SGS
@sgswritereditor.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reader, baseball fan, jigsaw puzzle fan, #postcardstovoters activist, travel partner of #Quirk. BlueSky's least competent lurker.
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· Nov 11
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Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
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if one of America’s greatest musical legends wrote a song that was like “🎶I love America so much / and I hate Claire Willett specifically 🎶” like that amount of psychic damage should just kill you
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
if one of America’s greatest musical legends wrote a song that was like “🎶I love America so much / and I hate Claire Willett specifically 🎶” like that amount of psychic damage should just kill you
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imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that
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Ope, Greg's in the STrib too.
Viral images turn local bookstore owner into symbol of Minneapolis anger
Viral images turn local bookstore owner into symbol of Minneapolis anger
After federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, Greg Ketter drove to the scene to “be in that spot.” Images of the 70-year-old emerging from tear gas and shouting his anger quickly went viral.
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Ope, Greg's in the STrib too.
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😡 #Racist #researchers are doing bad things. From @medpagetoday.com:“20,000 Kids' Genetic Data #Misused for 'Race Science.’ “ www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
NIH Data Misused for 'Race Science'; RFK Jr.'s Autism Committee; NIH Panels at Risk
This past week in healthcare investigations
www.medpagetoday.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:25 PM
😡 #Racist #researchers are doing bad things. From @medpagetoday.com:“20,000 Kids' Genetic Data #Misused for 'Race Science.’ “ www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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Crafted by APBBlue@thepit.social on Mastodon. Relevant to our times.
January 28, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Crafted by APBBlue@thepit.social on Mastodon. Relevant to our times.
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For example, we are proving extremely conclusively that knowing history is a good idea
The U.S. has successfully convinced its people that “the humanities are frivolous and STEM is Important and Real” is basically a law of nature: this is absolute nonsense that we should stop putting up with.
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
For example, we are proving extremely conclusively that knowing history is a good idea
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“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day
one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day
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It's amazing how this radical "step too far" is how every law enforcement officer in the country operated for our entire history.
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It's amazing how this radical "step too far" is how every law enforcement officer in the country operated for our entire history.
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Every time I see a report about Minnesotans defeating ICE or them leaving I'm like what the actual fuck because that's not true (yet).
People are working their butts off this week and people are still getting taken and I am a big ball of rage and despair at times & I'm not in the thick of it.
People are working their butts off this week and people are still getting taken and I am a big ball of rage and despair at times & I'm not in the thick of it.
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Every time I see a report about Minnesotans defeating ICE or them leaving I'm like what the actual fuck because that's not true (yet).
People are working their butts off this week and people are still getting taken and I am a big ball of rage and despair at times & I'm not in the thick of it.
People are working their butts off this week and people are still getting taken and I am a big ball of rage and despair at times & I'm not in the thick of it.
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Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
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This is like how the Catholic Church passed known pedophiles from parish to parish
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
This is like how the Catholic Church passed known pedophiles from parish to parish
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I think this is a real blow to Federal punishment capacity: I don’t think there is enough of a pipeline of sufficiently-competent MAGA-friendly lawyers to replace them.
And there’s likely a growing pool of motivated defense attorneys w Fed experience and relationships w local Fed judges.
And there’s likely a growing pool of motivated defense attorneys w Fed experience and relationships w local Fed judges.
"In Minnesota, DOJ has apparently run into a small challenge: Because so many attorneys there resigned over the handling of the Good case, the Justice Department has had to ask prosecutors from elsewhere in the Midwest to travel to the state to help out."
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
January 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I think this is a real blow to Federal punishment capacity: I don’t think there is enough of a pipeline of sufficiently-competent MAGA-friendly lawyers to replace them.
And there’s likely a growing pool of motivated defense attorneys w Fed experience and relationships w local Fed judges.
And there’s likely a growing pool of motivated defense attorneys w Fed experience and relationships w local Fed judges.
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Posting a photo of Rod Carew every day until ICE is out of Minneapolis (and St Paul). #Twins
#Minnesota
#Minnesota
January 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Posting a photo of Rod Carew every day until ICE is out of Minneapolis (and St Paul). #Twins
#Minnesota
#Minnesota
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Half a billion on terrorizing citizens but we can’t have universal healthcare or basic income or affordable housing or public transit or
Congressional Budget Office: “Federal troop deployments to US cities cost a total of $496 million in 2025, CBO estimates. Continuing current deployments will cost $93 million a month; 1,000 Guard personnel deployed to a city will cost at least $18 million a month.” www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Half a billion on terrorizing citizens but we can’t have universal healthcare or basic income or affordable housing or public transit or
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these are normal everyday people in normal everyday clothes because they are rising to the moment to stand up against fascism and it could not be clearer who the good guys are
I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
these are normal everyday people in normal everyday clothes because they are rising to the moment to stand up against fascism and it could not be clearer who the good guys are
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their only move is escalation and their only strategy is to try to make people afraid and every single thing they do has the opposite effect
congratulations, you're making icons out of ordinary people and turbocharging your opposition
congratulations, you're making icons out of ordinary people and turbocharging your opposition
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 9:29 PM
their only move is escalation and their only strategy is to try to make people afraid and every single thing they do has the opposite effect
congratulations, you're making icons out of ordinary people and turbocharging your opposition
congratulations, you're making icons out of ordinary people and turbocharging your opposition
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Continuously thankful for @boltsmag.org’s practical, actionable, local coverage. They’ve filled a real gap in the media world. boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Continuously thankful for @boltsmag.org’s practical, actionable, local coverage. They’ve filled a real gap in the media world. boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
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"I'd better check IceOut before leaving work," isn't something we should have to do.
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"I'd better check IceOut before leaving work," isn't something we should have to do.
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Bree makes great stuff, I am a satisfied customer who does in fact own a clicky Nope as well as a clicky What the fuck? and a clicky dumpster fire because I guess I like clicky things and they're a big mood. (She's doing such amazing things with the whistles, very much appreciated.)
Folks keep asking how they can support me while I'm focused on whistles. I super appreciate it, but also I get very self-conscious. So if you REALLY WANT TO, you can support us at ko-fi.com/kitrocha but I'd rather you get something in return!
LIKE CRANKY CLICKERS?
thebrokencircle.etsy...
LIKE CRANKY CLICKERS?
thebrokencircle.etsy...
January 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Bree makes great stuff, I am a satisfied customer who does in fact own a clicky Nope as well as a clicky What the fuck? and a clicky dumpster fire because I guess I like clicky things and they're a big mood. (She's doing such amazing things with the whistles, very much appreciated.)
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Warren: "I know there are Republicans right now who are seeing what we're seeing in MN, and they know it's wrong. It's time to speak out. Silence is complicity. Grow a spine, show some backbone. Being 'disturbed' doesn't change anything and the ICE agents who are waving around loaded guns know it."
January 28, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Warren: "I know there are Republicans right now who are seeing what we're seeing in MN, and they know it's wrong. It's time to speak out. Silence is complicity. Grow a spine, show some backbone. Being 'disturbed' doesn't change anything and the ICE agents who are waving around loaded guns know it."
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For the amazing on-the-ground heroes in MN: it would be sooo valuable for you talk to media. We need to show that it’s just regular folks who are standing up for their neighbors.
If you would like media training to help you feel comfortable doing that, please hmu
If you would like media training to help you feel comfortable doing that, please hmu
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
For the amazing on-the-ground heroes in MN: it would be sooo valuable for you talk to media. We need to show that it’s just regular folks who are standing up for their neighbors.
If you would like media training to help you feel comfortable doing that, please hmu
If you would like media training to help you feel comfortable doing that, please hmu
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Any of these right wing jackasses should get the "shame" treatment forever as should anyone who worked for ICE or uh, well, it's a long list of people actually.
Here's the video. I've been following O'Keefe's creepy criminal bullshit since the dildo boat and this is very pleasant viewing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC8g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC8g...
SURROUNDED: O’Keefe & the OMG team under attack in Minneapolis.
YouTube video by O’Keefe Media Group
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Any of these right wing jackasses should get the "shame" treatment forever as should anyone who worked for ICE or uh, well, it's a long list of people actually.
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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'Hageman then gathered her folders, waved goodbye to the audience and exited the stage through a side door while people booed and one man shouted “coward” and “chickenshit.”'
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman - of WYOMING - was booed out of her town hall last night.
wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman - of WYOMING - was booed out of her town hall last night.
wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...
Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings - WyoFile
The congresswoman faced questions about the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, saying she'd have to see a completed investigation, drawing shouts and insults.
wyofile.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
'Hageman then gathered her folders, waved goodbye to the audience and exited the stage through a side door while people booed and one man shouted “coward” and “chickenshit.”'
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman - of WYOMING - was booed out of her town hall last night.
wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...
GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman - of WYOMING - was booed out of her town hall last night.
wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...