Joe bielecki
@noisemakerjoe.bsky.social
Host of Writing The Rapids. Author of Tired. Fatherhood enjoyer.
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rocking gently back and forth, muttering "epstein did gamergate" to myself.
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM
rocking gently back and forth, muttering "epstein did gamergate" to myself.
It's interesting to see the meanings of words change in real time. what used to mean frozen water now means professional kidnapper, what used to mean "has at least a million dollars" now means pedophile. wild
January 31, 2026 at 8:08 PM
It's interesting to see the meanings of words change in real time. what used to mean frozen water now means professional kidnapper, what used to mean "has at least a million dollars" now means pedophile. wild
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We've updated an old poster of ours to support the strikes against ICE.
"Our best protection from fascism is that they depend on us to keep their society running. WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS, AMERICA STOPS."
Shut it all down!
crimethinc.com/posters/stop...
Continute below to see the old poster. 🧵⬇️
"Our best protection from fascism is that they depend on us to keep their society running. WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS, AMERICA STOPS."
Shut it all down!
crimethinc.com/posters/stop...
Continute below to see the old poster. 🧵⬇️
January 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We've updated an old poster of ours to support the strikes against ICE.
"Our best protection from fascism is that they depend on us to keep their society running. WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS, AMERICA STOPS."
Shut it all down!
crimethinc.com/posters/stop...
Continute below to see the old poster. 🧵⬇️
"Our best protection from fascism is that they depend on us to keep their society running. WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS, AMERICA STOPS."
Shut it all down!
crimethinc.com/posters/stop...
Continute below to see the old poster. 🧵⬇️
My very rudimentary sleight of hand skills seem convincing enough to my 3.5 year old. If you have small kids in your life I highly recommend learning the french drop.
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My very rudimentary sleight of hand skills seem convincing enough to my 3.5 year old. If you have small kids in your life I highly recommend learning the french drop.
I'm so enamored with this album
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, by Lucius Fox
7 track album
luciusfox.bandcamp.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I'm so enamored with this album
One of the best
The gates are opening again.
Apocalypse Party is accepting submissions and pitches, with reading beginning at the end of March. We’ll be choosing only a handful of manuscripts, so send us the work you believe in most.
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to send us your work, this is it.
Apocalypse Party is accepting submissions and pitches, with reading beginning at the end of March. We’ll be choosing only a handful of manuscripts, so send us the work you believe in most.
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to send us your work, this is it.
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 AM
One of the best
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Never forget that it was decentralized, autonomous, grassroots direct action that achieved this victory.
Not politicians, parties, or petitioning.
Let this be the first in a series of victories in which we drive out all the forces of repression and tear down all the structures of oppression.
Not politicians, parties, or petitioning.
Let this be the first in a series of victories in which we drive out all the forces of repression and tear down all the structures of oppression.
From Rapid Response to Revolutionary Social Change
Participants in the rapid response networks in the Twin Cities describe their experiences and reflect on how these neworks could contribute to revolutionary social change.
crimethinc.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Never forget that it was decentralized, autonomous, grassroots direct action that achieved this victory.
Not politicians, parties, or petitioning.
Let this be the first in a series of victories in which we drive out all the forces of repression and tear down all the structures of oppression.
Not politicians, parties, or petitioning.
Let this be the first in a series of victories in which we drive out all the forces of repression and tear down all the structures of oppression.
we'll chew up and spit out the next one too
January 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
we'll chew up and spit out the next one too
I think it's time to get used to responding to certain things with "you're not actually THAT stupid, are you?"
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I think it's time to get used to responding to certain things with "you're not actually THAT stupid, are you?"
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We’re very excited to share that B.R. Yeager's next novel, Toad Psalm, will be published by Apocalypse Party in 2027!
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
We’re very excited to share that B.R. Yeager's next novel, Toad Psalm, will be published by Apocalypse Party in 2027!
Shout out to the first person to put reverb on a trumpet
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Shout out to the first person to put reverb on a trumpet
Don't forget to keep saying I love you.
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Don't forget to keep saying I love you.
