Bryan Zug
@bryanzug.bsky.social
Product / UX / DesignOps | Opinions my own | Links where you can find me are at https://linktr.ee/bryanzug
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Exciting news in a world full of very not exciting news: The Vera Project is opening a new all-ages venue in Georgetown in early 2027! @davesegal.bsky.social has the story for @thestranger.com here:
The Vera Project Announces New All-Ages Venue
The new 300-capacity venue is set to open in Georgetown in early 2027.
www.thestranger.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Exciting news in a world full of very not exciting news: The Vera Project is opening a new all-ages venue in Georgetown in early 2027! @davesegal.bsky.social has the story for @thestranger.com here:
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Tell me you haven't watched Andor without telling me you haven't watched Andor
“In this case, the [rebel] alliance is a loose network of tech startups, developers and public interest technologists committed to making AI more open and trustworthy and to checking the power of industry heavyweights like OpenAI and Anthropic.”
Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavweights OpenAI, Anthropic
Mozilla is looking to deploy its roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to support "mission driven" companies and nonprofits, and is particularly focused on AI.
www.cnbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Tell me you haven't watched Andor without telling me you haven't watched Andor
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There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
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When your state launches its own "that shit is not true" website.
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Minnesota DOC launches website to correct 'DHS misinformation'
It comes following a series of false claims by the Department of Homeland Security during Operation Metro Surge.
bringmethenews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
When your state launches its own "that shit is not true" website.
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Look what arrived from @dansinker.com - This patch was a rallying point during my colon cancer in 2023 and now I have a beanie!
So many entendres then and MNow.
So many entendres then and MNow.
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Look what arrived from @dansinker.com - This patch was a rallying point during my colon cancer in 2023 and now I have a beanie!
So many entendres then and MNow.
So many entendres then and MNow.
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in the first attempt I get almost nothing keepable! a phrase or two, a thought, just some spare parts. you know what you can do with spare parts? a whole lot! /thread
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
in the first attempt I get almost nothing keepable! a phrase or two, a thought, just some spare parts. you know what you can do with spare parts? a whole lot! /thread
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KEXP, a shining light of music and community esp. in these times is now playing @themountaingoats.bsky.social "This Year"
I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me
I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me
January 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
KEXP, a shining light of music and community esp. in these times is now playing @themountaingoats.bsky.social "This Year"
I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me
I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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I just saw the strangest thing on the way back from my soccer game. It was a Rivian that *actually had stuff in the truck bed.* I thought I was having a stroke.
January 25, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I just saw the strangest thing on the way back from my soccer game. It was a Rivian that *actually had stuff in the truck bed.* I thought I was having a stroke.
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Poet Jesus has some timely, inspiring words.
You Say I'm Not Political
What Bible are you reading?
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Poet Jesus has some timely, inspiring words.
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Also can't understand a legacy of care and community investment: part of the reason there are so many legal observers is that thousands volunteered for training *in the Twin Cities* in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder (*also in the Twin Cities*)
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Also can't understand a legacy of care and community investment: part of the reason there are so many legal observers is that thousands volunteered for training *in the Twin Cities* in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder (*also in the Twin Cities*)
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No words fit to print
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 AM
No words fit to print
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I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
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This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
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Text of the video posted by Mac Randolph “Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Text of the video posted by Mac Randolph “Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point.”
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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This broke me
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:46 AM
This broke me
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What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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As @kenwhite.bsky.social has said before: "A government that deliberately abandons the rule of law is not morally entitled to its protections."
We have eclipsed that tipping point.
We have eclipsed that tipping point.
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
As @kenwhite.bsky.social has said before: "A government that deliberately abandons the rule of law is not morally entitled to its protections."
We have eclipsed that tipping point.
We have eclipsed that tipping point.
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Damn the soulless Nazis of Trumpism straight to Hell.
January 25, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Damn the soulless Nazis of Trumpism straight to Hell.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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I didn't say it. The Germans did.
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I didn't say it. The Germans did.