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Jesse Thorn
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Host of NPR's Bullseye, Judge John Hodgman and Jordan Jesse Go. Founder and worker-owner of Maximum Fun. Four-time professional actor.

“Still bringin’ satin for them draws, velvet for the mic and got a pound for the cause.”
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My New Year’s Resolution for 2026: I’m going to use social media more! This thing is hot and I’m gonna ride it till the wheels fall off!
If you know a trans boy who has been waiting for surgery, it’s a great time to check in with them. Please.
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Judge orders release of suspects in alleged shovel attack on agent
Department of Homeland Security says agent fired in self-defense after being attacked with a snow shovel and broom.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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I love love LOVE her response here.
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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This does not seem great. (And yes, I went and looked, as far as I know this is a genuine tweet from a genuine local Twin Cities reporter.)
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The Fletch novels are so great.
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Making it make sense: Epstein wasn't a global mastermind. He did not orchestrate a vast conspiracy that led us to today.

He was a very rich man with connections to other very rich men. The shared culture of these men is that they have a right to dominate and abuse others without consequence.
February 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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It’s so funny that this guy’s entire thing is “Oh are you triggered by what I have to say about marginalized people” but he loses it when someone more well-liked than he will ever be talks about an actual injustice
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The campus of UNAM in Mexico Coty is so beautiful
February 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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WE'RE ON A BOAT! Join Judge @hodgman.bsky.social and Bailiff @jessethorn.bsky.social this summer on the Schooner Grace Bailey! Join us for four nights on the Maine Coast, get your tickets here: bit.ly/maritimejust...
February 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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It’s hard to focus on one thing to be appalled about, but these stories out of Minnesota are awful. (And, of course, on the other hand, very encouraging.) I cannot believe you can wrongly grab somebody, transport them, and then leave them where YOU took them.
From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.

I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Holy shit. Not only was Tulsi Gabbard present for the raid on Georgia's election center, she called Trump and put him on speaker phone to the FBI agents conducting the raid! (Gift link)
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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imagine the thousands and thousands of unbelievable horrors going on if we're just hearing about "regularly kidnapping legal residents, dropping them off in a different state, and telling them to deal with it"
From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.

I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Come with me to Mexico’s most legendary antiques market, La Lagunilla!
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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An extreme Kansas bill will invalidate the drivers license of every trans person in the state. It was passed alongside a particularly extreme bathroom bill, meaning that the implications of every trans Kansan losing legal ID overnight has largely been missed.
Kansas Bill Will Strip Driver’s Licenses from Every Trans Resident Who Changed Gender — Assigned
As Kansas passes a bathroom bill, another bill that will invalidate the driver’s license of every trans resident has been deemphasized in the coverage. Also, Trump’s Department of Education says San J...
www.assignedmedia.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Come with me to Mexico’s most legendary antiques market, La Lagunilla!
February 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Stephen Miller: our nation must, without hesitation or delay, capture and enslave Fievel, from the hit film “An American Tail.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Are there any really great comedies on TV I might have missed? I ask because I have now watched every episode of “Ha Ha You Clowns”
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
If I spent $35 million on marketing I could get $7 million worth of tickets sold for “Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Imagine having a past so bad you audibly shit yourself on TV as a distraction from it
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.

Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.

news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Come with me to the flea market in Mexico City!
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM