jabberwoCKY
@ckyonwords.bsky.social
Independent Copywriter + Creative Director. From St. Louis, now in Minneapolis. Domestically supplied infant. Deeply flawed biped. Aspiring human. Probably doing a bit. he/him/his
Portfolio: charleskyouel.com
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@ckyonwords.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
If you’re looking for ways to support folks in Minnesota right now, this site created by @ziibiing.com is a fantastic place to start. www.standwithminnesota.com
Ever since I learned to read, I’ve wanted to be someone who told good stories, who wrote them. And some days, I just feel like somebody who knows a lot of words.
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Ever since I learned to read, I’ve wanted to be someone who told good stories, who wrote them. And some days, I just feel like somebody who knows a lot of words.
When people fail to see community in dense and diverse city neighborhoods, it’s often because the community that thrives there doesn’t look like, talk like, think like, or worship exactly like they do. That’s a feature, not a bug.
February 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
When people fail to see community in dense and diverse city neighborhoods, it’s often because the community that thrives there doesn’t look like, talk like, think like, or worship exactly like they do. That’s a feature, not a bug.
The school-to-work pipeline is real.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The school-to-work pipeline is real.
It is remarkable how often life implores me to still my mouth and my mind long enough to try to learn whatever it is a moment has to teach me.
February 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
It is remarkable how often life implores me to still my mouth and my mind long enough to try to learn whatever it is a moment has to teach me.
My current least favorite social media convention: “Someone said…” posts.
Basically, “I want to get credit and engagement for this thing I didn’t come up with by being vague enough to create the impression that maybe I did.”
Basically, “I want to get credit and engagement for this thing I didn’t come up with by being vague enough to create the impression that maybe I did.”
February 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
My current least favorite social media convention: “Someone said…” posts.
Basically, “I want to get credit and engagement for this thing I didn’t come up with by being vague enough to create the impression that maybe I did.”
Basically, “I want to get credit and engagement for this thing I didn’t come up with by being vague enough to create the impression that maybe I did.”
I realize that we haven’t technically been at war with Italy since like 1943. But we damn near broke off diplomatic relations at the end of the second period, and I think UN peacekeepers might be on the ice before all’s said and done.
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I realize that we haven’t technically been at war with Italy since like 1943. But we damn near broke off diplomatic relations at the end of the second period, and I think UN peacekeepers might be on the ice before all’s said and done.
The thing is, you can’t get impatient with cats. They have all the time in the world.
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The thing is, you can’t get impatient with cats. They have all the time in the world.
The Minnesota state motto is officially now “We’ll Believe It When We See It.”
I don’t make the rules.
I don’t make the rules.
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The Minnesota state motto is officially now “We’ll Believe It When We See It.”
I don’t make the rules.
I don’t make the rules.
The truth is that hate is as insatiable as it is hollow.
The hope is that people will someday grow tired of the bitter taste of ashes in their mouths,the aching emptiness.
The fear is that when they finally do, ashes will be all that’s left.
The hope is that people will someday grow tired of the bitter taste of ashes in their mouths,the aching emptiness.
The fear is that when they finally do, ashes will be all that’s left.
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The truth is that hate is as insatiable as it is hollow.
The hope is that people will someday grow tired of the bitter taste of ashes in their mouths,the aching emptiness.
The fear is that when they finally do, ashes will be all that’s left.
The hope is that people will someday grow tired of the bitter taste of ashes in their mouths,the aching emptiness.
The fear is that when they finally do, ashes will be all that’s left.
So much of the right’s reactions to what blue states and communities are doing in response to the redistricting power grab, vindictive deportations and brutal ICE assaults boil down to the shocked whine of a preening bully who gets punched in the face: “It’s not fair if you fight back!”
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
So much of the right’s reactions to what blue states and communities are doing in response to the redistricting power grab, vindictive deportations and brutal ICE assaults boil down to the shocked whine of a preening bully who gets punched in the face: “It’s not fair if you fight back!”
I’m beginning to feel as if I’m due for a re-read of Tim O’Brien’s book “The Things They Carried.” If that gives you a sense of how things are going in my head these days.
February 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I’m beginning to feel as if I’m due for a re-read of Tim O’Brien’s book “The Things They Carried.” If that gives you a sense of how things are going in my head these days.
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This thread 😭
Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This thread 😭
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Good morning world. We've sold an absolute shitload of merch recently, but just got restocked. If you want to support the queerest soccer bar on the planet, here you go!
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Good morning world. We've sold an absolute shitload of merch recently, but just got restocked. If you want to support the queerest soccer bar on the planet, here you go!
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
Every time I see a sign language interpreter physically inhabit the meaning of spoken words or music, I am reminded that expressing ideas and emotions in language can and should be a multi-sensory, full-body experience.
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Every time I see a sign language interpreter physically inhabit the meaning of spoken words or music, I am reminded that expressing ideas and emotions in language can and should be a multi-sensory, full-body experience.
My biggest issue with language is that there are too many words for things, but almost none of them are the ones I need.
February 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
My biggest issue with language is that there are too many words for things, but almost none of them are the ones I need.
Anyone still waiting for a line to be crossed is already well on the wrong side of it.
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Anyone still waiting for a line to be crossed is already well on the wrong side of it.
Perhaps it’s time to reconsider America’s longstanding tradition of refusing to hold powerful people accountable for crimes and misdeeds in the interest of “healing the nation.” You know, assuming that there’s still a nation and all.
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Perhaps it’s time to reconsider America’s longstanding tradition of refusing to hold powerful people accountable for crimes and misdeeds in the interest of “healing the nation.” You know, assuming that there’s still a nation and all.
Caring like it’s cool — and it always been — is another everyday act of resistance.
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Caring like it’s cool — and it always been — is another everyday act of resistance.
One of my more low-key profound later-life realizations is that I’m not really a control freak—I just don’t like to be in situations where I’m treated like I don’t matter.
February 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
One of my more low-key profound later-life realizations is that I’m not really a control freak—I just don’t like to be in situations where I’m treated like I don’t matter.
I have no interest in arguing or attempting to reason with people who have decided that the rights and lives of human beings they don’t like are an acceptable sacrifice for their own comfort and ideological satisfaction. There’s no common ground to be found there.
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I have no interest in arguing or attempting to reason with people who have decided that the rights and lives of human beings they don’t like are an acceptable sacrifice for their own comfort and ideological satisfaction. There’s no common ground to be found there.
Do not mistake the path of least resistance for the high road. You will know you’re on the high road when it costs you something, because it always does.
February 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Do not mistake the path of least resistance for the high road. You will know you’re on the high road when it costs you something, because it always does.
If you ever want to experience death by emojis and exclamation marks, may I suggest starting your day with a massive Teams meeting?
February 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
If you ever want to experience death by emojis and exclamation marks, may I suggest starting your day with a massive Teams meeting?
I think I may have overdone it with the coffee today because my brain is making a noise like when you put your car in neutral and stand on the gas pedal.
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I think I may have overdone it with the coffee today because my brain is making a noise like when you put your car in neutral and stand on the gas pedal.
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From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
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Obviously this is relevant because we've been told for many months that Dems should be careful about raising the salience of immigration, as it could deepen their problems with working class voters. As I've been arguing for some time now, working class voters don't like ICE!
Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Obviously this is relevant because we've been told for many months that Dems should be careful about raising the salience of immigration, as it could deepen their problems with working class voters. As I've been arguing for some time now, working class voters don't like ICE!