John Kaprielian
@johnkaprielian.bsky.social
Husband, father, poet, punster, baker, birder, Trek fan, LGBTQ+ ally.. Recently earned my MS in Info. and Lib. Science. Was on TwiX, same handle, but have left that hellhole.
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Heads Up Minneapolis!
MAGA propagandists Cam Higby, Kevin Posobiec & Hailey West have been spotted undercover otg & filming people today.
They mean to twist your anger & sorrow into demonization. Avoid or nonviolently, but firmly, demand they leave. The less content you give them, the better.
MAGA propagandists Cam Higby, Kevin Posobiec & Hailey West have been spotted undercover otg & filming people today.
They mean to twist your anger & sorrow into demonization. Avoid or nonviolently, but firmly, demand they leave. The less content you give them, the better.
January 25, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Heads Up Minneapolis!
MAGA propagandists Cam Higby, Kevin Posobiec & Hailey West have been spotted undercover otg & filming people today.
They mean to twist your anger & sorrow into demonization. Avoid or nonviolently, but firmly, demand they leave. The less content you give them, the better.
MAGA propagandists Cam Higby, Kevin Posobiec & Hailey West have been spotted undercover otg & filming people today.
They mean to twist your anger & sorrow into demonization. Avoid or nonviolently, but firmly, demand they leave. The less content you give them, the better.
Jeffries is absolutely worthless and so is Schumer. Vote NO on ICE funding!
it doesn't matter if you don't want to have this fight, it doesn't even matter if it's not politically optimal to have this fight
the fight is here and sitting it out is not an option
if you can't see that get out of the way
the fight is here and sitting it out is not an option
if you can't see that get out of the way
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
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“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Jeffries is absolutely worthless and so is Schumer. Vote NO on ICE funding!
A Cheronian? Huh. Bele and Lokai must've...worked something out...
January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
A Cheronian? Huh. Bele and Lokai must've...worked something out...
Still waiting for Ice-T, Ice Cube, and Vanilla Ice to change their names in protest.
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Still waiting for Ice-T, Ice Cube, and Vanilla Ice to change their names in protest.
100% this.
“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?”
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
100% this.
Stop scrolling and post 2 characters that bring you happiness.
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Stop scrolling and post 2 characters that bring you happiness.
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This should be the biggest News story of the day
Instead we get crickets from the major news outlets.
Fascism 101, control the news media.
Resistance 101, get out and protest anyway.
We're going to win this, because if we don't, it'll be NAZI Germany all over again.
Instead we get crickets from the major news outlets.
Fascism 101, control the news media.
Resistance 101, get out and protest anyway.
We're going to win this, because if we don't, it'll be NAZI Germany all over again.
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This should be the biggest News story of the day
Instead we get crickets from the major news outlets.
Fascism 101, control the news media.
Resistance 101, get out and protest anyway.
We're going to win this, because if we don't, it'll be NAZI Germany all over again.
Instead we get crickets from the major news outlets.
Fascism 101, control the news media.
Resistance 101, get out and protest anyway.
We're going to win this, because if we don't, it'll be NAZI Germany all over again.
Winter getting you down? Here's a product that can help.
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Winter getting you down? Here's a product that can help.
Today’s theme is #Feathers&Form
Here's a #pintail showing why it is called a pintail! #birds #birdoftheday
Here's a #pintail showing why it is called a pintail! #birds #birdoftheday
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Today’s theme is #Feathers&Form
Here's a #pintail showing why it is called a pintail! #birds #birdoftheday
Here's a #pintail showing why it is called a pintail! #birds #birdoftheday
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The officer's name is Jonathan (Jon) Ross
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: ICE agent identified as state and federal officials clash over shooting investigation
The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show. State investigators said the FBI had ‘reversed course’ on a joint investi...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The officer's name is Jonathan (Jon) Ross
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
"Newhart" did a damn good job.
Beyond MASH, which genuinely made me cry on multiple occasions?
Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nothing has ever stuck the landing as well as that show
Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nothing has ever stuck the landing as well as that show
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"Newhart" did a damn good job.
Hey look! I have a #poem up on the Five-Two poetry blog today! Thank you @sogerald.bsky.social ! #poetry #crimepoetry
Jan. 5-11 at THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly, "La Cosa Americana" by @johnkaprielian.bsky.social
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/01/john...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTaD...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/01/john...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTaD...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
John Kaprielian
LA COSA AMERICANA We used to call it "The Mafia." Untouchable man at the top Capos run criminal enterprises insinuate themselves eve...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Hey look! I have a #poem up on the Five-Two poetry blog today! Thank you @sogerald.bsky.social ! #poetry #crimepoetry
Great poetry blog! I urge you to submit! #poetry #crimepoetry
THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly has 49 slots to fill in 2026.
Guidelines: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Guidelines: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Guidelines
by Gerald So Publishing an original poem each Monday, THE FIVE-TWO's purpose is to bring current and historical wrongdoing to light, wheth...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Great poetry blog! I urge you to submit! #poetry #crimepoetry
December 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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You've just opened a Star Trek-Themed restaurant. What are you calling it?
The Plomeek Garden
The Plomeek Garden
You've just opened up a Star Trek-themed restaurant.
What are you calling it?
Papa Khaaaaaaaaaaaaan's!!!!
#PapaKhan's 🍕
#StarTrek 🖖
What are you calling it?
Papa Khaaaaaaaaaaaaan's!!!!
#PapaKhan's 🍕
#StarTrek 🖖
December 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
You've just opened a Star Trek-Themed restaurant. What are you calling it?
The Plomeek Garden
The Plomeek Garden
Merry Unny Ufts to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Merry Unny Ufts to all who celebrate!
Wow, I seem to have suddenly attracted a swarm of thirsty ladybots.
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Wow, I seem to have suddenly attracted a swarm of thirsty ladybots.
The 5-2 poetry blog has just reposted a Christmas Crime poem of mine they ran 2 years ago. It's a fascinating blog and I recommend it to my fellow poets! #poems #poetry
Some previous Five-Two Christmas-themed poems:
"Very Secret Santa" (2018) by @johnkaprielian.bsky.social
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2018/12/john...
"Very Secret Santa" (2018) by @johnkaprielian.bsky.social
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2018/12/john...
December 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go
I am OK with this!
I am OK with this!
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go
I am OK with this!
I am OK with this!
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Basking shark
Bobcat
Ancient murrelet
Fin whale
Black howler monkey
Basking shark
Bobcat
Ancient murrelet
Fin whale
Black howler monkey
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Swinhoe's pheasant
American ermine
Lesser frigatebird
Eurasian nightjar
Greater roadrunner
Swinhoe's pheasant
American ermine
Lesser frigatebird
Eurasian nightjar
Greater roadrunner
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Gray whale
Pygmy faded rattlesnake
Green sea turtle
Puerto Rican woodpecker
Prairie dog
Gray whale
Pygmy faded rattlesnake
Green sea turtle
Puerto Rican woodpecker
Prairie dog
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Basking shark
Bobcat
Ancient murrelet
Fin whale
Black howler monkey
Basking shark
Bobcat
Ancient murrelet
Fin whale
Black howler monkey
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You've been kidnapped
The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You've been kidnapped
The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?