Joé McKen
@joemcken.net
Personal account · Freelance composer in Québec, Canada · Progressive godless civil-libertarian · He/him · Seize the day, but not today, I’m tired · Music account: @music.joemcken.net
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Joé McKen
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they don't have enough guys, and if the response in Minnesota shows anything it is that trying something like this is going to drive a much larger backlash than anything they hope to gain out of it
"oh well I guess we'll just stay home" is not how this is going to go
"oh well I guess we'll just stay home" is not how this is going to go
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
they don't have enough guys, and if the response in Minnesota shows anything it is that trying something like this is going to drive a much larger backlash than anything they hope to gain out of it
"oh well I guess we'll just stay home" is not how this is going to go
"oh well I guess we'll just stay home" is not how this is going to go
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People keep saying Bezos wrecked the Post on purpose but he could have just done that if he wanted to, no need to drag it out for years. I think he and his fellow traveler billionaires have thoroughly cooked their worldview and honestly believe there is a vast, silent, ignored right wing audience
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
People keep saying Bezos wrecked the Post on purpose but he could have just done that if he wanted to, no need to drag it out for years. I think he and his fellow traveler billionaires have thoroughly cooked their worldview and honestly believe there is a vast, silent, ignored right wing audience
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Hey @nytimes.com, not every grifter needs a glow up profile.
As an influencer, Nick Shirley had struggled to expand his reach. But after a missionary trip pushed him to try a new approach, he caused a sensation with a video claiming to expose fraud at Somali-run day care centers in Minnesota. nyti.ms/45GzJi4
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Hey @nytimes.com, not every grifter needs a glow up profile.
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Citizens in Minnesota stand in the freezing cold and confront armed thugs, while white house press people loitering in heated comfort won't say one fucking word in defiance of an elderly, hate-spewing, diaper-shitting lard ass. Cowards, all of them.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Citizens in Minnesota stand in the freezing cold and confront armed thugs, while white house press people loitering in heated comfort won't say one fucking word in defiance of an elderly, hate-spewing, diaper-shitting lard ass. Cowards, all of them.
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Why the hell were so many people so comfortable talking about pedo parties with their Gmail accounts?
THOU SHALT NOT PROTECT PEDOS!!! WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SENDER’S NAME REDACTED?!?
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Why the hell were so many people so comfortable talking about pedo parties with their Gmail accounts?
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So, we get Lupita Nyong’o as Helen, the white supremacists get to get see the Melania movie.
Seems like a fair trade to me. :)
Seems like a fair trade to me. :)
February 4, 2026 at 12:28 AM
So, we get Lupita Nyong’o as Helen, the white supremacists get to get see the Melania movie.
Seems like a fair trade to me. :)
Seems like a fair trade to me. :)
No booze with that ICE
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
No booze with that ICE
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Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel?
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again.
And they almost shot some kids in the process.
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
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Despite the ongoing death and suffering in Gaza, it's fallen out of the news. So today, @thenation.com is devoting its full website to stories from Gaza, written by reporters who have been there. Very proud of the magazine today.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Despite the ongoing death and suffering in Gaza, it's fallen out of the news. So today, @thenation.com is devoting its full website to stories from Gaza, written by reporters who have been there. Very proud of the magazine today.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Gym Jordan’s own co-worker molesting kids in their care at school didn’t cross a line for him, so realistically why would we expect anything else to?
Another day, another fact-check of the House Judiciary Committee.
If there's a line X can cross to lose Jim Jordan's support, apparently becoming one of the worlds top CSAM peddlers isn't it.
www.techpolicy.press/how-the-hous...
If there's a line X can cross to lose Jim Jordan's support, apparently becoming one of the worlds top CSAM peddlers isn't it.
www.techpolicy.press/how-the-hous...
How the House Judiciary GOP Misread Europe's €120 million X Decision
Dean Jackson and Berin Szóka assess the House Judiciary Republicans’ criticisms of the EU Commission’s fine against X under the Digital Services Act.
www.techpolicy.press
February 4, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Gym Jordan’s own co-worker molesting kids in their care at school didn’t cross a line for him, so realistically why would we expect anything else to?
