Gretchen Strauch
@fetchen.bsky.social
I probably shouldn’t be awake right now
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this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
Props to the lady giving an interview in her pink UFFDA hat and saying, "well, gosh, I've never had tear gas and flashbangs shot at me, but I'm happy to take it so my neighbors are safe."
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
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And then double the cost for when the next president changes it back.
Depending on how DoD implements the order to use the name "Department of War," CBO estimates that costs could range from a few million dollars up to $125 million. A modest implementation of the name change would cost about $10 million.
www.cbo.gov
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
And then double the cost for when the next president changes it back.
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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what a long week. i wish we could just skip ahead to Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
what a long week. i wish we could just skip ahead to Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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In the last 4 days:
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
January 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In the last 4 days:
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
-- Elise Slotkin says she's being criminally investigated by DOJ
-- ICE illegally goes "door to door" in Minneapolis
-- FBI raids the home of a WP journalist
-- DHS illegally arrests, detains 100+ Somalians with legal refugee status
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Marco Rubio, June 2012.
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Marco Rubio, June 2012.
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However bad you think it is in Minnesota right now, it’s actually probably worse.
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
However bad you think it is in Minnesota right now, it’s actually probably worse.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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Life in Minnesota is getting invited to the house of a lady who you met in a neighborhood signal chat because she said she needed a dozen whistles and then talking for an hour in her kitchen about how to develop an anti-ICE patrol for her kid’s fucking preschool.
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Life in Minnesota is getting invited to the house of a lady who you met in a neighborhood signal chat because she said she needed a dozen whistles and then talking for an hour in her kitchen about how to develop an anti-ICE patrol for her kid’s fucking preschool.
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I love that we have four or five separate examples of ICE thugs directly threatening to murder dissidents by saying precisely the same thing (haven't you learned your lesson?), and it never fails to just make people virulently angry. They just refuse to believe it's not working.
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I love that we have four or five separate examples of ICE thugs directly threatening to murder dissidents by saying precisely the same thing (haven't you learned your lesson?), and it never fails to just make people virulently angry. They just refuse to believe it's not working.
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here at cbs news, we are undertaking a mission to tell the kind of stories that for too long have gone untold, like how cops are badass and white people have never done anything wrong
January 14, 2026 at 12:23 AM
here at cbs news, we are undertaking a mission to tell the kind of stories that for too long have gone untold, like how cops are badass and white people have never done anything wrong
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i had some doubts about bari weiss strategy, but dropping her lead anchor down an open sewer grate every night makes for good tv
January 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
i had some doubts about bari weiss strategy, but dropping her lead anchor down an open sewer grate every night makes for good tv
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Bari Weiss is so bad at this lmao
New: CBS News seems to be preparing a new segment called "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil," per sources.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
January 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Bari Weiss is so bad at this lmao
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NEW:
NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Republicans Rejected Trump’s Election Fraud Claims in Secret Georgia Testimony
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
NEW:
NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
NYT obtained grand jury transcripts of the Georgia election interference case, including the testimony of Republicans who rejected Trump's claims.
Lindsey Graham: “If you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Yeah, uh, that is the right kind of censorship
Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Yeah, uh, that is the right kind of censorship
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CGI has never achieved anything as impressive as Jim Henson making Kermit the Frog ride a bicycle
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
CGI has never achieved anything as impressive as Jim Henson making Kermit the Frog ride a bicycle
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this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
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Kyle Rittenhouse was an honored guest at a 2024 gathering of Oregon Republican activists. This is the monstrously depraved tweet he sent tonight. These are the people who claim to be defending Christianity and “western civilization.”
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Kyle Rittenhouse was an honored guest at a 2024 gathering of Oregon Republican activists. This is the monstrously depraved tweet he sent tonight. These are the people who claim to be defending Christianity and “western civilization.”
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Honestly glad he said this. They are celebrating the murder, they are saying the murder is good and they want to make sure other members of ICE know that "shoot first" is appropriate and acceptable behavior. Not an ounce of an apology. They are happy it happened.
So now what?
So now what?
Never mind that this isn’t the definition of doxing in the first place, but you can’t dox a federal employee. If you’re a public servant, your identity isn’t “hidden.” It’s on public records. People can access those public records.
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Honestly glad he said this. They are celebrating the murder, they are saying the murder is good and they want to make sure other members of ICE know that "shoot first" is appropriate and acceptable behavior. Not an ounce of an apology. They are happy it happened.
So now what?
So now what?