Will Stancil
@whstancil.bsky.social
Minnesota guy.
"This particular activist will not stop." Sen. Chris Murphy
"This particular activist will not stop." Sen. Chris Murphy
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The recutting anecdote in British prisons is that a lot of white men who go in as neo-Nazis find God inside and come out as Islamic fundamentalists
February 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The recutting anecdote in British prisons is that a lot of white men who go in as neo-Nazis find God inside and come out as Islamic fundamentalists
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How do you ask a man to be the last man to eat a spat in chicken sandwich because of a mistake?
February 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
How do you ask a man to be the last man to eat a spat in chicken sandwich because of a mistake?
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This is incredible. You couldn’t make this up. Literally saying that the most powerful thing you could do in electoral politics is to act exactly like a person who is only vaguely aware of who Donald Trump is.
February 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
This is incredible. You couldn’t make this up. Literally saying that the most powerful thing you could do in electoral politics is to act exactly like a person who is only vaguely aware of who Donald Trump is.
The Minneapolis commuters are such heroes, I wish I could tell you about them
February 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The Minneapolis commuters are such heroes, I wish I could tell you about them
I am trying to fight less on the internet stop making it so hard
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I am trying to fight less on the internet stop making it so hard
Yes
I've found that there's a lot of people whose experience with organizing has been "how to get more people to come to our meetings", a skillset which hasn't played into the "how to get ten thousand livid activated civilians sorted into the right groups in a matter of hours" situation in MN
February 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Yes
Every time I see an ICE car on patrol I think “maybe it’s the last one.” And it isn’t. But soon
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Every time I see an ICE car on patrol I think “maybe it’s the last one.” And it isn’t. But soon
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Ahahahahhahauahhahahhaha
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Ahahahahhahauahhahahhaha
"Ordinary consumers don't have reliable data on relatively subtle pricing trends and are forced to rely on secondary sources" does not mean "poor people have it good." The problem, it seems, is that you simply cannot read or think.
Three-cueing is a nightmare from which we will never awaken
Three-cueing is a nightmare from which we will never awaken
Told you he’d just go back to telling poor people they’re stupid for not knowing how good they have it.
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"Ordinary consumers don't have reliable data on relatively subtle pricing trends and are forced to rely on secondary sources" does not mean "poor people have it good." The problem, it seems, is that you simply cannot read or think.
Three-cueing is a nightmare from which we will never awaken
Three-cueing is a nightmare from which we will never awaken
This is why the people who show up to protests ready to burn things down aren’t “allies” with “different tactics.” Overwhelmingly they’re there for the thrill of rationalized violence; they will find some way to commit some violence against somebody if they have the thinnest excuse.
Had an IC class where I read a bunch of interviews with former warlord/terrorist recruits and it was very interesting how many of them were using ideology as a vehicle for violence instead of using violence to pursue an ideology. "Excitement" was one of the main reasons a lot of them joined!
Yes. This is it. Some people believe their politics; other people adopt politics as an excuse to hurt other people for fun and tell themselves it’s for a good cause and they can’t be blamed.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
February 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is why the people who show up to protests ready to burn things down aren’t “allies” with “different tactics.” Overwhelmingly they’re there for the thrill of rationalized violence; they will find some way to commit some violence against somebody if they have the thinnest excuse.
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Had an IC class where I read a bunch of interviews with former warlord/terrorist recruits and it was very interesting how many of them were using ideology as a vehicle for violence instead of using violence to pursue an ideology. "Excitement" was one of the main reasons a lot of them joined!
Yes. This is it. Some people believe their politics; other people adopt politics as an excuse to hurt other people for fun and tell themselves it’s for a good cause and they can’t be blamed.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
I often think the real ideological divide online is not really ideology by whether politics exists as a permission structure for behaviour or not
February 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Had an IC class where I read a bunch of interviews with former warlord/terrorist recruits and it was very interesting how many of them were using ideology as a vehicle for violence instead of using violence to pursue an ideology. "Excitement" was one of the main reasons a lot of them joined!
Yes. This is it. Some people believe their politics; other people adopt politics as an excuse to hurt other people for fun and tell themselves it’s for a good cause and they can’t be blamed.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
I often think the real ideological divide online is not really ideology by whether politics exists as a permission structure for behaviour or not
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Yes. This is it. Some people believe their politics; other people adopt politics as an excuse to hurt other people for fun and tell themselves it’s for a good cause and they can’t be blamed.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
The internet has let all the people in the latter group find each other and make better rationalizations.
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one random incident that sticks out was the time I replied to someone with a picture of the weird way in which I hold my pen, as I have v hypermobile joints, and these people just.....made fun of me for it? for ages? some of them would post the picture at me again, months later? it was so weird!
February 14, 2026 at 12:53 PM
one random incident that sticks out was the time I replied to someone with a picture of the weird way in which I hold my pen, as I have v hypermobile joints, and these people just.....made fun of me for it? for ages? some of them would post the picture at me again, months later? it was so weird!
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vividly remember, in the Corbyn Hell Years, seeing people on Twitter quite actively bonding over their joint hatred of me - trying to outdo each other in their meanness - and I just don't think it's possible to explain how weird and unpleasant it is, especially as someone who's....no-one
People don’t really understand the nature of the problem. It’s not lots of little random ankle-biter tweets. That’s annoying but whatever. It’s when hating you becomes this communal pursuit that exists separately from yourself. Like there’s an entire group of people working together to target you.
ignore it. why do you big accounts always complain? it’s like a celebrity complaining they get too much attention in the street. it comes with the territory. just ignore or mute those accounts. it seems you might have a kind of para social relationship back.
February 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
vividly remember, in the Corbyn Hell Years, seeing people on Twitter quite actively bonding over their joint hatred of me - trying to outdo each other in their meanness - and I just don't think it's possible to explain how weird and unpleasant it is, especially as someone who's....no-one
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guys that has been happening *on video* for weeks and weeks. if the nyt actually cared, they'd look at the footage. there's *so much of it*.
Glad this is getting covered, but also… Completely surreal to read the NYT report on this as recently disclosed info, and just an allegation. This happened to every observer I know! It happened to me twice! I have it on video both times! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
February 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
guys that has been happening *on video* for weeks and weeks. if the nyt actually cared, they'd look at the footage. there's *so much of it*.
ICE’s continuous harassment of schools, forcing parents to stand out in front of their children’s school every day, collapsing attendance, transforming schools into de facto aid distribution networks - for me, that’s probably their most unforgivable premeditated crime here in Minnesota
I've repeatedly used the Roosevelt HS case because it's so unexplainable.
Like, imagine the MPD was chasing a suspect and the chase took them through a high school at dismissal...
And then somehow they ended up getting into multiple scrums with students and arresting two teachers? What???
Like, imagine the MPD was chasing a suspect and the chase took them through a high school at dismissal...
And then somehow they ended up getting into multiple scrums with students and arresting two teachers? What???
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
ICE’s continuous harassment of schools, forcing parents to stand out in front of their children’s school every day, collapsing attendance, transforming schools into de facto aid distribution networks - for me, that’s probably their most unforgivable premeditated crime here in Minnesota
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Demonstrate that it’s false and you will get an honorary political science PhD
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Demonstrate that it’s false and you will get an honorary political science PhD
And that’s the problem! Your public reputation becomes inextricably bound up with the abuse; it becomes something that defines you. Right now if you Google me you find a cartoon about me that Nazis made; if you search for me on here it’s 1000 people saying I’m the worst person alive.
I mean I have to be honest this “communal pursuit” is the only reason why I know this guys name. I don’t think anything if his has ever come across my view without a snarky comment or a qualification in the quote text before today
People don’t really understand the nature of the problem. It’s not lots of little random ankle-biter tweets. That’s annoying but whatever. It’s when hating you becomes this communal pursuit that exists separately from yourself. Like there’s an entire group of people working together to target you.
