Joel
@polyparadigm.bsky.social
Materials scientist:some range and depth, interested in making arcane topics a little more accessible.
Prior place photo was from the aughts; figured I should update.
Prior place photo was from the aughts; figured I should update.
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If anyone is interested...
I bylined a piece for the Lemkin Institute regarding the mass graves imaged by satellite on CECOT grounds.
This is a functioning death camp that we are still sending humans to.
We must not look away from this.
www.lemkininstitute.com/single-post/...
I bylined a piece for the Lemkin Institute regarding the mass graves imaged by satellite on CECOT grounds.
This is a functioning death camp that we are still sending humans to.
We must not look away from this.
www.lemkininstitute.com/single-post/...
Mass Grave Complex (MGC) identification and analysis of Grave Site Candidates (GSC) #1 & #2 at CECOT.
Textbook case of a very poorly hidden genocide site.I am a former mass grave complex and genocide site investigator with real-world experience. My expertise is in analyzing satellite and spy plane ima...
www.lemkininstitute.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If anyone is interested...
I bylined a piece for the Lemkin Institute regarding the mass graves imaged by satellite on CECOT grounds.
This is a functioning death camp that we are still sending humans to.
We must not look away from this.
www.lemkininstitute.com/single-post/...
I bylined a piece for the Lemkin Institute regarding the mass graves imaged by satellite on CECOT grounds.
This is a functioning death camp that we are still sending humans to.
We must not look away from this.
www.lemkininstitute.com/single-post/...
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exactly this. do you correctly view MAGA as an evil force that jerks off over murdering women and flash banging babies, which must be crushed and destroyed forever? Or are you still clinging to a dangerously naive delusion that these creatures can be won over with the Power of Debate?
the dividing line amongst democrats is basically do you view republicans as existential threats to the country or do you view them as sparring partners.
it’s 2026. cuck democrats can either get on board or get primaried
it’s 2026. cuck democrats can either get on board or get primaried
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
exactly this. do you correctly view MAGA as an evil force that jerks off over murdering women and flash banging babies, which must be crushed and destroyed forever? Or are you still clinging to a dangerously naive delusion that these creatures can be won over with the Power of Debate?
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Beautiful map of the day: Brazil 1929, GIS enhanced by East of Nowhere
January 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Beautiful map of the day: Brazil 1929, GIS enhanced by East of Nowhere
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i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
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I believe speaker Mike Johnson was quoted as saying that ice is doing what it is designed to do...
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I believe speaker Mike Johnson was quoted as saying that ice is doing what it is designed to do...
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turns out you can do things
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
turns out you can do things
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how every ICE officer thinks they look
vs how they actually look
vs how they actually look
January 16, 2026 at 6:08 PM
how every ICE officer thinks they look
vs how they actually look
vs how they actually look
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“The entire operation is becoming slower and more resource-intensive. There is good reason to believe that more immigrants are with their families tonight because of ICE Watch.”
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
“The entire operation is becoming slower and more resource-intensive. There is good reason to believe that more immigrants are with their families tonight because of ICE Watch.”
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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I am also reading this right now, and it's a remarkable reflection on strategy and operations in general. Ppl need to get to know MLK the flinty-eyed political operator, not just MLK the freedom-and-equality-loving idealist.
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I am also reading this right now, and it's a remarkable reflection on strategy and operations in general. Ppl need to get to know MLK the flinty-eyed political operator, not just MLK the freedom-and-equality-loving idealist.
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Minneapolis unions call for General Strike on Jan 23rd against ICE
5 major unions have joined the call so far & the list is expected to grow.
paydayreport.com/5-minneapoli...
5 major unions have joined the call so far & the list is expected to grow.
paydayreport.com/5-minneapoli...
