bjmacke
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Third party risk day job, roller derby jobs the rest of the time. Chances are that I'm fact checking or researching some obscure point right now. Home is Minneapolis. He/him
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New MN state motto: "If you saw something, no you didn't."
How strong is my impulse to not tell on my neighbors is, as we descend deeper into a fascist police state? I just passed a guy eating a snack cake in a grocery store aisle. I just kept walking, didn't alert authorities, didn't negotiate with Tom Homan at all.
February 11, 2026 at 1:48 AM
New MN state motto: "If you saw something, no you didn't."
OK, did not expect there'd be this many options when the idea came up earlier in the season. Pretty cool how big this got in such a short amount of time.
Date night doesn’t have to be boring. Make it memorable during our next bout!
Purchase a $5 flower during Love in the Time of Derby to enter our date night raffle!
You could win a cabin getaway for two, a mini-photoshoot, a one-month gym membership, or dinner and tickets for our championship bout!
Purchase a $5 flower during Love in the Time of Derby to enter our date night raffle!
You could win a cabin getaway for two, a mini-photoshoot, a one-month gym membership, or dinner and tickets for our championship bout!
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
OK, did not expect there'd be this many options when the idea came up earlier in the season. Pretty cool how big this got in such a short amount of time.
This is not a photo from Minnesota. Even if there is photographic proof that Minnesotans are doing what's described in the original post; the image is not from Minnesota.
February 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is not a photo from Minnesota. Even if there is photographic proof that Minnesotans are doing what's described in the original post; the image is not from Minnesota.
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In one of our signal chats, a neighbor calls these “fuckaroundabouts”
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border cza...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
In one of our signal chats, a neighbor calls these “fuckaroundabouts”
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Since this keeps getting shared:
1. It was issued almost a full month ago (1/13/26) and just taking effect now.
2. A "covered transaction" for this order is one where the recipient or their bank is outside the US.
This is not about "paid protestors"; it's about allegations of Somali daycare fraud.
1. It was issued almost a full month ago (1/13/26) and just taking effect now.
2. A "covered transaction" for this order is one where the recipient or their bank is outside the US.
This is not about "paid protestors"; it's about allegations of Somali daycare fraud.
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Since this keeps getting shared:
1. It was issued almost a full month ago (1/13/26) and just taking effect now.
2. A "covered transaction" for this order is one where the recipient or their bank is outside the US.
This is not about "paid protestors"; it's about allegations of Somali daycare fraud.
1. It was issued almost a full month ago (1/13/26) and just taking effect now.
2. A "covered transaction" for this order is one where the recipient or their bank is outside the US.
This is not about "paid protestors"; it's about allegations of Somali daycare fraud.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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📻 Tune into this week’s show, featuring: @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social, @eliothiggins.bsky.social on-the-media.visitlink.me/16Iibw
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 AM
📻 Tune into this week’s show, featuring: @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social, @eliothiggins.bsky.social on-the-media.visitlink.me/16Iibw
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For anyone interested in digging through the new Epstein Files release our Discord community are going through the files at the moment
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
For anyone interested in digging through the new Epstein Files release our Discord community are going through the files at the moment
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
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Hey, this was not this morning. This was Saturday morning, same day that Alex Pretti was killed, about a block away.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Hey, this was not this morning. This was Saturday morning, same day that Alex Pretti was killed, about a block away.
A helpful guide about DHS's arsenal of "less-lethal" equipment you're seeing in Minnesota.
Pepperball guns, tasers and tear gas are among the weapons recently deployed against protesters in the US. In a new guide, @easybakeovensz.bsky.social details some of the “less-lethal” equipment federal agents have carried during the current immigration raids. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
Guide: The ‘Less-Lethal’ Weapons Used by the DHS
Tear gas and PepperBall guns are among the weapons ICE and Border Patrol agents have been seen with at nationwide raids and protests related to immigration.
www.bellingcat.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A helpful guide about DHS's arsenal of "less-lethal" equipment you're seeing in Minnesota.
This ended up being a total of 765lbs of donations in one night. Minnesotans know our community needs help and are turning out and showing up and doing what we need right now.
Thank you, everyone, for bringing hope.
Thank you, everyone, for bringing hope.
We are incredibly thankful for our community!
Thanks to you, we were able to donate roughly 700lbs of food and supplies to the Keystone Community Services in Saint Paul!
While this is an amazing contribution, the Twin Cities still need our help.
Thanks to you, we were able to donate roughly 700lbs of food and supplies to the Keystone Community Services in Saint Paul!
While this is an amazing contribution, the Twin Cities still need our help.
January 22, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This ended up being a total of 765lbs of donations in one night. Minnesotans know our community needs help and are turning out and showing up and doing what we need right now.
Thank you, everyone, for bringing hope.
Thank you, everyone, for bringing hope.
In case you've always wondered why 'milquetoast' has such a funny spelling, it's from a fictional character whose name is modified from the dish 'milk toast'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_...
Caspar Milquetoast - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In case you've always wondered why 'milquetoast' has such a funny spelling, it's from a fictional character whose name is modified from the dish 'milk toast'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_...
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Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
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MNRD stands with the people of the Twin Cities, and communities across the state and nation.
No one is illegal on stolen land.
Immigrants are what make Minnesota, Minnesota.
You belong here.
No one is illegal on stolen land.
Immigrants are what make Minnesota, Minnesota.
You belong here.
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
MNRD stands with the people of the Twin Cities, and communities across the state and nation.
No one is illegal on stolen land.
Immigrants are what make Minnesota, Minnesota.
You belong here.
No one is illegal on stolen land.
Immigrants are what make Minnesota, Minnesota.
You belong here.
The timing for this shot is incredible.
Two ICE flights (with 127 and 47 deportees loaded) at MSP today, along with a USCG C-130 that brought in more DHS personnel from Louisiana, and the Air Force C-40 that brought in the congressional delegation that was denied access to visit the ICE detention facility at Whipple.
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The timing for this shot is incredible.
Quick reminder that BORTAC is the Border Patrol Tactical Unit of Customs and Border Patrol. These are CPB officers operating outside the 100-mile border zone.
www.cbp.gov/sites/defaul...
www.cbp.gov/sites/defaul...
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Quick reminder that BORTAC is the Border Patrol Tactical Unit of Customs and Border Patrol. These are CPB officers operating outside the 100-mile border zone.
www.cbp.gov/sites/defaul...
www.cbp.gov/sites/defaul...
A more top-down view of what happened today in Minneapolis.
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A more top-down view of what happened today in Minneapolis.
Writing headlines is a dying art
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Writing headlines is a dying art
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Got some time to learn something? Listen in to our 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' podcast. We hosted many interesting conversations with experts this year from tracking suspicious ships, to chasing art thieves, and to monitoring the impact of war. Find the topic for you here: rss.com/podcasts/bel...
Stage Talks with Bellingcat | Podcast on RSS.com
Join Bellingcat and a live audience in our discord server, where every two weeks we host discussions with leading voices within open source research and investigations. Be part of the audience at the ...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Got some time to learn something? Listen in to our 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' podcast. We hosted many interesting conversations with experts this year from tracking suspicious ships, to chasing art thieves, and to monitoring the impact of war. Find the topic for you here: rss.com/podcasts/bel...
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“Merriam-Webster clearly has a pro-dictionary bias that’s preventing it from considering all words equally,” lexicographer Alison Nielsen wrote in a widely shared social media post that lambasted the Merriam-Webster editorial team
Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After ‘Dictionary’ Named Word Of The Year
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Facing intense backlash and scrutiny from critics who say the reference book publisher had failed to take all words into consideration, Merriam-Webster was accused of bias Monday after...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Merriam-Webster clearly has a pro-dictionary bias that’s preventing it from considering all words equally,” lexicographer Alison Nielsen wrote in a widely shared social media post that lambasted the Merriam-Webster editorial team
Oh, yeah, we're just a few years away from a full semantic web.
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Oh, yeah, we're just a few years away from a full semantic web.
Being open to learn new things can mean hearing a phrase on a radio show, googling it, and realizing there's a part of the world you never could have imagine existed until that moment.
www.google.com/search?q=%22...
www.google.com/search?q=%22...
Google Search
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November 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Being open to learn new things can mean hearing a phrase on a radio show, googling it, and realizing there's a part of the world you never could have imagine existed until that moment.
www.google.com/search?q=%22...
www.google.com/search?q=%22...
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NYT columnist @jamellebouie.net unpacks the unprecedented Quantico meeting and why studying history is more important than ever. Plus, a defense of name-calling. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
October 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NYT columnist @jamellebouie.net unpacks the unprecedented Quantico meeting and why studying history is more important than ever. Plus, a defense of name-calling. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
A recent update to a question I've asked over the last decade:
If an AI Chatbot told you that a wild mushroom is safe to eat, would you eat it?
If an AI Chatbot told you that a wild mushroom is safe to eat, would you eat it?
September 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A recent update to a question I've asked over the last decade:
If an AI Chatbot told you that a wild mushroom is safe to eat, would you eat it?
If an AI Chatbot told you that a wild mushroom is safe to eat, would you eat it?
TIL that A Bar of Their Own was one of the first ten bars in the country to focus exclusively on women's sports.
Today on “The Intelligence”: the consulting challenges ahead for McKinsey, airlines’ favourite new pricing trick and the rise of the women’s-sports bar
Consultant management: McKinsey loses its shine
Also on the daily podcast: airlines’ favourite new pricing trick and the rise of the women’s-sports bar
econ.st
August 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
TIL that A Bar of Their Own was one of the first ten bars in the country to focus exclusively on women's sports.