John FP Lane
@jfplane.bsky.social
Narrative designer, writer, atheist, left-leaning and fast tipping into Green, lifelong Doctor Who fan. Husband and father.
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John FP Lane
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This is it right here.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This is it right here.
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Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
According to Bovine Greg: "This situation is evolving.” Unlike Greg, who stopped evolving the second his mom vagina-puked him into the world.
January 25, 2026 at 9:04 PM
According to Bovine Greg: "This situation is evolving.” Unlike Greg, who stopped evolving the second his mom vagina-puked him into the world.
The irony of this shit.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti
Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The irony of this shit.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.
If the “geniuses” behind AI can’t put those apparently amazing brains to work to make it environmentally sustainable rather than a relentless ecological leech, then both they and it can fuck off.
January 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM
If the “geniuses” behind AI can’t put those apparently amazing brains to work to make it environmentally sustainable rather than a relentless ecological leech, then both they and it can fuck off.
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YOU ARE GOING TO PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR YOUR CRIMES, TRUMP.
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU.
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU.
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
YOU ARE GOING TO PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR YOUR CRIMES, TRUMP.
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU.
HELL IS WAITING FOR YOU.
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And they are right to, because we all know CEOs would rather pay no one and have a shit product than pay people for quality.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
More than a quarter of Britons say they fear losing jobs to AI in next five years
Survey reveals ‘mismatched AI expectations’ between views of employers and staff over impact on careers
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
And they are right to, because we all know CEOs would rather pay no one and have a shit product than pay people for quality.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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For decades, the American right has insisted that people need firearms for personal safety and to resist potential government tyranny.
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
For decades, the American right has insisted that people need firearms for personal safety and to resist potential government tyranny.
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
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Is this another example of Starmer being poorly advised and failing to do the smart political thing?
All he had to say was that Labour would support Burnham and that he'd make a great addition to the Commons.
Job done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
All he had to say was that Labour would support Burnham and that he'd make a great addition to the Commons.
Job done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour row erupts after Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race
Allies of Greater Manchester mayor say No 10 has ‘chosen factionalism’ as decision leads to a furious backlash
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Is this another example of Starmer being poorly advised and failing to do the smart political thing?
All he had to say was that Labour would support Burnham and that he'd make a great addition to the Commons.
Job done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
All he had to say was that Labour would support Burnham and that he'd make a great addition to the Commons.
Job done.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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@secscottbessent.govpeeps.us I just watched your interview on ABC when you stated, "Who brings a weapon to a peaceful demonstration?" Well then here is your answer!! This man was found not guilty of murder and your party celebrated!
January 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
@secscottbessent.govpeeps.us I just watched your interview on ABC when you stated, "Who brings a weapon to a peaceful demonstration?" Well then here is your answer!! This man was found not guilty of murder and your party celebrated!
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Can God get a fucking amen?!?
Thou Shalt Abolish And Prosecute ICE!
Can God get a f***ing amen?
www.thegodpodcast.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Can God get a fucking amen?!?
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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I take it the right-wing gun mob are enraged about Minneapolis, vowing to take to the streets to oppose a government that executes a man in the street for legally carrying a firearm. No? Well that is a surprise.
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I take it the right-wing gun mob are enraged about Minneapolis, vowing to take to the streets to oppose a government that executes a man in the street for legally carrying a firearm. No? Well that is a surprise.
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
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Project 2025 was meant to cement the Heritage Foundation’s influence. Instead, it’s accelerating its collapse. Heritage’s defense of figures tied to antisemitism sparked staff revolts, board resignations, leaving one of the right’s most powerful institutions fractured and imploding.
Read more:
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Project 2025 January 21st Update
This week, we look at how ICE is detaining Native Americans under Project 2025's mass deportation regime, how the Heritage Foundation continues to hemorrhage staff and board members, and the Justice D...
globalextremism.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Project 2025 was meant to cement the Heritage Foundation’s influence. Instead, it’s accelerating its collapse. Heritage’s defense of figures tied to antisemitism sparked staff revolts, board resignations, leaving one of the right’s most powerful institutions fractured and imploding.
Read more:
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Pathetic, but entirely predictable. I don’t know if Burnham is the answer to Labour’s woes, but I sure as shit know that Keir Starmer the bloodless technocratic fucking android isn’t. In fact, Starmer IS the problem.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Pathetic, but entirely predictable. I don’t know if Burnham is the answer to Labour’s woes, but I sure as shit know that Keir Starmer the bloodless technocratic fucking android isn’t. In fact, Starmer IS the problem.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Fuck ICE. Fuck Trump. Fuck maga.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony
Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Fuck ICE. Fuck Trump. Fuck maga.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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All parties on the #left should unite & work together to defeat the rise of the #FarRight.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Bickering & petty arguing will help no-one, except for the establishment parties of #Labour, #Tories & #Reform.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Bickering & petty arguing will help no-one, except for the establishment parties of #Labour, #Tories & #Reform.
#SocialistParty @socialistparty.bsky.social members not allowed to stand in #YourParty @thisisyourparty.bsky.social elections
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/147...
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/147...
Socialist candidates disqualified: where next for Your Party & the fight for a new mass workers’ party? - Socialist Party
Socialist Party activists have long been the flagbearers for a new mass workers’ party, and have shown a serious approach to working with other forces
www.socialistparty.org.uk
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Is there any claim Trump makes that can’t be contradicted? The entire administration is a disinformation machine. Like Putin, he floods the mediasphere with endless lies, intent on removing all meaning from objective truth, making the world as ignorant as he is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Video contradicts Trump’s claim man killed in Minneapolis was a ‘gunman’
Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gun
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Is there any claim Trump makes that can’t be contradicted? The entire administration is a disinformation machine. Like Putin, he floods the mediasphere with endless lies, intent on removing all meaning from objective truth, making the world as ignorant as he is.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Where are all the second amendment advocates right now? A man just got shot and killed by a federal law enforcement agent for merely possessing a firearm. He did not threaten anyone. He did not brandish his weapon. Where is the outrage from second amendment advocates?
January 25, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Where are all the second amendment advocates right now? A man just got shot and killed by a federal law enforcement agent for merely possessing a firearm. He did not threaten anyone. He did not brandish his weapon. Where is the outrage from second amendment advocates?
A nationwide national strike is the way to go. It’s harder to go house to house to drag people out and figure out where to drag them to work than it is to lob tear gas at a crowd and accuse it of being a mob. And it hurts wealthy pockets. Kick em in the profits.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Large protests spread across US after Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal agents
Wave of demonstrations comes a day after thousands marched through Minneapolis streets to protest ICE
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:29 AM
A nationwide national strike is the way to go. It’s harder to go house to house to drag people out and figure out where to drag them to work than it is to lob tear gas at a crowd and accuse it of being a mob. And it hurts wealthy pockets. Kick em in the profits.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The man murdered by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota while he bravely shielded women from being brutally attacked by Trump regime thugs has been identified as Alex Pretti.
He was a US citizen, a registered nurse, an athlete, a son, a brother, and a hero. The regime murdered him. #3E #GoodVsEvil
He was a US citizen, a registered nurse, an athlete, a son, a brother, and a hero. The regime murdered him. #3E #GoodVsEvil
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The man murdered by ICE in Minneapolis, Minnesota while he bravely shielded women from being brutally attacked by Trump regime thugs has been identified as Alex Pretti.
He was a US citizen, a registered nurse, an athlete, a son, a brother, and a hero. The regime murdered him. #3E #GoodVsEvil
He was a US citizen, a registered nurse, an athlete, a son, a brother, and a hero. The regime murdered him. #3E #GoodVsEvil
And not a peep from all those motherfuckers who spent years screaming about conspiracies and government overreach that was only happening in their heads, silent now that it’s fucking their ‘side’ actually doing it on camera. Pieces of shit.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
37-year-old US citizen shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis
Fatal shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agent in city
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
And not a peep from all those motherfuckers who spent years screaming about conspiracies and government overreach that was only happening in their heads, silent now that it’s fucking their ‘side’ actually doing it on camera. Pieces of shit.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...