Nick Charles
@nickcharles.bsky.social
Real Seattle Private Eye. Former USAF SF, former fed, current rapscallion husband, & always an entertainer of a cocktail.
C’s get degrees. Degrees don’t mean you’re smarter than others. It’s ok to ask for help. Lift with your knees. It’s not your fault. Everyone fakes it until they make it at one point. Everyone has imposter syndrome. Hydrate. People will die when you least expect it: cherish your time with them now.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 AM
C’s get degrees. Degrees don’t mean you’re smarter than others. It’s ok to ask for help. Lift with your knees. It’s not your fault. Everyone fakes it until they make it at one point. Everyone has imposter syndrome. Hydrate. People will die when you least expect it: cherish your time with them now.
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
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sorry to be boosting this again but, well, it's still our reality
Real talk (reel talk?):
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January 28, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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3-0 Seattle Kraken in the 2nd period and the Seattle Thunderbirds scored *5* this last period!!!
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 AM
3-0 Seattle Kraken in the 2nd period and the Seattle Thunderbirds scored *5* this last period!!!
No longer concerned.
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
No longer concerned.
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”
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This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
Date night! I’m exhausted and wanting to close out the last 7? 8? cases on my desk tomorrow before my trip in less than 2 weeks. 🙃
And oh wow am I going to sleep hard tonight. (Not pleasant sleep, but just sleep)
And oh wow am I going to sleep hard tonight. (Not pleasant sleep, but just sleep)
What’s this? On a Tuesday? Yep, it’s an unusual weeknight junior hockey game. Brandon is in southern Manitoba, which is a HELL of a haul to the Seattle area.
January 28, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Date night! I’m exhausted and wanting to close out the last 7? 8? cases on my desk tomorrow before my trip in less than 2 weeks. 🙃
And oh wow am I going to sleep hard tonight. (Not pleasant sleep, but just sleep)
And oh wow am I going to sleep hard tonight. (Not pleasant sleep, but just sleep)
…are they threatening him and his family? Because this is just so weird.
"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 AM
…are they threatening him and his family? Because this is just so weird.
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
deleting Signal now it’s compromised. Find me in the hotel bar. -You’ll know right where I’ll be.
deleting Signal now it’s compromised. Find me in LiveJournal group comments circa 2007.
deleting Signal now it’s compromised. Find me in the off-topic boards on TWoP in 2002.
January 28, 2026 at 1:50 AM
deleting Signal now it’s compromised. Find me in the hotel bar. -You’ll know right where I’ll be.
Ok, apparently my Nora and I are doing another shutdown this Friday as well.
We have a date with our DVR and cocktail bar that day. 🕵️♂️🍸🕵️♀️🍸
We have a date with our DVR and cocktail bar that day. 🕵️♂️🍸🕵️♀️🍸
BPAL will definitely be participating in the national strike on 1/30 in some capacity, TBA (we still have tech matters to iron out from last week's). We must keep up the pressure!
In the meantime, here's a poster Tom made from a vintage photograph.
In the meantime, here's a poster Tom made from a vintage photograph.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Ok, apparently my Nora and I are doing another shutdown this Friday as well.
We have a date with our DVR and cocktail bar that day. 🕵️♂️🍸🕵️♀️🍸
We have a date with our DVR and cocktail bar that day. 🕵️♂️🍸🕵️♀️🍸
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American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, also represented Alex Pretti, issued a statement Monday night calling for the resignations of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Largest federal employee union calls for Noem, Miller's resignations
abcnews.go.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, also represented Alex Pretti, issued a statement Monday night calling for the resignations of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
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English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today:
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today:
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Lfg
BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Lfg
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2. ICE is buying your private location data from sleazy data brokers through a legal loophole. I've had a bill to stop this since 2021. I'm renewing my push to get it passed into black letter law as soon as possible.
Wyden, Paul and Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
2. ICE is buying your private location data from sleazy data brokers through a legal loophole. I've had a bill to stop this since 2021. I'm renewing my push to get it passed into black letter law as soon as possible.
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New CBS contributors announced
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
New CBS contributors announced
Damn those pesky **checks notes** “human rights laws” and “heath and safety laws”. Can you just imagine people needing those?!
Suella Braverman, "There is a very strong case to increase the powers of any immigration enforcement officers that we deploy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Damn those pesky **checks notes** “human rights laws” and “heath and safety laws”. Can you just imagine people needing those?!
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Yep. The vast majority of Americans *do not understand* that immigration to other countries is MONUMENTALLY difficult unless you are extremely rich. The open arms this country had for so long was an anomaly, and is *why* we are a nation of immigrants.
"Just leave the US! My country lets people immigrate!"
Okay. *Looks up the requirements to immigrate to your country*
1: Age restriction under 30
2: Must have more money than I've ever seen in one place
3: Must work in tech
4: Must be able-bodied
5: Visa costs upwards of $40,000 per person
Okay. *Looks up the requirements to immigrate to your country*
1: Age restriction under 30
2: Must have more money than I've ever seen in one place
3: Must work in tech
4: Must be able-bodied
5: Visa costs upwards of $40,000 per person
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Yep. The vast majority of Americans *do not understand* that immigration to other countries is MONUMENTALLY difficult unless you are extremely rich. The open arms this country had for so long was an anomaly, and is *why* we are a nation of immigrants.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
So he’s not getting rid of Noem and he said, “You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns.”
There you have it. That’s what the authoritarian regime says on the 2nd amendment.
There you have it. That’s what the authoritarian regime says on the 2nd amendment.
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
So he’s not getting rid of Noem and he said, “You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns.”
There you have it. That’s what the authoritarian regime says on the 2nd amendment.
There you have it. That’s what the authoritarian regime says on the 2nd amendment.
Saltwater goth. Always.
Saltwater goths…freshwater goths…brackish goths…riparian goths…
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Saltwater goth. Always.
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.