Mads
@madsmae.bsky.social
Dad to 2, Cat Mom to Sookie from HR, Spouse to @alisaz.bsky.social - Xennial in CT, wishing for a dull life during these interesting times - It's a choice to be grateful.
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use ring's network of cameras to find your lost dog or possibly jason bourne
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
use ring's network of cameras to find your lost dog or possibly jason bourne
The football said "TOGETHER WE ARE AMERICA"
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 AM
The football said "TOGETHER WE ARE AMERICA"
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SistaStrings at the Super Bowl!
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
SistaStrings at the Super Bowl!
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grace for the ordinary and wrath for the powerful
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM
grace for the ordinary and wrath for the powerful
Playing Ripple on a D18 in the acoustic room at guitar center, another customer thanked me for the vibe.
My first guitar compliment from a stranger
My first guitar compliment from a stranger
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Playing Ripple on a D18 in the acoustic room at guitar center, another customer thanked me for the vibe.
My first guitar compliment from a stranger
My first guitar compliment from a stranger
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NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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 9:26 PM
NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
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The past few days have confirmed for me something I’ve long believed: the American political system is terminally fucked, but the American people are not.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
January 25, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The past few days have confirmed for me something I’ve long believed: the American political system is terminally fucked, but the American people are not.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.
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Give the money to social services, to public libraries, to affordable housing, to health care for all. The money's there. The money's always been there. Let's do it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Give the money to social services, to public libraries, to affordable housing, to health care for all. The money's there. The money's always been there. Let's do it.
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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Family of Alex Pretti, who was shot dead in Minneapolis today, releases statement:
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Family of Alex Pretti, who was shot dead in Minneapolis today, releases statement:
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
Playing with my emotions
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Playing with my emotions
Google got my hopes up with that headline
January 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Google got my hopes up with that headline
"...before I turn back into dust"
-BMFS
-BMFS
January 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
"...before I turn back into dust"
-BMFS
-BMFS
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As we enter the timeless stretch between Xmas and the new year, a period in which days blur and hours linger, just remember: it could happen at any time and maybe we’ll ring in the new year with extreme cheer.
December 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
As we enter the timeless stretch between Xmas and the new year, a period in which days blur and hours linger, just remember: it could happen at any time and maybe we’ll ring in the new year with extreme cheer.
Starting a new solstice tradition this year, getting up early to go see the sunrise.
Welcome back Sol ☀️❤️
Welcome back Sol ☀️❤️
December 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Starting a new solstice tradition this year, getting up early to go see the sunrise.
Welcome back Sol ☀️❤️
Welcome back Sol ☀️❤️
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We must reveal all the terrible secrets of our elites! ... no, that's too many secrets, put some back
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We must reveal all the terrible secrets of our elites! ... no, that's too many secrets, put some back
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"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
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It can often feel like there's a whole lot outside our control.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
Today I’m voting for school board. Keep the local MAGA out. Keep the ABA teacher with no real information about her out too (IYKYK).
Your local election for boards and judges and funding and so forth really do matter. Go vote!
Your local election for boards and judges and funding and so forth really do matter. Go vote!
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It can often feel like there's a whole lot outside our control.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
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Damn, some billionaires are icked out because trans women make them horny so they're gonna destroy the planet.
“The opposition to climate action is using anti-trans rhetoric to build its base”
A new analysis shows 80% of anti-trans groups have financial links to the fossil fuel industry, @yessfun.com reports
A new analysis shows 80% of anti-trans groups have financial links to the fossil fuel industry, @yessfun.com reports
Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
heated.world
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Damn, some billionaires are icked out because trans women make them horny so they're gonna destroy the planet.
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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oh cool an extra hour of 2025, exactly what everyone wanted
November 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
oh cool an extra hour of 2025, exactly what everyone wanted
Power has been out for a few hours, and the power company's estimate for restoration is in like 15 minutes.
But practicing guitar with the pouring rain and candles and fireplace is ~a vibe~
But practicing guitar with the pouring rain and candles and fireplace is ~a vibe~
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Power has been out for a few hours, and the power company's estimate for restoration is in like 15 minutes.
But practicing guitar with the pouring rain and candles and fireplace is ~a vibe~
But practicing guitar with the pouring rain and candles and fireplace is ~a vibe~
Taking a break from cannabis for the first time in years, no real reason just kinda feel like it.
I'm on day 4 and it's fine, but ~the dreams~ have started.
I'm on day 4 and it's fine, but ~the dreams~ have started.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Taking a break from cannabis for the first time in years, no real reason just kinda feel like it.
I'm on day 4 and it's fine, but ~the dreams~ have started.
I'm on day 4 and it's fine, but ~the dreams~ have started.