ParasiteSyndrome
@parasitesyndrome.bsky.social
Decided to uncouple my politics with personal stuff, so I made this for the latter. Kept my old account, renamed it and left it political.
I seem to have failed at that.
I seem to have failed at that.
Pinned
It's the second day of the year and already I'm so tired. I'm just so fucking tired, existentially.
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now
January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now
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Dear media covering Homeland Security's killing of a woman in Minneapolis,
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Dear media covering Homeland Security's killing of a woman in Minneapolis,
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
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i don't have an original take about ICE murdering a legal observer in cold blood (this seems to be what happened but reports are still coming in and i could be wrong) but want to reiterate that we should not have ICE at all
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
i don't have an original take about ICE murdering a legal observer in cold blood (this seems to be what happened but reports are still coming in and i could be wrong) but want to reiterate that we should not have ICE at all
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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If you’re looking for some way to help.
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
If you’re looking for some way to help.
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
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As news breaks in Minneapolis, we’re uplifting this story by our friends @unraveledpress.com during the Chicago surge.
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
What happened to Silverio Villegas González
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
As news breaks in Minneapolis, we’re uplifting this story by our friends @unraveledpress.com during the Chicago surge.
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
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Should have obeyed
Shouldnt have dressed like that
Shouldn’t have been there
Shouldn’t have existed
Shouldnt have dressed like that
Shouldn’t have been there
Shouldn’t have existed
If your response to the murder is that she should have listened to their demands, I need you to understand that you are a ghoul and no one will ever love you.
January 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Should have obeyed
Shouldnt have dressed like that
Shouldn’t have been there
Shouldn’t have existed
Shouldnt have dressed like that
Shouldn’t have been there
Shouldn’t have existed
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not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
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Ana is talking about a really important thing here, IMO. My lab is actually working on some research re: trans discourse, and the dragging in of past personal conflicts, the creation of a mythology around them, looks to be a key way we hurt each other, and how others then swoop in and take advantage
I’m going to reactivate quickly to say something, then I’m out again:
A lot of the harassment going on this week is a circular firing squad. It’s trans women yelling at other trans women and then dragging in personal beefs aimed at those trans women which upsets more trans women
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A lot of the harassment going on this week is a circular firing squad. It’s trans women yelling at other trans women and then dragging in personal beefs aimed at those trans women which upsets more trans women
☎️ from the 🏠
January 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Ana is talking about a really important thing here, IMO. My lab is actually working on some research re: trans discourse, and the dragging in of past personal conflicts, the creation of a mythology around them, looks to be a key way we hurt each other, and how others then swoop in and take advantage
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Sorry, Texas students. Back into the cave.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Sorry, Texas students. Back into the cave.
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We must speak plainly: The attack succeeded.
But the attack failed because of the courage of public servants who gave proof through the night that our flag was still there by refusing to bend to pressure, threats, or intimidation. On that day, the Constitution held and we kept the Republic.
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
We must speak plainly: The attack succeeded.
If anyone who considers themselves a "leftist" ever wonders why those supposedly on the left keep losing elections, maybe consider the following:
Why is the side supposed to be known for promoting freedom so fucking puritanical? "We can ignore genocide, but a trans woman being wrong is too far!"
Why is the side supposed to be known for promoting freedom so fucking puritanical? "We can ignore genocide, but a trans woman being wrong is too far!"
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
If anyone who considers themselves a "leftist" ever wonders why those supposedly on the left keep losing elections, maybe consider the following:
Why is the side supposed to be known for promoting freedom so fucking puritanical? "We can ignore genocide, but a trans woman being wrong is too far!"
Why is the side supposed to be known for promoting freedom so fucking puritanical? "We can ignore genocide, but a trans woman being wrong is too far!"
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And you’ll tell yourself that’s Making A Difference or an Important Cause or Promoting Accountability or whatever because of the need to feel like you have power to effect and shape the world. But it’s really just about you and your feelings.
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 AM
And you’ll tell yourself that’s Making A Difference or an Important Cause or Promoting Accountability or whatever because of the need to feel like you have power to effect and shape the world. But it’s really just about you and your feelings.
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You can’t yell at the president. You can’t yell at JKR. You can’t yell at the New York Times. You can’t yell at the fossil fuel industry. Even if you could, they wouldn’t give a shit.
But you can yell at Parker Molloy or Isabel Fall or Ana Valens or Mallorie Malcontent or Natalie Reed or whoever.
But you can yell at Parker Molloy or Isabel Fall or Ana Valens or Mallorie Malcontent or Natalie Reed or whoever.
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 AM
You can’t yell at the president. You can’t yell at JKR. You can’t yell at the New York Times. You can’t yell at the fossil fuel industry. Even if you could, they wouldn’t give a shit.
But you can yell at Parker Molloy or Isabel Fall or Ana Valens or Mallorie Malcontent or Natalie Reed or whoever.
But you can yell at Parker Molloy or Isabel Fall or Ana Valens or Mallorie Malcontent or Natalie Reed or whoever.
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Ana Valens, Parker Molloy, Sky Marchini -- all trans/NB people chased off this supposedly trans-friendly site in the past 48 hours. Not by right-wingers but by people with whom their values likely 90 percent overlap. That's in addition to the Starfish incident. "Solidarity", indeed.
if this continues, you're going to wake up with no trans journalists because you've chased them all off.
January 6, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Ana Valens, Parker Molloy, Sky Marchini -- all trans/NB people chased off this supposedly trans-friendly site in the past 48 hours. Not by right-wingers but by people with whom their values likely 90 percent overlap. That's in addition to the Starfish incident. "Solidarity", indeed.
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Just so there isn't context collapse, because I'm already seeing it and if you want a short hand for what this whole stupid ass discourse has been about.
Parker made a ignore worthy "Why though?" comment on a not really even horny mod of Animal Crossing Isabel calling it weird +
Parker made a ignore worthy "Why though?" comment on a not really even horny mod of Animal Crossing Isabel calling it weird +
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Just so there isn't context collapse, because I'm already seeing it and if you want a short hand for what this whole stupid ass discourse has been about.
Parker made a ignore worthy "Why though?" comment on a not really even horny mod of Animal Crossing Isabel calling it weird +
Parker made a ignore worthy "Why though?" comment on a not really even horny mod of Animal Crossing Isabel calling it weird +
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be normal about ana valens challenge: impossible
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
be normal about ana valens challenge: impossible
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wtf you goofballs drove ana valens off bsky? im gonna go postal
January 6, 2026 at 9:55 AM
wtf you goofballs drove ana valens off bsky? im gonna go postal
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Understanding politics means understanding that those people should be driven from public life and spend the next decades in fear of having their shameful past uncovered, so I'm not particularly worried they aren't here to call me slurs.
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Understanding politics means understanding that those people should be driven from public life and spend the next decades in fear of having their shameful past uncovered, so I'm not particularly worried they aren't here to call me slurs.