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MAGA Man tries to beat up high school kids. Emphasis on *tries*. :)
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
MAGA Man tries to beat up high school kids. Emphasis on *tries*. :)
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This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
The ProPublica story on the Pretti killers says DHS has bodycam footage from the incident but they refuse to release it
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This needs to be at the top of every story about the ICE body-cam thing. They already have body cameras.
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There's something uniquely disgusting about Elon, the man who has done more than any other human alive to immiserate the world's poorest, claiming to want to end poverty
February 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
There's something uniquely disgusting about Elon, the man who has done more than any other human alive to immiserate the world's poorest, claiming to want to end poverty
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Republicans: We believe in free market capitalism
The Market: Cool. We can make money selling gender affirming shapewear.
Republicans: NO. NOT LIKE THAT!
The Market: Cool. We can make money selling gender affirming shapewear.
Republicans: NO. NOT LIKE THAT!
The FDA is targeting companies that sell gender-affirming shapewear.
FDA Targets Gender-Affirming Garments, Warning Companies that Serve Trans Customers
At least 12 companies received letters from the agency stating that the gender-affirming compression garments are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Republicans: We believe in free market capitalism
The Market: Cool. We can make money selling gender affirming shapewear.
Republicans: NO. NOT LIKE THAT!
The Market: Cool. We can make money selling gender affirming shapewear.
Republicans: NO. NOT LIKE THAT!
Australia passed a law banning under-16s from social media.
It immediately backfired in humiliating fashion.
So naturally, other countries are jumping on the crapwagon.
Politicians are so fucking stupid and ineducable, it hurts my head.
It immediately backfired in humiliating fashion.
So naturally, other countries are jumping on the crapwagon.
Politicians are so fucking stupid and ineducable, it hurts my head.
Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.
Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
Spain's prime minister says that his government plans to ban social media access for children under 16.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Australia passed a law banning under-16s from social media.
It immediately backfired in humiliating fashion.
So naturally, other countries are jumping on the crapwagon.
Politicians are so fucking stupid and ineducable, it hurts my head.
It immediately backfired in humiliating fashion.
So naturally, other countries are jumping on the crapwagon.
Politicians are so fucking stupid and ineducable, it hurts my head.
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The argument that people having rights makes law enforcement more difficult is not remotely convincing.
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The argument that people having rights makes law enforcement more difficult is not remotely convincing.
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I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
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They're mad at the Scouts because they now admit girls and not because of the whole years of sexual abuse scandals thing.
Breaking news: The Pentagon issued a warning to Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, saying the organization risks losing its long-standing partnership with the U.S. military unless it rapidly implements “core value reforms.”
Pentagon warns Scouts to restore ‘core values’ or lose military support
The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They're mad at the Scouts because they now admit girls and not because of the whole years of sexual abuse scandals thing.
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One of the things that the Bovino-directed operations in Chicago and Minnesota made clear is that CBP thought they could treat any and every person in the US the same way they treat migrants at the southern border.
If it's unacceptable here, then it's unacceptable there.
If it's unacceptable here, then it's unacceptable there.
“To protect his reputation” tells you a lot.
This did go well for a Border Patrol agent charged with running down a migrant with his truck. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This did go well for a Border Patrol agent charged with running down a migrant with his truck. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
One of the things that the Bovino-directed operations in Chicago and Minnesota made clear is that CBP thought they could treat any and every person in the US the same way they treat migrants at the southern border.
If it's unacceptable here, then it's unacceptable there.
If it's unacceptable here, then it's unacceptable there.
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Sounds like he got upset when he saw the headlines claiming the WH had backed down from its Harvard payment demands.
Trump now demands $1B from Harvard
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says He’s Seeking $1 Billion From Harvard University
President Donald Trump said he’s seeking $1 billion in “damages” from Harvard University after the New York Times reported that his administration had backed off demands for $200 million to satisfy ac...
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Sounds like he got upset when he saw the headlines claiming the WH had backed down from its Harvard payment demands.
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It's Elmo's birthday
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It's Elmo's birthday