Holographic Golem
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Triangle man that the more he thinks about it is really bad about distilling what exactly he's about.
Holy shit
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.The killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Holy shit
Yeah Chicago being so large and spread out helped us weather the storm a little. Minneapolis is not that. 57 square miles is like a quarter of the size of Chicago, proper - not even including the suburbs.
It's 10am in Minneapolis and rapid response is underwater, reports of chemicals deployed already.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Yeah Chicago being so large and spread out helped us weather the storm a little. Minneapolis is not that. 57 square miles is like a quarter of the size of Chicago, proper - not even including the suburbs.
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Trans people: "Fix your hearts or die!"
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trans people: "Fix your hearts or die!"
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
Try to live your life so that you don't have most of the internet celebrating your painful demise.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Try to live your life so that you don't have most of the internet celebrating your painful demise.
What was that phrase again? "They aren't bringing their best"?
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
What was that phrase again? "They aren't bringing their best"?
Literally mine as well. And actually what I tend to do doing PM shifts at the hospital. I just got back from a 2-10:30, got home about 1115. Took a shower, and I'm in bed about to go to sleep in a bit. I'll wake up at nine when my wife leaves for work and then I have a few hours to get ready.
insofar as anyone has a “natural” sleep schedule, mine is like, 1:00-1:30 to 9, which is a pretty healthy 7-8 hours and completely incompatible with almost every job i have ever had
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Literally mine as well. And actually what I tend to do doing PM shifts at the hospital. I just got back from a 2-10:30, got home about 1115. Took a shower, and I'm in bed about to go to sleep in a bit. I'll wake up at nine when my wife leaves for work and then I have a few hours to get ready.
Not a very glamorous one but the Fox River pretty much spread throughout most of where I grew up.
January 12, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Not a very glamorous one but the Fox River pretty much spread throughout most of where I grew up.
This guy didn't really want me to leave today.
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This guy didn't really want me to leave today.
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found mjölnir on freecycle but it's pickup only 🙄
January 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
found mjölnir on freecycle but it's pickup only 🙄
The only time I really hear U2 any more is while I'm pumping my gas and that feels about right.
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The only time I really hear U2 any more is while I'm pumping my gas and that feels about right.
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Please read this today
The national response to Minneapolis has me revisiting the killing of Silverio González Villegas by ICE in Franklin Park, IL. I reported on it last fall. Worth remembering.
southsideweekly.com/a-tragic-hom...
southsideweekly.com/a-tragic-hom...
A Tragic Homecoming
After nearly two decades in Chicago, Silverio Villegas González returned to Michoacán in a coffin. His death at the hands of federal agents left two families divided by borders, shattered with grief, ...
southsideweekly.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Please read this today
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I don’t think they’re misreading them so much as they are terrified of the implications because it means the status quo has to break. there’s no incrementalism for this. mass radicalization of this scale scares Democrats more than anything Republicans could do and I mean that literally.
Kind of feel like a lot of politicians, even in Minnesota, are misreading the implications of this moment. I feel like the past three days have been tremendously radicalizing for so many people. I have witnessed it even in my own small communities, it goes beyond just incandescent rage.
January 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I don’t think they’re misreading them so much as they are terrified of the implications because it means the status quo has to break. there’s no incrementalism for this. mass radicalization of this scale scares Democrats more than anything Republicans could do and I mean that literally.
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It’s a waste of time convincing oppressers that they’re in the wrong
January 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It’s a waste of time convincing oppressers that they’re in the wrong
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"degenerate echo chamber where perverts and paedophiles are welcome" is a pretty good descriptor of what every hard right message board organically became before the world's richest man put his thumb on the scales to create such an environment artificially at twitter
January 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"degenerate echo chamber where perverts and paedophiles are welcome" is a pretty good descriptor of what every hard right message board organically became before the world's richest man put his thumb on the scales to create such an environment artificially at twitter
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Just remember that there aren’t nearly enough of these freaks, and they are the least competent members of society.
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Just remember that there aren’t nearly enough of these freaks, and they are the least competent members of society.
A clear bias against the west and northeast but otherwise not bad. We're older and used to often stay with friends that are scattered across the country. But midwesters drive everywhere so easy to knock those off. Heck, we're driving and staying in Madison next weekend.
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A clear bias against the west and northeast but otherwise not bad. We're older and used to often stay with friends that are scattered across the country. But midwesters drive everywhere so easy to knock those off. Heck, we're driving and staying in Madison next weekend.
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They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
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I-94 and Wilson, Chicago, IL
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I-94 and Wilson, Chicago, IL
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the whole point of being an american is eating food from every country on earth with people from that country and partying with them. that's the thing we're best at and it's fun as hell and i can't believe these dickheads are trying to fuck things up for us
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM
the whole point of being an american is eating food from every country on earth with people from that country and partying with them. that's the thing we're best at and it's fun as hell and i can't believe these dickheads are trying to fuck things up for us
I often muse that my job at a children's hospital (during a pandemic even) has uniquely prepared me for compartmenalizing constant daily horrors from my day to day life so that I often just go live my life and I also often wonder if that's really a good or healthy thing or not.
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I often muse that my job at a children's hospital (during a pandemic even) has uniquely prepared me for compartmenalizing constant daily horrors from my day to day life so that I often just go live my life and I also often wonder if that's really a good or healthy thing or not.
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To adapt an adage: nothing ever happens, until everything happens very suddenly.
January 9, 2026 at 12:34 AM
To adapt an adage: nothing ever happens, until everything happens very suddenly.
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I need everyone to read Starman
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I need everyone to read Starman
Yeah things are bad. Yeah they need to be paid attention to.
But here's a picture of a cat we met at a gay bar in Amsterdam to take a break from it all with.
But here's a picture of a cat we met at a gay bar in Amsterdam to take a break from it all with.
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Yeah things are bad. Yeah they need to be paid attention to.
But here's a picture of a cat we met at a gay bar in Amsterdam to take a break from it all with.
But here's a picture of a cat we met at a gay bar in Amsterdam to take a break from it all with.