Mike Czaplicki
@flughafencza.bsky.social
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It would be a mistake to see Trumpism as authoritarianism imposed on an unwilling nation, as opposed to authoritarianism implemented in a nation with a plurality that is already made up of authoritarian bootlickers who created the context for Trumpism to thrive.
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It would be a mistake to see Trumpism as authoritarianism imposed on an unwilling nation, as opposed to authoritarianism implemented in a nation with a plurality that is already made up of authoritarian bootlickers who created the context for Trumpism to thrive.
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New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Beware of this "invite" purporting to be from Helen, PVD people. Someone has gone phishing.
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Beware of this "invite" purporting to be from Helen, PVD people. Someone has gone phishing.
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Capital controls already
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Capital controls already
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I don’t know how anyone can look at what’s happening in Minnesota and think “this is a regime that intends to allow for a peaceful transition of power.”
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I don’t know how anyone can look at what’s happening in Minnesota and think “this is a regime that intends to allow for a peaceful transition of power.”
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Despite all the John Roberts claims that the courts are in good shape and accusations of partisanship are unfair, the reality is that the public intuition that the courts have become more politicized under Trump are correct.
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Despite all the John Roberts claims that the courts are in good shape and accusations of partisanship are unfair, the reality is that the public intuition that the courts have become more politicized under Trump are correct.
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The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies. @aaronbateman.bsky.social explains the terrestrial space race in the Foreign Policy Essay.
U.S.-China Space Competition Is Anchored to Geography on Earth
The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies.
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies. @aaronbateman.bsky.social explains the terrestrial space race in the Foreign Policy Essay.
Someone should tell the president you never get involved in a land war in the GIUK Gap.
January 11, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Someone should tell the president you never get involved in a land war in the GIUK Gap.
Current Mood:
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Nighttime/Anytime (It's Alright)
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January 11, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Current Mood:
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Me ten years from now: "We have only four weeks of winter per year in Chicago."
"Oh, good."
"Those weeks occur in four-day intervals completely at random in the period from October through April."
"What?"
"Don't worry, the temp is usually about -10 to 40."
"What?!"
"You'll want a warm coat."
"Oh, good."
"Those weeks occur in four-day intervals completely at random in the period from October through April."
"What?"
"Don't worry, the temp is usually about -10 to 40."
"What?!"
"You'll want a warm coat."
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Me ten years from now: "We have only four weeks of winter per year in Chicago."
"Oh, good."
"Those weeks occur in four-day intervals completely at random in the period from October through April."
"What?"
"Don't worry, the temp is usually about -10 to 40."
"What?!"
"You'll want a warm coat."
"Oh, good."
"Those weeks occur in four-day intervals completely at random in the period from October through April."
"What?"
"Don't worry, the temp is usually about -10 to 40."
"What?!"
"You'll want a warm coat."
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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Construction Jobs avg 2025 increased only 88k from avg 2024. Slowest jobs growth since 2011 (ex 2020). Jobs 2025 up 1.1% over 2024. Jobs have been flat (or +/- slight) since Feb.
Nonres Bldgs +1.6%, Nonbldg +2.4%, Residential -0.6%
Nonres Bldgs +1.6%, Nonbldg +2.4%, Residential -0.6%
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Construction Jobs avg 2025 increased only 88k from avg 2024. Slowest jobs growth since 2011 (ex 2020). Jobs 2025 up 1.1% over 2024. Jobs have been flat (or +/- slight) since Feb.
Nonres Bldgs +1.6%, Nonbldg +2.4%, Residential -0.6%
Nonres Bldgs +1.6%, Nonbldg +2.4%, Residential -0.6%
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The veto override has failed. Several dozen Republicans defied President Trump, but not enough to reach the 2/3 needed for an override. Colorado’s Arkansas Valley Conduit project is in limbo.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The veto override has failed. Several dozen Republicans defied President Trump, but not enough to reach the 2/3 needed for an override. Colorado’s Arkansas Valley Conduit project is in limbo.
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American Samoans, unique among *everyone* born in US states or territories, are denied US citizenship.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
This story was produced in partnership with High Country News. I. The state troopers came first for Tupe Smith. They arrived in a pair on November 30, 2023, traveling a stretch... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
American Samoans, unique among *everyone* born in US states or territories, are denied US citizenship.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
That means they are banned from voting.
That's made some a target of vicious GOP prosecution for fraud; even if they were told incorrect info from public officials.
A. New. Must. Read.
Return to landlines.
404 Media has obtained material that explains how two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Return to landlines.
Emma Bartlett's "39 Facts About 39 Municipalities" in Providence Monthly is a delight. (Page 56 of the link)
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Providence Monthly January 2026
Providence Monthly; Who to Watch; Meet this year's class of Rhode Island visionaries; Plus: Celebrating America's 250th; 1776 Style; Historic Food Crawls; Arts Preview; This Month's Rhody Gem; January
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January 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Emma Bartlett's "39 Facts About 39 Municipalities" in Providence Monthly is a delight. (Page 56 of the link)
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issuu.com/providenceme...
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rule one of chatbot robotics: talk as if you have no conception of yourself as a receptacle of God's light
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
rule one of chatbot robotics: talk as if you have no conception of yourself as a receptacle of God's light
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SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves.
Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.
www.404media.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SCOOP: Flock left at least 60 of its AI-powered, people-tracking surveillance cameras exposed and livestreaming to the open internet. We tracked ourselves. The exposure highlights the power of these cameras and types of things they're tracking. Not just cars.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
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I think it's important not to misunderstand what these social media platforms are. They are not public arenas where we bravely take on reactionary forces in honorable combat. They are apps that expose you to stress and thereby simulate the feeling of having done something useful
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I think it's important not to misunderstand what these social media platforms are. They are not public arenas where we bravely take on reactionary forces in honorable combat. They are apps that expose you to stress and thereby simulate the feeling of having done something useful
"Suburbs are expensive"
Good post by @tsgouros.bsky.social on how RI walked itself into municipal fiscal disaster.
Tom Sgouros: Beware the sticker price
“Doing more with less” is a slogan, not a plan, and no municipality can realistically make that happen every single year, for all time.
steveahlquist.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Suburbs are expensive"
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This is really good and mostly seems correct to me. The detail near the end about extremely high-income sections of Manhattan shifting against Dems relative to 2024 is something I hadn't heard before and is potentially significant.
my complete, map-filled, analysis of the 2025 election in New York City
-How Zohran won the primary
-How Zohran won the general (different story!)
-How this election, beneath the surface, actually offers some of the best evidence of a developing blue wave www.expectinggoals.com/p/how-zohran...
-How Zohran won the primary
-How Zohran won the general (different story!)
-How this election, beneath the surface, actually offers some of the best evidence of a developing blue wave www.expectinggoals.com/p/how-zohran...
How Zohran Mamdani Won, and What the 2025 Election in New York Can Teach Us About the National Political Environment
More than you think, but not in the way you’re thinking.
www.expectinggoals.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is really good and mostly seems correct to me. The detail near the end about extremely high-income sections of Manhattan shifting against Dems relative to 2024 is something I hadn't heard before and is potentially significant.
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Cost of groceries gets a lot of media focus. But I'm seeing health insurance, homeowners insurance, and car insurance increase really rapidly -- by double digit % just compared to 2024.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Cost of groceries gets a lot of media focus. But I'm seeing health insurance, homeowners insurance, and car insurance increase really rapidly -- by double digit % just compared to 2024.
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what seal is broken open in heaven when you utter the name of the toilet paper bear
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
what seal is broken open in heaven when you utter the name of the toilet paper bear