Stephen R. Fox
@f6x.bsky.social
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The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
So absolutely beside myself with rage, I had to get away from screens. I ended up in the basement recording this:
on.soundcloud.com/HjPgsB994sdD...
on.soundcloud.com/HjPgsB994sdD...
Minneapoplectic
Avoiding screens to channel my rage
soundcloud.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 PM
So absolutely beside myself with rage, I had to get away from screens. I ended up in the basement recording this:
on.soundcloud.com/HjPgsB994sdD...
on.soundcloud.com/HjPgsB994sdD...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after fatal shooting: "To ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We don't want you here"
January 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after fatal shooting: "To ICE: Get the fuck out of Minneapolis. We don't want you here"
Re-upping this from the start of the new year.
It’s 2026, and I’m still writing “Fuck ICE” on all my checks.
January 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Re-upping this from the start of the new year.
“Man the capstan! Blood and thunder!”
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 22
(I’ve been eagerly waiting for this one.)
youtu.be/TsdIO8RHMTc
#MD
#🐳
🐋
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 22
(I’ve been eagerly waiting for this one.)
youtu.be/TsdIO8RHMTc
#MD
#🐳
🐋
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
“Man the capstan! Blood and thunder!”
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 22
(I’ve been eagerly waiting for this one.)
youtu.be/TsdIO8RHMTc
#MD
#🐳
🐋
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 22
(I’ve been eagerly waiting for this one.)
youtu.be/TsdIO8RHMTc
#MD
#🐳
🐋
Worth the click:
This is like an old fashioned Gawker blog but somehow British and high-brow. I'll take it. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Worth the click:
Threading a few posts together to share where my mind is at today:
January 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Threading a few posts together to share where my mind is at today:
“…a safe, proper and judicious transition.”
BREAKING: Heavy gunfire near Venezuela's presidential palace, circumstances unclear
January 6, 2026 at 1:03 AM
“…a safe, proper and judicious transition.”
“… for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast.”
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 11
#MD
#🐳
🐋
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 11
#MD
#🐳
🐋
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Watch and listen to Bluesky swearing in real time here: swearsky.bagpuss.org
SwearSky
Bluesky profanity, as it happens
swearsky.bagpuss.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Watch and listen to Bluesky swearing in real time here: swearsky.bagpuss.org
As a recent escape, I returned to “Stranger Things,” but haven’t been feeling this last season. Started an episode tonight and then the running and the fighting and the record playing and the class of ’89 (like me!) and ohmygawd it’s over‽ and now I’m a puddle and thank you to The Duffer Brothers.
a neon sign that says stranger things in red letters
Alt: Animated logo for “Stranger Things”
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:29 AM
As a recent escape, I returned to “Stranger Things,” but haven’t been feeling this last season. Started an episode tonight and then the running and the fighting and the record playing and the class of ’89 (like me!) and ohmygawd it’s over‽ and now I’m a puddle and thank you to The Duffer Brothers.
“In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers.”
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 9
#MD
#🐳
🐋
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 9
#MD
#🐳
🐋
“Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.”
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 3
#MD
#🐳
🐋
– Mellville, “Moby Dick,“ chapter 3
#MD
#🐳
🐋
THE MONTH OF DICK 2026 IS COMING IN JANUARY
Get ready!
1. Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/jaco... and ask me to add you
2. Download the planned reading sequence (source doc here bit.ly/4p4oYwA)
3. Get yourself an edition (book, free e-book, whatever)
4. Notify your bosom friends
5. Whale tattoo?
Get ready!
1. Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/jaco... and ask me to add you
2. Download the planned reading sequence (source doc here bit.ly/4p4oYwA)
3. Get yourself an edition (book, free e-book, whatever)
4. Notify your bosom friends
5. Whale tattoo?
January 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 17. www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 17. www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
Scenes from our evening dog walk (it’s been snowing for about 18 hours).
January 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Scenes from our evening dog walk (it’s been snowing for about 18 hours).
Is he falling asleep while the general is speaking‽
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Is he falling asleep while the general is speaking‽
Not the point, obviously, but interesting that Rubio and Miller are there but Vance isn’t.
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Not the point, obviously, but interesting that Rubio and Miller are there but Vance isn’t.
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Amazing record for the FIFA
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Amazing record for the FIFA
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Rising of the first full moon of 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Rising of the first full moon of 2026.
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You should leave Substack in 2026, because they platform fascists regularly, but even before that I am *begging* you to stop referring to your writing as "my Substack" because why give them that agency. It's your writing, your posts, your words, on their platform.
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 AM
You should leave Substack in 2026, because they platform fascists regularly, but even before that I am *begging* you to stop referring to your writing as "my Substack" because why give them that agency. It's your writing, your posts, your words, on their platform.
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
“Requests to FIFA for a comment about their peace prize winner killing even more people since his award have gone unanswered.”
— some mythical, brave outlet
— some mythical, brave outlet
Breaking News: Explosions were reported in Venezuela’s capital, with eyewitnesses describing smoke coming out of military installations and aircraft overhead. Follow live updates.
Live Updates: Explosions Are Reported in Venezuela’s Capital
It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 AM
“Requests to FIFA for a comment about their peace prize winner killing even more people since his award have gone unanswered.”
— some mythical, brave outlet
— some mythical, brave outlet
“... we all decided, collectively, it’s time.”
2026 not off to the best start, in my opinion.
2026 not off to the best start, in my opinion.
breaking (heart) news for SF music heads www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 AM
“... we all decided, collectively, it’s time.”
2026 not off to the best start, in my opinion.
2026 not off to the best start, in my opinion.