Adam W
@fencinggamer.bsky.social
Dad, gamer, fencer, politics, other stuff.
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Inside you there are two wolves. There are two pigs, two dogs, two horses; seven pairs of every clean animal and one pair of every unclean animal. There is an old couple and their three sons and their wives. You are made of cypress wood and are 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high.
September 15, 2023 at 7:43 AM
Inside you there are two wolves. There are two pigs, two dogs, two horses; seven pairs of every clean animal and one pair of every unclean animal. There is an old couple and their three sons and their wives. You are made of cypress wood and are 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high.
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Noam Chomsky and Stephen Pinker say Epstein was an intellectual force with a mind like steel trap and then his e-mails read like the ending of Flowers for Algernon.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Noam Chomsky and Stephen Pinker say Epstein was an intellectual force with a mind like steel trap and then his e-mails read like the ending of Flowers for Algernon.
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I can't believe I'm writing this but: free Don Lemon.
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I can't believe I'm writing this but: free Don Lemon.
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that moment when the odometer is about to turn over
January 30, 2026 at 1:32 AM
that moment when the odometer is about to turn over
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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People who make these their dating app pictures are going to slay.
January 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
People who make these their dating app pictures are going to slay.
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"they don't deserve our fear" is a profound thing to say imo & I'm grateful for it
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
because they don’t deserve our fear
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 AM
"they don't deserve our fear" is a profound thing to say imo & I'm grateful for it
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
distrust yes caution yes. fear God maybe (proverbs 9:10 though I have long-winded thoughts about the fear of God). these men terrorizing citizens may be a lot of things but they don't know the first thing about God
How would they do that?
Also, game it out. They announced elections are Canceled, thank you for your attention to this matter!
Then what?
Also, game it out. They announced elections are Canceled, thank you for your attention to this matter!
Then what?
What about this administration successfully preventing the November election?
The administration is boxed into a corner right now and its entirely the result of the incredible discipline of the people in the streets. The Insurrection Act angle was always predicated on ICE brawling with the black bloc in street. Without that, it's worthless.
January 25, 2026 at 11:35 PM
How would they do that?
Also, game it out. They announced elections are Canceled, thank you for your attention to this matter!
Then what?
Also, game it out. They announced elections are Canceled, thank you for your attention to this matter!
Then what?
You and @lioneltrolling.bsky.social talked about this on your podcast about Murder at 1600.
We've been conditioned against all evidence to believe in hyper-competence.
We've been conditioned against all evidence to believe in hyper-competence.
ah already seeing the torrent of replies that amount to “MAGA super soldiers will rig the polls” or “you’re so naive, why don’t you consider my [lurid tom clancy scenario]”
January 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
You and @lioneltrolling.bsky.social talked about this on your podcast about Murder at 1600.
We've been conditioned against all evidence to believe in hyper-competence.
We've been conditioned against all evidence to believe in hyper-competence.
One video of this woukd set off massive overwhelming GOTV. And yes they can't mobilize enough people.
Not really, man. How hard is it to park a truckful of guys in tactical gear at the entrance to every voting location?
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
One video of this woukd set off massive overwhelming GOTV. And yes they can't mobilize enough people.
I agree with @jamellebouie.net that these are bad choices. I'm not sure local media is as lubricated as we might have feared.
The @charlotteobserver.com, owned by a hedge fund, was running front-page explainers on how to deal with ICE. In Spanish.
The operation in NC failed so they moved on.
The @charlotteobserver.com, owned by a hedge fund, was running front-page explainers on how to deal with ICE. In Spanish.
The operation in NC failed so they moved on.
Definitely. What my paranoia forces me to ask, "Are these bad political choices but good consolidating authoritarian choices?"
Because the media, as it has been lubricated for fascists' pleasure, is in the business of rewarding authoritarianism.
Because the media, as it has been lubricated for fascists' pleasure, is in the business of rewarding authoritarianism.
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
January 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I agree with @jamellebouie.net that these are bad choices. I'm not sure local media is as lubricated as we might have feared.
The @charlotteobserver.com, owned by a hedge fund, was running front-page explainers on how to deal with ICE. In Spanish.
The operation in NC failed so they moved on.
The @charlotteobserver.com, owned by a hedge fund, was running front-page explainers on how to deal with ICE. In Spanish.
The operation in NC failed so they moved on.
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If you thought your “only a rich man could be powerful” bogeyman George Soros was scary wait’ll you meet the collective strength of the working class
January 25, 2026 at 11:33 AM
If you thought your “only a rich man could be powerful” bogeyman George Soros was scary wait’ll you meet the collective strength of the working class
"The only weapon we have is our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don't turn."
- Bayard Rustin
- Bayard Rustin
January 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"The only weapon we have is our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don't turn."
- Bayard Rustin
- Bayard Rustin
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There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 25, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 25, 2026
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The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis is the 5th person to be shot and killed by federal immigration agents since President Trump began his crackdown last year.
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis is the 5th person to be shot and killed by federal immigration agents since President Trump began his crackdown last year.
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
Good thread.
1/ Others have pointed this out, but there are massive hidden costs in terms of effort and contingency planning to all the Trump threats that never materialize because he never meant them, TACO'd, got talked out of it, or got distracted.
I wanted to talk about why by explaining risk mitigation.
I wanted to talk about why by explaining risk mitigation.
January 24, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Good thread.
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I've been writing about how unaffordable child care is for such a long time. I feel like politics is finally doing something about it. (tl;dr not everything is bad.) newrepublic.com/article/2055...
Is Universal Childcare the Democrats’ Winning Issue This Year?
The policy is catching fire in the party as a key plank in addressing the affordability crisis. The question is whether it will motivate midterm voters this fall.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I've been writing about how unaffordable child care is for such a long time. I feel like politics is finally doing something about it. (tl;dr not everything is bad.) newrepublic.com/article/2055...
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A South Korean court has ruled that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
Top ally of South Korea's Yoon given 23 years in prison for rebellion over martial law crisis
A South Korean court has ruled the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
A South Korean court has ruled that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
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Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.
January 20, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.
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Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
Lehigh County exec says he’s evicting ICE agents from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.
www.mcall.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
This is true of all kinds of sports. The surface/space you practice in matters. It's interesting to think about people who fence on grounded, metal strips (which are the high-end ones) versus wooden ones.
There's a socioeconomic thread to pull here too.
There's a socioeconomic thread to pull here too.
You sound like a whiner if you say this but as a neutral here: it is genuinely difficult for teams who do not play on turf to play teams that are very used to it, the physics are different so all the little split second calculations the players do are off bsky.app/profile/fotm...
So good they did it twice…
Bodø/Glimt have two early goals and Man City are in trouble in the Arctic Circle.
Bodø/Glimt have two early goals and Man City are in trouble in the Arctic Circle.
January 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is true of all kinds of sports. The surface/space you practice in matters. It's interesting to think about people who fence on grounded, metal strips (which are the high-end ones) versus wooden ones.
There's a socioeconomic thread to pull here too.
There's a socioeconomic thread to pull here too.