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@nihilscio.bsky.social
"There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don't you know that? And here you are. And it's a beautiful day."
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from 🇺🇸 (MN->MI), speak fr🇫🇷 pt🇧🇷 es🇲🇽
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I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
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Full Bad Bunny speech
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Full Bad Bunny speech
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The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The group bike ride for Alex Pretti is about to depart in Minneapolis, stopping at his memorial, then Renee Good’s, and finishing at the VFW. If you can join, hop on anywhere. It’s a warm 17° & sunny!
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
I’ve never seen this many cyclists for a group ride. ⚡️✊🏽⚡️🚲⚡️✊🏽⚡️ #RIPPretti
Yep.
"We are not what we seem. We are more than what we seem." — Wallace Shawn
"We're all born naked and the rest is drag" — RuPaul
You're always performing, whether you realize it or not. Paying attention to what you're performing and why is a good thing, not a bad thing.
"We are not what we seem. We are more than what we seem." — Wallace Shawn
"We're all born naked and the rest is drag" — RuPaul
You're always performing, whether you realize it or not. Paying attention to what you're performing and why is a good thing, not a bad thing.
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Yep.
"We are not what we seem. We are more than what we seem." — Wallace Shawn
"We're all born naked and the rest is drag" — RuPaul
You're always performing, whether you realize it or not. Paying attention to what you're performing and why is a good thing, not a bad thing.
"We are not what we seem. We are more than what we seem." — Wallace Shawn
"We're all born naked and the rest is drag" — RuPaul
You're always performing, whether you realize it or not. Paying attention to what you're performing and why is a good thing, not a bad thing.
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It’s not particularly sophisticated but I kind of think that the most straightforward way to understand trumpism is that we have a morally depraved group of fascists who have successfully persuaded a significant chunk of the public to accept their psychological projections as reality
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 AM
It’s not particularly sophisticated but I kind of think that the most straightforward way to understand trumpism is that we have a morally depraved group of fascists who have successfully persuaded a significant chunk of the public to accept their psychological projections as reality
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amazing seeing photos from all over the country of people showing up—even on the coldest of cold days—to say hell no to this government. keep it up, everyone.
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 AM
amazing seeing photos from all over the country of people showing up—even on the coldest of cold days—to say hell no to this government. keep it up, everyone.
I think it is worth revisiting "it's not fascism" defenses like this one from 2024.
Win or lose, leftistly glazing Trump like this is going to look incredibly stupid next year.
January 31, 2026 at 6:19 AM
I think it is worth revisiting "it's not fascism" defenses like this one from 2024.
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Someone should ask Ana Kasparian how she thinks this take has aged
Win or lose, leftistly glazing Trump like this is going to look incredibly stupid next year.
February 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Someone should ask Ana Kasparian how she thinks this take has aged
Worth reading.
Barton Swaim, on whether Americans elected a fascist:
&
Lord Denning, on whether he had sent 6 innocent men to prison:
"this horrible possibility, this Appalling Vista, would be extremely horrible if it were true, therefore it can't be true."
Musgrave: "look out the window."
Barton Swaim, on whether Americans elected a fascist:
&
Lord Denning, on whether he had sent 6 innocent men to prison:
"this horrible possibility, this Appalling Vista, would be extremely horrible if it were true, therefore it can't be true."
Musgrave: "look out the window."
Is Trump fascist? One Wall Street Journal columnist believes to ask the question is un-American--how could one question the judgment of the American people? To do so raises the appalling prospect that everything might be broken. I discuss why it matters:
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
The Appalling Vista
Clear vision in hard times
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Worth reading.
Barton Swaim, on whether Americans elected a fascist:
&
Lord Denning, on whether he had sent 6 innocent men to prison:
"this horrible possibility, this Appalling Vista, would be extremely horrible if it were true, therefore it can't be true."
Musgrave: "look out the window."
Barton Swaim, on whether Americans elected a fascist:
&
Lord Denning, on whether he had sent 6 innocent men to prison:
"this horrible possibility, this Appalling Vista, would be extremely horrible if it were true, therefore it can't be true."
Musgrave: "look out the window."
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Is Trump fascist? One Wall Street Journal columnist believes to ask the question is un-American--how could one question the judgment of the American people? To do so raises the appalling prospect that everything might be broken. I discuss why it matters:
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
The Appalling Vista
Clear vision in hard times
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Is Trump fascist? One Wall Street Journal columnist believes to ask the question is un-American--how could one question the judgment of the American people? To do so raises the appalling prospect that everything might be broken. I discuss why it matters:
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
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“But how could the institutions of the old republic miss Palpatine’s threat? The Jedi worked with him!”
January 31, 2026 at 4:55 AM
“But how could the institutions of the old republic miss Palpatine’s threat? The Jedi worked with him!”
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Minibus cloture fails 55-45
January 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Minibus cloture fails 55-45
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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the cause is righteous. believe in something worth fighting for
January 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM
the cause is righteous. believe in something worth fighting for
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One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
the whistle is mightier than the sword
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 AM
the whistle is mightier than the sword
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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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The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
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They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 AM
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
"Although various groups in Virginia have requested that the flag be returned, beginning as early as 1960, Minnesota has repeatedly declined to return it, with Governor Jesse Ventura (serving 1999–2003) asking "Why? I mean, we won.""
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 AM
"Although various groups in Virginia have requested that the flag be returned, beginning as early as 1960, Minnesota has repeatedly declined to return it, with Governor Jesse Ventura (serving 1999–2003) asking "Why? I mean, we won.""
Same.
My home state has covered itself in more valor this month than since the Civil War.
My home state has covered itself in more valor this month than since the Civil War.
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
January 27, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Same.
My home state has covered itself in more valor this month than since the Civil War.
My home state has covered itself in more valor this month than since the Civil War.
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I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
January 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
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Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
This reads to me as Fetterman feeling a need to pay lip service, but he still says "I will never vote to shut our government down" and "I reject the calls to defund or abolish ICE." The fact that he feels a need to pay lip service is new, though, maybe a sign that he can read the changing winds.
FETTERMAN joins fellow Democrats in seeking DHS changes via government funding: “I want a conversation on the DHS appropriations bill and support stripping it from the minibus.”
January 26, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This reads to me as Fetterman feeling a need to pay lip service, but he still says "I will never vote to shut our government down" and "I reject the calls to defund or abolish ICE." The fact that he feels a need to pay lip service is new, though, maybe a sign that he can read the changing winds.