Wandering Hoo
@wanderlib.bsky.social
he/him
Trans rights are human rights
You don't have to understand.
You must have to be kind.
Psalm 22:6
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Trans rights are human rights
You don't have to understand.
You must have to be kind.
Psalm 22:6
Posts wholly own, not reflective of employer or any other organizations.
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Wandering Hoo
@wanderlib.bsky.social
· May 1
more gender makes world more gooder.
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I understand this sentiment and I don’t begrudge it of anybody. I feel it myself sometimes too. But that feeling also crushes me and I feel an obligation to keep pushing myself away from the idea that Donald Trump and his Republicans’ idea of What Politics Is Now has won and I have to accept it.
i am, i think, generally a pretty congenial center-left voter. i’m not a radical. i’m not a reactionary. but i have spent the last ten years watching the fed government be taken over by right wing reactionaries and i am increasingly convinced we should use the tools they are building against them
if republicans and a handful of democrats in congress are willing to authorize a full blown paramilitary guard, and we do nothing to stop them well, i want control of that guard. drag the heritage foundation board into guantanamo. deport jesse watters to CECOT if laws don’t matter, they don’t matter
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I understand this sentiment and I don’t begrudge it of anybody. I feel it myself sometimes too. But that feeling also crushes me and I feel an obligation to keep pushing myself away from the idea that Donald Trump and his Republicans’ idea of What Politics Is Now has won and I have to accept it.
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kidnapping a 5 year old to bait his father and then shipping them thousands of miles away should put you in prison, yes, but it should also cause every friend and family member you have ever had to permanently reject you in disgrace, and if they don’t, they share your shame
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 AM
kidnapping a 5 year old to bait his father and then shipping them thousands of miles away should put you in prison, yes, but it should also cause every friend and family member you have ever had to permanently reject you in disgrace, and if they don’t, they share your shame
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I can make children read again
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I can make children read again
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Vibes on here are absolutely rancid, either (a) someone needs to do the thing or (b) The Cut needs to release an unhinged essay, preferably from a dumb rich person
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Vibes on here are absolutely rancid, either (a) someone needs to do the thing or (b) The Cut needs to release an unhinged essay, preferably from a dumb rich person
Please.
For the sake of my sanity.
Deactivate your accounts if you're not going to bother curating them properly.
This is actively counterproductive.
For the sake of my sanity.
Deactivate your accounts if you're not going to bother curating them properly.
This is actively counterproductive.
I joined agriculture leaders from across the state today in Mankato for the Minnesota Ag Expo. Minnesota farmers are the backbone of our economy, and we must ensure they have what they need to thrive—strong markets and stable trade policies.
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Please.
For the sake of my sanity.
Deactivate your accounts if you're not going to bother curating them properly.
This is actively counterproductive.
For the sake of my sanity.
Deactivate your accounts if you're not going to bother curating them properly.
This is actively counterproductive.
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If documents describing a conspiracy by a federal agency to violate the Constitution don’t result in collective action by Dems to (1) refuse to fund another cent of its operations and (2) dismantle the agency as quickly as circumstances allow, they’re even dumber than ICE apparently thinks they are
January 22, 2026 at 12:47 AM
If documents describing a conspiracy by a federal agency to violate the Constitution don’t result in collective action by Dems to (1) refuse to fund another cent of its operations and (2) dismantle the agency as quickly as circumstances allow, they’re even dumber than ICE apparently thinks they are
Look, I get it, politics is politics.
But know your audiences and read the room.
The app for dedicated partisan liberals *might* not be the place to post this after ICE has begun using children as hostages and decoys.
But know your audiences and read the room.
The app for dedicated partisan liberals *might* not be the place to post this after ICE has begun using children as hostages and decoys.
I joined agriculture leaders from across the state today in Mankato for the Minnesota Ag Expo. Minnesota farmers are the backbone of our economy, and we must ensure they have what they need to thrive—strong markets and stable trade policies.
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Look, I get it, politics is politics.
But know your audiences and read the room.
The app for dedicated partisan liberals *might* not be the place to post this after ICE has begun using children as hostages and decoys.
But know your audiences and read the room.
The app for dedicated partisan liberals *might* not be the place to post this after ICE has begun using children as hostages and decoys.
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Congratulations to U.S. President Donald J. Trump for winning the 2026 Emperor Hirohito Memorial Award For Excellence In Somehow Making An Indigenous Population Glad Their Colonial Overlord Sent More Troops.
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Congratulations to U.S. President Donald J. Trump for winning the 2026 Emperor Hirohito Memorial Award For Excellence In Somehow Making An Indigenous Population Glad Their Colonial Overlord Sent More Troops.
This is the shit that inspires legends of your evil and comeuppance.
The Argylls at Glencoe showed more humanity.
The Argylls at Glencoe showed more humanity.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:18 AM
This is the shit that inspires legends of your evil and comeuppance.
The Argylls at Glencoe showed more humanity.
The Argylls at Glencoe showed more humanity.
