A.D. Blair
@adblair.bsky.social
Rootless (American) cosmopolitan. Anti-doomer, anti-authoritarian, anti-bigotry. “The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.” -T. Paine
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A.D. Blair
@adblair.bsky.social
· Jan 6
grant me the serenity to lmao at the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
This seems like a good mantra for the last ten years, and likely for the next ten years.
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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THIS. They’re in the South Metro now, hitting Carver County & Minneapolis suburbs HARD.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
They’re detaining observers because ICE & CBP believe the real problem is people filming them, not that ICE & CBP is committing domestic terror.
Less footage = less national news coverage.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
They’re detaining observers because ICE & CBP believe the real problem is people filming them, not that ICE & CBP is committing domestic terror.
Less footage = less national news coverage.
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 5:43 AM
THIS. They’re in the South Metro now, hitting Carver County & Minneapolis suburbs HARD.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
They’re detaining observers because ICE & CBP believe the real problem is people filming them, not that ICE & CBP is committing domestic terror.
Less footage = less national news coverage.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
They’re detaining observers because ICE & CBP believe the real problem is people filming them, not that ICE & CBP is committing domestic terror.
Less footage = less national news coverage.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
For the record, I think throwing dildos at DHS goons counts as creative nonviolent resistance and also completely rocks. Throw more dicks at ICE thugs.
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 8, 2026 at 1:30 AM
For the record, I think throwing dildos at DHS goons counts as creative nonviolent resistance and also completely rocks. Throw more dicks at ICE thugs.
Democrats need to run on investigating and vigorously prosecuting every one of these lawless thugs, as well as the fascist creeps who sent them.
February 8, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Democrats need to run on investigating and vigorously prosecuting every one of these lawless thugs, as well as the fascist creeps who sent them.
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Not enough people are thinking outside the box here.
Neville Chamberlain, you have failed us once again.
One horrific game you should definitely not play is ranking them in order of likelihood. Because once you've crossed off Brown and May, the mental images start getting really bad
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Not enough people are thinking outside the box here.
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One horrific game you should definitely not play is ranking them in order of likelihood. Because once you've crossed off Brown and May, the mental images start getting really bad
February 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
One horrific game you should definitely not play is ranking them in order of likelihood. Because once you've crossed off Brown and May, the mental images start getting really bad
This gives me joy.
I keep thinking about Ted Cruz, who fervently backed Texas Republicans' partisan gerrymandering scheme, crying online about how mean it is that Virginia Democrats pulled off a partisan gerrymandering scheme.
I know he has no principles, but Jesus Christ, man, have some self-respect and dignity.
I know he has no principles, but Jesus Christ, man, have some self-respect and dignity.
February 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
This gives me joy.
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Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Prohibition is basically a price support for criminals.”
“Prohibition is basically a price support for criminals.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“This is a request under the Freedom
of Information Act…”
“This is a request under the Freedom
of Information Act…”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“What’s in that and where does that drain go?”
“What’s in that and where does that drain go?”
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“Prohibition is basically a price support for criminals.”
“Prohibition is basically a price support for criminals.”
"America is open to receive not only the opulent & respectable Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights & previleges, if by decency & propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment." -Washington 1783
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"America is open to receive not only the opulent & respectable Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights & previleges, if by decency & propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment." -Washington 1783
The NSA picked up someone "associated with foreign intelligence" talking to someone close to Trump. Gabbard (best known during her time in Congress as its foremost Kremlin stooge) told them not to publish it w/in the IC and instead took it to the WH and buried it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The NSA picked up someone "associated with foreign intelligence" talking to someone close to Trump. Gabbard (best known during her time in Congress as its foremost Kremlin stooge) told them not to publish it w/in the IC and instead took it to the WH and buried it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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I think there's a big difference between, "this is dangerous and we must fight" and "the administration has already won."
February 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I think there's a big difference between, "this is dangerous and we must fight" and "the administration has already won."
Ossoff has the juice. Watch this if you need to be inspired today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQY...
Full Speech | Jon Ossoff in Atlanta | Rally for Our Republic | 02.07.2026
YouTube video by Jon Ossoff
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Ossoff has the juice. Watch this if you need to be inspired today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQY...
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The woman behind them is all of us.
