Erik Vorhes
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Erik Vorhes
@erikvorhes.bsky.social
· Nov 6
I’m reminded that we are a nation that filled in public pools rather than share them.
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These are not people who make this kind of statement lightly.
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
These are not people who make this kind of statement lightly.
I’m mad at myself that the first thing that popped into my head was “Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern and Tom Stoppard are dead.” RIP to a phenomenal playwright.
Oof. He was truly a master, from Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern to Arcadia to Leopoldstadt—just a lifetime of tremendous, thought-provoking, hilarious work. RIP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m mad at myself that the first thing that popped into my head was “Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern and Tom Stoppard are dead.” RIP to a phenomenal playwright.
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The new air marshals are awfully aggressive
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The new air marshals are awfully aggressive
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Ok internet: my kid needs a new pair of nice-ish casual pants but really hates hard pants. He's very slim, & towers above me at 5'7". Adult sizes often fall off without a belt.
Any recs for extremely soft non sweatpants that won't feel like a waste of money bec he'll grow out of them in 2 months?
Any recs for extremely soft non sweatpants that won't feel like a waste of money bec he'll grow out of them in 2 months?
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Ok internet: my kid needs a new pair of nice-ish casual pants but really hates hard pants. He's very slim, & towers above me at 5'7". Adult sizes often fall off without a belt.
Any recs for extremely soft non sweatpants that won't feel like a waste of money bec he'll grow out of them in 2 months?
Any recs for extremely soft non sweatpants that won't feel like a waste of money bec he'll grow out of them in 2 months?
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
Share a film you’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Share a film you’re thankful for.
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“Biden Asylum Cases” is NYT’s framing for a story pegged to a man who got asylum 3 months into the Trump administration
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
November 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Biden Asylum Cases” is NYT’s framing for a story pegged to a man who got asylum 3 months into the Trump administration
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
[Quickly crumbles into dust like in the Last Crusade]
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
[Quickly crumbles into dust like in the Last Crusade]
Once again, I am thankful for gluten.
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Once again, I am thankful for gluten.
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The observations of the Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission chairperson are amazingly damning
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The observations of the Police Civilian Internal Affairs Review Commission chairperson are amazingly damning
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Looks like there'll be a last minute-ish menu switch tomorrow, so I'll be making stuffing from scratch with what we have. Anyone have a good basic recipe that will be made mostly from challah? Thx.
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Looks like there'll be a last minute-ish menu switch tomorrow, so I'll be making stuffing from scratch with what we have. Anyone have a good basic recipe that will be made mostly from challah? Thx.
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wait.... the cops couldn't have been LYING about ICE having a warrant...
right??????
right??????
A day after an immigration raid outside an East Side home devolved into clashes with protesters, family members say they were taunted and humiliated during a standoff with federal agents.
By Shubhanjana Das
By Shubhanjana Das
Family of man swept up in St. Paul raid say agents had no warrant
A day after an immigration raid outside an East Side home devolved into clashes with protesters, family members of a second man swept up in the operation say they were taunted and humiliated during a ...
sahanjournal.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
wait.... the cops couldn't have been LYING about ICE having a warrant...
right??????
right??????
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[Meanwhile in 1973]
What’s wrong babe? You haven’t touched your jello turkey.
What’s wrong babe? You haven’t touched your jello turkey.
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
[Meanwhile in 1973]
What’s wrong babe? You haven’t touched your jello turkey.
What’s wrong babe? You haven’t touched your jello turkey.
I haven’t baked in a while, so I’m really happy with how this sourdough turned out.
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I haven’t baked in a while, so I’m really happy with how this sourdough turned out.
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Thread of useful links about the appalling behavior of the St Paul police yesterday
“Claire Lingon handed out water and tissue paper to people who were tear-gassed by St. Paul police. She said the home’s tenants have young children who are always playing in the yard.” sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Council member criticizes St. Paul police conduct during federal arrest
Hundreds of demonstrators confronted dozens of federal agents and St. Paul police Tuesday as authorities arrested a man at a home on Rose Avenue on the East Side.
sahanjournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Thread of useful links about the appalling behavior of the St Paul police yesterday
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Historian here he is right and regrettably the AHA is wrong on AI and its classroom use www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Historian here he is right and regrettably the AHA is wrong on AI and its classroom use www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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Great thread
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Great thread
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This is how you do it.
Council member criticizes St. Paul police conduct during federal arrest
Hundreds of demonstrators confronted dozens of federal agents and St. Paul police Tuesday as authorities arrested a man at a home on Rose Avenue on the East Side.
sahanjournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This is how you do it.
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This is the same asshole that arrested me at Brotex. Out there racking up those FTCA complaints…
If I pointed a loaded assault rifle at someone in the street with the obvious intent of intimidating them, I would be arrested and charged with assault (or worse).
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This is the same asshole that arrested me at Brotex. Out there racking up those FTCA complaints…
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TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
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I am furious and devastated that ICE was once again present in Saint Paul and that federal agents continue to jeopardize the safety and well-being of our residents. The destruction this White House has caused our city in just a matter of days is unconscionable.
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I am furious and devastated that ICE was once again present in Saint Paul and that federal agents continue to jeopardize the safety and well-being of our residents. The destruction this White House has caused our city in just a matter of days is unconscionable.
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"Sanctuary City"
We don't have law enforcement here, just heavily armed rogue militias that answer to no one.
We don't have law enforcement here, just heavily armed rogue militias that answer to no one.
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"Sanctuary City"
We don't have law enforcement here, just heavily armed rogue militias that answer to no one.
We don't have law enforcement here, just heavily armed rogue militias that answer to no one.
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My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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In four days there’s another training in St. Paul—Monarca has ramped up its efforts and has made a lot available.
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
In four days there’s another training in St. Paul—Monarca has ramped up its efforts and has made a lot available.