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Emilia Schatz
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Principal Game Designer at Naughty Dog. Tools dev, Accessibility! Level design hotshot and mom. Mandolinist. she/her 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻
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lespreuh.bsky.social
City builder
January 31, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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andrewkarre.bsky.social
🧵The Whipple Building in south Minneapolis is a torture facility.

If this occupation is ever over and if we are restored to our rights, the state of Minnesota must reclaim the land, raze that building, and erect a monument and museum to memorialize this war against Minnesota and its people. 1/4
Screenshot of Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper article. Text: No humanity: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple federal building Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can't visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says "all detainees receive full due process." Packed 'shoulder to shoulder' After the young Muslim woman spent nearly 24 hours locked in the bathroom with the three men, agents moved her to a different locked bathroom in the building's base-ment, she said. When she had her period, agents told her to use toilet paper. When she felt dizzy and vomited twice, agents did not grant her request for medical care. When they gave her a sandwich, she didn't eat it, fearing it contained pork. After her release, the Star Tribune visited the young Muslim woman at the sparsely decorated apartment where she lives with her mother. She recounted how federal agents tailed her after she dropped her mother off at work in mid-January. Afraid to drive home, she parked in a busy area, she said. Two agents knocked on her window, asked for identification and detained her. While the Star Tribune was unable to independently verify some details of her detainment, much of her account about conditions at Whipple is consistent with descriptions from other interviews and court filings. Many detainees requested anonymity, fearing retribution. Separate cells for citizens U.S. citizens, many detained while protesting, said they were kept separate from and treated differently than immigrants. Will Vermie said he landed in Whipple on Jan. 13 after observing the detainment of two young men across his south Minneapolis street. Agents started pushing observers, telling them to get off the sidewalk, he said. An agent grabbed Vermie's arms, and the two lost their balance and fell to a heap. Four agents handcuffed Vermie and tossed him in an SUV. For 8 hours at Whipple, the 39-year-old U.S. Army veteran said he stayed in a small cell for citizens. Seven more U.S. citizens were brought in. Some were bleeding, and told im they had been roughed up in detainment. They were given water but no food, he said, except when a guard brought fruit snacks to one man with low blood sugar. Lawyers were given access only after providing the full name of a detainee, he said. So Vermie memorized the names of four detainees. When he was released without charges at 6 p.m., he gave those names to an attorney outside.
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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theonion.com
“Doctors won’t tell you this, but you don’t need medication for a tapeworm—all you need is the natural power of friction,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said as he dropped to the floor, lifted his legs high, and dragged his ass along the White House carpet during a press conference.
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet
WASHINGTON—In an address touting the practice as a completely drug-free method to relieve the common affliction, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demonstrated Thursday how ...
theonion.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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johndrake.bsky.social
Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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troubledminnesotan.bsky.social
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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timobrien.bsky.social
Witnesses say a man was shot by a federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning. The Minnesota Star Tribune is on the scene:
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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bluegal.bsky.social
I am a 60-something mother of three college-educated, Sunday School-raised children. On Monday I will start a new “cubicle job” **just to have health insurance.**

I lost my affordable insurance entirely because of JD Vance’s political party.

The Vice President can fuck alllll the way off.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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lizzieohreally.bsky.social
genuinely stunning image
Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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wrigleyfield.bsky.social
Outside the first of two Targets we occupied today, because Target is complicit with ICE.

Solidarity from New York City, Minnesota!

#IceOutofMN #IceOutForGood
25 people holding "target is complicit" signs outside Target, with a very large Target dog logo visible in the background A poster saying "target is complicit" with a picture of Bovino and other ICE goons marching through Target like the dipshits they are
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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minnmax.com
ICE OUT! You shared the post 7,529 times in 1 hour, here's MinnMax's donation to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. bit.ly/minnmaxgives

Please share THIS post and share in the generosity of helping provide free legal representation to immigrants in Minnesota!

DONATE HERE - bit.ly/minnmaxgives
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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clancyny.bsky.social
MSP airport. Clergy risking risking arrest and a huge gathering of protesters. The song is, “Down to the River to Pray.”
As I went down in the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the starry crown Good Lord, show me the way! O sisters let's go down Let's go down, come on down O sisters let's go down Down in the river to pray
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
thegreatbluebit.bsky.social
I contributed to the Kickstarter for this and it’s finally come out! Excited to play.

store.steampowered.com/app/1996390/...
Save 20% on Escape from Ever After on Steam
Fight against capitalism in this satirical adventure RPG! When a greedy megacorp from the real world starts taking over fairytales for their cheap labor, a newly-hired storybook hero must climb the co...
store.steampowered.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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makeitsnow.bsky.social
aerial view of the white house, tagged with several red, black and white markers as seen in the image of drake’s home accompanying ‘they’re not like us’
January 23, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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abigailnussbaum.bsky.social
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
marykmac.bsky.social marykmac.bsky.social @marykmac.bsky.social · Nov 25
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
Picture of two pens. The first is an ordinary ballpoint pen, with the caption “how work feels doing it alone”. The second is a picture of one of those novelty pens with ten colours that you had when you were thirteen, with the caption, “how work feels worh an AI employee”. At their bottom it says “hire an AI employee for $0.97/day”.
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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zellyn.bsky.social
water temple
phxomg.bsky.social nonspecific winter phoenix. @phxomg.bsky.social · 19d
Where would you even wear these
Shoes made to look like mossy rocks
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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esqueer.net
The New York Times decided to put on a hotdog suit again this morning.
Alt text: Photo of a teenager with short dark hair sitting on grass outdoors, talking with two other people whose legs are visible in the foreground. Overlaid text reads: “Remaking America. In Colorado, the Options for Ari, a Transgender Teen, Begin to Disappear.” Below, smaller text explains that the Trump administration has used pressure tactics to try to end treatments for minors, even in states that want to keep them, with bylines and date Jan. 19, 2026.
January 20, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy
Frodo: I wish so much unbelievably stupid shit had not happened in my time Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times. This is all exceptionally stupid, though
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
thegreatbluebit.bsky.social
Felt so accomplished for going to bed “extra early” last night. I feel like a whole new and much more functional person!

Then I did the math - actually just got 8 hours of sleep, and I should be doing that every night…
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
thegreatbluebit.bsky.social
Once the Pentagon gets Grok installed they’ll be able to ask it what “perfidy” means.
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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juddlegum.bsky.social
REMINDER: The Trump administration was required by law to release all the Epstein files by December 19 and still has not released 99% of the files
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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emrazz.bsky.social
Today, the US President claimed to The NYT that the only limits that exist on his power, in domestic or international matters, are “his own morality.”

Where are the elected Democrats?

Articles of Impeachment. EVERY. DAY.

Rallies. EVERY. DAY.

Mourning. EVERY. DAY.

Fucking SAY SOMETHING.
January 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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wired.com
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · 29d
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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popagenda.co
did you know that @eteogreg.bsky.social and company's new studio is helping put out thoughtful games crit ON TOP of working on a cool secret new game?

IT'S TRUE!

Words about video games, check em out!
eteogames.bsky.social Eteo Games @eteogames.bsky.social · Jan 7
"It is the purpose of winter and what it represents that is missing from the later Harvest Moon games, and many farming life sim games in general."

Catch up on the latest Archetypes article here: vist.ly/4kwgp
January 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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scottjshapiro.bsky.social
Feels like things are getting exponentially crazier
dbernstein.bsky.social David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · Jan 7
??? Apparently Venezuela oil revenues will go into “offshore accounts” outside of the US Treasury, PBS reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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pdtoler.bsky.social
When women vanish from history, it’s rarely because they weren’t there. More often, their work was ignored or erased. Recovering women’s history means reading sideways, piecing fragments, and asking: whose voices were recorded—and whose were silenced? 🗃️
Do you have someone we all need to know about?
January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM