Iwon'Ta
@iwonta.bsky.social
"The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man."
— T.S. Eliot
NYer
— T.S. Eliot
NYer
Pinned
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the "kidnap a significant international star" fuck-up happened a little sooner than i expected
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
the "kidnap a significant international star" fuck-up happened a little sooner than i expected
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1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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Carney at Davos: "And this aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable, as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself."
Trump at Davos:
Trump at Davos:
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Carney at Davos: "And this aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable, as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself."
Trump at Davos:
Trump at Davos:
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Translation:
NATO told him to get fucked on Greenland. Now he’s going to try to sell putting the Golden Dome (which we were already going to do) in Greenland as a win.
NATO told him to get fucked on Greenland. Now he’s going to try to sell putting the Golden Dome (which we were already going to do) in Greenland as a win.
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Translation:
NATO told him to get fucked on Greenland. Now he’s going to try to sell putting the Golden Dome (which we were already going to do) in Greenland as a win.
NATO told him to get fucked on Greenland. Now he’s going to try to sell putting the Golden Dome (which we were already going to do) in Greenland as a win.
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Greenland, Iceland, what's the difference
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Greenland, Iceland, what's the difference
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The only thing more pathetic than thinking you’re Trump’s ally is thinking that he won’t throw you under the bus next.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
January 21, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The only thing more pathetic than thinking you’re Trump’s ally is thinking that he won’t throw you under the bus next.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
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this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
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The leader of one of our closest allies basically just said "fuck USA"
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The leader of one of our closest allies basically just said "fuck USA"
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The Guardian had a rundown of Trump's late night Truth Social binge, which included "an AI generated visual of himself planting the US flag on Greenland."
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 20, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The Guardian had a rundown of Trump's late night Truth Social binge, which included "an AI generated visual of himself planting the US flag on Greenland."
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
Cartoon by Banx for Financial Times
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Cartoon by Banx for Financial Times
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A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
THIS! 👇👇👇👇
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
THIS! 👇👇👇👇
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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📌Mamdani is a generational political talent, because he has vision, and is not afraid to speak truth to power, and stand up for what is most certainly good and right.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
📌Mamdani is a generational political talent, because he has vision, and is not afraid to speak truth to power, and stand up for what is most certainly good and right.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
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She makes excellent points about the US' traditional treatment of indigenous people.
Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen:
We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends.
Even if there are minerals and oil under our land-and they are worth far more-we still would not sell ourselves.
We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends.
Even if there are minerals and oil under our land-and they are worth far more-we still would not sell ourselves.
January 20, 2026 at 2:22 AM
She makes excellent points about the US' traditional treatment of indigenous people.
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"Martin Luther King, Jr. - Mountain Top"
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"Martin Luther King, Jr. - Mountain Top"
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
"Winter in Aizu"
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
January 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
"Winter in Aizu"
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 AM
"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Trump is trying to end NATO. The chief beneficiaries of the end of NATO would be Putin's Russia and Xi's China, not the American people.
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
January 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Trump is trying to end NATO. The chief beneficiaries of the end of NATO would be Putin's Russia and Xi's China, not the American people.
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
"Fiskerne" / "The Fishermen"
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
"Fiskerne" / "The Fishermen"
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg