Robert Cruickshank
@robertcruickshank.com
Digital Strategy for California YIMBY, Chair of Sierra Club Seattle. Personal account -- what you see here represents my own opinions, for better or worse.
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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If I were looking for vices to tamp down with public policy, I'd address sports betting, crypto, or even alcohol before marijuana.
I know anecdotally that cannabis has gotten more potent in recent years, but in comparison to other pretty obvious issues I don't see the urgency.
I know anecdotally that cannabis has gotten more potent in recent years, but in comparison to other pretty obvious issues I don't see the urgency.
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
If I were looking for vices to tamp down with public policy, I'd address sports betting, crypto, or even alcohol before marijuana.
I know anecdotally that cannabis has gotten more potent in recent years, but in comparison to other pretty obvious issues I don't see the urgency.
I know anecdotally that cannabis has gotten more potent in recent years, but in comparison to other pretty obvious issues I don't see the urgency.
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we were supposed to bow and surrender when trump won again. they are mad that we wont bow and break. celebrating american diversity makes them sooooo mad and it is our strongest weapon.
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
we were supposed to bow and surrender when trump won again. they are mad that we wont bow and break. celebrating american diversity makes them sooooo mad and it is our strongest weapon.
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Seattle votes for a car-free, transit-first mayor and they win the Super Bowl…just observing and noticing (this post does not contain any judgments)
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Seattle votes for a car-free, transit-first mayor and they win the Super Bowl…just observing and noticing (this post does not contain any judgments)
Pretty great for the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl on the Niners’ home field
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Pretty great for the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl on the Niners’ home field
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The real Super Bowl MVP.
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The real Super Bowl MVP.
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all glory to the pacific northwest
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
all glory to the pacific northwest
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Happy for all the Seahawks folks out here. The Seahawks are the official NFL team of Bluesky, the official app of sports.
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Happy for all the Seahawks folks out here. The Seahawks are the official NFL team of Bluesky, the official app of sports.
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Katie Wilson administration off to a flying start!
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Katie Wilson administration off to a flying start!
Seattle wins!!!
West Coast, Best Coast.
West Coast, Best Coast.
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Seattle wins!!!
West Coast, Best Coast.
West Coast, Best Coast.
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Seattle Seahawks:
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Seattle Seahawks:
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Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
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Cause that's what heroes do.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Cause that's what heroes do.
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The vibe of the Halftime Show
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The vibe of the Halftime Show
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Well, the Patriots literally allow their jets to be used for ICE deportations.
I can't explain it but the Seahawks are the anti-facist team.
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Well, the Patriots literally allow their jets to be used for ICE deportations.
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In Woke Seattle, it’s fine to read The New Yorker during the Super Bowl.
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
In Woke Seattle, it’s fine to read The New Yorker during the Super Bowl.
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Go gays
Go Seahawks
Fuck ICE
Go Seahawks
Fuck ICE
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Go gays
Go Seahawks
Fuck ICE
Go Seahawks
Fuck ICE
The four food groups
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The four food groups
This is where the discourse coming out of Congressional Democratic leader offices is so unhelpful. They seem allergic to saying what we all know: that ICE isn't about being professional and enforcing laws, it's an ethnic cleansing goon squad. And thus they enable the kind of nonsense Will mentions:
What?? It's the same federal agents. The entire operation is still a terror campaign against my city and state. They're still brutalizing observers for offenses they can't even charge. It all wasn't some big misunderstanding rooted in a lack of professionalism. www.kare11.com/article/news...
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This is where the discourse coming out of Congressional Democratic leader offices is so unhelpful. They seem allergic to saying what we all know: that ICE isn't about being professional and enforcing laws, it's an ethnic cleansing goon squad. And thus they enable the kind of nonsense Will mentions:
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My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
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This is like something out of a horror movie, my god
We are in a small community outside Minneapolis and a child arrived to an empty house on Friday. No parents, ice kidnapped them and just leave children to wander alone after school
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This is like something out of a horror movie, my god
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There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
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The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)
The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
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Lots that is grotesque here, but I think the key thing to notice is the zero-sum worldview: if we take in a 5yo immigrant, this somehow displaces or harms at 5yo American kid. There's a finite pool of "American" to distribute.
A zero-sum worldview is the molten core of reactionary thinking.
A zero-sum worldview is the molten core of reactionary thinking.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Lots that is grotesque here, but I think the key thing to notice is the zero-sum worldview: if we take in a 5yo immigrant, this somehow displaces or harms at 5yo American kid. There's a finite pool of "American" to distribute.
A zero-sum worldview is the molten core of reactionary thinking.
A zero-sum worldview is the molten core of reactionary thinking.