Tom Eastman
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It might seem obvious that if you value something, you'll make an effort to get better at it.
What's less intuitive is that if you make an effort to get better at something you're not good at, you'll learn its value.
What's less intuitive is that if you make an effort to get better at something you're not good at, you'll learn its value.
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Absolutely impeccable timing for this. Exquisite. Pristine.
January 24, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Absolutely impeccable timing for this. Exquisite. Pristine.
I'm gonna make the prediction now. Death flights are going to start in the next few months. When we eventually find out I'll refer back to this post.
Congratulations america. You've graduated to disappearing people.
Google "death flights" for where you're headed.
Google "death flights" for where you're headed.
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
January 24, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I'm gonna make the prediction now. Death flights are going to start in the next few months. When we eventually find out I'll refer back to this post.
Yeah. They're secret police and y'all democratically elected a repressive regime.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Yeah. They're secret police and y'all democratically elected a repressive regime.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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This something I want people to understand. If you don’t get their names, they’re just gone. There’s no arrest record and the snatch-and-grabs can last seconds. People simply disappear and we can’t find out who they are or what happened to them.
They seem to be making a habit of it.
This child was taken 10 days ago, no idea who he is, if he is with his family or even if his family knows what happened to him.
This child was taken 10 days ago, no idea who he is, if he is with his family or even if his family knows what happened to him.
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This something I want people to understand. If you don’t get their names, they’re just gone. There’s no arrest record and the snatch-and-grabs can last seconds. People simply disappear and we can’t find out who they are or what happened to them.
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This is a banger of an ad.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This is a banger of an ad.
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I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
I wrote on the shameful situation re: the recession of a deanship to Emily Suski at the University of Arkansas Law. What was the reason? Prof. Suski signed an amicus brief supporting trans rights. The Arkansas legislators admitted that was it! Horrible outcome. ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
New Zealand news media actually is surprising even my cynical-ass self with it's sheer level of bootlicking craven spinelessness.
January 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM
New Zealand news media actually is surprising even my cynical-ass self with it's sheer level of bootlicking craven spinelessness.
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This thread is so much. 😭
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 AM
This thread is so much. 😭
All time maximum till next summer
Heatwave and fire warnings as parts of Victoria expected to approach ‘all-time maximum record’ temperatures
Heatwave and fire warnings as parts of Victoria expected to approach ‘all-time maximum record’ temperatures
At least five days of temperatures above 40C forecast for parts of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales
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Victorians are being warned to brace for another heatwave, with temperatures set to soar towards record levels in some parts of the state, putting authorities on alert in fire-affected areas.
South Australia and parts of New South Wales have also been told to prepare for hot weather, due to what Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist, Kevin Parkyn, described as a “dome of heat” that has caused record-breaking heat in Western Australia moving east. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 AM
All time maximum till next summer
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Do the parents allege that when he was assaulting citizens and abusing authority he was on the correct amount of cocaine, and it was only the hate that drove him to too much cocaine?
"I think that’s one of the things that broke him was being hated by so many people."
Parents of notorious Border Patrol agent blame public backlash for his overdose death
It’s the first time they’ve spoken out since their son’s controversial arrest of a U.S. citizen and his drunken confrontation with police drew intense scrutiny.
lbpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Do the parents allege that when he was assaulting citizens and abusing authority he was on the correct amount of cocaine, and it was only the hate that drove him to too much cocaine?
What do you expect him to do? He hasn't been *BRIEFED* yet!
I think one might have had the foresight 15 hours ago that having pics of Luxo having a jolly old time in the pub while multiple regions are in a state of emergency miiight not be a great look
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 AM
What do you expect him to do? He hasn't been *BRIEFED* yet!
Congratulations, really.
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Congratulations, really.
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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In a sign of how explosive ICE knew this secret memo would be, one whistleblower says he was only allowed to read the memo and was barred from taking written notes, and warned that employees had been punished for disagreeing.
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 PM
In a sign of how explosive ICE knew this secret memo would be, one whistleblower says he was only allowed to read the memo and was barred from taking written notes, and warned that employees had been punished for disagreeing.
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
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A culture where this kind of overt we're-breaking-the-law-and-have-to-hide-it can happen and filter down the ranks and go for months before a whistleblower reveals it, as opposed to everyone immediately going "hell no that's crazy and illegal," is not fixable or reformable. Burn it to the ground.
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
A culture where this kind of overt we're-breaking-the-law-and-have-to-hide-it can happen and filter down the ranks and go for months before a whistleblower reveals it, as opposed to everyone immediately going "hell no that's crazy and illegal," is not fixable or reformable. Burn it to the ground.
I predict that this is not going to last two weeks. And I'm kind of shocked people are breathing a sigh of relief right now. Nothing has changed.
Oh man Rutte absolutely pulled one over on Donnie, looking forward to hearing what BS he offered up.
Dollar HOD on this and stocks ripping.
Dollar HOD on this and stocks ripping.
January 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I predict that this is not going to last two weeks. And I'm kind of shocked people are breathing a sigh of relief right now. Nothing has changed.
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Parker is quite empathetic & gentle in the piece.
Not me. I find the passivity discussed in the piece *utterly damning* -- of US institutions, US leaders, and the US people.
Non one wants to just say it, but Trump has exposed this country as hollow, callow, spoiled, & ignorant.
Not me. I find the passivity discussed in the piece *utterly damning* -- of US institutions, US leaders, and the US people.
Non one wants to just say it, but Trump has exposed this country as hollow, callow, spoiled, & ignorant.
January 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Parker is quite empathetic & gentle in the piece.
Not me. I find the passivity discussed in the piece *utterly damning* -- of US institutions, US leaders, and the US people.
Non one wants to just say it, but Trump has exposed this country as hollow, callow, spoiled, & ignorant.
Not me. I find the passivity discussed in the piece *utterly damning* -- of US institutions, US leaders, and the US people.
Non one wants to just say it, but Trump has exposed this country as hollow, callow, spoiled, & ignorant.
America will threaten to invade an ally, and Americans will still demand you apologize to them and consider *their* feelings while it's happening.
January 21, 2026 at 12:22 AM
America will threaten to invade an ally, and Americans will still demand you apologize to them and consider *their* feelings while it's happening.
Is there a term for an "adoptionless boom"?
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Is there a term for an "adoptionless boom"?
This is, in fact, the oldest of all types of guys.
trump getting his feelings hurt by european leaders is the culmination of this new type of guy that emerged in the last decade or so: guy who goes out of his way to be a huge asshole who then gets really offended when the people he's being an asshole to don't like him
January 20, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This is, in fact, the oldest of all types of guys.
Twitter is not where battles are being fought.
I've been telling my Twitter followers to come here since the invites ended. My Twitter bio still does.
I haven't left Twitter because that is where the battle is being fought and you don't win wars by surrendering the battle space to the enemy, which is why Elon overpaid for it in the first place.
I haven't left Twitter because that is where the battle is being fought and you don't win wars by surrendering the battle space to the enemy, which is why Elon overpaid for it in the first place.
January 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Twitter is not where battles are being fought.