The Archbishop of Bologna
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Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large;
413 error.)
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large;
413 error.)
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…everyone please rise for the National Anthem.
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I always get a mild chuckle thinking that our current capitalist system and the Soviet economic system have, mutatis mutandis, nearly identical fundamental flaw.
Flawed accounting that systematically undervalues the real world, and directs the investments to wrong places.
Flawed accounting that systematically undervalues the real world, and directs the investments to wrong places.
Yeah, the economic accounting system is fundamentally flawed as it undervalues or outright ignores externalities.
That practically forces the system to wrong directions.
And the farther along the wrong path we go, the harder it is to fix the issues. At least without a crisis.
That practically forces the system to wrong directions.
And the farther along the wrong path we go, the harder it is to fix the issues. At least without a crisis.
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 AM
I always get a mild chuckle thinking that our current capitalist system and the Soviet economic system have, mutatis mutandis, nearly identical fundamental flaw.
Flawed accounting that systematically undervalues the real world, and directs the investments to wrong places.
Flawed accounting that systematically undervalues the real world, and directs the investments to wrong places.
Tori Amos Prepping New Album In Times of Dragons “About The Fight For Democracy Over Tyranny” - stereogum.com/2325456/tori...
Tori Amos Prepping New Album In Times of Dragons "About The Fight For Democracy Over Tyranny"
New Tori Amos is on the way. Today, the Little Earthquakes musician announced a new studio album titled In Times of Dragons, which is slated for next spring via Universal’s recently relaunched Fontana...
stereogum.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Tori Amos Prepping New Album In Times of Dragons “About The Fight For Democracy Over Tyranny” - stereogum.com/2325456/tori...
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Yes.
I’m the milquetoast technocrat engineer who for literally years tried to believe that we could and should separate “environmental” and “political” or “social justice” issues.
But overwhelming evidence and logic forced me to reconsider.
Environmental issues ARE politics and justice issues.
I’m the milquetoast technocrat engineer who for literally years tried to believe that we could and should separate “environmental” and “political” or “social justice” issues.
But overwhelming evidence and logic forced me to reconsider.
Environmental issues ARE politics and justice issues.
Absolutely, that is going to be the key lesson. It wasn’t so much about technology but social organization.
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Yes.
I’m the milquetoast technocrat engineer who for literally years tried to believe that we could and should separate “environmental” and “political” or “social justice” issues.
But overwhelming evidence and logic forced me to reconsider.
Environmental issues ARE politics and justice issues.
I’m the milquetoast technocrat engineer who for literally years tried to believe that we could and should separate “environmental” and “political” or “social justice” issues.
But overwhelming evidence and logic forced me to reconsider.
Environmental issues ARE politics and justice issues.
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Media just lying straight up to their audiences today. Stenographer ass bullshit not doing one bit of reporting. It's all dogshit, people. Subscribe to independent media.
Rutte says the status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal Trump announced
January 22, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Media just lying straight up to their audiences today. Stenographer ass bullshit not doing one bit of reporting. It's all dogshit, people. Subscribe to independent media.
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✊🫡!
My sincere thanks and respects to you and everyone who does what they can.
If there is anything we elsewhere could do, let us know. In these times, we who believe in #democracy must hang together, or we hang separately.
(The signs have indeed been there, for those who wanted to see.)
My sincere thanks and respects to you and everyone who does what they can.
If there is anything we elsewhere could do, let us know. In these times, we who believe in #democracy must hang together, or we hang separately.
(The signs have indeed been there, for those who wanted to see.)
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 AM
✊🫡!
My sincere thanks and respects to you and everyone who does what they can.
If there is anything we elsewhere could do, let us know. In these times, we who believe in #democracy must hang together, or we hang separately.
(The signs have indeed been there, for those who wanted to see.)
My sincere thanks and respects to you and everyone who does what they can.
If there is anything we elsewhere could do, let us know. In these times, we who believe in #democracy must hang together, or we hang separately.
(The signs have indeed been there, for those who wanted to see.)
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I've never seen a population more united. If people can hold onto that unity, if people can accept that different people will have different ways of confronting fascism, if we can remind NGOs and orgs that they can join but not control the resistance, then, well, people here will write history.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I've never seen a population more united. If people can hold onto that unity, if people can accept that different people will have different ways of confronting fascism, if we can remind NGOs and orgs that they can join but not control the resistance, then, well, people here will write history.
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I've been here 24 hours, but already with what I've seen, well, I genuinely believe we're going to win. People here are well aware that what happens here impacts the entire country, that it sets the tone for resistance. ICE is angry, ICE is terrified, of how deeply unpopular it is.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I've been here 24 hours, but already with what I've seen, well, I genuinely believe we're going to win. People here are well aware that what happens here impacts the entire country, that it sets the tone for resistance. ICE is angry, ICE is terrified, of how deeply unpopular it is.
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But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
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I don't want to paint a rosy picture, because it's a city under siege. People are being abducted all the time. One person told me about watching 1-2 abductions a day, just in her own work following ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I don't want to paint a rosy picture, because it's a city under siege. People are being abducted all the time. One person told me about watching 1-2 abductions a day, just in her own work following ICE.
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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Another person put it: "we're Minnesotans. We're excited to get out our real winter gear out of the box for the year."
He was an audio engineer whose kid went to school in the area. No way in hell was he going to let anyone come for the kids on his watch.
He was an audio engineer whose kid went to school in the area. No way in hell was he going to let anyone come for the kids on his watch.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another person put it: "we're Minnesotans. We're excited to get out our real winter gear out of the box for the year."
He was an audio engineer whose kid went to school in the area. No way in hell was he going to let anyone come for the kids on his watch.
He was an audio engineer whose kid went to school in the area. No way in hell was he going to let anyone come for the kids on his watch.
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Today I talked with a 76 year old who'd been standing in the cold for hours guarding her neighbors. I was getting kind of chilly, even in the new winter gear i bought for this trip (and I live in the goddam mountains myself).
She didn't even have a hat on.
She didn't even have a hat on.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Today I talked with a 76 year old who'd been standing in the cold for hours guarding her neighbors. I was getting kind of chilly, even in the new winter gear i bought for this trip (and I live in the goddam mountains myself).
She didn't even have a hat on.
She didn't even have a hat on.
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Before I came, I asked a local friend if the cold (it's going to be -20 or so in the coming days) would stop people from coming out. "No, we'll be there. It's ICE who can't handle it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Before I came, I asked a local friend if the cold (it's going to be -20 or so in the coming days) would stop people from coming out. "No, we'll be there. It's ICE who can't handle it."
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It's genuinely a leaderless (or leaderful) movement, decentralized in a way that the state is absolutely unequipped to handle. There are a few basic skills involved, and so people teach each other those skills, and people are collectively refining them.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
It's genuinely a leaderless (or leaderful) movement, decentralized in a way that the state is absolutely unequipped to handle. There are a few basic skills involved, and so people teach each other those skills, and people are collectively refining them.
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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Half the street corners around here have people--from every walk of life, including republicans--standing guard to watch for suspicious vehicles, which are reported to a robust and entirely decentralized network that tracks ICE vehicles and mobilizes responders.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Half the street corners around here have people--from every walk of life, including republicans--standing guard to watch for suspicious vehicles, which are reported to a robust and entirely decentralized network that tracks ICE vehicles and mobilizes responders.
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I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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When tacticool becomes an operational threat, the national guard has to fuzzy it up
Deeply fascinating on many psychological levels
taskandpurpose.com/news/minneso...
Deeply fascinating on many psychological levels
taskandpurpose.com/news/minneso...
Minnesota Guardsmen told to wear reflective vests to distinguish them from ‘other agencies’
Minneapolis has seen daily protests since an agent with U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and killed a woman on Jan. 7.
taskandpurpose.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
When tacticool becomes an operational threat, the national guard has to fuzzy it up
Deeply fascinating on many psychological levels
taskandpurpose.com/news/minneso...
Deeply fascinating on many psychological levels
taskandpurpose.com/news/minneso...
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I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy in ICE shooting death of Renee Good released by law firm in civil investigation
The results of an independent autopsy for Renee Good have been released as part of a law firm's civil investigation, two weeks after she was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
6abc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
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I for one sincerely believe the best qualities of the American people WILL prevail in the end.
Not without a long, hard struggle and many setbacks, I’m afraid.
But there are too many fundamentally decent people for this reign of error to last. And so many Americans with so admirable qualities.
Not without a long, hard struggle and many setbacks, I’m afraid.
But there are too many fundamentally decent people for this reign of error to last. And so many Americans with so admirable qualities.
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 AM
I for one sincerely believe the best qualities of the American people WILL prevail in the end.
Not without a long, hard struggle and many setbacks, I’m afraid.
But there are too many fundamentally decent people for this reign of error to last. And so many Americans with so admirable qualities.
Not without a long, hard struggle and many setbacks, I’m afraid.
But there are too many fundamentally decent people for this reign of error to last. And so many Americans with so admirable qualities.
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This is overall a fantastic and very encouraging thread; already reposted some highlights but it’s well worth several reposts altogether.
The good people of the United States are mobilizing. And the fascists are already reeling. The future remains unwritten.
Thank you already, everyone!
The good people of the United States are mobilizing. And the fascists are already reeling. The future remains unwritten.
Thank you already, everyone!
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 AM
This is overall a fantastic and very encouraging thread; already reposted some highlights but it’s well worth several reposts altogether.
The good people of the United States are mobilizing. And the fascists are already reeling. The future remains unwritten.
Thank you already, everyone!
The good people of the United States are mobilizing. And the fascists are already reeling. The future remains unwritten.
Thank you already, everyone!
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... the White House press corps squeezed him into existing rituals, and then wrote endlesslly about his contempt for them— the rituals and the reporters. 2/
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 AM
... the White House press corps squeezed him into existing rituals, and then wrote endlesslly about his contempt for them— the rituals and the reporters. 2/
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It's from John Shirley, author of my favorite hard-boiled detective novel featuring J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, no idea why there's a block:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? (Gift Article)
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's from John Shirley, author of my favorite hard-boiled detective novel featuring J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, no idea why there's a block:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...