Brian Williams (He/Him)
@professionalhench.bsky.social
Nerd, parent, bio-geek, union rep, tinker, LEGO aficionado, bookworm. Trans rights are human rights.
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Yes! The thing about a truly mass resistance movement in your community (and in the country writ large) is that the MAGAs can’t exactly single people out for punishment all that effectively if pretty much everyone is doing it.
Guys maybe the number one obstacle to organizing here in Minneapolis is the unfounded fear that if you get involved, DHS will put you on a list and assassinate you. It leads people to avoid organizing or act in ways that are completely detrimental to organizing. Please please do not spread that fear
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Yes! The thing about a truly mass resistance movement in your community (and in the country writ large) is that the MAGAs can’t exactly single people out for punishment all that effectively if pretty much everyone is doing it.
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Jeffries needed a weatherman to tell him which way the wind blows, but at least he got there
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 6:58 PM
Jeffries needed a weatherman to tell him which way the wind blows, but at least he got there
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Sincerely love that the chuds think this is all based on folks in Minnesota reading the works of Uncle Ho, rather than being built on the same social structures that organize the annual spaghetti fundraiser
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Sincerely love that the chuds think this is all based on folks in Minnesota reading the works of Uncle Ho, rather than being built on the same social structures that organize the annual spaghetti fundraiser
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It is hard to grasp but large masses of Americans are both racist/xenophobic AND not racist/xenophobic enough to applaud what Trump is doing. It's goldilocks shit, they want a level of racism/xenophobia calibrated exactly to their personal preferences, and you just can't make that policy. Don't try.
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
Maine Solidarity Fund
When Our Neighbors are Under Attack, We Stand TogetherRight now, immigrant and Trans Mainers are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, dignity, and basic rights. Families are afraid to leave t...
www.zeffy.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
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I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
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Hey folks! A friend on the ground in the Twin Cities has shared another wishlist with me! These supplies will also go to support folks who are walking patrols & protecting communities!
There are many ways to join the professional pop-up leftist supply depot bankrollers! 💓
There are many ways to join the professional pop-up leftist supply depot bankrollers! 💓
Supplies for TC Community Aid & Neighborhood Patrols | Amazon Gift List
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January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Hey folks! A friend on the ground in the Twin Cities has shared another wishlist with me! These supplies will also go to support folks who are walking patrols & protecting communities!
There are many ways to join the professional pop-up leftist supply depot bankrollers! 💓
There are many ways to join the professional pop-up leftist supply depot bankrollers! 💓
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I give a ton of credit to people who actually change their opinions.
It's the people who are like "you were I suppose right about everything, but abolishing ICE? Now that kind of talk won't do and you need to stop it or we'll never get a Senate majority" that I have issue with.
It's the people who are like "you were I suppose right about everything, but abolishing ICE? Now that kind of talk won't do and you need to stop it or we'll never get a Senate majority" that I have issue with.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I give a ton of credit to people who actually change their opinions.
It's the people who are like "you were I suppose right about everything, but abolishing ICE? Now that kind of talk won't do and you need to stop it or we'll never get a Senate majority" that I have issue with.
It's the people who are like "you were I suppose right about everything, but abolishing ICE? Now that kind of talk won't do and you need to stop it or we'll never get a Senate majority" that I have issue with.
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SILVER AND LEAD, the nineteenth book in the October Daye series, is currently $2.99 across eBook platforms, at least in the US! What a great deal!
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
SILVER AND LEAD, the nineteenth book in the October Daye series, is currently $2.99 across eBook platforms, at least in the US! What a great deal!
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Every little bit helps. EVERY. Little. Bit. Don't listen to the haters and the self-appointed purity/heroism cops. Do what you CAN, and don't self-bash for not doing more.
I can't do anything about so many problems.
But my neighbors are elderly. And I can clear the snow off of their sidewalk while it's still mostly powder.
But my neighbors are elderly. And I can clear the snow off of their sidewalk while it's still mostly powder.
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Every little bit helps. EVERY. Little. Bit. Don't listen to the haters and the self-appointed purity/heroism cops. Do what you CAN, and don't self-bash for not doing more.
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It's really important to remember two things:
1. Without the First Minnesota, Gettysburg likely would have gone VERY DIFFERENTLY. They held a *crucial* section of the Union line.
2. They suffered unbelievable losses—82%!—and held. the. line.
The administration are fools to think MN will fold.
1. Without the First Minnesota, Gettysburg likely would have gone VERY DIFFERENTLY. They held a *crucial* section of the Union line.
2. They suffered unbelievable losses—82%!—and held. the. line.
The administration are fools to think MN will fold.
Every time I remember the 28th Virginia Battle flag I feel compelled to remind non-Minnesotans about it.
Captured by MN troops at Gettysburg. Virginia has asked for it back MANY times, and all governors (of all parties) have refused and told them to fuck off.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...
Captured by MN troops at Gettysburg. Virginia has asked for it back MANY times, and all governors (of all parties) have refused and told them to fuck off.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
It's really important to remember two things:
1. Without the First Minnesota, Gettysburg likely would have gone VERY DIFFERENTLY. They held a *crucial* section of the Union line.
2. They suffered unbelievable losses—82%!—and held. the. line.
The administration are fools to think MN will fold.
1. Without the First Minnesota, Gettysburg likely would have gone VERY DIFFERENTLY. They held a *crucial* section of the Union line.
2. They suffered unbelievable losses—82%!—and held. the. line.
The administration are fools to think MN will fold.
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My uncle is a registered nurse(pediatric oncology), along with my mother(obstetrics, pediatric ER & immunization) and my late grandmother. Nurses are the backbone of health care, fight me.
Anyone who disparages the idea of a man being a registered nurse is a scumbag. When I was recovering from quadruple bypass surgery, male and female nurses were part of the team that saved my life. Alex Pretti worked in the greatest of all professions.
January 25, 2026 at 11:27 PM
My uncle is a registered nurse(pediatric oncology), along with my mother(obstetrics, pediatric ER & immunization) and my late grandmother. Nurses are the backbone of health care, fight me.
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One use that will inevitably crop up for unvetted group chats is finding out who is impulsive/ignorant/malicious enough to fedpost in the group chat. Do not invite those people to the vetted group chat, also shut that shit down hard.
It also betrays a fundamental lack of understanding about sensible risk assessment in organizing.
There are some organizing activities that are so sensitive that yeah, have that conversation offline and put your phone in a Faraday bag.
AND there's some stuff you can do in an unvetted group chat.
There are some organizing activities that are so sensitive that yeah, have that conversation offline and put your phone in a Faraday bag.
AND there's some stuff you can do in an unvetted group chat.
I think it is *incredibly* irresponsible for someone like @stonekettle.bsky.social, with a huge following, to claim that Signal is just as insecure as texts or other public social media.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
One use that will inevitably crop up for unvetted group chats is finding out who is impulsive/ignorant/malicious enough to fedpost in the group chat. Do not invite those people to the vetted group chat, also shut that shit down hard.
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can you write a bill to take away their existing dimes and give them to, I dunno, a Congressional home for elderly slime molds or something else more worthwhile
I’m not voting for one more dime for ICE or CBP.
These agents are provoking chaos and conflict in American cities and killing people in cold blood.
These agents are provoking chaos and conflict in American cities and killing people in cold blood.
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
can you write a bill to take away their existing dimes and give them to, I dunno, a Congressional home for elderly slime molds or something else more worthwhile
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This is our advantage, my friends. They literally do not understand things like care for one's neighbors, mutual support, team efforts that aren't for profit. When we do these things they will not understand how to stop us. While they look for the Bankroller we can just keep helping.
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 25, 2026 at 10:44 PM
This is our advantage, my friends. They literally do not understand things like care for one's neighbors, mutual support, team efforts that aren't for profit. When we do these things they will not understand how to stop us. While they look for the Bankroller we can just keep helping.
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Okay, since I’m in a mood, do you know what is annoying mild *annoyance* about all this, rather than a gut-wrenching crisis?
