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Darren Lund
@darrenlund.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Postin’ up.
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Rally against ICE in downtown Seattle:
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Rally against ICE in downtown Seattle:
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Our thread of ICE and CBP rapists, sex pests, and child molesters continues below. Our thread was so long that it broke Bluesky.
US Border Patrol agent Roy Ramirez Jr., 32, of Harlingen, TX, was arrested in 2020 by McAllen Police and charged with sexual assault for forcing one of his subordinates at work to perform oral sex on him.
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Our thread of ICE and CBP rapists, sex pests, and child molesters continues below. Our thread was so long that it broke Bluesky.
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I know pedocon’s real and all, but it’s insane the Jan 6 pardon covered ~ 1500 people and there are now at least a half dozen since arrested for child sex crimes. That’s one in every 250! Over the course of a year!
I think Pitcairn Island is the only population beating that per capita rate.
I think Pitcairn Island is the only population beating that per capita rate.
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
I know pedocon’s real and all, but it’s insane the Jan 6 pardon covered ~ 1500 people and there are now at least a half dozen since arrested for child sex crimes. That’s one in every 250! Over the course of a year!
I think Pitcairn Island is the only population beating that per capita rate.
I think Pitcairn Island is the only population beating that per capita rate.
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Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Lewis Goodall grills Labour’s Darren Jones on the UK’s repsonse to the US capture of Nicolás Maduro.
January 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Lewis Goodall grills Labour’s Darren Jones on the UK’s repsonse to the US capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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It's been a rough year.
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
It's been a rough year.
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the American opioid crisis is almost entirely the work of Purdue Pharmaceuticals and the Sackler family of murderous profiteers, but because Americans can't imagine anything being their fault, we've invaded Venezuela over it
January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
the American opioid crisis is almost entirely the work of Purdue Pharmaceuticals and the Sackler family of murderous profiteers, but because Americans can't imagine anything being their fault, we've invaded Venezuela over it
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👀Mamdani demoted NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, I can report:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
Media Reduces Mamdani to Hot Chocolate
Mamdani’s first day in office was more interesting than you’ve been told
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
👀Mamdani demoted NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, I can report:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
Fuck yeah
"A city that values the pursuits that create beauty and community, whether or not they ever turn into careers. A city that thinks you should have time to read a book and lay on the grass looking up at the clouds." -Katie Wilson
January 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Fuck yeah
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
This is good, and contains this banger quote to live by:
practice the pessimism of the mind and the optimism of the will
practice the pessimism of the mind and the optimism of the will
Just caught this 2011 interview with Bill Moyers posted recently by @democracynow.org -- He saw it coming a long, long time ago. Guessing he wasn't alone. Anyone working in the industry felt it. Thank goodness for independent journalism.👏👏
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/26/r...
www.democracynow.org/2025/12/26/r...
Remembering Bill Moyers: PBS Icon on Corruption of Corporate Media and Power of Public Broadcasting
The legendary journalist Bill Moyers died in June at the age of 91. Moyers, whose long career included helping found the Peace Corps and serving as press secretary for President Lyndon Johnson, was an...
www.democracynow.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is good, and contains this banger quote to live by:
practice the pessimism of the mind and the optimism of the will
practice the pessimism of the mind and the optimism of the will
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I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
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I like coming in at the end of a cycle to tell people what's what, so here's my list of the best movies of 2025 at SHINY THINGS.
The Best Movies of 2025
In which Norm finds an unexpected through-line in the cinema of 2025. Also there's some dancing.
shiny-things.ghost.io
December 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I like coming in at the end of a cycle to tell people what's what, so here's my list of the best movies of 2025 at SHINY THINGS.
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"'I have my ID!' Mubashir shouted repeatedly, as heard on the video. The agents do not respond."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
ICE agents tackle, arrest American citizen in Minneapolis
Federal immigration agents tackled and arrested a Somali American man in Minneapolis on Tuesday and detained him for about two hours for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity.
www.mprnews.org
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"'I have my ID!' Mubashir shouted repeatedly, as heard on the video. The agents do not respond."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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There are lots of angles to the Netflix/WB deal, and plenty of reasons for concern. Media consolidation? Not great! That very significant caveat aside, there's reason to be hopeful that maybe the Netflix-HBO of it all will be... not bad? Up now at @vulture.com
www.vulture.com/article/netf...
www.vulture.com/article/netf...
Maybe Netflix Will Be Good for HBO
“It may be the least worst option,” one HBO insider said of the deal.
www.vulture.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
There are lots of angles to the Netflix/WB deal, and plenty of reasons for concern. Media consolidation? Not great! That very significant caveat aside, there's reason to be hopeful that maybe the Netflix-HBO of it all will be... not bad? Up now at @vulture.com
www.vulture.com/article/netf...
www.vulture.com/article/netf...
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i will vote for any presidential candidate who campaigns on sending pete hegseth to the hague
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
i will vote for any presidential candidate who campaigns on sending pete hegseth to the hague