stephon in nm here
@stephonnm.bsky.social
I'm tired, boss. I'm tired of folks being greedy and ugly and mean.
Best buckle up, it's gonna be a rough ride for everyone, even if some of us don't realize it yet.
Best buckle up, it's gonna be a rough ride for everyone, even if some of us don't realize it yet.
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stephon in nm here
@stephonnm.bsky.social
· Dec 11
My Personal Pantheon: G. Carlin. U. LeGuin. T. Pratchett. O. Butler. R. Serling. C. Sagan. B. Hicks. J. Henson. R. Williams. All those folks who tried to show us how to be better humans, only to be ignored when it counted.
You bet I'm bitter.
You bet I'm bitter.
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To repeat.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
Age verification is deanonymization,
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
NEW: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. The majority said it protects minors without violating free speech; dissenters warned it burdens adults’ rights and ignores First Amendment precedent.
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
To repeat.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
--
And to repeat:
The political faction saying we must all have to log legal ID before speaking or accessing speech on the Internet,
and the political faction who believe transgenderism is a dangerous mental contagion that spreads by speech about transgenderism,
are the same faction.
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When the warehouses become too full of people and too unwieldy to manage, what will this government do then?
That's the next terrifying question to come.
That's the next terrifying question to come.
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
When the warehouses become too full of people and too unwieldy to manage, what will this government do then?
That's the next terrifying question to come.
That's the next terrifying question to come.
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They are going to be installing incinerators approved for "medical waste disposal".
Draw your own conclusions.
Draw your own conclusions.
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
They are going to be installing incinerators approved for "medical waste disposal".
Draw your own conclusions.
Draw your own conclusions.
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They may not *have* ovens. But the ones in the southern-tier states will BE ovens, come July. And there's no way they gonna allow electricity to be diverted from the precious data centers to cool prisoners of war (and let's be very clear -- Miller is at war w us).
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
They may not *have* ovens. But the ones in the southern-tier states will BE ovens, come July. And there's no way they gonna allow electricity to be diverted from the precious data centers to cool prisoners of war (and let's be very clear -- Miller is at war w us).
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At least they DON'T HAVE OVENS in them. 🤷🤬🤬🤬🤬🧐👀
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
At least they DON'T HAVE OVENS in them. 🤷🤬🤬🤬🤬🧐👀
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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
What an incredibly lame-ass day today has been. Green Day was weak. And the bike is still not back together because a lot of the old rubber parts (grommets, bumpers, etc.) broke when I did the tune-up disassembly. Oh the joys of an old bike....
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
What an incredibly lame-ass day today has been. Green Day was weak. And the bike is still not back together because a lot of the old rubber parts (grommets, bumpers, etc.) broke when I did the tune-up disassembly. Oh the joys of an old bike....
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Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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Something I think a lot of people aren't clear on, Liam's parents have followed the legal process of claiming asylum. They are here LEGALLY.
Liam was being used to try to lure someone ELSE out of the house. He and his father were taken because that failed.
Now ... they seek revenge.
Liam was being used to try to lure someone ELSE out of the house. He and his father were taken because that failed.
Now ... they seek revenge.
ICE Barbie Targets Family of 5-Year-Old Boy That ICE Abducted
The Department of Homeland Security has moved to end asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos’s family.
newrepublic.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Something I think a lot of people aren't clear on, Liam's parents have followed the legal process of claiming asylum. They are here LEGALLY.
Liam was being used to try to lure someone ELSE out of the house. He and his father were taken because that failed.
Now ... they seek revenge.
Liam was being used to try to lure someone ELSE out of the house. He and his father were taken because that failed.
Now ... they seek revenge.
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I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
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Loved The Muppet Show revival on D+, even if the jokes could have been 10% more adult.
Please watch so we can get a full season.
Drops tomorrow! Watch!
Please watch so we can get a full season.
Drops tomorrow! Watch!
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Loved The Muppet Show revival on D+, even if the jokes could have been 10% more adult.
Please watch so we can get a full season.
Drops tomorrow! Watch!
Please watch so we can get a full season.
Drops tomorrow! Watch!
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Mike Johnson: "GOD FORBID we do what the US Constitution requires us to do! And GOD FORBID we use some of that $190 BILLION DOLLARS from the Big Bullshit Bill that was given to DHS to actually fund competent immigration judges who can ensure due process for ALL people, regardless of citizenship!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Mike Johnson: "GOD FORBID we do what the US Constitution requires us to do! And GOD FORBID we use some of that $190 BILLION DOLLARS from the Big Bullshit Bill that was given to DHS to actually fund competent immigration judges who can ensure due process for ALL people, regardless of citizenship!"