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
And that’s the problem! Your public reputation becomes inextricably bound up with the abuse; it becomes something that defines you. Right now if you Google me you find a cartoon about me that Nazis made; if you search for me on here it’s 1000 people saying I’m the worst person alive.
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As @aselrod.bsky.social says, the reality of this administration is enough to drive you mad, when the fact is that it is reality that is mad www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...
February 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
As @aselrod.bsky.social says, the reality of this administration is enough to drive you mad, when the fact is that it is reality that is mad www.liberalcurrents.com/youre-not-cr...
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I've repeatedly used the Roosevelt HS case because it's so unexplainable.
Like, imagine the MPD was chasing a suspect and the chase took them through a high school at dismissal...
And then somehow they ended up getting into multiple scrums with students and arresting two teachers? What???
Like, imagine the MPD was chasing a suspect and the chase took them through a high school at dismissal...
And then somehow they ended up getting into multiple scrums with students and arresting two teachers? What???
February 14, 2026 at 8:03 AM
I've repeatedly used the Roosevelt HS case because it's so unexplainable.
Like, imagine the MPD was chasing a suspect and the chase took them through a high school at dismissal...
And then somehow they ended up getting into multiple scrums with students and arresting two teachers? What???
Like, imagine the MPD was chasing a suspect and the chase took them through a high school at dismissal...
And then somehow they ended up getting into multiple scrums with students and arresting two teachers? What???
Glad this is getting covered, but also… Completely surreal to read the NYT report on this as recently disclosed info, and just an allegation. This happened to every observer I know! It happened to me twice! I have it on video both times! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
February 14, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Glad this is getting covered, but also… Completely surreal to read the NYT report on this as recently disclosed info, and just an allegation. This happened to every observer I know! It happened to me twice! I have it on video both times! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
People don’t really understand the nature of the problem. It’s not lots of little random ankle-biter tweets. That’s annoying but whatever. It’s when hating you becomes this communal pursuit that exists separately from yourself. Like there’s an entire group of people working together to target you.
ignore it. why do you big accounts always complain? it’s like a celebrity complaining they get too much attention in the street. it comes with the territory. just ignore or mute those accounts. it seems you might have a kind of para social relationship back.
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM
People don’t really understand the nature of the problem. It’s not lots of little random ankle-biter tweets. That’s annoying but whatever. It’s when hating you becomes this communal pursuit that exists separately from yourself. Like there’s an entire group of people working together to target you.
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A few more data points: my sources tell me ICE is still staying at a hotel in Plymouth, but that they appear to have left a space in Bloomington they were using to stage staff and equipment.
ICE is still operating, for now - there was an abduction in the neighborhood earlier today and cars driving around and surveilling spots, which is often a precursor to abductions. And observers are still all over them, although it’s harder as they’ve gotten more undercover
February 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
A few more data points: my sources tell me ICE is still staying at a hotel in Plymouth, but that they appear to have left a space in Bloomington they were using to stage staff and equipment.
Really hard to overstate how much I hate the new iOS. At first I thought people were exaggerating, the “Liquid Glass” nonsense was a bit ugly but tolerable. But no - every single element of it appears substantially worse
February 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Really hard to overstate how much I hate the new iOS. At first I thought people were exaggerating, the “Liquid Glass” nonsense was a bit ugly but tolerable. But no - every single element of it appears substantially worse
ICE is still operating, for now - there was an abduction in the neighborhood earlier today and cars driving around and surveilling spots, which is often a precursor to abductions. And observers are still all over them, although it’s harder as they’ve gotten more undercover
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
ICE is still operating, for now - there was an abduction in the neighborhood earlier today and cars driving around and surveilling spots, which is often a precursor to abductions. And observers are still all over them, although it’s harder as they’ve gotten more undercover