Sarah Tolcser
@tolcser.bsky.social
Author of MAJESTICA, SONG OF THE CURRENT series. New Orleans based writer, Bethesda games girlie, & crafter of tiny historical fashion. Pay real artists!!
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Sarah Tolcser
@tolcser.bsky.social
· Nov 16
This is my most recent book! If you know a kid (or adult!) looking for a middle grade fantasy adventure set at a magical creature park, check it out!
www.amazon.com/Majestica-Sa...
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Joining everyone else saying this, but as an elder millennial who was in college when this went down, WE PROTESTED THIS. People SAID THIS AT THE TIME.
“Who could have predicted?” Lots of people!!
“Who could have predicted?” Lots of people!!
Nick Miroff: After 9/11, George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future terror strikes. Now DHS shifted from defending the country against foreign terrorists to deploying agents on American streets for the purpose of terrorizing American citizens.
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Joining everyone else saying this, but as an elder millennial who was in college when this went down, WE PROTESTED THIS. People SAID THIS AT THE TIME.
“Who could have predicted?” Lots of people!!
“Who could have predicted?” Lots of people!!
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Amazing what ancient people built even though they were all skeletons
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Amazing what ancient people built even though they were all skeletons
They already couldn’t. 🤦♀️
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — US judge rules federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
They already couldn’t. 🤦♀️
Jokes aside, anyone who was working in a tech role in their workplace like... 15-20 years ago?... remembers when your boss was like, "I WENT TO A THING THAT SAYS WE NEED AN APP!" Most of those apps died bc they didn't do anything the website didn't do.
We are in that era of corporate AI use.
We are in that era of corporate AI use.
January 16, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Jokes aside, anyone who was working in a tech role in their workplace like... 15-20 years ago?... remembers when your boss was like, "I WENT TO A THING THAT SAYS WE NEED AN APP!" Most of those apps died bc they didn't do anything the website didn't do.
We are in that era of corporate AI use.
We are in that era of corporate AI use.
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Lmao send us a photo of everyone at your house so you don't need to expend energy counting while ordering pizza from Papa John's is the funniest fed post I've ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Lmao send us a photo of everyone at your house so you don't need to expend energy counting while ordering pizza from Papa John's is the funniest fed post I've ever seen
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LLMs are spam generators. That is all.
They're designed to generate plausibly human-like text well enough to pass a generic Turing Test. That's why people believe they're "intelligent".
But really, all they are is spam generators.
We have hit the spamularity.
They're designed to generate plausibly human-like text well enough to pass a generic Turing Test. That's why people believe they're "intelligent".
But really, all they are is spam generators.
We have hit the spamularity.
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
LLMs are spam generators. That is all.
They're designed to generate plausibly human-like text well enough to pass a generic Turing Test. That's why people believe they're "intelligent".
But really, all they are is spam generators.
We have hit the spamularity.
They're designed to generate plausibly human-like text well enough to pass a generic Turing Test. That's why people believe they're "intelligent".
But really, all they are is spam generators.
We have hit the spamularity.
Every day I think I can’t get madder and it is a mistake
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Every day I think I can’t get madder and it is a mistake
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FRIEND: what are you doing this weekend?
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
FRIEND: what are you doing this weekend?
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
ME: slowly crumbling from the gruesome balancing act of needing to stay informed while trying to salvage enough healthy headspace to be able to continue to support myself
FRIEND: cool, cool
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Ahahahahaha this is like super villain level shit.
It’s funny cuz unlike say, Amazon there is no compelling or legitimate argument to make for the necessity of using this garbage app, for anyone. If you have access to Spotify, you have access to less evil alternatives.
It’s funny cuz unlike say, Amazon there is no compelling or legitimate argument to make for the necessity of using this garbage app, for anyone. If you have access to Spotify, you have access to less evil alternatives.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Ahahahahaha this is like super villain level shit.
It’s funny cuz unlike say, Amazon there is no compelling or legitimate argument to make for the necessity of using this garbage app, for anyone. If you have access to Spotify, you have access to less evil alternatives.
It’s funny cuz unlike say, Amazon there is no compelling or legitimate argument to make for the necessity of using this garbage app, for anyone. If you have access to Spotify, you have access to less evil alternatives.
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Reporters doggedly criticized Kamala Harris in 2024 for a) not having any policies, and b) having too many details in her policies.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump's signature policy proposals have always been vaporware and it's just been "Donald Being Donald."
www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
Meanwhile, Donald Trump's signature policy proposals have always been vaporware and it's just been "Donald Being Donald."
www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Reporters doggedly criticized Kamala Harris in 2024 for a) not having any policies, and b) having too many details in her policies.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump's signature policy proposals have always been vaporware and it's just been "Donald Being Donald."
www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
Meanwhile, Donald Trump's signature policy proposals have always been vaporware and it's just been "Donald Being Donald."
www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
!!!! Yessssss
Catchin’ more than beads this Mardi Gras season. Our Catchin’ Clouds King Cake seltzer is bringing the chill vibes to the parade route this year! Have one in the taproom or grab a four-pack to-go.
January 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
!!!! Yessssss
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For fuck's sake, it's not about bringing babies to protests. It's about ICE coming to where the babies are. ICE is not hanging out in cornfields waiting for protestors to yell at them. ICE is kidnapping people in schools, daycares, and hospitals. Understand that ICE is in our normal spaces.
January 16, 2026 at 4:37 PM
For fuck's sake, it's not about bringing babies to protests. It's about ICE coming to where the babies are. ICE is not hanging out in cornfields waiting for protestors to yell at them. ICE is kidnapping people in schools, daycares, and hospitals. Understand that ICE is in our normal spaces.
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Being so incelbrained that you look at Sophie Turner being fucking hot as hell and being like "um, that's wrong, her boobs aren't blocks"
The company that had to shut down 400 stores this month thinks incelposting is going to to bring customers back
January 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Being so incelbrained that you look at Sophie Turner being fucking hot as hell and being like "um, that's wrong, her boobs aren't blocks"
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New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
You have here a group of men who get off on hurting women who say no to them. And our government has given them gleeful permission to do it with no consequences
Aliya Rahman told ICE she was disabled
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
She told them she was on her way to a doctor appt
They broke her window, cut her seatbelt & dragged her away like an animal
She was headed to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when they grabbed her.
She was denied access to a doctor & tossed in detention
Woman seen pulled from car speaks out: 'Lucky to be alive'
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
You have here a group of men who get off on hurting women who say no to them. And our government has given them gleeful permission to do it with no consequences
WHY ARE THEY VOTING ON ANYTHING
153 Democrats just joined 188 Republicans to pass HR 7006, which
•Sends $3.3B to Israel (including offensive weapons)
•Bans any attempt at Palestinian liberation
•Sends $50M to Venezuela
Only 57 Democrats voted no.
Americans still don't have healthcare.
•Sends $3.3B to Israel (including offensive weapons)
•Bans any attempt at Palestinian liberation
•Sends $50M to Venezuela
Only 57 Democrats voted no.
Americans still don't have healthcare.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
WHY ARE THEY VOTING ON ANYTHING
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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And listen. ICE doesn’t care about your passport anyway. They detain US citizens constantly.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
And listen. ICE doesn’t care about your passport anyway. They detain US citizens constantly.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
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We do not get out of fascism by saving ourselves and turning our backs on others. We get out through solidarity with everyone—especially the most vulnerable.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
We do not get out of fascism by saving ourselves and turning our backs on others. We get out through solidarity with everyone—especially the most vulnerable.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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I genuinely don't understand the point of the Democratic Party right now
Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I genuinely don't understand the point of the Democratic Party right now
As good a one sentence summary of the last 10 years as you will find
Predictably, when all of the media is filled with the message, "hey, shittiness is just part of being a Real American," the result is that Americans get shittier and shittier and public life becomes unbearable.
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
As good a one sentence summary of the last 10 years as you will find
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The core truth of the Trump era, and the one that journalism is forbidden from stating out loud, is that Trump has gathered around him a constituency of the country's worst people.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The core truth of the Trump era, and the one that journalism is forbidden from stating out loud, is that Trump has gathered around him a constituency of the country's worst people.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
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is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
How about we not get into a fight with Scandinavian soldiers in a frozen landscape. Foreign invaders trying that while going "we're bigger than you, back down" has a bad record.
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?