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I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
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You may need to reset your bsky password. Go to the settings for "enable Bluesky" and click the button again.
This should synchronize your bsky password to be the same as your wafrn password. The PDS domain should be the same (at.app.wafrn.net)
* @djara.dev
This should synchronize your bsky password to be the same as your wafrn password. The PDS domain should be the same (at.app.wafrn.net)
* @djara.dev
January 18, 2026 at 12:09 PM
You may need to reset your bsky password. Go to the settings for "enable Bluesky" and click the button again.
This should synchronize your bsky password to be the same as your wafrn password. The PDS domain should be the same (at.app.wafrn.net)
* @djara.dev
This should synchronize your bsky password to be the same as your wafrn password. The PDS domain should be the same (at.app.wafrn.net)
* @djara.dev
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if you scale 2026 down to a week, it’s not even 8am on the first day
January 18, 2026 at 3:06 AM
if you scale 2026 down to a week, it’s not even 8am on the first day
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New, from me: A year in, did DOGE deliver on its promises?
Not the promises it made to us (cut spending, modernize government, improve services). It worsened state capacity.
But it was part of a successful broligarchy exercise in state capture. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
Not the promises it made to us (cut spending, modernize government, improve services). It worsened state capacity.
But it was part of a successful broligarchy exercise in state capture. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
A Year On: The DOGE Disaster
A Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly of your government
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
New, from me: A year in, did DOGE deliver on its promises?
Not the promises it made to us (cut spending, modernize government, improve services). It worsened state capacity.
But it was part of a successful broligarchy exercise in state capture. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
Not the promises it made to us (cut spending, modernize government, improve services). It worsened state capacity.
But it was part of a successful broligarchy exercise in state capture. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-year-on-...
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So how do the failure to cut spending line up with DOGE's claims? The wall of receipts was mostly a wall of lies, based on double-counting, claiming pre-existing cuts, claiming programs that remain in place have been eliminated, or vastly exaggerating the scale of cuts.
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
So how do the failure to cut spending line up with DOGE's claims? The wall of receipts was mostly a wall of lies, based on double-counting, claiming pre-existing cuts, claiming programs that remain in place have been eliminated, or vastly exaggerating the scale of cuts.
Bitchat ftw - <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/world/iran-protestors-bitchat-bluetooth-messaging-app-offline-10474695/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://indianexpress.com/article/world/iran-protestors-bitchat-bluetooth-messaging-app-offline-10474695/ #Opensource #foss #bitchat #messaging #anticensorship #iran #freespeech #internet #meshnet #privacy
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Bitchat ftw - <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/world/iran-protestors-bitchat-bluetooth-messaging-app-offline-10474695/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://indianexpress.com/article/world/iran-protestors-bitchat-bluetooth-messaging-app-offline-10474695/ #Opensource #foss #bitchat #messaging #anticensorship #iran #freespeech #internet #meshnet #privacy
[politics, long post]
Y'know, once upon a time (ummm, 13 months ago, which seems like a completely different timeline at this point) it would have been held as way beneath the dignity of the office of the Presidency for the POTUS to ever give the finger to a US citizen in answer to a [...]
Y'know, once upon a time (ummm, 13 months ago, which seems like a completely different timeline at this point) it would have been held as way beneath the dignity of the office of the Presidency for the POTUS to ever give the finger to a US citizen in answer to a [...]
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January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
[politics, long post]
Y'know, once upon a time (ummm, 13 months ago, which seems like a completely different timeline at this point) it would have been held as way beneath the dignity of the office of the Presidency for the POTUS to ever give the finger to a US citizen in answer to a [...]
Y'know, once upon a time (ummm, 13 months ago, which seems like a completely different timeline at this point) it would have been held as way beneath the dignity of the office of the Presidency for the POTUS to ever give the finger to a US citizen in answer to a [...]
**The Labyrinth 40th Anniversary review**
*long post warning*
Had a rare family movie night at the cinema this past weekend, seeing the 40th Anniversary reissue of The Labyrinth. My kiddo didn't want to see Avatar 3, so given that this classic was something that my wi... see complete post
*long post warning*
Had a rare family movie night at the cinema this past weekend, seeing the 40th Anniversary reissue of The Labyrinth. My kiddo didn't want to see Avatar 3, so given that this classic was something that my wi... see complete post
January 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
**The Labyrinth 40th Anniversary review**
*long post warning*
Had a rare family movie night at the cinema this past weekend, seeing the 40th Anniversary reissue of The Labyrinth. My kiddo didn't want to see Avatar 3, so given that this classic was something that my wi... see complete post
*long post warning*
Had a rare family movie night at the cinema this past weekend, seeing the 40th Anniversary reissue of The Labyrinth. My kiddo didn't want to see Avatar 3, so given that this classic was something that my wi... see complete post
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at this point i am gonna start advertising wafrn as soundcloud alternative because this shit accepts my mp3 without crying about it
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
at this point i am gonna start advertising wafrn as soundcloud alternative because this shit accepts my mp3 without crying about it
Hey, are there any Dungeons & Dragons nerdz on my feed? My kiddo is all too quickly (at least, as far as my perception of time) making the transition from kid to teen, and as she more & more abandons toys and lots of the activities we used to do together on the regula... see complete post
January 10, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Hey, are there any Dungeons & Dragons nerdz on my feed? My kiddo is all too quickly (at least, as far as my perception of time) making the transition from kid to teen, and as she more & more abandons toys and lots of the activities we used to do together on the regula... see complete post
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
January 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM
An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
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After the killing of Ms Good, Greg Bovino of the CPB led a raid on a Minneapolis HS. An official there said: They don’t care. They’re just animals,” I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 PM
After the killing of Ms Good, Greg Bovino of the CPB led a raid on a Minneapolis HS. An official there said: They don’t care. They’re just animals,” I’ve never seen people behave like this.”
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
All MPLS schools now closed for the week.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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right after I posted this, news started going around that Google will only publish source twice a year
<a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/
I am going to explode
<a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/
I am going to explode
let me give some quotes from a conversation I just had
ok so here's the thing, the way Google keeps a grip on android is by having the core open, but "heavily incentivizing" (forcing) everyone to depend on Google services in some way
For example, check this list of """Android Featu[...]
ok so here's the thing, the way Google keeps a grip on android is by having the core open, but "heavily incentivizing" (forcing) everyone to depend on Google services in some way
For example, check this list of """Android Featu[...]
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January 7, 2026 at 5:07 AM
right after I posted this, news started going around that Google will only publish source twice a year
<a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/
I am going to explode
<a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/
I am going to explode
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"The U.S. oil industry needs Trump to swoop in and add another few million barrels a day of production like it needs a hole in the head." prospect.org/2026/01/06/t...
Trump’s Cargo Cult Imperialism in Venezuela - The American Prospect
Stealing Venezuela's oil is lunacy, but that won’t stop Donald Trump from trying.
prospect.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"The U.S. oil industry needs Trump to swoop in and add another few million barrels a day of production like it needs a hole in the head." prospect.org/2026/01/06/t...
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Journalists often talk about how the media's business model is broken, but I would gladly pay the first news organization that starts profiling the individual ICE and CBP agents involved in terrorizing people
Unacceptable behavior from ICE in Salisbury, NC today. Attempting to intimidate U.S. citizens is a major abuse of power. 1/5/26
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Journalists often talk about how the media's business model is broken, but I would gladly pay the first news organization that starts profiling the individual ICE and CBP agents involved in terrorizing people
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
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This speech by economist Jeffrey Sachs to the UN Security Council today seems really important. I wish this was what major news organizations were covering instead of the Maduro trial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTCnOD_szRw
#uspol #venezuela
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTCnOD_szRw
#uspol #venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This speech by economist Jeffrey Sachs to the UN Security Council today seems really important. I wish this was what major news organizations were covering instead of the Maduro trial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTCnOD_szRw
#uspol #venezuela
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTCnOD_szRw
#uspol #venezuela
What is sad, is that if there was an actual viable international court system, there would be plenty of very real crimes for which Maduro could be tried for - e.g. the authorization & orders from him to unjustly detain, assault, and even murder a multitude of Venezuela... see complete post
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
What is sad, is that if there was an actual viable international court system, there would be plenty of very real crimes for which Maduro could be tried for - e.g. the authorization & orders from him to unjustly detain, assault, and even murder a multitude of Venezuela... see complete post
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The conjecture from some analysts is that Delcy Rodriguez & others in the Venezuelan gov & military made a covert deal to give up Maduro in exchange for being left in power, plus some form of economic and political concessions to Trump. That would kind of explain why T... see complete post
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The conjecture from some analysts is that Delcy Rodriguez & others in the Venezuelan gov & military made a covert deal to give up Maduro in exchange for being left in power, plus some form of economic and political concessions to Trump. That would kind of explain why T... see complete post
IF the USA makes the mistake of ever putting boots on the ground in Venezuela, what will be easy will be neutralizing the Venezuelan military. But, similar to other previous failed attempts by the USA at "nation building", what will be hard will be what happens after t... see complete post
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
IF the USA makes the mistake of ever putting boots on the ground in Venezuela, what will be easy will be neutralizing the Venezuelan military. But, similar to other previous failed attempts by the USA at "nation building", what will be hard will be what happens after t... see complete post