Aaron Grote
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MN. Red area of a blue state. Here to learn and share. Former US Marine, terrain park designer, riverboat pilot, a bunch of other weird stuff, and now marketing.
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
This video may be one of those bits that future history uses so say a lot with a little.
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
I can't do the math at this moment but I need everyone to know that troop density is higher than peak US troop density in Iraq if you account for the share doing logistics/on-base work.
So it's 4,000. "The Justice Department said a total of 4,000 federal agents have been surged to the state, with about 2,000 coming from ICE and 2,000 coming from Customs and Border Protection. A specific number is to be provided to a federal judge some time later today."
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I can't do the math at this moment but I need everyone to know that troop density is higher than peak US troop density in Iraq if you account for the share doing logistics/on-base work.
No matter what happens next, we must remember that THIS IS STILL THEIR GOAL.
Anything they say or do now are just lies to try to save their Project. Don't lower your guard.
Anything they say or do now are just lies to try to save their Project. Don't lower your guard.
A government of Nazi incels supervised by Nazi pedophiles who dream of deporting one-third of the country
January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No matter what happens next, we must remember that THIS IS STILL THEIR GOAL.
Anything they say or do now are just lies to try to save their Project. Don't lower your guard.
Anything they say or do now are just lies to try to save their Project. Don't lower your guard.
The cowardice and lack of values from our institutions -- even when it's obvious and easy! -- is for me the most striking thing this last year.
They were given so much in exchange for just a little responsibility, and haven't done their part.
And now many people are now asking, "So, what instead?"
They were given so much in exchange for just a little responsibility, and haven't done their part.
And now many people are now asking, "So, what instead?"
wrote about an apparent policy change in the payments industry www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it
“The industry is no longer willing to self-regulate.”
www.theverge.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The cowardice and lack of values from our institutions -- even when it's obvious and easy! -- is for me the most striking thing this last year.
They were given so much in exchange for just a little responsibility, and haven't done their part.
And now many people are now asking, "So, what instead?"
They were given so much in exchange for just a little responsibility, and haven't done their part.
And now many people are now asking, "So, what instead?"
They're evaluating whether they can get through this with no change in course, and at least this influential player is saying yes.
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
They're evaluating whether they can get through this with no change in course, and at least this influential player is saying yes.
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
He should be told by every voice with a say that his choices are to resign and flee or be extradited to Venezuela.
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 AM
He should be told by every voice with a say that his choices are to resign and flee or be extradited to Venezuela.
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I checked to make sure this is real.
Note the emphasis is not on their jurisdiction or ability to arrest people (now even mentioned), emphasis is on immunity for how they choose to respond.
Not they did not say "face charges", they said "face *justice*".
This was an open call for more violence.
Note the emphasis is not on their jurisdiction or ability to arrest people (now even mentioned), emphasis is on immunity for how they choose to respond.
Not they did not say "face charges", they said "face *justice*".
This was an open call for more violence.
telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
January 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I checked to make sure this is real.
Note the emphasis is not on their jurisdiction or ability to arrest people (now even mentioned), emphasis is on immunity for how they choose to respond.
Not they did not say "face charges", they said "face *justice*".
This was an open call for more violence.
Note the emphasis is not on their jurisdiction or ability to arrest people (now even mentioned), emphasis is on immunity for how they choose to respond.
Not they did not say "face charges", they said "face *justice*".
This was an open call for more violence.
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That lack of counter protests supports the idea that this resistance is -- and is increasingly being *perceived* as -- an explicitly American thing, NOT un-American.
As Thomas Jefferson himself said, calming people down after Shay's Rebellion.
As Thomas Jefferson himself said, calming people down after Shay's Rebellion.
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
That lack of counter protests supports the idea that this resistance is -- and is increasingly being *perceived* as -- an explicitly American thing, NOT un-American.
As Thomas Jefferson himself said, calming people down after Shay's Rebellion.
As Thomas Jefferson himself said, calming people down after Shay's Rebellion.
"The Spanish Conquistador genes in me want to jump in and take control [but the Spanish Conquistador in me is genetically terrified of a fair fight so I'll poast instead]."
The VCs bros have convinced themselves they are on some moral crusade. They will be behind the scenes trying to cling to power in the midterms and beyond.
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
Side note, they are also the biggest bunch of dorks
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 AM
"The Spanish Conquistador genes in me want to jump in and take control [but the Spanish Conquistador in me is genetically terrified of a fair fight so I'll poast instead]."
Like, the Good Samaritan parable was Jesus' answer to the question, "Ok, so after Love God, the most important thing is Love Your Neighbor. I'm with you so far. But who *counts* as my neighbor? Who do I *have to* love?"
