Monax
@monax.bsky.social
nature and wildlife, human powered recreation, live music, playing records in dark places
small biz accounting and ops contractor, I’m GenX so I’ve probably worked in your field
MSP metro, MN /// he/they /// mom raised me to be a liberal
small biz accounting and ops contractor, I’m GenX so I’ve probably worked in your field
MSP metro, MN /// he/they /// mom raised me to be a liberal
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Be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together 💛
February 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together 💛
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We're lucky he survived to tell us what happened, he's lucky to be alive, and this is not "law enforcement" this is... brown shirts? goon squads? civil war? crime? what is the right way to even characterize this accurately?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked
abcnews.go.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
We're lucky he survived to tell us what happened, he's lucky to be alive, and this is not "law enforcement" this is... brown shirts? goon squads? civil war? crime? what is the right way to even characterize this accurately?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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Amy Klobuchar running for Governor of Minnesota
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Amy Klobuchar running for Governor of Minnesota
And this is how things happen in the real world, Eli Lilly is the guy who makes all the drugs and you can just talk to him.
Dr Oz on how Trump lowered drug prices: "If you look someone in the eyes and say, 'Listen, you're making 3 times more than you should off these drugs than anyone else on the planet. What gives?' You know what they say? 'We knew one day you'd come knocking.' All these companies did the right thing."
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
And this is how things happen in the real world, Eli Lilly is the guy who makes all the drugs and you can just talk to him.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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FUCK. YOU. MOTHERFUCKER
Border czar Tom Homan said a drawdown of federal agents will be tied to an end to civil disruption involving community members against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection officers.
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
FUCK. YOU. MOTHERFUCKER
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Another downstream effect of the Feds' reign of terror in MN: the International Baccalaureate (IB) organization was set to hold one of their big teacher training programs in Minneapolis this spring. IB teachers have to attend one of these every few years, and it would have brought a ... 1/
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Another downstream effect of the Feds' reign of terror in MN: the International Baccalaureate (IB) organization was set to hold one of their big teacher training programs in Minneapolis this spring. IB teachers have to attend one of these every few years, and it would have brought a ... 1/
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[Aristocrats voice] THE DEMOCRATS!
February 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
[Aristocrats voice] THE DEMOCRATS!
No, Chuck. When the Proud Boys sign up to be ICE agents, they don't get to wear masks just because they're part of a terrorist group.
Schumer: "There should be no masks, except in the most unusual of circumstances -- you know, some guy was put up by a terrorist group or something"
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
No, Chuck. When the Proud Boys sign up to be ICE agents, they don't get to wear masks just because they're part of a terrorist group.
No, in fact, we don't got to make sure they are safe - unless you mean safely in custody and awaiting a tribunal.
Rep. Mark Alford: "To make their names and identities public --- that puts them at risk. I understand the trepidation and concern by some for seeing federal officers with masks on, but we got to make sure they are safe."
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
No, in fact, we don't got to make sure they are safe - unless you mean safely in custody and awaiting a tribunal.
True, in that if either of them had been named Angel, Trump would have deported them.
Trump on Alex Pretti and Renee Good: "He was not an angel and she was not an angel. You know, you look at some tapes."
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
True, in that if either of them had been named Angel, Trump would have deported them.
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A quarter of the "Mass Deportations Now" party thinks ICE has gone too far. This is a good time to remember that a handful of Republicans in Congress could end this at any time.
February 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
A quarter of the "Mass Deportations Now" party thinks ICE has gone too far. This is a good time to remember that a handful of Republicans in Congress could end this at any time.
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Don’t know how many more examples it’s going to take for people to realize that billionaires are an existential threat to democracy and its institutions.
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Don’t know how many more examples it’s going to take for people to realize that billionaires are an existential threat to democracy and its institutions.
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even the catholic church hides the people caught doing it, the GOP gives them public promotions
February 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
even the catholic church hides the people caught doing it, the GOP gives them public promotions
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I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
New rule for reform: no book deals for any higher office holder for at least five years after they retire.
Wanna write that CYA book about how it's really OK that you let the power go to your head? Gotta retire and wait.
TV appearances? Speaking engagements? Sorry, that's a 10-year waiting period.
Wanna write that CYA book about how it's really OK that you let the power go to your head? Gotta retire and wait.
TV appearances? Speaking engagements? Sorry, that's a 10-year waiting period.
just learned that Justice Sam Alito has a book coming out in October called "So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country" and wow I already hate it
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
New rule for reform: no book deals for any higher office holder for at least five years after they retire.
Wanna write that CYA book about how it's really OK that you let the power go to your head? Gotta retire and wait.
TV appearances? Speaking engagements? Sorry, that's a 10-year waiting period.
Wanna write that CYA book about how it's really OK that you let the power go to your head? Gotta retire and wait.
TV appearances? Speaking engagements? Sorry, that's a 10-year waiting period.
Defunding isn't enough, we demand that you pull all federal forces out of the entire jurisdiction where MSP International Airport is located! Just to be sure!
Let's just look at the map and...oh.
(Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory contains the airport, state park, national cemetery...and ICE HQ.)
Let's just look at the map and...oh.
(Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory contains the airport, state park, national cemetery...and ICE HQ.)
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Defunding isn't enough, we demand that you pull all federal forces out of the entire jurisdiction where MSP International Airport is located! Just to be sure!
Let's just look at the map and...oh.
(Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory contains the airport, state park, national cemetery...and ICE HQ.)
Let's just look at the map and...oh.
(Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory contains the airport, state park, national cemetery...and ICE HQ.)
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I love when the members of Congress - both Dems and Republicans - about things like whether ICE should have to use judicial warrants or be banned from deporting citizens like they're new.
These things are already the law! ICE just isn't following the law.
These things are already the law! ICE just isn't following the law.
Rep. Mark Harris: "Some of these things are nonstarters. Having judicial warrants? To me, hat's a nonstarter. Being able to make off their mask, putting them at risk? That's a nonstarter. I would say anything that's going to hamstring the work of ICE, that's just not going to go anywhere."
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I love when the members of Congress - both Dems and Republicans - about things like whether ICE should have to use judicial warrants or be banned from deporting citizens like they're new.
These things are already the law! ICE just isn't following the law.
These things are already the law! ICE just isn't following the law.
TFW a judge uses a full 83 pages to eloquently point out that you’re a horrible and unrepentant racist
Judge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 AM
TFW a judge uses a full 83 pages to eloquently point out that you’re a horrible and unrepentant racist
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Charles Murray getting angry about Lupita Nyong'o is as vile and ridiculous as Megyn Kelly being mad about Black Santas.
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Charles Murray getting angry about Lupita Nyong'o is as vile and ridiculous as Megyn Kelly being mad about Black Santas.
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Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
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holy shit, you mean to tell me that people were committing crimes with the thing whose single use case is crime
I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
holy shit, you mean to tell me that people were committing crimes with the thing whose single use case is crime