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If my opinions differ from yours assume I'm being sarcastic.
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@thegreer.bsky.social
· Jan 7
I am very much not an expert, but this seems good?
Also it seems like the best message NATO leaders could send to deter Trump is “If you do this, we will kill you, specifically.” He doesn’t care about anything else. (Although I’m also not sure he fully believes he can die.)
Also it seems like the best message NATO leaders could send to deter Trump is “If you do this, we will kill you, specifically.” He doesn’t care about anything else. (Although I’m also not sure he fully believes he can die.)
European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland
Allies including France and Germany are working closely on a plan on how to respond should the United States act on its threat to take over Greenland, as Europe seeks to address U.S. President Donald ...
www.reuters.com
I think Europe needs to make it clear that any attempts by the US to seize Greenland (by force or other means) would result in immediate sanctions against Trump and US officials (barring them from entering or doing business in Europe) and suspension of all visa-free travel agreements for Americans.
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reading the US State Department travel advisories to Burma and struck by how many of the factors cited in the "Do Not Travel" rating apply to Minnesota, USA
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
reading the US State Department travel advisories to Burma and struck by how many of the factors cited in the "Do Not Travel" rating apply to Minnesota, USA
Saying "the word" will obviously not tank Trump. Perhaps there was a moment it would have, but that's long past.
But you must ask him about the video. And continue pressing him until he loses his temper. It might not change anything now, but it'll be a quote we want for history's sake.
But you must ask him about the video. And continue pressing him until he loses his temper. It might not change anything now, but it'll be a quote we want for history's sake.
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Saying "the word" will obviously not tank Trump. Perhaps there was a moment it would have, but that's long past.
But you must ask him about the video. And continue pressing him until he loses his temper. It might not change anything now, but it'll be a quote we want for history's sake.
But you must ask him about the video. And continue pressing him until he loses his temper. It might not change anything now, but it'll be a quote we want for history's sake.
Arcade Hire
Was this very mid-2000s emo person press-ganged into ICE servitude?
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Arcade Hire
A continuation of the story?
BG3 was tied up with a fucking bow.
Like, depending on player choices, *some* characters could move on to further adventures, but totally independent from their BG3 narrative.
And, at that point, it's just an original Forgotten Realms story with cameos. So make that.
BG3 was tied up with a fucking bow.
Like, depending on player choices, *some* characters could move on to further adventures, but totally independent from their BG3 narrative.
And, at that point, it's just an original Forgotten Realms story with cameos. So make that.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is set for its own TV series on HBO!
It will be a continuation of the story from the Baldur's Gate 3 game and will be helmed by The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin. https://bit.ly/4r2FWxm
It will be a continuation of the story from the Baldur's Gate 3 game and will be helmed by The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin. https://bit.ly/4r2FWxm
February 6, 2026 at 2:44 AM
A continuation of the story?
BG3 was tied up with a fucking bow.
Like, depending on player choices, *some* characters could move on to further adventures, but totally independent from their BG3 narrative.
And, at that point, it's just an original Forgotten Realms story with cameos. So make that.
BG3 was tied up with a fucking bow.
Like, depending on player choices, *some* characters could move on to further adventures, but totally independent from their BG3 narrative.
And, at that point, it's just an original Forgotten Realms story with cameos. So make that.
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Personally, my favorite way to make raw milk safe is to heat it to 161°F for at least 15 seconds and then rapidly cool it to 39°F.
In fact, I have found outside vendors who are willing to milk the cows, perform this heating/cooling process, bottle it, and deliver it to stores near me.
In fact, I have found outside vendors who are willing to milk the cows, perform this heating/cooling process, bottle it, and deliver it to stores near me.
February 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Personally, my favorite way to make raw milk safe is to heat it to 161°F for at least 15 seconds and then rapidly cool it to 39°F.
In fact, I have found outside vendors who are willing to milk the cows, perform this heating/cooling process, bottle it, and deliver it to stores near me.
In fact, I have found outside vendors who are willing to milk the cows, perform this heating/cooling process, bottle it, and deliver it to stores near me.
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The fact that *not one* person in Harris' camp can explain why they shouldn't launch their fucking media operation on the Substack platform is... probably all you need to know about that endeavor.
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The fact that *not one* person in Harris' camp can explain why they shouldn't launch their fucking media operation on the Substack platform is... probably all you need to know about that endeavor.
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The only response here is a motion to enjoin the whole operation
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
Flooding the zone with shit, but for the legal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The only response here is a motion to enjoin the whole operation
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
If the government's position is "I'm sorry your honor but we don't be the capacity to both respect constitutional rights and conduct the operation as it is currently being conducted" the answer is "then you must stop the operation"
If you're a citizen and ICE detains you for Reasons until the polls close, you've been disenfranchised.
If ICE presence at your polling place causes delays forcing you to leave without voting because you have other obligations, you've been disenfranchised.
If ICE presence at your polling place causes delays forcing you to leave without voting because you have other obligations, you've been disenfranchised.
Q: Bannon recently said 'we're gonna have ICE surround the polls come November.' Is that something the president is considering?
LEAVITT: I can't guarantee an ICE agent won't be around a polling location, but what I can tell you is I haven't heard the president discuss any formal plans
LEAVITT: I can't guarantee an ICE agent won't be around a polling location, but what I can tell you is I haven't heard the president discuss any formal plans
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
If you're a citizen and ICE detains you for Reasons until the polls close, you've been disenfranchised.
If ICE presence at your polling place causes delays forcing you to leave without voting because you have other obligations, you've been disenfranchised.
If ICE presence at your polling place causes delays forcing you to leave without voting because you have other obligations, you've been disenfranchised.
@infinitescream.bsky.social a hand, please?
A Dry, Warm January Leaves the West With the Worst Snowpack in Decades
www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
@infinitescream.bsky.social a hand, please?
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1. What I'm about to post is going to sound egotistical - because it is - but it has a point, so please go with it for moment:
I've learned over time that, at least in my own communities, I can no longer rely on how people approach and treat me as an indicator of their own personality.
I've learned over time that, at least in my own communities, I can no longer rely on how people approach and treat me as an indicator of their own personality.
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
1. What I'm about to post is going to sound egotistical - because it is - but it has a point, so please go with it for moment:
I've learned over time that, at least in my own communities, I can no longer rely on how people approach and treat me as an indicator of their own personality.
I've learned over time that, at least in my own communities, I can no longer rely on how people approach and treat me as an indicator of their own personality.
What if instead of enjoying music, you enjoyed being told what music* to like?
guys. the kid rock performance is uh. well it’s exactly what you’d expect
February 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
What if instead of enjoying music, you enjoyed being told what music* to like?
On the one hand, I think this is true and, by itself, would be a decent outcome.
But on the other, it looks like another case of Congressional Dems fighting smart legislative fights* at the expense of smart political fights.
Which I strongly believe is the wrong choice in this moment.
But on the other, it looks like another case of Congressional Dems fighting smart legislative fights* at the expense of smart political fights.
Which I strongly believe is the wrong choice in this moment.
Forcing DHS to live off BBB funding indefinitely is an acceptable outcome if Republicans won’t codify existing law to rein in the barbarity
As I was saying,
*THUNE: NOT WORTH ENGAGING DEMOCRATS ON CURRENT DHS DEMAND LIST
*THUNE: NOT WORTH ENGAGING DEMOCRATS ON CURRENT DHS DEMAND LIST
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
On the one hand, I think this is true and, by itself, would be a decent outcome.
But on the other, it looks like another case of Congressional Dems fighting smart legislative fights* at the expense of smart political fights.
Which I strongly believe is the wrong choice in this moment.
But on the other, it looks like another case of Congressional Dems fighting smart legislative fights* at the expense of smart political fights.
Which I strongly believe is the wrong choice in this moment.
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Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
I understand reporters' reluctance to "be the news," but if you have a legitimate question that will cause the President to abruptly end the interview and leave in a huff, *that is incredibly newsworthy and you must ask that question*.
NBC News's Tom Llamas did an hour-long interview with Trump filled with softballs & filled with Trump lies that he didn't challenge.
Worst of all, he did not ask 1 single question to Trump about the Epstein files & the 38,000 references to Trump.
Our mainstream media is broken. Subscribe to Zeteo.
Worst of all, he did not ask 1 single question to Trump about the Epstein files & the 38,000 references to Trump.
Our mainstream media is broken. Subscribe to Zeteo.
Read the extended transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Tom Llamas
Trump spoke about immigration, the Fed, artificial intelligence, the economy and more in the February 2026 interview.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I understand reporters' reluctance to "be the news," but if you have a legitimate question that will cause the President to abruptly end the interview and leave in a huff, *that is incredibly newsworthy and you must ask that question*.
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People need to understand what is really happening out there every day we don't put the brakes on the whole operation. "But ICE will still be funded if they shut down" Yes exactly and Americans would see what the administration spends money on while you can't afford groceries or healthcare.
The comms rep just had no ability to comprehend that AI takes in the information that already exists in the world and repackages it. Our reporting had yet to be published and therefore wasn't out in the world hadn't been ingested by any chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
And they just... believed the chatbot.
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
People need to understand what is really happening out there every day we don't put the brakes on the whole operation. "But ICE will still be funded if they shut down" Yes exactly and Americans would see what the administration spends money on while you can't afford groceries or healthcare.
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Timberborn 1.0 Release Date & Lore Trailer
YouTube video by Timberborn
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February 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Not that the Pope is beyond criticism, but it's kind of weird coming from Speaker Mike Johnson, a Protestant who explicitly does not recognize the spiritual authority of the Pope, and JD Vance, who as an adult Catholic convert explicitly chose to recognize the spiritual authority of the Pope.
February 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Not that the Pope is beyond criticism, but it's kind of weird coming from Speaker Mike Johnson, a Protestant who explicitly does not recognize the spiritual authority of the Pope, and JD Vance, who as an adult Catholic convert explicitly chose to recognize the spiritual authority of the Pope.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I sometimes wonder if--for these monsters--the time they had at their peak was worth the downfall.
But then I remember how stunted they are. They never imagine a trade-off or a "fair" price to pay. They only enjoy getting away with it, in the moment.
I hope the suffering is truly exquisite.
But then I remember how stunted they are. They never imagine a trade-off or a "fair" price to pay. They only enjoy getting away with it, in the moment.
I hope the suffering is truly exquisite.
excerpt from the keynote speech at the annual Rape Traffickers Convention
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I sometimes wonder if--for these monsters--the time they had at their peak was worth the downfall.
But then I remember how stunted they are. They never imagine a trade-off or a "fair" price to pay. They only enjoy getting away with it, in the moment.
I hope the suffering is truly exquisite.
But then I remember how stunted they are. They never imagine a trade-off or a "fair" price to pay. They only enjoy getting away with it, in the moment.
I hope the suffering is truly exquisite.
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Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
You really don't have to defend unrepentant assholes.
But what I truly can't understand is people who will use their personal credibility and story of, "I have at times been an asshole, but I recognize it, and work hard to be better," to excuse people who have zero interest in making amends.
But what I truly can't understand is people who will use their personal credibility and story of, "I have at times been an asshole, but I recognize it, and work hard to be better," to excuse people who have zero interest in making amends.
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
You really don't have to defend unrepentant assholes.
But what I truly can't understand is people who will use their personal credibility and story of, "I have at times been an asshole, but I recognize it, and work hard to be better," to excuse people who have zero interest in making amends.
But what I truly can't understand is people who will use their personal credibility and story of, "I have at times been an asshole, but I recognize it, and work hard to be better," to excuse people who have zero interest in making amends.
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1/7 - The New START treaty - last remaining nuclear arms limitation treaty - expired today. Russia and the United States have so far failed to prepare a replacement treaty. At best, the two may agree voluntarily not to exceed the limits for a while.
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
1/7 - The New START treaty - last remaining nuclear arms limitation treaty - expired today. Russia and the United States have so far failed to prepare a replacement treaty. At best, the two may agree voluntarily not to exceed the limits for a while.
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Updates on the intersection of ICE-related violence and disability, February 2026. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2026/02/03/i...
ICE and Disability (February) - Disability Rights Watch
Good news: Black Deaf Minnesota man Ike Muringai, who was taken by ICE last month, has been released from custody and is home with his fiancee. Anthony Paredes, a Latino and Chicano deaf high schooler...
www.disability-rights-watch.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Updates on the intersection of ICE-related violence and disability, February 2026. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2026/02/03/i...