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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I do think there's a larger conversation to be had about how bad training is casual in law enforcement abuse instances. Recognizing and responding appropriately to *actual* danger is a learned behavior that is not normal or natural, but training it much harder than just buying more gucci gear
the thing about “ICE needs training” is that Jonathan Ross was a ten year DHS vet and a firearms instructor
he’s the kind of guy they get training from
the whole institution is rotten, throw it out
he’s the kind of guy they get training from
the whole institution is rotten, throw it out
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I do think there's a larger conversation to be had about how bad training is casual in law enforcement abuse instances. Recognizing and responding appropriately to *actual* danger is a learned behavior that is not normal or natural, but training it much harder than just buying more gucci gear
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his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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anyway, here is dog
January 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
anyway, here is dog
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to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
April 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
More people should read Barbara Walter's How Civil Wars Start because the mechanics behind this graph are actually pretty cool and (to me, at least) the book generally is a great guiding text in our Current Year
Guys in case you thought foreign policy was somehow less stupid before Trump this was the book and theory that all the country's intellectuals were really into in the mid 00's
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
More people should read Barbara Walter's How Civil Wars Start because the mechanics behind this graph are actually pretty cool and (to me, at least) the book generally is a great guiding text in our Current Year
Hey @ghostwax.bsky.social, FYI ProLife America is running ads on your podcast. I love the podcast, just thought you should know!
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hey @ghostwax.bsky.social, FYI ProLife America is running ads on your podcast. I love the podcast, just thought you should know!
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This is Scotchy. He is here to collect the belly rub toll. Would like to remind you that failing to pay results in a fine of even more belly rubs. 12/10 (TT: scotchythedoxie)
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is Scotchy. He is here to collect the belly rub toll. Would like to remind you that failing to pay results in a fine of even more belly rubs. 12/10 (TT: scotchythedoxie)
It must honestly be suck to be a prominent young person. You still basically have your teenage brain and your teenage-brain takes will now haunt you forever. You can't even delete your cringe as you grow up
Reminder that Bazelon is fresh out of undergrad, his stat knowledge is questionable, and his qualifications are an internship with Matty's blog that he might have gotten because his mom is a well known journalist.
this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It must honestly be suck to be a prominent young person. You still basically have your teenage brain and your teenage-brain takes will now haunt you forever. You can't even delete your cringe as you grow up
Fuck you, you yellow-bellied freak. Spines like weak jello, the lot of you.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Fuck you, you yellow-bellied freak. Spines like weak jello, the lot of you.
Mamdani is going to implement Shyamalan law. No one will see it coming.
Mamdani is going to implement Shania law. That don't impress me much.
Mamdani is going to implement Shisha law. Everyone gets their own pipe and the smog will smell of mango.
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Shyamalan law. No one will see it coming.
Once again even the weirdo rich people around here he used to be buddies with think he's a fucking sleaze
Cincy is obviously blue but I keep saying this: talk to the people in the trumpier suburbs around here about jd Vance
BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Once again even the weirdo rich people around here he used to be buddies with think he's a fucking sleaze
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How do you make a 1300 pound polar bear happy? Give him a 1400 pound pumpkin!
www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Northern Ont. polar bear chows down on a massive pumpkin
A northern Ontario polar habitat benefited from an award-winning pumpkin donated by Jeff Warner of Aidie Creek Gardens, who gave the habitat a 1,400-pound pumpkin.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
How do you make a 1300 pound polar bear happy? Give him a 1400 pound pumpkin!
www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont...
Suppressors are safety devices and if your gun legislation doesn't involve deregulating them, you are not a serious person
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Gun Blasts From Indoor Shooting May Cause Brain Injuries
The Times tested the blast waves of several popular civilian guns at an indoor range and found that repeated firing could add up to potentially harmful exposure.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Suppressors are safety devices and if your gun legislation doesn't involve deregulating them, you are not a serious person
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Timeline cleanse! Please post something that gives you joy or peace!
(Molly Murderkitten gives me a bit of joy and no peace but she’s kind of a delight in her own way!)
(Molly Murderkitten gives me a bit of joy and no peace but she’s kind of a delight in her own way!)
November 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Timeline cleanse! Please post something that gives you joy or peace!
(Molly Murderkitten gives me a bit of joy and no peace but she’s kind of a delight in her own way!)
(Molly Murderkitten gives me a bit of joy and no peace but she’s kind of a delight in her own way!)
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it blows my mind that anyone is still pretending like trump is anything but a dictator, here is steve bannon talking about how they, in clear and certain terms, intends to install trump as president in 2028
October 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
it blows my mind that anyone is still pretending like trump is anything but a dictator, here is steve bannon talking about how they, in clear and certain terms, intends to install trump as president in 2028
I missed fall planting season because within a week of it no longer being 90 degrees, it was freezing
It takes 30 days to grow a radish. Also 2/3 of the country is already in or entering winter.
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I missed fall planting season because within a week of it no longer being 90 degrees, it was freezing
Most pagans I know are the most *militantly* anti-Nazi people I've ever met. It can be really weird to see runes next to trans flags and Iron Front arrows!!
HOWEVER it is just *so convenient* that he's covered up his Nazi tat with more sometimes-Nazi iconography
HOWEVER it is just *so convenient* that he's covered up his Nazi tat with more sometimes-Nazi iconography
OH HE CHOSE A VIKING TATTOO LET ME JUST CHECK WHAT THAT IMAGERY HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
plus ça change
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Most pagans I know are the most *militantly* anti-Nazi people I've ever met. It can be really weird to see runes next to trans flags and Iron Front arrows!!
HOWEVER it is just *so convenient* that he's covered up his Nazi tat with more sometimes-Nazi iconography
HOWEVER it is just *so convenient* that he's covered up his Nazi tat with more sometimes-Nazi iconography
Hello yes I'm here to collect my Fell For It Again award
(I really liked that he wasn't a million years old and that he was willing to speak candidly about the practical effects of the rise of fascism. Mostly I got got by that profile, which made him seem rad as hell)
(I really liked that he wasn't a million years old and that he was willing to speak candidly about the practical effects of the rise of fascism. Mostly I got got by that profile, which made him seem rad as hell)
chat it doesn't look good
October 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hello yes I'm here to collect my Fell For It Again award
(I really liked that he wasn't a million years old and that he was willing to speak candidly about the practical effects of the rise of fascism. Mostly I got got by that profile, which made him seem rad as hell)
(I really liked that he wasn't a million years old and that he was willing to speak candidly about the practical effects of the rise of fascism. Mostly I got got by that profile, which made him seem rad as hell)
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Today we dressed up 7 shelter dogs in goofy Halloween costumes and walked them around a retirement home where they interacted with the residents through the windows. It was sweet.
I dressed Groot up as a shark, natch. #dogsofbluesky #dogsky
I dressed Groot up as a shark, natch. #dogsofbluesky #dogsky
October 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Today we dressed up 7 shelter dogs in goofy Halloween costumes and walked them around a retirement home where they interacted with the residents through the windows. It was sweet.
I dressed Groot up as a shark, natch. #dogsofbluesky #dogsky
I dressed Groot up as a shark, natch. #dogsofbluesky #dogsky
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We need prison reform
October 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We need prison reform
Normie Grandma protest discourse is the best discourse
Showing up to No Kings with a sign reading “monarchy is an affront to human dignity but, when incorporated into a liberal democratic system, may nevertheless be a useful safety valve for nationalist and/or authoritarian impulses” and then getting clobbered by a Buttigieg-supporting grandmother
Incidentally, I’ve been chafing a bit at the “No Kings” thing, because there are loads of monarchies that have more limits on executive power than the US does, but it has the great advantage that it makes Americans who want to oppose it sound, well, unamerican….
October 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Normie Grandma protest discourse is the best discourse
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Happy Anita Bryant Pie Day to all who celebrate.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Happy Anita Bryant Pie Day to all who celebrate.
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.