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we are drowning in lawyers who just want to give up if they don't have the overwhelming advantage they ordinarily do against civilians. i don't care about your conviction rate. indict the person who commits the very bad crime on camera in the public eye
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
we are drowning in lawyers who just want to give up if they don't have the overwhelming advantage they ordinarily do against civilians. i don't care about your conviction rate. indict the person who commits the very bad crime on camera in the public eye
@haydonmp.bsky.social made a good point some time back.
Societies *change* when you start threatening their children openly.
Societies *change* when you start threatening their children openly.
ICE is getting down to some real foundational evil here. Accepting someone’s hospitality and then brutalizing them. Snatching babies.
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
@haydonmp.bsky.social made a good point some time back.
Societies *change* when you start threatening their children openly.
Societies *change* when you start threatening their children openly.
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Right you don't dismantle the Stasi because you have disagreements about policing and security, you dismantle the Stasi because it's the fucking Stasi.
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Right you don't dismantle the Stasi because you have disagreements about policing and security, you dismantle the Stasi because it's the fucking Stasi.
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I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
Senator Gallego weighs in as well. Note that at the start of 2025 he was considered a *moderate* on immigration and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act. Him and many other Dems have been increasingly horrified at what ICE is doing and shifted away from a "more enforcement" focus.
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
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while we're running back issues with J6, i think the decision to effectively separate trump from the powers of president but not actually do it publicly was probably a mistake
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
while we're running back issues with J6, i think the decision to effectively separate trump from the powers of president but not actually do it publicly was probably a mistake
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it doesn't matter if you don't want to have this fight, it doesn't even matter if it's not politically optimal to have this fight
the fight is here and sitting it out is not an option
if you can't see that get out of the way
the fight is here and sitting it out is not an option
if you can't see that get out of the way
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
it doesn't matter if you don't want to have this fight, it doesn't even matter if it's not politically optimal to have this fight
the fight is here and sitting it out is not an option
if you can't see that get out of the way
the fight is here and sitting it out is not an option
if you can't see that get out of the way
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
Honestly, I think this is for the best.
I'd rather know who the cowards are than not.
I'd rather know who the cowards are than not.
NEWS: While Hakeem Jeffries has announced he's opposing the DHS/ICE funding bill tomorrow, his team is not whipping the vote. Several frontliners are expected to vote yes. There's a difference in leadership between personal vote decisions & unifying the caucus.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Honestly, I think this is for the best.
I'd rather know who the cowards are than not.
I'd rather know who the cowards are than not.
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Like you just say - publicly, not in a closed-door session relying on friendly leaks - that you want this bill voted down.
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Like you just say - publicly, not in a closed-door session relying on friendly leaks - that you want this bill voted down.
Just flagrantly and facially unconstitutional.
Whoever wrote the memo ought to be disbarred.
Whoever wrote the memo ought to be disbarred.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Just flagrantly and facially unconstitutional.
Whoever wrote the memo ought to be disbarred.
Whoever wrote the memo ought to be disbarred.
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guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
The courts actually respected Bivins (or the 4th, 8th, and 9th Amendments) this would be a clear case.
As is, the Eighth Circuit has made clear they think this is fine.
As is, the Eighth Circuit has made clear they think this is fine.
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The courts actually respected Bivins (or the 4th, 8th, and 9th Amendments) this would be a clear case.
As is, the Eighth Circuit has made clear they think this is fine.
As is, the Eighth Circuit has made clear they think this is fine.
The Courts need to be reformed.
Sorry.
Re-formed.
Sorry.
Re-formed.
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The Courts need to be reformed.
Sorry.
Re-formed.
Sorry.
Re-formed.
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So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?
Re the February Dear Colleagues letter that threatened funding for schools & universities over DEI-related efforts:
‘[Ed Dept]…moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment & federal procedural rules.’
‘[Ed Dept]…moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment & federal procedural rules.’
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
So all colleges and universities will bring back the DEI stuff they cut when obeying in advance right...............................................................................................................................................right?
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came to the realization (at lunch with @amannes.bsky.social, expert in all the Vices) that one reason Biden was so unfortunately bound to the idea that Republican senators were savable is because as a young widower in a new job he experienced the senate and his colleagues as a place of comfort.
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
came to the realization (at lunch with @amannes.bsky.social, expert in all the Vices) that one reason Biden was so unfortunately bound to the idea that Republican senators were savable is because as a young widower in a new job he experienced the senate and his colleagues as a place of comfort.
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they have been able to do this act domestically because all of our domestic institutions are rotten to the core. they imagine they can also do this internationally without limit
This seems right to me. I suspect that Washington was seriously considering some sort of quick, “cheap” scheme to create facts-on-the-ground but the Danes and their allies failed to preform the expected fecklessness necessary for such a thing to work. Hence the pivot to ham-fisted economic coercion
Let's save crashing out about Greenland until we actually see some movement from US assets that would indicate staging for an op. With a few hundred European troops and a couple warships already in theatre or imminently arriving, a clandestine SOF raid isn't going to cut it anymore.
January 21, 2026 at 7:06 PM
they have been able to do this act domestically because all of our domestic institutions are rotten to the core. they imagine they can also do this internationally without limit