Marc Slemko
@znep.bsky.social
Semi-retired weird software engineer. Stuff that interests me, such as reviving democracy.
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this music, which I learned about from a mix on East Village Radio yesterday, helps
aviengel.bandcamp.com/album/mote
aviengel.bandcamp.com/album/mote
Mote, by Avi C. Engel
8 track album
aviengel.bandcamp.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 AM
this music, which I learned about from a mix on East Village Radio yesterday, helps
aviengel.bandcamp.com/album/mote
aviengel.bandcamp.com/album/mote
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Tim Cook and Andy Jassy—and the rest—are accommodating an authoritarian who is presiding over a secret police force killing American citizens. The blood of Renee Good and Alex Pretti is on the hands of those who enable Trump. Hope they like the movie.
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Tim Cook and Andy Jassy—and the rest—are accommodating an authoritarian who is presiding over a secret police force killing American citizens. The blood of Renee Good and Alex Pretti is on the hands of those who enable Trump. Hope they like the movie.
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Text of the video posted by Mac Randolph “Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Text of the video posted by Mac Randolph “Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point.”
"When Democrats won the 2020 election, giving them control of both Congress and the presidency, they did not sit down and hammer out a formal agreement between the sub-parties."
January 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
"When Democrats won the 2020 election, giving them control of both Congress and the presidency, they did not sit down and hammer out a formal agreement between the sub-parties."
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
"Under current circumstances, in the absence of those norms and given the impotence of those institutions, when you call for me to be killed or assaulted or imprisoned, what’s the best moral argument against me using violence against you?" A lot of people are wondering some form of the same thought
January 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"Under current circumstances, in the absence of those norms and given the impotence of those institutions, when you call for me to be killed or assaulted or imprisoned, what’s the best moral argument against me using violence against you?" A lot of people are wondering some form of the same thought
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I'm not saying this is all trolls, but troll activity is rising along with all other activity, as seen from labelers tracking heavily blocked accounts.
Please remember: block trolls and move on. Quotes, even ones that dunk hard on the target, are boosting the reach of dishonest players.
Please remember: block trolls and move on. Quotes, even ones that dunk hard on the target, are boosting the reach of dishonest players.
network activity is way up today, presumably driven by ICE shooting Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
this hasn't been showing up in Bluesky Trending Topics. that is not intentional, and we are still trying to debug why it hasn't.
this hasn't been showing up in Bluesky Trending Topics. that is not intentional, and we are still trying to debug why it hasn't.
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I'm not saying this is all trolls, but troll activity is rising along with all other activity, as seen from labelers tracking heavily blocked accounts.
Please remember: block trolls and move on. Quotes, even ones that dunk hard on the target, are boosting the reach of dishonest players.
Please remember: block trolls and move on. Quotes, even ones that dunk hard on the target, are boosting the reach of dishonest players.
"It is already crystal clear where the greatest threat lies for the midterm elections. The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat..."
I published this 24 days ago. It is becoming more relevant and urgent every day. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s DOJ Wants Your Data
Donald Trump and the Republican Party know that they are likely to be voted out of power in November 2026. The tools they are counting on to prevent this are the same ones being deployed by the larges...
www.democracydocket.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"It is already crystal clear where the greatest threat lies for the midterm elections. The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat..."
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 25, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 25, 2026
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
His death is caused by one man and his Republican collaborators. Republicans in Congress could stop this today. Call your Senators today www.5calls.org #DefundICE
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
www.5calls.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:28 PM
This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
“The reason why this never happens is likely that, if the government does not like the magistrate judge’s decision, it can either improve the affidavit and present it again to the same magistrate judge or it can present its case to a grand jury and seek an indictment,” --Chief District Judge Schiltz
The chief federal judge in Minnesota lit into DOJ for portraying the church disruption as an urgent matter. "There is absolutely no emergency," George W. Bush appointed Patrick Schlitz wrote, calling the arrest-warrant effort "frivolous."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM
“The reason why this never happens is likely that, if the government does not like the magistrate judge’s decision, it can either improve the affidavit and present it again to the same magistrate judge or it can present its case to a grand jury and seek an indictment,” --Chief District Judge Schiltz
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You'll notice Bovino says that the individual approached them with a 9mm. Nowhere does it say he brandished it. It was clearly holstered and removed by CBP BEFORE he was executed. And no one "assaulted" any LEOs. 3/
January 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM
You'll notice Bovino says that the individual approached them with a 9mm. Nowhere does it say he brandished it. It was clearly holstered and removed by CBP BEFORE he was executed. And no one "assaulted" any LEOs. 3/
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Spotted just now in Minneapolis: Arizona CBP Agent Timothy Donahue (knit cap).
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Spotted just now in Minneapolis: Arizona CBP Agent Timothy Donahue (knit cap).
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
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What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
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 7:11 PM
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
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Schiltz's letter could have been written by Franz Kafka himself in his description of Trump DOJ's secretive and vindictive antics.
They filed the request under seal, even from him, and demanded a quick reply during an emergency.
Read it in full here. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
They filed the request under seal, even from him, and demanded a quick reply during an emergency.
Read it in full here. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Schiltz letter
www.documentcloud.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Schiltz's letter could have been written by Franz Kafka himself in his description of Trump DOJ's secretive and vindictive antics.
They filed the request under seal, even from him, and demanded a quick reply during an emergency.
Read it in full here. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
They filed the request under seal, even from him, and demanded a quick reply during an emergency.
Read it in full here. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Thread from a trusted source trained in analyzing this kind of footage ⬇️
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Thread from a trusted source trained in analyzing this kind of footage ⬇️
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
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Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
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Let's start by passing my Melt ICE Act to end immigration detention, cripple immigration enforcement, and return money to the community.
We brought DHS into this world, and we WILL build a world without it. 2/2
We brought DHS into this world, and we WILL build a world without it. 2/2
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Let's start by passing my Melt ICE Act to end immigration detention, cripple immigration enforcement, and return money to the community.
We brought DHS into this world, and we WILL build a world without it. 2/2
We brought DHS into this world, and we WILL build a world without it. 2/2
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1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
bsky.app/profile/ms.n...
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
bsky.app/profile/ms.n...
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
bsky.app/profile/ms.n...
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
bsky.app/profile/ms.n...
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ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them.
MS NOW news crew capturing ICE/DHS agents firing pepper balls, flash bangs, and tear gas at non violent protesters.
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them.
"In spite of it all, the people remain my strongest reminder that the Trump administration is isolating itself and will, eventually, fail."
January 24, 2026 at 6:05 AM
"In spite of it all, the people remain my strongest reminder that the Trump administration is isolating itself and will, eventually, fail."