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I know some people who follow me here are not in a place where they want various updates on political chaos/trauma.
Feel free to mute me (or specific terms) until things in Minneapolis blow over. I have no idea when that might be since we're being targeted.
But please save your spoons if needed.
Feel free to mute me (or specific terms) until things in Minneapolis blow over. I have no idea when that might be since we're being targeted.
But please save your spoons if needed.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
As a ray of nice things, I managed to playtest five games in at Protospiel MN yesterday. Always a blast to see what our local board gamers are coming up with!
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
As a ray of nice things, I managed to playtest five games in at Protospiel MN yesterday. Always a blast to see what our local board gamers are coming up with!
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Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
Saw dozens of candles on the way home but this little guy jumped out at me
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Saw dozens of candles on the way home but this little guy jumped out at me
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ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 AM
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
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kelty comic this week about to make the onion store a zillion dollars
January 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
kelty comic this week about to make the onion store a zillion dollars
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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if you don’t live in minneapolis and you’re just watching from afar you need to get familiar with ring theory and stop venting your anger at us, it’s inappropriate and not helpful to have people who do not live here replying to us with negative emotions. stop putting that on us
January 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
if you don’t live in minneapolis and you’re just watching from afar you need to get familiar with ring theory and stop venting your anger at us, it’s inappropriate and not helpful to have people who do not live here replying to us with negative emotions. stop putting that on us
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The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
I'm continuing to read this filing today and it has other amusing tidbits. Such as ninety-five separate MPD officers showing up to the January 7 shooting scene.
January 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I'm continuing to read this filing today and it has other amusing tidbits. Such as ninety-five separate MPD officers showing up to the January 7 shooting scene.
I know some people who follow me here are not in a place where they want various updates on political chaos/trauma.
Feel free to mute me (or specific terms) until things in Minneapolis blow over. I have no idea when that might be since we're being targeted.
But please save your spoons if needed.
Feel free to mute me (or specific terms) until things in Minneapolis blow over. I have no idea when that might be since we're being targeted.
But please save your spoons if needed.
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I know some people who follow me here are not in a place where they want various updates on political chaos/trauma.
Feel free to mute me (or specific terms) until things in Minneapolis blow over. I have no idea when that might be since we're being targeted.
But please save your spoons if needed.
Feel free to mute me (or specific terms) until things in Minneapolis blow over. I have no idea when that might be since we're being targeted.
But please save your spoons if needed.
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it’s not hyperbole either, it’s actually happening right now. a RN at another hospital was threatened by ICE over the weekend as well.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
it’s not hyperbole either, it’s actually happening right now. a RN at another hospital was threatened by ICE over the weekend as well.
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example of an administrative ICE warrant and a judicial warrant being passed around
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
example of an administrative ICE warrant and a judicial warrant being passed around
Before you, evil has offered you two paths.
1) You do nothing as it takes everything you care about
2) You resist and then it blames you for taking everything you care about
It refuses to acknowledge a third choice.
1) You do nothing as it takes everything you care about
2) You resist and then it blames you for taking everything you care about
It refuses to acknowledge a third choice.
January 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Before you, evil has offered you two paths.
1) You do nothing as it takes everything you care about
2) You resist and then it blames you for taking everything you care about
It refuses to acknowledge a third choice.
1) You do nothing as it takes everything you care about
2) You resist and then it blames you for taking everything you care about
It refuses to acknowledge a third choice.
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The key quote:
January 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The key quote:
That's cool! Ages ago I created a Letterboxd list of "Most often assigned in college classes" but it's pretty dated. It's neat to see some more recent stuff in the syllabi.
boxd.it/id5FW
boxd.it/id5FW
January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
That's cool! Ages ago I created a Letterboxd list of "Most often assigned in college classes" but it's pretty dated. It's neat to see some more recent stuff in the syllabi.
boxd.it/id5FW
boxd.it/id5FW
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We’re entering the age of AI slop that people believe en masse.
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
We’re entering the age of AI slop that people believe en masse.
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
This post is 100% fake and probably AI generated. All made up. Yet massive number of upvotes, views and shares.
Journalist @caseynewton.bsky.social got in touch with the “whistleblower.” The guy faked all “evidence” with AI…
/r/letterboxd frequently makes fun of thinking critically about their experience with a movie. They prefer unassailable takes like "it was fun" or "it was boring".
That's fine. I get that people tend to avoid introspection. But it's weird that they're so proud of their inability to know themselves.
That's fine. I get that people tend to avoid introspection. But it's weird that they're so proud of their inability to know themselves.
January 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
/r/letterboxd frequently makes fun of thinking critically about their experience with a movie. They prefer unassailable takes like "it was fun" or "it was boring".
That's fine. I get that people tend to avoid introspection. But it's weird that they're so proud of their inability to know themselves.
That's fine. I get that people tend to avoid introspection. But it's weird that they're so proud of their inability to know themselves.
I'm calling it a day early. I was able to watch everything on my watchlist this year EXCEPT White Out, Black In / Branco Sai, Preto Fica (2014)
I can't find a source with English subtitles. So it goes into the deep vault of things I want to watch but likely never will.
I can't find a source with English subtitles. So it goes into the deep vault of things I want to watch but likely never will.
December 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I'm calling it a day early. I was able to watch everything on my watchlist this year EXCEPT White Out, Black In / Branco Sai, Preto Fica (2014)
I can't find a source with English subtitles. So it goes into the deep vault of things I want to watch but likely never will.
I can't find a source with English subtitles. So it goes into the deep vault of things I want to watch but likely never will.
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The process of a discovery is the development of taste.
This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
Anyone who supports this is an embarrassment. "Instead of typing it out they'll generate their idea"? Are you insane?
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The process of a discovery is the development of taste.
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Celebrating the extraordinary legacy of The Jim Henson Company and its 70 years of imagination, innovation, and pure magic.
Watch our collection for free on Kanopy including THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982), LABYRINTH (1986), HENSON'S PLACE (1984) and more.
www.kanopy.com/category/86176
Watch our collection for free on Kanopy including THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982), LABYRINTH (1986), HENSON'S PLACE (1984) and more.
www.kanopy.com/category/86176
December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Celebrating the extraordinary legacy of The Jim Henson Company and its 70 years of imagination, innovation, and pure magic.
Watch our collection for free on Kanopy including THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982), LABYRINTH (1986), HENSON'S PLACE (1984) and more.
www.kanopy.com/category/86176
Watch our collection for free on Kanopy including THE DARK CRYSTAL (1982), LABYRINTH (1986), HENSON'S PLACE (1984) and more.
www.kanopy.com/category/86176
I don't understand why people think subjectivity implies meaningless -- and specifically it being pointless to discuss.
If I enjoy pizza, and find someone else who enjoys pizza, we both understand the enjoyment is subjective. But we can still discuss where and how and why pizza can be enjoyed.
If I enjoy pizza, and find someone else who enjoys pizza, we both understand the enjoyment is subjective. But we can still discuss where and how and why pizza can be enjoyed.
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I don't understand why people think subjectivity implies meaningless -- and specifically it being pointless to discuss.
If I enjoy pizza, and find someone else who enjoys pizza, we both understand the enjoyment is subjective. But we can still discuss where and how and why pizza can be enjoyed.
If I enjoy pizza, and find someone else who enjoys pizza, we both understand the enjoyment is subjective. But we can still discuss where and how and why pizza can be enjoyed.
/r/letterboxd apparently can't handle the concept that people curve their move ratings. They think I'm lying to myself because my irrelevant magic number is relative to all of the other irrelevant magic numbers I've assigned to other movies.
My ratings curve even still looks like everyone else's.
My ratings curve even still looks like everyone else's.
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
/r/letterboxd apparently can't handle the concept that people curve their move ratings. They think I'm lying to myself because my irrelevant magic number is relative to all of the other irrelevant magic numbers I've assigned to other movies.
My ratings curve even still looks like everyone else's.
My ratings curve even still looks like everyone else's.