John
@drspiff.bsky.social
Life is simple: it's either cherry red or midnight blue (CWRU’03, UVA’95) The enemy gate is down. The Doctrine of One Ship.
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John
@drspiff.bsky.social
· Feb 3
Literally all our lore, stories and mythology about technology is about how destructive it becomes when unregulated by humanity.
I don’t know what more I can say than the ENTIRE body of human creative expression to ppl who choose to ignore those warnings.
I don’t know what more I can say than the ENTIRE body of human creative expression to ppl who choose to ignore those warnings.
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This Tuesday, Jan. 20, we encourage people across the country to walk out and lobby their congressional offices in their districts.
Demand that Congress advance articles of impeachment against Trump and senior Trump officials for multiple abuses of power.
citizensimpeachment.com/january-20th...
Demand that Congress advance articles of impeachment against Trump and senior Trump officials for multiple abuses of power.
citizensimpeachment.com/january-20th...
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This Tuesday, Jan. 20, we encourage people across the country to walk out and lobby their congressional offices in their districts.
Demand that Congress advance articles of impeachment against Trump and senior Trump officials for multiple abuses of power.
citizensimpeachment.com/january-20th...
Demand that Congress advance articles of impeachment against Trump and senior Trump officials for multiple abuses of power.
citizensimpeachment.com/january-20th...
My heart is with you Minnesota friends. Stand up for all of us and be safe.
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
My heart is with you Minnesota friends. Stand up for all of us and be safe.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
America’s Governor has entered the chat.
Let’s call this what it is: a disgusting abuse of power and a farce.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
As his agents terrorize Minnesotans, as prices rise, as he fails to deliver for Americans, he is also weaponizing the DOJ against his perceived enemies.
This is not a banana republic and justice will prevail.
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. https://cnn.it/4bCjypy
January 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
America’s Governor has entered the chat.
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You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.
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MOAR
Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
MOAR
To start this weekend that remembers the struggle past present and future for human dignity and understanding, here is one of my favorite protest songs from the anti-apartheid movement “Senzeni Na”
youtu.be/SJP79Zon3Ek?...
youtu.be/SJP79Zon3Ek?...
Senzeni Na (What have we done?) - feat. Monde Mdingi - Cape Town Youth Choir (formerly Pro Cantu)
YouTube video by Cape Town Camerata
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 12:02 AM
To start this weekend that remembers the struggle past present and future for human dignity and understanding, here is one of my favorite protest songs from the anti-apartheid movement “Senzeni Na”
youtu.be/SJP79Zon3Ek?...
youtu.be/SJP79Zon3Ek?...
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World, show up in Solidarity wherever you are
January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
World, show up in Solidarity wherever you are
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A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
I’m proud to see professors in my discipline who I knew as a student signing this statement.
We have concerns! www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2026...
A statement from 201 concerned faculty about U.Va. President Beardsley’s appointment
By acting in bad faith, the Board has flouted its fiduciary duties to the University and has violated its own bylaws calling on it to protect the University from outside interference.
www.cavalierdaily.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I’m proud to see professors in my discipline who I knew as a student signing this statement.
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We have concerns! www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2026...
A statement from 201 concerned faculty about U.Va. President Beardsley’s appointment
By acting in bad faith, the Board has flouted its fiduciary duties to the University and has violated its own bylaws calling on it to protect the University from outside interference.
www.cavalierdaily.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
We have concerns! www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2026...
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The incoming Democratic governor of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, has asked at least five members of the board overseeing the University of Virginia who were appointed by her Republican predecessor to resign, according to people briefed on the matter.
Some U.Va. Board Members Asked to Resign as Gov. Abigail Spanberger Takes Power
After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The incoming Democratic governor of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, has asked at least five members of the board overseeing the University of Virginia who were appointed by her Republican predecessor to resign, according to people briefed on the matter.
The depravity of it all gets worse.
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The depravity of it all gets worse.
