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Happy #werewolfwednesday
Going to need a lot of caffeine to get through today.
Going to need a lot of caffeine to get through today.
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Happy #werewolfwednesday
Going to need a lot of caffeine to get through today.
Going to need a lot of caffeine to get through today.
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And respectfully, RESPECTUFLLY, pretending "idiots vote against their own best interests because Eek, Brown People, and now everything sucks measurably more" is some uniquely American phenomenon is INSANE, to me.
ESPECIALLY in the UK. Brexit was SIX YEARS AGO.
ESPECIALLY in the UK. Brexit was SIX YEARS AGO.
Honestly, as a Brit, it's a very weird situation to be in right now. There's a certain sense of watching another country being lead by entitled lunatics trying to fuck over every other country and going "we know this is bad because... uh... reasons that may be pertinent to being British"
January 21, 2026 at 5:55 PM
And respectfully, RESPECTUFLLY, pretending "idiots vote against their own best interests because Eek, Brown People, and now everything sucks measurably more" is some uniquely American phenomenon is INSANE, to me.
ESPECIALLY in the UK. Brexit was SIX YEARS AGO.
ESPECIALLY in the UK. Brexit was SIX YEARS AGO.
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i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 AM
i once read "the rights you think criminals should have are the rights you think everyone should have because the state can criminalize anyone" and it changed how i think about everything
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“No recalibrated or sanitized version of the assault that Trump and Stephen Miller are waging on American cities right now, most prominently Minneapolis, is available to them or anyone else. That’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror: The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy.”
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“No recalibrated or sanitized version of the assault that Trump and Stephen Miller are waging on American cities right now, most prominently Minneapolis, is available to them or anyone else. That’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror: The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy.”
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They're hoping this scares people into never criticizing politicians but in fact it only encourages me to word my insults in whatever way I think will be funniest being read aloud by a semiliterate cop to my doorbell camera. "Um, ma'am? Did you post that 'Gavin Newsom gargles Nazi cum, winky face?'"
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
They're hoping this scares people into never criticizing politicians but in fact it only encourages me to word my insults in whatever way I think will be funniest being read aloud by a semiliterate cop to my doorbell camera. "Um, ma'am? Did you post that 'Gavin Newsom gargles Nazi cum, winky face?'"
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Remember when there was a decade long span of time between "riot police are invulnerable bc they have nonlethal gas that makes you sick" and some guy 5 years ago slapped a traffic cone over one and suddenly there was a dedicated smoke-eater team at every protest
I do agree that non-Americans demanding that "Americans take to the streets" really should be paying more attention to Minneapolis.
And how Minneapolis is now inspiring break-neck-speed nation-wide efforts to adopt the tactics developed there to help Americans push back against MAGA terrorism.
And how Minneapolis is now inspiring break-neck-speed nation-wide efforts to adopt the tactics developed there to help Americans push back against MAGA terrorism.
January 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Remember when there was a decade long span of time between "riot police are invulnerable bc they have nonlethal gas that makes you sick" and some guy 5 years ago slapped a traffic cone over one and suddenly there was a dedicated smoke-eater team at every protest
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Maybe we should stick to a message this simple.
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Maybe we should stick to a message this simple.
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They got suburban realtors talking like Patrick Henry, it's over
January 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
They got suburban realtors talking like Patrick Henry, it's over
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Friday's court order says ICE agents can't stop vehicles that merely follow them. Agents claiming a car is "obstructing" them isn't enough. Judge Menendez says they would have to be "forcibly" obstructing, requiring force or the threat of force. Decision: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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3. Covered Federal Agents are hereby enjoined from:
a. Retaliating against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge.
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b. Arresting or detaining persons who are engaging in peaceful and
unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct and absent a showing of probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the person has committed a crime or is obstructing or interfering with the activities of Covered Federal Officers.
c. Using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct.
d. Stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles where there is no reasonable articulable suspicion that they are forcibly obstructing or interfering with Covered Federal Agents, or otherwise
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violating 18 U.S.C. § 111. The act of safely following Covered Federal Agents at an appropriate distance does not, by itself, create reasonable suspicion to justify a vehicle stop.
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4. Dissemination of this Order
a. The Defendants must widely disseminate notice of this Order to all Covered Federal Agents, including providing copies in paper or electronic format.
