Max M.
@maxamiller.bsky.social
✍️ I write prose and code 💾
Find me at https://maxmiller.ink/ for the former and https://millermax.xyz for the latter.
Find me at https://maxmiller.ink/ for the former and https://millermax.xyz for the latter.
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
Reminding me that the only ‘engineering ethics’ I was ever taught as a software engineer was a single day in high school comp sci where we discussed the false emissions readouts from VW vehicles circa 2015. Not a spirited or comprehensive discussion, either.
And that’s more than most get.
And that’s more than most get.
February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Reminding me that the only ‘engineering ethics’ I was ever taught as a software engineer was a single day in high school comp sci where we discussed the false emissions readouts from VW vehicles circa 2015. Not a spirited or comprehensive discussion, either.
And that’s more than most get.
And that’s more than most get.
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
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I know this won’t get a lot of attention beyond “well it’s New Hampshire, what did you expect” but I want you all to know there are a lot of kids and families of color here and we all deserve better than this kind of garbage representation
Leaked Signal chat shows NH House education chair advocating whites-only schools
The group chat allegedly shows NH House Education Committee Chair Kristin Noble suggesting test scores would rise if students were split into white and
granitepostnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I know this won’t get a lot of attention beyond “well it’s New Hampshire, what did you expect” but I want you all to know there are a lot of kids and families of color here and we all deserve better than this kind of garbage representation
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the question of what to do with a violent organized group after you’ve decommissioned them is a serious one that a lot of policy and scholarly work explores, and we can’t treat the question as illegitimate. If your call to dismantle ICE is serious then it also implies that plan made seriously.
We’re going to need DDR and a future government that knows it will need expert help from transitional justice specialists
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
the question of what to do with a violent organized group after you’ve decommissioned them is a serious one that a lot of policy and scholarly work explores, and we can’t treat the question as illegitimate. If your call to dismantle ICE is serious then it also implies that plan made seriously.
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Another shooting by a border agent. This time in Portland. Two wounded. katu.com/news/local/i...
US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland, city officials say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city officials.Portland p
katu.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Another shooting by a border agent. This time in Portland. Two wounded. katu.com/news/local/i...
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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i find it funny when digital rights activists, particularly in the US, speak out about the problems with US tech and even advocate digital sovereignty now, as if their advocacy and opposition to government and regulation didn’t help usher us toward this terrible reality in the first place
January 6, 2026 at 7:55 AM
i find it funny when digital rights activists, particularly in the US, speak out about the problems with US tech and even advocate digital sovereignty now, as if their advocacy and opposition to government and regulation didn’t help usher us toward this terrible reality in the first place
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Please say “ethnic cleansing” when posting this stuff because that’s what they’re broadcasting. They’re broadcasting plans to engage in ethnic cleansing.
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Please say “ethnic cleansing” when posting this stuff because that’s what they’re broadcasting. They’re broadcasting plans to engage in ethnic cleansing.
If you’re bored, on your phone, and don’t feel like scrolling, a bunch of O. Henry stories are available online for free.
O. Henry
americanliterature.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If you’re bored, on your phone, and don’t feel like scrolling, a bunch of O. Henry stories are available online for free.
Gotta take a break from Writing the Thing to Write the Different Thing, which I will inevitably take a break from by Writing the Thing.
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Gotta take a break from Writing the Thing to Write the Different Thing, which I will inevitably take a break from by Writing the Thing.
Aging is understanding that reading on a laptop/monitor is much nicer than reading on a phone.
December 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Aging is understanding that reading on a laptop/monitor is much nicer than reading on a phone.
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What a gem of a human being.
Go watch his Iran special if you haven’t. It’s such a humanizing piece of media: youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg
Go watch his Iran special if you haven’t. It’s such a humanizing piece of media: youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg
December 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What a gem of a human being.
Go watch his Iran special if you haven’t. It’s such a humanizing piece of media: youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg
Go watch his Iran special if you haven’t. It’s such a humanizing piece of media: youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg
Something something torment nexus…
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Something something torment nexus…
I think that's what makes Hallmark Christmas Movies (as a genre) entertaining, even if they're not "high art".
Watching "Christmas Alpaca Farm", a friend of mine pointed out how good some of the performances are because of how straight people deliver the most ham-fisted lines. It's fun!
Watching "Christmas Alpaca Farm", a friend of mine pointed out how good some of the performances are because of how straight people deliver the most ham-fisted lines. It's fun!
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I think that's what makes Hallmark Christmas Movies (as a genre) entertaining, even if they're not "high art".
Watching "Christmas Alpaca Farm", a friend of mine pointed out how good some of the performances are because of how straight people deliver the most ham-fisted lines. It's fun!
Watching "Christmas Alpaca Farm", a friend of mine pointed out how good some of the performances are because of how straight people deliver the most ham-fisted lines. It's fun!
Nice, short piece my uncle sent me yesterday.
Whatever's Killing the Cattle Is Killing Him Too - Electric Literature
“The Cattleman” by Aaron Gwyn, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
electricliterature.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Nice, short piece my uncle sent me yesterday.
Net-running but it's just waiting for a file to seed.
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Net-running but it's just waiting for a file to seed.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First day of a two week work vacation and I am reading the "The Rust Programming Language" e-book. My goal? IDK man. Maybe my brain is cooked. #programming #rust
a red toy crab with black eyes and a smile on its face
Alt: a red toy crab with black eyes and a smile on its face
media.tenor.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
First day of a two week work vacation and I am reading the "The Rust Programming Language" e-book. My goal? IDK man. Maybe my brain is cooked. #programming #rust
This piece is good. Read it if you need a sanity check re: attempted AI ubiquity.
Doing hard things badly is really the one way to do hard things well. Don’t let anyone convince you that there’s a shortcut—there’s not.
Doing hard things badly is really the one way to do hard things well. Don’t let anyone convince you that there’s a shortcut—there’s not.
A few remarks on "AI" usage and the narrative surrounding it. I think it's about the difference between disconnected creating and embodied making.
Something from nothing
Something from nothing
December 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This piece is good. Read it if you need a sanity check re: attempted AI ubiquity.
Doing hard things badly is really the one way to do hard things well. Don’t let anyone convince you that there’s a shortcut—there’s not.
Doing hard things badly is really the one way to do hard things well. Don’t let anyone convince you that there’s a shortcut—there’s not.
(this isn’t about AI but… isn’t it?)
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
(this isn’t about AI but… isn’t it?)
The more I play music (bass guitar), the more I understand why talented musicians respond to awe at their ability with, “I practiced a lot.”
It’s true of any art form, but you gotta be willing to sound bad A LOT before you sound good somewhat consistently. #music
It’s true of any art form, but you gotta be willing to sound bad A LOT before you sound good somewhat consistently. #music
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The more I play music (bass guitar), the more I understand why talented musicians respond to awe at their ability with, “I practiced a lot.”
It’s true of any art form, but you gotta be willing to sound bad A LOT before you sound good somewhat consistently. #music
It’s true of any art form, but you gotta be willing to sound bad A LOT before you sound good somewhat consistently. #music
I want Tim Robinson to pull an Adam Sandler and play the same character in every movie, but every decade just pull out an amazing Oscar winning performance.
I don’t think he will, but I want him to.
I don’t think he will, but I want him to.
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I want Tim Robinson to pull an Adam Sandler and play the same character in every movie, but every decade just pull out an amazing Oscar winning performance.
I don’t think he will, but I want him to.
I don’t think he will, but I want him to.