Ian!
@quietlyqueer.bsky.social
Still changing, still growing, still learning, still tired
Sam Altman held a fundraiser for Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social last year.
Less than a week after Altman's OpenAI launched their certification training, Senator Warner announced his plan for corporate tax breaks for companies investing in post-secondary certification.
Less than a week after Altman's OpenAI launched their certification training, Senator Warner announced his plan for corporate tax breaks for companies investing in post-secondary certification.
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Sam Altman held a fundraiser for Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social last year.
Less than a week after Altman's OpenAI launched their certification training, Senator Warner announced his plan for corporate tax breaks for companies investing in post-secondary certification.
Less than a week after Altman's OpenAI launched their certification training, Senator Warner announced his plan for corporate tax breaks for companies investing in post-secondary certification.
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Mad Max Fury Road ahead, uh yeah I sure hope it does
youtu.be/gYDzBgBIS-0
youtu.be/gYDzBgBIS-0
January 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mad Max Fury Road ahead, uh yeah I sure hope it does
youtu.be/gYDzBgBIS-0
youtu.be/gYDzBgBIS-0
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
Vindman Statement on Opposition to Proposed Mega ICE Facility in Stafford | Representative Eugene Vindman
vindman.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
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ICE agents killing people in the streets. The naked extortion of a sovereign state. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
ICE agents killing people in the streets. The naked extortion of a sovereign state. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
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Masked government agents are killing people in the streets, abducting people from their homes in the middle of the night, and arresting those who speak out.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Masked government agents are killing people in the streets, abducting people from their homes in the middle of the night, and arresting those who speak out.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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NEWS: Senate votes 52-47 to advance a measure restricting Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela.
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
NEWS: Senate votes 52-47 to advance a measure restricting Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela.
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
Vindman Statement on Opposition to Proposed Mega ICE Facility in Stafford | Representative Eugene Vindman
vindman.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
@kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
Please join Congressman Vindman @gene4va.bsky.social in speaking out against and stopping the planned ICE "mega detention center" intended to hold 10K at a time for rapid deportation in Stafford, VA.
vindman.house.gov/2026/01/07/v...
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Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
January 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
Lost in everything else happening lately, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shuttered yesterday.
January 7, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Lost in everything else happening lately, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shuttered yesterday.
Sometimes I really wish I could be one of those people that can just compliment a stranger's outfit or shoes or hair or whatever, but then my brain gets in the way and I've thought about it too much, and now I've made it weird in my head if I do say anything
January 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Sometimes I really wish I could be one of those people that can just compliment a stranger's outfit or shoes or hair or whatever, but then my brain gets in the way and I've thought about it too much, and now I've made it weird in my head if I do say anything
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As the new year begins, the clock is ticking for organizers hoping to place constitutional amendments enshrining equal rights on the November ballot
by Mary Frances McGowan
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/01...
by Mary Frances McGowan
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/01...
The race is on for Ohio equal rights amendments hoping to make the November ballot
Organizers need to collect well over 400,000 signatures from voters in 44 of Ohio's 88 counties for each of their anti-discrimination and marriage equality amendments to get the issues the November 20...
www.cleveland.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
As the new year begins, the clock is ticking for organizers hoping to place constitutional amendments enshrining equal rights on the November ballot
by Mary Frances McGowan
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/01...
by Mary Frances McGowan
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/01...
VA Senator @markwarner.bsky.social receives campaign fundraising from Sam Altman (www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...) but wants to represent the nearly 380k tech workers in the state most impacted by these data centers.
OpenAI’s C.E.O. Returns to Political Fund-Raising
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
VA Senator @markwarner.bsky.social receives campaign fundraising from Sam Altman (www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...) but wants to represent the nearly 380k tech workers in the state most impacted by these data centers.
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On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
Where Are America's Leaders?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from him.
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
Today, as Trump destroys our democracy at home and stages more coups abroad, they're sucking up to him to pad their own bottom lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0v...
Friendly reminder that if you do not like the way the elected democrats are handling things or they otherwise are not your shade of blue, the primaries are the place to say that with your vote.
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Friendly reminder that if you do not like the way the elected democrats are handling things or they otherwise are not your shade of blue, the primaries are the place to say that with your vote.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Seeing Evil Dead II in theaters tonight is a delightful distraction
January 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Seeing Evil Dead II in theaters tonight is a delightful distraction
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
@markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @gene4va.bsky.social
What is your response to the attack on Venezuela? What actions are you taking?
What is your response to the attack on Venezuela? What actions are you taking?
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
@markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @gene4va.bsky.social
What is your response to the attack on Venezuela? What actions are you taking?
What is your response to the attack on Venezuela? What actions are you taking?
Well, wouldn't be what I picked, but I can see it
January 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Well, wouldn't be what I picked, but I can see it
Senators @markwarner.bsky.social and @kaine.senate.gov and Congressman @gene4va.bsky.social: what specific actions are you taking following the Washington Post report of the administration's plans for a 5k - 10k ICE detention facility here in Stafford, VA?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Senators @markwarner.bsky.social and @kaine.senate.gov and Congressman @gene4va.bsky.social: what specific actions are you taking following the Washington Post report of the administration's plans for a 5k - 10k ICE detention facility here in Stafford, VA?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
As a late-in-life queer, I sometimes feel like I robbed myself of the coming out experience, because by the time I started coming out I'd already found the people in my life that loved and accepted me for who I am. The only one whose acceptance I really needed and struggled to find was my own.
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
As a late-in-life queer, I sometimes feel like I robbed myself of the coming out experience, because by the time I started coming out I'd already found the people in my life that loved and accepted me for who I am. The only one whose acceptance I really needed and struggled to find was my own.
I left social media over a decade ago and have timidly rejoined here, but haven't been posting much. Going to try to engage a bit more this year as I like the way many on Bluesky approach it.
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I left social media over a decade ago and have timidly rejoined here, but haven't been posting much. Going to try to engage a bit more this year as I like the way many on Bluesky approach it.
I've read some really great books this year. I don't keep a count, but undoubtedly fewer than the numbers I've been seeing. Each was a delight in its own way, but a few that stuck with me were:
December 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I've read some really great books this year. I don't keep a count, but undoubtedly fewer than the numbers I've been seeing. Each was a delight in its own way, but a few that stuck with me were:
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Journalism is a lot like policing in that the people doing it *must* hold themselves and their peers to an even higher standard and level of responsibility than the people they interact with. If you fail at that, you've failed at one of the very basic tenets of your job
December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Journalism is a lot like policing in that the people doing it *must* hold themselves and their peers to an even higher standard and level of responsibility than the people they interact with. If you fail at that, you've failed at one of the very basic tenets of your job