Webberly Rattenkraft
@factrat.bsky.social
Erstwhile lab rat, current bon vivant. Insisting on persisting in this relentlessly roiling morass of madness.
Love is real, Love is the Answer, Love is the fulfillment of the Law. We will fix our hearts or die.
Fun Fact: I love you. Yes, even *you*.
Love is real, Love is the Answer, Love is the fulfillment of the Law. We will fix our hearts or die.
Fun Fact: I love you. Yes, even *you*.
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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friends, it's time to make the horrors doomscroll us
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
friends, it's time to make the horrors doomscroll us
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“After college, Weiss eventually got a byline in the Opinion section of the New York Times, where she proved about as skilled with a pen as Adolf Hitler was with a paintbrush.”
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Bari Weiss suuuuuuuuuuuuucks
"It's time to play a little game of Know Your Enemy."
www.sfgate.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“After college, Weiss eventually got a byline in the Opinion section of the New York Times, where she proved about as skilled with a pen as Adolf Hitler was with a paintbrush.”
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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The Ramones on the Uncle Floyd Show, 1979. All gone now. vimeo.com/1099491013
Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (Live At Uncle Floyd Show)
This is "Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (Live At Uncle Floyd Show)" by Leonardo Fernando on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love…
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January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Ramones on the Uncle Floyd Show, 1979. All gone now. vimeo.com/1099491013
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THIS WEEK IN THE BAY 🎨🌿🎶
We've got the eclectic lineup of your dreams: tarot readings, amphibian adventures, experimental art clubs, Indian classical sessions, and a burger party with a DJ. Most events are FREE! Check coyotemedia.org for the complete calendar 🗓️
We've got the eclectic lineup of your dreams: tarot readings, amphibian adventures, experimental art clubs, Indian classical sessions, and a burger party with a DJ. Most events are FREE! Check coyotemedia.org for the complete calendar 🗓️
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
THIS WEEK IN THE BAY 🎨🌿🎶
We've got the eclectic lineup of your dreams: tarot readings, amphibian adventures, experimental art clubs, Indian classical sessions, and a burger party with a DJ. Most events are FREE! Check coyotemedia.org for the complete calendar 🗓️
We've got the eclectic lineup of your dreams: tarot readings, amphibian adventures, experimental art clubs, Indian classical sessions, and a burger party with a DJ. Most events are FREE! Check coyotemedia.org for the complete calendar 🗓️
Fucked Fact!
There's no daylight between the Gestapo and ICE. None. Murdering kidnapping, raping, child molestation, trafficking, beating innocent people. If you have a Rep who isn't calling to abolish immediately then they work for the Gestapo. Anyone who tells you that you're overreacting is one of them too
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Fucked Fact!
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i know it is because they don’t care, i know it is because they want to project impunity, but they are less than 90K people in a country of more than 330M who falsely believe that politics and optics just no longer matter, and that is driving an eventual reckoning
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:57 AM
i know it is because they don’t care, i know it is because they want to project impunity, but they are less than 90K people in a country of more than 330M who falsely believe that politics and optics just no longer matter, and that is driving an eventual reckoning
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"Chip Away At Them" is now available in 11"x14" and 16"x20" size prints.
www.emilyk.art/product/chip...
www.emilyk.art/product/chip...
Chip Away At Them - Anti-ICE Poster - Emily K • Cartoonist & Illustrator
Based on this WW2 era recruitment poster, I replaced the stamp of the original with an ice pick jabbing into a block of ice. One person can't do everything, but everyone can do something. • Measures ...
www.emilyk.art
January 22, 2026 at 2:39 AM
"Chip Away At Them" is now available in 11"x14" and 16"x20" size prints.
www.emilyk.art/product/chip...
www.emilyk.art/product/chip...
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New— I wrote about the amazing success of the Greg Bovino Bitch Fund Benefiting Immigrant Rights in Minnesota (more than $18k raised just from bluesky!!!), how people far and wide are inspired by the fighting spirit, and why I feel it’s my duty as a journalist to use my platform for material change:
Calling Greg Bovino a "b*tch" raises thousands for Minn. immigrant rights
Spearheaded by The Handbasket, $18k+ in donations were made to spite the CBP commander.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
New— I wrote about the amazing success of the Greg Bovino Bitch Fund Benefiting Immigrant Rights in Minnesota (more than $18k raised just from bluesky!!!), how people far and wide are inspired by the fighting spirit, and why I feel it’s my duty as a journalist to use my platform for material change:
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this summarizes about anything that could ever possibly happen under trump as president
January 22, 2026 at 1:36 AM
this summarizes about anything that could ever possibly happen under trump as president
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I've seen some folks comment on how almost none of the men in this video would be recognized as white by Hitler or any other fascists they idolize.
Honestly, this doesn't surprise me. It goes back to the thesis of my 2018 book "Troll Nation."
www.salon.com/2018/04/22/h...
Honestly, this doesn't surprise me. It goes back to the thesis of my 2018 book "Troll Nation."
www.salon.com/2018/04/22/h...
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I've seen some folks comment on how almost none of the men in this video would be recognized as white by Hitler or any other fascists they idolize.
