The Epic Skeptic
@theepicskeptic.bsky.social
Polymath (but not math), weirdo
Former punk, current fuddy duddy
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Former punk, current fuddy duddy
Check out my book! https://a.co/d/j1acjD1
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What’s going on in Minnesota didn’t even get one minute of coverage on the Chicago local 10pm news.
January 15, 2026 at 4:15 AM
What’s going on in Minnesota didn’t even get one minute of coverage on the Chicago local 10pm news.
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Wtf is wrong him..??
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Wtf is wrong him..??
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And there it is. All your fault, Minnesota, that there will be no midterm elections....
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
And there it is. All your fault, Minnesota, that there will be no midterm elections....
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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I hope in the future when we wrest back the govt from the current regime, we put up some guardrails to stop politicians from just defunding vital govt programs with no rhyme or reason
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I hope in the future when we wrest back the govt from the current regime, we put up some guardrails to stop politicians from just defunding vital govt programs with no rhyme or reason
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I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
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Chicago residents: there's a program that gives free bikes to people who meet certain criteria.
www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...
www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...
www.chicago.gov
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Chicago residents: there's a program that gives free bikes to people who meet certain criteria.
www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...
www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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Actor Ronald Reagan, backed by Nancy, elected President. 👿 Greed has always been part of our history, but Reagan advanced cowboy individualism, economic inequality, increased natl debt, was anti-union, cut social services, ignored AIDS epidemic, & more. He played a big part in where we are today.
January 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Actor Ronald Reagan, backed by Nancy, elected President. 👿 Greed has always been part of our history, but Reagan advanced cowboy individualism, economic inequality, increased natl debt, was anti-union, cut social services, ignored AIDS epidemic, & more. He played a big part in where we are today.
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Any account blaming dems for what repubs have done and what voters did should be treated with suspicion. It's a midterm year and they've come here to suppress the vote.
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Any account blaming dems for what repubs have done and what voters did should be treated with suspicion. It's a midterm year and they've come here to suppress the vote.
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Every couple of weeks we get a different description of the apparently awful stench coming off our necrotic president and I think it's high time the media nail down exactly what kind of rotten meat covered in women's perfume he actually smells like.
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Every couple of weeks we get a different description of the apparently awful stench coming off our necrotic president and I think it's high time the media nail down exactly what kind of rotten meat covered in women's perfume he actually smells like.
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AOC: I’m very encouraged by statements from Senator Tillis and Senator Murkowski, but it is frankly very disturbing that we are not seeing more resistance across the board.
January 13, 2026 at 1:51 AM
AOC: I’m very encouraged by statements from Senator Tillis and Senator Murkowski, but it is frankly very disturbing that we are not seeing more resistance across the board.
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Monday Thoughts from a Canadian🤔🍁
January 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Monday Thoughts from a Canadian🤔🍁
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Close to 90 million people did NOT vote in the 2024 election.
90 million.
It bears repeating over and over and over.
90 million.
It bears repeating over and over and over.
January 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Close to 90 million people did NOT vote in the 2024 election.
90 million.
It bears repeating over and over and over.
90 million.
It bears repeating over and over and over.
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Gallego: "What type of man decides to walk around with a phone camera & at same time tries to make life & death decisions, then decides to pump one bullet that may have been forward-facing, but clearly the other 2 were on the side. Who is he? Clearly not someone who should be in law enforcement."
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Gallego: "What type of man decides to walk around with a phone camera & at same time tries to make life & death decisions, then decides to pump one bullet that may have been forward-facing, but clearly the other 2 were on the side. Who is he? Clearly not someone who should be in law enforcement."
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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Face it.
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Face it.
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
ICE HAS ALIENATED AMERICANS by slamming their victims faces into the ground, wearing mask, not identifying themselves and using aggressive “Gestapo” tactics on immigrants & citizens alike. Americans are resisting, as they should.
It is time to defund ICE!
Repost if you agree. #BlueCrew
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Yeah, I'm annoyed at people who refused to vote, or who threw away their vote because they couldn't be bothered to learn how our elections actually work.
The people who actively voted *for* fascism, including some I'm personally acquainted with? Nothing but contempt. I will never, ever forgive.
The people who actively voted *for* fascism, including some I'm personally acquainted with? Nothing but contempt. I will never, ever forgive.
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Yeah, I'm annoyed at people who refused to vote, or who threw away their vote because they couldn't be bothered to learn how our elections actually work.
The people who actively voted *for* fascism, including some I'm personally acquainted with? Nothing but contempt. I will never, ever forgive.
The people who actively voted *for* fascism, including some I'm personally acquainted with? Nothing but contempt. I will never, ever forgive.
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Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Local parents groups asking if adults can ride school buses to help protect children from ICE after a special ed bus got stopped this morning. Like a Dirty Harry movie except the villain in the federal government.
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Local parents groups asking if adults can ride school buses to help protect children from ICE after a special ed bus got stopped this morning. Like a Dirty Harry movie except the villain in the federal government.
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Kristi Noem stated over the weekend that Americans deserve what they get if they get in the way of law enforcement operations, including the murder of Renee Good. If people get injured or killed, it's on them. Then she is sending more agents to Minneapolis. This Regime wants us killed.
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Kristi Noem stated over the weekend that Americans deserve what they get if they get in the way of law enforcement operations, including the murder of Renee Good. If people get injured or killed, it's on them. Then she is sending more agents to Minneapolis. This Regime wants us killed.
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"Here are the demands we all need to make: Use the National Guard to protect our citizens. Arrest agents who commit crimes. Charge police, National Guard, and ICE with crimes when they commit or refuse to stop them. . . . Do it now."
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
My First 72 Hours in Minneapolis and How I Got an ICE Agent to Scream “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN”
The activists on the ground are doing the work, that should give you hope.
cmarmitage.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"Here are the demands we all need to make: Use the National Guard to protect our citizens. Arrest agents who commit crimes. Charge police, National Guard, and ICE with crimes when they commit or refuse to stop them. . . . Do it now."
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/my-first-7...
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/