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b. The Order must be distributed to all Covered Federal Agents and all
Defendants within 72 hours of its issuance.
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c. The Order must be distributed to all newly deployed Covered Federal Agents that arrive in Minnesota to take part in Operation Metro Surge.
5. This Order shall remain in effect until Operation Metro Surge concludes or the conditions change such that it is no longer necessary. If any party believes that the](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2wyqv44lm72vasmddeqjgy72/bafkreiajzjcxjlxb45zuemh5ry7iud2uycaqpzj7d5xurqftxqvm64ea3q@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Friday's court order says ICE agents can't stop vehicles that merely follow them. Agents claiming a car is "obstructing" them isn't enough. Judge Menendez says they would have to be "forcibly" obstructing, requiring force or the threat of force. Decision: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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January 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Every minute is another inch we, collectively Wile E Coyote, sail out over the abyss. We can either take our lumps now, or face utter catastrophe later.
Some (likely significant) pain is already baked into the outcome, but we still can minimize it.
Some (likely significant) pain is already baked into the outcome, but we still can minimize it.
The goal here is to do whatever it takes to force the MAGAs to back down before we get to a point of "the USA launches an imperialist war against the European Union."
Achieving this may require temporarily inconveniencing us Americans.
sorry!! tough shit!
Achieving this may require temporarily inconveniencing us Americans.
sorry!! tough shit!
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Every minute is another inch we, collectively Wile E Coyote, sail out over the abyss. We can either take our lumps now, or face utter catastrophe later.
Some (likely significant) pain is already baked into the outcome, but we still can minimize it.
Some (likely significant) pain is already baked into the outcome, but we still can minimize it.
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If I locked someone in my basement, they wouldn't be a detainee. If they died there, it wouldn't just be a death.
They would have been kidnapped, and their death would be a murder.
They would have been kidnapped, and their death would be a murder.
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 11:51 PM
If I locked someone in my basement, they wouldn't be a detainee. If they died there, it wouldn't just be a death.
They would have been kidnapped, and their death would be a murder.
They would have been kidnapped, and their death would be a murder.
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
January 20, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
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The City of Minneapolis has designs for signs and stickers that you can download.
January 20, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The City of Minneapolis has designs for signs and stickers that you can download.
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Superior Potato says to return to your art when possible 💕
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Superior Potato says to return to your art when possible 💕
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"History will not look kindly upon______"
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
"History will not look kindly upon______"
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
Damn history ... i don't look kindly upon it... we aint gotta wait
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It is 2075. I've lost my entire life savings to a holonet avatar scam that leveraged 60 years of collected chat, voice, and biometrics data to perfectly replicate the love of my life. My grandkids are asking if it's time to limit my holonet access. They're flabbergasted. They're disappointed in me
February 6, 2024 at 2:08 PM
It is 2075. I've lost my entire life savings to a holonet avatar scam that leveraged 60 years of collected chat, voice, and biometrics data to perfectly replicate the love of my life. My grandkids are asking if it's time to limit my holonet access. They're flabbergasted. They're disappointed in me
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Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
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Reminder:
You will leave the past in the past.
You will leave the future in the future.
You will only concentrate on the present.
You will slow down and focus on one thing at a time.
At this moment, you're doing the best you can and living your best life.
I'm proud of you for that
You will leave the past in the past.
You will leave the future in the future.
You will only concentrate on the present.
You will slow down and focus on one thing at a time.
At this moment, you're doing the best you can and living your best life.
I'm proud of you for that
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Reminder:
You will leave the past in the past.
You will leave the future in the future.
You will only concentrate on the present.
You will slow down and focus on one thing at a time.
At this moment, you're doing the best you can and living your best life.
I'm proud of you for that
You will leave the past in the past.
You will leave the future in the future.
You will only concentrate on the present.
You will slow down and focus on one thing at a time.
At this moment, you're doing the best you can and living your best life.
I'm proud of you for that
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Unclench your jaw.
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Unclench your jaw.
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
Relax your brow.
Go get a drink of water.
See if you've taken your meds
Eat something.
Doesn't matter what you look like right now, i think you look amazing.
Because you do.
You're a wonderful person.
And have this. 🫂🖤 you did great today. You made it through
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Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
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Pastors working for ICE
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
January 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Pastors working for ICE
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???