Dan
@pandred.bsky.social
He/him. ↙️↙️↙️. Bug lorax @ Microsoft. USSR ➡️ MA ➡️ BC
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Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
February 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.
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> a lot of leftist “AI is fake hype” sentiment is motivated imo by the fact that the silicon valley overclass is the most morally and aesthetically revolting elite in living memory. They’re just so repugnant (and that is true) that they *must* be wrong, there *must* be comeuppance
From the other place, because it was good
Cassie Pritchard on AI
Good thread, deserved permanent link
leaflet.pub
February 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
> a lot of leftist “AI is fake hype” sentiment is motivated imo by the fact that the silicon valley overclass is the most morally and aesthetically revolting elite in living memory. They’re just so repugnant (and that is true) that they *must* be wrong, there *must* be comeuppance
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I'm assembling a team
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I'm assembling a team
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I mean this is just the "should we hug the flag or not?" argument again. "Restore the international rules-based order but without the hypocrisy" is the same thing as a new order, just framed differently.
i guess my critique of the AOC remarks at the munich security conference (and ig biden's people as well) is that they all want to frame the current status quo as the result of a "system betrayed" and not, instead, as the result of deliberate choices, the system itself *being* the issue.
February 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I mean this is just the "should we hug the flag or not?" argument again. "Restore the international rules-based order but without the hypocrisy" is the same thing as a new order, just framed differently.
and to be more specific, i repost as i make sense of my timeline, so you will see things grouped along a common theme often, and i'm fond of multiples of 2, or things that add up to multiples of 2. and yes i also walk in patterns when i see stonework/tilework on the ground.
is my timeline a bubble? you better believe it
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
and to be more specific, i repost as i make sense of my timeline, so you will see things grouped along a common theme often, and i'm fond of multiples of 2, or things that add up to multiples of 2. and yes i also walk in patterns when i see stonework/tilework on the ground.
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This is pretty good. We've all seen all of these videos and stuff but I bet a lot of less online people haven't, so it's good that they are pulling it all together so that more people can get a sense of what everyone here already knows.
What 74 days of federal operations looked like in Minnesota, frame by frame
CNN reviewed and geolocated videos that demonstrate just some examples of federal agents’ tactics in the Twin Cities.
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This is pretty good. We've all seen all of these videos and stuff but I bet a lot of less online people haven't, so it's good that they are pulling it all together so that more people can get a sense of what everyone here already knows.
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Amazing article by @gregsargent.bsky.social on how thanks to Dem governors, regular citizens with video recording phones, and even the excesses of ICE and the Trump admin, are changing public perception of immigration, individual freedom, civil rights, and what it means to be American.
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Amazing article by @gregsargent.bsky.social on how thanks to Dem governors, regular citizens with video recording phones, and even the excesses of ICE and the Trump admin, are changing public perception of immigration, individual freedom, civil rights, and what it means to be American.
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This was the attack where they subsequently threw tear gas into a family's car, causing a baby to stop breathing, they blamed the family for it.
BREAKING: DOJ moves to drop criminal charges in alleged shovel/broom attack in Minneapolis that led ICE to open fire. "Newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations in the Complaint Affidavit," prosecutors say. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
This was the attack where they subsequently threw tear gas into a family's car, causing a baby to stop breathing, they blamed the family for it.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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Star Trek's utopianism has always operated on multiple levels, assuming the best of people on multiple dimensions for no reward but the satisfaction of self actualization and it's great to see the edges of that. The flaws reveal the strengths and give them meaning.
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Unironically yes, LOWER DECKS is about how the response to the disappointments of the post-Cold War era and the complexity of the modern world should not be despair or cynicism but instead a recommitment to the original ideals of liberalism, thank you for coming to my TED talk.
February 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Unironically yes, LOWER DECKS is about how the response to the disappointments of the post-Cold War era and the complexity of the modern world should not be despair or cynicism but instead a recommitment to the original ideals of liberalism, thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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Nice to know that some people are still eating paint chips around here
February 13, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Nice to know that some people are still eating paint chips around here
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it's hysterical that people are accusing me of 'making up a guy' lol
if AOC is too right-wing for you to support, you do not believe in electoral politics and should just be honest about that
Someone who won’t vote for AOC because she’s insufficiently left for them is someone whose vote we will never get and they should be treated as such. Also they only exist online
February 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
it's hysterical that people are accusing me of 'making up a guy' lol
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AOC making her case why she should be president (not directly, but may as well be). We need her moral clarity and intelligence in the White House. An Ocasio-Cortez White House would mean sanity returning to the United States.
February 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM
AOC making her case why she should be president (not directly, but may as well be). We need her moral clarity and intelligence in the White House. An Ocasio-Cortez White House would mean sanity returning to the United States.
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She’s gonna win the Bluesky elder millennial natsec demographic by 150 points
AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."
February 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
She’s gonna win the Bluesky elder millennial natsec demographic by 150 points
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Just chiming in to second this from the enby experience; I have been explicitly accused of being a gender traitor for both a. Being a member of the Bergen county democratic committee and b. Being an economist in manufacturing. I’ve also been accused of straight up “faking it” which is…. Not fun!
it is absolutely a thing that happens that if a trans person is trying to be a regular person who belongs to the normal political party that supports their rights, members of The Community will "call them in" and tell them that their insufficient radicalism should embarass them
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Just chiming in to second this from the enby experience; I have been explicitly accused of being a gender traitor for both a. Being a member of the Bergen county democratic committee and b. Being an economist in manufacturing. I’ve also been accused of straight up “faking it” which is…. Not fun!
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It kind of gives away the “politics as posting” problem when signing a bill is meaningless, but hosting a podcast is the epitome of reality
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It kind of gives away the “politics as posting” problem when signing a bill is meaningless, but hosting a podcast is the epitome of reality
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This is the crux of this ongoing & silly disagreement: Gavin Newsom believes in nothing cares about no one but himself, & would destroy us all if it serves his purposes. He's also a member of a party that would under every feasible circumstance ensure it does not serve his purposes.
"had the state stand down"
California is actively suing a healthcare provider who stopped providing transition care right now as we speak
he also signed 47 other trans rights bills
nobody is saying that he's perfect but you are simply not living in the real world
California is actively suing a healthcare provider who stopped providing transition care right now as we speak
he also signed 47 other trans rights bills
nobody is saying that he's perfect but you are simply not living in the real world
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is the crux of this ongoing & silly disagreement: Gavin Newsom believes in nothing cares about no one but himself, & would destroy us all if it serves his purposes. He's also a member of a party that would under every feasible circumstance ensure it does not serve his purposes.
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explicit threats & dehumanizing language are pretty rare On Here, but over the last few months in particular, probably somewhere north of 9 out of 10 accounts I see doing it are trans women attacking other LGBT accounts, and that strikes me as kinda fuckin problematic!
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
explicit threats & dehumanizing language are pretty rare On Here, but over the last few months in particular, probably somewhere north of 9 out of 10 accounts I see doing it are trans women attacking other LGBT accounts, and that strikes me as kinda fuckin problematic!
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i am rarely one to throw a fit over people being mean on the internet to me, i love the bloodsports
but for the sake of documentation, the only time i ever stoop to this level of personal attack is in retaliation
this is a lot of what my mentions have been like for the past 24 hours
but for the sake of documentation, the only time i ever stoop to this level of personal attack is in retaliation
this is a lot of what my mentions have been like for the past 24 hours
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
i am rarely one to throw a fit over people being mean on the internet to me, i love the bloodsports
but for the sake of documentation, the only time i ever stoop to this level of personal attack is in retaliation
this is a lot of what my mentions have been like for the past 24 hours
but for the sake of documentation, the only time i ever stoop to this level of personal attack is in retaliation
this is a lot of what my mentions have been like for the past 24 hours
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As a newly-out (<1 year) bisexual, it really is striking how much being queer is treated as a subaltern of niche left-wing radical belief system, as opposed to a descriptive term of sexual attraction or gender identity.
Lot of ppl out there that can’t handle the fact that being trans is entirely orthogonal to one’s values and basic beliefs
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
As a newly-out (<1 year) bisexual, it really is striking how much being queer is treated as a subaltern of niche left-wing radical belief system, as opposed to a descriptive term of sexual attraction or gender identity.
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a very persistent thing on here is
poster a: untrue claim about a political figure - often a justly dislikable or objectionable one
poster b: correction of untrue claim
poster a: oh so you support them
it's part of the general comprehension collapse but it's a distinct dynamic.
poster a: untrue claim about a political figure - often a justly dislikable or objectionable one
poster b: correction of untrue claim
poster a: oh so you support them
it's part of the general comprehension collapse but it's a distinct dynamic.
i have never supported Gavin Newsom in any election and hopefully i never will
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
a very persistent thing on here is
poster a: untrue claim about a political figure - often a justly dislikable or objectionable one
poster b: correction of untrue claim
poster a: oh so you support them
it's part of the general comprehension collapse but it's a distinct dynamic.
poster a: untrue claim about a political figure - often a justly dislikable or objectionable one
poster b: correction of untrue claim
poster a: oh so you support them
it's part of the general comprehension collapse but it's a distinct dynamic.
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Yep. This will have a huge impact on the availability of habeas for people who are still being arrested in Minnesota.
In other words, long enough that habeas petitions can be filed on their behalf in Minnesota before they're whisked off to an immigration detention facility somewhere in the Fifth Circuit (where, under that court's current law, they wouldn't be eligible for a bond hearing).
Incredibly powerful opinion chronicling the awfulness in Whipple and the ways it interfered with the right to counsel.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
February 13, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Yep. This will have a huge impact on the availability of habeas for people who are still being arrested in Minnesota.