ParanoidPorygon
@paranoidporygon.bsky.social
security person
Concentrated wealth is the major public health issue of our time.
I try to only ever engage in good faith and I will assume the same of you.
Concentrated wealth is the major public health issue of our time.
I try to only ever engage in good faith and I will assume the same of you.
Pinned
The internet was built by and for autistic people to argue with each other about whether vi or emacs is better.
Any other use case is a perversion of this original intent and leads to disaster.
Any other use case is a perversion of this original intent and leads to disaster.
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Yes this is an awful poll but if they actually go through with it we all know that Republican number is going up to 90% after the right-wing machine kicks into gear
it's more or less impossible to find issues that poll this badly and he's decided to make it a major, public priority www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
January 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Yes this is an awful poll but if they actually go through with it we all know that Republican number is going up to 90% after the right-wing machine kicks into gear
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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Nabbed a couple of U.S. citizens, so the ICE interrogation questions stayed 100% relevant – Did you have a sex change? And, do you have a penis?
Super helpful for establishing citizenship status! Good work!
Super helpful for establishing citizenship status! Good work!
Once at the ICE detention center, Alice and Sofia were questioned separately. An agent asked Sofia if she had had a sex change and if she had a penis. Sofia told Alice back in the cell that she answered truthfully to both questions to avoid the officers from groping her for answers.
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Nabbed a couple of U.S. citizens, so the ICE interrogation questions stayed 100% relevant – Did you have a sex change? And, do you have a penis?
Super helpful for establishing citizenship status! Good work!
Super helpful for establishing citizenship status! Good work!
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an interesting thing i see people misunderstand all the time is that trump sitting alone watching the j6 riot on tv wasn’t him not caring or refusing to help, it was a deposed leader left to stew and hope the angry mob would somehow free him
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
an interesting thing i see people misunderstand all the time is that trump sitting alone watching the j6 riot on tv wasn’t him not caring or refusing to help, it was a deposed leader left to stew and hope the angry mob would somehow free him
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These ICE agents are the guys who could not get jobs as crossing guards. The old ICE was a specialized unit, highly trained in dealing with smugglers, human traffickers and, you know, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The new ICE is a Brostapo more suited to Mar A Lago parking enforcement.
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
These ICE agents are the guys who could not get jobs as crossing guards. The old ICE was a specialized unit, highly trained in dealing with smugglers, human traffickers and, you know, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The new ICE is a Brostapo more suited to Mar A Lago parking enforcement.
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The freaking TBI center is where she was going. Seems rather important!!!
Woman Seen Pulled from Car Speaks Out: 'Lucky to be alive'
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The freaking TBI center is where she was going. Seems rather important!!!
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a few things I want people to get from this:
-how tense it is here. I was death-gripping the steering wheel during this, even watching it makes me tense up
-how organized the community is. the rapid response networks are ENORMOUS and highly effective
-how completely the city is united against ICE
-how tense it is here. I was death-gripping the steering wheel during this, even watching it makes me tense up
-how organized the community is. the rapid response networks are ENORMOUS and highly effective
-how completely the city is united against ICE
January 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
a few things I want people to get from this:
-how tense it is here. I was death-gripping the steering wheel during this, even watching it makes me tense up
-how organized the community is. the rapid response networks are ENORMOUS and highly effective
-how completely the city is united against ICE
-how tense it is here. I was death-gripping the steering wheel during this, even watching it makes me tense up
-how organized the community is. the rapid response networks are ENORMOUS and highly effective
-how completely the city is united against ICE
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We've also confirmed the news that DOJ is probing Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey for conspiring to impede federal officers — prompting renewed fears that DOJ is being weaponized against the president's political adversaries.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
We've also confirmed the news that DOJ is probing Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey for conspiring to impede federal officers — prompting renewed fears that DOJ is being weaponized against the president's political adversaries.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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NEWS: A federal judge found that ICE had repeatedly retaliated against peaceful protesters in unconstitutional ways — and barred agents involved in Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge" from using similar tactics and force.
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
NEWS: A federal judge found that ICE had repeatedly retaliated against peaceful protesters in unconstitutional ways — and barred agents involved in Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge" from using similar tactics and force.
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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I’ve said it before but the absolute realest part of the Star Wars prequels is Anakin committing genocide on the periphery before massacring kids in the core
Now we’ve invited them into the middle of our cities.
We turned a blind eye to their peripheral violence for far too long and now it’s come to the core
We turned a blind eye to their peripheral violence for far too long and now it’s come to the core
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I’ve said it before but the absolute realest part of the Star Wars prequels is Anakin committing genocide on the periphery before massacring kids in the core
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i hope they get a new fangled gulf war syndrome from some bullshit like i dont know oxytocin for warriors nosespray that palantir is having them use or something
I hope ICE veterans will receive a lifetime of people saying "Fuck you for your service,"
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
i hope they get a new fangled gulf war syndrome from some bullshit like i dont know oxytocin for warriors nosespray that palantir is having them use or something
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Think you have to retire the phrase “immigration crackdown” when every major violent spectacle — at least those the news is choosing to highlight — involve US citizens screaming “Check my ID!”
As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, arrests and aggressive tactics by ICE and the Border Patrol, many seen on viral videos, have intensified the frustration and fear among residents, business owners and immigrant workers. trib.al/zVm2mk5
January 13, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Think you have to retire the phrase “immigration crackdown” when every major violent spectacle — at least those the news is choosing to highlight — involve US citizens screaming “Check my ID!”
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ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
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does kinda embody the modern american political leader, unwilling to accept short term costs in favor of long term constitutional stability because the latter is always assumed
January 14, 2026 at 2:49 AM
does kinda embody the modern american political leader, unwilling to accept short term costs in favor of long term constitutional stability because the latter is always assumed
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yeah Mitch clearly gambled that courts would take out trump (ergo his post impeachment speech) while preventing a GOP Schism and, well, he was wrong
If McConnell had wanted to convict, Senate would have convicted. McConnell decided to pass the buck. His reasons were pure power politics: he knew a vote to convict would blow up the party. I suspect he also thought court prosecution would end T but also mobilize T supporters against Ds: a "win-win"
It was not the next President's or Attorney General's job to do the damn job of the Republicans in Congress (& the Executive Branch on 1/6/21). The anger at Biden/Garland is fine, but it's wildly misdirected without greater anger at the Republicans who are responsible for all of this.
January 14, 2026 at 2:49 AM
yeah Mitch clearly gambled that courts would take out trump (ergo his post impeachment speech) while preventing a GOP Schism and, well, he was wrong
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he should get a marble statue on the mall next to sandwich guy
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 AM
he should get a marble statue on the mall next to sandwich guy
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Brandon Siguenza, observer, abducted by ICE:
"At one point during my detention, I was offered money or legal protection for any undocumented family members or the, which I don't have, or, in exchange for the names of undocumented persons or in exchange for the names of protest organizers."
"At one point during my detention, I was offered money or legal protection for any undocumented family members or the, which I don't have, or, in exchange for the names of undocumented persons or in exchange for the names of protest organizers."
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Brandon Siguenza, observer, abducted by ICE:
"At one point during my detention, I was offered money or legal protection for any undocumented family members or the, which I don't have, or, in exchange for the names of undocumented persons or in exchange for the names of protest organizers."
"At one point during my detention, I was offered money or legal protection for any undocumented family members or the, which I don't have, or, in exchange for the names of undocumented persons or in exchange for the names of protest organizers."
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The biggest electoral challenge in America is getting voters to believe the indisputable reality that their government is full of nazi freaks
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
The biggest electoral challenge in America is getting voters to believe the indisputable reality that their government is full of nazi freaks
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I think some people will be tempted to read this as 'even murdering a woman can't break his hold' versus 'a net 25 point shift moved Abolish ICE from fringe demand to the verge of popularist mandate'
This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I think some people will be tempted to read this as 'even murdering a woman can't break his hold' versus 'a net 25 point shift moved Abolish ICE from fringe demand to the verge of popularist mandate'
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Redrawing maps is just the start. Trump’s push to ban machines and purge rolls signals a year of lame-brained chaos. It’s a strategy of throwing executive tantrums at state laws, ensuring 2026 becomes a long, exhausting slog where administrative competence must battle conspiracy-fueled nonsense.
Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted
Many of these endeavors go far beyond typical political persuasion, challenging long-established democratic norms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Redrawing maps is just the start. Trump’s push to ban machines and purge rolls signals a year of lame-brained chaos. It’s a strategy of throwing executive tantrums at state laws, ensuring 2026 becomes a long, exhausting slog where administrative competence must battle conspiracy-fueled nonsense.
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Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
🙏🏼 @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
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Continues to enrage me that so far zero mainstream journalists have written a story about straight up, zero quibbles, white supremacist Nazi propaganda being posted *daily* by multiple, official, US Government accounts. Just fucking crickets.
A recent Department of Labor post uses a slogan similar to the Nazi propaganda slogan "One People, One Empire, One Leader”
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Continues to enrage me that so far zero mainstream journalists have written a story about straight up, zero quibbles, white supremacist Nazi propaganda being posted *daily* by multiple, official, US Government accounts. Just fucking crickets.
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The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
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the rush to make what happened to Renee Nicole Good “unique” that pisses me off
because it diminishes how brave she was even in just observing. She was a LAWYER . She studied this America she had knowledge connected to her PROFESSION of how bad this could get…
She did it anyway
because it diminishes how brave she was even in just observing. She was a LAWYER . She studied this America she had knowledge connected to her PROFESSION of how bad this could get…
She did it anyway
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
the rush to make what happened to Renee Nicole Good “unique” that pisses me off
because it diminishes how brave she was even in just observing. She was a LAWYER . She studied this America she had knowledge connected to her PROFESSION of how bad this could get…
She did it anyway
because it diminishes how brave she was even in just observing. She was a LAWYER . She studied this America she had knowledge connected to her PROFESSION of how bad this could get…
She did it anyway