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It’s day 65 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today Homan announced a “drawdown” of 700 agents. Which leaves 2000 agents still in the state- a number that was unprecedented just 5 weeks ago.
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Today Homan announced a “drawdown” of 700 agents. Which leaves 2000 agents still in the state- a number that was unprecedented just 5 weeks ago.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:07 AM
It’s day 65 of the ICE occupation of MSP.
Today Homan announced a “drawdown” of 700 agents. Which leaves 2000 agents still in the state- a number that was unprecedented just 5 weeks ago.
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Today Homan announced a “drawdown” of 700 agents. Which leaves 2000 agents still in the state- a number that was unprecedented just 5 weeks ago.
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If I die, I want my remains to be scattered at the US Capitol. Do not cremate me.
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
If I die, I want my remains to be scattered at the US Capitol. Do not cremate me.
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The richest men in the world all seem so fucking miserable. There should be a saying about that.
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The richest men in the world all seem so fucking miserable. There should be a saying about that.
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He just tweeted it out …
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
He just tweeted it out …
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So there was just a very loud and sustained "Fuck ICE" chant during a pro wrestling show on live primetime television, if you wanna get a sense of the vibe shift.
(One of the wrestlers, Brody King, is an outspoken prigressive and wore an "Abolish ICE" shirt at a Mexico show in June.)
(One of the wrestlers, Brody King, is an outspoken prigressive and wore an "Abolish ICE" shirt at a Mexico show in June.)
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 AM
So there was just a very loud and sustained "Fuck ICE" chant during a pro wrestling show on live primetime television, if you wanna get a sense of the vibe shift.
(One of the wrestlers, Brody King, is an outspoken prigressive and wore an "Abolish ICE" shirt at a Mexico show in June.)
(One of the wrestlers, Brody King, is an outspoken prigressive and wore an "Abolish ICE" shirt at a Mexico show in June.)
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Seeing a lot of people "resigning" after being discovered to be pen pals with Epstein and not a lot of people "shooting themselves in the mouth" or "being drawn and quartered"
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Seeing a lot of people "resigning" after being discovered to be pen pals with Epstein and not a lot of people "shooting themselves in the mouth" or "being drawn and quartered"
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It's not even a matter of moderation, liberalism, or whatnot here in 2026. It's a simple matter of perceptional acuity, even if this test is one many Dem pols seem to fail:
*Do you know what time it is?*
Spanberger appears to know what time it is, and appears to govern her choices accordingly.
*Do you know what time it is?*
Spanberger appears to know what time it is, and appears to govern her choices accordingly.
Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 PM
It's not even a matter of moderation, liberalism, or whatnot here in 2026. It's a simple matter of perceptional acuity, even if this test is one many Dem pols seem to fail:
*Do you know what time it is?*
Spanberger appears to know what time it is, and appears to govern her choices accordingly.
*Do you know what time it is?*
Spanberger appears to know what time it is, and appears to govern her choices accordingly.
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Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Spanberger is a moderate Democrat who used to work for the C.I.-fucking-A. It should put the actions of Schumer and Jeffries into perspective for everyone. Are they Republicans? Because they sure act like it.
They need to get the fuck out.
They need to get the fuck out.
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This is literally "okay do all the things you are legally supposed to be doing and have been ignoring without consequence for a full year"
What a fucking clown car of a political party
What a fucking clown car of a political party
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This is literally "okay do all the things you are legally supposed to be doing and have been ignoring without consequence for a full year"
What a fucking clown car of a political party
What a fucking clown car of a political party
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MAGA: Hehe what if we say something cute like "Let's go Brandon"?
Real adults:
Real adults:
February 5, 2026 at 3:46 AM
MAGA: Hehe what if we say something cute like "Let's go Brandon"?
Real adults:
Real adults:
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I saw a lot of “what do you expect Democrats to do” posts today, and I’m prepared to start with “don’t start caving on your plan before you’ve even formally announced your plan.” At this point, it feels like Republicans can just sit back & wait for Democrats to talk themselves out of everything.
"except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances" is a big enough loophole for a family of elephants to walk through. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Ease Up On 1 Of Their Biggest ICE Demands
Masks might still be OK in "extraordinary and unusual circumstances," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I saw a lot of “what do you expect Democrats to do” posts today, and I’m prepared to start with “don’t start caving on your plan before you’ve even formally announced your plan.” At this point, it feels like Republicans can just sit back & wait for Democrats to talk themselves out of everything.
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Anyway, Schumer and Jeffries and basically every journalist employed in an Epstein-adjacent billionaire's media empire, would have a very very bad time if the US went even a tenth as hard as the French did against collaborators for a tenth as long.
February 5, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Anyway, Schumer and Jeffries and basically every journalist employed in an Epstein-adjacent billionaire's media empire, would have a very very bad time if the US went even a tenth as hard as the French did against collaborators for a tenth as long.
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After WW2 the French did what the US did *not* do in Reconstruction or denazification: it executed the collaborators, even those who merely lent unofficial aid, drove them into poverty, stripped them of political power, and marked them as untouchable filth.
"except in extraordinary and unusual circumstances" is a big enough loophole for a family of elephants to walk through. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
Democrats Ease Up On 1 Of Their Biggest ICE Demands
Masks might still be OK in "extraordinary and unusual circumstances," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
After WW2 the French did what the US did *not* do in Reconstruction or denazification: it executed the collaborators, even those who merely lent unofficial aid, drove them into poverty, stripped them of political power, and marked them as untouchable filth.
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Think about how all of this would not be happening if Reconstruction hadn't completely fizzled out in a decade.
Had they hanged confederates instead of giving them blanket amnesty in 1872.
1872, a mere 7 years after the war, the 14th amendment was killed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty...
Had they hanged confederates instead of giving them blanket amnesty in 1872.
1872, a mere 7 years after the war, the 14th amendment was killed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty...
Amnesty Act - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Think about how all of this would not be happening if Reconstruction hadn't completely fizzled out in a decade.
Had they hanged confederates instead of giving them blanket amnesty in 1872.
1872, a mere 7 years after the war, the 14th amendment was killed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty...
Had they hanged confederates instead of giving them blanket amnesty in 1872.
1872, a mere 7 years after the war, the 14th amendment was killed.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote the food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience required. My goal is to help kids avoid food related trauma and offer a balm of kindness for anyone who couldn’t escape it.
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote the food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience required. My goal is to help kids avoid food related trauma and offer a balm of kindness for anyone who couldn’t escape it.
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
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You can't shine shit. Not even if you coat it in gold.
It's still a piece of shit.
It's still a piece of shit.
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM
You can't shine shit. Not even if you coat it in gold.
It's still a piece of shit.
It's still a piece of shit.
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RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
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That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
In 2009, this was the mask of a UK SAS character in “Call of Duty.” By 2015 it was de rigeur among Iraqi government commandos and Shiite militiamen. In 2018, in “Sicario 2,” it was what CIA surrogate characters wore to disguise themselves as cartel gunmen.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
Now US law enforcement wears it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:24 PM
That mask is also popular with neo-Nazi accelerationist groups, which I think is really important to mention. Just like it's important to mention that ICE agents in Denver have been dropping Ace of Spades cards where they've kidnapped people. The white nationalist culture at work is clear.
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A deaf teen was violently detained by ICE for not “following orders”.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
A deaf teen was violently detained by ICE for not “following orders”.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
He couldn’t hear their orders.
They denied him an interpreter.
Denied him accommodations.
This is who they are.
They target the disabled because eugenics and fascism go hand in hand.
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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Jumping in to keep up with all the whistlemakers!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Jumping in to keep up with all the whistlemakers!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
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We told @protopasta.bsky.social how much bluesky would love a filament company who was just like "oh are you making whistles, that's awesome, here have some free filament" and so they come over to hang out!!!
Jumping in to keep up with all the whistlemakers!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at support@protoplant.com to find how you can be involved, too!
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
We told @protopasta.bsky.social how much bluesky would love a filament company who was just like "oh are you making whistles, that's awesome, here have some free filament" and so they come over to hang out!!!