Pete Normal
@petenormal.bsky.social
Proletarian therapist. Aging punk. Lover of hoops. Harsher of mellows.
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Pete Normal
@petenormal.bsky.social
· Jan 16
A Stabbing at the Peacock
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Want to hear how I landed on the enemies list of the most prominent White supremacist in America when I was 14? Interested in how the stabbing of a Portland punk legend in Corvallis sparked a successful Anti-racist organizing campaign? Hit that link below.
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Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
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Haven’t seen many athletes comment on the news in Minneapolis outside of Haliburton, but here’s two time All/Pro Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who takes the field in an hour:
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Haven’t seen many athletes comment on the news in Minneapolis outside of Haliburton, but here’s two time All/Pro Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who takes the field in an hour:
I sang America by Neil Diamond (happy birthday ND!) at my work party tonight, and replaced the super patriotic part with “F.U.C.K.I.C.E.”. My coworkers were all about it.
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 AM
I sang America by Neil Diamond (happy birthday ND!) at my work party tonight, and replaced the super patriotic part with “F.U.C.K.I.C.E.”. My coworkers were all about it.
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Good for you Tyrese…In the words of Martin Luther King
“Silence is complicity”
“Silence is complicity”
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Good for you Tyrese…In the words of Martin Luther King
“Silence is complicity”
“Silence is complicity”
The Wife jumped out at me from behind the door as I was walking into the house with my head down blasting Weird Al into my ear drums. Like, bro, funny joke, but maybe not today.
prince is sitting on a couch wearing a fur vest and a chain around his neck .
ALT: prince is sitting on a couch wearing a fur vest and a chain around his neck .
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January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The Wife jumped out at me from behind the door as I was walking into the house with my head down blasting Weird Al into my ear drums. Like, bro, funny joke, but maybe not today.
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#DubNation stands with the people of Minneapolis and all communities affected by ICE and federal agents’ actions of violence.
This goes beyond basketball. Lives are lost and many are hurting. Our thoughts are with grieving families and with everyone calling for peace, justice, and accountability.🕊️✊
This goes beyond basketball. Lives are lost and many are hurting. Our thoughts are with grieving families and with everyone calling for peace, justice, and accountability.🕊️✊
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
#DubNation stands with the people of Minneapolis and all communities affected by ICE and federal agents’ actions of violence.
This goes beyond basketball. Lives are lost and many are hurting. Our thoughts are with grieving families and with everyone calling for peace, justice, and accountability.🕊️✊
This goes beyond basketball. Lives are lost and many are hurting. Our thoughts are with grieving families and with everyone calling for peace, justice, and accountability.🕊️✊
Honestly Canadian Idiot is hitting a little too close to home right now.
Yeah, I’m just gonna listen to Weird Al all day. I’m really running out of options here
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Honestly Canadian Idiot is hitting a little too close to home right now.
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Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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If you are angry, stay angry. They want us to think this is normal and how life will be.
I’ll be dammed if I ever let that happen.
I’ll be dammed if I ever let that happen.
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
If you are angry, stay angry. They want us to think this is normal and how life will be.
I’ll be dammed if I ever let that happen.
I’ll be dammed if I ever let that happen.
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My rage at Hakeem Jeffries & Chuck Schumer cannot be overstated.
Just absolute cowards.
They have given up on leading.
They only chase preexisting public opinion
They have given up on the idea that leadership can take a moral stand & shift public opinion.
They are weak losers
Just absolute cowards.
They have given up on leading.
They only chase preexisting public opinion
They have given up on the idea that leadership can take a moral stand & shift public opinion.
They are weak losers
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
My rage at Hakeem Jeffries & Chuck Schumer cannot be overstated.
Just absolute cowards.
They have given up on leading.
They only chase preexisting public opinion
They have given up on the idea that leadership can take a moral stand & shift public opinion.
They are weak losers
Just absolute cowards.
They have given up on leading.
They only chase preexisting public opinion
They have given up on the idea that leadership can take a moral stand & shift public opinion.
They are weak losers
Yeah, I’m just gonna listen to Weird Al all day. I’m really running out of options here
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yeah, I’m just gonna listen to Weird Al all day. I’m really running out of options here
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It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
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The ruling class looked at the cost benefit analysis and decided the most lucrative solution to those of us unhappy with the system is armed thugs, facial recognition, and prisons
January 24, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The ruling class looked at the cost benefit analysis and decided the most lucrative solution to those of us unhappy with the system is armed thugs, facial recognition, and prisons
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Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs.
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
January 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs.
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous.
"LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!"
"ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"
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THEY WILL NOT BREAK US
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
fear.
they need to demonstrate that resistance is worse than useless, that it will be broken, and that their agents have impunity regardless of their actions.
they need to demonstrate that resistance is worse than useless, that it will be broken, and that their agents have impunity regardless of their actions.
So… what’s the strategic goal for the administration in Minnesota, exactly?
I’m not being cute, I don’t understand the theory of victory here and want someone to explain it to me.
I’m not being cute, I don’t understand the theory of victory here and want someone to explain it to me.
January 24, 2026 at 1:40 AM
THEY WILL NOT BREAK US
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
THEY CAN NOT BREAK US
THEY DIDN'T BRING ENOUGH GUYS
FOR EVERY ONE OF US THEY TAKE, ONE HUNDRED MORE TAKE TO THE STREETS
THERE WILL FOREVER BE MORE OF US THAN OF THEM
THEY STAND FOR NOTHING, WE STAND FOR EACH OTHER
THEY WILL REGRET COMING HERE
MINNEAPOLIS WILL WIN
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ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
January 24, 2026 at 12:01 AM
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
TENS OF THOUSANDS IN
-24 PLUS WEATHER
WALK IN THEIR SHOES
STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH
MINNESOTA
How you can help:
Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE
Boycott
🚫TARGET
🚫HOME DEPOT
🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES)
🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
(ICE USES)
TY MN
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The people united 💪
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The people united 💪
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It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
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People sometimes wonder why more and more sports talk guys are going into politics and I think it's a natural transition because Sports Talk Gasbag is one of the only non-political media jobs where you can just phone it in and openly lie about the thing you're covering and completely get away w it.
January 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
People sometimes wonder why more and more sports talk guys are going into politics and I think it's a natural transition because Sports Talk Gasbag is one of the only non-political media jobs where you can just phone it in and openly lie about the thing you're covering and completely get away w it.
Damn C. Love
a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
ALT: a cartoon of a man wearing a yellow uniform with a star on it
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January 23, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Damn C. Love