Long Tall Texan!
@lngtalltxan.bsky.social
NeverTrumper. Antifascist. Woke. Billionaires (and millionaires) are not part of normal society.
If you resort to childish namecalling, I probably will not follow you and might block.
(I have an acct here and at FB and at mas.to)
If you resort to childish namecalling, I probably will not follow you and might block.
(I have an acct here and at FB and at mas.to)
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It really cheeses me off that the Soviet Union fell my junior year as a…Soviet Studies major.
January 31, 2026 at 4:14 AM
It really cheeses me off that the Soviet Union fell my junior year as a…Soviet Studies major.
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Minneapolis and everyone in it has been utterly transformed by our experiences both shared and individually over the last month or more. We are building the better future one day at a time.
“Trying to go back to a phony-baloney corporate job of filing trademarks and talking about profit shares versus incentives and other just horse s--- is just so ultimately meaningless,” Young said. “I’ll figure something else out. But right now, my city needs me.’”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How daily life in Minneapolis has transformed since federal agents flooded the streets
The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents and a sweeping federal operation have transformed the city.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Minneapolis and everyone in it has been utterly transformed by our experiences both shared and individually over the last month or more. We are building the better future one day at a time.
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I LOVE IT WHEN THIS WORKS. Spotted a follow-spammer this morning during this investigation I'm still working on, and it also sounded extremely, extremely suspect like a badly behaving ChatGPT hookup. So I got a nice haiku about a cat.
November 25, 2024 at 3:20 PM
I LOVE IT WHEN THIS WORKS. Spotted a follow-spammer this morning during this investigation I'm still working on, and it also sounded extremely, extremely suspect like a badly behaving ChatGPT hookup. So I got a nice haiku about a cat.
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Winston-Salem home struck twice by vehicles due to icy conditions
Winston-Salem home struck twice by vehicles due to icy conditions
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A home in Winston-Salem was twice struck by vehicles on two separate days due to icy road conditions, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department. On Wednesday, po…
myfox8.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Winston-Salem home struck twice by vehicles due to icy conditions
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really excellent piece. traditional journalists are already massively losing to these folks in the battle for public attention/$, and as more journos lose our jobs/leave the industry I can only expect that to worsen
The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong.
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
What is Nick Shirley?
Slop doesn’t need to be AI-generated
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
really excellent piece. traditional journalists are already massively losing to these folks in the battle for public attention/$, and as more journos lose our jobs/leave the industry I can only expect that to worsen
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Part of the reason we want to try living here is that we are tired of pretending that the individualism we prize in America means much more than selfishness.
January 27, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Part of the reason we want to try living here is that we are tired of pretending that the individualism we prize in America means much more than selfishness.
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Literally everything in Japan is well set up for the blind and visually impaired. Everything.
I think some older sightseeing places are not so easy for people with mobility issues, but many places do have elevators.
I think some older sightseeing places are not so easy for people with mobility issues, but many places do have elevators.
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Literally everything in Japan is well set up for the blind and visually impaired. Everything.
I think some older sightseeing places are not so easy for people with mobility issues, but many places do have elevators.
I think some older sightseeing places are not so easy for people with mobility issues, but many places do have elevators.
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Our flight out of Hiroshima is at 7:30 this morning. The airport doesn't even open until 6:00, the counters don't open till 6:15, and security doesn't open until 6:30. None of this get to the airport 2 hours early bullshit that we do at home. I love it.
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Our flight out of Hiroshima is at 7:30 this morning. The airport doesn't even open until 6:00, the counters don't open till 6:15, and security doesn't open until 6:30. None of this get to the airport 2 hours early bullshit that we do at home. I love it.
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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lol. I’m waiting for Mike Johnson to propose that all ICE facilities post the Ten Commandments, which will totally prevent any future “mishaps.”
Comer on Fox right now urging Trump to pull ICE out of Minneapolis to *punish* Minnesotans — will prove to the state how good it was to have ICE there! This is really some 5-D chess
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
lol. I’m waiting for Mike Johnson to propose that all ICE facilities post the Ten Commandments, which will totally prevent any future “mishaps.”
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Always read M Gessen. Donald Trump ruled the GOP using the same terror techniques that he’s now using to rule the country. Plenty of GOP politicians and activists knew this all along and full well. They chose to capitulate to the terror. They are complicit. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Always read M Gessen. Donald Trump ruled the GOP using the same terror techniques that he’s now using to rule the country. Plenty of GOP politicians and activists knew this all along and full well. They chose to capitulate to the terror. They are complicit. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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It also betrays a fundamental lack of understanding about sensible risk assessment in organizing.
There are some organizing activities that are so sensitive that yeah, have that conversation offline and put your phone in a Faraday bag.
AND there's some stuff you can do in an unvetted group chat.
There are some organizing activities that are so sensitive that yeah, have that conversation offline and put your phone in a Faraday bag.
AND there's some stuff you can do in an unvetted group chat.
I think it is *incredibly* irresponsible for someone like @stonekettle.bsky.social, with a huge following, to claim that Signal is just as insecure as texts or other public social media.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
January 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
It also betrays a fundamental lack of understanding about sensible risk assessment in organizing.
There are some organizing activities that are so sensitive that yeah, have that conversation offline and put your phone in a Faraday bag.
AND there's some stuff you can do in an unvetted group chat.
There are some organizing activities that are so sensitive that yeah, have that conversation offline and put your phone in a Faraday bag.
AND there's some stuff you can do in an unvetted group chat.
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I wish i'd written this tweet.
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I wish i'd written this tweet.
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There was one place DHS apparently hadn’t bothered to look: the Minnesota prison system. That’s where Lue Moua, one of their purported targets, has been since a 2024 conviction on charges including felony kidnapping.
Target of Viral Botched ICE Raid Was Already in Prison
When ICE agents dragged out ChongLy Thao half-naked in the snow, they were looking for a man named Lue Moua. They should have known exactly where to find him.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
There was one place DHS apparently hadn’t bothered to look: the Minnesota prison system. That’s where Lue Moua, one of their purported targets, has been since a 2024 conviction on charges including felony kidnapping.
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it was clear enough before, but Uvalde shone a blinding spotlight on this entire genus of cowardly kitted-out cosplayers
January 25, 2026 at 8:17 PM
it was clear enough before, but Uvalde shone a blinding spotlight on this entire genus of cowardly kitted-out cosplayers
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Those atrocities were un-American, too. Why do the evil-doers get to decide what the fundamental American values are? Let's define them ourselves.
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Those atrocities were un-American, too. Why do the evil-doers get to decide what the fundamental American values are? Let's define them ourselves.
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An ICE vehicle appears to have crashed into a telephone pole
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
An ICE vehicle appears to have crashed into a telephone pole
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Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