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The NY Times concludes that the ICE agent who shot Renee Good was NOT hit by her car
“the visual evidence shows no indication that..Jonathan Ross, had been run over..It also establishes-millisecond by millisecond-how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place”
“the visual evidence shows no indication that..Jonathan Ross, had been run over..It also establishes-millisecond by millisecond-how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place”
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 AM
The NY Times concludes that the ICE agent who shot Renee Good was NOT hit by her car
“the visual evidence shows no indication that..Jonathan Ross, had been run over..It also establishes-millisecond by millisecond-how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place”
“the visual evidence shows no indication that..Jonathan Ross, had been run over..It also establishes-millisecond by millisecond-how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place”
I guess we are way past invoking the Emoluments Clause.
But also what an epic failure of personal integrity by Machado. “Here you go Sauron… now that you have the Ring can I pretty please run the Shire?”
But also what an epic failure of personal integrity by Machado. “Here you go Sauron… now that you have the Ring can I pretty please run the Shire?”
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
I guess we are way past invoking the Emoluments Clause.
But also what an epic failure of personal integrity by Machado. “Here you go Sauron… now that you have the Ring can I pretty please run the Shire?”
But also what an epic failure of personal integrity by Machado. “Here you go Sauron… now that you have the Ring can I pretty please run the Shire?”
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Fun fact about Star Link: it is exceptionally venerable to denial if service attacks. Tehran could shut it down by buying enough subscriptions to slow the baud rates where they want it effectively blocked.
Starlink is illegal in Iran, but people are still using the satellite internet service to get around the government's internet shutdown. n.pr/4qORIL8
There's an internet blackout in Iran. How are videos and images getting out?
Starlink is illegal in Iran, but people are still using the satellite internet service to get around the government's internet shutdown.
n.pr
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Fun fact about Star Link: it is exceptionally venerable to denial if service attacks. Tehran could shut it down by buying enough subscriptions to slow the baud rates where they want it effectively blocked.
This is clearly a wannabe fascist stoking violence to further their racist agenda.
Stephen Miller on Minneapolis: "This is clearly an insurgency against the federal government"
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is clearly a wannabe fascist stoking violence to further their racist agenda.
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DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
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January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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EVERYONE—
✨ Find a local protest: bit.ly/findawalkout (check back if you don’t see one near you yet, or consider hosting one yourself!)
✨ Learn more: www.freeameri.ca
✨ HOST a walk out: bit.ly/1202026
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EVERYONE—
✨ Find a local protest: bit.ly/findawalkout (check back if you don’t see one near you yet, or consider hosting one yourself!)
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It’s actually three guys but they’re all Peter Sellers
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
It’s actually three guys but they’re all Peter Sellers
I’m personally dreading what happens in Minneapolis next week when the spring semester starts at the University of Minnesota
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I’m personally dreading what happens in Minneapolis next week when the spring semester starts at the University of Minnesota
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Independent journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social recounts how she was hired as an ICE agent despite never completing a background check, likely failing a drug test and publicly sharing her opposition to Trump.
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Independent journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social recounts how she was hired as an ICE agent despite never completing a background check, likely failing a drug test and publicly sharing her opposition to Trump.
I’m unapologetic that I have no interest in what is happening in Iran while we are dealing with an abusive autocratic government of our own here at home.
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I’m unapologetic that I have no interest in what is happening in Iran while we are dealing with an abusive autocratic government of our own here at home.
I predict the #1 response to asking Bears fans about moving them to Indiana is something along the lines of: “—- that. I’ll start rooting for Green Bay”
The Bears sent a survey to season ticket holders Monday asking how they would feel about a Hoosier home field and what they would be willing to pay for seats at a new dome “approximately 20 miles from Chicago.”
Bears survey season ticket holders on potential Indiana stadium
chicago.suntimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I predict the #1 response to asking Bears fans about moving them to Indiana is something along the lines of: “—- that. I’ll start rooting for Green Bay”