A lot of people genuinely believed we had an open border under Biden. The media environment that created that delusion has now changed, and now they see Trump’s thugs murdering people in the street. It’s a different world!
We are at a tipping point on ICE and immigration enforcement. The shootings are so unpopular that Trump appears to have lost his edge on both deportations and immigration more broadly. Abolishing ICE is net popular with independents. & Bovino is out! 2026≠2024 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
A lot of people genuinely believed we had an open border under Biden. The media environment that created that delusion has now changed, and now they see Trump’s thugs murdering people in the street. It’s a different world!
Everything here except “willingness to absorb casualties” is basically true but also the most red-ass possible description of things every organized group does. Did I do a “dead drop” or did I leave a cooler full of Capri Sun near the soccer team’s bench?
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Everything here except “willingness to absorb casualties” is basically true but also the most red-ass possible description of things every organized group does. Did I do a “dead drop” or did I leave a cooler full of Capri Sun near the soccer team’s bench?
If you are terrified of prosecution, which is not unreasonable, follow whatever opsec you want but you should want the Will’s of the world out there ignoring it. If the feds are going to try shit, better that they try to prosecute me, or Will, or another white man with the resources to survive it
You are not going to be killed by a death squad. You face two primary risks: physical safety in volatile situations, which you minimize by deescalating and knowing boundaries, and prosecution, which you minimize by following the law and documenting your actions. Neither risk is zero.
January 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM
If you are terrified of prosecution, which is not unreasonable, follow whatever opsec you want but you should want the Will’s of the world out there ignoring it. If the feds are going to try shit, better that they try to prosecute me, or Will, or another white man with the resources to survive it
As a former Gawker commenter, lot of fair hits in here. My guess is that if you were only commenting on politics articles you might be in the Trump admin (or being Freddie DeBoer) while the people posting under 500 Days of Kristin are all living their best lives
As a former Gawker commenter, lot of fair hits in here. My guess is that if you were only commenting on politics articles you might be in the Trump admin (or being Freddie DeBoer) while the people posting under 500 Days of Kristin are all living their best lives
i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
January 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
It’s amazing the extent to which the Wolves’ success is driven by whether or not Jaden is playing well. Ant has his ups and downs and they live with it, but if Jaden is down at all they look awful
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 AM
It’s amazing the extent to which the Wolves’ success is driven by whether or not Jaden is playing well. Ant has his ups and downs and they live with it, but if Jaden is down at all they look awful
Harrowing NY Times expose of the FBI, with some operational details of Minneapolis investigations & comments from ex-agents on the current federal occupation. The FBI is more fucked than you expect, which makes them less effective AND more dangerous. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)
As ICE shows up to the apartment complex next door almost every morning, the neighborhood is a mix of people hiding from them, people monitoring them, and people helping those hiding from them. It’s omnipresent
Everyone I know is either hiding or actively going out to help.
"In church basements, volunteers sort canned goods for neighbors too frightened to leave the house. Residents in apartment buildings have taken to pulling their blinds closed all day and night, hoping to escape notice from ICE agents."
As ICE shows up to the apartment complex next door almost every morning, the neighborhood is a mix of people hiding from them, people monitoring them, and people helping those hiding from them. It’s omnipresent
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
i’m going to say this every time but these are just normal ass neighborhoods where normal ass families live and they are treating them like goddamn war zones filled with enemy combatants
ICE letting off tear gas at 29th and Blaisdell in Whittier (Minneapolis), convoy of agents, several people appear hurt by gas. Car left abandoned in the street
January 21, 2026 at 8:31 PM
i’m going to say this every time but these are just normal ass neighborhoods where normal ass families live and they are treating them like goddamn war zones filled with enemy combatants
There is an ELIZA aspect in people’s reactions to Trump. Because he responds with words you understand, you assign consciousness to the process that generated those words. But he’s mostly randomly using the same handful of phrases
The question was how he planned to maintain U.S. economic growth under the threat of a recession.
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
There is an ELIZA aspect in people’s reactions to Trump. Because he responds with words you understand, you assign consciousness to the process that generated those words. But he’s mostly randomly using the same handful of phrases