Mike Zuffoletti
@mikezuff.bsky.social
🖥️ Software engineer creating tools for managing and observing networks since 2004 🧙♂️
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Immigrants pay hundreds of billions of dollars more in taxes than they receive in benefits says the [checks notes...] the arch-conservative Cato Institute.
February 4, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Immigrants pay hundreds of billions of dollars more in taxes than they receive in benefits says the [checks notes...] the arch-conservative Cato Institute.
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Any jury would see this as murder; there is no doubt. Multiple videos show that Kristi Noem and DHS are lying. Pretti did not wield a gun. He did not threaten anyone. He held a camera, then put himself between two women and an enraged federal agent. 31 seconds later he was shot and dying. 5/
January 25, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Any jury would see this as murder; there is no doubt. Multiple videos show that Kristi Noem and DHS are lying. Pretti did not wield a gun. He did not threaten anyone. He held a camera, then put himself between two women and an enraged federal agent. 31 seconds later he was shot and dying. 5/
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Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
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Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
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Does anyone have any idea how we break the echo chambers? No Trump voter in my family will ever know what actually happened to Alex Pretti or Renee Good. They will believe the officers were justified. They will watch Fox News and that will be the end of it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Does anyone have any idea how we break the echo chambers? No Trump voter in my family will ever know what actually happened to Alex Pretti or Renee Good. They will believe the officers were justified. They will watch Fox News and that will be the end of it.
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
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Where is our national press? The government has been shooting at and harassing clergy for months. This used to be a red line. The reality is their red line moved, not yours. They’re cowards.
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Where is our national press? The government has been shooting at and harassing clergy for months. This used to be a red line. The reality is their red line moved, not yours. They’re cowards.
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This is the truly insane thing. Greenland is a friend and ally that has historically been happy to allow us to have a substantial military presence there. And now out of nowhere we’ve decided to antagonize and threaten them for no reason.
We don't need any sort of Greenland takeover to prevent Russia or China from going in (not that this even seems likely). We have everything we need right now from our allies to deal with it.
Q: Are Greenland's limits going to be respected?
TRUMP: Well we're gonna see what happens with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security. If we don't go in Russia is gonna go in & China is gonna go in. And there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it. But we can do everything about it
TRUMP: Well we're gonna see what happens with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security. If we don't go in Russia is gonna go in & China is gonna go in. And there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it. But we can do everything about it
January 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This is the truly insane thing. Greenland is a friend and ally that has historically been happy to allow us to have a substantial military presence there. And now out of nowhere we’ve decided to antagonize and threaten them for no reason.
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If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
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AI efficiency is important. The median Gemini Apps text prompt in May 2025 used 0.24 Wh of energy (<9 seconds of TV watching) & 0.26 mL (~5 drops) of water. Over 12 months, we reduced the energy footprint of a median text prompt 33x, while improving quality:
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
August 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
AI efficiency is important. The median Gemini Apps text prompt in May 2025 used 0.24 Wh of energy (<9 seconds of TV watching) & 0.26 mL (~5 drops) of water. Over 12 months, we reduced the energy footprint of a median text prompt 33x, while improving quality:
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
cloud.google.com/blog/product...
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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Two shootings on opposite sides of the planet shed light on America's exceptional culture of gun violence. www.pbump.net/o/twin-shoot...
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Two shootings on opposite sides of the planet shed light on America's exceptional culture of gun violence. www.pbump.net/o/twin-shoot...
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Remind me: Did Brett Kavanaugh include having your wedding band cut in pieces among the minor inconveniences of being arrested by ICE as a US citizen?
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Remind me: Did Brett Kavanaugh include having your wedding band cut in pieces among the minor inconveniences of being arrested by ICE as a US citizen?
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*Camp of the Saints* is one of the fundamental texts of global white-supremacism.
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
*Camp of the Saints* is one of the fundamental texts of global white-supremacism.
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"Prosecute ICE" should be a basic position for Democrats at this point.
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"Prosecute ICE" should be a basic position for Democrats at this point.
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Kara Walker's stunning "Unmanned Drone," a deconstructed & reassembled statue of Stonewall Jackson that was originally located in Charlottesville, Virginia until its 2021 removal. A fascinating & complex artwork, now on view at LA art space The Brick as part of "Monuments" exhibition the-brick.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Kara Walker's stunning "Unmanned Drone," a deconstructed & reassembled statue of Stonewall Jackson that was originally located in Charlottesville, Virginia until its 2021 removal. A fascinating & complex artwork, now on view at LA art space The Brick as part of "Monuments" exhibition the-brick.org
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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It matters if the president is a bad person
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It matters if the president is a bad person
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This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.
And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?
Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.