I've long had a desire to read books about aliens/ufos but I don't know if I want to parse the outright crankery or just dive right in, caution thoroughly tossed windward
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I've long had a desire to read books about aliens/ufos but I don't know if I want to parse the outright crankery or just dive right in, caution thoroughly tossed windward
Tech N9ne voice: welcome to the midwest
Drone video shows 100-car pileup in Michigan
Harsh winter weather was being blamed for a 100-car pileup near Grand Rapids, Michigan, that forced police to shut down Interstate 196 in both directions for hours
www.nbcnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Tech N9ne voice: welcome to the midwest
Shoveled snow for an hour. showered. watched my kid make a nest of blankets on the floor to cuddle up and watch a movie. I wish a similar level of peace for you, in whatever flavor you prefer.
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Shoveled snow for an hour. showered. watched my kid make a nest of blankets on the floor to cuddle up and watch a movie. I wish a similar level of peace for you, in whatever flavor you prefer.
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The FBI is pleading for agents around the country to volunteer to temporarily transfer to the Twin Cities.
They know that they have to win in the Twin Cities or else resistance will spread—and so far, they are not winning.
All out to support resistance to ICE! All out to the Twin Cities!
🧊 🔜 🕳️
They know that they have to win in the Twin Cities or else resistance will spread—and so far, they are not winning.
All out to support resistance to ICE! All out to the Twin Cities!
🧊 🔜 🕳️
January 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The FBI is pleading for agents around the country to volunteer to temporarily transfer to the Twin Cities.
They know that they have to win in the Twin Cities or else resistance will spread—and so far, they are not winning.
All out to support resistance to ICE! All out to the Twin Cities!
🧊 🔜 🕳️
They know that they have to win in the Twin Cities or else resistance will spread—and so far, they are not winning.
All out to support resistance to ICE! All out to the Twin Cities!
🧊 🔜 🕳️
using pinterest on a browser with a good ad blocker is like reading blackout poetry with images
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
using pinterest on a browser with a good ad blocker is like reading blackout poetry with images
It's amazing how much of my music taste was formed by finding The Clockwork Cabaret back in high school. There was this beautiful time where you could type "steampunk" or "world of warcraft" into the itunes search bar and find a podcast that would change your entire trajectory.
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It's amazing how much of my music taste was formed by finding The Clockwork Cabaret back in high school. There was this beautiful time where you could type "steampunk" or "world of warcraft" into the itunes search bar and find a podcast that would change your entire trajectory.
I remember "progressives" like aoc during the last election cycle urging people to vote blue even if they didn't like the candidate because it would be "easier" or "safer" to protest against people who disagree with you less. anyone else remember that? how wild.
January 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I remember "progressives" like aoc during the last election cycle urging people to vote blue even if they didn't like the candidate because it would be "easier" or "safer" to protest against people who disagree with you less. anyone else remember that? how wild.
Remember when people were pearl clutching about so called vaccine passports?
January 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Remember when people were pearl clutching about so called vaccine passports?
We've reached the steampunk portion of my desperate escapism cycle
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
We've reached the steampunk portion of my desperate escapism cycle
If *I* were a political consultant I'd talk numbers like this too. I understand dems don't care about immigrants, refugees, the homeless, but if someone wanted to style themselves as a modern FDR without raising taxes, this would be a good place to start. But what do I know?
Imagine if instead of guns and pepper spray they all had blankets and boxes of food and medicine? Imagine the government sending a thousand social workers and construction workers to a city with a large homeless population building modular homes and providing healthcare. Prolly cost about the same.
January 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
If *I* were a political consultant I'd talk numbers like this too. I understand dems don't care about immigrants, refugees, the homeless, but if someone wanted to style themselves as a modern FDR without raising taxes, this would be a good place to start. But what do I know?
Imagine if instead of guns and pepper spray they all had blankets and boxes of food and medicine? Imagine the government sending a thousand social workers and construction workers to a city with a large homeless population building modular homes and providing healthcare. Prolly cost about the same.
January 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Imagine if instead of guns and pepper spray they all had blankets and boxes of food and medicine? Imagine the government sending a thousand social workers and construction workers to a city with a large homeless population building modular homes and providing healthcare. Prolly cost about the same.
idk dude, maybe I'll do a writing the rapids meet up in chicago this year, why not?
January 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
idk dude, maybe I'll do a writing the rapids meet up in chicago this year, why not?