Amanda
@tacittaciturn.bsky.social
nobody in particular | EC, WI
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More training isn't going to fix the ethnic cleansing squad! The problem is that we employ an ethnic cleansing squad that attracts the type of people who would want to be part of an ethnic cleansing squad!
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
More training isn't going to fix the ethnic cleansing squad! The problem is that we employ an ethnic cleansing squad that attracts the type of people who would want to be part of an ethnic cleansing squad!
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People have been asking, how do you get ICE to leave? These folks did it, documenting as they figured out what to do in real time. Watch the whole thing.
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
People have been asking, how do you get ICE to leave? These folks did it, documenting as they figured out what to do in real time. Watch the whole thing.
I just read a comment: “Do what you’re told and you won’t get shot: it’s that simple.”
And, wow, is it ever clear that the way so many people were parented was predicated on a similar principle and that’s also an axiom many are carrying forward in their own approach to parenting.
It’s not great!
And, wow, is it ever clear that the way so many people were parented was predicated on a similar principle and that’s also an axiom many are carrying forward in their own approach to parenting.
It’s not great!
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I just read a comment: “Do what you’re told and you won’t get shot: it’s that simple.”
And, wow, is it ever clear that the way so many people were parented was predicated on a similar principle and that’s also an axiom many are carrying forward in their own approach to parenting.
It’s not great!
And, wow, is it ever clear that the way so many people were parented was predicated on a similar principle and that’s also an axiom many are carrying forward in their own approach to parenting.
It’s not great!
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patty smyth implies ellyott smyth
January 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
patty smyth implies ellyott smyth
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Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
DVO’s tale of being “targeted” at his Eau Claire office is sending me
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
DVO’s tale of being “targeted” at his Eau Claire office is sending me
Our sweet little neighborhood elementary school (where both of my kids attended) is a dual Spanish/English immersion site and Title I-designated, and I am beside myself 😔
Rumor going around town that ICE is going to be targeting local schools during drop offs and pick ups. Had to have a serious conversation with other parents about strategies to keep our kids and their parents safe. People are crying, terrified. But at least we’re free from terrorism
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Our sweet little neighborhood elementary school (where both of my kids attended) is a dual Spanish/English immersion site and Title I-designated, and I am beside myself 😔
Accurate.
So many jobs in the SA/DV space are like "expose yourself to constant trauma daily. Must have MSW. Salary: $30k."
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Accurate.
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the demons who scream about poor people “abusing” benefits should have to complete the entire process at least once before they start honking about how “easy” it is to scam, like the Byzantines could never
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
the demons who scream about poor people “abusing” benefits should have to complete the entire process at least once before they start honking about how “easy” it is to scam, like the Byzantines could never
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ICE isn’t bad because they’re doing a bad job at something that is necessary. it is that they are wholly unnecessary, and their function is evil.
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
ICE isn’t bad because they’re doing a bad job at something that is necessary. it is that they are wholly unnecessary, and their function is evil.
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When a cop murdered my big brother at a road block 21 years ago, their post-facto justification was that he tried to run over a cop.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
When a cop murdered my big brother at a road block 21 years ago, their post-facto justification was that he tried to run over a cop.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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too many people seemed to learn the wrong lesson about minneapolis from the George Floyd uprising–— that it is just a bad, place with racist cops.
the real lesson should have been that people in minneapolis actually care about their neighbors and are willing to do something about injustice.
the real lesson should have been that people in minneapolis actually care about their neighbors and are willing to do something about injustice.
January 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
too many people seemed to learn the wrong lesson about minneapolis from the George Floyd uprising–— that it is just a bad, place with racist cops.
the real lesson should have been that people in minneapolis actually care about their neighbors and are willing to do something about injustice.
the real lesson should have been that people in minneapolis actually care about their neighbors and are willing to do something about injustice.
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It's so fucking convenient that they get to "fear for their lives" anytime they want to absolve themselves of anything and when we actually fear for our lives because of them and do anything a scared person would do it's justification for our death.
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It's so fucking convenient that they get to "fear for their lives" anytime they want to absolve themselves of anything and when we actually fear for our lives because of them and do anything a scared person would do it's justification for our death.
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New: I spoke with a Colombian asylum seeker who was the victim of a ‘Kavanaugh stop’ about what it was like to be racially profiled, abducted in front his family and held in ICE detention hours from home for more than a month—despite doing everything “the right way.”
This is Nick’s story.
This is Nick’s story.
The hell of being a target of a ‘Kavanaugh stop’
A Maryland man from Colombia describes his journey from detainment to incarceration—and miraculous freedom.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
New: I spoke with a Colombian asylum seeker who was the victim of a ‘Kavanaugh stop’ about what it was like to be racially profiled, abducted in front his family and held in ICE detention hours from home for more than a month—despite doing everything “the right way.”
This is Nick’s story.
This is Nick’s story.
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RIP Béla Tarr (1955-2026)
If you want to know where to begin, I strongly recommend Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), a cosmic nightmare that’s nominally about a travelling stuffed whale exhibit, but also about civilisation eating itself, the death drive & the dark forces unleashed by authoritarianism.
If you want to know where to begin, I strongly recommend Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), a cosmic nightmare that’s nominally about a travelling stuffed whale exhibit, but also about civilisation eating itself, the death drive & the dark forces unleashed by authoritarianism.
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
RIP Béla Tarr (1955-2026)
If you want to know where to begin, I strongly recommend Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), a cosmic nightmare that’s nominally about a travelling stuffed whale exhibit, but also about civilisation eating itself, the death drive & the dark forces unleashed by authoritarianism.
