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Jon Wong (黃智義) 🏳️‍🌈🧧
@thewongmann.bsky.social
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Social justice activist, foodie, avgeek, transit nerd. 📍DC 🏛️ ✈️ Frequently
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thewongmann.bsky.social
Always a pleasure to go to Rock Hard Trivia when I'm in NYC, even if I'm (almost) always in last place.

Also, @lighterfandango.bsky.social in his element
Chris hosting Rock Hard Trivia at Rockbar
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
thewongmann.bsky.social
No one is illegal on stolen land. Thank you Billie Eilish!
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social
He’s going to tear it down
February 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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vermontgmg.bsky.social
A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social HudsonRiverCroc @hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social · 1d
He’s going to tear it down
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
thewongmann.bsky.social
This was my heated rivalry
Picture of Coliver from How to Get Away with Murder
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
thewongmann.bsky.social
The MTA encouraging folks to do a circle jerk
MTA ad saying "Everyone needs to get a grip. Give everyone a chance to hold on to the pole"
February 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
thewongmann.bsky.social
To dispel the myth that NYC, esp Hells Kitchen, is just "a sea of bottoms" - the ratio of tops to bottoms at Vers underwear night was like 3:1. Even if you counted ALL vers as bottoms it was basically 1:1 (and I definitely saw a bit of versatility)
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 AM
thewongmann.bsky.social
Tell me five classes you took in college:

Orange County Politics

American Politics in Film

Going Out: Queer Nightlife

The Biology of Cooking

California History
doug.city Doug @doug.city · 3d
Tell me five classes you took in college:

History of New York City

The World of the Indian Ocean

War and the Military

Optics, Light, and Color

Weather and Climate
hyperlexic.bsky.social Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 3d
Tell me five classes you took in college:

History & Literature of the Old Testament

Stellar Structures & Evolution

Russian History I (up the the Romanovs)

Queer Literature

Linear Algebra
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 AM
thewongmann.bsky.social
IDK if this SoCal girlie is going to make it this weekend
Weather app showing a feels like temperature of -1 Fahrenheit in nyc
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 AM
thewongmann.bsky.social
Gym progress pic
Selfie of Jon in red briefs at a gym locker room
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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acbowen.bsky.social
San Diego installed bike lanes on a busy commercial street in North Park in 2021. Ridership jumped 67% the next year.

Now, 4 years later, bike and scooter trips on 30th Street have hit another record high. Foot traffic and business activity is also booming. www.kpbs.org/news/quality...
30th Street bike lanes in North Park saw record ridership in 2025
Bike and scooter trips on 30th Street have jumped 15% since the installation of protected bike lanes in 2021. Foot traffic and business activity also appear to be thriving.
www.kpbs.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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maustermuhle.bsky.social
Interesting: Per a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. (now up to 2,950 troops) cost $223 million from August-December, and will cost $55 million per month onwards. That means up to *$880 million* through the end of 2026.
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
thewongmann.bsky.social
Who needs to work out in the gym when you can shovel snow all week
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
naomikritzer.bsky.social Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 8d
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
@GuntherEagleman on Twitter says, "BREAKING: The "No-Go-Zone" in Minneapolis is getting fully stocked like a pop-up leftist supply depot, free hand warmers, winter gear, coffee, food, milk, you name it. This is PROFESSIONAL-grade logistics. Someone is BANKROLLING this autonomous zone.
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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mattcameron.bsky.social
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.

This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
thewongmann.bsky.social
Again not meeting the moment: clearly should be Abolish ICE. There should be no ICE in MN or anywhere
schumer.senate.gov Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 9d
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
"The federal government is killing people in the streets, so sports are canceled," is the point we have reached.
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — NBA postpones Warriors-Timberwolves game at the Target Center 'to prioritize the safety and security' of the community.
The National Basketball Association game scheduled for today between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center has been postponed.
January 24, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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jsweetli.bsky.social
Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.

Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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yrfatfriend.bsky.social
If the US can abolish USAID, we can sure as shit abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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jsweetli.bsky.social
BREAKING: An eyewitness told The Intercept that the victim of this morning’s fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis appeared to be one of several legal observers who mobilized this morning outside a donut shop.

theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
Man Feds Killed in Minneapolis Was an Observer, Eyewitness Says
The killing marked the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city in less than a month.
theintercept.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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ad-mastro.bsky.social
I felt like I was taking part in some kind of class-attitude arbitrage: being aware of and comfortable shopping at all these different stores meant I could get everything I needed. Thoughts on pre-storm shopping: thedeletedscenes.substack.com/p/supermarke...
Supermarkets, Panic Buying, And Class-Based Arbitrage?
My, and your, speculations on grocery stores pre-blizzard
thedeletedscenes.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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blakerocap.bsky.social
Predictably the Kavanaugh stops have turned into Kavanaugh abductions
smith.senate.gov Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 12d
A Minnesota high school student was nabbed by ICE agents as she was trying to pick up food for her family after work. She was violently dragged from her car and lost her shoes. So, barefoot in the middle of winter, she was put into the back of an unmarked car in a small town (Willmar).
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
thewongmann.bsky.social
2 straight women talking about Heated Rivalry next to me. (I know it's written by/for straight women even though the show is more gay given the gay director...but this show def has staying power)
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM