Todd Porter
@porterct.bsky.social
Editor-writer-Tottenham supporter, for my sins.
The FBI firearms training AR mentions echoes the training of 90% of kids I knew growing up in the American South. We received that training at 6-9 years of age. Along with the verbal parental encouragement to beat the snot out of any kid not following those rules religiously. Fwiw.
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The FBI firearms training AR mentions echoes the training of 90% of kids I knew growing up in the American South. We received that training at 6-9 years of age. Along with the verbal parental encouragement to beat the snot out of any kid not following those rules religiously. Fwiw.
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, who studies democracy backsliding, on Don Lemon's arrest:
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Harvard professor Steven Levitsky, who studies democracy backsliding, on Don Lemon's arrest:
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
“This is a new dimension. In democracies, journalists don't get arrested. In authoritarian regimes, journalists get arrested."
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/don-lemon-...
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Whether it's a Hillary Clinton staffer asking John Podesta how to make risotto or Elon Musk asking Jeffrey Epstein where he could find a party featuring child sex slaves, there's plenty of embarrassing emails on both sides.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Whether it's a Hillary Clinton staffer asking John Podesta how to make risotto or Elon Musk asking Jeffrey Epstein where he could find a party featuring child sex slaves, there's plenty of embarrassing emails on both sides.
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This is Zeus. He's 13 and can't howl quite like he used to. But that doesn't stop him from stepping pup when his community needs him. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: zeustheoldiegoldie)
January 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This is Zeus. He's 13 and can't howl quite like he used to. But that doesn't stop him from stepping pup when his community needs him. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: zeustheoldiegoldie)
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When the crooks who run FIFA think the crooks who run America are too repulsive to deal with you know we have crossed a line.
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad. https://cnn.it/4ak0Q4X
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
When the crooks who run FIFA think the crooks who run America are too repulsive to deal with you know we have crossed a line.
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They kill us for their sport.
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
They kill us for their sport.
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Hey, friends! If you're in LA on 1/31, and feel as hopeless/helpless as I do, me and a buncha nerds are doing a charity live-read of two Twilight Zone episodes to raise money for immigrant and refugee relief: www.squadup.com/events/love-...
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR: A Twilight Zone Charity Live Script Reading
A one-night only fundraiser with fan favorites performing a double-feature staged reading of The Twilight Zone’s most charged episodes! Performers to include Gates McFadden, Sean Gunn, Kh...
www.squadup.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Hey, friends! If you're in LA on 1/31, and feel as hopeless/helpless as I do, me and a buncha nerds are doing a charity live-read of two Twilight Zone episodes to raise money for immigrant and refugee relief: www.squadup.com/events/love-...
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on IG, @subversivecrossstitch. Free pattern available. #abolishice
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 AM
on IG, @subversivecrossstitch. Free pattern available. #abolishice
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Reminder: If someone picks a fight with you in bad faith, block them.
January 25, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Reminder: If someone picks a fight with you in bad faith, block them.
I wanted to come here to post about my silly EPL team.
Now, given reporting, I’m reluctant to post any sincere thoughts at all, I started to say because they might show up at trial, but who am I kidding?
Now, given reporting, I’m reluctant to post any sincere thoughts at all, I started to say because they might show up at trial, but who am I kidding?
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I wanted to come here to post about my silly EPL team.
Now, given reporting, I’m reluctant to post any sincere thoughts at all, I started to say because they might show up at trial, but who am I kidding?
Now, given reporting, I’m reluctant to post any sincere thoughts at all, I started to say because they might show up at trial, but who am I kidding?
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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This is a reminder that if you’ve just seen something traumatic, playing 15 min of a visually demanding game (Tetris is the go-to here, but maybe Set? Mah-jongg?) can impede memory formation and help stop it from developing into a trauma.
(This doesn’t work for complex trauma but discrete events)
(This doesn’t work for complex trauma but discrete events)
January 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This is a reminder that if you’ve just seen something traumatic, playing 15 min of a visually demanding game (Tetris is the go-to here, but maybe Set? Mah-jongg?) can impede memory formation and help stop it from developing into a trauma.
(This doesn’t work for complex trauma but discrete events)
(This doesn’t work for complex trauma but discrete events)
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
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Spurs have ended Bournemouth's 11-game winless run and West Ham's 10-game winless streak in their last two Premier League games 😬
Next up? Burnley, winless in 13 in the PL 😮
Next up? Burnley, winless in 13 in the PL 😮
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Spurs have ended Bournemouth's 11-game winless run and West Ham's 10-game winless streak in their last two Premier League games 😬
Next up? Burnley, winless in 13 in the PL 😮
Next up? Burnley, winless in 13 in the PL 😮
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World Cup is gonna go great.
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 AM
World Cup is gonna go great.
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Social media users pounced on Cruz, who faced withering criticism for fleeing to Cancun during 2021’s Winter Storm Uri and vacationing in Greece during last summer’s Kerrville floods.
Ted Cruz reportedly spotted leaving for Southern California as winter storm heads toward Texas
Social media users pounced on Cruz, who faced withering criticism for fleeing to Cancun during 2021's Winter Storm Uri and vacationing in Greece during the summer's Kerrville floods.
www.sacurrent.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Social media users pounced on Cruz, who faced withering criticism for fleeing to Cancun during 2021’s Winter Storm Uri and vacationing in Greece during last summer’s Kerrville floods.
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Sen Ted Cruz is very sensitive to cold!
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Sen Ted Cruz is very sensitive to cold!
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