James
@tlbjames.bsky.social
🏳️🌈Science-literate gay Gen-X misanthrope married to @TLBTim.bsky.social. Grizzled copy editor, proud dogfather, rude grammarian, self-pub'd queer SFF/horror author, podcaster since 8/10/06 (@TrashSprinkles.bsky.social), and pragmatic nihilist. He/Him
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James
@tlbjames.bsky.social
· Dec 14
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”
—James Baldwin (1924–1988)
—James Baldwin (1924–1988)
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Louder for the people in the back
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Louder for the people in the back
Fellow N. Texas residents: Avoid doing business with these nazis—
• Veteran Brothers Roofing & Restoration
• Grand Pine Developments
• Charvold Homes
• Blue Collar Tree and Junk Removal
• Veteran Brothers Roofing & Restoration
• Grand Pine Developments
• Charvold Homes
• Blue Collar Tree and Junk Removal
The neo-fascist group Patriot Front is building a network of businesses in North Texas in an attempt to create a parallel, self-sufficient white nationalist economy. The Observer identified the men behind 4 of these companies.
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified…
www.texasobserver.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Fellow N. Texas residents: Avoid doing business with these nazis—
• Veteran Brothers Roofing & Restoration
• Grand Pine Developments
• Charvold Homes
• Blue Collar Tree and Junk Removal
• Veteran Brothers Roofing & Restoration
• Grand Pine Developments
• Charvold Homes
• Blue Collar Tree and Junk Removal
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Here's some business to avoid if you're in North Texas.
The neo-fascist group Patriot Front is building a network of businesses in North Texas in an attempt to create a parallel, self-sufficient white nationalist economy. The Observer identified the men behind 4 of these companies.
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified…
www.texasobserver.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Here's some business to avoid if you're in North Texas.
I guess the year 2000 really did mark the end of the world. Our folly was assuming it would be a quick and dramatic end, not an excruciatingly slower and stupider one than we could've imagined.
Was 1999 the last good year?
January 17, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I guess the year 2000 really did mark the end of the world. Our folly was assuming it would be a quick and dramatic end, not an excruciatingly slower and stupider one than we could've imagined.
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PS seems he thinks people criticizing him must not be real! Always a sign of a good ally. bsky.app/profile/dair...
getting yelled at for being a rent-seeking leech and immediately telling myself it must be a bot campaign
January 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
PS seems he thinks people criticizing him must not be real! Always a sign of a good ally. bsky.app/profile/dair...
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Rosenberg also made his bones encouraging the Democratic Party to turn their back on unions and embrace Silicon Valley. That worked out great!
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Rosenberg also made his bones encouraging the Democratic Party to turn their back on unions and embrace Silicon Valley. That worked out great!
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From a Minnesotan: a hearty HELL NO to this. This man is a professional political consultant in DC raising $$ for a political party. There are endless better places to donate to actually help people here suffering and fighting against this nazi invasion. Here’s a start:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
From a Minnesotan: a hearty HELL NO to this. This man is a professional political consultant in DC raising $$ for a political party. There are endless better places to donate to actually help people here suffering and fighting against this nazi invasion. Here’s a start:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
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“Do not engage in a winter campaign in bitterly cold areas. You will lose not just your army, but most likely your throne.” - literally every military historian ever
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“Do not engage in a winter campaign in bitterly cold areas. You will lose not just your army, but most likely your throne.” - literally every military historian ever
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
Water balloons. What a clever and highly effective nonlethal irritant to deploy against fascists in the dead of a Minnesota winter. 🤣🥶
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Water balloons. What a clever and highly effective nonlethal irritant to deploy against fascists in the dead of a Minnesota winter. 🤣🥶
Timeline cleanse: Brain-Breaking Optical Illusion edition
(via r/BlackMagicFuckery)
(via r/BlackMagicFuckery)
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Timeline cleanse: Brain-Breaking Optical Illusion edition
(via r/BlackMagicFuckery)
(via r/BlackMagicFuckery)
Timeline cleanse: You're Perfect Just the Way You Ear edition
This is Gamja. His ears are just a bit darker than the rest of his fur so people don't miss how perfectly floppy they are. 12/10 (IG: doazi_gamja)
January 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Timeline cleanse: You're Perfect Just the Way You Ear edition
Oh, Bill. Oh . . . oh no . . .
Decided to take a mental break tonight and watch some movie I’ve never seen before and didn’t know much about.
I chose: THE MIST (2007).
Hahahaha. Ha. Oh god.
I chose: THE MIST (2007).
Hahahaha. Ha. Oh god.
January 17, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Oh, Bill. Oh . . . oh no . . .
I mean, I'm glad at least this court is trying, just won't be surprised when the Trump regime ignores it.
January 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I mean, I'm glad at least this court is trying, just won't be surprised when the Trump regime ignores it.
We all know how good this regime is at following court orders it doesn't like.
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are obser...
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 AM
We all know how good this regime is at following court orders it doesn't like.
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
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How gays sit in a chair.
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 AM
How gays sit in a chair.
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Did Stegosaurus fly?
No, of course not.
But it was once an actual theory.
So Stegosaurus was first discovered during the Bone Wars back in the 1870’s.
Paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh first thought they were remains were of an aquatic turtle like creature.
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No, of course not.
But it was once an actual theory.
So Stegosaurus was first discovered during the Bone Wars back in the 1870’s.
Paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh first thought they were remains were of an aquatic turtle like creature.
👇👇
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Did Stegosaurus fly?
No, of course not.
But it was once an actual theory.
So Stegosaurus was first discovered during the Bone Wars back in the 1870’s.
Paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh first thought they were remains were of an aquatic turtle like creature.
👇👇
No, of course not.
But it was once an actual theory.
So Stegosaurus was first discovered during the Bone Wars back in the 1870’s.
Paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh first thought they were remains were of an aquatic turtle like creature.
👇👇
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What is the Democrats messaging to people heading into midterms? Don’t escalate, repress your emotions, keep donating and try not to get shot?
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
What is the Democrats messaging to people heading into midterms? Don’t escalate, repress your emotions, keep donating and try not to get shot?
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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Angie Craig is now arguing for the brilliant reform of ... making ICE wear body cameras.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Angie Craig is now arguing for the brilliant reform of ... making ICE wear body cameras.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
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Hey peeps, one of my soccer teammates needs me to write him a character reference letter (the government is trying to deport him and he’s a solid dude who doesn’t deserve any of this), any immigration lawyers here with recommendations on the best way to go about that?
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Hey peeps, one of my soccer teammates needs me to write him a character reference letter (the government is trying to deport him and he’s a solid dude who doesn’t deserve any of this), any immigration lawyers here with recommendations on the best way to go about that?
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also to folks who think it's ok to use AI in any capacity: our electricity bill went up several hundred $ and we were barely scraping by already. Im thankful not to be near a data center, but we're still feeling it.
youre not the only person thinking "but it's just one image!"
youre not the only person thinking "but it's just one image!"
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
also to folks who think it's ok to use AI in any capacity: our electricity bill went up several hundred $ and we were barely scraping by already. Im thankful not to be near a data center, but we're still feeling it.
youre not the only person thinking "but it's just one image!"
youre not the only person thinking "but it's just one image!"
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Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
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YES GOOD
GOOD:
"Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up:
The Working Families Party launched a website where, among other efforts, voters can request refunds from Fetterman’s campaign."
"Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up:
The Working Families Party launched a website where, among other efforts, voters can request refunds from Fetterman’s campaign."
Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up
The Working Families Party launched a website where, among other efforts, voters can request refunds from Fetterman’s campaign.
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
YES GOOD