┻━┻ ︵ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ︵ ┻━┻ "sam a"
@pfhlick.bsky.social
Rhode Island, bicycle stuff, bla bla bla
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“Oh I have equipment and authorization to use the violence of the state; you better not word assault me” - living proof of a crisis in masculinity
January 18, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“Oh I have equipment and authorization to use the violence of the state; you better not word assault me” - living proof of a crisis in masculinity
Ready to go for my first test pull later today. Thanks @gewilli.bsky.social ! Hopefully we can shame them into sending some union guys with benefits to take over for us 😂😭
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Ready to go for my first test pull later today. Thanks @gewilli.bsky.social ! Hopefully we can shame them into sending some union guys with benefits to take over for us 😂😭
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historical US forays into greenland are like: what if we called this nuclear research facility "camp fistclench" and then abandoned it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fi...
Camp Fistclench - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 18, 2026 at 2:50 AM
historical US forays into greenland are like: what if we called this nuclear research facility "camp fistclench" and then abandoned it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fi...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
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I don't know MN labor, so I can't speak to the size or clout of these locals (and local endorsement of an action often isn't an indicator whether even other locals within the same union will participate).
But seeing the names of SEIU and Unite HERE attached to this is a big deal
But seeing the names of SEIU and Unite HERE attached to this is a big deal
January 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I don't know MN labor, so I can't speak to the size or clout of these locals (and local endorsement of an action often isn't an indicator whether even other locals within the same union will participate).
But seeing the names of SEIU and Unite HERE attached to this is a big deal
But seeing the names of SEIU and Unite HERE attached to this is a big deal
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This should be the loud and clear position of the Democrats.
Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This should be the loud and clear position of the Democrats.
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The cops don't get to summarily execute you. Not even if you're guilty. Not even if they saw you commit a crime. Certainly not for, to borrow a phrase, speaking, publishing, or peaceably assembling.
This reflexive victim blaming is disgusting misdirection, obfuscation, and slander.
This reflexive victim blaming is disgusting misdirection, obfuscation, and slander.
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The cops don't get to summarily execute you. Not even if you're guilty. Not even if they saw you commit a crime. Certainly not for, to borrow a phrase, speaking, publishing, or peaceably assembling.
This reflexive victim blaming is disgusting misdirection, obfuscation, and slander.
This reflexive victim blaming is disgusting misdirection, obfuscation, and slander.
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Elder Punk Rocker Pisses Off Society The Only Way Left - Driving Defensively & Obeying Every Rule Of The Road.
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Elder Punk Rocker Pisses Off Society The Only Way Left - Driving Defensively & Obeying Every Rule Of The Road.
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One of these occurred in Fitchburg, where local police protected agents who used a chokehold on a man until he suffered a seizure.
BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
One of these occurred in Fitchburg, where local police protected agents who used a chokehold on a man until he suffered a seizure.
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There is no "neutral" when a man is being assaulted by the gestapo. This is why so many of us scream when we see suggestions to call 911 when ICE is spotted. Local police will not help us.
Fitchburg police said they were neutral during an ICE arrest. Onlookers and federal agents saw it differently
An ICE arrest of a mother in Fitchburg highlights the delicate balance local police say they’ve had to strike when responding to immigration enforcement actions. Often times, that leaves officers open...
www.wbur.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
There is no "neutral" when a man is being assaulted by the gestapo. This is why so many of us scream when we see suggestions to call 911 when ICE is spotted. Local police will not help us.
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This appeared in the Globe's Rhode Island news this morning. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/12/m...
January 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This appeared in the Globe's Rhode Island news this morning. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/12/m...
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Writing an article on Car dependency in Boston VS a complete transformation. Maybe numbers and data will motivate obstructionists to step aside. The numbers as they add up are becoming quite stark to create a public transit, bike, walk city vs car dependent if #boston wants to thrive.
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Writing an article on Car dependency in Boston VS a complete transformation. Maybe numbers and data will motivate obstructionists to step aside. The numbers as they add up are becoming quite stark to create a public transit, bike, walk city vs car dependent if #boston wants to thrive.
