Stefan E. Jones
@stefanejones.bsky.social
Post-employed/Self-employed. Generation Jones. TTRPG author, maker, rocketeer, tech geek, political volunteer.
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Stefan E. Jones
@stefanejones.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Enough with the portentous Death of Democracy whinging.
Enough with filling out your Autocracy Bingo Cards.
Enough with mournfully quoting Hanna Arendt.
Get together, get active, organize, #MakeGoodTrouble, fundraise, lobby, litigate, protest and fight back.
Enough with filling out your Autocracy Bingo Cards.
Enough with mournfully quoting Hanna Arendt.
Get together, get active, organize, #MakeGoodTrouble, fundraise, lobby, litigate, protest and fight back.
Also a time where we might take time to suggest that we could:
* Write governor, secretary of state, and state legislators to make it illegal DHS interfere with election processes.
* Write your senators and rep to make that the law on the federal level.
What do you have to lose?
* Write governor, secretary of state, and state legislators to make it illegal DHS interfere with election processes.
* Write your senators and rep to make that the law on the federal level.
What do you have to lose?
Bluesky is that special place where someone will take time out from serialposting about how ICE can never defeat one mid sized midwesern city to post about how ICE is going to commandeer every voting booth in the US and all is lost
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Also a time where we might take time to suggest that we could:
* Write governor, secretary of state, and state legislators to make it illegal DHS interfere with election processes.
* Write your senators and rep to make that the law on the federal level.
What do you have to lose?
* Write governor, secretary of state, and state legislators to make it illegal DHS interfere with election processes.
* Write your senators and rep to make that the law on the federal level.
What do you have to lose?
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Tom Homan Demands ICE Agents Return Their Signing Bonuses to Him in Paper Bag
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Tom Homan Demands ICE Agents Return Their Signing Bonuses to Him in Paper Bag
The border czar instructed them to place $50,000 into a paper bag from the restaurant chain Cava.
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Tom Homan Demands ICE Agents Return Their Signing Bonuses to Him in Paper Bag
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
1/Mass movements have toppled authoritarian regimes more competent and scarier than the idiots in charge.
We should learn from and be inspired by them, rather than obsess over Nazi analogies. We have agency. We are not trapped in a historical narrative.
We have work to do, but we can win, damnit.
We should learn from and be inspired by them, rather than obsess over Nazi analogies. We have agency. We are not trapped in a historical narrative.
We have work to do, but we can win, damnit.
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
1/Mass movements have toppled authoritarian regimes more competent and scarier than the idiots in charge.
We should learn from and be inspired by them, rather than obsess over Nazi analogies. We have agency. We are not trapped in a historical narrative.
We have work to do, but we can win, damnit.
We should learn from and be inspired by them, rather than obsess over Nazi analogies. We have agency. We are not trapped in a historical narrative.
We have work to do, but we can win, damnit.
Bastards.
Shameless bastards.
Shameless bastards.
These 2 kids detained last week were brought back to MN today. But school officials say many others from the Columbia Heights district are missing. They're not sure if they're in ICE detention or have moved away with their families. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Conejo Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
www.mprnews.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Bastards.
Shameless bastards.
Shameless bastards.
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“But what do you want Democrats to do….”
I don’t know stuff like this?
I don’t know stuff like this?
NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“But what do you want Democrats to do….”
I don’t know stuff like this?
I don’t know stuff like this?
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“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
August 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
"Okay I get that," Meg whispered back, "but I've been angry for over a decade straight and my arteries are basically solid carbon fiber at this point. Do I ever get a freakin' break?"
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TOMORROW: Get trained on the tools you need to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
TOMORROW: Get trained on the tools you need to exercise your constitutional right to monitor ICE and other federal agencies as they terrorize our communities.
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Over 200,000 people joined last week’s ICE watch training. Let’s make this call even bigger: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Reposted by Stefan E. Jones
Big, tough Alpha male assaults a high school kid. Gets ass kicked.
GOD, I need a cigarette right now.
(And I don’t even smoke.)
GOD, I need a cigarette right now.
(And I don’t even smoke.)
AND he went to jail, bwahahahahahahahaha
cbsaustin.com/news/local/k...
cbsaustin.com/news/local/k...
Kyle man arrested after altercation with minors during student protest in Buda
The Buda Police Department has arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with a brawl involving minors during Monday's student protest in Buda.
cbsaustin.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Big, tough Alpha male assaults a high school kid. Gets ass kicked.
GOD, I need a cigarette right now.
(And I don’t even smoke.)
GOD, I need a cigarette right now.
(And I don’t even smoke.)
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“A full-grown adult on a young high school girl is a lot of power to overthrow, and so it took enough people around finally to get him off of her, and ultimately he went back into his truck and took off,” Becerra said.
There are more of us than there are of them.
There are more of us than there are of them.
Big, tough Alpha male assaults a high school kid. Gets ass kicked.
GOD, I need a cigarette right now.
(And I don’t even smoke.)
GOD, I need a cigarette right now.
(And I don’t even smoke.)
AND he went to jail, bwahahahahahahahaha
cbsaustin.com/news/local/k...
cbsaustin.com/news/local/k...
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“A full-grown adult on a young high school girl is a lot of power to overthrow, and so it took enough people around finally to get him off of her, and ultimately he went back into his truck and took off,” Becerra said.
There are more of us than there are of them.
There are more of us than there are of them.
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If you’re in a certain demographic, this is sad news/a loss of childhood memory
www.fooddive.com/news/coca-co...
www.fooddive.com/news/coca-co...
Minute Maid to discontinue frozen canned juices after 80 years
The Coca-Cola-owned brand is pivoting its focus to “products that better match” consumer demand.
www.fooddive.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If you’re in a certain demographic, this is sad news/a loss of childhood memory
www.fooddive.com/news/coca-co...
www.fooddive.com/news/coca-co...
Not mentioned:
You can mold the number of an ICE reporting hotline onto a whistle.
e.g., the whistles distributed by the county Democratic party have the number of the Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition on them.
You can mold the number of an ICE reporting hotline onto a whistle.
e.g., the whistles distributed by the county Democratic party have the number of the Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition on them.
So TL;DR, it costs us 1.5 cents per 3D printed whistle (approximately) in filament and electric costs, compared to about 6 for drop shipping; we're more nimble with a distributed network, and also, they can't just seize our whistles off the ship and stop the whole thing; and we pay less in shipping.
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Not mentioned:
You can mold the number of an ICE reporting hotline onto a whistle.
e.g., the whistles distributed by the county Democratic party have the number of the Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition on them.
You can mold the number of an ICE reporting hotline onto a whistle.
e.g., the whistles distributed by the county Democratic party have the number of the Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition on them.
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My actual policy positions are much farther left than the typical liberal but I do not describe myself as a leftist because most leftists could not organize a child’s birthday party and I would like to Do Things
February 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
My actual policy positions are much farther left than the typical liberal but I do not describe myself as a leftist because most leftists could not organize a child’s birthday party and I would like to Do Things
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These people are terrorists. Full stop.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
These people are terrorists. Full stop.
I watched the first episode of Wonder Man the other day.
Clues that we're in the MCU are subtle, right up to the last scene.
I like how they portray Simon as a good actor, and highly personable, who just lacks a little humility.
Clues that we're in the MCU are subtle, right up to the last scene.
I like how they portray Simon as a good actor, and highly personable, who just lacks a little humility.
February 4, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I watched the first episode of Wonder Man the other day.
Clues that we're in the MCU are subtle, right up to the last scene.
I like how they portray Simon as a good actor, and highly personable, who just lacks a little humility.
Clues that we're in the MCU are subtle, right up to the last scene.
I like how they portray Simon as a good actor, and highly personable, who just lacks a little humility.
Tomorrow would be fine as well.
An accident or medical catastrophe, in full view of the public.
The universe owes us something.
An accident or medical catastrophe, in full view of the public.
The universe owes us something.
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Tomorrow would be fine as well.
An accident or medical catastrophe, in full view of the public.
The universe owes us something.
An accident or medical catastrophe, in full view of the public.
The universe owes us something.
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I decided to put up a print of this just because it's so very silly
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I decided to put up a print of this just because it's so very silly
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That includes real accountability for abuses and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation. Anything less would be a failure to meet this moment. The public has done its part, and now Congress must do theirs.
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
act.indivisible.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
That includes real accountability for abuses and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation. Anything less would be a failure to meet this moment. The public has done its part, and now Congress must do theirs.
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This vote buys time, not solutions. The fight is now squarely on DHS and Republicans are on their back foot. Democrats have less than two weeks to press their advantage — they must hold the line and refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP.
House votes to end partial government shutdown, setting up contentious talks on ICE
The House has approved a spending bill to end a short-lived partial government shutdown. Now lawmakers will begin contentious negotiations over new guardrails for immigration enforcement.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
This vote buys time, not solutions. The fight is now squarely on DHS and Republicans are on their back foot. Democrats have less than two weeks to press their advantage — they must hold the line and refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP.
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"Tries to assault" High School kids.
Tp quote the Who, the kids are alright.
Tp quote the Who, the kids are alright.
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"Tries to assault" High School kids.
Tp quote the Who, the kids are alright.
Tp quote the Who, the kids are alright.
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These guys two months ago: ha ha I hope there's a civil war we'll make those LIBERAL BITCHES cry for mercy
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
Right-wing media figures are furious at activists for using whistles during ICE activity
Right-wing media figures are lashing out at community members in Minnesota for using whistles to alert others of federal immigration enforcement in the area, asserting that whistles should be “conside...
www.mediamatters.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
These guys two months ago: ha ha I hope there's a civil war we'll make those LIBERAL BITCHES cry for mercy
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
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The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
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Some useful suggestions from @wired.com on how to record ICE safely, including using a burner phone and blurring the faces of people around ICE to protect their identities.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Some useful suggestions from @wired.com on how to record ICE safely, including using a burner phone and blurring the faces of people around ICE to protect their identities.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.