james.
@abacadabber.bsky.social
antifascism. harm reduction. bookworker.
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Crowdsourcing a question for security folks who aren’t absolutely underwater right now: do people know of more secure translation apps? I got asked and I don’t know the answer either
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Crowdsourcing a question for security folks who aren’t absolutely underwater right now: do people know of more secure translation apps? I got asked and I don’t know the answer either
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I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
Every day some story breaks me some. Today it’s the guy who approached parents at a school patrol, told them he was with Indivisible, and asked about how the patrol system works. The parents gave vague answers, followed him back to his car — and of course it was ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
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the leftist burden is to be right too soon, and to remember things for too long.
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 PM
the leftist burden is to be right too soon, and to remember things for too long.
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When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
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On sexism on Bluesky.
Today’s newsletter is about a natural experiment that happened on Bluesky yesterday. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/on-trump-a...
On Trump, Anarchy, and a Natural Experiment
My latest co-authored essay for Foreign Affairs.
danieldrezner.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
On sexism on Bluesky.
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By the time the House passed the State Department bill with $3.3 billion for Israel last week, the US had already given Israel $352 billion in aid since its founding.
www.stephensemler.com/p/how-much-a...
www.stephensemler.com/p/how-much-a...
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
By the time the House passed the State Department bill with $3.3 billion for Israel last week, the US had already given Israel $352 billion in aid since its founding.
www.stephensemler.com/p/how-much-a...
www.stephensemler.com/p/how-much-a...
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We hold a new world here in our hearts my friends and that world is growing every day. 🥰
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 AM
We hold a new world here in our hearts my friends and that world is growing every day. 🥰
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Useful🧵
Lots of leopards eating faces comments etc but I am curious about the extent to which the discourse has been shifted to the right by propaganda because polls show that people were more progressive until the sustained campaign
We should not assume queerphobia is a fixed state of mind
We should not assume queerphobia is a fixed state of mind
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Useful🧵
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Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Networking
7,370 languages visualized as a force-directed network
dr.eamer.dev
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
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100 rainbow whistles. About 5 hours, here in a few seconds. I do this three times a day now.
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM
100 rainbow whistles. About 5 hours, here in a few seconds. I do this three times a day now.
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
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Folks this is at $3,780 and the goal is $10k. Can we get a push to get that gap narrowed?
Hey folks this is gofundme for a couple grabbed in Buffalo MN that could use support. Sounds like they may have been ordered to be released but Mr got sent to El Paso. www.gofundme.com/f/manuel-teo...
Donate to Manuel and teodora, organized by Favi Huerta Morales
Con mucho dolor en el corazón, hoy pedimos ayuda para nuestra familia.
En la mañana de hoy,… Favi Huerta Morales needs your support for Manuel and teodora
www.gofundme.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Folks this is at $3,780 and the goal is $10k. Can we get a push to get that gap narrowed?
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they’re skeets 😌
That insane bus thread ended up on national news and "live skeeted" is the official term used
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
they’re skeets 😌
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Would love to hear y’alls thoughts on some things I’ve been pondering the past few weeks.
1. How can communities track and respond to ICE presence in ways that don’t reinforce cop culture and white vigilantism that treat surveillance and suspicion as “public safety”?
1. How can communities track and respond to ICE presence in ways that don’t reinforce cop culture and white vigilantism that treat surveillance and suspicion as “public safety”?
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Would love to hear y’alls thoughts on some things I’ve been pondering the past few weeks.
1. How can communities track and respond to ICE presence in ways that don’t reinforce cop culture and white vigilantism that treat surveillance and suspicion as “public safety”?
1. How can communities track and respond to ICE presence in ways that don’t reinforce cop culture and white vigilantism that treat surveillance and suspicion as “public safety”?
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No Country for Hard Pants
January 21, 2026 at 2:24 AM
No Country for Hard Pants
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They are destroying our precious businesses. And that’s the point. Tear apart the fabric of our communities.
Last night Maya announced they would be closed until further notice because they couldn’t guarantee the safety of their customers and staff due to ICE’s occupation of our City. ICE is actively making our neighborhoods less safe and hurting anchor businesses in our community like Maya.
January 21, 2026 at 1:51 AM
They are destroying our precious businesses. And that’s the point. Tear apart the fabric of our communities.
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What if instead of datacenters we built dadacenters?
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 AM
What if instead of datacenters we built dadacenters?
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This image is saying so much more than it meant to.
January 21, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This image is saying so much more than it meant to.
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Be gentle with people & ruthless with systems.
Or, locally:
Let's be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together.
Or, locally:
Let's be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together.
Many people in my circles seems a little extra crispy, scatterbrained, and/or prickly today. I don't think that's coincidental. Folks are tired; constant crisis wreaks havoc on our body and mind.
Drink water, rest, extend kindness. Sustaining ourselves is hard to prioritize, but deeply important.
Drink water, rest, extend kindness. Sustaining ourselves is hard to prioritize, but deeply important.
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Be gentle with people & ruthless with systems.
Or, locally:
Let's be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together.
Or, locally:
Let's be gentle with each other so we can be dangerous together.
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Lake Street shows up for its neighbors. ✊
Join the You Belong Here Cash Mob to support a local small business. We stand firmly against federal immigration actions, our diversity is our strength.
📍 Location: Shared 24hrs before
🗓️ Jan 21 | 4-7PM
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/you-belong...
Join the You Belong Here Cash Mob to support a local small business. We stand firmly against federal immigration actions, our diversity is our strength.
📍 Location: Shared 24hrs before
🗓️ Jan 21 | 4-7PM
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/you-belong...
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Lake Street shows up for its neighbors. ✊
Join the You Belong Here Cash Mob to support a local small business. We stand firmly against federal immigration actions, our diversity is our strength.
📍 Location: Shared 24hrs before
🗓️ Jan 21 | 4-7PM
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/you-belong...
Join the You Belong Here Cash Mob to support a local small business. We stand firmly against federal immigration actions, our diversity is our strength.
📍 Location: Shared 24hrs before
🗓️ Jan 21 | 4-7PM
🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/you-belong...
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"History will not look kindly upon______"
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"History will not look kindly upon______"
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
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One day, the masks will be off and we will know justice
Minnehaha Creek
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/26
Minnehaha Creek
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/26
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
One day, the masks will be off and we will know justice
Minnehaha Creek
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/26
Minnehaha Creek
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/26