Rich Mintz
@richmintz.bsky.social
Refugee from the bad place. Street safety advocate. Fmr Housing/Homelessness committee chair, Manhattan CB6. LGBTQ person. Trans people exist.
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they fired everybody who knows that Puerto Ricans are American
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
they fired everybody who knows that Puerto Ricans are American
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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Israel's doing Birthright for cops now
The LAPD sent officers to train in Israel. Officials can't explain what they learned
The LAPD sent officers to train in Israel. Officials can't explain what they learned
The Police Commission’s Office of the Inspector General found that the LAPD lacks a system for tracking employees who train with foreign law enforcement agencies.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Israel's doing Birthright for cops now
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They’re not helping the majors get into the classes they need or writing the 1 million reports required by admin or showing up at the thinly attended colloquium. Anyway that’s who’s in the Epstein files.
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
They’re not helping the majors get into the classes they need or writing the 1 million reports required by admin or showing up at the thinly attended colloquium. Anyway that’s who’s in the Epstein files.
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There’s a “superstar” layer at every R1 institution I’ve been at that isn’t composed of academics in any sense I recognize. They’re there so the institution can claim them, but they use the university as a launchpad to contracts and speaking engagements. They’re not teaching the intro classes.
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There’s a “superstar” layer at every R1 institution I’ve been at that isn’t composed of academics in any sense I recognize. They’re there so the institution can claim them, but they use the university as a launchpad to contracts and speaking engagements. They’re not teaching the intro classes.
We don’t know yet how this NJ story will end but the *best* possible outcome for AIPAC is that they lit $2 million on fire for no reason and I think that’s beautiful
AIPAC might have just inadvertently and single handedly tanked a pro Israel candidate and sent a woman to Congress who says Palestine is the victim of a genocide
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
We don’t know yet how this NJ story will end but the *best* possible outcome for AIPAC is that they lit $2 million on fire for no reason and I think that’s beautiful
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hey yetzer hatov can be chaos muppet tyvm
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
hey yetzer hatov can be chaos muppet tyvm
Me: Gmail shows an annoying warning, as the workplace admin how do i turn it off
AI: go to (xyz menu) and select (123)
Me: here’s what’s at (xyz), there’s no (123)
AI: you’re right to raise that, it’s actually at (abc)
Me: no it’s not at (abc)
AI: so wise! (def) is the place you should look f
AI: go to (xyz menu) and select (123)
Me: here’s what’s at (xyz), there’s no (123)
AI: you’re right to raise that, it’s actually at (abc)
Me: no it’s not at (abc)
AI: so wise! (def) is the place you should look f
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Me: Gmail shows an annoying warning, as the workplace admin how do i turn it off
AI: go to (xyz menu) and select (123)
Me: here’s what’s at (xyz), there’s no (123)
AI: you’re right to raise that, it’s actually at (abc)
Me: no it’s not at (abc)
AI: so wise! (def) is the place you should look f
AI: go to (xyz menu) and select (123)
Me: here’s what’s at (xyz), there’s no (123)
AI: you’re right to raise that, it’s actually at (abc)
Me: no it’s not at (abc)
AI: so wise! (def) is the place you should look f
so why doesn’t someone help her up?
(Note: I love this person and hope they don’t see this but I swear that was my first thought)
(Note: I love this person and hope they don’t see this but I swear that was my first thought)
February 5, 2026 at 2:22 AM
so why doesn’t someone help her up?
(Note: I love this person and hope they don’t see this but I swear that was my first thought)
(Note: I love this person and hope they don’t see this but I swear that was my first thought)
someone typed “Kamala announcement tomorrow” in a group chat and I seized up like someone who was just injected with snake venom
1. No
2. Don’t tell me
3. I don’t want to know
4. As I previously indicated, please no
1. No
2. Don’t tell me
3. I don’t want to know
4. As I previously indicated, please no
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 AM
someone typed “Kamala announcement tomorrow” in a group chat and I seized up like someone who was just injected with snake venom
1. No
2. Don’t tell me
3. I don’t want to know
4. As I previously indicated, please no
1. No
2. Don’t tell me
3. I don’t want to know
4. As I previously indicated, please no
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These decisions affect literally thousands of DC area families.
And they were made by folks enjoying record profits (and/or the fruits of their corruption)
And they were made by folks enjoying record profits (and/or the fruits of their corruption)
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
These decisions affect literally thousands of DC area families.
And they were made by folks enjoying record profits (and/or the fruits of their corruption)
And they were made by folks enjoying record profits (and/or the fruits of their corruption)
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In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
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okay but democratic voters want to abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who works for it, so
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 AM
okay but democratic voters want to abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who works for it, so
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Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
The staff of my Manhattan apartment building got formal training last week on what to do if our lobby is invaded by ICE paramilitaries, if you were wondering how America is going
February 3, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The staff of my Manhattan apartment building got formal training last week on what to do if our lobby is invaded by ICE paramilitaries, if you were wondering how America is going
actual lol at this bike lane in midtown Manhattan
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
actual lol at this bike lane in midtown Manhattan
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Frankly, things are so immediate and intense in Minnesota right now that it feels like people in other places talking about other things might as well be on the moon.
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Frankly, things are so immediate and intense in Minnesota right now that it feels like people in other places talking about other things might as well be on the moon.
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
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It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
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“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Walter Cronkite from the grave: lady, get my name out of your m-fing mouth
Just noticed that before [CRONKITE SLIDE] it has the word NOSTAGLIA which sounds like a dope new pasta shape.
January 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Walter Cronkite from the grave: lady, get my name out of your m-fing mouth
I got the TikTok tube sushi ama
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I got the TikTok tube sushi ama
ChatGPT knows the answers to the big questions
January 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
ChatGPT knows the answers to the big questions