Jason Wells
@exasperatedman.bsky.social
Family, fly-fishing, good beer. I work in finance, but am a geography nerd. 7th generation Oregonian.
You’ve got to kick at the darkness ‘til it bleeds daylight.
You’ve got to kick at the darkness ‘til it bleeds daylight.
Happy Cascadia Subduction Zone anniversary to all who celebrate! At this time 326 years ago I would have been in a world of hurt. This is a great piece on how people started listening to the stories handed down over generations to better understand the science of earthquakes.
Three hundred and twenty-six years ago the Earth rang like a bell. And the ocean woke up mad and climbed up on the land all around the north Pacific. Forests drowned. But the people survived. And the people remember
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The Great Quake and the Great Drowning | Hakai Magazine
Mega-quakes have periodically rocked North America’s Pacific Northwest. Indigenous people told terrifying stories about the devastation but refused to leave.
hakaimagazine.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Happy Cascadia Subduction Zone anniversary to all who celebrate! At this time 326 years ago I would have been in a world of hurt. This is a great piece on how people started listening to the stories handed down over generations to better understand the science of earthquakes.
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Who I want leading the Democratic Party rn / who I got running the Democratic Party rn
January 27, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Who I want leading the Democratic Party rn / who I got running the Democratic Party rn
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"You look around and think, 'Yep, this is it. Paramilitary deportations, apocalyptic foreign policy, and private corporations looting the federal government. This has to be the Fourth Reich.' Not so fast. It’s only the Fourth Reich if it comes from the Reich region of Germany."
It’s Only the Fourth Reich If It Comes from the Reich Region of Germany, Otherwise It’s Just Sparkling Fascism
Don’t be embarrassed, it’s a common mistake. You look around and think, Yep, this is it. Paramilitary deportations, apocalyptic foreign policy, and...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"You look around and think, 'Yep, this is it. Paramilitary deportations, apocalyptic foreign policy, and private corporations looting the federal government. This has to be the Fourth Reich.' Not so fast. It’s only the Fourth Reich if it comes from the Reich region of Germany."
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Fuck you.
I won’t do what you tell me.
Stay till the end.
I won’t do what you tell me.
Stay till the end.
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Fuck you.
I won’t do what you tell me.
Stay till the end.
I won’t do what you tell me.
Stay till the end.
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Amen to @mattufford.bsky.social here mattufford.com/2026/01/24/t...
Their guns are not enough
Photo illustration; original photograph by Alex Kormann of the Minnesota Star Tribune I have a dark joke that plays on loop in my head, like two lines of an earworm when you’re trying to fall…
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January 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Amen to @mattufford.bsky.social here mattufford.com/2026/01/24/t...
@jeff-merkley.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov Constituent here telling you, in no uncertain terms, to ABOLISH ICE. Anything less is intolerable. An agency that kills citizens in cold blood and kidnaps kids to use them as bait is not in need of more training, it is in need of defenestration. ABOLISH!
@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov Constituent here telling you, in no uncertain terms, to ABOLISH ICE. Anything less is intolerable. I cannot impress upon you both enough that talk of more training or funding, or of anything less than full ABOLITION will be seen as capitulation. TAKE A STAND!!
Constituent here - would love to hear you and Senator Murray say "abolish ICE". That probably won't happen so I'm at least counting on you to vote no to any more funding for this group of thugs.
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
@jeff-merkley.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov Constituent here telling you, in no uncertain terms, to ABOLISH ICE. Anything less is intolerable. An agency that kills citizens in cold blood and kidnaps kids to use them as bait is not in need of more training, it is in need of defenestration. ABOLISH!
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Listen to the whole thing.
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Listen to the whole thing.
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no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch
This is inspiring
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 6:22 AM
This is inspiring
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January 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
How is this fucking acceptable in a civilized society? Any politician that doesn’t see that ICE is not redeemable won’t get my vote or $.
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
How is this fucking acceptable in a civilized society? Any politician that doesn’t see that ICE is not redeemable won’t get my vote or $.
It’s like he is looking to be the next Charlie Kirk. Or maybe trying to rile people up so they have an excuse to shoot folks.
Border Commander Greg Bovino stands outside a South Minneapolis gas station this morning with BORTAC officers in what seemed like an effort to draw more and more people to the scene as other agents shoot high resolution video of the crowd yelling and blowing whistles.
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 AM
It’s like he is looking to be the next Charlie Kirk. Or maybe trying to rile people up so they have an excuse to shoot folks.
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The brutality of these agents is clearly the result of joy found in cruelty and the misery of others. They are sadists, monsters who find solace for their own unhappiness in creating pain in others.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The brutality of these agents is clearly the result of joy found in cruelty and the misery of others. They are sadists, monsters who find solace for their own unhappiness in creating pain in others.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
No. We don’t need to “modify ICE training.” We need to close DHS. Dismantle it. It’s an outdated expensive bureaucracy that’s been usurped by violent white supremacists. Shut it down.
Daughter and 5 or 6 friends are all downstairs watching Heated Rivalry. They were a bit chagrined when I brought them popcorn in the middle of a sex scene, but seem to have recovered and are hooting & hollering at something down there.
January 18, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Daughter and 5 or 6 friends are all downstairs watching Heated Rivalry. They were a bit chagrined when I brought them popcorn in the middle of a sex scene, but seem to have recovered and are hooting & hollering at something down there.
He’s not getting my Iron Mike.
If anyone has old sport’s trophies 🏆 or medals 🥇 may I suggest sending them to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in DC.
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 AM
He’s not getting my Iron Mike.
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
Finally cleaned out the t-shirt drawer enough to add a new one without getting into trouble. Thanks Richard!
January 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Finally cleaned out the t-shirt drawer enough to add a new one without getting into trouble. Thanks Richard!
No new pictures: Where are you at mentally?
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 AM
No new pictures: Where are you at mentally?
My son and I shared a bottle of nicely aged imperial stout while playing cards this evening. Fine way to close out the week. 2013 The Abyss from @deschutesbrewery.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
My son and I shared a bottle of nicely aged imperial stout while playing cards this evening. Fine way to close out the week. 2013 The Abyss from @deschutesbrewery.bsky.social
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"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"Terrible things are happening outside ... poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." — Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
I am really hoping my Channel 6 includes a breakdown of this as good as the one you did of the Fracas in Frisco, @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I am really hoping my Channel 6 includes a breakdown of this as good as the one you did of the Fracas in Frisco, @edsbs.bsky.social @hollyanderson.bsky.social
Went to the Sandy river to see what it looks like after the flood a few weeks back. Massive changes to some of the channels. The first photo is today, lots of sand deposits. Second & third photo shows same location in 2023, but there is a channel next to the slope.
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Went to the Sandy river to see what it looks like after the flood a few weeks back. Massive changes to some of the channels. The first photo is today, lots of sand deposits. Second & third photo shows same location in 2023, but there is a channel next to the slope.
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The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined