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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
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In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies.
I have translated some of the highlights
I have translated some of the highlights
the idea that we have to be respectful to something because it's meaningful too some people is ridiculous. pretty much anything can be meaningful to someone. the worst shit imaginable is meaningful to someone. why should i respect it just because you find it meaningful.
January 20, 2026 at 6:33 PM
the idea that we have to be respectful to something because it's meaningful too some people is ridiculous. pretty much anything can be meaningful to someone. the worst shit imaginable is meaningful to someone. why should i respect it just because you find it meaningful.
62% of democrats strongly supporting it is wild (in a good way)
*Another* new YouGov / Economist poll shows continuing mounting support for abolishing ICE:
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
45% support abolishing ICE
45% oppose abolishing ICE
Black voters in favor 60-20
Moderates in favor 45-41
Independents in favor 44-34
12% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE as well
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 PM
62% of democrats strongly supporting it is wild (in a good way)
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
excluding direct borrowings, syzygy is the the least english looking english word i've ever seen
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
excluding direct borrowings, syzygy is the the least english looking english word i've ever seen
ban ads that autoplay sound but also ban ads that autoplay videos. all ads should be still and quiet unless someone, for some reason, chooses to turn on the sound or video.
January 19, 2026 at 8:54 PM
ban ads that autoplay sound but also ban ads that autoplay videos. all ads should be still and quiet unless someone, for some reason, chooses to turn on the sound or video.
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Microsoft has spent north of $80 billion stuffing copilot into its many overlapping services and Outlook still gets a basic your/you’re correction wrong.
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Microsoft has spent north of $80 billion stuffing copilot into its many overlapping services and Outlook still gets a basic your/you’re correction wrong.
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
It’s almost as if the investment isn’t aimed at improving user experiences or something…
archive.ph/5PGuN link to read it for free
January 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM
archive.ph/5PGuN link to read it for free
fuck windows 7 bring back the netbook
January 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
fuck windows 7 bring back the netbook
when you talk to pro-prc people about taiwan it becomes obvious that their knowledge on taiwan is 30 years out of date. "taiwan is a fascist state!" taiwan has been more democratic than china for decades. "taiwan also claims that there's only one china!" they pretty much gave up on this idea in 1991
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
when you talk to pro-prc people about taiwan it becomes obvious that their knowledge on taiwan is 30 years out of date. "taiwan is a fascist state!" taiwan has been more democratic than china for decades. "taiwan also claims that there's only one china!" they pretty much gave up on this idea in 1991
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listen all of us collectively can force them to stop their behavior if we put our mind to it but this one demographic is probably the only demographic that actually has a chance of getting them to feel SHAME about their behavior and that, my good dads and granpops, is a powerful tool in your arsenal
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
listen all of us collectively can force them to stop their behavior if we put our mind to it but this one demographic is probably the only demographic that actually has a chance of getting them to feel SHAME about their behavior and that, my good dads and granpops, is a powerful tool in your arsenal
it took a while but i've finally managed to make a crossword. i don't know if it's good though.
January 18, 2026 at 1:11 AM
it took a while but i've finally managed to make a crossword. i don't know if it's good though.
the adult content label should actually tell you why it's been marked so i can know whether or not i want to click on it. without any description it's about as useful as when people leave a trigger warning with no elaboration.
the impact of bluesky automatically labelling everything as adult content is that when you see something correctly labelling something as adult content, your instinct is to ignore the label, and then turns out it was there for a reason and you didn't want to see it.
January 17, 2026 at 8:29 PM
the adult content label should actually tell you why it's been marked so i can know whether or not i want to click on it. without any description it's about as useful as when people leave a trigger warning with no elaboration.
the impact of bluesky automatically labelling everything as adult content is that when you see something correctly labelling something as adult content, your instinct is to ignore the label, and then turns out it was there for a reason and you didn't want to see it.
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
the impact of bluesky automatically labelling everything as adult content is that when you see something correctly labelling something as adult content, your instinct is to ignore the label, and then turns out it was there for a reason and you didn't want to see it.
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the worst part about the entire grok situation is elon musk explicitely endorses it all
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM
the worst part about the entire grok situation is elon musk explicitely endorses it all
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It is absolutely unacceptable to require that protesters forgo basic protective gear (like helmets) to protect against forces that have an absolutely constant and obscene track-record of brutalizing, maiming, and killing them.
Broadview is restricting the items people will be allowed to bring inside it’s designated protest area near the ICE facility — under threat of removal or arrest — ahead of a protest tomorrow, which the village said it expects to bring 2-5k people to Lexington and Beach Street.
January 17, 2026 at 1:39 AM
It is absolutely unacceptable to require that protesters forgo basic protective gear (like helmets) to protect against forces that have an absolutely constant and obscene track-record of brutalizing, maiming, and killing them.
the intro to horse outside but then it transitions to the mii channel music
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
the intro to horse outside but then it transitions to the mii channel music
listen. i'm not one of the people who think that north korea is actually a good country and those saying otherwise are just spreading western propaganda. but come on. it's a theme park. north koreans are not being held at gunpoint 24/7 sometimes they're just having fun.
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
listen. i'm not one of the people who think that north korea is actually a good country and those saying otherwise are just spreading western propaganda. but come on. it's a theme park. north koreans are not being held at gunpoint 24/7 sometimes they're just having fun.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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This is what I mean about the stupid af "dont' take the bait" and "be peaceful stay safe" rhetoric from Dems. This is what MN is up against, they'll just lie. And I'm sorry but wtf is someone supposed to do to "stay safe" when these fuckers are TEARGASSING BABIES.
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
This is what I mean about the stupid af "dont' take the bait" and "be peaceful stay safe" rhetoric from Dems. This is what MN is up against, they'll just lie. And I'm sorry but wtf is someone supposed to do to "stay safe" when these fuckers are TEARGASSING BABIES.
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If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.
there's really no excuse for playing audio through your speakers on public transport. you can buy a pair of wireless earphones for a tenner what is your problem.
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
there's really no excuse for playing audio through your speakers on public transport. you can buy a pair of wireless earphones for a tenner what is your problem.