Mike Tolhurst 🐧🇲🇽🇺🇸🇨🇦🌐
@miketolhurst.bsky.social
Illini, market liberal, history nerd, penguin enthusiast
This is amazing. (Also - MAERSK and Lego are both Danish companies)
February 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is amazing. (Also - MAERSK and Lego are both Danish companies)
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See what can be built on any Chicago property!
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
See what can be built on any Chicago property!
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
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The US Administration ordered her to seized off the street by masked agents, imprisoned incognito for weeks, all for thoughtfully expressing an opinion with zero advocacy of violence or harm to anyone.
Sickening, anti-Conservative, anti-constitutional, anti-American.
We are far better than this.
Sickening, anti-Conservative, anti-constitutional, anti-American.
We are far better than this.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The US Administration ordered her to seized off the street by masked agents, imprisoned incognito for weeks, all for thoughtfully expressing an opinion with zero advocacy of violence or harm to anyone.
Sickening, anti-Conservative, anti-constitutional, anti-American.
We are far better than this.
Sickening, anti-Conservative, anti-constitutional, anti-American.
We are far better than this.
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I get that they feel the need to shovel money into capex and now desperately need some offsetting revenue source but even as a pure business decision this seems wrong to me, for the same reason shoving ads into Microsoft Word is wrong. are you building a Serious Work Product or not?
OPENAI: STARTING TEST ROLLOUT OF ADS IN CHATGPT TODAY FOR A SUBSET OF FREE AND GO USERS IN THE U.S.
February 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I get that they feel the need to shovel money into capex and now desperately need some offsetting revenue source but even as a pure business decision this seems wrong to me, for the same reason shoving ads into Microsoft Word is wrong. are you building a Serious Work Product or not?
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"Media in friendly allied nation you like to vaction to reports your government is meeting seperatists in a secure military/intelligence facility"
"Media in friendly allied nation you like to vaction to reports your government is meeting seperatists in a secure military/intelligence facility"
agree! the issue is what the americans do given that they met the separatists in a SCIF
In 2025, the Liberals got 46% of the vote in Calgary Centre. A secession referendum is absolutely dead on its feet
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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"Media in friendly allied nation you like to vaction to reports your government is meeting seperatists in a secure military/intelligence facility"
"Media in friendly allied nation you like to vaction to reports your government is meeting seperatists in a secure military/intelligence facility"
I was really hoping that halftime show from a stellar Peurto Rican artist would have beem more political.
Bad Bunny should have looked at the camera and said loudly in English "End the Jones Act Now"
Bad Bunny should have looked at the camera and said loudly in English "End the Jones Act Now"
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I was really hoping that halftime show from a stellar Peurto Rican artist would have beem more political.
Bad Bunny should have looked at the camera and said loudly in English "End the Jones Act Now"
Bad Bunny should have looked at the camera and said loudly in English "End the Jones Act Now"
What do these supposed super patriots think the patriot Committees of Correspondence and Committees of Safety were?
It was the 1775 version of a signal chat keeping eyes on the British to make sure they didnt do anything heinous.
It was the 1775 version of a signal chat keeping eyes on the British to make sure they didnt do anything heinous.
Here’s @hostilespectrum.bsky.social, who is currently an NSC staffer, comparing Americans protesting abuses by our government with terrorists and insurgents
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
What do these supposed super patriots think the patriot Committees of Correspondence and Committees of Safety were?
It was the 1775 version of a signal chat keeping eyes on the British to make sure they didnt do anything heinous.
It was the 1775 version of a signal chat keeping eyes on the British to make sure they didnt do anything heinous.
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Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
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Man, someone sounds really mad that a bunch of Minneapolis soccer moms can manage op-sec while the Secretary of Defense texts his battle plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic.
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Man, someone sounds really mad that a bunch of Minneapolis soccer moms can manage op-sec while the Secretary of Defense texts his battle plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic.
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On the weakness of state terror: once ppl internalize the regime's lawless brutality, that they are no safer in their homes than in the streets (& vice versa), and that their unwavering defiance is what confounds & disempowers the regime, they also realize they have nothing to lose but their fear.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
On the weakness of state terror: once ppl internalize the regime's lawless brutality, that they are no safer in their homes than in the streets (& vice versa), and that their unwavering defiance is what confounds & disempowers the regime, they also realize they have nothing to lose but their fear.
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“you seem to be getting radicalized by this”
you mean the government executing peaceful protesters and then lying about it and trying to destroy the evidence? yeah a bit
you mean the government executing peaceful protesters and then lying about it and trying to destroy the evidence? yeah a bit
January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
“you seem to be getting radicalized by this”
you mean the government executing peaceful protesters and then lying about it and trying to destroy the evidence? yeah a bit
you mean the government executing peaceful protesters and then lying about it and trying to destroy the evidence? yeah a bit
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Everything Stephen Miller and DHS say should be presumed to be a lie, without exception.
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Everything Stephen Miller and DHS say should be presumed to be a lie, without exception.
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Pretti clearly did not brandish his gun. Which means the government is saying he was killed for legally exercising his right to carry.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Pretti clearly did not brandish his gun. Which means the government is saying he was killed for legally exercising his right to carry.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
It’s as clear-cut a violation of the Second Amendment as I can possibly imagine. And we’re about to see the bulk of the gun rights crowd defend his murder.
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As with the murder of Renee Good, this video immediately established that DHS was lying about the shooting.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
As with the murder of Renee Good, this video immediately established that DHS was lying about the shooting.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
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Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Carney:
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
"In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity is a strength, not a weakness... Canada can't solve all the world's problems. But we can show that another way is possible. That the arc of history isn't destined to be warped toward authoritarianism".
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People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 2:08 PM
People who say this are clearly speaking aspirationally about a shared American creed they hold dear. “Have you heard of the Trail of Tears?” is not a very helpful response, because they probably have and the priority right now is moral opposition to fascism and not fake-educating each other.
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I grew up hearing stories from my father about how folks abducted by Franco’s secret police would routinely “escape” to the roof of police HQ and “commit suicide.” The obviousness of the lie was itself an intimidation tactic.
"agents told hospital staff that Castaneda Mondragon ... 'purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.'”
A Minnesota man received a life-threatening injury while in ICE custody. It's not clear how he got injured because his memory and ability to communicate are so severely impaired. Agents said "he got his shit rocked." Wild story from @katrinapross.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
January 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I grew up hearing stories from my father about how folks abducted by Franco’s secret police would routinely “escape” to the roof of police HQ and “commit suicide.” The obviousness of the lie was itself an intimidation tactic.
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"Most Americans don't think ICE should be the largest law enforcement agency in the country, by the way. But they have to be told that's what's happening."
@dplouffe.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.
@dplouffe.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
"Most Americans don't think ICE should be the largest law enforcement agency in the country, by the way. But they have to be told that's what's happening."
@dplouffe.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.
@dplouffe.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.