Peter Vogel
@peterevogeljr.bsky.social
I help scientists much smarter than I am to do science things more betterer. Also a nerd.
I will not comply.
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I will not comply.
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Give it a read. The comparisons to the occupation of Boston under the British couldn’t be more clear.
wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
Opinion | This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Give it a read. The comparisons to the occupation of Boston under the British couldn’t be more clear.
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Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
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January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
Tens of millions in a foreign bank account that he controls. Not the treasury, him.
Trump is very obviously using the United States military as his own pirate navy, and not one f-ing word from the GOP.
Trump is very obviously using the United States military as his own pirate navy, and not one f-ing word from the GOP.
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Tens of millions in a foreign bank account that he controls. Not the treasury, him.
Trump is very obviously using the United States military as his own pirate navy, and not one f-ing word from the GOP.
Trump is very obviously using the United States military as his own pirate navy, and not one f-ing word from the GOP.
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With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM
With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ⬇️
Look, if he does invoke the Insurrection Act - and he is desperately looking for an excuse to do so, and will continue to do so for the next three years - it isn’t a win button, and it doesn’t mean the midterms are over.
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Look, if he does invoke the Insurrection Act - and he is desperately looking for an excuse to do so, and will continue to do so for the next three years - it isn’t a win button, and it doesn’t mean the midterms are over.
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Look, he was my governor for years. So I feel I can speak from a little bit of experience when I say, the guy operates based on what he thinks looks good on camera. He is not as different from Trump as you might think.
Only 15 days in and we have a strong contender for most embarrassing headline of the year.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Look, he was my governor for years. So I feel I can speak from a little bit of experience when I say, the guy operates based on what he thinks looks good on camera. He is not as different from Trump as you might think.
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Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
Massachusetts bakery receiving praise, death threats, over ICE cookies
A Massachusetts bakery is receiving praise and trouble after a recent social media post received quite the response. On Sunday, The Sweet Boutique in East Longmeadow took to social media and you can s...
fallriverreporter.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
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Look at this absolute queen
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Look at this absolute queen
The good Mr Bouie out here doing the often thankless work of explaining why it is nigh impossible to “cancel” elections in the United States.. and why cheating out a win in a wave election is just as unlikely.
For pity’s sake, folks, stop giving up in advance.
For pity’s sake, folks, stop giving up in advance.
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The good Mr Bouie out here doing the often thankless work of explaining why it is nigh impossible to “cancel” elections in the United States.. and why cheating out a win in a wave election is just as unlikely.
For pity’s sake, folks, stop giving up in advance.
For pity’s sake, folks, stop giving up in advance.
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
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New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
This is pretty much the last exit for Congress before we reach total collapse of the world order as we have known it. And they are pissing their pants at the prospect of putting any barriers in front of this spoiled toddler.
The current political system is rotten to its core.
The current political system is rotten to its core.
President fucking Hitler www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This is pretty much the last exit for Congress before we reach total collapse of the world order as we have known it. And they are pissing their pants at the prospect of putting any barriers in front of this spoiled toddler.
The current political system is rotten to its core.
The current political system is rotten to its core.
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
“Air superiority.” Against who?
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
“Air superiority.” Against who?
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Once science denialists seize political power, science advocacy becomes “partisan” both by default, and because political power wants science advocacy to stop. Even just researching or talking about misinformation & disinformation is not only left-coded now, but in the crosshairs of political power
January 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Once science denialists seize political power, science advocacy becomes “partisan” both by default, and because political power wants science advocacy to stop. Even just researching or talking about misinformation & disinformation is not only left-coded now, but in the crosshairs of political power
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Andreessen Horowitz has raised $15 billion for five new growth and venture funds in one of the largest-ever raises for a venture capital fund.
Trump Allies Raise Biggest Fund Of Decade, Grabbing A Fifth Of All 2025 Venture Dollars
Andreessen Horowitz has raised $15 billion for five new growth and venture funds in one of the largest-ever fund raises for a venture capital fund.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Andreessen Horowitz has raised $15 billion for five new growth and venture funds in one of the largest-ever raises for a venture capital fund.
Are you f-I g kidding me.
Cartoon villains aren’t this obvious.
Cartoon villains aren’t this obvious.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Are you f-I g kidding me.
Cartoon villains aren’t this obvious.
Cartoon villains aren’t this obvious.
Muting/blocking every “nothing will be done/it’s hopeless” account I see from now on.
Many of them appear to be bots. For those that aren’t, please crawl into a hole somewhere and leave the fight to the rest of us.
Many of them appear to be bots. For those that aren’t, please crawl into a hole somewhere and leave the fight to the rest of us.
January 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Muting/blocking every “nothing will be done/it’s hopeless” account I see from now on.
Many of them appear to be bots. For those that aren’t, please crawl into a hole somewhere and leave the fight to the rest of us.
Many of them appear to be bots. For those that aren’t, please crawl into a hole somewhere and leave the fight to the rest of us.
“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.”
Leviticus 24:22
I don’t know, Right-wing Evangelicals; seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Leviticus 24:22
I don’t know, Right-wing Evangelicals; seems pretty cut and dry to me.
January 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.”
Leviticus 24:22
I don’t know, Right-wing Evangelicals; seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Leviticus 24:22
I don’t know, Right-wing Evangelicals; seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Film everything. Post it. The truth will come out only if we force it to.
Without the videos of what happened in Minneapolis, we’d be entirely reliant on an administration that habitually lies about ICE’s use of unjustified force — a situation more akin to that in Portland, where CBP officers shot two people Thursday.
The Authoritarianism Will Be Televised
Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕️ In the 48...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Film everything. Post it. The truth will come out only if we force it to.
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“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.”
- Tom Paine
#RadioFreeAmerica
- Tom Paine
#RadioFreeAmerica
January 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture.”
- Tom Paine
#RadioFreeAmerica
- Tom Paine
#RadioFreeAmerica
