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late 20s, they/fae pronouns
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gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
mega anxiety. disrupting my sleep
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 AM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
so the issue with my car was the battery. the terminals were very corroded. replacing a battery is easy right?

well, not if you have a 2012 dodge avenger. the battery is in the left front fender. you have to take off the tire to get at it. certainly one of the engineering decisions of all time
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
www.lawfirm4immigrants.com/companies-th... companies to avoid
Companies That Do Business with ICE
A documented, up-to-date list of companies that do business with ICE—plus verified proof, contact info, and lawful tools to organize effective boycotts.
www.lawfirm4immigrants.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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junlper.beer
i do genuinely think we need to jail every single person currently working for ICE
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
kind of feel like that one gif of the scrunched guy at the computer who then says "i'm okay" but without the "i'm okay"
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
my car wouldn't start earlier so i've been moping all morning
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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neolithicsheep.bsky.social
This is amazing and wonderful, North American grasslands are the most endangered biome we have because they have largely been plowed under for monocrop agriculture since the mid-19th century.
adapalmer.bsky.social Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 11d
Conservation nonprofit American Prairie in Montana has acquired holdings now spanning more than 2,428 km², the nonprofit aims to stitch together 12,950 km² of shortgrass prairie, home to bison, badgers, prairie dogs, ferrets, pronghorn, sage grouse and swift fox. buff.ly/PJYfnwi
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Victory for public access: American Prairie unlocks another 70,000 acres in Montana
Conservation group opens gated road and tears down "no trespassing" signs with purchase from Texas billionaire brothers.
buff.ly
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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starrdiver.bsky.social
glorp
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
ough i have labs i need drawn and one of them is a CMP so i gotta fast and everything i'm reading is saying "no black coffee" 🥲
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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editorialboard.bsky.social
Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.

www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
my grandparents are complaining about picking up after the dogs and frankly i have little sympathy here. if you hate it so much there's an easy way to avoid it—move out
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
made an extremely bland taco (tortilla, black beans, cheddar cheese, and taco sauce) but hey at least i made it myself. new recipe unlocked
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
disordered eating ]

ughhhh i may need to start buying meal replacement drinks again, i was only hungry enough to eat 2 meals today
January 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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nyazsche.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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hard-drive.net
For No Reason in Particular Here’s a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis - Hard Drive
The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War... Get the full story
hard-drive.net
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
*hands alphinaud ffxiv a bottle of ceruleum jelly*
January 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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jazzpomegranate.com
please do not bring your phone to a protest
josephcox.bsky.social Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18d
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant

“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
reminding myself that doomscrolling is not helpful
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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junlper.beer
abolishing the domestic terror group ICE is the moderate position at this point
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
lightyear frontier is fun enough, i like stomping around in a mech and then planting things, BUT the description of the washing tub + washing board as "cozy" is like. 😮‍💨

i don't think the devs understand how difficult and time consuming hand-washing actually is? in no fucking way is it "cozy"
January 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
ew i got a recruitment text. absolutely never
January 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
gqandrogynoid.bsky.social
got my permanent retainer out :) feels weird but i've had it on for 14 years. i was sick of it about 5 years in so i'm happy
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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himeya.art
I'll serve crack before I serve this country
January 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM