Jay Reding
@jayreding.bsky.social
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Attorney, aviation enthusiast, and writer.
Opinions solely my own, especially the sweary ones.
Attorney, aviation enthusiast, and writer.
Opinions solely my own, especially the sweary ones.
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Pfft. His mother would’ve just glided across the entire floor in one move.
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Pfft. His mother would’ve just glided across the entire floor in one move.
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It’s day 25 of the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
December 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
It’s day 25 of the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
The surge continues. Neighbors were kidnapped today outside grocery stores and going about their regular errands.
We continue to see heavy ICE activity throughout the metro area. Stay alert - we know many kidnappings happen very fast.
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
Any Minnesota attorney who participates in ICE’s reign of terror violates their oath of office and the MRPC. At a minimum attorneys who lie to courts on the DOJ’s behest put their licenses in jeopardy. No lawyer should be engaged in what ICE is doing, and all are obligated to oppose it.
December 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Any Minnesota attorney who participates in ICE’s reign of terror violates their oath of office and the MRPC. At a minimum attorneys who lie to courts on the DOJ’s behest put their licenses in jeopardy. No lawyer should be engaged in what ICE is doing, and all are obligated to oppose it.
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Seeing lots of people post clips from Sinatra in "The House I Live In" as a response to Stephen Miller being a racist about Sinatra. Just a random reminder that "The House I Live In" is in the public domain. Every once in a while it's good to remember the public domain is good...
Free to Use and Reuse: Public Domain Films from the National Film Registry | Library of Congress Free to Use and Reuse | Library of Congress
The National Film Registry selects 25 films each year to showcase the range and diversity of American film heritage. These public domain selections are part of an online collection.
www.loc.gov
December 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Seeing lots of people post clips from Sinatra in "The House I Live In" as a response to Stephen Miller being a racist about Sinatra. Just a random reminder that "The House I Live In" is in the public domain. Every once in a while it's good to remember the public domain is good...
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Remember the horrible story in the Epstein files about the limo driver who met a survivor of Trump and Epstein who was afraid for her life if she reported it and was then found shot to death?
The Oklahoman may have uncovered evidence of her death this week.
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
The Oklahoman may have uncovered evidence of her death this week.
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
'Ruled a suicide': Newly uncovered records support FBI tip about Epstein and Trump
Explosive claims in an FBI tip about President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein gained new weight this week after a local newspaper uncovered death records consistent with details described in the tip...
www.rawstory.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Remember the horrible story in the Epstein files about the limo driver who met a survivor of Trump and Epstein who was afraid for her life if she reported it and was then found shot to death?
The Oklahoman may have uncovered evidence of her death this week.
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
The Oklahoman may have uncovered evidence of her death this week.
www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
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Calling out a fascist for taking a hypocritical position is easy. It's also a complete waste of time. Fascist rhetoric is aesthetics— pathos, never logos.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Calling out a fascist for taking a hypocritical position is easy. It's also a complete waste of time. Fascist rhetoric is aesthetics— pathos, never logos.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
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Today ICE got scared of a peaceful observer and whined to Hennepin County Sheriffs, who heeled and arrested him on public property.
We will not be intimidated and we will not back down. Join us for a peaceful protest outside ICE HQ - tomorrow at 1pm.
We will not be intimidated and we will not back down. Join us for a peaceful protest outside ICE HQ - tomorrow at 1pm.
December 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today ICE got scared of a peaceful observer and whined to Hennepin County Sheriffs, who heeled and arrested him on public property.
We will not be intimidated and we will not back down. Join us for a peaceful protest outside ICE HQ - tomorrow at 1pm.
We will not be intimidated and we will not back down. Join us for a peaceful protest outside ICE HQ - tomorrow at 1pm.
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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
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I do not like AI in Slack
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan
June 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I do not like AI in Slack
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
I do not like AI on Mac
I do not like AI in Zoom
I don’t want AI in my room
I do not want ChatGPT —
please stop, AI, and leave me be!
I don’t want AI here, or there;
I don’t want AI anywhere!
(… okay, okay — had to Seuss it, sorry 😇)
What's everyone's favourite Avatar quote?
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Pandora.”
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Pandora.”
What's everyone's favourite Avatar quote?
"I am become Death, Destroyer of Worlds"
"I am become Death, Destroyer of Worlds"
What's everyone's favourite Avatar quote?
"The avatar... the avatar..."
"The avatar... the avatar..."
December 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
What's everyone's favourite Avatar quote?
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Pandora.”
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Pandora.”
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ICE is illegally swapping license plates so they can avoid public scrutiny while kidnapping our neighbors and tearing apart families the day before Christmas.
@governorwalz.mn.gov should halt ICE’s actions immediately.
@governorwalz.mn.gov should halt ICE’s actions immediately.
The director of Minnesota’s Driver and Vehicle Services is warning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that they’re violating state law and could be cited if they switch out or remove license plates on their unmarked vehicles. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Minnesota DVS warns ICE agents they’re violating state law by switching license plates
The director of Minnesota’s Driver and Vehicle Services told federal homeland security officials to stop license plate switching immediately. Gov. Tim Walz called tampering with plates “criminal activ...
www.mprnews.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
ICE is illegally swapping license plates so they can avoid public scrutiny while kidnapping our neighbors and tearing apart families the day before Christmas.
@governorwalz.mn.gov should halt ICE’s actions immediately.
@governorwalz.mn.gov should halt ICE’s actions immediately.
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I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
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Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Every Democrat running for office needs to promise investigations and full prosecutions from top to bottom, remove its funding bloat then break up the agency and distribute its core remaining useful functions across other agencies.
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Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Prosecute them all. Beyond the depravity of this, it's pure theft. The local prosecutor should open an investigation and charge them all.
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I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
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At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Dog That Didn't Bark: Eligibility To Serve In Congress And The Original Understanding Of The Citizenship Clause
President Donald J. Trump's 2025 Executive Order restricting birthright citizenship has prompted new interest in the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment'
papers.ssrn.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
At least 11 congressmen from 1865-1871 were arguably not citizens under Trump's interpretation of 14th A, our research finds. Yet no one challenged their eligibility to serve. Why not? Obviously, b/c no one who drafted or ratified the 14th A shared Trump's view.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Dear community,
I want to acknowledge what has been a difficult and heavy month that our city has endured. The presence of Federal Agents seperating families is creating a devastating impact on our immigrant communities.
I want to acknowledge what has been a difficult and heavy month that our city has endured. The presence of Federal Agents seperating families is creating a devastating impact on our immigrant communities.
December 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Dear community,
I want to acknowledge what has been a difficult and heavy month that our city has endured. The presence of Federal Agents seperating families is creating a devastating impact on our immigrant communities.
I want to acknowledge what has been a difficult and heavy month that our city has endured. The presence of Federal Agents seperating families is creating a devastating impact on our immigrant communities.
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have a merry Christmas or else
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
have a merry Christmas or else
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I want to *stress* that the backlash to this administration needs to be overwhelming, sustained, and come bearing legal consequences.
Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis on Nick Fuentes running for president one day.
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
December 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I want to *stress* that the backlash to this administration needs to be overwhelming, sustained, and come bearing legal consequences.
None of these thugs deserve one moment of peace, and people should do everything within the bounds of the law to make sure that happens. If they want peace, quit ICE and publicly disclose every illegal and immoral action that has taken place. Otherwise, shun and shame.
ICE agent recognized out Christmas shopping—throws tantrum when citizens profile him.
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
December 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
None of these thugs deserve one moment of peace, and people should do everything within the bounds of the law to make sure that happens. If they want peace, quit ICE and publicly disclose every illegal and immoral action that has taken place. Otherwise, shun and shame.
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The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.
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Unfathomable that the Lions are about to lose a season-ending game to a Vikings team that cannot execute a forward pass
December 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Unfathomable that the Lions are about to lose a season-ending game to a Vikings team that cannot execute a forward pass
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There are only two offenses the Constitution goes out of its way to specifically say merit impeachment, and this is one of them.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There are only two offenses the Constitution goes out of its way to specifically say merit impeachment, and this is one of them.