ClockworkCanary
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I repost a lot. I like to amplify.
The flower in my avatar is a cereus, or orchid cactus. The banner is my cat Madmartigan’s paw on a knitting project of mine, red and blue two color brioche.
My media tab is mostly cats and knitting.
I repost a lot. I like to amplify.
The flower in my avatar is a cereus, or orchid cactus. The banner is my cat Madmartigan’s paw on a knitting project of mine, red and blue two color brioche.
My media tab is mostly cats and knitting.
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As an undiagnosed but probably autistic and adhd adult I have always found socializing hard. I don’t get the “understood” stuff that some people were either taught or just pick up somehow, so I had to deliberately learn what I know.
Who wants to talk about socializing and networks?
Who wants to talk about socializing and networks?
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Anyway, the statistics we choose to pay attention to and the ones we choose to ignore shape the stories we tell ourselves about what is possible, and if you agree with Trump's story that he has a big big mandate, then you're telling yourself a story about what his opposition can achieve
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Anyway, the statistics we choose to pay attention to and the ones we choose to ignore shape the stories we tell ourselves about what is possible, and if you agree with Trump's story that he has a big big mandate, then you're telling yourself a story about what his opposition can achieve
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I really need people to be attentive to how the proclamation that "America voted for this" actually makes a bully look like 5x bigger than he is. Maybe it makes you feel like you're getting something off your chest, but whose narrative are you serving?
January 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I really need people to be attentive to how the proclamation that "America voted for this" actually makes a bully look like 5x bigger than he is. Maybe it makes you feel like you're getting something off your chest, but whose narrative are you serving?
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This is an important point *because it means that people can be and are being swayed to the opposition's side* and *this strengthens the opposition's position*
It's not about grace or sympathy. It's about strategy and tactics!
It's not about grace or sympathy. It's about strategy and tactics!
"They voted for this." Well. 22% of the US population checked Trump/Vance on their ballot. What they thought they were voting for actually varies, thanks to propaganda/misinformation/disinformation/shitty newspapers.
It's turning out that those who didn't vote for *this* actually don't like it.
It's turning out that those who didn't vote for *this* actually don't like it.
January 22, 2026 at 5:23 PM
This is an important point *because it means that people can be and are being swayed to the opposition's side* and *this strengthens the opposition's position*
It's not about grace or sympathy. It's about strategy and tactics!
It's not about grace or sympathy. It's about strategy and tactics!
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Was just reminded of how many folks don’t know who the Hmong are and how they needs up in the US. And who benefits from that ignorance.
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Was just reminded of how many folks don’t know who the Hmong are and how they needs up in the US. And who benefits from that ignorance.
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By the way I mention my mother's history in this land not to imply that if she were new here, or undocumented, that she would deserve brutalization.
My point is that some people think we can earn whiteness, and we never, ever will.
My point is that some people think we can earn whiteness, and we never, ever will.
January 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
By the way I mention my mother's history in this land not to imply that if she were new here, or undocumented, that she would deserve brutalization.
My point is that some people think we can earn whiteness, and we never, ever will.
My point is that some people think we can earn whiteness, and we never, ever will.
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They will not see any of our history in this land. They do not think we belong, and the only way we WILL is if we stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone else and say that we do.
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
They will not see any of our history in this land. They do not think we belong, and the only way we WILL is if we stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone else and say that we do.
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It will not MATTER to a fucking ICE officer that her *grandfather* became a US citizen in 1904, a thing he was able to do only because he was made a citizen of the sovereign kingdom of Hawai'i in the 1880.
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It will not MATTER to a fucking ICE officer that her *grandfather* became a US citizen in 1904, a thing he was able to do only because he was made a citizen of the sovereign kingdom of Hawai'i in the 1880.
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I worry every day about my mother, a Chinese-American who is legally blind and extremely hard of hearing and in her eighties, who speaks with a clear accent.
It will not MATTER to a fucking ICE officer that her accent is because she was born in Hawaii.
It will not MATTER to a fucking ICE officer that her accent is because she was born in Hawaii.
January 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I worry every day about my mother, a Chinese-American who is legally blind and extremely hard of hearing and in her eighties, who speaks with a clear accent.
It will not MATTER to a fucking ICE officer that her accent is because she was born in Hawaii.
It will not MATTER to a fucking ICE officer that her accent is because she was born in Hawaii.
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My fellow Asian Americans, we are not white. They cannot tell us apart. They do not think we belong here, no matter how many generations we have lived here.
January 22, 2026 at 3:04 PM
My fellow Asian Americans, we are not white. They cannot tell us apart. They do not think we belong here, no matter how many generations we have lived here.
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Instead, people think that Asians are the "model minority" who are sort of latecomers to this country and "know how to act."
The reality is more that we excluded everyone but the very wealthy until relatively modern times, and limited almost everyone else to those with high educations.
The reality is more that we excluded everyone but the very wealthy until relatively modern times, and limited almost everyone else to those with high educations.
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Instead, people think that Asians are the "model minority" who are sort of latecomers to this country and "know how to act."
The reality is more that we excluded everyone but the very wealthy until relatively modern times, and limited almost everyone else to those with high educations.
The reality is more that we excluded everyone but the very wealthy until relatively modern times, and limited almost everyone else to those with high educations.
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Chinese people were driven out with murder and threat of murder. There were repeated massacres.
That is what happened.
That is what happened.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Chinese people were driven out with murder and threat of murder. There were repeated massacres.
That is what happened.
That is what happened.
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Anytime I see numbers showing that Asian people are less underwater than others, I wish we were actually fucking teaching the history of Asian people in this country.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Anytime I see numbers showing that Asian people are less underwater than others, I wish we were actually fucking teaching the history of Asian people in this country.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
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In the 1870 census, Boise, Idaho was almost 50% Chinese. Just...think about that. Think about Boise, Idaho today and what you think about it racially.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
In the 1870 census, Boise, Idaho was almost 50% Chinese. Just...think about that. Think about Boise, Idaho today and what you think about it racially.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, repeated violence against the Chinese population in the West.
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🧵!!!!!
Anytime I see numbers showing that Asian people are less underwater than others, I wish we were actually fucking teaching the history of Asian people in this country.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
🧵!!!!!
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This never should have happened, and those responsible must be held accountable. The American people deserve to know that their most sensitive personal information is protected by their own government.
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This never should have happened, and those responsible must be held accountable. The American people deserve to know that their most sensitive personal information is protected by their own government.
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Under Trump’s watch, a DOGE employee accessed Americans’ Social Security data and agreed to share it to try to overturn election results.
They broke the law. They betrayed the public trust. And they put millions of Americans’ most sensitive personal information at risk of identity theft and fraud.
They broke the law. They betrayed the public trust. And they put millions of Americans’ most sensitive personal information at risk of identity theft and fraud.
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Under Trump’s watch, a DOGE employee accessed Americans’ Social Security data and agreed to share it to try to overturn election results.
They broke the law. They betrayed the public trust. And they put millions of Americans’ most sensitive personal information at risk of identity theft and fraud.
They broke the law. They betrayed the public trust. And they put millions of Americans’ most sensitive personal information at risk of identity theft and fraud.
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One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
The new NYT poll finds Trump 17 points underwater on immigration, and the nonwhite and young voters who went to Trump in 2024 have snapped back to Dems
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Important to know that Armstrong is a reverend and that she and the protesters felt compelled by faith as well their commitment to civil rights.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
The feds have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who led the protest in a Minnesota church over the weekend.
apnews.com/article/just...
apnews.com/article/just...
A woman who led a protest that disrupted a Minnesota church service has been arrested
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Important to know that Armstrong is a reverend and that she and the protesters felt compelled by faith as well their commitment to civil rights.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
This is the state choosing which Christians they will support and which part of the 1A they will defend.
Christian nationalism in action.
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Gonna be some fun answers I guess, but I prefer kids making their own learning memes.
January 22, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Gonna be some fun answers I guess, but I prefer kids making their own learning memes.
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if anyone has the complaint, case number, case name, cause of action, I’d love to see it because I’m not sure what this would be
"His mother told NBC4 that the agent told her son they had confused him with someone else, but to “look at the bright side: you’re gonna have an exciting story to tell your friends when you go back to school”."
WTF
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
WTF
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mother of boy, 15, held at gunpoint by US immigration agents files $1m claim
Trump officials accused of false imprisonment and ‘unconstitutional racial profiling’ over incident in LA
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
if anyone has the complaint, case number, case name, cause of action, I’d love to see it because I’m not sure what this would be
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I lionize, admire and respect Jack Smith. He was my law school classmate, but I did not know him then.
He is currently testifying before the House Committee in public, for the first time.
Link here (pay no attention to caption saying "closed-door testimony"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdPY...
He is currently testifying before the House Committee in public, for the first time.
Link here (pay no attention to caption saying "closed-door testimony"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdPY...
Watch the full, closed-door Jack Smith testimony about Trump I MS NOW
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I lionize, admire and respect Jack Smith. He was my law school classmate, but I did not know him then.
He is currently testifying before the House Committee in public, for the first time.
Link here (pay no attention to caption saying "closed-door testimony"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdPY...
He is currently testifying before the House Committee in public, for the first time.
Link here (pay no attention to caption saying "closed-door testimony"): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdPY...
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punchline's worth it on this one
This reminds me of one of my favorite stories. During a Javelin Thrust in Yuma one year, we brought two Navajo Code Talkers out to talk to the comm Marines about doing the job in WW2, get a brief on modern comm gear, and so we could ensure we still had Marines who could say they shook their hands.
I really dislike this leftie tendency to use all of the horrible crimes this country has committed as proof that the country is irredeemable, when the people who fought against it often did so *as Americans* because it implies they were a bunch of stupid fucking rubes
January 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM
punchline's worth it on this one
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This reminds me of one of my favorite stories. During a Javelin Thrust in Yuma one year, we brought two Navajo Code Talkers out to talk to the comm Marines about doing the job in WW2, get a brief on modern comm gear, and so we could ensure we still had Marines who could say they shook their hands.
I really dislike this leftie tendency to use all of the horrible crimes this country has committed as proof that the country is irredeemable, when the people who fought against it often did so *as Americans* because it implies they were a bunch of stupid fucking rubes
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This reminds me of one of my favorite stories. During a Javelin Thrust in Yuma one year, we brought two Navajo Code Talkers out to talk to the comm Marines about doing the job in WW2, get a brief on modern comm gear, and so we could ensure we still had Marines who could say they shook their hands.
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Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
‘Barbecue Saved My Life’: Meet Waco’s Antifascist Transgender Pitmaster
Kaleb Blain went from the fast-paced world of 911 dispatching to the “low and slow” of BBQ, where he’s built a following.
thebarbedwire.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...
Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”
By @kitoconnell.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b...