D Granke
@dgranke.bsky.social
Theatre Educator, Director, Fight Director, and Intimacy Director. Spouse, Dog Human, Insufferable Amateur Cook, and Camping and National Park Enthusiast. They all the way.
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we are due for a new round of one of my favorite genres of film: republican elected officials getting screamed at by constituents
Alabama Republican Barry Moore held a town hall and said migrants are not allowed due process. His constituents heckled him, chanting “shame, shame” as the coward made his hasty exit.
#Resist #ProudBlue #FuckMAGA
#Resist #ProudBlue #FuckMAGA
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 AM
we are due for a new round of one of my favorite genres of film: republican elected officials getting screamed at by constituents
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If you work in journalism: you cannot use machine learning to upscale a photo and still be telling the truth. It WILL lie, even if you don't intend to tell one.
It can only do what it does by inventing details where none exist, which means it will inherently be misrepresenting reality.
It can only do what it does by inventing details where none exist, which means it will inherently be misrepresenting reality.
Unfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 AM
If you work in journalism: you cannot use machine learning to upscale a photo and still be telling the truth. It WILL lie, even if you don't intend to tell one.
It can only do what it does by inventing details where none exist, which means it will inherently be misrepresenting reality.
It can only do what it does by inventing details where none exist, which means it will inherently be misrepresenting reality.
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This guy, who somehow manages contradictory messaging sometimes in the same sentence has managed near flawless discipline on his Kremlin alignment for a full decade.
Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 AM
This guy, who somehow manages contradictory messaging sometimes in the same sentence has managed near flawless discipline on his Kremlin alignment for a full decade.
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Maine--also under an ICE surge--has an undocumented population of about 5,000 people & the nation's lowest rate of violent crime. Because they can't find "the worst of the worst," they're primarily detaining people w/ legal status & no criminal record. This isn't about immigration.
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Maine--also under an ICE surge--has an undocumented population of about 5,000 people & the nation's lowest rate of violent crime. Because they can't find "the worst of the worst," they're primarily detaining people w/ legal status & no criminal record. This isn't about immigration.
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lander should run against schumer. i'm serious. schumer has to invent imaginary friends and lander is out there making friends and doing retail politics like a boss.
This is Brad Lander doing pulltabs in the Uptown VFW. He’s one of us now
January 29, 2026 at 3:21 AM
lander should run against schumer. i'm serious. schumer has to invent imaginary friends and lander is out there making friends and doing retail politics like a boss.
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This is why I’d vote for Lander over like 98% of current Dems: he doesn’t talk about doing things, he actually does him. Of course he stood up to ICE. Of course he’s getting prosecuted by Trump. Of course he came to Minneapolis. 100 of him and we’d win comprehensively
lander is that dude that shows up, underrated superpower
This is Brad Lander doing pulltabs in the Uptown VFW. He’s one of us now
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This is why I’d vote for Lander over like 98% of current Dems: he doesn’t talk about doing things, he actually does him. Of course he stood up to ICE. Of course he’s getting prosecuted by Trump. Of course he came to Minneapolis. 100 of him and we’d win comprehensively
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If DeWine supports Haitians in Ohio, it’s time for him to consult his god, understand he will never be president but he can be defender of free people and America in a way most presidents will never be, and do everything in his power to keep the ravenous monsters who run his party out of his state
DeWine has been a big supporter of the Haitian immigrants in Springfield. He has provided funds for support services and housing improvements all along. He is a traditional Catholic along the lines of the current Pope and emphasizes charity. He is also from a neighboring town to Springfield.
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
If DeWine supports Haitians in Ohio, it’s time for him to consult his god, understand he will never be president but he can be defender of free people and America in a way most presidents will never be, and do everything in his power to keep the ravenous monsters who run his party out of his state
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so to be clear a canadian nazi failson successfully directed the ethnic cleansing of a not very large town in Ohio
These are the Haitians attacked by Vance in 2024 at the urging of Canadian neo-Nazi Geoff Martin, aka "Captive Dreamer," who he appears to follow closely.
They're currently here legally. The admin is abruptly making them illegal, then removing them in a 1940s-style militarized cleansing campaign.
They're currently here legally. The admin is abruptly making them illegal, then removing them in a 1940s-style militarized cleansing campaign.
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 AM
so to be clear a canadian nazi failson successfully directed the ethnic cleansing of a not very large town in Ohio
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Leading democratic politicians should make plans to be in Springfield on February 4th
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Leading democratic politicians should make plans to be in Springfield on February 4th
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The absolute *core* function of government is to protect folks from roving gangs of masked armed men unleashing wanton violence. But even with everything we know, Susan Collins stands on the side of the paramilitary -- not the folks desperate to be protected from it.
It's utter madness. #MEpolitics
It's utter madness. #MEpolitics
Shattered glass sprayed across an infant by a federal paramilitary -- that's what's going on in Portland as Susan Collins does her damnedest to funnel more $$$ to ICE. (Even as other Republicans draw a line in the sand).
Obscene and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/mr2eexjz #MEpolitics
Obscene and irredeemable. tinyurl.com/mr2eexjz #MEpolitics
January 28, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The absolute *core* function of government is to protect folks from roving gangs of masked armed men unleashing wanton violence. But even with everything we know, Susan Collins stands on the side of the paramilitary -- not the folks desperate to be protected from it.
It's utter madness. #MEpolitics
It's utter madness. #MEpolitics
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the sheer lack of basic humanity triggering the judge having to specifically require this
This judge says:
- refugees must be released in the next 5 days
- Returned to Minnesota. Not released onto the streets of Texas, which is what's been happening.
- ICE must alert the refugees' lawyers so they aren't released into dangerous cold without someone to meet them
- refugees must be released in the next 5 days
- Returned to Minnesota. Not released onto the streets of Texas, which is what's been happening.
- ICE must alert the refugees' lawyers so they aren't released into dangerous cold without someone to meet them
REAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota has barred the Trump administration from arresting / detaining the state's 5,600 refugees while they await lawful permanent resident status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
the sheer lack of basic humanity triggering the judge having to specifically require this
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you can’t fucking dox a public official!
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
you can’t fucking dox a public official!
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when i asked my college math prof for an example of how n-dimensional calculus could be useful, he was just as pissed as a painter would have been at the same question. I was Missing The Point (which, fair)
tbc there are answers he could have given, but the question was offensive to him
tbc there are answers he could have given, but the question was offensive to him
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 AM
when i asked my college math prof for an example of how n-dimensional calculus could be useful, he was just as pissed as a painter would have been at the same question. I was Missing The Point (which, fair)
tbc there are answers he could have given, but the question was offensive to him
tbc there are answers he could have given, but the question was offensive to him
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We definitely haven't seen any high profile guys very recently and specifically lose their mind because their kids got infected by the "woke mind virus"
i love that rightwingers genuinely seem to believe that political ideology is a set genetic inheritable trait
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We definitely haven't seen any high profile guys very recently and specifically lose their mind because their kids got infected by the "woke mind virus"
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This can all be reduced to: STEM is Chad and how you get Job and Money and thus Virtue, while humanities are feminine and gay. It is the lie they use to create cheap labor, social disconnection, and eventually anger that they can mold into violence - all in service of the Owners. Which ain't you.
The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This can all be reduced to: STEM is Chad and how you get Job and Money and thus Virtue, while humanities are feminine and gay. It is the lie they use to create cheap labor, social disconnection, and eventually anger that they can mold into violence - all in service of the Owners. Which ain't you.
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I agree.
As a researcher, one of the most important skills is being able to write and speak coherently. No matter how interesting your results are, they don't matter if you can't communicate them.
Also, the ONLY good campus service roles I have ever had involved International Education.
As a researcher, one of the most important skills is being able to write and speak coherently. No matter how interesting your results are, they don't matter if you can't communicate them.
Also, the ONLY good campus service roles I have ever had involved International Education.
I should also note that I am someone who has humanities degrees and who *also* has ended up really enjoying doing a lot of STEM-Type-Work professionally: I’m a big fan of both.
And I refuse to play along with the idea that one is superior to the other.
And I refuse to play along with the idea that one is superior to the other.
I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I agree.
As a researcher, one of the most important skills is being able to write and speak coherently. No matter how interesting your results are, they don't matter if you can't communicate them.
Also, the ONLY good campus service roles I have ever had involved International Education.
As a researcher, one of the most important skills is being able to write and speak coherently. No matter how interesting your results are, they don't matter if you can't communicate them.
Also, the ONLY good campus service roles I have ever had involved International Education.
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On the contrary, this is absolute nonsense, up with which we should cease to put
The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 AM
On the contrary, this is absolute nonsense, up with which we should cease to put
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Reporting the Trump had “pivoted” was journalistic malpractice popular.info/p/how-legacy...
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Reporting the Trump had “pivoted” was journalistic malpractice popular.info/p/how-legacy...
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If they get one like this of me, run it over my obituary. American heroes all of them
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
If they get one like this of me, run it over my obituary. American heroes all of them
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Meta:
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❌ Website unmasking ICE gestapo agents who kidnap children
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There is a certain point where stupidity and incompetence loop back around into being basically magic, and I think that point comes when you manage to start an international incident in *Minneapolis*
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
There is a certain point where stupidity and incompetence loop back around into being basically magic, and I think that point comes when you manage to start an international incident in *Minneapolis*
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The moment in recent history that most succinctly captures Bari Weiss’s approach to bold reform is when Bill Ackman bought his way into a pro tennis tournament and then flailed around for a while as the audience booed. That’s the Bari Weiss Media Revolution in a capsule.
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The moment in recent history that most succinctly captures Bari Weiss’s approach to bold reform is when Bill Ackman bought his way into a pro tennis tournament and then flailed around for a while as the audience booed. That’s the Bari Weiss Media Revolution in a capsule.
Much like the Gaza ceasefire, the Minneapolis withdrawal is just words. Nothing has really changed. Keep it up minnesota, we stand with you.
Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
The intense fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Much like the Gaza ceasefire, the Minneapolis withdrawal is just words. Nothing has really changed. Keep it up minnesota, we stand with you.