TKarney
@pecunium.bsky.social
I write things (sporadically https://www.patreon.com/Pecunium) I make things (yarn, woven goods, minor woodworking). I take photographs (and teach photography).
I'm moderately polymathic (though maths are not my thing)
Welcome to my place
I'm moderately polymathic (though maths are not my thing)
Welcome to my place
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UPDATE: After seeing this video, I informed ICE of my intent to visit the Baltimore facility today. I was told I would be denied entry.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
Like many of you, I have seen this video, and I'm demanding answers.
My team has reached out to ICE repeatedly and have yet to get clear answers.
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My team has reached out to ICE repeatedly and have yet to get clear answers.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
UPDATE: After seeing this video, I informed ICE of my intent to visit the Baltimore facility today. I was told I would be denied entry.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
Seems reasonable
A retirement home in this Army garrison town got quite a kick in the pants over the weekend: a drunk American soldier who wasn’t wearing any.
Trouserless trespasser found asleep in German retirement home turns out to be US soldier
An unidentified soldier was found sleeping in an unoccupied room by an employee who had been delivering breakfast to residents.
www.stripes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Seems reasonable
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Such extortion by a tyrannical President bent on undermining democracy is just what Our Federalism exists to prevent. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Such extortion by a tyrannical President bent on undermining democracy is just what Our Federalism exists to prevent. 1/
Deleting signal now that it is compromised.
Meet me in person at Grand Central Station, I'll be wearing a White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Meet me in person at Grand Central Station, I'll be wearing a White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
deleting signal now that it is compromised. find me in person at the pre-established l/u point using near and far recognition signals per BN TACSOP.
running password is "goth baddie"
running password is "goth baddie"
deleting signal now that its compromised. cash me outside, how bout dat
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Deleting signal now that it is compromised.
Meet me in person at Grand Central Station, I'll be wearing a White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Meet me in person at Grand Central Station, I'll be wearing a White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
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'Most of the incidents involve officers firing at drivers during enforcement stops in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago where DHS has surged federal immigration officers. At least 10 people have been struck by bullets — including four U.S. citizens. Three people have been killed.'
wapo.st/45scxnC
wapo.st/45scxnC
Trump aides declared 16 DHS shootings since July justified before probes completed
The Trump administration’s rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
'Most of the incidents involve officers firing at drivers during enforcement stops in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago where DHS has surged federal immigration officers. At least 10 people have been struck by bullets — including four U.S. citizens. Three people have been killed.'
wapo.st/45scxnC
wapo.st/45scxnC
"Typically" is carrying a lot of weight here.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Outrage over ICE has spilled into typically apolitical online spaces
Fury over Alex Pretti’s killing has flooded the internet’s most apolitical venues, reflecting a growing outrage over the Trump administration’s crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"Typically" is carrying a lot of weight here.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Could another storm hit the East Coast this weekend? See the scenarios..
More snow is probably on its way. Multiple weather models are simulating what could be another system that brings plowable snow to parts of the East.
wapo.st/4aeaSVg
More snow is probably on its way. Multiple weather models are simulating what could be another system that brings plowable snow to parts of the East.
wapo.st/4aeaSVg
Could another storm hit the East Coast this weekend? See the scenarios.
More snow is probably on its way. Multiple weather models are simulating what could be another system that brings plowable snow to parts of the East.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Could another storm hit the East Coast this weekend? See the scenarios..
More snow is probably on its way. Multiple weather models are simulating what could be another system that brings plowable snow to parts of the East.
wapo.st/4aeaSVg
More snow is probably on its way. Multiple weather models are simulating what could be another system that brings plowable snow to parts of the East.
wapo.st/4aeaSVg
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone...
Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about 'Western civilization,' while armed brutes try to tear it down by force."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about 'Western civilization,' while armed brutes try to tear it down by force."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone...
Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about 'Western civilization,' while armed brutes try to tear it down by force."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about 'Western civilization,' while armed brutes try to tear it down by force."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Judge Schiltz, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, said it was necessary because “the extent of ICE’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary.”
“The court’s patience is at an end.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
“The court’s patience is at an end.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Judge Orders ICE Chief to Appear in Court Over Potential Contempt
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Judge Schiltz, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, said it was necessary because “the extent of ICE’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary.”
“The court’s patience is at an end.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
“The court’s patience is at an end.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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There are fewer than 200,000 Holocaust survivors alive today.
Man, 29, races against time to preserve voices of Holocaust survivors
“There’s not that many survivors left that I can be picky,” said Jiri Kluc who devotes his free time to interviewing Holocaust survivors around the world.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
There are fewer than 200,000 Holocaust survivors alive today.
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Also: a free audiobook featuring my dulcet voicebox
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January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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the first best Senate ask is to split the DHS funding from the rest of the minibus.
It wrongfoots Republicans, it unites the D caucus, and it becomes more compelling rather than less compelling the longer Rs resist it. plus all the minibus components were negotiated separately anyway
It wrongfoots Republicans, it unites the D caucus, and it becomes more compelling rather than less compelling the longer Rs resist it. plus all the minibus components were negotiated separately anyway
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
the first best Senate ask is to split the DHS funding from the rest of the minibus.
It wrongfoots Republicans, it unites the D caucus, and it becomes more compelling rather than less compelling the longer Rs resist it. plus all the minibus components were negotiated separately anyway
It wrongfoots Republicans, it unites the D caucus, and it becomes more compelling rather than less compelling the longer Rs resist it. plus all the minibus components were negotiated separately anyway
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Ah yes, Mainers: a people never known for their stubbornness and insistence on doing things the hard, right way. I'm sure these strong-arm tactics will have their intended effect on a state with the motto of, last I checked, "Well that's your problem right there" said in a cutting Downeast accent.
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Ah yes, Mainers: a people never known for their stubbornness and insistence on doing things the hard, right way. I'm sure these strong-arm tactics will have their intended effect on a state with the motto of, last I checked, "Well that's your problem right there" said in a cutting Downeast accent.
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The citizen protestors are acting in self defense after two murders in their community. It is the incendiary actions of our federal government, not the protestors resulting in violence. I am a pacifist and have urged peace, but I do not hold anyone culpable for self defense.
January 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The citizen protestors are acting in self defense after two murders in their community. It is the incendiary actions of our federal government, not the protestors resulting in violence. I am a pacifist and have urged peace, but I do not hold anyone culpable for self defense.
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From NYT opinion 1/26
"There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence."
No. the obligation is not equal.
"There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence."
No. the obligation is not equal.
January 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
From NYT opinion 1/26
"There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence."
No. the obligation is not equal.
"There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence."
No. the obligation is not equal.
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You and I are 100% in agreement.
I'm thrilled at how effective non-violence has been in the Twin Cities. It's beautiful and brings enormous hope and I admire immensely the people who were able to carry it out.
I'm thrilled at how effective non-violence has been in the Twin Cities. It's beautiful and brings enormous hope and I admire immensely the people who were able to carry it out.
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 AM
You and I are 100% in agreement.
I'm thrilled at how effective non-violence has been in the Twin Cities. It's beautiful and brings enormous hope and I admire immensely the people who were able to carry it out.
I'm thrilled at how effective non-violence has been in the Twin Cities. It's beautiful and brings enormous hope and I admire immensely the people who were able to carry it out.
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Absolutely. But that is a matter of tactics.
The Op Ed is wrong about obligations.
The Op Ed is wrong about obligations.
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Absolutely. But that is a matter of tactics.
The Op Ed is wrong about obligations.
The Op Ed is wrong about obligations.
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Only if @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social had this kind of instinct (or Nancy Pelosi had operated with the same sense of urgency after J6 - instead of wasting an entire weekend to move).
Bill Kristol offering pinpoint counsel to Dems - who could have seen this?
Bill Kristol offering pinpoint counsel to Dems - who could have seen this?
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Only if @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social had this kind of instinct (or Nancy Pelosi had operated with the same sense of urgency after J6 - instead of wasting an entire weekend to move).
Bill Kristol offering pinpoint counsel to Dems - who could have seen this?
Bill Kristol offering pinpoint counsel to Dems - who could have seen this?
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Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
I use the VA.
I too know what "heroes" look like, because they work to keep me whole.
I too know what "heroes" look like, because they work to keep me whole.
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We salute these VA workers for honoring #AlexPretti.
As they say, "We are healthcare workers for veterans. We know what heroes look like."
We salute these VA workers for honoring #AlexPretti.
As they say, "We are healthcare workers for veterans. We know what heroes look like."
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I use the VA.
I too know what "heroes" look like, because they work to keep me whole.
I too know what "heroes" look like, because they work to keep me whole.
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Carnelian has gone, the rest are still up for grabs!
New fidget pendants up!
Left to right: Snowflake obsidian, hemimorphite, lemon jade, two tone lapis lazuli, carnelian, tiger's eye, and blue goldstone.
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
#Handmade #Stm #Fidget
Left to right: Snowflake obsidian, hemimorphite, lemon jade, two tone lapis lazuli, carnelian, tiger's eye, and blue goldstone.
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/1604...
#Handmade #Stm #Fidget
January 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Carnelian has gone, the rest are still up for grabs!
What's even less well known is it went bankrupt, and was saved.
I love that museum.
I love that museum.
Why do certain North American museums have so much armor? Armor collecting was a hobby of Gilded Age businessmen, who donated their collections to places like The Met. But it’s less well known that the second-largest armor collection in US resides at the Worcester Art Museum.
A Millennia-Long Fascination With Armor
The Worcester Art Museum’s reopening of its armor galleries goes far beyond the romance with medieval Europe.
hyperallergic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 AM
What's even less well known is it went bankrupt, and was saved.
I love that museum.
I love that museum.