Ron Hogan
@ronhogan.bsky.social
He wrote Our Endless & Proper Work (Belt Publishing, 2021), based on his "Destroy Your Safe and Happy Lives" newsletter.
I laughed!
Occurrence! At Owl Creek Bridge
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I laughed!
“The merciless machinery of immigration enforcement was always going to be used by fascists & white supremacists who aren’t dispassionate at all. They love the work. The tools of ICE & DHS were always deadly weapons lying on the table. MAGA just picked them up and loaded them.”— @liberalcurrents.com
Abolition, Amnesty, Decriminalization, Open Borders
You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
“The merciless machinery of immigration enforcement was always going to be used by fascists & white supremacists who aren’t dispassionate at all. They love the work. The tools of ICE & DHS were always deadly weapons lying on the table. MAGA just picked them up and loaded them.”— @liberalcurrents.com
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Did Trump use the Epstein Files to staff his cabinet? Are the Epstein Files like some twisted version of Mitt Romney's binders full of women?
February 12, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Did Trump use the Epstein Files to staff his cabinet? Are the Epstein Files like some twisted version of Mitt Romney's binders full of women?
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Our provost announced an "AI fluency" initiative today. I really had to wonder, fluency in what? CSAM generation? Plagiarism? Cognitive decline? To me the notion that university faculty can adequately respond to the moment by working *with* the assaulters is beyond magical thinking.
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Our provost announced an "AI fluency" initiative today. I really had to wonder, fluency in what? CSAM generation? Plagiarism? Cognitive decline? To me the notion that university faculty can adequately respond to the moment by working *with* the assaulters is beyond magical thinking.
Truth.
some people will dive in front of a laser-lined shot just to claim they caught a stray, and all of them are here on Bluesky dot com
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Truth.
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Dallas Willard didn't see our relationship with God as that of master & servant, nor patron & beneficiary: “A mere benefactor, however powerful, kind, and thoughtful, is not the same thing as a friend," he wrote, "[and] Jesus says, ‘I have called you friends.’”
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February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Dallas Willard didn't see our relationship with God as that of master & servant, nor patron & beneficiary: “A mere benefactor, however powerful, kind, and thoughtful, is not the same thing as a friend," he wrote, "[and] Jesus says, ‘I have called you friends.’”
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why is he posed like he’s harold hill in the music man. like we got trouble with a capital t and that rhymes with b and we shot balloon
February 11, 2026 at 8:56 PM
why is he posed like he’s harold hill in the music man. like we got trouble with a capital t and that rhymes with b and we shot balloon
They say they’ve got more interesting and important things to ask people about, but to the outside observer this move certainly smacks of cowardice.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
They say they’ve got more interesting and important things to ask people about, but to the outside observer this move certainly smacks of cowardice.
This is the way.
I wouldn't give a dime to the dnc, dccc, or dscc now if Jeffries and Schumer came to me in person with wine, flowers, and puppies to ask for a donation. My money goes to individual candidates only.
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This is the way.
To be honest, I often forget Harlequin HAS a historical romance line, and the only author I could name from it is somebody I discovered through her books at Dragonblade.
Now, if their corporate cousins at Avon gave up on historicals, I might start to get antsy.
Now, if their corporate cousins at Avon gave up on historicals, I might start to get antsy.
After 40 years of publishing, Harlequin will end its iconic historical romance line in 2027:
#Booksky
#Booksky
Harlequin Is Ending Its Historical Romance Line After Nearly 40 Years - Reactor
The publisher's decision to end its historical romance line in 2027 comes on the heels of controversial changes to its international publishing tactics
reactormag.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
To be honest, I often forget Harlequin HAS a historical romance line, and the only author I could name from it is somebody I discovered through her books at Dragonblade.
Now, if their corporate cousins at Avon gave up on historicals, I might start to get antsy.
Now, if their corporate cousins at Avon gave up on historicals, I might start to get antsy.
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There's a thing going around about "Jewish Billionaire Les Wexner," and -- aside from the bigotry -- if that's your only way to insult Les Wexner, maybe talk to someone from Columbus about the many many many many OSU sexual abuse scandals
As an Ohioan, I’m squirming at the fact that Les Wexner is the richest guy in the state and dropped enough money on OSU that they renamed the medical center after him. Then there’s Jim Jordan ignoring the sexual abuse happening right under his nose in OSU’s athletic program.
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 AM
There's a thing going around about "Jewish Billionaire Les Wexner," and -- aside from the bigotry -- if that's your only way to insult Les Wexner, maybe talk to someone from Columbus about the many many many many OSU sexual abuse scandals
“one day I will tell you all what is happening and you'll find it very funny”? You gotta admit, that’s more than Woodward’s ever offered up ahead of his last few book releases.
February 11, 2026 at 4:24 AM
“one day I will tell you all what is happening and you'll find it very funny”? You gotta admit, that’s more than Woodward’s ever offered up ahead of his last few book releases.
“I don’t actually think it’s cool and good to be so unconcerned with human connection and so uninterested in cultivating the bare minimum of knowledge about myself and the world and the people around me that I can’t be bothered to write my own emails. Or my own wedding vows.”— @andreagrimes.com
Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely
Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 AM
“I don’t actually think it’s cool and good to be so unconcerned with human connection and so uninterested in cultivating the bare minimum of knowledge about myself and the world and the people around me that I can’t be bothered to write my own emails. Or my own wedding vows.”— @andreagrimes.com
“When a government is dealing with scrapping due process for millions, detaining them, physically breaking them down, and removing them from society, it often comes down to a question of logistics. And by the time logistics are the focus of the questions being asked, a country is in a bad place.”
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
“When a government is dealing with scrapping due process for millions, detaining them, physically breaking them down, and removing them from society, it often comes down to a question of logistics. And by the time logistics are the focus of the questions being asked, a country is in a bad place.”
@courtneymilan.com, you’re quoted in Rebecca Solnit’s latest newsletter!
Auspicious Omens and Excellent Insubordination
I started this out as a letter to a friend who's feeling down about where we as a nation are at in this moment, and I am still learning how this newsletter thing works so thought I could use the newsl...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
@courtneymilan.com, you’re quoted in Rebecca Solnit’s latest newsletter!
“A Supreme Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is not merely conservative. It is untethered from democratic reality.”
The Supreme Court Lives in Fox News' America
A Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is untethered from democratic reality.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:18 AM
“A Supreme Court that does not share a common factual world with the people it governs is not merely conservative. It is untethered from democratic reality.”
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everyone with an IQ above paste could have predicted this would happen: anyway; these Meta glasses are ontologically evil and anyone who wears them is a creeping blood-worm who should be chased from society with stones and sharp sticks
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
everyone with an IQ above paste could have predicted this would happen: anyway; these Meta glasses are ontologically evil and anyone who wears them is a creeping blood-worm who should be chased from society with stones and sharp sticks
“The day after Renee Good was killed by a federal agent, Sen. Amy Klobuchar voted to confirm a judge who defended the Trump administration’s deranged approach on immigration enforcement… the capstone of a career in Democratic politics where Klobuchar has, at key moments, voted to enable the right.”
As Minnesota's senior senator runs to replace Tim Walz as governor, her votes and positions on Trump, ICE, and labor should be disqualifying to progressive voters.
Amy Klobuchar’s Record on Trump Is Shameful - Racket
As Minnesota's senior senator runs to replace Tim Walz as governor, her votes and positions on Trump, ICE, and labor should be disqualifying to progressive voters.
racketmn.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
“The day after Renee Good was killed by a federal agent, Sen. Amy Klobuchar voted to confirm a judge who defended the Trump administration’s deranged approach on immigration enforcement… the capstone of a career in Democratic politics where Klobuchar has, at key moments, voted to enable the right.”
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To have one ICE employee arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness.
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
To have one ICE employee arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness.
Age verification: When I moved to Massachusetts, this hero was my freshman representative.
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Age verification: When I moved to Massachusetts, this hero was my freshman representative.
It’s a quick and easy add-on when you call your senators to tell them you don’t want ICE “reformed,” you want it abolished and dismantled!
In 2023, Biden enacted a 20-year ban on mining in the Boundary Waters, the MOST VISITED wilderness in the U.S. This wilderness contains numerous critical ecosystems. Mining will endanger it forever.
Senate will vote as early as today: CALL YOUR Senators AND TELL THEM NO. (202) 224-3121
Senate will vote as early as today: CALL YOUR Senators AND TELL THEM NO. (202) 224-3121
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
It’s a quick and easy add-on when you call your senators to tell them you don’t want ICE “reformed,” you want it abolished and dismantled!
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My Uncle? Wiggily.
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
My Uncle? Wiggily.
Oh boy, #theology!
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Oh boy, #theology!
My The Man?
From UNCLE.
From UNCLE.
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
My The Man?
From UNCLE.
From UNCLE.
This is the second powerful essay @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social has written in less than a fortnight about Jeffrey Epstein’s influence at the highest levels of the classical music scene in particular and among “elite” cultural circles in general.
The Protégé
Simon Ghraichy, Jeffrey Epstein, and the fog of art
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February 10, 2026 at 3:28 AM
This is the second powerful essay @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social has written in less than a fortnight about Jeffrey Epstein’s influence at the highest levels of the classical music scene in particular and among “elite” cultural circles in general.