Jay Garmon
@jaygarmon.bsky.social
writer | husband | father | geek
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driving in LA sucks shit but as someone who grew up in MA this is correct (for driving)
you can figure out where to go in Los Angeles, there are simply twenty thousand other cars in your way
if you miss a turn in Boston good luck ever finding your way back with all the one way streets
you can figure out where to go in Los Angeles, there are simply twenty thousand other cars in your way
if you miss a turn in Boston good luck ever finding your way back with all the one way streets
LA is easier to get around than Boston.
January 17, 2026 at 7:34 PM
driving in LA sucks shit but as someone who grew up in MA this is correct (for driving)
you can figure out where to go in Los Angeles, there are simply twenty thousand other cars in your way
if you miss a turn in Boston good luck ever finding your way back with all the one way streets
you can figure out where to go in Los Angeles, there are simply twenty thousand other cars in your way
if you miss a turn in Boston good luck ever finding your way back with all the one way streets
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a hot take: there is real overlap between spanberger’s first set of executive orders and mamdani’s www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
Money, Education, Immigration: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just signed 10 executive orders
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed 10 executive orders on her first day, targeting cost of living, healthcare, housing and education issues.
www.wtvr.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
a hot take: there is real overlap between spanberger’s first set of executive orders and mamdani’s www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
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They have very simple brains and can't fathom that someone who looks like them doesn't agree with their racist, violent beliefs
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
They have very simple brains and can't fathom that someone who looks like them doesn't agree with their racist, violent beliefs
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him: what are you thinking about?
me: the mount st helens eruption movie Christopher Nolan should make
me: the mount st helens eruption movie Christopher Nolan should make
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
him: what are you thinking about?
me: the mount st helens eruption movie Christopher Nolan should make
me: the mount st helens eruption movie Christopher Nolan should make
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Watched Fellowship of the Ring in the theater tonight and lost the fight to not mutter “thiiiiiiiiiis bitch” every time Legolas walked into frame
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Watched Fellowship of the Ring in the theater tonight and lost the fight to not mutter “thiiiiiiiiiis bitch” every time Legolas walked into frame
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ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
Just keep coming back to the fact that keeping people in a constant state of terror is a form of mass disablement and essential to the eugenic project that is the United States.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 AM
ICE raids are not the first time this was made explicit. I think people downplay how much Jim Crow was not just about controlling Black people but it was also about controlling white people. If you thought racism was dumb and acted that way you could end up with a bomb in your home
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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Doo dah
Doo dah
Doo dah
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Doo dah
Doo dah
Doo dah
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I find it relatively heartening, though, how they came in with “We can kill you at our whim” and have been forced to pivot to “Our widdle agents are so scared :( they’re bleeding internally :( this is just self-defense”
Like say what you will about the Gestapo but they didn’t whine like this
Like say what you will about the Gestapo but they didn’t whine like this
As you already well know by now, it's all lies.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
Every single thing anyone in this entire administration says is a lie.
All of it.
Every time.
January 17, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I find it relatively heartening, though, how they came in with “We can kill you at our whim” and have been forced to pivot to “Our widdle agents are so scared :( they’re bleeding internally :( this is just self-defense”
Like say what you will about the Gestapo but they didn’t whine like this
Like say what you will about the Gestapo but they didn’t whine like this
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It exposes directional alignment; you still seek to limit, not expand, who is allowed to be human. Yes, you have set your limitation more inclusively than our fascist gang of white supremacists; it doesn't mean you're not also setting limitations & they'll use your limit as long as it serves them.
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
It exposes directional alignment; you still seek to limit, not expand, who is allowed to be human. Yes, you have set your limitation more inclusively than our fascist gang of white supremacists; it doesn't mean you're not also setting limitations & they'll use your limit as long as it serves them.
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The losers ran on a platform of racism, grievance, and revenge and it was sufficient to win. We are living in the One-Third Reich.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The losers ran on a platform of racism, grievance, and revenge and it was sufficient to win. We are living in the One-Third Reich.
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Although the people of Minnesota are indeed as accustomed to this weather as anybody in the country, I will still say: They’re judicious about spending time outside in it, and they wouldn’t be out there if they didn’t really, really mean it.
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Although the people of Minnesota are indeed as accustomed to this weather as anybody in the country, I will still say: They’re judicious about spending time outside in it, and they wouldn’t be out there if they didn’t really, really mean it.
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I have come to believe that COVID made people realize that no one cares about anyone else, and with that knowledge they either: decided that meant they also didn't have to care about anyone else or decided that meant they had to be the care for others they wanted in the world. Join us in group 2
But really, people did get a lot meaner and irrational post 2020, right?
January 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I have come to believe that COVID made people realize that no one cares about anyone else, and with that knowledge they either: decided that meant they also didn't have to care about anyone else or decided that meant they had to be the care for others they wanted in the world. Join us in group 2
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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letting people defund their retirements and fuck over their future selves instead of doing anything to make housing more affordable is definitely a choice this country could make I guess
President Trump will next week unveil a plan for letting savers in 401(k) retirement plans to use some of their money for down payments on a home purchase, according to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett.
Trump to Announce 401(k) Home Investment Plan at Davos
President Donald Trump will next week unveil a plan for letting savers in 401(k) retirement plans use some of their money for down payments on a home purchase, according to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett.
bloom.bg
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
letting people defund their retirements and fuck over their future selves instead of doing anything to make housing more affordable is definitely a choice this country could make I guess
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Morgan McGarvey of Louisville is one of the co-sponsors. @repmcgarvey.bsky.social
80 co-sponsors on resolution impeaching Noem on three articles: obstruction of Congress, 'violation of public trust' (ICE crimes), and self-dealing corruption.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Morgan McGarvey of Louisville is one of the co-sponsors. @repmcgarvey.bsky.social
JFC
Lewiston, Maine: “One property manager whose tenants are almost exclusively African immigrants showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.”
Immigrants prepare for their arrests and leave Lewiston ahead of ICE action
One property manager showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
JFC
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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In case anyone is wondering about that Noah Wyle clip from Jimmy Kimmel's show—sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the fancy medical term for brain freeze/ice cream headache.
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 AM
In case anyone is wondering about that Noah Wyle clip from Jimmy Kimmel's show—sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the fancy medical term for brain freeze/ice cream headache.
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It's truly a sign of hope, the way that all of Minneapolis has come together to fight back. ❤️
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
It's truly a sign of hope, the way that all of Minneapolis has come together to fight back. ❤️
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They're escalating the violence to recalibrate our outrage needles. Because the higher our tolerance for abuse, the more harm they'll be free to do.
So, don't let the "little" stories stop upsetting you.
So, don't let the "little" stories stop upsetting you.
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
They're escalating the violence to recalibrate our outrage needles. Because the higher our tolerance for abuse, the more harm they'll be free to do.
So, don't let the "little" stories stop upsetting you.
So, don't let the "little" stories stop upsetting you.
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There are signs of hope everywhere if you're looking.
San Francisco to make childcare free for families earning up to $230,000
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
San Francisco to make childcare free for families earning up to $230,000
Officials to offer 50% subsidy up to $310,000 in effort to make one of world’s most expensive cities more affordable
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
There are signs of hope everywhere if you're looking.