RoombaRider
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RoombaRider
@pfoxen.bsky.social
· Mar 30
Update on the update.
#bunnysky thank you for your good vibes for my little guy.
The meds seem to be working; he's a little lower energy still, but the vet did warn that was likely for a week or two.
But he's given me binkies and the occasional zoomies, and look at how handsome he looks!
#bunnysky thank you for your good vibes for my little guy.
The meds seem to be working; he's a little lower energy still, but the vet did warn that was likely for a week or two.
But he's given me binkies and the occasional zoomies, and look at how handsome he looks!
So when can we expect to see those members in handcuffs and awaiting trial?
Never? Too well connected?
This is why people are pissed.
Never? Too well connected?
This is why people are pissed.
The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. It seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower complaint. https://to.pbs.org/3LBgsry
Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data
The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. The latest disclosure from the Trump administration seemed to confirm...
to.pbs.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 AM
So when can we expect to see those members in handcuffs and awaiting trial?
Never? Too well connected?
This is why people are pissed.
Never? Too well connected?
This is why people are pissed.
and then you make "Abolish DHS" the moderate position because Rep. Ramirez is CORRECT.
I believe that we have one of those founders people so love to revere who had not-kind words about people who trade liberty for "security" and DHS is nothing if not that perversion.
I believe that we have one of those founders people so love to revere who had not-kind words about people who trade liberty for "security" and DHS is nothing if not that perversion.
This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 AM
and then you make "Abolish DHS" the moderate position because Rep. Ramirez is CORRECT.
I believe that we have one of those founders people so love to revere who had not-kind words about people who trade liberty for "security" and DHS is nothing if not that perversion.
I believe that we have one of those founders people so love to revere who had not-kind words about people who trade liberty for "security" and DHS is nothing if not that perversion.
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Ken, you've got to remember that these are just facists. These are people of ICE. The common clay of the new DHS. You know... morons.
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Ken, you've got to remember that these are just facists. These are people of ICE. The common clay of the new DHS. You know... morons.
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oh no don’t you dare make me look really sexy and cool, Tom Homan
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
oh no don’t you dare make me look really sexy and cool, Tom Homan
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We were on the cusp of changing medicine forever. Curing things that had no cure. mRNA vaccines are revolutionary
Moderna CEO says Trump’s policies have so curtailed vaccine market they won’t be investing in new research. So that’s awesome. Good luck when the next pandemic hits. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fWErMy/
Bloomberg Business on TikTok
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from US officials. #health #business #medicine #US #government
www.tiktok.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 AM
We were on the cusp of changing medicine forever. Curing things that had no cure. mRNA vaccines are revolutionary
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One thing I see liberal outlets giving ground on that I feel the need to correct: it’s impossible to “dox” a paid public official
By simply reporting their name, institutional role, and political affiliations
By simply reporting their name, institutional role, and political affiliations
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
One thing I see liberal outlets giving ground on that I feel the need to correct: it’s impossible to “dox” a paid public official
By simply reporting their name, institutional role, and political affiliations
By simply reporting their name, institutional role, and political affiliations
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They follow public opinion. To move them, move public opinion
NEW: House Democratic Leaders Jeffries, Clark and Aguilar say in a joint statement, "Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
They follow public opinion. To move them, move public opinion
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
While I think we could come up with a perfectly adequate non-paramilitary border agency, at a bare minimum "the border" shouldn't be *one hundred fucking miles wide*
"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 AM
While I think we could come up with a perfectly adequate non-paramilitary border agency, at a bare minimum "the border" shouldn't be *one hundred fucking miles wide*
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There's a predictable approach to denial that we're already seeing, which I call the Four Pillars of Disordered Doubt, which allows actors to constantly question evidence that don't fit their preferred narratives.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 PM
There's a predictable approach to denial that we're already seeing, which I call the Four Pillars of Disordered Doubt, which allows actors to constantly question evidence that don't fit their preferred narratives.
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there is no earthly reason to believe that these goons will comply with any new regulations! it’s like if I put a sign on my door ordering the pines not to drop their needles! they’re pines and those needles will drop! zero funding, “reform” my ass, this guy must be stopped
Word is from NBC that instructions from Mr. Schumer to his caucus are: “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” 1/ www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
there is no earthly reason to believe that these goons will comply with any new regulations! it’s like if I put a sign on my door ordering the pines not to drop their needles! they’re pines and those needles will drop! zero funding, “reform” my ass, this guy must be stopped
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Sen Chris Murphy warns Dems:
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Sen Chris Murphy warns Dems:
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"If people don’t see us fighting on something as existential as whether we condone the federal government murdering our own citizens, there will be a mass withdrawal from politics altogether."
On the pod, Murphy lays it all out so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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It's not an either/or.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
It's not an either/or.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
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A lot of the reasons why I'm as good at my STEM job as I am is either directly because of my humanities degrees and the process of getting them, or because of the family members who raised the sort of person who voluntarily doubled up on humanities degrees.
Indeed, I think a core part of our problem right now is that people with humanities degrees and humanities jobs have felt obligated to constantly *apologize* for it for a long time now.
January 28, 2026 at 2:04 AM
A lot of the reasons why I'm as good at my STEM job as I am is either directly because of my humanities degrees and the process of getting them, or because of the family members who raised the sort of person who voluntarily doubled up on humanities degrees.
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We are not here to generate shareholder value. We are here, as Vonnegut said, to fart around.
Learn to sing, draw a picture, get laid, play dominoes in the park, lowball guys selling project stock cars on your local online yardsale, go count butterflies in a field.
Learn to sing, draw a picture, get laid, play dominoes in the park, lowball guys selling project stock cars on your local online yardsale, go count butterflies in a field.
I agree that it’s high fucking time that we stopped acting like we need to grovel and constantly justify the existence of some of our most incredibly elemental and ancient human pursuits.
Are the humanities the only disciplines whose classes begin with modules speaking to the importance of studying the humanities? "Why study the humanities?" and "Why the humanities are important" must be cliches.
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
We are not here to generate shareholder value. We are here, as Vonnegut said, to fart around.
Learn to sing, draw a picture, get laid, play dominoes in the park, lowball guys selling project stock cars on your local online yardsale, go count butterflies in a field.
Learn to sing, draw a picture, get laid, play dominoes in the park, lowball guys selling project stock cars on your local online yardsale, go count butterflies in a field.
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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
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one way or another, your brain and your body will take breaks.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
January 28, 2026 at 2:36 AM
one way or another, your brain and your body will take breaks.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
you can do this intentionally, through planning for it, sharing skills, and passing things off…
… or unintentionally, in ways that are more disruptive to you and others.
you can take regular, shorter breaks, or burn out entirely.
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This is your regular reminder that the data broker industry must be destroyed.
2. ICE is buying your private location data from sleazy data brokers through a legal loophole. I've had a bill to stop this since 2021. I'm renewing my push to get it passed into black letter law as soon as possible.
Wyden, Paul and Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is your regular reminder that the data broker industry must be destroyed.
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the entire administration is a pit of vipers but we should hand whoever is trying to shank Stephen Miller more knives
the absolute worst of the cruelty always comes back to him, get him out of there
the absolute worst of the cruelty always comes back to him, get him out of there
"The president was kept apprised of [DHS] statement by Miller and Noem's top adviser, Corey Lewandowski"
Well well well, the boyars are saying they kept the tsar in the loop the whole time. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Well well well, the boyars are saying they kept the tsar in the loop the whole time. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:23 PM
the entire administration is a pit of vipers but we should hand whoever is trying to shank Stephen Miller more knives
the absolute worst of the cruelty always comes back to him, get him out of there
the absolute worst of the cruelty always comes back to him, get him out of there
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Aside from the murders, kidnappings, child trafficking, family separations, constitutional violations, home invasions, and tear gassings, what's supposed to be worth reforming about the agencies of DHS, exactly?
Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos was deported to Honduras on January 11 despite being a US citizen, and now she is trapped in a country she had never known. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Aside from the murders, kidnappings, child trafficking, family separations, constitutional violations, home invasions, and tear gassings, what's supposed to be worth reforming about the agencies of DHS, exactly?
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Does anyone have good resources (not Duolingo or Google Translate) for simple, reassuring phrases in Arabic?
I occasionally have to reassure ppl with limited English that they are not wasting my time and that I am pleased to help them.
I'd love to be able to say a few calm phrases.
I occasionally have to reassure ppl with limited English that they are not wasting my time and that I am pleased to help them.
I'd love to be able to say a few calm phrases.
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Does anyone have good resources (not Duolingo or Google Translate) for simple, reassuring phrases in Arabic?
I occasionally have to reassure ppl with limited English that they are not wasting my time and that I am pleased to help them.
I'd love to be able to say a few calm phrases.
I occasionally have to reassure ppl with limited English that they are not wasting my time and that I am pleased to help them.
I'd love to be able to say a few calm phrases.
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before you take any of the "Trump is pivoting/lamenting/lowering the temperature after the Pretti murder" stories too seriously, absolutely nothing has changed in Minneapolis: "an absolutely brutal day of raids and abductions" says one friend
January 27, 2026 at 9:25 PM
before you take any of the "Trump is pivoting/lamenting/lowering the temperature after the Pretti murder" stories too seriously, absolutely nothing has changed in Minneapolis: "an absolutely brutal day of raids and abductions" says one friend
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sorry, with alt text.
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 AM
sorry, with alt text.
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
Flock should not exist. Flock, as a business, as a concept, is an affront to civil rights.
Flock shouldn't be nationalized, it should be torn down and the ground salted.
Flock shouldn't be nationalized, it should be torn down and the ground salted.
Scoop: Police have recently been ordered to be "as vague as permissible" in the Flock system about the searches they do in a message shared with several major police departments around the country by the FBI. Actively avoiding transparency is now the strategy:
www.404media.co/police-told-...
www.404media.co/police-told-...
Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Flock should not exist. Flock, as a business, as a concept, is an affront to civil rights.
Flock shouldn't be nationalized, it should be torn down and the ground salted.
Flock shouldn't be nationalized, it should be torn down and the ground salted.