Daniel
@duckduckgrayduck.bsky.social
Survey researcher and data scientist. Pickleball and board game enthusiast with an interest in just about everything.
Man, can’t believe I am reposting this but this is absolutely true. Drink to our success tonight but we need to be back to work tomorrow with even more determination.
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Man, can’t believe I am reposting this but this is absolutely true. Drink to our success tonight but we need to be back to work tomorrow with even more determination.
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If your Representative or Senators start going "whew! I guess it's ok to give DHS funding now" be ready to get on their cases
Today’s retreat is absolutely an attempt to take pressure off of Congress to rein in ICE so that a funding package can get through.
That pressure has been effective. We can celebrate Minneapolis’ win but we need to keep the pressure on. They’re not going to stop forever.
That pressure has been effective. We can celebrate Minneapolis’ win but we need to keep the pressure on. They’re not going to stop forever.
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If your Representative or Senators start going "whew! I guess it's ok to give DHS funding now" be ready to get on their cases
Arrest this man.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Arrest this man.
It is on us all to make sure that doesn’t happen.
Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.
January 26, 2026 at 12:01 AM
It is on us all to make sure that doesn’t happen.
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Watching Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino giving their account of the murder of Alex Pretti…I can’t stop thinking about this scene from “Andor”.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Watching Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino giving their account of the murder of Alex Pretti…I can’t stop thinking about this scene from “Andor”.
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There’s this
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
There’s this
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Infinite respect to Woke Hoth Guy, who freestyled a two-minute Federalist paper.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Infinite respect to Woke Hoth Guy, who freestyled a two-minute Federalist paper.
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just punched me right in the heart
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 2:50 AM
just punched me right in the heart
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ANOTHER ANGLE. This man was NOT brandishing a firearm. He was holding his phone. He then put his body between ICE thugs and woman. He was then sprayed with a chemical agent, tackled, disarmed, and executed. Plain as day. DO NOT let them tell you otherwise.
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
ANOTHER ANGLE. This man was NOT brandishing a firearm. He was holding his phone. He then put his body between ICE thugs and woman. He was then sprayed with a chemical agent, tackled, disarmed, and executed. Plain as day. DO NOT let them tell you otherwise.
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
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Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
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A letter from Saint Paul to those last few friends and family who have somehow become indifferent to ongoing campaign of terror in the Twin Cities:
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A letter from Saint Paul to those last few friends and family who have somehow become indifferent to ongoing campaign of terror in the Twin Cities:
Love my cities!
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Love my cities!
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The Twin Cities aren’t playing when they say Abolish ICE.
Here’s another graphic for our Minnesota friends.
Here’s another graphic for our Minnesota friends.
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The Twin Cities aren’t playing when they say Abolish ICE.
Here’s another graphic for our Minnesota friends.
Here’s another graphic for our Minnesota friends.
@amyklobuchar.com this is what serving the interests of Minnesotans in the Senate looks like.
My power is my vote as a Senator, and I’m not voting to send an extra dollar in funding to ICE/DHS while they trample on Minnesotans like this.
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
@amyklobuchar.com this is what serving the interests of Minnesotans in the Senate looks like.
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ICE Agents enter Target with no warrant and violently tackle two American citizen employees, evidently because they didn't "look American" enough. (DHS refused to explain their rationale, so we have to guess.)
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
‘Madness’: two US citizens violently detained by ICE in Minnesota, officials say
Two Target employees forced to the ground, then into SUV, then dumped in different parking lot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
ICE Agents enter Target with no warrant and violently tackle two American citizen employees, evidently because they didn't "look American" enough. (DHS refused to explain their rationale, so we have to guess.)
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
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Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
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Folk music has always been about resistance.
January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Folk music has always been about resistance.
2025 Board Game Summary [2 of 2]: The games I played in 2025. Dune Imperium (all it iterations) remains my favorite game of all time. New to me stand outs for the year included: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Unmatched TMNT, Flamme Rouge, and Slay the Spire.
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
2025 Board Game Summary [2 of 2]: The games I played in 2025. Dune Imperium (all it iterations) remains my favorite game of all time. New to me stand outs for the year included: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Unmatched TMNT, Flamme Rouge, and Slay the Spire.
2025 Board Game Summary [1 of 2]: A major move meant even more use of BGA to spend quality time with family and friends, explaining the high counts of quick comfort games. Looking forward to better balance in the coming year. Thanks @bgstatsapp.bsky.social for your awesome app.
January 2, 2026 at 5:37 AM
2025 Board Game Summary [1 of 2]: A major move meant even more use of BGA to spend quality time with family and friends, explaining the high counts of quick comfort games. Looking forward to better balance in the coming year. Thanks @bgstatsapp.bsky.social for your awesome app.
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This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm.
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This evening's thought to ponder from Maggies Farm.
Day 3 of the 12 Days of #boardgames: got both Sky Team and Unmatched: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the table, both first plays. Sky Team is interesting and unique experience that I recommend, but curious its staying power 3.5 out of 5. Turtles is set up to play again, 4 out of 5 - nostalgia bias
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Day 3 of the 12 Days of #boardgames: got both Sky Team and Unmatched: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the table, both first plays. Sky Team is interesting and unique experience that I recommend, but curious its staying power 3.5 out of 5. Turtles is set up to play again, 4 out of 5 - nostalgia bias
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December 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids