Greg J.
@sindisil.bsky.social
Just doing my best to do my best.
Father, husband, handyman, programmer (lately Rust, but years of C, Java, and others), reader, gamer, music lover, and eternally amateur guitar player. Proud Minnesotan, born & bred.
he/him, but they/them is fine, too.
Father, husband, handyman, programmer (lately Rust, but years of C, Java, and others), reader, gamer, music lover, and eternally amateur guitar player. Proud Minnesotan, born & bred.
he/him, but they/them is fine, too.
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Call them instead. Emails mean nothing. Saw Representative Massie even mention that the only thing Congress pays atten. to are phone calls. They tally up every day what constituents call in about. They get 1,000 of emails of people complaining about their mail, so they don't tally emails - too many.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Call them instead. Emails mean nothing. Saw Representative Massie even mention that the only thing Congress pays atten. to are phone calls. They tally up every day what constituents call in about. They get 1,000 of emails of people complaining about their mail, so they don't tally emails - too many.
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Senator Rosen, Nevada, yelled on a progressive YouTube channel that she was against the original funding, then the next day she voted for the Bill. Don't trust these people until after their actual votes.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Senator Rosen, Nevada, yelled on a progressive YouTube channel that she was against the original funding, then the next day she voted for the Bill. Don't trust these people until after their actual votes.
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@crampell.bsky.social If Ds had effective comms strategy, they’d put that FEMA fact up front, as in “we hate to do this b/c we know ppl are suffering/snowed in/etc., & we have to in order to avoid having any more innocent Americans murdered (ok, killed if you want something ‘softer’) by DHS agents.”
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
@crampell.bsky.social If Ds had effective comms strategy, they’d put that FEMA fact up front, as in “we hate to do this b/c we know ppl are suffering/snowed in/etc., & we have to in order to avoid having any more innocent Americans murdered (ok, killed if you want something ‘softer’) by DHS agents.”
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"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."-Elie Wiesel
January 25, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."-Elie Wiesel
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They thought the cold could stop us marching? The cold can't even stop us grilling
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
They thought the cold could stop us marching? The cold can't even stop us grilling
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This is a @johnmoe.bsky.social appreciation post. ❤️
"Hi, everyone. I know things are hectic as heck right now, but please be sure to fill out your timesheets every Friday by 5 p.m. Central. I can’t pay you unless I know your hours. Please also try to be accurate."
I Am the Payroll Accountant for Professional Protestors in Minnesota, and I Am Swamped
“House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., slammed Minnesota state leaders after anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators disrupted a...
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January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This is a @johnmoe.bsky.social appreciation post. ❤️
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My experience with MSP marches so far is that they are dutiful. Most look like they’d rather be doing laundry. But someone has to do it.
Need less ‘the call to heroism has inspired me to be who i was always meant to be!” narratives and more “this fucking sucks and I don’t want to be here but someone has to do it and goddamnit it looks like that’s me” narratives imo.
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
My experience with MSP marches so far is that they are dutiful. Most look like they’d rather be doing laundry. But someone has to do it.
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Not even close to fresh anymore, she’s been in the Senate since 2007, just unremarkably. If beige was a senator.
She was pretty much ok when ok was all we needed, but we need more than that now!
She was pretty much ok when ok was all we needed, but we need more than that now!
January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Not even close to fresh anymore, she’s been in the Senate since 2007, just unremarkably. If beige was a senator.
She was pretty much ok when ok was all we needed, but we need more than that now!
She was pretty much ok when ok was all we needed, but we need more than that now!
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Answer the man!
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Answer the man!
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“Permit to carry holders, they’re allowed to carry in public," said Rob Doar, president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center. "There’s nothing inherently criminal about that activity. You also don’t have to choose between exercising your First Amendment rights or your Second Amendment rights.”
Gun owners advocate responds to discrepancy between shooting video, federal statements
“Permit to carry holders, they’re allowed to carry in public. ...There’s nothing inherently criminal about that activity. You also don’t have to choose between exercising your First Amendment rights o...
www.mprnews.org
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“Permit to carry holders, they’re allowed to carry in public," said Rob Doar, president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center. "There’s nothing inherently criminal about that activity. You also don’t have to choose between exercising your First Amendment rights or your Second Amendment rights.”
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that tie knot is the same width as his head
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
that tie knot is the same width as his head
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This piece by @jonrauch.bsky.social is very much worth reading. (Yes, I know, even if your reaction to the title is, "Gee, you don't say!") He lays out the case more carefully, clearly, and systematically than I have seen elsewhere.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This piece by @jonrauch.bsky.social is very much worth reading. (Yes, I know, even if your reaction to the title is, "Gee, you don't say!") He lays out the case more carefully, clearly, and systematically than I have seen elsewhere.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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In none of his appearances today did Bovino acknowledge that this was in any way regrettable or could have been prevented. Because he doesn't regret it, and he wants it to happen again. Terrorizing anyone who is trying to hold them accountable is their only play rn
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
In none of his appearances today did Bovino acknowledge that this was in any way regrettable or could have been prevented. Because he doesn't regret it, and he wants it to happen again. Terrorizing anyone who is trying to hold them accountable is their only play rn
I would say WTAF, but this is perfectly on brand for these people.
It's like moving a pedo priest to a different parish, but with killer Nazis.
It's like moving a pedo priest to a different parish, but with killer Nazis.
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 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I would say WTAF, but this is perfectly on brand for these people.
It's like moving a pedo priest to a different parish, but with killer Nazis.
It's like moving a pedo priest to a different parish, but with killer Nazis.
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thank you, chicago. this is what solidarity looks like. fascists be warned: don't mess with the midwest!
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
thank you, chicago. this is what solidarity looks like. fascists be warned: don't mess with the midwest!
Weak sauce is an understatement.
January 25, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Weak sauce is an understatement.
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Pretti was licensed to carry a gun in public when he was fatally shot by an immigration agent.
NRA, local gun rights advocates reject Trump officials blaming Alex Pretti for being armed
Pretti was licensed to carry a gun in public when he was fatally shot by an immigration agent.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Pretti was licensed to carry a gun in public when he was fatally shot by an immigration agent.
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DHS is claiming that they are under such a violent attack by a population when they are 290 times more violent than the population they are "policing"
January 25, 2026 at 6:07 PM
DHS is claiming that they are under such a violent attack by a population when they are 290 times more violent than the population they are "policing"
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Never forget and never forgive the people who did this, from the idiots who mocked us when we told them this would happen, to the monsters who are carrying it out. Make them carry that shame for the rest of their miserable lives. Make them pariahs. May they never enjoy a moment of peace.
January 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Never forget and never forgive the people who did this, from the idiots who mocked us when we told them this would happen, to the monsters who are carrying it out. Make them carry that shame for the rest of their miserable lives. Make them pariahs. May they never enjoy a moment of peace.
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
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It seems timely to re-re-up this crystal clear Nov. 2025 @lawfaremedia.org article explaining precisely when federal officers can and cannot be criminally prosecuted by state authorities. It's by @bgodar.bsky.social of Univ of Wisconsin
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/are-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/are-...
Are Federal Officials Immune From State Prosecution?
Contrary to recent assertions, federal officers do not have blanket immunity from criminal prosecutions brought by states.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It seems timely to re-re-up this crystal clear Nov. 2025 @lawfaremedia.org article explaining precisely when federal officers can and cannot be criminally prosecuted by state authorities. It's by @bgodar.bsky.social of Univ of Wisconsin
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/are-...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/are-...
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Open letter from more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies | Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
www.mnchamber.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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The violence and chaos from the federal government that has the Twin Cities under siege is an effort, it seems, to trigger the legal ability to neutralize the Constitution nationally.
The only thing holding it off is Minnesotans adamantly refusing to step over the line.
The only thing holding it off is Minnesotans adamantly refusing to step over the line.
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The violence and chaos from the federal government that has the Twin Cities under siege is an effort, it seems, to trigger the legal ability to neutralize the Constitution nationally.
The only thing holding it off is Minnesotans adamantly refusing to step over the line.
The only thing holding it off is Minnesotans adamantly refusing to step over the line.