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This is not accurate. Powell said the indictment is pretextual and they're threatening it over his refusal to set interest rates the way Trump wants
Fed's Powell says administration has threatened criminal indictment over his Senate testimony reut.rs/4sBOsEK
Fed's Powell says administration has threatened criminal indictment over his Senate testimony
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday the Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment over Congressional testimony he gave last summer, sending subpoenas to the Fed on Friday in what he called a "pretext" aimed at furthering pressure on him in a dispute with President Donald Trump over interest rates.
reut.rs
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This is not accurate. Powell said the indictment is pretextual and they're threatening it over his refusal to set interest rates the way Trump wants
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No, Canada is not considering banning X in the wake of the company's Grok decisions that led to widespread AI-generation of CSAM & NCII etc. (Elon Musk's xAI owns and operates X and developed and operates Grok.) ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/01/11/c...
Canada not considering a ban on X over deepfake controversy, AI minister says
OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says Canada isn’t considering a ban of the social media platform X, though his office says discussions about X’s deepfake controversy are underwa...
ottawa.citynews.ca
January 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
No, Canada is not considering banning X in the wake of the company's Grok decisions that led to widespread AI-generation of CSAM & NCII etc. (Elon Musk's xAI owns and operates X and developed and operates Grok.) ottawa.citynews.ca/2026/01/11/c...
This album was on heavy rotation at HMV in 2003-4
January 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This album was on heavy rotation at HMV in 2003-4
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now listening to what is truly a stone cold masterpiece
January 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
now listening to what is truly a stone cold masterpiece
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Abuse survivor here. It's a whole fucking government of abusers
Not surprisingly so much of the Republican rhetoric is abuser language:
You did this!
You're making it worse!
You're going to force me to hurt you!
And then it's combined with gaslighting about their actions.
You did this!
You're making it worse!
You're going to force me to hurt you!
And then it's combined with gaslighting about their actions.
January 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Abuse survivor here. It's a whole fucking government of abusers
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Do not trust any media outlet that keeps pretending conservatives are against government overreach
California now requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid to reduce birth defects among Latinos. Public health officials have lauded these efforts, but some conservatives say it’s another form of government overreach.
California is adding a supplement to tortillas. RFK Jr. calls it ‘insanity’.
California now requires corn masa flour to contain folic acid to reduce birth defects among Latinos. Some conservatives oppose it, citing government overreach.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Do not trust any media outlet that keeps pretending conservatives are against government overreach
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Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr, the T-Wolf fans, Sportsguy Nick Wright. More please. Let’s go sports world. You want to see brave? Be an immigrant walking to work in Minneapolis. That’s brave. You just have to say “state murder is bad.” It’s not fucking hard and it’s needed from all corners.
Doc Rivers: "What happened in Minnesota was a straight-up murder"
January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Doc Rivers, Steve Kerr, the T-Wolf fans, Sportsguy Nick Wright. More please. Let’s go sports world. You want to see brave? Be an immigrant walking to work in Minneapolis. That’s brave. You just have to say “state murder is bad.” It’s not fucking hard and it’s needed from all corners.
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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
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Sometimes when I make posts about Republican hypocrisy, I get replies like, "But they don't care!" I am aware of that. I don't call out hypocrisy as some gotcha, but rather because I think it is critical that we continue to tell the truth to each other about the propaganda from this administration.
January 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Sometimes when I make posts about Republican hypocrisy, I get replies like, "But they don't care!" I am aware of that. I don't call out hypocrisy as some gotcha, but rather because I think it is critical that we continue to tell the truth to each other about the propaganda from this administration.
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This is something pundits and lawmakers on the left could do! Say that standing up for law and order and freedom means protecting your neighbors and keeping tabs on a violent paramilitary force that is acting with impunity.
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This is something pundits and lawmakers on the left could do! Say that standing up for law and order and freedom means protecting your neighbors and keeping tabs on a violent paramilitary force that is acting with impunity.