Jim Craner
@craner.bsky.social
Library technologist and raconteur from the Midwest. (He/him)
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Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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lol and also lmao
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
lol and also lmao
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
the problems they're going to have with juries are only going to get worse from here
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they won't convict a fucking sub sandwich lmao. literally laughed at the government in court.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
Trial of Sean Dunn - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM
they won't convict a fucking sub sandwich lmao. literally laughed at the government in court.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_o...
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Thing with making mascots in ChatGPT is you can easily use ChatGPT to make them do anything you like.
January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Thing with making mascots in ChatGPT is you can easily use ChatGPT to make them do anything you like.
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There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
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This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
January 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure
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This is breaking the contract between states and the federal government. It shouldn't be controversial at all to suggest soft secession over it. I feel like that's a pretty moderate position when the federal government rakes in tax revenue, but refuses to disburse it.
The Trump administration has ordered a review of federal funding sent to more than a dozen Democratic-led states, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/4bHgIja
January 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is breaking the contract between states and the federal government. It shouldn't be controversial at all to suggest soft secession over it. I feel like that's a pretty moderate position when the federal government rakes in tax revenue, but refuses to disburse it.
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I know this will get lost in all the madness, but it should be a scandal that an official government account is doctoring a photo of a Black woman to make it seem like she's hysterical & defeated. They're showing what they had hoped for, but she refused to cower so they made it up. What racist crap!
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I know this will get lost in all the madness, but it should be a scandal that an official government account is doctoring a photo of a Black woman to make it seem like she's hysterical & defeated. They're showing what they had hoped for, but she refused to cower so they made it up. What racist crap!
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The "GREP" command should be an alias that does a case-insensitive grep.
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The "GREP" command should be an alias that does a case-insensitive grep.
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At Pentagon worship service yesterday, Hegseth talked about Bible passage he prayed during planning of Venezuela attack & how he told those below him in chain of command what he was praying. Guess that's what we should expect from guy with crusader tattoo
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
Hegseth Shares War Psalm He Prayed During Venezuela Attack
During the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth framed t...
publicwitness.wordandway.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
At Pentagon worship service yesterday, Hegseth talked about Bible passage he prayed during planning of Venezuela attack & how he told those below him in chain of command what he was praying. Guess that's what we should expect from guy with crusader tattoo
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
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"In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there" #longread www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Forty years in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot
The long read: In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
"In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there" #longread www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
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Yes, a worship service is sacred.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Yes, a worship service is sacred.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
So is the image of God in your immigrant neighbor.
So is the image of God being dragged from his home in his underwear on a snowy day.
So was the image of God that bled out for 8 minutes while being refused medical care.
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That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
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When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
When Trump dies we get Vance. Thiel’s pet.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
They'll blame a lot of stuff on Trump AND try to fast-track an even uglier white supremacist techno-Christofascism.
We must prept for this now & organize accordingly.
Grassroots activism, coalitions. Dissent. Sand in gears. Strikes.
Every angle.
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Just turn on the widget that won’t let you post a photo without alt text. Stop making excuses for forgetting.
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Just turn on the widget that won’t let you post a photo without alt text. Stop making excuses for forgetting.
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cool name why’s it called that
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
cool name why’s it called that
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Here is an equally valid image of the conflict with ICE
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Here is an equally valid image of the conflict with ICE
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the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
Genuinely insane we are living in a world where the Danish have to deploy a battlegroup to protect themselves against America. Makes my blood turn molten, honestly
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January 20, 2026 at 10:32 PM
the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
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Interestingly, the best thing from last weekend's SNL is this clip that was cut for time and posted on a Tuesday night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8O...
Weekend Update: Tommy Brennan on Trump's ICE Deployments in Minnesota - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Interestingly, the best thing from last weekend's SNL is this clip that was cut for time and posted on a Tuesday night: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA8O...
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Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
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It is even worse than it looks
The Old World Order is Dead
Unipolarity was given, not taken
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January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It is even worse than it looks
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#ProTip for my kin in Christ traveling to MN, from one cold weather cleric to another:
1. Wool base layers are your friend.
2. Brush your teeth BEFORE clerics on.
3. Memorize the Beatitudes.
4. Love God & Neighbor (you already do!)
5. Wise as serpents, innocent as doves. 🕊️
Thank you. Prayers up.
1. Wool base layers are your friend.
2. Brush your teeth BEFORE clerics on.
3. Memorize the Beatitudes.
4. Love God & Neighbor (you already do!)
5. Wise as serpents, innocent as doves. 🕊️
Thank you. Prayers up.
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
#ProTip for my kin in Christ traveling to MN, from one cold weather cleric to another:
1. Wool base layers are your friend.
2. Brush your teeth BEFORE clerics on.
3. Memorize the Beatitudes.
4. Love God & Neighbor (you already do!)
5. Wise as serpents, innocent as doves. 🕊️
Thank you. Prayers up.
1. Wool base layers are your friend.
2. Brush your teeth BEFORE clerics on.
3. Memorize the Beatitudes.
4. Love God & Neighbor (you already do!)
5. Wise as serpents, innocent as doves. 🕊️
Thank you. Prayers up.