Justin Heideman
fiddlyio.com
Justin Heideman
@fiddlyio.com
Digital salt miner at a gray lady.
The TSA is pointless security theater and should be abolished alongside ICE. Two things have made flying safer since 9/11: reinforced cockpit doors and passengers that will fight back. The TSA is bad at their job and part of the corporate surveillance complex.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
T.S.A. Workers Brace for Another Shutdown They Didn’t Cause
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Too much ice and not enough snow in Minnesota. 🚫🎿
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Holy shit is all I can say
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Reposted by Justin Heideman
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Reposted by Justin Heideman
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by Justin Heideman
“Drive to rule” is a good idea in any case, but especially now
As I was being tailgated down W. River Parkway by a large SUV with tinted windows, the thought occurred to me that it might help if everyone drives a bit slower. Gives observers more time to identify feds.

We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Really not loving the sound of helicopters over my city.
January 10, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Reposted by Justin Heideman
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant

“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Justin Heideman
I hope folks outside of Minnesota know that federal agents are continuing to run rampant - in residential neighborhoods, at businesses, across our communities - terrorizing already traumatized people for no discernible reason other than causing fear and chaos.

It's putting all of us in danger.
January 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Hey @governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorfrey.com. I think we need some new snow disposal sites in Minnesota. I know the perfect location.
January 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
❤️ 🕸 cc: @gruber.foo
December 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The fact that @gruber.foo has written about Alan Dye leaving apple seven times now is a real bright spot in my world. The thought that iOS and MacOS could suck less in the next release... wow, so amazing. Hope!
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
United Healthcare is truly evil
www.startribune.com/unitedhealth...

I have personally experienced the kind of delay/deny/douchebaggery Fairview has accused UHC of.
UnitedHealthcare dispute could block 125K patients from M Health Fairview next year
The contract impasse, over Fairview’s demand for a 23% price hike over three years in employer coverage, comes after the parties resolved a dispute over Medicare Advantage patients.
www.startribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
@startribune.com Can you please fix your website so this dumb broken modal ad doesn't constantly take over my screen? I'm a subscriber.
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Wow, great scoop for the @startribune.com www.startribune.com/trump-offici... (gift link, which only needs the utm param and a clean set of cookies)
Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show
A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.
www.startribune.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The new approach, of deactivating _some_ links without recent activity, has got to be more complicated than keeping them all working. I'm not google, but I keep a few million redirects working at a place with a longer web presence. Totally possible.

developers.googleblog.com/en/google-ur...
Google URL Shortener links will no longer be available [updated]- Google Developers Blog
Understand how you will be impacted by our decision to turn off the serving portion of Google URL Shortener.
developers.googleblog.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Fuck you, on so many levels, Meta, but especially for how you purposely hamstring hyperlinks in Instagram.
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hands down, the worst rental cars are always Chevrolets. I currently have a trailblazer. It is a total piece of junk. CarPlay doesn't work half the time. The throttle response is a joke. Put the pedal on the floor and the engine revs but the car does not move. I am ruined by my EV.
July 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
LIES!
May 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Layoffs at @nytimes.com today. 20 people in tech let go.

The company just announced it's highest quarterly dividend ever, $0.18 per share.
May 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Still thinking about that kale salad from Barbuto.
May 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
No one in New York was prepared for 80° today.
April 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
OpenAI buying Chrome was not in my 2025 bingo card. Like a lot of things, lately.
April 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
You know, on the plus side, I haven’t thought about bird flu in days.
April 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM