Joyful Aroha
@joyfularoha.bsky.social
Views are my own and do not reflect those of my employer. My name is Joy O'Donnell. Abolish Poverty. Expat Kiwi, living on Gadigal land.
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they have plenty of goons unless people decide to make that number insufficient
but right now? they have all the goons they need
but right now? they have all the goons they need
So to return to this: Mussolini had 200,000 blackshirts for the March on Rome in a country of ~35m. Hitler had 400,000 brownshirts in 1932 in Germany for a population of ~60m.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
So around 0.6% of the population.
0.6% of 340m Americans is just over 2 million.
They do not have enough goons.
In 1932, on the eve of seizing power, the Nazi goon army - the Sturmabteiling or SA - numbered 400,000 members. By 1933, it was over two *million.*
DHS has 240,00 employees and lot of those are non-goons who have, you know, real jobs.
DHS has 240,00 employees and lot of those are non-goons who have, you know, real jobs.
January 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
they have plenty of goons unless people decide to make that number insufficient
but right now? they have all the goons they need
but right now? they have all the goons they need
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Anti-ICE protesters are having a rolling noise demo and protest in downtown Minneapolis targeting hotels where federal agents are reportedly staying -- starting at the Canopy by Hilton and going to the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Police have just arrived as we are posting this.
January 10, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Anti-ICE protesters are having a rolling noise demo and protest in downtown Minneapolis targeting hotels where federal agents are reportedly staying -- starting at the Canopy by Hilton and going to the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel. Police have just arrived as we are posting this.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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"The legal team said they submitted her US birth certificate along with additional documents they say establish her citizenship – but those materials were still insufficient to secure her release from ICE custody."
25 days. TWENTY-FIVE DAYS they kept this woman after kidnapping her.
25 days. TWENTY-FIVE DAYS they kept this woman after kidnapping her.
Maryland woman who says she is US citizen finally released from ICE custody
Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales was held for 25 days even after attorneys said they presented ICE with US birth certificate
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
"The legal team said they submitted her US birth certificate along with additional documents they say establish her citizenship – but those materials were still insufficient to secure her release from ICE custody."
25 days. TWENTY-FIVE DAYS they kept this woman after kidnapping her.
25 days. TWENTY-FIVE DAYS they kept this woman after kidnapping her.
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What ICE is doing to Minneapolis right now is a both a proof of concept of what mass deportation will look like and a preview of what it will be capable of doing to every major blue city at the same time by the time its budget has nearly quadrupled in 3 yrs
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
2,000 federal agents sent to Minneapolis area to carry out 'largest immigration operation ever,' ICE says
The surge dramatically expands the federal law enforcement footprint in Minnesota amid heightened political and community tensions.
www.pbs.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
What ICE is doing to Minneapolis right now is a both a proof of concept of what mass deportation will look like and a preview of what it will be capable of doing to every major blue city at the same time by the time its budget has nearly quadrupled in 3 yrs
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Mia is hanging around the treats area and Finn is hanging around the Mia area
January 10, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Mia is hanging around the treats area and Finn is hanging around the Mia area
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American figure skater Maxim Naumov just took the lead at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships holding a picture of his parents that he lost almost a year ago in the mid air collision between the AA jet and Army helicopter 🥺🙏
January 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
American figure skater Maxim Naumov just took the lead at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships holding a picture of his parents that he lost almost a year ago in the mid air collision between the AA jet and Army helicopter 🥺🙏
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Will you look at the majesty!
Slovenia is smaller and more densely populated than Scotland. But despite its small size and relatively populous countryside, it's home to nearly 1,000 brown bears, over 120 wolves and a growing population of around 50 reintroduced lynx.
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Will you look at the majesty!
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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If you missed the update from the Premier and Agency Heads, the video is on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdcg...
#VicFires
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdcg...
#VicFires
IN FULL: Victorian authorities provide update on out of control fires | ABC NEWS
YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
If you missed the update from the Premier and Agency Heads, the video is on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdcg...
#VicFires
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdcg...
