James Rotering
@jamesrotering.bsky.social
Web developer and dad of several kids and cats. Trying to be my best self, build a better world, find joy while screwing around… that sort of thing.
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The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino discovered to have been one child in a trenchcoat
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino discovered to have been one child in a trenchcoat
When ICE finally pulls out of MN and peace and civil life are restored to the Twin Cities… will Trump add it to the list of wars he’s ended?
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
When ICE finally pulls out of MN and peace and civil life are restored to the Twin Cities… will Trump add it to the list of wars he’s ended?
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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The NRA is best understood as a cop union for people who like to think of themselves as honorary cops, and the part of them that has sincere beliefs about guns and the rights surrounding guns will always take a backseat to the part of them that imagines themselves as Charles Bronson in Death Wish.
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The NRA is best understood as a cop union for people who like to think of themselves as honorary cops, and the part of them that has sincere beliefs about guns and the rights surrounding guns will always take a backseat to the part of them that imagines themselves as Charles Bronson in Death Wish.
We need that Frozen Tundra front row guy with the icicle costume to lead a caravan of Packers fans across the Mississippi towards Minneapolis in Fuck ICE solidarity.
Our government's atrocities are bringing together Bears fans and Packers fans.
January 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
We need that Frozen Tundra front row guy with the icicle costume to lead a caravan of Packers fans across the Mississippi towards Minneapolis in Fuck ICE solidarity.
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Belly (3x)
Blake Babies
Sylvan Esso
Tracy Chapman (2x)
Regina Spector (3x)
Belly (3x)
Blake Babies
Sylvan Esso
Tracy Chapman (2x)
Regina Spector (3x)
Five concerts you’re seen with women lead singers
Heart
Laurie Anderson
X
SG Goodman
Zappa plays Zappa (Dweezil had a woman singing many of the FZ parts and it worked)
Heart
Laurie Anderson
X
SG Goodman
Zappa plays Zappa (Dweezil had a woman singing many of the FZ parts and it worked)
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
The Pretenders (x3)
Heart (x2)
Laurie Anderson (x2)
ARTMS
Stereolab
The Pretenders (x3)
Heart (x2)
Laurie Anderson (x2)
ARTMS
Stereolab
January 25, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Belly (3x)
Blake Babies
Sylvan Esso
Tracy Chapman (2x)
Regina Spector (3x)
Belly (3x)
Blake Babies
Sylvan Esso
Tracy Chapman (2x)
Regina Spector (3x)
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I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.
January 25, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.
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The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
Our preposterous cover story is evolving. Please stand by.
Q: It doesn't seem like he pulled a weapon at any point. So does that account come from the agent? When does it come out?
BOVINO: This situation is evolving. Those facts will come to light. But let's take a look at the gun.
BOVINO: This situation is evolving. Those facts will come to light. But let's take a look at the gun.
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Our preposterous cover story is evolving. Please stand by.
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I didn't say it. The Germans did.
January 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I didn't say it. The Germans did.
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I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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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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On Fox 9 just now they interviewed a woman at the scene in Minneapolis. She says she’s not an activist but felt a call to action like she hasn’t felt since 9/11. She says she was raised to love America. She says she’s never felt scared of the government in her life, until now.
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
On Fox 9 just now they interviewed a woman at the scene in Minneapolis. She says she’s not an activist but felt a call to action like she hasn’t felt since 9/11. She says she was raised to love America. She says she’s never felt scared of the government in her life, until now.
“Americans are demonstrating that they do not want to answer to ICE and CBP agents … rather than hiding, Americans are forming squads to alert neighborhoods to their presence, escorting children to and from school, and helping feed neighbors who are afraid to leave their homes.”
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 AM
“Americans are demonstrating that they do not want to answer to ICE and CBP agents … rather than hiding, Americans are forming squads to alert neighborhoods to their presence, escorting children to and from school, and helping feed neighbors who are afraid to leave their homes.”
Ah yes, who can forget the legendary Chunk Noll.
January 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Ah yes, who can forget the legendary Chunk Noll.
Fish and chips… AND vinegar? In THIS economy?
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Fish and chips… AND vinegar? In THIS economy?
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Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
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Again I say into the void: stop saying the ICE officer had no time to think. Time doesn’t start when the drama starts. They drove up. They walked up. They engaged. Stop saying there is only reflex, no thought. If so, stop arming ambulatory startle reflexes & calling them cops
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Again I say into the void: stop saying the ICE officer had no time to think. Time doesn’t start when the drama starts. They drove up. They walked up. They engaged. Stop saying there is only reflex, no thought. If so, stop arming ambulatory startle reflexes & calling them cops
The random bad-opinion-haver (“she had no business being there”) I was arguing with on facebook… turned out to be the former superintendent of mi kids’ school district. The guy who handed all my kids their diplomas. W.T.F.
January 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The random bad-opinion-haver (“she had no business being there”) I was arguing with on facebook… turned out to be the former superintendent of mi kids’ school district. The guy who handed all my kids their diplomas. W.T.F.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
This morning I picked up Kurt Vonnegut’s “Complete Stories” compilation, the second of two books I got for Christmas. Just reading the foreword by Dave Eggers and a section intro by Dan Wakefield has breathed life into my tired brain and body. I am so excited to read these stories. #vonnegut
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This morning I picked up Kurt Vonnegut’s “Complete Stories” compilation, the second of two books I got for Christmas. Just reading the foreword by Dave Eggers and a section intro by Dan Wakefield has breathed life into my tired brain and body. I am so excited to read these stories. #vonnegut