Well, That Was Spooky
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BCBA, M.Ed., Solo Musician, he/him, Coachella Valley https://elirector.bandcamp.com/music
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Welcome new followers.
Apologies for dead horses you’ll find me beating:
1. Trad cultural hierarchies & epistemic authority on the RW
2. Global wealth caps
3. Radical Behaviorism and libertarian free market agency
4. Chronic pain
5. Weird shit
6. My latest album: tinyurl.com/yc397vv8
Apologies for dead horses you’ll find me beating:
1. Trad cultural hierarchies & epistemic authority on the RW
2. Global wealth caps
3. Radical Behaviorism and libertarian free market agency
4. Chronic pain
5. Weird shit
6. My latest album: tinyurl.com/yc397vv8
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My feed is a nerdy ass place. Buncha professors and shit.
January 14, 2026 at 7:08 AM
My feed is a nerdy ass place. Buncha professors and shit.
I suppose this would be true. The problem is their “duties” are incredibly illegal and unconstitutional.
January 14, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I suppose this would be true. The problem is their “duties” are incredibly illegal and unconstitutional.
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sorry about the helium shortage i’m trying to get my yurt to the moon
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
sorry about the helium shortage i’m trying to get my yurt to the moon
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Just helped a gentleman wearing devil’s horns and assless chaps to purchase an OMNYcard, this is why it’s important to go out at night sometimes
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Just helped a gentleman wearing devil’s horns and assless chaps to purchase an OMNYcard, this is why it’s important to go out at night sometimes
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Sigh, i'll be the one ::black lady norman rockwell meme voice:: i think it is quite healthy to mock the death of racists even if they drew racist bigoted cartoons you may have liked so that bigots still alive will know what will greet them. What is more helpful than that?
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Sigh, i'll be the one ::black lady norman rockwell meme voice:: i think it is quite healthy to mock the death of racists even if they drew racist bigoted cartoons you may have liked so that bigots still alive will know what will greet them. What is more helpful than that?
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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Fuck These Fuckin Facists" by The Muslims from the album 'Fuck These Fuckin Fascists
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The Muslims - "Fuck These Fuckin Fascists"
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January 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Fuck These Fuckin Facists" by The Muslims from the album 'Fuck These Fuckin Fascists
youtu.be/Q-7-DDgUh_E?...
youtu.be/Q-7-DDgUh_E?...
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We need to stop trusting CNN. I know the NYT gets a lot of hatred on here, but there needs to be more of it for this endless fountain of right wing noise masquerading as centrist noise.
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
We need to stop trusting CNN. I know the NYT gets a lot of hatred on here, but there needs to be more of it for this endless fountain of right wing noise masquerading as centrist noise.
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For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
And we can’t let let then retcon conservatism out of MAGA. It’s always been there. The case isn’t hard to make, just an uncomfortably bold one.
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
And we can’t let let then retcon conservatism out of MAGA. It’s always been there. The case isn’t hard to make, just an uncomfortably bold one.
Rip Van Couchle
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Rip Van Couchle
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"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
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What the media does not seem to understand is that it is entirely possible to be a whiny, aggrieved bitch who is perpetually complaining of unfair treatment ... without facing any actual discrimination! In fact it's possible for entire demographics to do that!
January 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What the media does not seem to understand is that it is entirely possible to be a whiny, aggrieved bitch who is perpetually complaining of unfair treatment ... without facing any actual discrimination! In fact it's possible for entire demographics to do that!
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"We're seen as too close to the civil rights movement,' 'We're too close to Jesse Jackson' ...Anytime Dems lose,
there's always some version of, 'We're seen as too left,' which usually means too tied to people of color," says @smotus.bsky.social. Centrist complaints about "wokeness" are not new.
there's always some version of, 'We're seen as too left,' which usually means too tied to people of color," says @smotus.bsky.social. Centrist complaints about "wokeness" are not new.
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"We're seen as too close to the civil rights movement,' 'We're too close to Jesse Jackson' ...Anytime Dems lose,
there's always some version of, 'We're seen as too left,' which usually means too tied to people of color," says @smotus.bsky.social. Centrist complaints about "wokeness" are not new.
there's always some version of, 'We're seen as too left,' which usually means too tied to people of color," says @smotus.bsky.social. Centrist complaints about "wokeness" are not new.
I don't know if I can keep reading the news right now without typing something violent.
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I don't know if I can keep reading the news right now without typing something violent.
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would prefer not to be vindicated for being called hysterical in 2016
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
would prefer not to be vindicated for being called hysterical in 2016
Het dudes have tended to be into ladies going at it. It's been somewhat mysterious why het ladies haven't been into same for guys.
With this hockey show we're getting some deep takes and maybe that's all true. But maybe it's also that they're kinda finding out two hot dudes is better than one?
With this hockey show we're getting some deep takes and maybe that's all true. But maybe it's also that they're kinda finding out two hot dudes is better than one?
January 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Het dudes have tended to be into ladies going at it. It's been somewhat mysterious why het ladies haven't been into same for guys.
With this hockey show we're getting some deep takes and maybe that's all true. But maybe it's also that they're kinda finding out two hot dudes is better than one?
With this hockey show we're getting some deep takes and maybe that's all true. But maybe it's also that they're kinda finding out two hot dudes is better than one?
The little things you do
Like the snow falling on eyelashes
Or the way my little brother giggled when I pretended I was a dinosaur
I have many questions
But I keep coming back to what's in front of my face
The mirror
Let's pretend for a moment
I'm me
(although we both know I'm not)
1/3
Like the snow falling on eyelashes
Or the way my little brother giggled when I pretended I was a dinosaur
I have many questions
But I keep coming back to what's in front of my face
The mirror
Let's pretend for a moment
I'm me
(although we both know I'm not)
1/3
January 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The little things you do
Like the snow falling on eyelashes
Or the way my little brother giggled when I pretended I was a dinosaur
I have many questions
But I keep coming back to what's in front of my face
The mirror
Let's pretend for a moment
I'm me
(although we both know I'm not)
1/3
Like the snow falling on eyelashes
Or the way my little brother giggled when I pretended I was a dinosaur
I have many questions
But I keep coming back to what's in front of my face
The mirror
Let's pretend for a moment
I'm me
(although we both know I'm not)
1/3
I should be more careful and not post things catch the ire of nefarious entities. But seeing this shit, especially when Jeffries is out there tut-tutting, *really* makes me think this shit needs a more aggressive citizen response.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I should be more careful and not post things catch the ire of nefarious entities. But seeing this shit, especially when Jeffries is out there tut-tutting, *really* makes me think this shit needs a more aggressive citizen response.
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“so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency”
This shit is gonna give me an aneurysm.
This shit is gonna give me an aneurysm.
January 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
“so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency”
This shit is gonna give me an aneurysm.
This shit is gonna give me an aneurysm.
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things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