Julie D
@jfount.bsky.social
Celebrating over 20 years of posting through it
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Call your senator's office and ask for a staffer. Tell them that after Minneapolis you do not want to see more DHS or ICE funding.
1-844-632-2268
1-844-632-2268
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Call your senator's office and ask for a staffer. Tell them that after Minneapolis you do not want to see more DHS or ICE funding.
1-844-632-2268
1-844-632-2268
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i think i’m fully in on “the white house is run by thirtysomething chuds who think grand strategy games are real life”
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
i think i’m fully in on “the white house is run by thirtysomething chuds who think grand strategy games are real life”
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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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before I go to bed, I feel obliged to emphasize how tonight’s rampage in northern Minneapolis was, by no exaggeration, a glorified episode of klan night riding by federally deputized groypers. Yes, DHS always had these people but the difference now is that they’re in charge and with a $175B budget.
oh my god????
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM
before I go to bed, I feel obliged to emphasize how tonight’s rampage in northern Minneapolis was, by no exaggeration, a glorified episode of klan night riding by federally deputized groypers. Yes, DHS always had these people but the difference now is that they’re in charge and with a $175B budget.
This is so bad I can't stop giggling about it
this, from West Ham's Freddie Potts, is the single worst "five famous people you'd invite to dinner" I've ever seen
January 15, 2026 at 10:44 AM
This is so bad I can't stop giggling about it
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If we invade Greenland I think the Brits should get to burn down the White House again
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
If we invade Greenland I think the Brits should get to burn down the White House again
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The people of MN give me far more hope than the largely feckless “opposition” leaders of our country or the deeply compromised and ineffectual media both-sidesing white nationalist totalitarianism.
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The people of MN give me far more hope than the largely feckless “opposition” leaders of our country or the deeply compromised and ineffectual media both-sidesing white nationalist totalitarianism.
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It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
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I want to make the Gorn real so they can lay their eggs inside him
"We want to make Star Trek real," said Elon Musk.
"We want to make Starfleet Academy real so that it's not always science fiction, but one day the science fiction turns to science fact."
"We want to make Starfleet Academy real so that it's not always science fiction, but one day the science fiction turns to science fact."
January 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I want to make the Gorn real so they can lay their eggs inside him
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My article speaks to some of the resonances of the 1850s and our situation today
chicagoreader.com/city-life/ch...
chicagoreader.com/city-life/ch...
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
My article speaks to some of the resonances of the 1850s and our situation today
chicagoreader.com/city-life/ch...
chicagoreader.com/city-life/ch...
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
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If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 AM
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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NCR's post on inst*gr*m is even more direct. Love to see it.
January 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
NCR's post on inst*gr*m is even more direct. Love to see it.
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A superb argument from a journalist we are lucky to have about why the "we can't leave Twitter to the trolls" line is nonsense
The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
A superb argument from a journalist we are lucky to have about why the "we can't leave Twitter to the trolls" line is nonsense
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you know how if you try and make LLMs more racist, they also end up more sexist and pro-genocide? this is the human example of that. evil isn't a single thing, if you start down one path you keep ending up at the same destination.
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
you know how if you try and make LLMs more racist, they also end up more sexist and pro-genocide? this is the human example of that. evil isn't a single thing, if you start down one path you keep ending up at the same destination.
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ICE wants you dead. They are a clear and present danger to the lives and civil liberties of every single American.
If you think you're unaffected, you are sorely mistaken.
They are the enemy within.
If you think you're unaffected, you are sorely mistaken.
They are the enemy within.
They murdered her and then they called her a “fucking bitch.”
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
ICE wants you dead. They are a clear and present danger to the lives and civil liberties of every single American.
If you think you're unaffected, you are sorely mistaken.
They are the enemy within.
If you think you're unaffected, you are sorely mistaken.
They are the enemy within.
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I have seen a lot of people say “what’s the point?” of doing their academic work in particular, and I get that. It’s like grief: the inbox, the day to day, doesn’t reflect any of the feelings.
But, gosh, a part of me stubbornly thinks: they want us to never think, they want it so badly.
But, gosh, a part of me stubbornly thinks: they want us to never think, they want it so badly.
January 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I have seen a lot of people say “what’s the point?” of doing their academic work in particular, and I get that. It’s like grief: the inbox, the day to day, doesn’t reflect any of the feelings.
But, gosh, a part of me stubbornly thinks: they want us to never think, they want it so badly.
But, gosh, a part of me stubbornly thinks: they want us to never think, they want it so badly.
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
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One thing I've noticed. These ICE guys just mill around, talk shit (or shoot people) and then leave. That isn't law enforcement work. That is a gang.
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
One thing I've noticed. These ICE guys just mill around, talk shit (or shoot people) and then leave. That isn't law enforcement work. That is a gang.
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It’s never too late to quit Twitter.
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
It’s never too late to quit Twitter.
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Time to consult the Declaration again
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Time to consult the Declaration again
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When I was writing about A.I. video slop and docs last year, it became very clear that the objective of anyone who is flooding the zone with A.I. video, no matter how nonsensical, is to ensure that in the near future, all video evidence will be de facto unbelievable.
We're not quite there yet.
We're not quite there yet.
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
When I was writing about A.I. video slop and docs last year, it became very clear that the objective of anyone who is flooding the zone with A.I. video, no matter how nonsensical, is to ensure that in the near future, all video evidence will be de facto unbelievable.
We're not quite there yet.
We're not quite there yet.