Mark Rankin
@sugarbuzz.bsky.social
Small town Southern Minnesotan probably bemoaning the state of politics and the state of Minnesotan sports teams
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Analyzing the video of this stupid right wing streamer.
The wind-chill was -3 and he was planning to lead a march with out any ear or hand covering? Bullet proof vest is over the jacket? That's a fuckin' idiot right there.
The wind-chill was -3 and he was planning to lead a march with out any ear or hand covering? Bullet proof vest is over the jacket? That's a fuckin' idiot right there.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Analyzing the video of this stupid right wing streamer.
The wind-chill was -3 and he was planning to lead a march with out any ear or hand covering? Bullet proof vest is over the jacket? That's a fuckin' idiot right there.
The wind-chill was -3 and he was planning to lead a march with out any ear or hand covering? Bullet proof vest is over the jacket? That's a fuckin' idiot right there.
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Holy shit are my people good at making Nazis look like the weak & stupid cowards that they are
Lmfao 😂 Jake Lang is experiencing the finding out phase in Minneapolis.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Holy shit are my people good at making Nazis look like the weak & stupid cowards that they are
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Long may our flag wave.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Long may our flag wave.
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Fascists are obsessed with aesthetics. It's the bedrock of their appeal to their supporters. Confronting them in ways that make them look weak & absurd is highly effective.
It's ESSENTIAL to make it obvious to everyone that these people are indeed irredeemable losers.
It's ESSENTIAL to make it obvious to everyone that these people are indeed irredeemable losers.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Fascists are obsessed with aesthetics. It's the bedrock of their appeal to their supporters. Confronting them in ways that make them look weak & absurd is highly effective.
It's ESSENTIAL to make it obvious to everyone that these people are indeed irredeemable losers.
It's ESSENTIAL to make it obvious to everyone that these people are indeed irredeemable losers.
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Putting forward my dumb take here. But part of the reason they are weak isnt that you can count ICE members or whatever. its that they lack the necessary middle management to co-opt the state
And for the bajillionth time, they do not have the guys for any of this
Even with hypothetically calling up the entire Guard and using half of the AD Army (both of which are beyond impossible as a practical matter) they would still not have enough guys
Even with hypothetically calling up the entire Guard and using half of the AD Army (both of which are beyond impossible as a practical matter) they would still not have enough guys
wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Putting forward my dumb take here. But part of the reason they are weak isnt that you can count ICE members or whatever. its that they lack the necessary middle management to co-opt the state
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“I’ll take my horchata warm cuz fuck ice” But it’s the cubes that make this art.
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
“I’ll take my horchata warm cuz fuck ice” But it’s the cubes that make this art.
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Walz should just announce he's running for President and tell the judge that he's busy. That seems to work.
DOJ Launches Investigation Into Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Jacob Frey
After a week of clashes between federal agents and protestors, a senior law enforcement official and a person familiar with the matter tell NBC News that the Justice Department is investigating Gov. T...
www.today.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Walz should just announce he's running for President and tell the judge that he's busy. That seems to work.
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Breaking news: New baby alpaca born a few hours ago. So we moved the moms & young ones to another prairie so the big boys—male llamas and horses—don’t play too rough with the baby.
Please accept our timeline cleanse as you battle to preserve the 250-year old experiment of American Democracy.
Please accept our timeline cleanse as you battle to preserve the 250-year old experiment of American Democracy.
January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Breaking news: New baby alpaca born a few hours ago. So we moved the moms & young ones to another prairie so the big boys—male llamas and horses—don’t play too rough with the baby.
Please accept our timeline cleanse as you battle to preserve the 250-year old experiment of American Democracy.
Please accept our timeline cleanse as you battle to preserve the 250-year old experiment of American Democracy.
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Hard to get bots to march
January 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Hard to get bots to march
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If you can’t even turn out a dozen supporters for the rally you organized and promoted for a week, can you really be considered an influencer?
Counterprotesters vastly outnumber influencer Jake Lang's anti-Islam group in downtown Minneapolis. bit.ly/4qlze56
📷️: Alex Kormann
📷️: Alex Kormann
Live: Protesters square off in Minneapolis amid police presence
Confrontations started around noon as large and visible presence of city police officers and Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies monitored downtown Saturday.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you can’t even turn out a dozen supporters for the rally you organized and promoted for a week, can you really be considered an influencer?
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I appreciate that the jug of de-icer that says ICE out of MN on it also has a laser loon on it melting ice. Quality sled, I love it. Love you, Minneapolis. (reposted with more accuracy)
DE ICER
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I appreciate that the jug of de-icer that says ICE out of MN on it also has a laser loon on it melting ice. Quality sled, I love it. Love you, Minneapolis. (reposted with more accuracy)
12 people! That's it? I can look down the street at most anytime of day and see more vehicles than that at either the Caseys or Holiday gas stations and I'm out in the sticks
we heard 12 from our reporter on the scene
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
12 people! That's it? I can look down the street at most anytime of day and see more vehicles than that at either the Caseys or Holiday gas stations and I'm out in the sticks
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in minneapolis we can chase nazis out of town on the exact same day of a whimsical sledding competition
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
in minneapolis we can chase nazis out of town on the exact same day of a whimsical sledding competition
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Minneapolis can still laugh
January 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Minneapolis can still laugh
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ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
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the nazis were outnumbered just on the “angry white guy” demographic at this think like 100 to 1 at least
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
the nazis were outnumbered just on the “angry white guy” demographic at this think like 100 to 1 at least
I liked it better when warnings of downward spiral where that my mom would definitely not like all the swear words on the classic Nine Inch Nails album
European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live
European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I liked it better when warnings of downward spiral where that my mom would definitely not like all the swear words on the classic Nine Inch Nails album
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"We're a very friendly people."
"No. That's not it. Pretty unfriendly, actually. But it's the way you're unfriendly. How you're so polite about it! Like you're doing me a favor!"
-Mike Milligan, Fargo S2
"No. That's not it. Pretty unfriendly, actually. But it's the way you're unfriendly. How you're so polite about it! Like you're doing me a favor!"
-Mike Milligan, Fargo S2
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"We're a very friendly people."
"No. That's not it. Pretty unfriendly, actually. But it's the way you're unfriendly. How you're so polite about it! Like you're doing me a favor!"
-Mike Milligan, Fargo S2
"No. That's not it. Pretty unfriendly, actually. But it's the way you're unfriendly. How you're so polite about it! Like you're doing me a favor!"
-Mike Milligan, Fargo S2
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Minnesotans showing up to fight nazis today with lethal weapons
a man sits at a table with two bottles of water in front of a sign that says tnt
ALT: a man sits at a table with two bottles of water in front of a sign that says tnt
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Minnesotans showing up to fight nazis today with lethal weapons
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I do think there’s something worth noting going on with the decision-making process here: this is a guy who clearly sees this as a political event, but he’s grating up against a city that is responding to the whole thing like a man-made natural disaster. Would you do this for a hurricane?
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I do think there’s something worth noting going on with the decision-making process here: this is a guy who clearly sees this as a political event, but he’s grating up against a city that is responding to the whole thing like a man-made natural disaster. Would you do this for a hurricane?
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let it be known that the corner MPD are about to gas was already starting to clear out, people were letting traffic through, and then MPD came in an armored vehicle and escalated things so much more.
January 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
let it be known that the corner MPD are about to gas was already starting to clear out, people were letting traffic through, and then MPD came in an armored vehicle and escalated things so much more.
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jake lang looked downright fucking scared a lot today. i don’t think right wing people have thought this through- i think they thought they were the only people who could get angry
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
jake lang looked downright fucking scared a lot today. i don’t think right wing people have thought this through- i think they thought they were the only people who could get angry
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Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn