OF THIS MAKES SENSE
BARTIROMO: What is the GOP's healthcare plan?
RICK SCOTT: Many times you can buy it way cheaper by just going directly to a doctor or a hospital or surgery center rather than going through the insurance product. Let them buy their own insurance.
RICK SCOTT: Many times you can buy it way cheaper by just going directly to a doctor or a hospital or surgery center rather than going through the insurance product. Let them buy their own insurance.
January 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It's very clear that these people (with their taxpayer-supported insurance) have NO IDEA what medical procedures cost. Or are they suggesting each doc/hospital sell their own insurance? NONE OF THIS MAKES SENSE
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If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
A police captain whose officers killed 80 people while arresting a criminal would immediately be relieved of duty.
House Intel Chair Rick Crawford on Trump executing a coup in Venezuela during a military operation that killed 80 people: "This was a DOJ operation in that this was essentially serving a warrant"
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
A police captain whose officers killed 80 people while arresting a criminal would immediately be relieved of duty.
A very funny bit of serendipitous Bluesky feeding (thanks, @heatherhogan.bsky.social):
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A very funny bit of serendipitous Bluesky feeding (thanks, @heatherhogan.bsky.social):
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Five years ago this week, I wrote about how "We’re careless with our mythologies. And that’s literally killing us..."
We never DID leave that funhouse. And now the world is trapped in it.
satyrosphilbrucato.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/t...
We never DID leave that funhouse. And now the world is trapped in it.
satyrosphilbrucato.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/t...
Time to Leave the Funhouse: Part I – Most Dangerous Games
Worst. LARP. Evar. America is a nation of mythologies. All cultures have myths, of course. We have more than usual. We manufacture them, too. Our Hollywood films and comic books and pulp fictions a…
satyrosphilbrucato.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Five years ago this week, I wrote about how "We’re careless with our mythologies. And that’s literally killing us..."
We never DID leave that funhouse. And now the world is trapped in it.
satyrosphilbrucato.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/t...
We never DID leave that funhouse. And now the world is trapped in it.
satyrosphilbrucato.wordpress.com/2021/01/08/t...
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Trump is incoherently ranting and raving during this speech to House Republicans, who are sitting in silence as his brain flits around wildly
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Trump is incoherently ranting and raving during this speech to House Republicans, who are sitting in silence as his brain flits around wildly