YouTuber Jake Paul Joins Vance For U.S. Women's Hockey Game In Milan
YouTuber Jake Paul Joins Vance For U.S. Women's Hockey Game In Milan
YouTuber Jake Paul Joins Vance For U.S. Women's Hockey Game In Milan
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The woman behind them is all of us.
The Post, like The Times and most other large outlets, are Vichy media. So don't give them your money. I'd suggest, @thebulwark.com, @thetnholler.bsky.social, @liberalcurrents.com, @mississippifreepress.org, @thebaltimorebanner.com, NPR, or another local outlet instead.
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The Post, like The Times and most other large outlets, are Vichy media. So don't give them your money. I'd suggest, @thebulwark.com, @thetnholler.bsky.social, @liberalcurrents.com, @mississippifreepress.org, @thebaltimorebanner.com, NPR, or another local outlet instead.
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The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Imagine a CEO posting that racist video on their personal account, their chief spokesperson defending it and keeping it up for 12 hours, then blaming a “staffer” for “erroneously” posting it… and neither the CEO nor the spokesperson having to resign.
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Imagine a CEO posting that racist video on their personal account, their chief spokesperson defending it and keeping it up for 12 hours, then blaming a “staffer” for “erroneously” posting it… and neither the CEO nor the spokesperson having to resign.
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Fun fact: Congress can, by a simple statute, abolish the fifth circuit and replace it with a new court any time it wants. And we should the second we retake power.
“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”
208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark
Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected
www.stevevladeck.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Fun fact: Congress can, by a simple statute, abolish the fifth circuit and replace it with a new court any time it wants. And we should the second we retake power.
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it might take a few years of elections, but it's the most efficient path forward if we want to stop the terror for good. @indivisible.org is leading a huge primary program and we need to fund that work
February 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
it might take a few years of elections, but it's the most efficient path forward if we want to stop the terror for good. @indivisible.org is leading a huge primary program and we need to fund that work
I approve of this message. I'd add an additional demand to investigate and vigorously prosecute every single person involved in this lawlessness thuggery.
practicing my dialectics: vote blue no matter who in the general election, and primary every democrat who doesn't pledge to dismantle DHS and defund the paramilitaries once in control of congress
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I approve of this message. I'd add an additional demand to investigate and vigorously prosecute every single person involved in this lawlessness thuggery.
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Elon is a freak and a monster and you don't actually have to look very hard to figure out why.
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Elon is a freak and a monster and you don't actually have to look very hard to figure out why.
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“I only bought the pedophile sex trafficker a $50,000 watch because I am so moved by the memory of the Holocaust” is admittedly not the kind of excuse I was anticipating.
February 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM
“I only bought the pedophile sex trafficker a $50,000 watch because I am so moved by the memory of the Holocaust” is admittedly not the kind of excuse I was anticipating.
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Natural to look at the Fulton County raid and think “this is the first salvo in a scheme to rig the midterms” but it looks like they seized the voting records because Trump is a dipshit and thinks they’ll find the proof that he really won Georgia in 2020.
Specific allegations from a conspiracy report went from a controversial Trump aide to his Truth Social page. One of the authors spoke to a US attorney. Then, the FBI swooped in and seized voting records. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2020-el...
A Conspiracy Fueled Report Preceded ‘Black Pill’ Tulsi Gabbard’s Fulton County Election Raid
On Jan. 6, 2026, a group of election conspiracy theorists released a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Natural to look at the Fulton County raid and think “this is the first salvo in a scheme to rig the midterms” but it looks like they seized the voting records because Trump is a dipshit and thinks they’ll find the proof that he really won Georgia in 2020.
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The endless column inches, YouTube videos, podcasts and more given over to the largely non-existent rightwards shift of young men is exhausting.
A small fraction are getting radicalised by the online right. But most young men vote left and liberal! Even more so than millennials did at their age!
A small fraction are getting radicalised by the online right. But most young men vote left and liberal! Even more so than millennials did at their age!
The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
February 7, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The endless column inches, YouTube videos, podcasts and more given over to the largely non-existent rightwards shift of young men is exhausting.
A small fraction are getting radicalised by the online right. But most young men vote left and liberal! Even more so than millennials did at their age!
A small fraction are getting radicalised by the online right. But most young men vote left and liberal! Even more so than millennials did at their age!