Ann Bransom
@annbransom.bsky.social
Digital Forensic Examiner and researcher. CFCE. No, I will not hack into your partner’s phone. Halloween obsessed. Horror artist for fun. Mom to three spawn. Packers/UK Wildcats fan.
I never weigh in on gambling, because I recognize my extreme bias after having a family member steal an obscene amount of money from me in order to gamble. But the sports betters threatening players is disgusting. It’s bad enough in the NFL but they’re doing this to college players too. Teenagers.
Sports betting and fantasy football have become a ubiquitous part of the NFL.
A majority of the respondents to our anonymous player have had fans reach out or confront them about lost wagers and fantasy-league defeats.
“People have said they’d kill me.”
A majority of the respondents to our anonymous player have had fans reach out or confront them about lost wagers and fantasy-league defeats.
“People have said they’d kill me.”
February 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I never weigh in on gambling, because I recognize my extreme bias after having a family member steal an obscene amount of money from me in order to gamble. But the sports betters threatening players is disgusting. It’s bad enough in the NFL but they’re doing this to college players too. Teenagers.
What I like to think my job is: 🥷 💻
What my job actually is:
What my job actually is:
I love that Prince Andrew had a codename email address to avoid suspicion and all the emails are like 'Had to spend the weekend at Balmoral, Mother wants me to look after the corgis, my brother's here too - not Edward, but Charles, you know the heir apparent.'
February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
What I like to think my job is: 🥷 💻
What my job actually is:
What my job actually is:
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
January 31, 2026 at 8:29 PM
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Judge orders US to release father and 5-year-old taken into custody during Minnesota immigration crackdown.
“‘Ultimately,’ he said, ‘the government gets to choose the message it wants to convey.’ Rufe swiftly cut him off.
‘That is a dangerous statement you are making. It is horrifying to listen to. It changes on the whims of someone in charge? I’m sorry, that is not what we elected anybody for.’”
‘That is a dangerous statement you are making. It is horrifying to listen to. It changes on the whims of someone in charge? I’m sorry, that is not what we elected anybody for.’”
A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that their statements on a slavery exhibit display in Philadelphia were "horrifying."
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
"You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way"
Judge Calls DOJ's Statements On Slavery Exhibit Display 'Dangerous' And 'Horrifying'
Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe told the Justice Department's attorneys, "“You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way.”
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 AM
“‘Ultimately,’ he said, ‘the government gets to choose the message it wants to convey.’ Rufe swiftly cut him off.
‘That is a dangerous statement you are making. It is horrifying to listen to. It changes on the whims of someone in charge? I’m sorry, that is not what we elected anybody for.’”
‘That is a dangerous statement you are making. It is horrifying to listen to. It changes on the whims of someone in charge? I’m sorry, that is not what we elected anybody for.’”
On second thought, Waco was not the documentary to watch right now.
January 31, 2026 at 3:09 AM
On second thought, Waco was not the documentary to watch right now.
DEVASTATED 😭
Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
DEVASTATED 😭
ADAM DURITZ IS SIXTY-ONE YEARS OLD!?!
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
ADAM DURITZ IS SIXTY-ONE YEARS OLD!?!
Never been a better time to donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc--mm
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Never been a better time to donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc--mm
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A federal judge, in a published order, so very much on the record:
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
wooooow
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
A federal judge, in a published order, so very much on the record:
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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rare to get such a clear glimpse into the mind of someone whose response to problems in his personal life was to blame black people
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
rare to get such a clear glimpse into the mind of someone whose response to problems in his personal life was to blame black people
Screw it. I’m going to rewatch Chernobyl.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Screw it. I’m going to rewatch Chernobyl.
Watching the “Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial” documentary, and I honestly don’t know how any WWII historian is staying sober at this point.
January 28, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Watching the “Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial” documentary, and I honestly don’t know how any WWII historian is staying sober at this point.