#VicFires
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Full interview: youtu.be/gH2BGuPtdwA?...
Binyamin Netanyahu on how Israel justifies its war in Gaza
YouTube video by The Economist
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Full interview: youtu.be/gH2BGuPtdwA?...
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Israeli PM Netanyahu discusses Israel's justification for genocide in Gaza, in an interview w/ the Economist, framing it as a battle against radical Islam that threatens all of Western civilization. The interview featured unusually direct pushback from the magazine on several of... [his] assertions.
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Israeli PM Netanyahu discusses Israel's justification for genocide in Gaza, in an interview w/ the Economist, framing it as a battle against radical Islam that threatens all of Western civilization. The interview featured unusually direct pushback from the magazine on several of... [his] assertions.
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🟣 Jewish Voice for Peace on protests outside an NYC synagogue over the sale of stolen Palestinian land, which several elected officials labeled “antisemitic”: “When people protest against sales of stolen Palestinian land, elected officials and far too many Jewish institutions rush to decry the...
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
🟣 Jewish Voice for Peace on protests outside an NYC synagogue over the sale of stolen Palestinian land, which several elected officials labeled “antisemitic”: “When people protest against sales of stolen Palestinian land, elected officials and far too many Jewish institutions rush to decry the...
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January 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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The states ethnic cleansing police returns to the scene of the original genocide.
Like nothing left to analogy. It this was a show it’d be criticized for being too literal.
Like nothing left to analogy. It this was a show it’d be criticized for being too literal.
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
The states ethnic cleansing police returns to the scene of the original genocide.
Like nothing left to analogy. It this was a show it’d be criticized for being too literal.
Like nothing left to analogy. It this was a show it’d be criticized for being too literal.
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Look at these dumb bubbas
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Look at these dumb bubbas
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In Nazi Germany citizens used to rattle their pans to warn the Gestapo was coming.
In Nazi USA they blow their whistles.
In Nazi USA they blow their whistles.
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
In Nazi Germany citizens used to rattle their pans to warn the Gestapo was coming.
In Nazi USA they blow their whistles.
In Nazi USA they blow their whistles.
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Trump's thugs are shooting protesters in the face with their pepper guns
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Trump's thugs are shooting protesters in the face with their pepper guns
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This is a really big deal.
NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is a really big deal.
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On day 8 of our Administration, @governor.ny.gov and I announced the beginning of universal childcare in NYC. No longer will New Yorkers be forced to choose between starting a family and continuing to live in the city they love. This only happened because of you.
January 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
On day 8 of our Administration, @governor.ny.gov and I announced the beginning of universal childcare in NYC. No longer will New Yorkers be forced to choose between starting a family and continuing to live in the city they love. This only happened because of you.
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not that far off from an act of war
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
not that far off from an act of war
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Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
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Protesters making as much noise as possible in front of the Hilton Canopy where ICE agents are staying in Minneapolis.
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Protesters making as much noise as possible in front of the Hilton Canopy where ICE agents are staying in Minneapolis.
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We have now identified 3 of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse
1: a drunk raccoon passed out in a liquor store bathroom
2: a monkey ransacking a music store 3: bargain hunting Bavarian sheep
1: a drunk raccoon passed out in a liquor store bathroom
2: a monkey ransacking a music store 3: bargain hunting Bavarian sheep
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
We have now identified 3 of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse
1: a drunk raccoon passed out in a liquor store bathroom
2: a monkey ransacking a music store 3: bargain hunting Bavarian sheep
1: a drunk raccoon passed out in a liquor store bathroom
2: a monkey ransacking a music store 3: bargain hunting Bavarian sheep
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The Guardian doing inexplicable voluntary free public relations work for a corporation profiting from sexual abuse by headlining this as the image gen being "turned off". It isn't off: they've just monetised it. What the fuck are we doing here people, come on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The Guardian doing inexplicable voluntary free public relations work for a corporation profiting from sexual abuse by headlining this as the image gen being "turned off". It isn't off: they've just monetised it. What the fuck are we doing here people, come on.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...