If you want to know where to begin, I strongly recommend Werckmeister Harmonies (2000), a cosmic nightmare that’s nominally about a travelling stuffed whale exhibit, but also about civilisation eating itself, the death drive & the dark forces unleashed by authoritarianism.
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People have been saying for as long as I can remember that it is weird western media is more comfortable with torture than kissing; the most extreme violence is more acceptable than intimacy.
It's not weird. It's deliberate. Our culture wants violence public and love private, shameful, atomised.
It's not weird. It's deliberate. Our culture wants violence public and love private, shameful, atomised.
March 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
People have been saying for as long as I can remember that it is weird western media is more comfortable with torture than kissing; the most extreme violence is more acceptable than intimacy.
It's not weird. It's deliberate. Our culture wants violence public and love private, shameful, atomised.
It's not weird. It's deliberate. Our culture wants violence public and love private, shameful, atomised.
Just the fact that the *school district*’s attorneys refer to “potentially-offensive values or lifestyles” and children being “exposed” (or, in this case, not exposed) to books featuring, or even alluding to, queerness, using the parlance of infectious disease, makes me feel unspeakably sad.
Bigots have more rights than queer people, a Massachusetts court says.
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/02/m...
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/02/m...
Massachusetts father who sued school district over kindergarten books with LGBTQ characters scores win in court
Massachusetts father who sued school district over kindergarten books with LGBTQ characters scores win in federal court
www.bostonherald.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Just the fact that the *school district*’s attorneys refer to “potentially-offensive values or lifestyles” and children being “exposed” (or, in this case, not exposed) to books featuring, or even alluding to, queerness, using the parlance of infectious disease, makes me feel unspeakably sad.
I’ve actually started logging films watched (and not omitting any to make myself seem cooler) on Letterboxd.
Will 2026 be the year I actually rate and review them, too? Doubtful!
(Anyway, my username there is the same as it is here fwiw)
Will 2026 be the year I actually rate and review them, too? Doubtful!
(Anyway, my username there is the same as it is here fwiw)
January 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I’ve actually started logging films watched (and not omitting any to make myself seem cooler) on Letterboxd.
Will 2026 be the year I actually rate and review them, too? Doubtful!
(Anyway, my username there is the same as it is here fwiw)
Will 2026 be the year I actually rate and review them, too? Doubtful!
(Anyway, my username there is the same as it is here fwiw)
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The average child sexual predator looks like the average, church-going husband or father—the very person many faith communities think is safest and most worthy of significant power over others.
Who Is The Average Child Sexual Predator?
Child molesters are as equally married, educated, employed, and religious as any other Americans.
rlstollar.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The average child sexual predator looks like the average, church-going husband or father—the very person many faith communities think is safest and most worthy of significant power over others.
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If you tell me that this is a distraction from the Epstein files I will block you into last week.
For fuck's sake, people in other countries are actual human beings who do not deserve to be murdered. They are deserving of our attention and care. Their violent deaths should not be on our hands.
For fuck's sake, people in other countries are actual human beings who do not deserve to be murdered. They are deserving of our attention and care. Their violent deaths should not be on our hands.
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
If you tell me that this is a distraction from the Epstein files I will block you into last week.
For fuck's sake, people in other countries are actual human beings who do not deserve to be murdered. They are deserving of our attention and care. Their violent deaths should not be on our hands.
For fuck's sake, people in other countries are actual human beings who do not deserve to be murdered. They are deserving of our attention and care. Their violent deaths should not be on our hands.
We were shopping at the grocery store where our son works. He gestured us over, from his station in the produce department, to a case in the deli: intimating there was something we needed to see.
It was deeply discounted (post-NYE party demand, probably) fancy cheeses.
Raised him right.
It was deeply discounted (post-NYE party demand, probably) fancy cheeses.
Raised him right.
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM
We were shopping at the grocery store where our son works. He gestured us over, from his station in the produce department, to a case in the deli: intimating there was something we needed to see.
It was deeply discounted (post-NYE party demand, probably) fancy cheeses.
Raised him right.
It was deeply discounted (post-NYE party demand, probably) fancy cheeses.
Raised him right.
It is very slow at work. (I think folks without pre-arranged appointments either assume we're closed, or are just dissociating through the remainder of the holiday season [bet]).
So I'm reading detailed synopses of disturbing films, which will surely help mitigate my depression.
So I'm reading detailed synopses of disturbing films, which will surely help mitigate my depression.
December 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It is very slow at work. (I think folks without pre-arranged appointments either assume we're closed, or are just dissociating through the remainder of the holiday season [bet]).
So I'm reading detailed synopses of disturbing films, which will surely help mitigate my depression.
So I'm reading detailed synopses of disturbing films, which will surely help mitigate my depression.
It’s Stuart’s 19th birthday!
His sister was born before he turned two, and has always had a … big personality.
Stuart is a font of patience.
Enjoy this video from 2018, capturing that dynamic.
His sister was born before he turned two, and has always had a … big personality.
Stuart is a font of patience.
Enjoy this video from 2018, capturing that dynamic.
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s Stuart’s 19th birthday!
His sister was born before he turned two, and has always had a … big personality.
Stuart is a font of patience.
Enjoy this video from 2018, capturing that dynamic.
His sister was born before he turned two, and has always had a … big personality.
Stuart is a font of patience.
Enjoy this video from 2018, capturing that dynamic.