His answer was, "Everyone including those you hate and who hate you."
His answer was, "Everyone including those you hate and who hate you."
it is fascinating how american evangelicals have backfilled Christianity into being a machismo cult around a version of jesus who is closer to a god of war or at least like aggressive god of strength instead of like the "no no, i'm gonna save the souls of the people who unjustly killed me" guy
what part of the religion about love of the unworthy transcending even death did you not understand
January 26, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Like, the Good Samaritan parable was Jesus' answer to the question, "Ok, so after Love God, the most important thing is Love Your Neighbor. I'm with you so far. But who *counts* as my neighbor? Who do I *have to* love?"
His answer was, "Everyone including those you hate and who hate you."
His answer was, "Everyone including those you hate and who hate you."
Yes.
Peaceful and Polite are not synonyms.
Peaceful and Polite are not synonyms.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: "He [Alex Pretti] was not protesting peacefully. He was screaming in the face of ICE, he had a phone up right into ICE's face. You tell me: is that protesting peacefully?"
January 26, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Yes.
Peaceful and Polite are not synonyms.
Peaceful and Polite are not synonyms.
Gunther never thought how the food gets to the funeral.
If he had, he'd know how Minneapolis is happening. It's just that at scale.
If he had, he'd know how Minneapolis is happening. It's just that at scale.
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Gunther never thought how the food gets to the funeral.
If he had, he'd know how Minneapolis is happening. It's just that at scale.
If he had, he'd know how Minneapolis is happening. It's just that at scale.
YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY,
WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE.
WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE.
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY,
WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE.
WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE.
Amen.
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Amen.
Today Walz cited an example from this week where a sheriff in MN gave ICE notice that an inmate in the country jail would be released soon, and ICE made no effort to pick up the inmate.
This is all lies, bluster, and excuses.
This is all lies, bluster, and excuses.
January 25, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Today Walz cited an example from this week where a sheriff in MN gave ICE notice that an inmate in the country jail would be released soon, and ICE made no effort to pick up the inmate.
This is all lies, bluster, and excuses.
This is all lies, bluster, and excuses.
Broke: Havana Syndrome
Woke: Hiawatha Syndrome
Woke: Hiawatha Syndrome
Sorry, not a whistle, a “hearing loss machine”
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Broke: Havana Syndrome
Woke: Hiawatha Syndrome
Woke: Hiawatha Syndrome
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
Ellison is not good at this. In Q&As he accepts the premises put forth by the administration instead of saying, no that's a lie, and putting forth a premise based on the truth. And that's why his responses always feel like he's on his back foot.
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Ellison is not good at this. In Q&As he accepts the premises put forth by the administration instead of saying, no that's a lie, and putting forth a premise based on the truth. And that's why his responses always feel like he's on his back foot.
They're rotten souls with despicable ideologies, but you'd think they'd at least be good at that? Nope. They're not even good at being giant pieces of shit.
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 PM
They're rotten souls with despicable ideologies, but you'd think they'd at least be good at that? Nope. They're not even good at being giant pieces of shit.
This is how they talk about themselves, their goals, and their work. You couldn't make up anything more extreme than their own public descriptions of their project to remake America.
And this isn't deep research gotcha stuff. This is now. You can jump on at any time and they're talking like this.
And this isn't deep research gotcha stuff. This is now. You can jump on at any time and they're talking like this.
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is how they talk about themselves, their goals, and their work. You couldn't make up anything more extreme than their own public descriptions of their project to remake America.
And this isn't deep research gotcha stuff. This is now. You can jump on at any time and they're talking like this.
And this isn't deep research gotcha stuff. This is now. You can jump on at any time and they're talking like this.
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This video may be one of those bits that future history uses so say a lot with a little.
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This video may be one of those bits that future history uses so say a lot with a little.
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
This ⬇️ is tied to...
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
This ⬇️ is tied to...
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This video may be one of those bits that future history uses so say a lot with a little.
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This video may be one of those bits that future history uses so say a lot with a little.
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Like it's so... "perfect" isn't the right word but you know. So perfect that if it was a written account of a past event, a current historian would preface it with, "In a scene that was probably apocryphal..."
Reposted by Aaron Grote
Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
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“If an 18-year-old Marine did that in the middle of a war zone, he would be court-martialed, because it is murder,” four-time Marine infantry veteran of Iraq Rep. Seth Moulton says of today’s Minneapolis killing by a Border Patrol agent.
January 24, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“If an 18-year-old Marine did that in the middle of a war zone, he would be court-martialed, because it is murder,” four-time Marine infantry veteran of Iraq Rep. Seth Moulton says of today’s Minneapolis killing by a Border Patrol agent.