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
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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
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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
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The Future of Journalism is Now
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January 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The Future of Journalism is Now
By me and @jennmanleylee.myatproto.social
Read more cartoons! --> #PoliCartoon
Support our cartoons! --> patreon.com/barry
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Support our cartoons! --> patreon.com/barry
We the People beg you, out elected officials:
Speak up for us
Fight for us
Dismantle those powers that have unjustly arrayed themselves against us
Do something - anything - more than yet another press conference where you tell the world you’re concerned & then ask for more support & funds
Speak up for us
Fight for us
Dismantle those powers that have unjustly arrayed themselves against us
Do something - anything - more than yet another press conference where you tell the world you’re concerned & then ask for more support & funds
January 29, 2026 at 8:34 PM
We the People beg you, out elected officials:
Speak up for us
Fight for us
Dismantle those powers that have unjustly arrayed themselves against us
Do something - anything - more than yet another press conference where you tell the world you’re concerned & then ask for more support & funds
Speak up for us
Fight for us
Dismantle those powers that have unjustly arrayed themselves against us
Do something - anything - more than yet another press conference where you tell the world you’re concerned & then ask for more support & funds
Just completely, incandescently irate that Homan gets up there, describes the DHS/ICE actions in Minnesota as a theater - as in a wartime region where troops see combat - and @governorwalz.mn.gov acts like this is the guy who will step things back when he clearly thinks he is AT WAR WITH MINNESOTA
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Just completely, incandescently irate that Homan gets up there, describes the DHS/ICE actions in Minnesota as a theater - as in a wartime region where troops see combat - and @governorwalz.mn.gov acts like this is the guy who will step things back when he clearly thinks he is AT WAR WITH MINNESOTA
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"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.
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 5:59 PM
"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Want to talk more about this specific point but this whole @adamserwer.bsky.social piece is pristine & well worth reading: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The dynamics in the Twin Cities are so hard to grasp from a distance, and become tremendously clear as soon as you encounter people there.
The dynamics in the Twin Cities are so hard to grasp from a distance, and become tremendously clear as soon as you encounter people there.
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Want to talk more about this specific point but this whole @adamserwer.bsky.social piece is pristine & well worth reading: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The dynamics in the Twin Cities are so hard to grasp from a distance, and become tremendously clear as soon as you encounter people there.
The dynamics in the Twin Cities are so hard to grasp from a distance, and become tremendously clear as soon as you encounter people there.
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The detention center full of kids that Liam is in, Dilley Family Residential Center.
It is operated by private prison company CoreCivic and modular housing company Target Hospitality.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_T...
It is operated by private prison company CoreCivic and modular housing company Target Hospitality.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_T...
South Texas Family Residential Center - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM
The detention center full of kids that Liam is in, Dilley Family Residential Center.
It is operated by private prison company CoreCivic and modular housing company Target Hospitality.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_T...
It is operated by private prison company CoreCivic and modular housing company Target Hospitality.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_T...
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People laughed when JD Vance and Trump viciously lied about Haitians in Springfield eating pets. It wasn’t a joke. Springfield, Ohio is the target of Stephen Miller’s next pogrom.
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 AM
People laughed when JD Vance and Trump viciously lied about Haitians in Springfield eating pets. It wasn’t a joke. Springfield, Ohio is the target of Stephen Miller’s next pogrom.
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Your father is choking your brother. What do you do?
Well, if your father is choking your brother, it is necessary to stop your father. You'd probably stop trusting somebody who said it wasn't necessary; anyway, I'd hope so.
There are a lot of ways to stop your father.
Well, if your father is choking your brother, it is necessary to stop your father. You'd probably stop trusting somebody who said it wasn't necessary; anyway, I'd hope so.
There are a lot of ways to stop your father.
January 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Your father is choking your brother. What do you do?
Well, if your father is choking your brother, it is necessary to stop your father. You'd probably stop trusting somebody who said it wasn't necessary; anyway, I'd hope so.
There are a lot of ways to stop your father.
Well, if your father is choking your brother, it is necessary to stop your father. You'd probably stop trusting somebody who said it wasn't necessary; anyway, I'd hope so.
There are a lot of ways to stop your father.
This has turned into a thread of many memories and ruminations not only about the event itself, but also its impact on #GenX
So much going on, it’s almost escaped notice today is the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
If you were alive back then (of any age to be aware of world events), you probably know exactly where you were when it happened
Most of us watched it in real time in the classroom
If you were alive back then (of any age to be aware of world events), you probably know exactly where you were when it happened
Most of us watched it in real time in the classroom
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This has turned into a thread of many memories and ruminations not only about the event itself, but also its impact on #GenX
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Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
These responses are cathartic to watch. Brave people.
Congressman Tom Suozzi was confronted.
He is one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000. Hideous, grotesque, fascist-loving coward, this man has blood on his hands. We will not forgive him, and we will not forget.
He is one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000. Hideous, grotesque, fascist-loving coward, this man has blood on his hands. We will not forgive him, and we will not forget.
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
These responses are cathartic to watch. Brave people.