5 Minneapolis Unions Call for General Strike - Largest Ohio ArcelorMittal Plant Workers on Strike - UPMC Altoona Nurses Win Violence Protection Measures Following Attack
ATU Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28 are supporting the call for a general strike and organizers expect the list to grow in...
paydayreport.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Minneapolis unions call for General Strike on Jan 23rd against ICE
5 major unions have joined the call so far & the list is expected to grow.
paydayreport.com/5-minneapoli...
5 major unions have joined the call so far & the list is expected to grow.
paydayreport.com/5-minneapoli...
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The library ebook business is such a scam. Good to see dem state lawmakers are considering banding together to negotiate fairer deals.
Are you currently 480th in line for an e-book and wondering why @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social doesn't just ... buy more copies?
The short answer: e-books are incredibly expensive. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to curb the excessive pricing from publishers, @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
The short answer: e-books are incredibly expensive. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to curb the excessive pricing from publishers, @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The library ebook business is such a scam. Good to see dem state lawmakers are considering banding together to negotiate fairer deals.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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if you think it is fated in the stars that gavin newsom will be the democratic presidential nominee and everyone must coalesce behind him now (nearly three years before the election), i implore you to get a fucking grip
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
if you think it is fated in the stars that gavin newsom will be the democratic presidential nominee and everyone must coalesce behind him now (nearly three years before the election), i implore you to get a fucking grip
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it’s true
January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
it’s true
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this is alarming and disconcerting and also my god we deserve a post that’s just about a weird potato. thank you.
Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
this is alarming and disconcerting and also my god we deserve a post that’s just about a weird potato. thank you.
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Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
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When the Nazis who want money start getting their yocks murdering women who haven't done anything, yeah, funding gets tougher. Funny how that works.
They wouldn't deserve a red cent even if we still made those.
They wouldn't deserve a red cent even if we still made those.
The contentious debate over an ICE officer killing a woman in Minneapolis has stalled progress on the annual funding bill for DHS.
https://www.notus.org/congress/ice-shooting-in-minnesota-derail-homeland-security-spending-bill
https://www.notus.org/congress/ice-shooting-in-minnesota-derail-homeland-security-spending-bill
ICE Shooting In Minnesota Derails Homeland Security Spending Bill
“Homeland was on track,” House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro said. “You got a tragedy of a gigantic proportion, and that has to have a very serious impact on what we do.”
www.notus.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
When the Nazis who want money start getting their yocks murdering women who haven't done anything, yeah, funding gets tougher. Funny how that works.
They wouldn't deserve a red cent even if we still made those.
They wouldn't deserve a red cent even if we still made those.
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Now I'm no big city white shoe political analyst here or anything but this one very weird super problematic Dem doing something is, according to bsky interaction metrics, bonkers popular if idk any other Dems on this website are into being, like, liked maybe they could try this, too
"ICE is out of control and beyond reform. We must fundamentally change the way we approach immigration: it’s time to abolish ICE."
See, Dems? You can actually say it, and even draft legislation about it! It's possible to do!
See, Dems? You can actually say it, and even draft legislation about it! It's possible to do!
Michigan U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar Introduces Bill to Abolish ICE
Detroit area Congressman Shri Thanedar has introduced legislation in Congress that would abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The proposal, called the ‘Abolish ICE Act’, would dismantle t...
themetrodetroitnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Now I'm no big city white shoe political analyst here or anything but this one very weird super problematic Dem doing something is, according to bsky interaction metrics, bonkers popular if idk any other Dems on this website are into being, like, liked maybe they could try this, too
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The account that made me want a Bluesky account. Seriously, fix this immediate @support.bsky.team
January 15, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The account that made me want a Bluesky account. Seriously, fix this immediate @support.bsky.team
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Where Trump has direct authority, he has been able to exercise it in dangerous and authoritarian ways (ICE and CBP). Where Trump must rely on informal coercion, he is less successful, especially if/when those institutions resist. (4/?)
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Where Trump has direct authority, he has been able to exercise it in dangerous and authoritarian ways (ICE and CBP). Where Trump must rely on informal coercion, he is less successful, especially if/when those institutions resist. (4/?)
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...