Honestly, this doesn't surprise me. It goes back to the thesis of my 2018 book "Troll Nation."
www.salon.com/2018/04/22/h...
Honestly, this doesn't surprise me. It goes back to the thesis of my 2018 book "Troll Nation."
www.salon.com/2018/04/22/h...
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This is a phenomenal critical profile of the infinitely detestable Stephen Miller by @gregsargent.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net
Stephen Miller’s Assault on America’s Immigrant Legacy: Part I
The man whose Russian Jewish ancestors fled persecution now oversees a sweeping deportation machine designed to terrorize immigrant families
www.theunpopulist.net
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This is a phenomenal critical profile of the infinitely detestable Stephen Miller by @gregsargent.bsky.social in @theunpopulist.net
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New illustration: "Chip Away At Them." Inspired by a poster imploring people to sign up for military duty and "Stamp out the axis."
Small acts do matter. Someone can't do everything, but everyone can do something.
My patrons already saw this drawing! www.patreon.com/emilyk
Small acts do matter. Someone can't do everything, but everyone can do something.
My patrons already saw this drawing! www.patreon.com/emilyk
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
New illustration: "Chip Away At Them." Inspired by a poster imploring people to sign up for military duty and "Stamp out the axis."
Small acts do matter. Someone can't do everything, but everyone can do something.
My patrons already saw this drawing! www.patreon.com/emilyk
Small acts do matter. Someone can't do everything, but everyone can do something.
My patrons already saw this drawing! www.patreon.com/emilyk
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Overheard in the Lair
"Look, my friends, maybe this is the tequila talking, but... no, is it that bourbon? Fuck, I bet it's the Malört, yeah, no, just... never mind, my point is that something in the liquor cabinet is saying some very upsetting things and it should stop."
"Look, my friends, maybe this is the tequila talking, but... no, is it that bourbon? Fuck, I bet it's the Malört, yeah, no, just... never mind, my point is that something in the liquor cabinet is saying some very upsetting things and it should stop."
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Overheard in the Lair
"Look, my friends, maybe this is the tequila talking, but... no, is it that bourbon? Fuck, I bet it's the Malört, yeah, no, just... never mind, my point is that something in the liquor cabinet is saying some very upsetting things and it should stop."
"Look, my friends, maybe this is the tequila talking, but... no, is it that bourbon? Fuck, I bet it's the Malört, yeah, no, just... never mind, my point is that something in the liquor cabinet is saying some very upsetting things and it should stop."
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Very good piece by @mashagessen.bsky.social, the author of Surviving Autocracy, who left Russia in 2013 as the authoritarian hammer really started coming down, and moved to the United States. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
January 19, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Very good piece by @mashagessen.bsky.social, the author of Surviving Autocracy, who left Russia in 2013 as the authoritarian hammer really started coming down, and moved to the United States. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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📚💙🩸 Since I'm seeing a bunch of posts about the importance of buying & supporting indies...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
📚💙🩸 Since I'm seeing a bunch of posts about the importance of buying & supporting indies...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Let me remind you that I have both a Starter Pack and Feed list of indie horror publishers who ALSO have confirmed NO AI/LLM policies:
Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/UwgWqLc
Feed list:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I'm re-posting this to give context to an exciting fun fact that I'm about to drop into your brains.
Houston Texans’ Azeez Al-Shaair has reportedly been fined $11,593 for wearing eye black that contained the message "stop the genocide”
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
The report says he was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
January 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I'm re-posting this to give context to an exciting fun fact that I'm about to drop into your brains.
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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.
Fun Frantically Fleeing Frozen Fascists Fact!
🚨BREAKING: MASSIVE CROWD of Minneapolis ICE protesters chase white supremacist right-wing agitator Jake Lang and small handful of other right-wing agitators who held a failed march. "F*ck you Nazis!" counter-protesters scream. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Fun Frantically Fleeing Frozen Fascists Fact!
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This IS Stephen Miller's ideology. Full fucking stop. I won't even bother to pull out the salient quotes. Just click the link and read the whole thing.
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
January 17, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This IS Stephen Miller's ideology. Full fucking stop. I won't even bother to pull out the salient quotes. Just click the link and read the whole thing.
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
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The amazing @trendane.bsky.social is currently working on the final audio edits for Heretic, the final book in this series. Why not get ready for the conclusion of the Gray Assassin Trilogy in audiobook form by listening to the first two parts, including Renegade? :D
Mentioned this before, but I need to be better about staying on it -- @trendane.bsky.social did an amazing job with this narration, and I'd recommend you check his work out even if it wasn't related to mine! Check out this and the previous Grayshade audiobook, and look out for Heretic, coming soon!
Now available on Audible, RENEGADE, the second in the @gregoryawilson.com Gray Assassin Trilogy, narrated by @trendane.bsky.social
www.audible.com/pd/Renegade-...
www.audible.com/pd/Renegade-...
January 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The amazing @trendane.bsky.social is currently working on the final audio edits for Heretic, the final book in this series. Why not get ready for the conclusion of the Gray Assassin Trilogy in audiobook form by listening to the first two parts, including Renegade? :D
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Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.