James L. Sutter
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
Co-creator of the Pathfinder & Starfinder TTRPGs. Author of the queer young adult romance novels DARKHEARTS and THE GHOST OF US, plus fantasy novels, comics, video games, and more. Musician. ME/CFS husband.
Reposted by James L. Sutter
I know some have been a little unnerved at the aggressive following and noisemaking tactics of the observers. What they don’t realize is that it’s necessitated by what ICE is doing. You have seconds and you need as many eyes on them as possible, and as many people trying to get key info as possible.
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I know some have been a little unnerved at the aggressive following and noisemaking tactics of the observers. What they don’t realize is that it’s necessitated by what ICE is doing. You have seconds and you need as many eyes on them as possible, and as many people trying to get key info as possible.
Reposted by James L. Sutter
They don’t know who they’re taking because:
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
They don’t know who they’re taking because:
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
The idea of work requirements for Medicaid makes my blood boil. You already can't get Medicaid unless you're *pretty damn poor*—now they want to make it even harder, and place further administrative burden on the folks already too disabled to work. Fuck these ghouls.
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The idea of work requirements for Medicaid makes my blood boil. You already can't get Medicaid unless you're *pretty damn poor*—now they want to make it even harder, and place further administrative burden on the folks already too disabled to work. Fuck these ghouls.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My Matrix was doing that, and replacing the gas cylinders was suuuuuper easy and fixed it for like $30. www.liftsupportsdepot.com
Seriously like "changing your wiper blades" easy.
Seriously like "changing your wiper blades" easy.
We're told isolation is normal, but that's bullshit, and *recent*. We've spent most of our sentience in tribes and villages, and we can build them again. I've got 30 friends within walking distance, and I know I can go to any of them for a hug, and it's honestly one of the greatest joys of my life.
December 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We're told isolation is normal, but that's bullshit, and *recent*. We've spent most of our sentience in tribes and villages, and we can build them again. I've got 30 friends within walking distance, and I know I can go to any of them for a hug, and it's honestly one of the greatest joys of my life.
Evolutionarily, we are all terrified little meerkats forced to drive to work in our separate cars and sit at separate desks and return to our separate homes, where we pair off and attempt to comfort one another, when we could be safe and supported in a big pile of all the people we love and trust.
December 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Evolutionarily, we are all terrified little meerkats forced to drive to work in our separate cars and sit at separate desks and return to our separate homes, where we pair off and attempt to comfort one another, when we could be safe and supported in a big pile of all the people we love and trust.
The Puritan idea that you can't touch anyone you're not in a romantic or parent/child relationship with—especially as a man—is one of the most pernicious in our society, and I think leads to a lot of antisocial behavior.
Hug your bros. Consensually, obviously, but *hug your bros*.
Hug your bros. Consensually, obviously, but *hug your bros*.
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Puritan idea that you can't touch anyone you're not in a romantic or parent/child relationship with—especially as a man—is one of the most pernicious in our society, and I think leads to a lot of antisocial behavior.
Hug your bros. Consensually, obviously, but *hug your bros*.
Hug your bros. Consensually, obviously, but *hug your bros*.
That's a legit heartbreaker. :(
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
That's a legit heartbreaker. :(
I used to really struggle with throwing away books, even when the author turned out to be a troll, but now I think "if I got this book into someone else's hands, am I potentially making their life better?" If not... that's 400 pages of junk mail, my dude, and it's okay to send it to the same place.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I used to really struggle with throwing away books, even when the author turned out to be a troll, but now I think "if I got this book into someone else's hands, am I potentially making their life better?" If not... that's 400 pages of junk mail, my dude, and it's okay to send it to the same place.