Neil Mackenzie
@nmackenzie.bsky.social
Books, music, technology.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
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Trump: i’m at war with minnesota like i was with venezuela bsky.app/profile/leba...
This is so unhinged
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Trump: i’m at war with minnesota like i was with venezuela bsky.app/profile/leba...
The Democratic Party seems intent on training its supporters to never give it money again.
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The Democratic Party seems intent on training its supporters to never give it money again.
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Some things to understand about people from Minnesota on here right now, a short thread:
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Some things to understand about people from Minnesota on here right now, a short thread:
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
The USA Today needs to shut down for this racist and anti-Semitic post.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The USA Today needs to shut down for this racist and anti-Semitic post.
Trump, Your President Has Returned!
Caligula, Your Emperor Has Returned!
YouTube video by paintedweasels
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January 27, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Trump, Your President Has Returned!
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The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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Sending Tom Homan to Minnesota is like pouring gasoline on a fire.
The chaos is the point — let’s stop sending Trump officials in and start sending Trump’s agents home.
The chaos is the point — let’s stop sending Trump officials in and start sending Trump’s agents home.
Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Sending Tom Homan to Minnesota is like pouring gasoline on a fire.
The chaos is the point — let’s stop sending Trump officials in and start sending Trump’s agents home.
The chaos is the point — let’s stop sending Trump officials in and start sending Trump’s agents home.
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I’m lying here in the dark, waiting for the sun to rise and thinking about the Fortingall yew.
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Climate #Sustainability #UK #Scotland #Drystone
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I’m lying here in the dark, waiting for the sun to rise and thinking about the Fortingall yew.
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Climate #Sustainability #UK #Scotland #Drystone
January 27, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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I’m lying here in the dark, waiting for the sun to rise and thinking about the Fortingall yew.
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Climate #Sustainability #UK #Scotland #Drystone
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I’m lying here in the dark, waiting for the sun to rise and thinking about the Fortingall yew.
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Climate #Sustainability #UK #Scotland #Drystone
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6,500 pedestrians and cyclists were killed in California between 2020 and 2024. This maps shows all of them.
This map shows the most dangerous streets for pedestrians and bicyclists in California
6,500 pedestrians and cyclists were killed in California between 2020 and 2024. This maps shows all of them.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 4:30 AM
6,500 pedestrians and cyclists were killed in California between 2020 and 2024. This maps shows all of them.
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In today's @nytimes.com, @barryfriedman1.bsky.social and I argue that, with no *other* means of pursuing accountability for lawlessness by ICE, local/state prosecutions become not just legally viable, but necessary—both to punish past abuses and to deter future ones:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM
In today's @nytimes.com, @barryfriedman1.bsky.social and I argue that, with no *other* means of pursuing accountability for lawlessness by ICE, local/state prosecutions become not just legally viable, but necessary—both to punish past abuses and to deter future ones:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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👇🎯💯 This is the inescapable conclusion that <everyone> in 🇺🇸 politics & the entire national media cannot bring themselves to make. There is nothing Trump can do at this point to un-disqualify himself, & there are no laws Congress can pass to fix it.
The <only> mechanism is impeachment & removal.
The <only> mechanism is impeachment & removal.
The inescapable conclusion that neither the NYT nor WaPo editorial board can bring themselves to make is that this administration has to end. Its response to these killings—let alone the killings themselves—is obscene and totally disqualifying.
NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
👇🎯💯 This is the inescapable conclusion that <everyone> in 🇺🇸 politics & the entire national media cannot bring themselves to make. There is nothing Trump can do at this point to un-disqualify himself, & there are no laws Congress can pass to fix it.
The <only> mechanism is impeachment & removal.
The <only> mechanism is impeachment & removal.
Some Dog Eared Books
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
January 25, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Some Dog Eared Books
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
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Swedish mathematician Niels Fabian Helge von Koch was born #OTD in 1870.
He did important work in number theory, including a result relating the Riemann hypothesis to the asymptotic distribution of prime numbers. But he's best known for the "Koch Curve" – an early example of a fractal. 🧪 🧮
He did important work in number theory, including a result relating the Riemann hypothesis to the asymptotic distribution of prime numbers. But he's best known for the "Koch Curve" – an early example of a fractal. 🧪 🧮
January 25, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Swedish mathematician Niels Fabian Helge von Koch was born #OTD in 1870.
He did important work in number theory, including a result relating the Riemann hypothesis to the asymptotic distribution of prime numbers. But he's best known for the "Koch Curve" – an early example of a fractal. 🧪 🧮
He did important work in number theory, including a result relating the Riemann hypothesis to the asymptotic distribution of prime numbers. But he's best known for the "Koch Curve" – an early example of a fractal. 🧪 🧮
My Heart's in the Highlands
Lyrics: Robert Burns
Arr: Arvo Pärt
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Organ: Bengt Forsberg
youtu.be/Y_rp7ceIQHk?...
Lyrics: Robert Burns
Arr: Arvo Pärt
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Organ: Bengt Forsberg
youtu.be/Y_rp7ceIQHk?...
My Heart's in the Highlands
YouTube video by Anne Sofie von Otter - Topic
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
My Heart's in the Highlands
Lyrics: Robert Burns
Arr: Arvo Pärt
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Organ: Bengt Forsberg
youtu.be/Y_rp7ceIQHk?...
Lyrics: Robert Burns
Arr: Arvo Pärt
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Organ: Bengt Forsberg
youtu.be/Y_rp7ceIQHk?...
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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For "One First," I wrote about DOJ's unprecedented attempt to secretly strong-arm a widely respected district judge in the Cities Church protest case—and why everyone, especially other federal judges, should read Chief Judge Schiltz's two letters in response:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice
Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
For "One First," I wrote about DOJ's unprecedented attempt to secretly strong-arm a widely respected district judge in the Cities Church protest case—and why everyone, especially other federal judges, should read Chief Judge Schiltz's two letters in response:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
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Dick Gaughan with 'Now Westlin Winds' or 'Song Composed on August' by Robert Burns.
Dick Gaughan - Now Westlin Winds
YouTube video by 76AMD
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Dick Gaughan with 'Now Westlin Winds' or 'Song Composed on August' by Robert Burns.