Ian Nathaniel Cohen
@incspotlight.bsky.social
Author of THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLACK FLAG | Current WIP: THE SHERWOOD GAMBIT | former (?) film/comic review blogger | unrepentant punster | he/his/him
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I’m trying to gain traction on Kobo, especially since people have only reviewed my book on Amazon & Goodreads. Any help on that front would be most appreciated!
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We have a so called President who will only help fund states that voted for him. His Republican followers have amnesia when Democratic Presidents, in the past didn’t care about whether you were a Red or Blue state. The President has f the United States is supposed to be for all Americans.
January 25, 2026 at 11:24 PM
We have a so called President who will only help fund states that voted for him. His Republican followers have amnesia when Democratic Presidents, in the past didn’t care about whether you were a Red or Blue state. The President has f the United States is supposed to be for all Americans.
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Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost.
time.com/7355839/why-...
time.com/7355839/why-...
5 Big Reasons Why Electricity Prices Are So High Right Now
The average U.S. household is projected to spend nearly $1,000 this winter to heat its home.
time.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Apparently our electricity bills are going through the roof and this is partly related to data centers that hog huge amounts of electricity to generate information. I, for one, feel hopping mad about this. The companies that are using the data centers should bear the cost.
time.com/7355839/why-...
time.com/7355839/why-...
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Dangerously stupid. You actually *do* need to be better than "good enough".
NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Dangerously stupid. You actually *do* need to be better than "good enough".
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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Target in Minneapolis has pulled Hispanic employees off of pick-up order duty after ICE arrested two US citizen Hispanic employees while on the job.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Target in Minneapolis has pulled Hispanic employees off of pick-up order duty after ICE arrested two US citizen Hispanic employees while on the job.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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It’s not just that they are murdering people who are peacefully protesting, it’s that they then stand in front of the cameras and slander the victims by telling us that what we see on the videos didn’t happen.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
It’s not just that they are murdering people who are peacefully protesting, it’s that they then stand in front of the cameras and slander the victims by telling us that what we see on the videos didn’t happen.
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We now live in a society in which we have to worry about law enforcement officials randomly breaking our doors down without having permission from a court of law to do so.
Law enforcement and legal experts warn if more agents barge into homes, everyone could be put at greater risk.
https://to.pbs.org/4k0nvqn
https://to.pbs.org/4k0nvqn
Not opening the door to ICE may no longer stop officers
Law enforcement and legal experts warn if more agents barge into homes, everyone could be put at greater risk.
www.pbs.org
January 25, 2026 at 11:28 PM
We now live in a society in which we have to worry about law enforcement officials randomly breaking our doors down without having permission from a court of law to do so.
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"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
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Shoutout to everyone out there making music, making art, and otherwise being creative. Much love and respect.
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Shoutout to everyone out there making music, making art, and otherwise being creative. Much love and respect.
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"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors. n.pr/4qN6KBK
Here's how 'shared decision making' for childhood vaccines could limit access
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.
n.pr
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors. n.pr/4qN6KBK
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
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Holy shit. This speaks volumes about the midterms ahead.
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Holy shit. This speaks volumes about the midterms ahead.
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A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
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If you have not yet read the NYT Magazine piece on what has been going on at the FBI, I hope you will. It’s astonishingly deeply sourced and well done. So glad they had the time and resources to do it. Screenshots have been circulating, but here’s a gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:11 AM
If you have not yet read the NYT Magazine piece on what has been going on at the FBI, I hope you will. It’s astonishingly deeply sourced and well done. So glad they had the time and resources to do it. Screenshots have been circulating, but here’s a gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Pam Bondi is holding Minnesota hostage with threats of more executions by ICE terrorists unless the state hands over voter rolls so Trump and Elon and Putin can cheat in all future elections.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Pam Bondi is holding Minnesota hostage with threats of more executions by ICE terrorists unless the state hands over voter rolls so Trump and Elon and Putin can cheat in all future elections.
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Here’s the letter from Pam
bondi to blackmail Minnesota
Bondi says turn over your voter rolls and we’ll recall ICE
This was NEVER about Immigration Enforcement
This bitch needs to be removed
bondi to blackmail Minnesota
Bondi says turn over your voter rolls and we’ll recall ICE
This was NEVER about Immigration Enforcement
This bitch needs to be removed
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Here’s the letter from Pam
bondi to blackmail Minnesota
Bondi says turn over your voter rolls and we’ll recall ICE
This was NEVER about Immigration Enforcement
This bitch needs to be removed
bondi to blackmail Minnesota
Bondi says turn over your voter rolls and we’ll recall ICE
This was NEVER about Immigration Enforcement
This bitch needs to be removed
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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“Kill and Smear” per
@juliettekayyem.bsky.social
@juliettekayyem.bsky.social
The Trump regime will kill you and then smear you as a terrorist—just like other fascist regimes. Trump is following the same playbook to justify murdering citizens who protest that was used by Iran, Putin and even Stalin. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-regi...
Trump regime will kill you and then smear you as a terrorist—just like other fascist regimes
We are at war.
deanobeidallah.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
“Kill and Smear” per
@juliettekayyem.bsky.social
@juliettekayyem.bsky.social
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Children screaming and crying can be heard as a possible uprising is underway at the ICE Children's Concentration Camp in Dilley, TX (1/24/26).
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Children screaming and crying can be heard as a possible uprising is underway at the ICE Children's Concentration Camp in Dilley, TX (1/24/26).
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Kristi Noem and DHS don’t want us to see this video.
📌 Alex was disarmed BEFORE he was shot. This was murder.
📌 Alex was disarmed BEFORE he was shot. This was murder.
January 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Kristi Noem and DHS don’t want us to see this video.
📌 Alex was disarmed BEFORE he was shot. This was murder.
📌 Alex was disarmed BEFORE he was shot. This was murder.
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."