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lurching between crisis & complacency while patiently
observing the entropic decay of a certain imperium
(also, books, kittens, cinema, kittens, etc...)
observing the entropic decay of a certain imperium
(also, books, kittens, cinema, kittens, etc...)
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lowest ratings of the century SO FAR
January 26, 2026 at 6:51 PM
lowest ratings of the century SO FAR
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Sly Dunbar, the pulse of so many great records. RIP. www.dancehallmag.com/2026/01/26/n...
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Sly Dunbar, the pulse of so many great records. RIP. www.dancehallmag.com/2026/01/26/n...
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happy monday
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
happy monday
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“The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.”
Andrea Pitzer
Andrea Pitzer
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.”
Andrea Pitzer
Andrea Pitzer
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Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
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This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
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It is almost as though many of those people who spent the better part of three decades going on about "jack booted thugs," liberty, and "good guys with guns" weren't being entirely honest with everyone.
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It is almost as though many of those people who spent the better part of three decades going on about "jack booted thugs," liberty, and "good guys with guns" weren't being entirely honest with everyone.
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Here's the video from the woman who was filming the man killed by ICE this morning...
DO NOT LET THE GOVERNMENT LIE TO YOU, THIS WAS A COLD BLOODED EXECUTION
DO NOT LET THE GOVERNMENT LIE TO YOU, THIS WAS A COLD BLOODED EXECUTION
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Here's the video from the woman who was filming the man killed by ICE this morning...
DO NOT LET THE GOVERNMENT LIE TO YOU, THIS WAS A COLD BLOODED EXECUTION
DO NOT LET THE GOVERNMENT LIE TO YOU, THIS WAS A COLD BLOODED EXECUTION
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Precedent says being armed is not a crime.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Precedent says being armed is not a crime.
how your newsfeed updates finds me today
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
how your newsfeed updates finds me today
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cannot stress enough that there is less than zero reason to believe the word of anyone who works at DHS or in the Trump administration on this stuff. they lie like they breathe
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
cannot stress enough that there is less than zero reason to believe the word of anyone who works at DHS or in the Trump administration on this stuff. they lie like they breathe
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Has the trump administration commented on the execution yet or are they waiting for the video to be edited with a kid rock soundtrack and a sombrero and gun pasted on the victim
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Has the trump administration commented on the execution yet or are they waiting for the video to be edited with a kid rock soundtrack and a sombrero and gun pasted on the victim
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Current mood after watching the latest execution by ICE
January 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Current mood after watching the latest execution by ICE
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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The advent of the groyper presidency exactly as AI-generated imagery hit its stride is some incredibly grim synergy.
January 23, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The advent of the groyper presidency exactly as AI-generated imagery hit its stride is some incredibly grim synergy.
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Accompanying reporting:
“Appeals court pauses order mandating ICE not ‘retaliate’ against protesters”
“Appeals court pauses order mandating ICE not ‘retaliate’ against protesters”
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Accompanying reporting:
“Appeals court pauses order mandating ICE not ‘retaliate’ against protesters”
“Appeals court pauses order mandating ICE not ‘retaliate’ against protesters”
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He didn't "seem to" do it. He did it, repeatedly.
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
He didn't "seem to" do it. He did it, repeatedly.
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Remind me, what was the 25th amendment for?
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Remind me, what was the 25th amendment for?
how your email finds me this morning
January 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM
how your email finds me this morning
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Is this not Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
The tactical formation is mostly there to prevent him from being vacuumed into a Roomba.
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Is this not Sean Penn in One Battle After Another
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you have to be *severely concussed* to follow this logic and believe it
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
you have to be *severely concussed* to follow this logic and believe it