Katie in snowpants
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I keep telling y’all: everyday, the whole thing, from top to bottom. It’s like these people have never heard of the Constitution. It’s outrageous.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
I keep telling y’all: everyday, the whole thing, from top to bottom. It’s like these people have never heard of the Constitution. It’s outrageous.
If a garment says it's rated to -32, it means it will keep you warm until the temperature hits -32 degrees. Stores in cold climates routinely sell jackets and snowpants that list these ratings. As a person who once wore my NYC "winter coat" around Montreal... These numbers are important
if you're shopping for cold weather gear, stuff from the normal store that *looks* warm will not work for you here.
the keyword you are looking for is Arctic expedition gear, although it's actually warmer in the Arctic right now.
does that thing have a temp rating? no? get something else that does
the keyword you are looking for is Arctic expedition gear, although it's actually warmer in the Arctic right now.
does that thing have a temp rating? no? get something else that does
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 AM
If a garment says it's rated to -32, it means it will keep you warm until the temperature hits -32 degrees. Stores in cold climates routinely sell jackets and snowpants that list these ratings. As a person who once wore my NYC "winter coat" around Montreal... These numbers are important
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you probably shouldn't come to MN right now, but if you must, here's some advice I just gave a friend:
DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH THESE TEMPS. any exposed flesh will get frostbite in minutes.
you have not felt cold like this before. you do not know what to expect, and your clothes are inadequate. 🧵
DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH THESE TEMPS. any exposed flesh will get frostbite in minutes.
you have not felt cold like this before. you do not know what to expect, and your clothes are inadequate. 🧵
Hi. MN getting a lot of attention right now.
Do NOT underestimate weather’s potential to absolutely BREAK people here, especially new-to-towners.
When it snows hard, drops to way below zero, everything frozen, it can make you stop functioning. Horrify and immobilize you. Changes EVERYTHING.
Do NOT underestimate weather’s potential to absolutely BREAK people here, especially new-to-towners.
When it snows hard, drops to way below zero, everything frozen, it can make you stop functioning. Horrify and immobilize you. Changes EVERYTHING.
As of late morning, snow was falling in the Red River Valley with northerly winds gusting to more than 40 mph. Weather stations were reporting near-zero visibility at times.
January 19, 2026 at 1:14 AM
you probably shouldn't come to MN right now, but if you must, here's some advice I just gave a friend:
DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH THESE TEMPS. any exposed flesh will get frostbite in minutes.
you have not felt cold like this before. you do not know what to expect, and your clothes are inadequate. 🧵
DO NOT FUCK AROUND WITH THESE TEMPS. any exposed flesh will get frostbite in minutes.
you have not felt cold like this before. you do not know what to expect, and your clothes are inadequate. 🧵
My group chat has been sharing memes like this all day and it got me wondering - can we get Medicare for all if Al Pacino gives Trump his Oscar? Does anyone know Al Pacino?
January 19, 2026 at 12:22 AM
My group chat has been sharing memes like this all day and it got me wondering - can we get Medicare for all if Al Pacino gives Trump his Oscar? Does anyone know Al Pacino?
If the Europeans really want to piss off the 5 American billionaires in a group chat who are currently wreaking such havoc across the globe, they should deny all Americans access to Davos.
January 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
If the Europeans really want to piss off the 5 American billionaires in a group chat who are currently wreaking such havoc across the globe, they should deny all Americans access to Davos.
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See also: the hole in the ozone layer.
to young people: you may at some point have heard about the Y2K problem. some people may have told you it wasn't a big deal
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
January 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM
See also: the hole in the ozone layer.
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They expect - they NEED - the people they threaten to fall in line, like the law firms and universities and media companies and billionaires and Congress did. If you say “No, make me,” they simply do not have a Plan B. TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO MAKE YOU.
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
They expect - they NEED - the people they threaten to fall in line, like the law firms and universities and media companies and billionaires and Congress did. If you say “No, make me,” they simply do not have a Plan B. TRUMP DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO MAKE YOU.
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval."
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
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Labor calls a general strike in Minnesota to protest the ICE invasion of the state.
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Labor calls a general strike in Minnesota to protest the ICE invasion of the state.
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Demonizing specifically white women who act in solidarity with racial minorities isn’t new. Here’s a southern political cartoon depicting Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1853. Surrounded by devils, she‘s holding a book titled “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Subtitle: “I Love the Blacks.”
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Demonizing specifically white women who act in solidarity with racial minorities isn’t new. Here’s a southern political cartoon depicting Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1853. Surrounded by devils, she‘s holding a book titled “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Subtitle: “I Love the Blacks.”
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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A new NYT video analysis by confirms that Renee Good's vehicle did not run over Jonathan Ross and did not strike him. It's possible that it brushed up against him, but that remains unclear. Ross should be under arrest. This is a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A new NYT video analysis by confirms that Renee Good's vehicle did not run over Jonathan Ross and did not strike him. It's possible that it brushed up against him, but that remains unclear. Ross should be under arrest. This is a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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What I don’t understand about the doomers is, if you’re so convinced Trump is god and our former lives are over, why the hell are you gloating about it online like a fucking loser when you should be out enjoying your last days of freedom?
Or is pretending you aren’t stupid your only hobby?
Or is pretending you aren’t stupid your only hobby?
January 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
What I don’t understand about the doomers is, if you’re so convinced Trump is god and our former lives are over, why the hell are you gloating about it online like a fucking loser when you should be out enjoying your last days of freedom?
Or is pretending you aren’t stupid your only hobby?
Or is pretending you aren’t stupid your only hobby?
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is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
How about we not get into a fight with Scandinavian soldiers in a frozen landscape. Foreign invaders trying that while going "we're bigger than you, back down" has a bad record.
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
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let's say the president wants to suppress the vote in detroit. assuming a conventional 20 soldiers for every 1000 civilians ration, he would need more than 12,000 ICE agents — more than double the current number of field officers — to occupy detroit and only detroit, a city of 630,000 people
imho people are focusing on the words "cancel the midterms" and saying uh actually a president cannot do that at the expense of what they would actually try to do, ie send troops/ice into liberal cities to suppress the vote
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
let's say the president wants to suppress the vote in detroit. assuming a conventional 20 soldiers for every 1000 civilians ration, he would need more than 12,000 ICE agents — more than double the current number of field officers — to occupy detroit and only detroit, a city of 630,000 people
Would be something
and let's say republican states canceled their elections. okay, every vacancy on the house floor reduces the number of representatives necessary for a quorum by one vote. i guess democrats can convene the house by themselves and get to work!
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Would be something
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
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The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
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The complicated reality is there are 3 things happening simultaneously:
-Trump preternaturally understands the ebb and flow of the media and does perform for it
-His inner circle is in a mad dash to turn the US into a fascist ethnostate
-Like all authoritarian regimes, they're grossly incompetent
-Trump preternaturally understands the ebb and flow of the media and does perform for it
-His inner circle is in a mad dash to turn the US into a fascist ethnostate
-Like all authoritarian regimes, they're grossly incompetent
Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
January 15, 2026 at 3:39 AM
The complicated reality is there are 3 things happening simultaneously:
-Trump preternaturally understands the ebb and flow of the media and does perform for it
-His inner circle is in a mad dash to turn the US into a fascist ethnostate
-Like all authoritarian regimes, they're grossly incompetent
-Trump preternaturally understands the ebb and flow of the media and does perform for it
-His inner circle is in a mad dash to turn the US into a fascist ethnostate
-Like all authoritarian regimes, they're grossly incompetent
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starbucks workers yet again proving to be a force for good, despite starbucks corporate's best effort
Unlike other businesses in Minneapolis, Starbucks is allowing ICE agents into stores against the concerns of baristas and our community.
That's why our union is taking action. Across Minnesota, baristas are demanding that Starbucks update their guidance around ICE immediately.
That's why our union is taking action. Across Minnesota, baristas are demanding that Starbucks update their guidance around ICE immediately.
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 AM
starbucks workers yet again proving to be a force for good, despite starbucks corporate's best effort
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Gov. Walz to Minnesotans: “Donald Trump wants more violence on our streets … We must remain peaceful …You have an absolute right to peacefully record ICE agents … Help us bank evidence for future prosecutions.“
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in #Minnesota www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTs... #Trump #Fascism
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
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January 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Gov. Walz to Minnesotans: “Donald Trump wants more violence on our streets … We must remain peaceful …You have an absolute right to peacefully record ICE agents … Help us bank evidence for future prosecutions.“
In happier news we're watching a NOVA episode about space flight and one of the NASA people has the best name so I have informed the kids they are all renamed Zebulon 1-3
January 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
In happier news we're watching a NOVA episode about space flight and one of the NASA people has the best name so I have informed the kids they are all renamed Zebulon 1-3
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Do not mess with Tony Kushner.
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
January 15, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Do not mess with Tony Kushner.
Oh hell yeah! My mom still talks about me yelling at my digital plebes "I ALREADY GAVE YOU A GODDAMN AMPHITHEATRE WHY AREN'T YOU HAPPY"
If I had magic powers I would re-form Impressions Games and have them make a bunch of new city builders in their Caesar format.
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Oh hell yeah! My mom still talks about me yelling at my digital plebes "I ALREADY GAVE YOU A GODDAMN AMPHITHEATRE WHY AREN'T YOU HAPPY"