Qlaras
@qlaras.bsky.social
Sysadmin/SysEng Generalist/Wearer of Too Many Hats, Opinions/views mine. (He/him/Q)
Same as on Mastodon
Same as on Mastodon
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Be gentle with yourselves if/when you notice your body starting to come down or crash after such a prolonged adrenaline/vigilance spike.
I think the comedown from the peak of this is gonna feel hard no matter what tenor each person is feeling. “Dance, but bring your whistle” feels very pragmatic and true.
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Be gentle with yourselves if/when you notice your body starting to come down or crash after such a prolonged adrenaline/vigilance spike.
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I left Substack over 2 yrs ago, when this FIRST CAME OUT and have been on a nonprofit (Ghost) since.
So join me! For ancient prophetic wisdom, healing, & essential organizing tools for this moment—
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Help keep it sustainable—
And fuck enabling Nazis
So join me! For ancient prophetic wisdom, healing, & essential organizing tools for this moment—
Sign up for free or MORE, & support this work—
Help keep it sustainable—
And fuck enabling Nazis
February 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I left Substack over 2 yrs ago, when this FIRST CAME OUT and have been on a nonprofit (Ghost) since.
So join me! For ancient prophetic wisdom, healing, & essential organizing tools for this moment—
Sign up for free or MORE, & support this work—
Help keep it sustainable—
And fuck enabling Nazis
So join me! For ancient prophetic wisdom, healing, & essential organizing tools for this moment—
Sign up for free or MORE, & support this work—
Help keep it sustainable—
And fuck enabling Nazis
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"Our love is gonna melt ICE."
The Art of the Minnesota Resistance - Racket
'Our love is gonna melt ICE.'
racketmn.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
"Our love is gonna melt ICE."
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I cannot over-emphasize how important it will be for people to make a plan to vote early in-person this year.
February 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I cannot over-emphasize how important it will be for people to make a plan to vote early in-person this year.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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As state terror amps up, here's a list of actions you can take now--
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
actions to take as ICE intensifies
ways to support MN and your own community
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
As state terror amps up, here's a list of actions you can take now--
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
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From the charge that reinforced the line at Gettysburg to the stand that reinvigorated anti-fascist resistance across America: Minnesota is always there.
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 6:51 AM
From the charge that reinforced the line at Gettysburg to the stand that reinvigorated anti-fascist resistance across America: Minnesota is always there.
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They're waiting, impatiently, for the moment that real violence is committed against just one of the feds. They're waiting for that moment to escalate even further.
Remember how much was done to protest peacefully and plead for them to stop. This is the movement, not the inevitable future attacker.
Remember how much was done to protest peacefully and plead for them to stop. This is the movement, not the inevitable future attacker.
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 AM
They're waiting, impatiently, for the moment that real violence is committed against just one of the feds. They're waiting for that moment to escalate even further.
Remember how much was done to protest peacefully and plead for them to stop. This is the movement, not the inevitable future attacker.
Remember how much was done to protest peacefully and plead for them to stop. This is the movement, not the inevitable future attacker.
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Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
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I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
Every day some story breaks me some. Today it’s the guy who approached parents at a school patrol, told them he was with Indivisible, and asked about how the patrol system works. The parents gave vague answers, followed him back to his car — and of course it was ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
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Racket wants to hear from you, Minnesota. We want to hear how the ICE occupation has changed your life, and we want the world outside of Minnesota to know as well.
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Racket wants to hear from you, Minnesota. We want to hear how the ICE occupation has changed your life, and we want the world outside of Minnesota to know as well.
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The state of the world is not conducive to relaxation or stress reduction these days.
Today is a great day to reach out to folks and check on them; now more than ever we all need to support each other.
Remember we are in this together; we are not alone.
#MakeKindnessNormal
Today is a great day to reach out to folks and check on them; now more than ever we all need to support each other.
Remember we are in this together; we are not alone.
#MakeKindnessNormal
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The state of the world is not conducive to relaxation or stress reduction these days.
Today is a great day to reach out to folks and check on them; now more than ever we all need to support each other.
Remember we are in this together; we are not alone.
#MakeKindnessNormal
Today is a great day to reach out to folks and check on them; now more than ever we all need to support each other.
Remember we are in this together; we are not alone.
#MakeKindnessNormal
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I don’t know how to help people on this app understand that you can just let people have happy moments! and in fact you *should*
The world is shit, if someone is smiling for a second, AWESOME
The world is shit, if someone is smiling for a second, AWESOME
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I don’t know how to help people on this app understand that you can just let people have happy moments! and in fact you *should*
The world is shit, if someone is smiling for a second, AWESOME
The world is shit, if someone is smiling for a second, AWESOME
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They hate us so much but we love each other more
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
They hate us so much but we love each other more
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We must all have ways to hold, release, some of the devastation and fury in these times of terror and rage.
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
how to face the horrors of now
feel, then do
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
We must all have ways to hold, release, some of the devastation and fury in these times of terror and rage.
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
When we do, we may have more capacity for useful action.
Because we must take action.
But we must have capacity.
Some words, and some resources:
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I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
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Does anyone know of a Signal 101 primer resource out there?
I don't mean ones like "here are the most secure settings", I mean like "every church lady on the block has installed this app at the same time and has no idea whatsoever how to use it, here's how to do it and what settings even are"
I don't mean ones like "here are the most secure settings", I mean like "every church lady on the block has installed this app at the same time and has no idea whatsoever how to use it, here's how to do it and what settings even are"
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Does anyone know of a Signal 101 primer resource out there?
I don't mean ones like "here are the most secure settings", I mean like "every church lady on the block has installed this app at the same time and has no idea whatsoever how to use it, here's how to do it and what settings even are"
I don't mean ones like "here are the most secure settings", I mean like "every church lady on the block has installed this app at the same time and has no idea whatsoever how to use it, here's how to do it and what settings even are"
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Focus on your own lane right now. Be the person you want to see in the world.
September 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Focus on your own lane right now. Be the person you want to see in the world.
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BIG BOAT STUCK
See the 180m-long cargo ship stuck in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal
The Federal Yamaska ran aground in the river on Aug. 12 near Verchères, Que. Authorities say the ship had a total engine failure and that the low water levels in the St. Lawrence were not to blame.
ca.news.yahoo.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
BIG BOAT STUCK
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Today is a good day to migrate your content off of Substack so you’re not trying to fight Nazis from inside a Nazi bar.
February 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today is a good day to migrate your content off of Substack so you’re not trying to fight Nazis from inside a Nazi bar.
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Some things for which I’m grateful.
A tool that you can use on those days when everything feels terrible, horrible, no-good horrific atrocious actually though.
Because we need you to get through this next chapter as whole as possible.
And a blessing, for you.
A tool that you can use on those days when everything feels terrible, horrible, no-good horrific atrocious actually though.
Because we need you to get through this next chapter as whole as possible.
And a blessing, for you.
Gratitudes
mine, and a tool to help spark yours
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
December 30, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Some things for which I’m grateful.
A tool that you can use on those days when everything feels terrible, horrible, no-good horrific atrocious actually though.
Because we need you to get through this next chapter as whole as possible.
And a blessing, for you.
A tool that you can use on those days when everything feels terrible, horrible, no-good horrific atrocious actually though.
Because we need you to get through this next chapter as whole as possible.
And a blessing, for you.
I guess I'm finally here, despite my best efforts.
I'll get my yak-shaving shears.
I'll get my yak-shaving shears.
August 23, 2023 at 6:25 AM
I guess I'm finally here, despite my best efforts.
I'll get my yak-shaving shears.
I'll get my yak-shaving shears.