Shahnameh blacksmith
@desirepathtarjuman.bsky.social
Bike-mounted historian specializing in medieval & early modern Sino-Iranian contact and Persianate political & cultural history. YIMBY, NUMTOT, and caregiver for undemanding plants. Chicago mostly-southsider. He/him.
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Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
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For this Black History Month, given the regime’s vile smearing of Ohio’s Haitian population, I think it’s a good time to remember a literary giant of Haitian descent, Alexander Dumas, père
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
Alexandre Dumas - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For this Black History Month, given the regime’s vile smearing of Ohio’s Haitian population, I think it’s a good time to remember a literary giant of Haitian descent, Alexander Dumas, père
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
He gave us the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo & so much more
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
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One of my favorite south suburban buildings! Itching to do a Thorn Creek Trail ride soon and pay a visit...
1/2 The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity & the GUMPTION of these architects to go this hard for Art Deco on some random high school. Absolutely breathtaking work.
Bloom High School
Chicago Heights, IL
Architects: Royer, Danley & Smith, 1934
Addition: Schmidt, Garden & Erikson, 1956
Bloom High School
Chicago Heights, IL
Architects: Royer, Danley & Smith, 1934
Addition: Schmidt, Garden & Erikson, 1956
February 5, 2026 at 3:29 AM
One of my favorite south suburban buildings! Itching to do a Thorn Creek Trail ride soon and pay a visit...
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You should read all of it because it makes clear that there is nothing to the Metro Surge operation other than terror. There is no planning, no infrastructure, no legal basis, nothing other than go out and terrorize a community, the constitution be damned.
Everyone involved should be behind bars.
Everyone involved should be behind bars.
If you want to read the transcript of the February 3 hearing where Julie Le had her "this job sucks" meltdown, now you can:
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
drive.google.com/file/d/1FnY2...
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
You should read all of it because it makes clear that there is nothing to the Metro Surge operation other than terror. There is no planning, no infrastructure, no legal basis, nothing other than go out and terrorize a community, the constitution be damned.
Everyone involved should be behind bars.
Everyone involved should be behind bars.
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NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
unraveledpress.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
Democracy dies in darkness inshallah
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Democracy dies in darkness inshallah
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This is exactly right:
Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This is exactly right:
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I stand corrected. Four out of 5 Democrats want to abolish ICE.
Any elected Dem asking for less is outside the mainstream of their party.
Any elected Dem asking for less is outside the mainstream of their party.
Their new poll came out today. It's up to 79% support including 66% (!) strongly support.
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d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
February 3, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I stand corrected. Four out of 5 Democrats want to abolish ICE.
Any elected Dem asking for less is outside the mainstream of their party.
Any elected Dem asking for less is outside the mainstream of their party.
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
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Survey data shows that most Americans do not want to rein in ICE. They want to abolish it.
Federal agents tear-gassed demonstrators and children in Portland.
An agent in Colorado stole a woman’s phone and threw her to the ground.
The disgraced former head of Border Patrol urged mass arrests.
This isn't what Americans signed up for. We must rein in ICE.
An agent in Colorado stole a woman’s phone and threw her to the ground.
The disgraced former head of Border Patrol urged mass arrests.
This isn't what Americans signed up for. We must rein in ICE.
February 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Survey data shows that most Americans do not want to rein in ICE. They want to abolish it.
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Not to mention fraggle paper and fraggle scissors…
fraggle rock implies the existence of fraggle jazz and fraggle rap
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Not to mention fraggle paper and fraggle scissors…
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The Ai slop British Musem Scandal is worth being aware of, mostly for the BM’s absolute bonfire approach, which so far has been:
Post Ai photos for promo to instagram
Remove Ai photos after backlash
Deny any connection to Ai
Unfollow the content creators who pointed it out AND YET
Post Ai photos for promo to instagram
Remove Ai photos after backlash
Deny any connection to Ai
Unfollow the content creators who pointed it out AND YET
February 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The Ai slop British Musem Scandal is worth being aware of, mostly for the BM’s absolute bonfire approach, which so far has been:
Post Ai photos for promo to instagram
Remove Ai photos after backlash
Deny any connection to Ai
Unfollow the content creators who pointed it out AND YET
Post Ai photos for promo to instagram
Remove Ai photos after backlash
Deny any connection to Ai
Unfollow the content creators who pointed it out AND YET
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City transportation official opts for white line and signage instead of gate to keep their baby off the stairs.
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
City transportation official opts for white line and signage instead of gate to keep their baby off the stairs.
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NITA board members:
they have to be transit users, "because transit is one of the most important ways for how our city fulfills its function of connecting people" – @drakefor10.bsky.social, who's running for Cook County board
they have to be transit users, "because transit is one of the most important ways for how our city fulfills its function of connecting people" – @drakefor10.bsky.social, who's running for Cook County board
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NITA board members:
they have to be transit users, "because transit is one of the most important ways for how our city fulfills its function of connecting people" – @drakefor10.bsky.social, who's running for Cook County board
they have to be transit users, "because transit is one of the most important ways for how our city fulfills its function of connecting people" – @drakefor10.bsky.social, who's running for Cook County board
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Oh gee, the author of "The Bell Curve," a racist book that racists love feels "hostile" that a Black woman was cast as Helen of Troy? Also, the Odyssey is not "a historical setting"
Gosh, perhaps he was just racist all along, rather than a political scientist "just asking questions."
Gosh, perhaps he was just racist all along, rather than a political scientist "just asking questions."
Forgive me, Jesus, because I genuinely deeply enjoy how perpetually unhappy and desolate these losers are.
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Oh gee, the author of "The Bell Curve," a racist book that racists love feels "hostile" that a Black woman was cast as Helen of Troy? Also, the Odyssey is not "a historical setting"
Gosh, perhaps he was just racist all along, rather than a political scientist "just asking questions."
Gosh, perhaps he was just racist all along, rather than a political scientist "just asking questions."
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Who was this woman? Someone's mother, sister, daughter? Who was this driver? What happened? What happens now? Are they being ticketed? Charged with a crime? Is there a pattern of reckless driving along this stretch? What is the civil engineer responsible going to do now?...
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Who was this woman? Someone's mother, sister, daughter? Who was this driver? What happened? What happens now? Are they being ticketed? Charged with a crime? Is there a pattern of reckless driving along this stretch? What is the civil engineer responsible going to do now?...
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It's unsettling how traffic violence is reported in the US. If the driver was going this street's speed limit of 25mph, there's a 90% chance this woman would be alive. But that's unmentioned. The driver was "cooperative." There will be no follow up. There will be no convictions. A life is lost.
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It's unsettling how traffic violence is reported in the US. If the driver was going this street's speed limit of 25mph, there's a 90% chance this woman would be alive. But that's unmentioned. The driver was "cooperative." There will be no follow up. There will be no convictions. A life is lost.
Euphemism for I ate fish potato casserole.
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Euphemism for I ate fish potato casserole.
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Oh wow nice flower crown you got there; shame if the sadness inherent to all things, transient in the samsara as they must necessarily be, were to scatter your petals into an indifferent wind leaving only a lingering sense that something beautiful and meaningful once happened here. Nerd.
February 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Oh wow nice flower crown you got there; shame if the sadness inherent to all things, transient in the samsara as they must necessarily be, were to scatter your petals into an indifferent wind leaving only a lingering sense that something beautiful and meaningful once happened here. Nerd.
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Give the people what they want.
Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features | TechCrunch
Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.
techcrunch.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Give the people what they want.
$5 pizza slice and a bike car, so I assume my day will mostly get worse from here.
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
$5 pizza slice and a bike car, so I assume my day will mostly get worse from here.
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"New mom with stroller becomes expert in mountaineering - Now trains K2 expeditions"
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
"New mom with stroller becomes expert in mountaineering - Now trains K2 expeditions"
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The powerful front page of the reformist newspaper Sazandegi features the names of 3,000 individuals who, according to government reports, were killed during the protests in Iran. #Iran #IranProtests2026
February 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The powerful front page of the reformist newspaper Sazandegi features the names of 3,000 individuals who, according to government reports, were killed during the protests in Iran. #Iran #IranProtests2026
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if dry january is over why is my skin still so itchy
February 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
if dry january is over why is my skin still so itchy