M. Belanger
@sethanikeem.bsky.social
writer of books - wrangler of cats - creator of #TTRPGs - #intersex, introverted & feral - can’t read my DMs because Ohio’s retrogressive laws stink 😡
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M. Belanger
@sethanikeem.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Darkheart Games
xoshdarkheart.itch.io
Just in case the inevitable happens to this platform -
Places you can find me & my stuff
#Zines & #TTRPGs
xoshdarkheart.itch.io
Places you can find me & my stuff
#Zines & #TTRPGs
xoshdarkheart.itch.io
At this point, if someone has achieved some measure of power in this woefully corrupt system one should just assume they are in the EP files until proven otherwise.
January 31, 2026 at 7:39 PM
At this point, if someone has achieved some measure of power in this woefully corrupt system one should just assume they are in the EP files until proven otherwise.
January 31, 2026 at 7:15 PM
My wife asked why I’m so agitated by the recent EpFiles news as many names merely confirmed things I’ve railed against as likely for years
And it’s not that the info is a revelation, exactly
But if I suspected years ago & others refused to see:
Were they ignorant or complicit? Who can we trust?
And it’s not that the info is a revelation, exactly
But if I suspected years ago & others refused to see:
Were they ignorant or complicit? Who can we trust?
January 31, 2026 at 6:58 PM
My wife asked why I’m so agitated by the recent EpFiles news as many names merely confirmed things I’ve railed against as likely for years
And it’s not that the info is a revelation, exactly
But if I suspected years ago & others refused to see:
Were they ignorant or complicit? Who can we trust?
And it’s not that the info is a revelation, exactly
But if I suspected years ago & others refused to see:
Were they ignorant or complicit? Who can we trust?
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It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
I've personally had barely any ICE encounters. I've done patrolling when I can. And my body is just yelling at me that it's wrecked.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
January 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I am very tired of being right about things I was ostracized by friend groups for suggesting were possibilities
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I am very tired of being right about things I was ostracized by friend groups for suggesting were possibilities
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The system that created Epstein, protected him, and let him thrive for decades, still exists. His market of powerful monsters still exists, and they're still being protected.
There is definitely, right now, someone serving the same role he did, being protected the same way by the same people.
There is definitely, right now, someone serving the same role he did, being protected the same way by the same people.
December 20, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The system that created Epstein, protected him, and let him thrive for decades, still exists. His market of powerful monsters still exists, and they're still being protected.
There is definitely, right now, someone serving the same role he did, being protected the same way by the same people.
There is definitely, right now, someone serving the same role he did, being protected the same way by the same people.
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People have said this before, but it's weird that if you are in the Bluesky age demographic of 38 to 42, young people right now are talking *exactly* like the incel loser 4chan dweebs you encountered 15 years ago.
They're using words you deeply associated, long ago, with incel CSAM dweebs on chans
They're using words you deeply associated, long ago, with incel CSAM dweebs on chans
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM
People have said this before, but it's weird that if you are in the Bluesky age demographic of 38 to 42, young people right now are talking *exactly* like the incel loser 4chan dweebs you encountered 15 years ago.
They're using words you deeply associated, long ago, with incel CSAM dweebs on chans
They're using words you deeply associated, long ago, with incel CSAM dweebs on chans
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In a similar vein, stop posting about protests you went to. Stop posting photos of said protests. Stop posting about crimes you may or may not have committed.
If you are new to opposing any government, watch this video from the National Lawyer’s Guild - Detroit & Michigan Chapter
If you are new to opposing any government, watch this video from the National Lawyer’s Guild - Detroit & Michigan Chapter
August 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
In a similar vein, stop posting about protests you went to. Stop posting photos of said protests. Stop posting about crimes you may or may not have committed.
If you are new to opposing any government, watch this video from the National Lawyer’s Guild - Detroit & Michigan Chapter
If you are new to opposing any government, watch this video from the National Lawyer’s Guild - Detroit & Michigan Chapter
I hate how much this is true:
Art crosses boundaries in that you can have a scene of a revolutionary fighter talking about their bone-level conviction that the cause of humankind is freedom and equality and peace and a double digit % of the audience is gonna be like yeah that's right they cant stop me from saying slurs at work
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I hate how much this is true:
If anybody out there is like, “kids so young would never do this without adult prompting!“
1) you really don’t know kids
2) when Reagan met with Gorbachev, I was in 5th grade & still managed to get my class to sign an anti-nuke petition
Don’t underestimate how much the kids are paying attention
1) you really don’t know kids
2) when Reagan met with Gorbachev, I was in 5th grade & still managed to get my class to sign an anti-nuke petition
Don’t underestimate how much the kids are paying attention
Younger kid's whole middle school walked out today in solidarity with Minnesota. Apparently there were 13 year olds getting up and making impromptu speeches. They didn't prep a chant in advance, so they settled on "F*ck ICE"
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
If anybody out there is like, “kids so young would never do this without adult prompting!“
1) you really don’t know kids
2) when Reagan met with Gorbachev, I was in 5th grade & still managed to get my class to sign an anti-nuke petition
Don’t underestimate how much the kids are paying attention
1) you really don’t know kids
2) when Reagan met with Gorbachev, I was in 5th grade & still managed to get my class to sign an anti-nuke petition
Don’t underestimate how much the kids are paying attention
A thing to know about #Ohio (and this is true of a lot of red states) we are Red on the outside but Blue on the inside. And the voices that speak up against this lawless regime have been throttled effectively through gerrymandering & other means.
We need all the help and support you can give
We need all the help and support you can give
This happening in a red town in a red state is going to hit very different. he brutality will be encouraged by the state. The residents who choose to stand against this atrocity will be doing it alone and deserve as much or more support than those of us in LA, Chicago, DC, or Minneapolis.
Trump's ICE now 'gearing up for a pogrom' in red state: Holocaust historian
www.rawstory.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:17 AM
A thing to know about #Ohio (and this is true of a lot of red states) we are Red on the outside but Blue on the inside. And the voices that speak up against this lawless regime have been throttled effectively through gerrymandering & other means.
We need all the help and support you can give
We need all the help and support you can give
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I looked into Cities Church, which was protested for having an ICE agent as a pastor.
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
The pro-ICE church is worse than you think
Cities Church in St. Paul is the persecutor, not the persecuted
www.salon.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I looked into Cities Church, which was protested for having an ICE agent as a pastor.
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
You already thought they were right-wing. But they're far worse than you thought.
They're ground zero for the "empathy is a sin" idea, among others.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
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If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
January 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
Boost:
Keep Eyes on Springfield, we are gathering and preparing.
Please hit us up through our local networks if you want to help!
Might take a few days because we are hustling right now
#SpringfieldOhio doesn't want ICE here.
(graphics made by abortionfundofohio.org)
Please hit us up through our local networks if you want to help!
Might take a few days because we are hustling right now
#SpringfieldOhio doesn't want ICE here.
(graphics made by abortionfundofohio.org)
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Boost:
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I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Am I the only one a little baffled that so few of the headlines mention that she was the iconic Sally in Nightmare Before Christmas?
Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor known for her roles in ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ and most recently, ‘The Studio,’ has died at the age of 71.
January 30, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Am I the only one a little baffled that so few of the headlines mention that she was the iconic Sally in Nightmare Before Christmas?
January 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Hit and run at a Nebraska high school protest…
January 30, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Hit and run at a Nebraska high school protest…
The only thing more late-stage capitalist America would be buying up abandoned shopping malls and turning them into camps
For its next step, ICE is turning warehouses into massive detention centres, the largest of which is more than four times the capacity of the largest prison in Britain www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The only thing more late-stage capitalist America would be buying up abandoned shopping malls and turning them into camps
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One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
Was he actually approaching Minnesota as a regime change
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.
HEY, GUYS! MAYBE THIS IS BAD!
Walz told me that when he spoke to Trump on the phone the president compared the immigration operations in Minneapolis to the military mission he ordered in Venezuela. www.ms.now/news/walz-sa...
Walz says Trump compared Minneapolis surge to Venezuela mission
The Minnesota governor tells MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff that the reference shows where Trump’s head is. The White House denies that.
www.ms.now
January 29, 2026 at 9:40 PM
HEY, GUYS! MAYBE THIS IS BAD!
A body-hack I don’t think should work, yet it does:
I have a LOT of nerve damage - multiple childhood surgeries, congenital health issues, illnesses & injuries along the way
The worst is my left leg, which will, when flaring up, buzz & burn from hip to toes
It is intensely distracting
I have a LOT of nerve damage - multiple childhood surgeries, congenital health issues, illnesses & injuries along the way
The worst is my left leg, which will, when flaring up, buzz & burn from hip to toes
It is intensely distracting
January 29, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A body-hack I don’t think should work, yet it does:
I have a LOT of nerve damage - multiple childhood surgeries, congenital health issues, illnesses & injuries along the way
The worst is my left leg, which will, when flaring up, buzz & burn from hip to toes
It is intensely distracting
I have a LOT of nerve damage - multiple childhood surgeries, congenital health issues, illnesses & injuries along the way
The worst is my left leg, which will, when flaring up, buzz & burn from hip to toes
It is intensely distracting