Mendur
@mendur.bsky.social
Retired. Obsolete.
My avatar is the Minnesota state bird in the form of the Rebel Alliance logo from Star Wars..
Learning to fight the darkness.
Joined Bluesky 2024-12-21.
I delete my posts frequently.
My avatar is the Minnesota state bird in the form of the Rebel Alliance logo from Star Wars..
Learning to fight the darkness.
Joined Bluesky 2024-12-21.
I delete my posts frequently.
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Now that J.D. Vance is trying to walk back his statement that ICE agents doing their job have absolute immunity, I thought it might be useful to post the original video of him saying they have absolute immunity. Twice.
Believe evil people when they tell you who they are BEFORE the pushback.
Believe evil people when they tell you who they are BEFORE the pushback.
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Now that J.D. Vance is trying to walk back his statement that ICE agents doing their job have absolute immunity, I thought it might be useful to post the original video of him saying they have absolute immunity. Twice.
Believe evil people when they tell you who they are BEFORE the pushback.
Believe evil people when they tell you who they are BEFORE the pushback.
A.I.-generated stories do sometimes steal funny bits:
"a resignation letter so neutral, it could've been written by ChatGPT with a Xanax prescription".
"a resignation letter so neutral, it could've been written by ChatGPT with a Xanax prescription".
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
A.I.-generated stories do sometimes steal funny bits:
"a resignation letter so neutral, it could've been written by ChatGPT with a Xanax prescription".
"a resignation letter so neutral, it could've been written by ChatGPT with a Xanax prescription".
Or, they could look at the hashtag #vss365 on Bluesky and find poetry and short stories every day, written by people who just want to share their creativity.
No paper costs. No ink costs. Just click on the hashtag and read as little or as much as you want.
No paper costs. No ink costs. Just click on the hashtag and read as little or as much as you want.
This is brilliant! 🤓 A French company has invented a Story Dispenser machine: folks can walk up and ask for a random short story that takes 1, 3, or 5 minutes to read. The machine prints it out and voila - ✨️magic✨️
A genius way to resurrect the short story genre. 💖
short-edition.com/en/
#writing
A genius way to resurrect the short story genre. 💖
short-edition.com/en/
#writing
A New Kind of Literary Pulse
Short Édition is the community publisher of short literature : short stories and poems. Everything you can read in less than 5 minutes.
short-edition.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Or, they could look at the hashtag #vss365 on Bluesky and find poetry and short stories every day, written by people who just want to share their creativity.
No paper costs. No ink costs. Just click on the hashtag and read as little or as much as you want.
No paper costs. No ink costs. Just click on the hashtag and read as little or as much as you want.
And now for a bit of lightness to end my evening online:
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 AM
And now for a bit of lightness to end my evening online:
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Watching #Supernatural.
Am reminded why I don't trust small towns.
Am reminded why I don't trust small towns.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Watching #Supernatural.
Am reminded why I don't trust small towns.
Am reminded why I don't trust small towns.
Ahh. Apparently, some "tourists" have completely surrounded the headquarters of #ICE in Washington DC. I think they want to "visit" the HQ like the "tourists" who "visited" the Capitol on January 6. 2021.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Ahh. Apparently, some "tourists" have completely surrounded the headquarters of #ICE in Washington DC. I think they want to "visit" the HQ like the "tourists" who "visited" the Capitol on January 6. 2021.
Just watched a vid in which the joke was the Borg have to keep resetting to the "last saved" version because first they assimilated Charlie Brown's teacher, then they assimilated one of Gru's minions, and then the Swedish Chef. (After assimilation, nobody could understand the Borg until the reset.)
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Just watched a vid in which the joke was the Borg have to keep resetting to the "last saved" version because first they assimilated Charlie Brown's teacher, then they assimilated one of Gru's minions, and then the Swedish Chef. (After assimilation, nobody could understand the Borg until the reset.)
The equation might have shifted.
The Doctrine of St. Luigi: shoot people who are worth it.
That's probably not any ICE goon, except in immediate self defense.
That's probably not any ICE goon, except in immediate self defense.
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The equation might have shifted.
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I didn't say it. The Germans did.
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I didn't say it. The Germans did.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
Why protesting matters - a story of South Africa, apartheid, Ireland, ten white ladies, and grapefruit.
#ICEOUT
www.youtube.com/shorts/O5yK7...
#ICEOUT
www.youtube.com/shorts/O5yK7...
Fruit for thought. Never judge a book by its cover. #comedy #histoty #storytelling #standup
YouTube video by David Nihill
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Why protesting matters - a story of South Africa, apartheid, Ireland, ten white ladies, and grapefruit.
#ICEOUT
www.youtube.com/shorts/O5yK7...
#ICEOUT
www.youtube.com/shorts/O5yK7...
Why I am still on Facebook: videos like this:
www.facebook.com/reel/9212853...
www.facebook.com/reel/9212853...
11M views · 184K reactions | If you can dream it you can build it | Drifting Through
If you can dream it you can build it
www.facebook.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Why I am still on Facebook: videos like this:
www.facebook.com/reel/9212853...
www.facebook.com/reel/9212853...
Beginning my watch of the entire #Supernatural series.
They BEGAN with guest appearances by both Adrianne Palicki and Sarah Shahi who both went on to get much higher profile jobs (Agents of SHIELD, The Orville for Palicki, Person of Interest, Black Adam for Shahi). The casting director was on fire.
They BEGAN with guest appearances by both Adrianne Palicki and Sarah Shahi who both went on to get much higher profile jobs (Agents of SHIELD, The Orville for Palicki, Person of Interest, Black Adam for Shahi). The casting director was on fire.
January 23, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Beginning my watch of the entire #Supernatural series.
They BEGAN with guest appearances by both Adrianne Palicki and Sarah Shahi who both went on to get much higher profile jobs (Agents of SHIELD, The Orville for Palicki, Person of Interest, Black Adam for Shahi). The casting director was on fire.
They BEGAN with guest appearances by both Adrianne Palicki and Sarah Shahi who both went on to get much higher profile jobs (Agents of SHIELD, The Orville for Palicki, Person of Interest, Black Adam for Shahi). The casting director was on fire.
Borb chain!
Christmas 2012, Massachusetts
Photo copyright 2012 by Mendur
Christmas 2012, Massachusetts
Photo copyright 2012 by Mendur
January 23, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Borb chain!
Christmas 2012, Massachusetts
Photo copyright 2012 by Mendur
Christmas 2012, Massachusetts
Photo copyright 2012 by Mendur
"I try to have faith in humanity.
But then I run into humans and it gets tricky."
~ Dan Cummins
But then I run into humans and it gets tricky."
~ Dan Cummins
January 20, 2026 at 11:38 PM
"I try to have faith in humanity.
But then I run into humans and it gets tricky."
~ Dan Cummins
But then I run into humans and it gets tricky."
~ Dan Cummins
