SurlyManul
@surlymanul.bsky.social
just here checking in on the neverending shitshow
arts, crafts, music. fan of birds, plants, and interesting facts.
not a fan of fascism, white supremacy, or most of the other shit happening right now.
arts, crafts, music. fan of birds, plants, and interesting facts.
not a fan of fascism, white supremacy, or most of the other shit happening right now.
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SurlyManul
@surlymanul.bsky.social
· Oct 8
we should leave the flags at half mast and only raise them occasionally, when something super good happens
you've probably seen this already, but you should probably watch it again
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 AM
you've probably seen this already, but you should probably watch it again
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You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM
You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
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Last specific wishlist shout-out of the night! We have a new printer in our merry band of rogue witch avengers (I'm losing the metaphor a bit here) but anyway LOOK AT THIS SET-UP!
2k whistles a day are coming out of here which will help us fill massive requests.
You can help! linktr.ee/hanwiskan
2k whistles a day are coming out of here which will help us fill massive requests.
You can help! linktr.ee/hanwiskan
January 25, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Last specific wishlist shout-out of the night! We have a new printer in our merry band of rogue witch avengers (I'm losing the metaphor a bit here) but anyway LOOK AT THIS SET-UP!
2k whistles a day are coming out of here which will help us fill massive requests.
You can help! linktr.ee/hanwiskan
2k whistles a day are coming out of here which will help us fill massive requests.
You can help! linktr.ee/hanwiskan
hundreds of mothers and children are in a concentration camp in texas. right now.
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 AM
hundreds of mothers and children are in a concentration camp in texas. right now.
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Not one more dollar for ICE terror in our communities.
Democrats in the Senate must hold the line and STOP DHS's funding. Not one vote.
In the House, I call on my colleagues to move past statements & cosponsor my Melt ICE Act to cripple DHS’s enforcement & return dollars to our communities.
Democrats in the Senate must hold the line and STOP DHS's funding. Not one vote.
In the House, I call on my colleagues to move past statements & cosponsor my Melt ICE Act to cripple DHS’s enforcement & return dollars to our communities.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Not one more dollar for ICE terror in our communities.
Democrats in the Senate must hold the line and STOP DHS's funding. Not one vote.
In the House, I call on my colleagues to move past statements & cosponsor my Melt ICE Act to cripple DHS’s enforcement & return dollars to our communities.
Democrats in the Senate must hold the line and STOP DHS's funding. Not one vote.
In the House, I call on my colleagues to move past statements & cosponsor my Melt ICE Act to cripple DHS’s enforcement & return dollars to our communities.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
remember when it was a big fucking deal when saddam hussein gassed his own people?
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
remember when it was a big fucking deal when saddam hussein gassed his own people?
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Two days ago, 7 democrats voted to fund that execution
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Two days ago, 7 democrats voted to fund that execution
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BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
Opossums are friends
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Opossums are friends
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lol: that is, or in principle could be, amusing
actual lol: I have produced a sound, contrary to social convention
lmao: I appreciate the humor of the situation
actual lmao: nearby strangers are becoming concerned
rotfl: that is genuinely funny
actual rotfl: emergency services are already en route
actual lol: I have produced a sound, contrary to social convention
lmao: I appreciate the humor of the situation
actual lmao: nearby strangers are becoming concerned
rotfl: that is genuinely funny
actual rotfl: emergency services are already en route
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
lol: that is, or in principle could be, amusing
actual lol: I have produced a sound, contrary to social convention
lmao: I appreciate the humor of the situation
actual lmao: nearby strangers are becoming concerned
rotfl: that is genuinely funny
actual rotfl: emergency services are already en route
actual lol: I have produced a sound, contrary to social convention
lmao: I appreciate the humor of the situation
actual lmao: nearby strangers are becoming concerned
rotfl: that is genuinely funny
actual rotfl: emergency services are already en route
infinite reasons why i can't wait to be out of our national nightmare, but the triflingly pettiest one is that i want to have the proper laugh at THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER that it deserves
i can't wait to laugh at this fool when he can't hurt us anymore
i can't wait to laugh at this fool when he can't hurt us anymore
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 AM
infinite reasons why i can't wait to be out of our national nightmare, but the triflingly pettiest one is that i want to have the proper laugh at THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER that it deserves
i can't wait to laugh at this fool when he can't hurt us anymore
i can't wait to laugh at this fool when he can't hurt us anymore
PLEASE don't set Coalie on fire!! Put him back in the ground with his friends!
The Trump administration today announced a new government-backed fossil fuel industry mascot.
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
PLEASE don't set Coalie on fire!! Put him back in the ground with his friends!
these little tiny kids. we need to get them free and get them back. of course we need to get all the people that have been snatched by these demons freed, as soon as we can. but these little tiny kids, they are so fragile and easily traumatized for life. we need to get them back
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
these little tiny kids. we need to get them free and get them back. of course we need to get all the people that have been snatched by these demons freed, as soon as we can. but these little tiny kids, they are so fragile and easily traumatized for life. we need to get them back
me too
hey I like that we're all posting thru it but I also wanted to say, in case anybody else is feeling it, that I'm pretty scared and genuinely think that we've passed a real rubicon in the past week or so and that being at the mercy of a handful of dumbfuck lunatics really does a number on your soul.
January 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
me too
sure feels like somebody ought to do something about this
The Guardian had a rundown of Trump's late night Truth Social binge, which included "an AI generated visual of himself planting the US flag on Greenland."
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 20, 2026 at 12:59 PM
sure feels like somebody ought to do something about this
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quick someone award Jeffrey Epstein a Greatest Pedophile Ever medal and Trump will get so jealous he'll release the Epstein Files just to prove he deserves it more
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM
quick someone award Jeffrey Epstein a Greatest Pedophile Ever medal and Trump will get so jealous he'll release the Epstein Files just to prove he deserves it more
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
my deep and heartfelt wish is that my fellow white people start to understand that has been happening, and it's always been terrible, and it needs to stop, no matter who it happens to.
it's not justice, and it's also not just ICE
it's not justice, and it's also not just ICE
Unfortunately, this is the part where I remind people that Black 10th graders get beat up by cops every day.
This is the part where I remind people about modern civil asset forfeiture, where US police steal more value from people (mostly Black) than every form of theft other than wage theft.
This is the part where I remind people about modern civil asset forfeiture, where US police steal more value from people (mostly Black) than every form of theft other than wage theft.
It is in no way “law enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
my deep and heartfelt wish is that my fellow white people start to understand that has been happening, and it's always been terrible, and it needs to stop, no matter who it happens to.
it's not justice, and it's also not just ICE
it's not justice, and it's also not just ICE
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
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SPEAKING OF THE COLD!!!
Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days!
All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.
Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days!
All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.
Donate to Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!, organized by Emily Hilleren
Since late September, I’ve been organizing whistle kit assembly par… Emily Hilleren needs your support for Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!
www.gofundme.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
SPEAKING OF THE COLD!!!
Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days!
All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.
Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days!
All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.
this shit is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
this shit is bananas
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
B-A-N-A-N-A-S
hm is this precendented? feeling like it might not be very precedented
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 AM
hm is this precendented? feeling like it might not be very precedented
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do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao