Nicholas Slayton
@nslayton.bsky.social
Journalist. Contributing editor @TaskandPurpose.com . Bylines at New Republic, The Prospect, Motherboard, Wired, elsewhere. Was once insulted by Martin Shkreli. Signal: nslayton.12
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Today the Trump administration changed the name of HUD's Office of Systemic Investigations to the Office of Special Investigations, so maybe don't hold your breath
In my newsletter today I wrote about the housing policy the administration is pursuing, which largely relies in stealing apartments and homes from people kidnapped by the state and deported.
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Great work from AP regurgitating regime propaganda
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Great work from AP regurgitating regime propaganda
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Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
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"You gonna murder someone else? You can't kill us all, Nazis."
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"You gonna murder someone else? You can't kill us all, Nazis."
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ICE is currently operating under funding that only passed with Dem votes, given with a wink and a nod from Schumer. That funding expires on Jan 30 and will not be extended without Dem votes.
I don't think "don't fund ICE" is an unreasonable thing to demand of Democratic senators right now.
I don't think "don't fund ICE" is an unreasonable thing to demand of Democratic senators right now.
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
ICE is currently operating under funding that only passed with Dem votes, given with a wink and a nod from Schumer. That funding expires on Jan 30 and will not be extended without Dem votes.
I don't think "don't fund ICE" is an unreasonable thing to demand of Democratic senators right now.
I don't think "don't fund ICE" is an unreasonable thing to demand of Democratic senators right now.
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ICE just murdered a woman here in Minneapolis. A legal observer. Shot her multiple times while she drove away as ordered. She was a US citizen.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
January 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
ICE just murdered a woman here in Minneapolis. A legal observer. Shot her multiple times while she drove away as ordered. She was a US citizen.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
Absolute, unequivocal, cold-blooded murder by Trump’s gestapo.
Abolish ICE, jail for everyone in charge. This is the lowest bar we accept now.
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The right-wing position has been & always will be that it's the right of reactionaries to kill whoever they want. What's extraordinarily important is that any soft deference to the prerogatives of law enforcement & policing not obstruct opposition to this power, to unaccountable murderers in uniform
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The right-wing position has been & always will be that it's the right of reactionaries to kill whoever they want. What's extraordinarily important is that any soft deference to the prerogatives of law enforcement & policing not obstruct opposition to this power, to unaccountable murderers in uniform
They killed someone in broad daylight, in public, knowing it was being filmed. And still.
Video makes clear almost every word of this is a lie.
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
They killed someone in broad daylight, in public, knowing it was being filmed. And still.
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Video makes clear almost every word of this is a lie.
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Video makes clear almost every word of this is a lie.
Not sharing the video now as I dont want to surprise followers with violence but yeah, the video shows that ICE's statement is false. Jfc that video is horrifying. That person was murdered
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Not sharing the video now as I dont want to surprise followers with violence but yeah, the video shows that ICE's statement is false. Jfc that video is horrifying. That person was murdered
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The shooter and Bovino have to be arrested. ICE murdered someone in broad daylight.
January 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The shooter and Bovino have to be arrested. ICE murdered someone in broad daylight.
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every single official in a city invaded by ice thugs needs to do the exact same thing
Minneapolis mayor is "demanding ICE to leave the city immediately."
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
every single official in a city invaded by ice thugs needs to do the exact same thing
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Any one of us could be shot or kidnapped because an ICE agent doesn’t like the look of us. Are you prepared to be murdered in cold blood while “news” sources repeat the claim you were “weaponizing your vehicle” trying to leave your driveway? They want you to accept that. They want to make it normal
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Any one of us could be shot or kidnapped because an ICE agent doesn’t like the look of us. Are you prepared to be murdered in cold blood while “news” sources repeat the claim you were “weaponizing your vehicle” trying to leave your driveway? They want you to accept that. They want to make it normal
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Someone shared the video of the incident on this thread but I've hidden it. If you want to see it you can find it easily on twitter/bsky but I'm not sharing it here.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Someone shared the video of the incident on this thread but I've hidden it. If you want to see it you can find it easily on twitter/bsky but I'm not sharing it here.
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The video shows ICE agents removing the woman's body from the car & carrying her down the road, no ambulance. An onlooker tried to approach to help, identified himself as a doctor & ICE pointed guns at him.
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The video shows ICE agents removing the woman's body from the car & carrying her down the road, no ambulance. An onlooker tried to approach to help, identified himself as a doctor & ICE pointed guns at him.
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ICE agent allegedly shot & killed a woman driving through an immigration raid in Minneapolis this morning.
According to video of aftermath it appears the woman's wife & dog were in the car when she was shot in the head.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
According to video of aftermath it appears the woman's wife & dog were in the car when she was shot in the head.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE agent allegedly shot & killed a woman driving through an immigration raid in Minneapolis this morning.
According to video of aftermath it appears the woman's wife & dog were in the car when she was shot in the head.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
According to video of aftermath it appears the woman's wife & dog were in the car when she was shot in the head.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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It appears ICE murdered someone in cold blood today and their plan is — per usual — to create a fog of lies so the killer does not face justice. We simply can't let that happen. The shooter has to be arrested and so does Bovino. They can't just kill people on the street.
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It appears ICE murdered someone in cold blood today and their plan is — per usual — to create a fog of lies so the killer does not face justice. We simply can't let that happen. The shooter has to be arrested and so does Bovino. They can't just kill people on the street.
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If you're not American and are like, wait the US bombed its own citizens in a major US city? Yes. And then some researchers thought it was a good idea to secure the remains of two of the children killed and show them off in class for funsies
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1985 MOVE bombing - Wikipedia
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January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If you're not American and are like, wait the US bombed its own citizens in a major US city? Yes. And then some researchers thought it was a good idea to secure the remains of two of the children killed and show them off in class for funsies
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MO...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MO...
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yeah what we’re not gonna fucking do is humanize a fucking bot to absolve its creator for generating child porn
LLMs are not sentient, are not human. Grok cannot “apologize” or explain how or why any of this is happening. But of course major outlets such as Bari Weiss’s CBS News wrote that Grok “acknowledged ‘lapses in safeguards'." @jasonkoebler.bsky.social with more:
Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT9l...
Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT9l...
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
yeah what we’re not gonna fucking do is humanize a fucking bot to absolve its creator for generating child porn
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it's the little things, isn't it
Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
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January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
it's the little things, isn't it
I wrote about this last week. Among other things, we have no idea the actual death toll (yes, US govt. figures should be taken with some doubt, but they're the only death figures we have, and now even that is broken because of "unspecified" survivors now dead). taskandpurpose.com/news/coast-g...
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I wrote about this last week. Among other things, we have no idea the actual death toll (yes, US govt. figures should be taken with some doubt, but they're the only death figures we have, and now even that is broken because of "unspecified" survivors now dead). taskandpurpose.com/news/coast-g...
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The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
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The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
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The supposed benefits of artificial intelligence are artificially inflated.
The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The supposed benefits of artificial intelligence are artificially inflated.
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A large majority of Somalis in Minnesota are Americans citizens.
Tom Emmer: "I have three words regarding Somalis who have committed fraud against the American taxpayer and have refused to assimilate as Americans: send them home"
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
A large majority of Somalis in Minnesota are Americans citizens.
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We know exactly how this would work the other way around.
Influencers would show up with their cameras to Twitter/xAI HQ and demand to see the person in charge of the AI model and show them a stack of deepfakes or whatever
Influencers would show up with their cameras to Twitter/xAI HQ and demand to see the person in charge of the AI model and show them a stack of deepfakes or whatever
No politician should be on X, the Nazi and pedophile site for Nazis and pedophiles. Call your reps and tell them to get the hell off. reps.fyi
most americans dont know that republicans invented and are monthly subscribers to a kiddie porn generator
you know how theyd learn? by democrats leaving the site and turning it into a national story
you know how theyd learn? by democrats leaving the site and turning it into a national story
January 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
We know exactly how this would work the other way around.
Influencers would show up with their cameras to Twitter/xAI HQ and demand to see the person in charge of the AI model and show them a stack of deepfakes or whatever
Influencers would show up with their cameras to Twitter/xAI HQ and demand to see the person in charge of the AI model and show them a stack of deepfakes or whatever