Michael Vidal
@cybermagex.bsky.social
Software engineer, board game enthusiast, and Kickstarter/Gamefound addict (or so I'm told)
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Michael Vidal
@cybermagex.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Actions (and inactions) speak louder than words.
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"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
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Trump tried to break the Twin Cities but we stood strong, and now *they* are backing down. Makes me feel proud to live here.
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Trump tried to break the Twin Cities but we stood strong, and now *they* are backing down. Makes me feel proud to live here.
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We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.
About time she starts to do something representative. Now she needs some kind of action backing that. I know she's unable to initiate impeachment proceedings as a Senator, but perhaps she could lean on the Nevada delegation. Rubberstamp Amodei can't be counted on to hold anything in this
Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
"Kristi Noem and her department's latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately."
"Kristi Noem and her department's latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately."
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
About time she starts to do something representative. Now she needs some kind of action backing that. I know she's unable to initiate impeachment proceedings as a Senator, but perhaps she could lean on the Nevada delegation. Rubberstamp Amodei can't be counted on to hold anything in this
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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It may actually be good for the republic to never have “the presumption of regularity” ever again.
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
A federal judge issues a restraining order against the feds, barring them from "destroying or altering evidence"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:36 AM
It may actually be good for the republic to never have “the presumption of regularity” ever again.
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Our country was founded on independence — aspirational and clumsily attempted as it was — and has been sullied by this sort of servile, vapid Dick Wolfish law enforcement worship.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Our country was founded on independence — aspirational and clumsily attempted as it was — and has been sullied by this sort of servile, vapid Dick Wolfish law enforcement worship.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Really good turnout at the Reno vigil-rally tonight, especially since it was a very last-minute thing (I think the email was sent maybe 4 hours before the scheduled start time). Had to be at least 300 that I saw. Maybe more; I'm not that good at estimation.
January 25, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Really good turnout at the Reno vigil-rally tonight, especially since it was a very last-minute thing (I think the email was sent maybe 4 hours before the scheduled start time). Had to be at least 300 that I saw. Maybe more; I'm not that good at estimation.
That sounds real nice, but we've already seen that either you'll have currently safe Democrats vote otherwise, or you have no actual control. So how are we supposed to take this at face value?
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
That sounds real nice, but we've already seen that either you'll have currently safe Democrats vote otherwise, or you have no actual control. So how are we supposed to take this at face value?
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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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A lot of self described Christians seem to be banking on there not actually being a hell.
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A lot of self described Christians seem to be banking on there not actually being a hell.
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Walz: "We sill investigate this. We will not be stonewalled ... this will end when enough American say this will end. Do I have any confidence that Donald Trump will do the right thing? No ... quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement."
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Walz: "We sill investigate this. We will not be stonewalled ... this will end when enough American say this will end. Do I have any confidence that Donald Trump will do the right thing? No ... quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement."
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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And now for a deeply unserious moment.
January 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
And now for a deeply unserious moment.
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I talk about trials for all this shit like it's a foregone conclusion that they'll happen, not because I think that's true, but because I'm *trying to normalize the idea.*
These evil fucks are doing the Big Crimes. I'm not interested in surrendering in advance. Keep your Denethor energy.
These evil fucks are doing the Big Crimes. I'm not interested in surrendering in advance. Keep your Denethor energy.
They wheeled this Nazi asshole into court in a wheelchair and he was still trying to hide his face in shame 76 years after World War II ended. That's the kind of commitment I'm looking for.
Ex-Nazi guard, 101, sentenced for role in 3,500 murders
He was sentenced to five years in prison for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I talk about trials for all this shit like it's a foregone conclusion that they'll happen, not because I think that's true, but because I'm *trying to normalize the idea.*
These evil fucks are doing the Big Crimes. I'm not interested in surrendering in advance. Keep your Denethor energy.
These evil fucks are doing the Big Crimes. I'm not interested in surrendering in advance. Keep your Denethor energy.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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As a general reminder... not everything is a conspiracy theory.
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
As a general reminder... not everything is a conspiracy theory.
About to join the local ICEbreaker. This wasn't scheduled when I was looking a few days ago, so I'm not sure what the turnout will be.
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
About to join the local ICEbreaker. This wasn't scheduled when I was looking a few days ago, so I'm not sure what the turnout will be.
He's probably right. I bet a lot more people have been praying these last 13 months. Mostly for the Annoying Orange to go a hamburder too far.
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
He's probably right. I bet a lot more people have been praying these last 13 months. Mostly for the Annoying Orange to go a hamburder too far.
I'm not a big fan of abortion; I'm pro-choice, but wouldn't generally recommend abortion to someone asking my advice/opinion.
However, there were apparently a lot of precognizant people 54 years ago. Shame they also weren't more convincing.
However, there were apparently a lot of precognizant people 54 years ago. Shame they also weren't more convincing.
Johnson: I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy and a lot of people tried to convince my young parents that they should take care of that problem
January 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I'm not a big fan of abortion; I'm pro-choice, but wouldn't generally recommend abortion to someone asking my advice/opinion.
However, there were apparently a lot of precognizant people 54 years ago. Shame they also weren't more convincing.
However, there were apparently a lot of precognizant people 54 years ago. Shame they also weren't more convincing.
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Nobody will forget nor forgive this.
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Nobody will forget nor forgive this.
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