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Victor Von Doomscroll
@redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
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I look at politics in China and the United States. I will also yell about my cats and video games here. This is a private social media account

I talk about pens. 🖋️
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Victor Von Doomscroll @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 9d
Ok I’ve been picking up some followers so let me do an intro

I am an accounting student that used to work in international affairs. I freelance write and run a newsletter that is proudly not on substack on American and international politics the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io
A Crabby Guide to Politics
Guides, explainers and salty takes on American and Global Politics. No nonsense, except when there is. Crabby because I'm from Maryland
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redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Can’t wait for them to join the dilbert guy some day
jayrosen.bsky.social Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 1h
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen — the guys who created Axios and Politico — look back on 20 years of their own disruption of political news. www.axios.com/2026/01/13/p...

"Politico profited from the intense readership of political professionals, not the large national online audience."

Indeed.
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Stop glazing this bitch unconditionally
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Good news

Won a rivals game today
Bad news

Player on team decided it was fine to use the n word in chat with a hard r
January 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
I should buy a whistle
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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annamerlan.bsky.social
Well!
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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rootless.bsky.social
It's a competent if unsurprising fusion of Sekiro and Nier Automata. Gooners will not be disappointed.
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
i feel like we gotta just put this into plain english: He was happy ICE shot that woman and wants them to shoot more people indiscriminately in states he doesnt like
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h
Trump just posted that the "day of reckoning & retribution is coming" in Minnesota.
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
its weird getting used to a new keyboard because the keys are just spaced differently and youre just like......why am i making all these typos
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
dawg ur from korea are you serious about this lmfao
ign.com IGN @ign.com · 3h
Stellar Blade director and CEO of Shift Up Hyung-tae Kim has stated that without the use of AI, developers in smaller nations will struggle to keep up with studios in places like the U.S. and China. https://bit.ly/4qIJ9Bq
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Let’s chat about cooking Chinese food for vegans. It’s easy to make adjustments. Today I’m prepping tofu with frozen broccoli florets and bamboo
January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Fyi for those with soy sensitivity
kebbun.bsky.social Kebbun @kebbun.bsky.social · 4h
Coconut Amino Thai Seasoning Sauce is (afaik) soy-free and still very flavorful, I enjoy it from time to time (sauces are life)
January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Seriously do not want to post food here again after some dweeb went ummm what is that white substance