Thing no one warns you about in perimenopause number 8,876,425: Frozen Shoulder. I’ve been in agony and unable to sleep on my right side for nearly two months now only to learn 1) yes, that’s a thing and 2) no worries, it will go away on its own IN A YEAR OR SO. 😩
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Thing no one warns you about in perimenopause number 8,876,425: Frozen Shoulder. I’ve been in agony and unable to sleep on my right side for nearly two months now only to learn 1) yes, that’s a thing and 2) no worries, it will go away on its own IN A YEAR OR SO. 😩
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Tonight we’re sitting down to talk Packers for Pack-A-Day Podcast and we want to hear from you! Send in your burning questions & we’ll answer them on the show!
a cartoon of a woman says bring them to me gi joe
ALT: a cartoon of a woman says bring them to me gi joe
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January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Tonight we’re sitting down to talk Packers for Pack-A-Day Podcast and we want to hear from you! Send in your burning questions & we’ll answer them on the show!
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.”
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Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
In Trying to Have a Vacation Despite the Horrors news, I am watching Private Eyes, starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts circa 1980. Absolutely hilarious movie we watched often when I was a kid.
January 26, 2026 at 10:53 PM
In Trying to Have a Vacation Despite the Horrors news, I am watching Private Eyes, starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts circa 1980. Absolutely hilarious movie we watched often when I was a kid.
Off work this week to try and recover some resources and stave off another dangerous episode of burn out, but all I’m doing is lying on a heating pad doom scrolling. Didn’t I use to read books and such? Just feels like a betrayal to all my friends and family being hurt right now to look away.
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Off work this week to try and recover some resources and stave off another dangerous episode of burn out, but all I’m doing is lying on a heating pad doom scrolling. Didn’t I use to read books and such? Just feels like a betrayal to all my friends and family being hurt right now to look away.
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You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
January 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
You’ll feel less confused if you admit to yourself that some people don’t care about the suffering of others, and some people like it.
When the Seahawks win this game, which I think they will, they are going to decimate the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 AM
When the Seahawks win this game, which I think they will, they are going to decimate the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
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Good half of football but I think we all can agree it would be better if there was a hailstorm and the QBs were struggling to throw the ball more than 10 yards downfield
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Good half of football but I think we all can agree it would be better if there was a hailstorm and the QBs were struggling to throw the ball more than 10 yards downfield
3D printing Aztec death whistles for the revolution.
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 AM
3D printing Aztec death whistles for the revolution.
My 16yo & her friends got called into admin this week for wearing Crush Ice shirts. When they asked why kids could wear MAGA shirts, they were told the word “Crush” was violent and therefore distracting. They asked if they could change it to “Abolish” and were told that would also be distracting.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 PM
My 16yo & her friends got called into admin this week for wearing Crush Ice shirts. When they asked why kids could wear MAGA shirts, they were told the word “Crush” was violent and therefore distracting. They asked if they could change it to “Abolish” and were told that would also be distracting.
I went to an unfinished castle that has been under construction by a religious fanatic in TN since 1994 and I will probably never stop talking about it. If I was tasked with building the set for a horror movie about an abandoned castle where hundreds of people had perished, I could not do better.
![A stone and brick building with a painted sign that says “Satan has almost owned this place twice. Satan cannot survive unless he can own or destories [sic] this place. I need a lot of Gods people and others, because Satan is going to send his best troops.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ajwzsyxh6wxjauvhgyu6kbhd/bafkreihxcyer2ah5avxdmbr6n62zciowk43nexg2jpffml2bwrlg3fubfe@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I went to an unfinished castle that has been under construction by a religious fanatic in TN since 1994 and I will probably never stop talking about it. If I was tasked with building the set for a horror movie about an abandoned castle where hundreds of people had perished, I could not do better.
Helping a teenager navigate the death of a family pet is so hard, and I feel like I’m failing. I wish I could just feel it all for them. 😭
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Helping a teenager navigate the death of a family pet is so hard, and I feel like I’m failing. I wish I could just feel it all for them. 😭