I’m not a Christian but my sense of fairness keeps requiring me to defend the church because people keep posting shit about “Why aren’t Christians speaking up?!”
I’m not a Christian but my sense of fairness keeps requiring me to defend the church because people keep posting shit about “Why aren’t Christians speaking up?!”
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Okay, since I’m in a mood, do you know what is annoying mild *annoyance* about all this, rather than a gut-wrenching crisis?
I’m not a Christian but my sense of fairness keeps requiring me to defend the church because people keep posting shit about “Why aren’t Christians speaking up?!”
I’m not a Christian but my sense of fairness keeps requiring me to defend the church because people keep posting shit about “Why aren’t Christians speaking up?!”
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Say it with me folks: ICE is not a law enforcement agency. It's a bunch of random white nationalists and fascists they handed guns to and let loose with a license to assault, arrest, or kill anyone they feel like knowing they're shielded by the government.
This is the Sturmabteilung. Period.
This is the Sturmabteilung. Period.
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Say it with me folks: ICE is not a law enforcement agency. It's a bunch of random white nationalists and fascists they handed guns to and let loose with a license to assault, arrest, or kill anyone they feel like knowing they're shielded by the government.
This is the Sturmabteilung. Period.
This is the Sturmabteilung. Period.
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if I could get everyone to do one (1) book related thing right now, it would be to preorder Prince of Storms from Tropes & Trifles in Minneapolis.
1) I mean preorders make me look fancy
2) they are an amazing bookstore dedicated to hope & happy endings in a city going through it.
1) I mean preorders make me look fancy
2) they are an amazing bookstore dedicated to hope & happy endings in a city going through it.
Prince of Storms by Kit Rocha | Tropes & Trifles
Ancient gods reborn battle against terrifying new adversaries in Prince of Storms, the thunderous finale of Kit Rocha’s tantalizing tempest of polyamorous fantasy, dripping with political intrigue and...
www.tropesandtrifles.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:36 AM
if I could get everyone to do one (1) book related thing right now, it would be to preorder Prince of Storms from Tropes & Trifles in Minneapolis.
1) I mean preorders make me look fancy
2) they are an amazing bookstore dedicated to hope & happy endings in a city going through it.
1) I mean preorders make me look fancy
2) they are an amazing bookstore dedicated to hope & happy endings in a city going through it.
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a smart evil person would have thrown that ICE agent under the bus so fast it made us dizzy, just absolutely One Bad Appled him across the country to soothe the anxious white folks. instead they got on TV and pointed to a video of him not getting run over and said "omg look at him getting run over"
Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are.
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos | CNN Politics
The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over the optics of the immigration crackdown as Americans grow alarmed by the ch...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:55 AM
a smart evil person would have thrown that ICE agent under the bus so fast it made us dizzy, just absolutely One Bad Appled him across the country to soothe the anxious white folks. instead they got on TV and pointed to a video of him not getting run over and said "omg look at him getting run over"
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every time someone complains about it, I post another LGTBQ+ NATO flag
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 PM
every time someone complains about it, I post another LGTBQ+ NATO flag
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in case you wanna say it in silver ✨
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
in case you wanna say it in silver ✨
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Attention trad folk fans!
Me and me cousin, one Arthur McBride,
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Attention trad folk fans!
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Every non-MAGA politician should be saying this. Every single one.
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Every non-MAGA politician should be saying this. Every single one.
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Real scum-bag shit.
In case you missed it: One of the ICE observers was pulled out of her car by CBP, who used facial recognition on her.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
This ICE observer had her TSA-Pre-check revoked.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047...
"Three days after the interaction, on January 13th, I received an email notice that my Global Entry/TSA-Pre Check privilege for passing through airport security had been revoked."
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047...
"Three days after the interaction, on January 13th, I received an email notice that my Global Entry/TSA-Pre Check privilege for passing through airport security had been revoked."
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Real scum-bag shit.
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Legitimately, welcome to THE RUNNING MAN.
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Legitimately, welcome to THE RUNNING MAN.