Geoff A.
@pseudonymice.bsky.social
Been ill, missed the conversations. He/him. Have degrees in history and law. Had a career in politics and research. Mostly just coping with matters beyond my control these days.
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Geoff A.
@pseudonymice.bsky.social
· Apr 24
This post is intended to serve as an anchor point for topics and/or passing thoughts I might want to revisit later. It's purely procedural.
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People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
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January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
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This detective’s name 🥵
January 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This detective’s name 🥵
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White supremacy is so hard to keep up with because it is intentionally amorphous by nature and therefore can never be hypocritical so long as the argument being presented at any given time serves the purpose of advancing or preserving white supremacy
And that is the guiding principle of 'the right'
And that is the guiding principle of 'the right'
So the right is now saying that carrying a hidden gun legally is justification for the state removing that gun and killing you. After decades of using the opposite argument to support their very existence?
January 26, 2026 at 12:33 AM
White supremacy is so hard to keep up with because it is intentionally amorphous by nature and therefore can never be hypocritical so long as the argument being presented at any given time serves the purpose of advancing or preserving white supremacy
And that is the guiding principle of 'the right'
And that is the guiding principle of 'the right'
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Mamdani is a revelation in US politics because for most of my lifetime every Democrat has internalised the message that they must be apologetic for being a public servant. They communicate within the Republican frame that government is implicitly a Bad Thing.
Zohran is proud of his role, dammit.
Zohran is proud of his role, dammit.
Mamdani made a 90 sec. video discussing when and how the roads would be plowed, crediting the workforce that makes it possible, reminding owners they must shovel, reminding trash may be delayed, saying there’d be a decision about school by noon, and telling kids it’s fine to hit him with snowballs.
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Mamdani is a revelation in US politics because for most of my lifetime every Democrat has internalised the message that they must be apologetic for being a public servant. They communicate within the Republican frame that government is implicitly a Bad Thing.
Zohran is proud of his role, dammit.
Zohran is proud of his role, dammit.
Political parties use message discipline because it is useful for achieving political ends. The problem with national Dems isn't using message discipline, but that they often deploy it to defend morally repulsive positions like maintaining ICE. A lot of the "focus-testing" criticism elides this.
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Political parties use message discipline because it is useful for achieving political ends. The problem with national Dems isn't using message discipline, but that they often deploy it to defend morally repulsive positions like maintaining ICE. A lot of the "focus-testing" criticism elides this.
So, I passed two kids playing catch with a football outside, when one of them told the other: "hold up a sec, I don't want to hit that old man." Feels like a milestone of some sort.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 PM
So, I passed two kids playing catch with a football outside, when one of them told the other: "hold up a sec, I don't want to hit that old man." Feels like a milestone of some sort.
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And to be clear, it isn't even a "refusing orders" thing. To get the ICE effect you need people who will not just follow explicit orders to the letter, which the military will, but also the mindset and desire to run around inflicting random acts of violence to terrorize a community. That they won't.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
And to be clear, it isn't even a "refusing orders" thing. To get the ICE effect you need people who will not just follow explicit orders to the letter, which the military will, but also the mindset and desire to run around inflicting random acts of violence to terrorize a community. That they won't.
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She didn't sing it to me in rhyming couplets ("if he'll drive you to the criming he's a fed *clap clap*) but the thrust was very similar: if someone shows up in your group wanting to do a lot of violence, assume that person is there to get you in trouble. This remains a good rule of thumb.
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
She didn't sing it to me in rhyming couplets ("if he'll drive you to the criming he's a fed *clap clap*) but the thrust was very similar: if someone shows up in your group wanting to do a lot of violence, assume that person is there to get you in trouble. This remains a good rule of thumb.
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The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego are leading a large anti-ICE march through Barrio Logan later this afternoon:
January 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego are leading a large anti-ICE march through Barrio Logan later this afternoon:
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Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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rahm emanuel has relevant experience to comment on the trump administration, since they’ve both covered up murders for political gain
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
rahm emanuel has relevant experience to comment on the trump administration, since they’ve both covered up murders for political gain
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A reminder that they defunded the police that target white collar criminals and corruption — at the exact same that time they lavishly funded the police that killed Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
A reminder that they defunded the police that target white collar criminals and corruption — at the exact same that time they lavishly funded the police that killed Alex Pretti.
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the entire difference between kyle rittenhouse and alex pretti is that kyle rittenhouse was there to shoot people the cops wanted to shoot and alex pretti was there to protect people the cops wanted to shoot
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
the entire difference between kyle rittenhouse and alex pretti is that kyle rittenhouse was there to shoot people the cops wanted to shoot and alex pretti was there to protect people the cops wanted to shoot
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Federal terror and disruption in Minneapolis are causing many businesses to close, and workers afraid to leave their homes.
Similar to the pandemic, many are now behind on rent. I join many others in calling for a eviction moratorium, and preparing our community in case we face the same one day.
Similar to the pandemic, many are now behind on rent. I join many others in calling for a eviction moratorium, and preparing our community in case we face the same one day.
This past Friday, Berkeley's Joint Task Force on Housing, made up of 4 Rent Board Commissioners & 4 City Councilmembers, spoke with a Minneapolis councilmember & passed a resolution in support of efforts for a eviction moratorium for residents unable to work due to federal attacks on their city. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Federal terror and disruption in Minneapolis are causing many businesses to close, and workers afraid to leave their homes.
Similar to the pandemic, many are now behind on rent. I join many others in calling for a eviction moratorium, and preparing our community in case we face the same one day.
Similar to the pandemic, many are now behind on rent. I join many others in calling for a eviction moratorium, and preparing our community in case we face the same one day.
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The deference to state accounts of violent incidents can only purport to be justified by reference to the state’s access to unique data or knowledge, but like. The Trump admin: they’re googling it.
January 25, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The deference to state accounts of violent incidents can only purport to be justified by reference to the state’s access to unique data or knowledge, but like. The Trump admin: they’re googling it.
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Minneapolis Summer of 2020
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Minneapolis Summer of 2020
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pour one out for a fallen homie
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 AM
pour one out for a fallen homie
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This isn't a crisis we fact-check our way out of, we need to build something bigger and more radical to resist the tide of authoritarianism engulfing our democracies. We can't wait for institutions to act, it's up to us to organise.
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This isn't a crisis we fact-check our way out of, we need to build something bigger and more radical to resist the tide of authoritarianism engulfing our democracies. We can't wait for institutions to act, it's up to us to organise.
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
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I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
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if you’re tired of users telling you to use alt text, JUST FUCKING DO IT. the app automatically detects text on mobile. it’s literally a copy/paste job. communication is a two-way street. some people don’t use their eyes for that. it’s not a big deal. don’t be a dick.
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 AM
if you’re tired of users telling you to use alt text, JUST FUCKING DO IT. the app automatically detects text on mobile. it’s literally a copy/paste job. communication is a two-way street. some people don’t use their eyes for that. it’s not a big deal. don’t be a dick.
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Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Nation's largest nurses union repeats calls for ICE abolition, pledges to do "everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people."
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We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it