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Smörhuvud (he/surprise me)
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medieval Albigensian troublemaker who fucks
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Name them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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It really be getting on my nerves too like, why are you as an oligarch not building a library? Shit!
today’s tech barons get compared to the robber barons (I’ve done it myself) but it’s notable how the current generation has responded to the philanthropic and cultural legacy of Carnegie et al with their own campaign of wanton destruction of cultural institutions
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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Apropos to what I just posted.
anyway every time I hear people talk about “Operation Metro Surge” I think about the endless talk in past decades of “surges” in Iraq and Afghanistan and the phrase “imperial boomerang” resonates through my head and I nod
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Most industrial warehouses, like the ones ICE are buying, are built with only one or two bathrooms, showers, and drinking fountains — enough for office staff. ICE would need to massively retrofit these sites to comply with their own National Detention Standards, at the cost of millions.
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Sorry for the link to IG. Our vid was too long for Bsky.

We looked at the environmental and local utility tolls that turning a warehouse to a detention center takes. We also compared these sites to existing ICE sites like McAllen, TX.

Bottom line: it’s a lot.
Project Salt Box on Instagram: "ICE DETENTION CENTER IN HAGERSTOWN We analyzed a January 12th letter from DHS to the Washington County Historic District Commission that officially names this site the...
373 likes, 34 comments - projectsaltbox on February 2, 2026: "ICE DETENTION CENTER IN HAGERSTOWN We analyzed a January 12th letter from DHS to the Washington County Historic District Commission that ...
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February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Join PSB at @redemmas.org to talk about how we are using public records — from federal procurement databases and land deeds to local plumbing and HVAC permits — to track Homeland Security’s unprecedented growth under the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Sat, Feb. 28, 7:00 PM
3128 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore
2/28 - Project Salt Box: Open Data as Community Defense by Red Emma's
Get tickets and support Red Emma's by becoming a member
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February 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:

- 2.3kg compendium of Friulian recipes written in an inscrutable Slovenian dialect
- Memory stick containing FLACs of Guy Clark’s entire discography and one cheeky drum-and-bass 10” single from 1996
- Rhodia notebook that can be seen from space
- 37 guitar picks
Loot that drops after defeating me:

• a knitting project with a big snarly tangle in the yarn
• a Charlie Card
• a Snoopy Moleskine, 75% full
• the form I keep meaning to scan
• a library book
• a prescription for Citalopram
• strawberry Earl Grey 🧋
loot that drops after defeating me:

- tea (randomized flavors)
- the last book i read
- a bus pass
- a pinecone
- a seagull feather
- clinical depression
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
@bromleyj.bsky.social Also totally unrelated: Specifically what valve type is your avatar meant to be? 2A3?
February 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
@bromleyj.bsky.social Totally unrelated: On a brief trip to NYC last weekend, I got to see the Oratorio Society of New York perform five works by romantic-era French composers at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, and it was sublime: osny.org/25-26-season/
25/26 Season | Oratorio Society of New York
osny.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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“The truth flowers in blighted spaces. It says: When you can’t bear anymore to watch the world in the glow of a screen, join me. Gather outside, it says. Let’s do more than survive.”
February 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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It doesn't matter what you think of Kermit the Frog or anyone that represents him. As a society, we must rally behind him, under the current set of circumstances we know to be possible about and around him, no matter what.
February 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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Awe inspires diminished focus on the self, increased prosocial relationality and a heightened sense of meaning.

Awe arises in encounters with stimuli that are vast such as other people’s courage and kindness, nature, collective gatherings, the arts, spiritual practice, epiphanies, birth, and death…
Awe as a Pathway to Mental and Physical Health
How do experiences in nature or in spiritual contemplation or in being moved by music or with psychedelics promote mental and physical health? Our proposal in this article is awe. To make this argument, we first review recent advances in the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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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.
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.
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
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Has been for some time.
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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Precisely.
If they said 3,000 agents were leaving MN today, I would not fully rejoice. Because those 3,000 would be headed elsewhere.

I don’t want them kidnapping ANYONE. I don’t want them breaking up ANY families.

I don’t want those 700 headed off to destroy other families!

Abolish ICE is the floor.
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Reposting this in the spirit of purest rubbernecking
And this is where we get the infamous "This job sucks" comment, but the context is even crazier. Le is saying, "Your Honor, I'm actually the good guy here, I was able to get someone released. I'm trying to get them to comply." She's literally starting into the "you need me on that wall" argument!
February 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Lucinda Williams is one of the musical loves of my entire life. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
World's Gone Wrong - YouTube
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February 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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THE CHUCK E CHEESE CEO IS IN THE FUCKING FILES
February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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can’t not hear and see:
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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They have achieved 10 to 1 force superority over ICE
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Immigrants are carrying this country on their backs while the right screams into the void.

Here’s the Cato Institute report:
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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My friend at the Post still has a job, but has asked that I share this for those who don't:

www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM