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dave bonner
@rascalking.com
software developer, currently at the mit media lab. masshole. he/him.

i hate having emotions about reality; i'd much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon.

also @[email protected] on fedi, was @rascalking on twitter.
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This is a great example of state officials stepping up to ensure compliance with the law, if the feds won’t do it. Maine secy of state @shennabellows.bsky.social finding a way of restricting ICE illegal conduct wgme.com/news/local/m...
Maine pauses undercover license plate requests amid ICE concerns
According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Maine plates will not be used for "lawless purposes."
wgme.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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And this is the comment that so enraged the mayor of Miami that he sent a pair of cops to intimidate the person who posted it.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Ordinary Americans understand and can articulate a politics of constitutional restoration. Why can't opposition leaders?
They got suburban realtors talking like Patrick Henry, it's over
January 19, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Once again, you'd be forgiven for assuming from this coverage that she killed herself. She was murdered by two fellow students at her school - people she knew in real life, not from social media.
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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New from me and @tristanl.ee with a bit of help from @wileydcope.bsky.social: We identified companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are operated either by members of Patriot Front or individuals with multiple connections to Patriot Front

www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified c...
www.texasobserver.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Just leaving this definition here for any & every politician with a backbone.
January 19, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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I'm watching literal Nazis register to run as Democrats because they want to either (a) trick people not paying attention (b) take advantage of the good natured people believing you can change and that's why we're here now.
Richard Hanania is a gutter racist and vile Nazi. He's not going to fight the destruction of our pluralistic society, social support systems, arts, and sciences; those are his goals.

He's an enemy who wishes Trump's reign was going better and is looking for an exit.

Do not allow him in the tent.
January 19, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Abolish. Then Nuremberg
Their behavior is utterly inhumane.

In Morristown, New Jersey, ICE abandoned a six-year-old girl on the side of a busy road after abducting and disappearing her father on January 18, 2026.
January 19, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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Despite stonewalling opposition from Starbucks, its workers around the country have continued to unionize at a fast rate. Each of the past four years, @sbworkersunited.org has won over 100 union elections and added thousands of workers to its ranks.
The Starbucks Union Won 125 Elections in 2025
NLRB data show that the Starbucks unionization drive is holding steady.
www.nlrbedge.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Wow
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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The Anti-Coercion Instrument has never been used. It was built for China. As of Sunday, the EU is actively considering firing it at us because Trump is a mad king.

New post breaking down what the ACI does and how the trade war hits your medications and your 401(k).

www.patreon.com/posts/148558...
The EU's "Trade Bazooka" and What It Means for Your Wallet | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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there is no nonpartisan solution to a partisan attack on our democracy and there is absolutely no *apolitical* solution to a partisan attack on our democracy
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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He just won the game for them
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Booooooooo.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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I’ll never get tired of this ad at our local indie theater 😂
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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REMINDER that AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT is still on sale at @libro.fm ! :) A drowned city, a furious revenant, and an ode to friendship, resistance, and rage.

libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
And What Can We Offer You Tonight Audiobook on Libro.fm
In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed tells the story of Jewel, established courtesan in a luxurious H...
libro.fm
January 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Ok, the Pope gets credit for that one, right?
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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The misogyny is not subtle, and likely isn’t intended to be.
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Lee's Beehive in Harvard Sq, with just towering deli sandwiches on really good plain old fucking white bread. Cheap as hell, too.

Captain Nemo's Pizza in Kenmore Sq, the epitome of delicious greasy pizza in Boston. It would soak through 3 paper plates before you finished it.
Sunday night timeline cleanse

please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Un fucking believable.
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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YOUR BRAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

So I encourage you to take up spite-flossing.

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This is true, when I was posting about how you get infections up into your brain from your face (oh yes), numerous ER nurses chimed in to tell me the one that horrified them the most: Infection from the TEETH. Up into the brain.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 AM