James McCrea
@jamesmccrea.bsky.social
Wonk, migrating from Sens Twitter (McC_1848).
he/him | il/lui
he/him | il/lui
That IS absurd
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 AM
That IS absurd
Good ol’ plickspect, nothing beats that.
January 24, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Good ol’ plickspect, nothing beats that.
Tonight’s soundtrack for cleaning up from dinner is No Code; an album I can ignore for years at a stretch and throw on and immediately be a smitten kitten like it’s a thousand years ago.
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Tonight’s soundtrack for cleaning up from dinner is No Code; an album I can ignore for years at a stretch and throw on and immediately be a smitten kitten like it’s a thousand years ago.
Walks out to the ZZ Top song from Back to the Future III
January 24, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Walks out to the ZZ Top song from Back to the Future III
✊to the people
Everyone in America should be as fired up as #Minneapolis is about #IceOutForGood.
January 24, 2026 at 1:19 AM
✊to the people
👀
:whispers: maybe I will finish this novel draft tonight
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
👀
UEFA invitational tournament
I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
January 24, 2026 at 1:17 AM
UEFA invitational tournament
Why cold today? Derp derp.
Many people are asking, "What's Happened to Global Temperatures?" so here's the answer in image form.
January 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Why cold today? Derp derp.
How much is Ryan Wedding’s presidential pardon gonna set him back?
January 23, 2026 at 11:02 PM
How much is Ryan Wedding’s presidential pardon gonna set him back?
A drag queen just told Allan Neal on the radio that wearing a wig in the cold is like having an insulated attic, and I am cackling.
January 23, 2026 at 10:54 PM
A drag queen just told Allan Neal on the radio that wearing a wig in the cold is like having an insulated attic, and I am cackling.
Poitrine de bœuf à la mode dans l’Instant Pot 🎸
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Poitrine de bœuf à la mode dans l’Instant Pot 🎸
Reposted by James McCrea
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
Great 🧵
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 23, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Great 🧵
Local man wants city to go back to being half its current size when its problems were smaller and harder to see.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Homebuilder plans to run for Ottawa mayor | CBC News
A candidate with the backing of some big political operators plans to enter this year's race to be Ottawa’s mayor.
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Local man wants city to go back to being half its current size when its problems were smaller and harder to see.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ok guys. Nobody better print in their newspaper that he’s mad. Y’hear?
Is he trying to kill Carney by making him die laughing?
coping, seething, etc
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Ok guys. Nobody better print in their newspaper that he’s mad. Y’hear?
I forgot this one.
January 23, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I forgot this one.
Dylan Cozens’ 🚨 in the 2nd, his 54th point as a Senator, ties him for 88th all time with: Anthony Duclair (the Melnyk-Dorion regime did you dirty fair Prince); Bruce Gardiner (depth forward with those early good Sens from 97-99); and a controversial 2LD by the name Dion Phaneuf (this corner is pro).
January 23, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Dylan Cozens’ 🚨 in the 2nd, his 54th point as a Senator, ties him for 88th all time with: Anthony Duclair (the Melnyk-Dorion regime did you dirty fair Prince); Bruce Gardiner (depth forward with those early good Sens from 97-99); and a controversial 2LD by the name Dion Phaneuf (this corner is pro).
Remembering an Eric Schlosser essay that argued every new medium is first adopted by pornographers and politicians.
January 22, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Remembering an Eric Schlosser essay that argued every new medium is first adopted by pornographers and politicians.
Would someone bring Line a good cup of coffee, please and thank you?
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Would someone bring Line a good cup of coffee, please and thank you?
What?!
Another program they're cutting, in manufacturing engineering, feeds an industry so short of workers that, Algonquin says, many graduates get two or three job offers. www.algonquincollege.com/sat/program/...
January 22, 2026 at 7:28 PM
What?!
Huhn. I only now learned that a sports hernia isn’t just a regular hernia (but SPORTS!) and in fact, isn’t really a hernia at all. I regret the error and apologize for my past remarks on this matter.
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Huhn. I only now learned that a sports hernia isn’t just a regular hernia (but SPORTS!) and in fact, isn’t really a hernia at all. I regret the error and apologize for my past remarks on this matter.
WEF gonna WEF, I guess?
absolutely insane to see Musk feted at Davos as the icon of a boldly "optimistic" future in 2026, as if he hadn't just spent the last year buying elections for fascists, making Nazi salutes, condemning millions in Africa to death, and building "Mechahitler," and a nonconsensual porn/CSAM generator
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
WEF gonna WEF, I guess?
Reposted by James McCrea
Medieval Scribe Keeps Forgetting ‘Whence/Whither’ Rule
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Medieval Scribe Keeps Forgetting ‘Whence/Whither’ Rule
Reposted by James McCrea
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
Reposted by James McCrea
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.