JK
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· Apr 28
Arizona Public Service killed my mother
www.APSKilledMyMom.com
I put together a proper website
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My mother Kate Korman owed $500 to Arizona Public Service, so shortly before her 82nd birthday they cut off her electricity.
Temperatures were in the 90s and climbing. Without air conditioning, the heat killed her within a few days.
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www.apskilledmymom.com
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My mother Kate Korman owed $500 to Arizona Public Service, so shortly before her 82nd birthday they cut off her electricity.
Temperatures were in the 90s and climbing. Without air conditioning, the heat killed her within a few days.
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www.apskilledmymom.com
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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This scenario closely mirrors one explored in an October 2024 tabletop exercise conducted by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), which I direct, at the University of Pennsylvania
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At the confluence of my interests
This scenario closely mirrors one explored in an October 2024 tabletop exercise conducted by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), which I direct, at the University of Pennsylvania
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At the confluence of my interests
We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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This scenario closely mirrors one explored in an October 2024 tabletop exercise conducted by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), which I direct, at the University of Pennsylvania
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At the confluence of my interests
This scenario closely mirrors one explored in an October 2024 tabletop exercise conducted by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL), which I direct, at the University of Pennsylvania
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At the confluence of my interests
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If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
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it's good actually that liberals across the ideological spectrum are starting to remember what all that history actually stands for
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
it's good actually that liberals across the ideological spectrum are starting to remember what all that history actually stands for
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Hung a guy at Nuremburg for doing this, FYI. Not "a thing like this" but literally this, exactly.
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Hung a guy at Nuremburg for doing this, FYI. Not "a thing like this" but literally this, exactly.
We must not count the Holocaust as entirely sui generis … but it is equally irresponsible to ignore how it is indeed extraordinary even among genocides
Allow me to be more or less violently clear, since this has actually fucked me off: no, no polity that existed in 1941 was as bad as Nazi Germany, and that is not a compliment to anybody. That is simply a statement of fact. Yes, I mean you, person victimised by someone else: you can't say that.
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
We must not count the Holocaust as entirely sui generis … but it is equally irresponsible to ignore how it is indeed extraordinary even among genocides
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I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
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Just as this news was announced:
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Just as this news was announced:
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient’s unique cancer.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Long overdue
Delroy Lindo scores first Oscars nom at 73 for 'Sinners' after opening up about being 'profoundly disappointed' by past snubs
Beloved vet Delroy Lindo, who just earned his first-ever Oscar nomination for 'Sinners,' opened up to EW about having been long ignored by the Academy. 'One must keep working.'
ew.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Long overdue
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people are not nearly scared enough of rabies
Research from 2023 out of Boston University found that 40% of dog owners believe vaccines for dogs are unsafe and 30% believe they’re unnecessary; 37% of dog owners believe dogs can develop autism from vaccination. This, of course, closely aligns with current political rhetoric that falsely claims
January 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
people are not nearly scared enough of rabies
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I have no research on hand to back this up but it’s a deep conviction of mine that the core thing underlying a huge amount of this kind of public sentiment is a massive crisis of elite impunity
Put a non-milquetoast name to that and give people reasons to believe you’ll actually fucking fix it
Put a non-milquetoast name to that and give people reasons to believe you’ll actually fucking fix it
@wajali.bsky.social and I discussed this yesterday.
"Affordability" is a perennial complaint from the out-of-power party and Democrats will surely be hit with it again when they're in power.
They need to run on "accountability" as well, both to set up real reform but also to break the cycle
"Affordability" is a perennial complaint from the out-of-power party and Democrats will surely be hit with it again when they're in power.
They need to run on "accountability" as well, both to set up real reform but also to break the cycle
this is why i worry we may be stuck in an infinite doom loop of the party out of power promising lower prices, the incumbents getting ejected, incoming party unable to reduce prices either, rinse and repeat
January 22, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I have no research on hand to back this up but it’s a deep conviction of mine that the core thing underlying a huge amount of this kind of public sentiment is a massive crisis of elite impunity
Put a non-milquetoast name to that and give people reasons to believe you’ll actually fucking fix it
Put a non-milquetoast name to that and give people reasons to believe you’ll actually fucking fix it
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Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
Just a couple of days ago, one of my favorite novels finally became available as an e-book.
Iain M. Banks’ Culture series is as smart, leftist, and literary as galactic-scale SFF gets. My personal favorite is the nerdiest entry in the series.
Iain M. Banks’ Culture series is as smart, leftist, and literary as galactic-scale SFF gets. My personal favorite is the nerdiest entry in the series.
Excession
Excession - Kindle edition by Banks, Iain M.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Excession.
www.amazon.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Just a couple of days ago, one of my favorite novels finally became available as an e-book.
Iain M. Banks’ Culture series is as smart, leftist, and literary as galactic-scale SFF gets. My personal favorite is the nerdiest entry in the series.
Iain M. Banks’ Culture series is as smart, leftist, and literary as galactic-scale SFF gets. My personal favorite is the nerdiest entry in the series.
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*So, then, "Claude" is a public figure and a virtuous moral actor that has a mature understanding of right and wrong
*But you're still gonna shoot it in the head if it doesn't earn money for you
*But you're still gonna shoot it in the head if it doesn't earn money for you
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
*So, then, "Claude" is a public figure and a virtuous moral actor that has a mature understanding of right and wrong
*But you're still gonna shoot it in the head if it doesn't earn money for you
*But you're still gonna shoot it in the head if it doesn't earn money for you
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I will never release my rage at the coward cops of Uvalde
BREAKING: A Texas jury acquits a Uvalde schools officer on charges he failed in duty to confront the gunman in the Robb Elementary attack.
Jury acquits ex-officer of charges he failed his duty to confront gunman in Texas school shooting
A former Uvalde schools police officer who was among the first to respond to the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has been acquitted of criminal charges that he failed his duty to confront the gunman.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I will never release my rage at the coward cops of Uvalde
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End the 2nd film with Luke watching Ben in a Bacta tank, vowing to finish his training when Ben heals. Third film has a time jump with Darth Rey having captured key planets and Luke training a now-partially cybernetic Ben and Finn as Jedi.
January 22, 2026 at 3:42 AM
End the 2nd film with Luke watching Ben in a Bacta tank, vowing to finish his training when Ben heals. Third film has a time jump with Darth Rey having captured key planets and Luke training a now-partially cybernetic Ben and Finn as Jedi.
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This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
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And this is an easy point to get across. “I support immigration enforcement, but this agency has become so lawless that it cannot be trusted to respect our rights or follow the law.”
I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
Senator Gallego weighs in as well. Note that at the start of 2025 he was considered a *moderate* on immigration and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act. Him and many other Dems have been increasingly horrified at what ICE is doing and shifted away from a "more enforcement" focus.
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
And this is an easy point to get across. “I support immigration enforcement, but this agency has become so lawless that it cannot be trusted to respect our rights or follow the law.”
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His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
Now quartering ICE agents in citizens’ homes is the last thing left on my Bill Of Rights bingo card
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Now quartering ICE agents in citizens’ homes is the last thing left on my Bill Of Rights bingo card
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But when one vice signals, the out-group’s values take center stage — in order to be shirked rather than lived up to [⋯ So] the more one relies on vice signaling [⋯] the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior.
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But when one vice signals, the out-group’s values take center stage — in order to be shirked rather than lived up to [⋯ So] the more one relies on vice signaling [⋯] the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior.
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Empire of Vice
In a perverse twist on virtue signaling, the Trump administration is training Americans in the politics of raw domination.
www.bostonreview.net
January 21, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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But when one vice signals, the out-group’s values take center stage — in order to be shirked rather than lived up to [⋯ So] the more one relies on vice signaling [⋯] the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior.
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But when one vice signals, the out-group’s values take center stage — in order to be shirked rather than lived up to [⋯ So] the more one relies on vice signaling [⋯] the less relevant and powerful the in-group’s moral compass is as a practical constraint on anyone’s behavior.
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You guys know this taking other people’s medals and awards because you are narcissistic and too awful to earn things on your own is isn’t new with Trump, right? It goes back at least as far as high school.👇
A reminder that Trump has his own case of #StolenValor. In that military high school yearbook pic we have seen of him for ages he is not wearing his own military jacket. He borrowed someone else’s to wear because it had more medals on it. 👇 😒
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
January 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM
You guys know this taking other people’s medals and awards because you are narcissistic and too awful to earn things on your own is isn’t new with Trump, right? It goes back at least as far as high school.👇