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
Did they think they were special and he wasn't going to stiff them like he does *everyone*? I would have thought it was common knowledge that The Orange Felon *never* pays his contractors, like, ever.
February 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Did they think they were special and he wasn't going to stiff them like he does *everyone*? I would have thought it was common knowledge that The Orange Felon *never* pays his contractors, like, ever.
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Reminder about "They're here ILLEGALLY"
Being undocumented is a civil offense, not a criminal one. That's why they're not entitled to a court-appointed lawyer, why it's "civil detention" not a jail, why it's not in the criminal code, etc. Other civil infractions are things like parking tickets.
Being undocumented is a civil offense, not a criminal one. That's why they're not entitled to a court-appointed lawyer, why it's "civil detention" not a jail, why it's not in the criminal code, etc. Other civil infractions are things like parking tickets.
February 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Reminder about "They're here ILLEGALLY"
Being undocumented is a civil offense, not a criminal one. That's why they're not entitled to a court-appointed lawyer, why it's "civil detention" not a jail, why it's not in the criminal code, etc. Other civil infractions are things like parking tickets.
Being undocumented is a civil offense, not a criminal one. That's why they're not entitled to a court-appointed lawyer, why it's "civil detention" not a jail, why it's not in the criminal code, etc. Other civil infractions are things like parking tickets.
I love his suggestions and simultaneously am pre-emptively aggravated at the folks who will completely not get it.
Thankfully Alex is back writing about politics after a long hiatus. Here he is making a modest proposal about how to re-educate ICE agents at camps
defector.com/i-have-a-gre...
defector.com/i-have-a-gre...
I Have A Great Idea For Retraining ICE Agents | Defector
The several thousand federal agents currently running rampant in the Twin Cities have so far achieved little in the way of legitimate law enforcement objectives, but they have been rather more success...
defector.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I love his suggestions and simultaneously am pre-emptively aggravated at the folks who will completely not get it.
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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.
Creating an international incident because ICE hires the dumbest of chucklefucks... Christ on a fucking pogo stick.
Are we great again yet? 🙄🤬
Are we great again yet? 🙄🤬
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 28, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Creating an international incident because ICE hires the dumbest of chucklefucks... Christ on a fucking pogo stick.
Are we great again yet? 🙄🤬
Are we great again yet? 🙄🤬
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Today’s retreat is absolutely an attempt to take pressure off of Congress to rein in ICE so that a funding package can get through.
That pressure has been effective. We can celebrate Minneapolis’ win but we need to keep the pressure on. They’re not going to stop forever.
That pressure has been effective. We can celebrate Minneapolis’ win but we need to keep the pressure on. They’re not going to stop forever.
January 26, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Today’s retreat is absolutely an attempt to take pressure off of Congress to rein in ICE so that a funding package can get through.
That pressure has been effective. We can celebrate Minneapolis’ win but we need to keep the pressure on. They’re not going to stop forever.
That pressure has been effective. We can celebrate Minneapolis’ win but we need to keep the pressure on. They’re not going to stop forever.
Hey, Democrats -- esp. at the federal level: DO NOT come to my inbox or my messages UNLESS you're providing a detailed explanation how you're going to actually going to do something about all this (waves at everything).
Your requests for donations is beyond the pale right now.
Your requests for donations is beyond the pale right now.
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Hey, Democrats -- esp. at the federal level: DO NOT come to my inbox or my messages UNLESS you're providing a detailed explanation how you're going to actually going to do something about all this (waves at everything).
Your requests for donations is beyond the pale right now.
Your requests for donations is beyond the pale right now.
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“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
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Funny how this was seen as an unforgivable violation of civil rights during Covid
January 26, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Funny how this was seen as an unforgivable violation of civil rights during Covid
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Remember when your local health department said this and all these scream-cried while shitting themselves continuously for like 2 years?
January 26, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Remember when your local health department said this and all these scream-cried while shitting themselves continuously for like 2 years?
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This seems to be a fascinating example of the tacticool special forces fetishizing right melting down to discover that running a PTA gives better skills for the things that matter- oeganistion and logistics- than cosplaying in 6xl body armour with ar-15s on a weekend
it's amazing to watch the We Are The Storm guys paralyzed in terror of the density and sophistication of spontaneous neighborhood watches put together by pissed-off baristas and suburban moms
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This seems to be a fascinating example of the tacticool special forces fetishizing right melting down to discover that running a PTA gives better skills for the things that matter- oeganistion and logistics- than cosplaying in 6xl body armour with ar-15s on a weekend