Andrew Arkills
@andark.bsky.social
Husband • Dad • Data/Maps • #COYS • #AllforCITY
@And__Ark on Elon’s hellsite (purely so you know it’s me, don’t go on there)
@andrewarkills on Threads
https://bio.site/andrewarkills
@And__Ark on Elon’s hellsite (purely so you know it’s me, don’t go on there)
@andrewarkills on Threads
https://bio.site/andrewarkills
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Andrew Arkills
@andark.bsky.social
· Jan 26
If you’re like me & missing the notification feature on Bluesky, there’s a separate app called Blue Notify that notifies on specific accounts.
An extra step but works really well from what I’ve seen. Think of it like an extension for 🦋. Thanks @bmsimp.bsky.social for the tip.
An extra step but works really well from what I’ve seen. Think of it like an extension for 🦋. Thanks @bmsimp.bsky.social for the tip.
It works really well! Setup is a bit tedious (time consuming, not confusing) if you have a lot of follows, but very straightforward!
@bluenotify.app
@bluenotify.app
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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“Unfortunately, Liam’s health is not doing great right now,” said Stenvik. “He’s been ill. I’ve been told he has a fever. So I’m very, very concerned about his well-being in that facility.”
January 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM
“Unfortunately, Liam’s health is not doing great right now,” said Stenvik. “He’s been ill. I’ve been told he has a fever. So I’m very, very concerned about his well-being in that facility.”
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a useful article from an NYT war correspondent analyzing the gear of the kitted out persecutors of Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u... 🎁
The Height of Close-Combat Weaponry Is on This Woman’s Doorstep
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
a useful article from an NYT war correspondent analyzing the gear of the kitted out persecutors of Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u... 🎁
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Just a reminder that things are actually accelerating in Minnesota not decelerating after they remove bovino.
As myself and a few others on the academic and research side of countering authoritarianism have been trying to point out, the fascists are attempting counterinsurgency and pacification
As myself and a few others on the academic and research side of countering authoritarianism have been trying to point out, the fascists are attempting counterinsurgency and pacification
January 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Just a reminder that things are actually accelerating in Minnesota not decelerating after they remove bovino.
As myself and a few others on the academic and research side of countering authoritarianism have been trying to point out, the fascists are attempting counterinsurgency and pacification
As myself and a few others on the academic and research side of countering authoritarianism have been trying to point out, the fascists are attempting counterinsurgency and pacification
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I need you to pay attention so we can keep our neighbors safe.
A 🧵 from yesterday regarding 72 hours of the admin posting Neo-Nazi propaganda over the weekend.
A 🧵 from yesterday regarding 72 hours of the admin posting Neo-Nazi propaganda over the weekend.
This is disgusting.
The "Nihilist Penguin" from Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of the World was the first thing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs posted after Alex Pretti, a VA employee, was executed by the state.
A white nationalist meme.
The "Nihilist Penguin" from Werner Herzog’s Encounters at the End of the World was the first thing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs posted after Alex Pretti, a VA employee, was executed by the state.
A white nationalist meme.
January 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I need you to pay attention so we can keep our neighbors safe.
A 🧵 from yesterday regarding 72 hours of the admin posting Neo-Nazi propaganda over the weekend.
A 🧵 from yesterday regarding 72 hours of the admin posting Neo-Nazi propaganda over the weekend.
“It’s better to not know heroes exist than to find out they did only after they’re gone.”
He Served Those Who Served: Portrait of a Man Named Pretti
It’s better to not know heroes exist than to find out they did only after they’re gone.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“It’s better to not know heroes exist than to find out they did only after they’re gone.”
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🚨👀 This is powerful.
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
January 27, 2026 at 5:23 PM
🚨👀 This is powerful.
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
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This is a perfect synthesis of every blustery, dumb, in-over-their-heads "We all need to learn to pivot" presentation I ever had to sit through in my years at AOL Time Warner Turner AT&T Discovery, Co., Inc. Squint and you can see her future golden parachute.
Weiss' full remarks to CBS News staff (1/4)
January 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This is a perfect synthesis of every blustery, dumb, in-over-their-heads "We all need to learn to pivot" presentation I ever had to sit through in my years at AOL Time Warner Turner AT&T Discovery, Co., Inc. Squint and you can see her future golden parachute.
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Explosive WaPo article
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump aides declared 16 DHS shootings since July justified before probes completed
The Trump administration’s rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Explosive WaPo article
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
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It is more imp than ever that we recognize the relationship btwn these fascist tactics & the underlying ideology. This isn’t going away or even getting better until the regime has been crushed & its broligarchy driven into obscurity.
Bovino is getting fired for doing what he was told to do: provoke chaos to create a pretext for violence.
They will find some other goon and try again.
But we have learned how to resist.
www.salon.com/2026/01/27/b...
They will find some other goon and try again.
But we have learned how to resist.
www.salon.com/2026/01/27/b...
Bovino is out of Minneapolis — but Trump isn't backing down
The president's firing of Gregory Bovino and softening rhetoric are superficial changes for a heartless policy
www.salon.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
It is more imp than ever that we recognize the relationship btwn these fascist tactics & the underlying ideology. This isn’t going away or even getting better until the regime has been crushed & its broligarchy driven into obscurity.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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needless to say this falls well outside the boundaries of authority established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002
ICE personnel will help protect US delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a US embassy source said, confirming local media reports and prompting anger among some Italian politicians reut.rs/3M9PJ5o
US ICE agents to support security at Winter Olympics in Italy, source confirms
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel will help protect U.S. delegations at the Winter Olympics in Italy, a U.S. embassy source said on Tuesday, confirming local media reports and p...
reut.rs
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
needless to say this falls well outside the boundaries of authority established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002
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We're now seeing a steady march of Catholic prelates with obvious backing from the Vatican saying hat it's time now to defund and liquidate ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We're now seeing a steady march of Catholic prelates with obvious backing from the Vatican saying hat it's time now to defund and liquidate ICE.
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The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
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These would be fine and dandy if we were dealing with an administration that hadn't spent the last year showing us exactly what it thinks of the applicability of the rule of law to its actions.
Ceterum censeo ICE delenda est
Ceterum censeo ICE delenda est
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
These would be fine and dandy if we were dealing with an administration that hadn't spent the last year showing us exactly what it thinks of the applicability of the rule of law to its actions.
Ceterum censeo ICE delenda est
Ceterum censeo ICE delenda est
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Thread of freak outs and tears from the Right on the other site:
Nate Fischer, theobro and network state investor:
Nate Fischer, theobro and network state investor:
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Thread of freak outs and tears from the Right on the other site:
Nate Fischer, theobro and network state investor:
Nate Fischer, theobro and network state investor:
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“.. an economic message that’s been upstaged by outcries over his deportation policies and the killing of two protesters ..”
@bloomberg.com #Iowa
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Iowa
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“.. an economic message that’s been upstaged by outcries over his deportation policies and the killing of two protesters ..”
@bloomberg.com #Iowa
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Iowa
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM
NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
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About $17 billion in FEMA aid is getting an extra layer of review by Kristi Noem, the U.S. homeland security secretary, slowing assistance to disaster-struck communities.
Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneck
Additional layers of review ordered by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, have slowed assistance to disaster-struck communities.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
About $17 billion in FEMA aid is getting an extra layer of review by Kristi Noem, the U.S. homeland security secretary, slowing assistance to disaster-struck communities.
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A sentence I'd never think I'd read from a fellow American in 2026.
Long live the people.
Long live the people.
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A sentence I'd never think I'd read from a fellow American in 2026.
Long live the people.
Long live the people.
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.