At a poached egg
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
“Somali migrants with [Temporary Protected Status] will be required to leave the country by March 17”
Karoline Leavitt ~ @PressSec X.com LE NEW: President Trump ends temporary protected status for thousands of Somalis in US 'Somali migrants with TPS will be required to leave the country by March 17' Trump administration ends temporary protected
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Incredible pull from YouTube thanks
A person blow drying a duck after a bath
January 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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goldstein.bsky.social
Here she is TERFing it up.
What Is a Woman?
Michelle Goldberg on the dispute over what it means to be a woman. The transgender-rights movement has forced a rethinking of what sex and gender mean, and radical feminists now find themselves shunne...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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eschatonblog.com Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 6h
Michelle Goldberg began her career deligitimizing Iraq war protests and her second act was being ground zero for American terfism
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
Being right about trump was boring, tedious, partisan, ideological. Being wrong about trump? Heterodox, contrarian, free thinking.
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
. They’re looking into her background to try to find a way to retroactively justify the guy shooting her in the face through her car in a lynching
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Are these guys cool or racist
January 13, 2026 at 6:08 AM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Well @stitch.bsky.social it happed. Again
January 13, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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amyremeikis.bsky.social
Adelaide Festival is done - and the rest of the board has stepped down
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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quinnae.com
One thing I love about this platform is whenever a Steelers game is on and I just see a bunch of posts going "vaxxed!?" I know something bad has happened to Aaron Rodgers.
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
It is extremely telling which China practitioners think that they can continue doing business as usual as long as they maintain the right networks in DC.......
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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chowleen.bsky.social
Please read and share.
There is also widely-circulating video of the unlawful arrests of these Minnesota activists (and U.S. citizens).
Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and I am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and l out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complained about a lack of … The people in the cells were extremely scared. We heard people screaming "let me out!", crying, wailing and terrified screams. There were cells with as many as 8 people. I have no way of knowing how long they have been there, if they were allowed any contact with the outside world, or if they were being brought food or water. Most people were staring at the ground with almost no energy. I was not allowed to talk to anyone imprisoned. I distinctly remember seeing a desperate woman. She was staring at the ground with her head in her hands crying, hopeless, while her friend or family member sat on a bathroom seat observed by 3 men. My friend and I were put in an area for "USCs," which we eventually learned meant US citizens, separated by gender. We were imprisoned for 8 hours, during which my friend was never allowed a phone call. I was allowed to call my wife and tell her where I was. During my interview with Special Agent William and Special Agent Garcia, they asked me to empty my pockets. When I pulled out gloves, Agent William said those were meant to be taken when I was processed, and complained about having to fill out the form again. He frisked me once more, where he found glass in my pocket from when our car window was shattered. He filled out the form listing my personal items again, but put the wrong date. I was read my rights, I pleaded the fifth and was led back to my cell. Food, water, and bathroom breaks were extremely difficult to acquire. I would ask over the intercom provided in the cell for a bathroom break, be told someone was on their way, then ask again 20 minutes later, be told someone was on their way, wait another 20 minutes, etc. Eventually they either turned off the intercom or it stopped working, because no one would respond. I could get water and bathroom breaks by pounding on the glass when someone happened to walk by and beg them directly. Hours would go by without anyone checking on us. I am vegan and the only food they offered were turke… I was in the cell alone for between 1 and 2 hours, then another man was put into my cell, whose shirt was ripped open from his arrest, and an injured toe, who was carried aggressively into an unmarked car during his arrest. After about 4-5 hours, another man was brought in who had a cut on his head from his arrest. He told me he was tackled by 4 or 5 agents during his arrest. At no point was he offered medical assistance. Later I was told that a lawyer was here to see me, and I was able to speak with him in a visitation room. The special agent told me that the door could not be closed all the way, so it was cracked during my interaction with my lawyer. I got the impression that they were not used to having lawyers present, and were trying to follow procedure as best they could. I asked an agent if the other detainees were allowed lawyers and was not answered. At one point, 3 men from the department of Homeland Security Investigations brought me into a cell. They insinuated that they could help me out. After inquiring several times what exactly they meant they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any (I don't), or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no. Finally, after hours of detention, I was told to follow an agent. At no point was I told whether or not I was being charged, or where I was going, but I was led out of the building. I asked if I could use a phone to call my wife to pick me up, and was told I could not. After pleading for several minutes eventually Special Agent William let me use his phone to call my wife. As I was escorted off the property by government agents, I was told to turn right. I was escorted to the protest area, where 5 minutes later, tear gas was deployed and I was struck by a paint ball gun. I was not protesting, l minutes later, tear gas was deployed and I was struck by a paint ball gun. I was not protesting, I was simply being released without charges after an 8 hour detention. I was on the other side of the street, as instructed by the agents that released me and the agents shouting orders over a bullhorn. A passerby who was tear gassed was panicking and having an asthma attack, so I helped her find a medic to get her an inhaler. I used a stranger's phone to co-ordinate pickup, and was picked up by my wife. During my detention I knew that I was being released. I knew that as a citizen of the United States I have legal protection. The hundred or so other people being detained had no such protection. At this time I don't need your help, it is the families that are being separated, abused, terrorized, harassed and killed that need your help. If this is happening to me, an American citizen born in the United States, then what is happening to the people in here that have no one calling lawyers on their behalf? That have no constitutional rights to due process? What is happening to the people that they will never be released to see their families, go to their jobs, or walk through their city ever again? Please take care of yourselves, your family, and your community. I am safe and healthy, if you feel compelled to help, please offer your help to the Immigrant Defense Network at https://immigrantdefensenetwork.org/. If you know someone detained by ICE, call or text CAIR-MN at 612-206-3360 for 24/7 legal intake.
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 AM
redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
Interesting study on the setup of gig economy as a company town
madeinchinajournal.com Made in China Journal @madeinchinajournal.com · 17h
How does food delivery become masculinised? Zihao Zhang and Jenny Chan show how managers recruit and discipline riders through gendered ideas of masculinity, rewarding a few 'successful' breadwinners while casting others as less worthy men. A look at gender, labour, and the gig economy in China.
Gendered Organisation of Platform Food Delivery Work in China
‘Our motto is —’, the supervisor chanted. ‘Meituan Delivery, punctual and helpful [美团配送, 准时好用]!’, dozens of drivers responded in unison. At 9.30 am, drivers assembled for a roll call under a bridge ne...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM