Z.V. Anjali
@zvanjali.bsky.social
Author of sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery stories, including "Surya Gets a Lawyer" (https://www.frivolouscomma.com/fiction/surya-gets-a-lawyer/).
Blogging at A Collection of Pamphlets (https://zvanjali.home.blog/)
Blogging at A Collection of Pamphlets (https://zvanjali.home.blog/)
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ICE is failing miserably in their attempts to pacify a mid-sized city of polite Midwesterners. And they're going to try the same thing in a city of 8.5 million *New Yorkers*?
NEW: Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next,' according to a senior White House official.
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Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
ICE is failing miserably in their attempts to pacify a mid-sized city of polite Midwesterners. And they're going to try the same thing in a city of 8.5 million *New Yorkers*?
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Anyway I think blue states with unified control should be thinking about forming State Volunteer Guards outside of the Pentagon command chain and targeted towards getting normie liberals weapons training and organization.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Anyway I think blue states with unified control should be thinking about forming State Volunteer Guards outside of the Pentagon command chain and targeted towards getting normie liberals weapons training and organization.
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Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
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French President Macron: "Ukraine was overwhelmingly dependent on [USian] intelligence capabilities a year ago, today two thirds are provided by France. Two thirds."
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
French President Macron: "Ukraine was overwhelmingly dependent on [USian] intelligence capabilities a year ago, today two thirds are provided by France. Two thirds."
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JUSTICE O’NEALE: I’m not an urban planner. The petitioner needs to accept that isn’t my fucking job.
This line from the Court Street decision dismissing the idiotic case against the bike lane could be applied to literally every bike lane fight.
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
JUSTICE O’NEALE: I’m not an urban planner. The petitioner needs to accept that isn’t my fucking job.
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This line from the Court Street decision dismissing the idiotic case against the bike lane could be applied to literally every bike lane fight.
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This line from the Court Street decision dismissing the idiotic case against the bike lane could be applied to literally every bike lane fight.
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Suing is one of our strongest tools we have left and we need to sue sue sue. It's the American way.
Her parents put out a statement, and it looks like they are getting ready to bring a lawsuit.
Renee Good’s family retains George Floyd’s legal firm after ICE agent shooting
Chicago-based Romanucci and Blandin confirmed Wednesday morning that they are representing Renee Good’s parents, siblings and partner, Becca Good.
www.valleynewslive.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Suing is one of our strongest tools we have left and we need to sue sue sue. It's the American way.
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Cycling instead of driving is linked to a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s, with a UK study finding bike commuters had about a 19% lower dementia risk and 22% lower Alzheimer’s risk than nonactive travelers.
More: tinyurl.com/5ae7vs4r
More: tinyurl.com/5ae7vs4r
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Cycling instead of driving is linked to a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s, with a UK study finding bike commuters had about a 19% lower dementia risk and 22% lower Alzheimer’s risk than nonactive travelers.
More: tinyurl.com/5ae7vs4r
More: tinyurl.com/5ae7vs4r
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Old Astoria Neighborhood Association plans to host a debate among candidates for the special election for Mamdani’s seat on Jan 21 at 6:30 pm (assuming anyone but Moreno qualifies for the ballot)
oana-ny.org/who-will-rep...
oana-ny.org/who-will-rep...
Who Will Replace Mamdani in the NY State Assembly - OANA - Old Astoria Neighborhood Association
OANA is planning a community debate for candidates running in the upcoming Special Election for Zohran Mamdani’s former seat in the New York State Assembly District 36. The proposed event is scheduled...
oana-ny.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Old Astoria Neighborhood Association plans to host a debate among candidates for the special election for Mamdani’s seat on Jan 21 at 6:30 pm (assuming anyone but Moreno qualifies for the ballot)
oana-ny.org/who-will-rep...
oana-ny.org/who-will-rep...
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Man, remember when folks made fun of me for worrying that my citizenship was gonna be stripped away?
January 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Man, remember when folks made fun of me for worrying that my citizenship was gonna be stripped away?
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Note how the first guy, with proper footgear and a native Minnesotan command of moving across ice and snow, skips away across the snow drifts like fuckin Legolas while the ICE guy can barely stand upright
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Note how the first guy, with proper footgear and a native Minnesotan command of moving across ice and snow, skips away across the snow drifts like fuckin Legolas while the ICE guy can barely stand upright
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Make sure to visit the link below and make a bunch of totally legit submissions. Submit duplicates too if you can, just to be sure they receive them.
I’m going to submit all the J6 assault videos I have accumulated, since they’ll probably want to know about that too.
alphanews dot org/send-a-tip/
I’m going to submit all the J6 assault videos I have accumulated, since they’ll probably want to know about that too.
alphanews dot org/send-a-tip/
January 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Make sure to visit the link below and make a bunch of totally legit submissions. Submit duplicates too if you can, just to be sure they receive them.
I’m going to submit all the J6 assault videos I have accumulated, since they’ll probably want to know about that too.
alphanews dot org/send-a-tip/
I’m going to submit all the J6 assault videos I have accumulated, since they’ll probably want to know about that too.
alphanews dot org/send-a-tip/
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even incredibly evil efforts to force women into reproductive servitude don’t increase the birth rate: turns out women will do literally anything to avoid being turned into sentient meat-factories
Even Ceaușescu's total ban on contraception and abortion only briefly moved the needle! Romania's birth rate spiked, but within a few years it was back where it was before
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
even incredibly evil efforts to force women into reproductive servitude don’t increase the birth rate: turns out women will do literally anything to avoid being turned into sentient meat-factories
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the express belief here is that America's men have elected their candidate, and that because the men's candidate won the election, that the people protesting are women and women-affiliated and that being a politically active woman is illegal now
this is what they *actually think*
this is what they *actually think*
when the general population is harassing your federal agency out of their every location ON SIGHT maybe consider rethinking your relationship to the will of the people
January 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
the express belief here is that America's men have elected their candidate, and that because the men's candidate won the election, that the people protesting are women and women-affiliated and that being a politically active woman is illegal now
this is what they *actually think*
this is what they *actually think*
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just reiterating, without really wanting to get deeply into the fight over it, that I think we should not talk about birthrates, and that the disapproval for talking about birthrates is largely correct, because most people who care about birthrates are in fact Handmaid's Tale wannabes
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
just reiterating, without really wanting to get deeply into the fight over it, that I think we should not talk about birthrates, and that the disapproval for talking about birthrates is largely correct, because most people who care about birthrates are in fact Handmaid's Tale wannabes
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indeed, as claudia goldin has argued, in some cases it seems pretty clear that patriarchy itself is the problem
women just don't like that fucking bargain anymore
www.nber.org/papers/w33311
women just don't like that fucking bargain anymore
www.nber.org/papers/w33311
Babies and the Macroeconomy
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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January 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
indeed, as claudia goldin has argued, in some cases it seems pretty clear that patriarchy itself is the problem
women just don't like that fucking bargain anymore
www.nber.org/papers/w33311
women just don't like that fucking bargain anymore
www.nber.org/papers/w33311
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like let's just talk empirical evidence. hungary, russia, china are all variously authoritarian, illiberal nations, they're all facing severe demographic pressures, they're all trying to solve this problem by doubling down on patriarchy. is it working?
no!
no!
January 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
like let's just talk empirical evidence. hungary, russia, china are all variously authoritarian, illiberal nations, they're all facing severe demographic pressures, they're all trying to solve this problem by doubling down on patriarchy. is it working?
no!
no!
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Anyone who was serious about caring about the birth rate would be lobbying to fund research to make pregnancy and childbirth less physically onerous. Without that it's deeply unserious
January 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Anyone who was serious about caring about the birth rate would be lobbying to fund research to make pregnancy and childbirth less physically onerous. Without that it's deeply unserious
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In 1960, one in six 18- and 19-year-old women in the United States had a baby. One in six! I think we are right to have decided that's bad and we don't want to go back to it!
January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
In 1960, one in six 18- and 19-year-old women in the United States had a baby. One in six! I think we are right to have decided that's bad and we don't want to go back to it!
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personally I think that a core reason why many people don’t want kids is because they just don’t want a constantly screaming, incontinent creature in their house that costs a lot of money, but it’s still not socially acceptable to just honestly say this up-front to pollers
If you own reproductive organs that the GOP is currently trying to commander as forced-birth factories, then I can’t blame you for being not-chill about birth rate discussions.
pretty sure people will be more open to discussion when MAGAs stop trying to force them into reproductive servitude.
pretty sure people will be more open to discussion when MAGAs stop trying to force them into reproductive servitude.
I’m gonna say it: it’s stupid how psychotic people get when birthrates are discussed. If you scream at and shout down anyone who isn’t a handmaids tale type when the subject comes up, then the policy space is going to be dominated by them, for what’s clearly going to be a consequential issue.
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
personally I think that a core reason why many people don’t want kids is because they just don’t want a constantly screaming, incontinent creature in their house that costs a lot of money, but it’s still not socially acceptable to just honestly say this up-front to pollers
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also there’s the whole “people with uteruses take on immense physical risk, discomfort, and permanent change when having kids” part - which I’ve noticed that people without uteruses tend to pay way too little attention to
like that’s a big one folks
like that’s a big one folks
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
also there’s the whole “people with uteruses take on immense physical risk, discomfort, and permanent change when having kids” part - which I’ve noticed that people without uteruses tend to pay way too little attention to
like that’s a big one folks
like that’s a big one folks
Imagine executing politicians who engage in insurrection.
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
January 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Imagine executing politicians who engage in insurrection.
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Court Street feels very European to me, so it's no wonder a bunch of yokels spent money to inflict a shitload of giant vehicles on their neighbors
January 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Court Street feels very European to me, so it's no wonder a bunch of yokels spent money to inflict a shitload of giant vehicles on their neighbors
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Zohran has announced bus lane extensions on Madison Ave from 23rd to 42nd. I urge the DOT to not forget about the other thing needed...
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Zohran has announced bus lane extensions on Madison Ave from 23rd to 42nd. I urge the DOT to not forget about the other thing needed...