Mike Hicks
@mulad.bsky.social
Tech guy into transpo and urbanism, politics to push the needle. Once a streets.mn person. A Swiftie to ease my unhappy singleness
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
I get lots of fake followers, so apologies for any errant blocks
Transit blog: https://hizeph400.blogspot.com/
I get lots of fake followers, so apologies for any errant blocks
Dan Toomey of Good Work takes a look at the boom in prediction markets
youtu.be/mOptJl8Xkx0
youtu.be/mOptJl8Xkx0
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Dan Toomey of Good Work takes a look at the boom in prediction markets
youtu.be/mOptJl8Xkx0
youtu.be/mOptJl8Xkx0
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This vote has already failed but it's not too late because negotiations will continue. Please give your reps a call today and tell them not to give in on things that are important to you. And don't forget to sneak in an "ABOLISH ICE" at the end. That is our end game, after all.
It's not too late.🤙
I don't support giving add'l funding to an agency that lacks oversight and shits on the constitution. If the negotiations fail to include concrete policy safeguards, hold the line and shut it (DHS) down. Please stand firm on requiring enforceable reform cond's on ICE and DHS.
I don't support giving add'l funding to an agency that lacks oversight and shits on the constitution. If the negotiations fail to include concrete policy safeguards, hold the line and shut it (DHS) down. Please stand firm on requiring enforceable reform cond's on ICE and DHS.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
This vote has already failed but it's not too late because negotiations will continue. Please give your reps a call today and tell them not to give in on things that are important to you. And don't forget to sneak in an "ABOLISH ICE" at the end. That is our end game, after all.
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This regime has rendered Friday the 13th moot.
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
This regime has rendered Friday the 13th moot.
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A United States Attorney General who misleads Congress can be charged with a crime and sentenced to prison. Case in point: Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A United States Attorney General who misleads Congress can be charged with a crime and sentenced to prison. Case in point: Attorney General Richard Kleindienst.
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
“I believe you just lied under oath.”
— Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) to US Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Feb. 11, 2026. ...
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“Typically about 10 to 15 cars and their new owners drive off the lot each month at Los Partners Auto Sales in Worthington … since early January, it’s been three.”
Whenever possible, I like to remind others (and myself) that this isn't just a Twin Cities thing.
minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/13/n...
minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/13/n...
‘Not the same town anymore:’ ICE fears hit businesses in Worthington, where 1 in 3 are immigrants • Minnesota Reformer
WORTHINGTON — Typically about 10 to 15 cars and their new owners drive off the lot each month at Los Partners Auto Sales in Worthington, a small city in southwest Minnesota where roughly one in three ...
minnesotareformer.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“Typically about 10 to 15 cars and their new owners drive off the lot each month at Los Partners Auto Sales in Worthington … since early January, it’s been three.”
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🚀 NOTICE: Federal US website newly registered.
https://saveamerica.gov
Action taken by the nan (Executive Office of the President) at or around 2026-02-13 06:30:32.
https://saveamerica.gov
Action taken by the nan (Executive Office of the President) at or around 2026-02-13 06:30:32.
saveamerica.gov
Federal US website registered. Content may not be visible yet.
saveamerica.gov
February 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
🚀 NOTICE: Federal US website newly registered.
https://saveamerica.gov
Action taken by the nan (Executive Office of the President) at or around 2026-02-13 06:30:32.
https://saveamerica.gov
Action taken by the nan (Executive Office of the President) at or around 2026-02-13 06:30:32.
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Daily bunny no.3228 is too close to the screen
February 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Daily bunny no.3228 is too close to the screen
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Was just thinking about Battles, looked up "Atlas" and realized it came out nearly 20 years ago. 🫠 Hard to overstate how absolutely hard this song went live during that era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpGp...
Battles - Atlas
YouTube video by Warp Records
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Was just thinking about Battles, looked up "Atlas" and realized it came out nearly 20 years ago. 🫠 Hard to overstate how absolutely hard this song went live during that era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpGp...
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The Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications
The Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications
Waxes containing PFAS are banned at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three athletes already have been disqualified for using them.
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
The Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications
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Dangerous living when the DOW is under 50k.
Decided to skip paying the mortgage and splurged on myself tonight
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Dangerous living when the DOW is under 50k.
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Good News: ICE is gone
Better News: they left us a giant wooden horse
Bad News: none so far!
Better News: they left us a giant wooden horse
Bad News: none so far!
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Good News: ICE is gone
Better News: they left us a giant wooden horse
Bad News: none so far!
Better News: they left us a giant wooden horse
Bad News: none so far!
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As we're celebrating @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social's return to MST3K and his having not just one, but TWO WHOLE HANDS in the art direction for this @rifftrax.com-led re-volution, let's journey back ALMOST 40 YEARS to witness magic being constructed in a tiny office park just outside Minneapolis...
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
As we're celebrating @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social's return to MST3K and his having not just one, but TWO WHOLE HANDS in the art direction for this @rifftrax.com-led re-volution, let's journey back ALMOST 40 YEARS to witness magic being constructed in a tiny office park just outside Minneapolis...
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I will never forget and never forgive the Minnesota GOP for inciting and summoning the ICE/CBP siege on the Twin Cities.
Never. Forget.
Never. Forget.
February 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I will never forget and never forgive the Minnesota GOP for inciting and summoning the ICE/CBP siege on the Twin Cities.
Never. Forget.
Never. Forget.
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Late last year, The Washington Post reported that several agencies—including the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense—had backed a Commerce Department proposal to ban TP-Link products in the US, citing security concerns, clearing the way for Commerce to implement it.
US Reportedly Shelves Plan a Ban TP-Link Routers for Now
Late last year, The Washington Post reported that several agencies—including the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense—had backed a Commerce Department proposal to ban TP-Link products in the US, citing security concerns, clearing the way for Commerce to implement it. However, according to Reuters, the White House has now postponed the ban, along with several security measures aimed at China.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Late last year, The Washington Post reported that several agencies—including the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense—had backed a Commerce Department proposal to ban TP-Link products in the US, citing security concerns, clearing the way for Commerce to implement it.
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Make no mistake: the people of Minnesota ended Operation Metro Surge.
Your voices, dedication to peaceful protest, documenting federal agents’ abuses of power, and commitment to providing for each other made this happen.
There's more work to do, but this is a win for Minnesota.
Your voices, dedication to peaceful protest, documenting federal agents’ abuses of power, and commitment to providing for each other made this happen.
There's more work to do, but this is a win for Minnesota.
February 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Make no mistake: the people of Minnesota ended Operation Metro Surge.
Your voices, dedication to peaceful protest, documenting federal agents’ abuses of power, and commitment to providing for each other made this happen.
There's more work to do, but this is a win for Minnesota.
Your voices, dedication to peaceful protest, documenting federal agents’ abuses of power, and commitment to providing for each other made this happen.
There's more work to do, but this is a win for Minnesota.
Making Minnesota Bigger has a long history
Charles S. Wells (1941)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Wells, supervisor of sculpturing for the WPA project at the Walker Art center, puts the final touches on a mammoth globe on which blind students will be able to trace outlines of the world with their fingers.
Source: Hennepin County Library
Wells, supervisor of sculpturing for the WPA project at the Walker Art center, puts the final touches on a mammoth globe on which blind students will be able to trace outlines of the world with their fingers.
February 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Making Minnesota Bigger has a long history
I'm going to keep getting Tate McRae confused with KC Rae for a while yet
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I'm going to keep getting Tate McRae confused with KC Rae for a while yet
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Me my whole life: Nothing is black and white. You have to consider nuance
Now: We face a heinous, remorseless evil
Now: We face a heinous, remorseless evil
January 23, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Me my whole life: Nothing is black and white. You have to consider nuance
Now: We face a heinous, remorseless evil
Now: We face a heinous, remorseless evil
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among the other godforsaken things i can’t believe about this timeline: Scabby has appeared outside ProPublica — management won’t commit to fair and standard disciplinary practices or implementing guardrails on newsroom AI use, after two years of negotiations.
1/ ICYMI: We are ready to strike if necessary to win the contract we deserve, complete with job security, guardrails around AI and fair wages. Yesterday, we practiced picketing outside @propublica.org offices.
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
among the other godforsaken things i can’t believe about this timeline: Scabby has appeared outside ProPublica — management won’t commit to fair and standard disciplinary practices or implementing guardrails on newsroom AI use, after two years of negotiations.
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The Train that will define Amtrak for the next few decades has just arrived. Did they miss the mark or nail it on the first try?
Lets talk about it in this video:
youtu.be/8JxG6ttSOmA
Lets talk about it in this video:
youtu.be/8JxG6ttSOmA
Amtrak is Betting its Future on this Train
YouTube video by Alan Fisher
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February 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Train that will define Amtrak for the next few decades has just arrived. Did they miss the mark or nail it on the first try?
Lets talk about it in this video:
youtu.be/8JxG6ttSOmA
Lets talk about it in this video:
youtu.be/8JxG6ttSOmA
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This is not a drill—voting ends tomorrow, Feb. 13 at noon! Who will join legends like Anthony Sledwards and Plowy McPlowFace? Cast your vote: mndot.gov/nameasnowplow ❄️
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is not a drill—voting ends tomorrow, Feb. 13 at noon! Who will join legends like Anthony Sledwards and Plowy McPlowFace? Cast your vote: mndot.gov/nameasnowplow ❄️
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New piece out on @donmoyn.bsky.social 's blog!
I explore how ICE's coercive capacity is assembled through transnational supply chains, from armoured vehicles to data systems to deportation logistics, and what this means for accountability and structural leverage.
I explore how ICE's coercive capacity is assembled through transnational supply chains, from armoured vehicles to data systems to deportation logistics, and what this means for accountability and structural leverage.
New at Can We Still Govern: One aspect of ICE that is not discussed much is how dependent it is on private supply chains, including foreign companies. That provides an opportunity to name-and-shame firms providing its services.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/private-ch...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/private-ch...
Private Chains, Public Harm
How Supply Networks Fuel ICE Operations
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
New piece out on @donmoyn.bsky.social 's blog!
I explore how ICE's coercive capacity is assembled through transnational supply chains, from armoured vehicles to data systems to deportation logistics, and what this means for accountability and structural leverage.
I explore how ICE's coercive capacity is assembled through transnational supply chains, from armoured vehicles to data systems to deportation logistics, and what this means for accountability and structural leverage.
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This piece, documenting the role of Canadian and other country firms in ICE's supply network was written by a @splawinski.bsky.social, a University of Toronto PhD student. Give her a follow! 🧵
New at Can We Still Govern: One aspect of ICE that is not discussed much is how dependent it is on private supply chains, including foreign companies. That provides an opportunity to name-and-shame firms providing its services.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/private-ch...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/private-ch...
Private Chains, Public Harm
How Supply Networks Fuel ICE Operations
donmoynihan.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This piece, documenting the role of Canadian and other country firms in ICE's supply network was written by a @splawinski.bsky.social, a University of Toronto PhD student. Give her a follow! 🧵
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Panic! at the Cisco
Cisco stock falls 12%+ as rising memory prices put pressure on the networking company's margins; it is the stock's worst day since 2022 (Lola Murti/CNBC)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Panic! at the Cisco
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Minnehaha Wends Meandering Way Through White Landscape (1936)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Source: Hennepin County Library
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Minnehaha Wends Meandering Way Through White Landscape (1936)
Source: Hennepin County Library
Source: Hennepin County Library