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She/her. SWE at Discord. Why would you think the views expressed here *weren't* my own?
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protip: type @time into discord on desktop and something cool will happen
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 AM
protip: type @time into discord on desktop and something cool will happen
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Some ICE vehicles got taken and a streamer is saying that the entire MPLS city wide battle plan, operational overviews, tactical details and agent lists + id info just got found in the car lmao these clowns driving around with hatchbacks full of their whole shit like the villains in an immersive sim
January 15, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Some ICE vehicles got taken and a streamer is saying that the entire MPLS city wide battle plan, operational overviews, tactical details and agent lists + id info just got found in the car lmao these clowns driving around with hatchbacks full of their whole shit like the villains in an immersive sim
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the threat of deportation creates an underclass that can't access the justice system or public services. these people are then exploited. that's the entire point. ICE and DHS (and their European counterparts, etc) are not "failing to address" this, they exists *to* create this underclass!
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM
the threat of deportation creates an underclass that can't access the justice system or public services. these people are then exploited. that's the entire point. ICE and DHS (and their European counterparts, etc) are not "failing to address" this, they exists *to* create this underclass!
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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See, everyone who's ever lived in Japan or even just visited here for a week knows that Mamdani's cause is moral and righteous
January 15, 2026 at 6:36 AM
See, everyone who's ever lived in Japan or even just visited here for a week knows that Mamdani's cause is moral and righteous
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NEW: 1 in 10 teens going to headspace say the teen social media ban was a factor in their decision to seek mental health support.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
One in 10 teens seeking mental health support from headspace cite social media ban as an issue
Early data from Australia's national youth mental health service shows that the teen social media ban emerged as a prominent factor in why 12- to 15-year-olds were coming to them.
www.crikey.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
NEW: 1 in 10 teens going to headspace say the teen social media ban was a factor in their decision to seek mental health support.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
This very preliminary data, supporting concerns about negative impacts of the ban, shows why more online reform is needed, headspace said.
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Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
sense or lack thereof
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
sense or lack thereof
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“Be not afraid.”
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
“Be not afraid.”
"that's kinda fucked up if you think about it exactly the wrong amount"
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
"that's kinda fucked up if you think about it exactly the wrong amount"
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42% for abolish ICE without an iota of mainstream elected Democratic buy in, this could be over 60% if they tried even a little.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
42% for abolish ICE without an iota of mainstream elected Democratic buy in, this could be over 60% if they tried even a little.
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Sentiment check: r/wallstreetbets is absolutely libbing out, indistinguishable from Bsky.
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“We can’t be a country with a paramilitary secret police because then we would be a nation with a paramilitary secret police” is something my brain genuinely says to me. I need my brain to change as fast as my world and that’s not easy.
January 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“We can’t be a country with a paramilitary secret police because then we would be a nation with a paramilitary secret police” is something my brain genuinely says to me. I need my brain to change as fast as my world and that’s not easy.
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This is a cartoon about housing.
January 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This is a cartoon about housing.
why does this look like it's written in okonomiyaki batter
January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
why does this look like it's written in okonomiyaki batter
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(I am apparently the only person alive who deliberately plays chunithm on speed=2.0)
I'm told these images give some types of sweaty rhythm gamers aneurisms
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
(I am apparently the only person alive who deliberately plays chunithm on speed=2.0)
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what happens if denji eats the Fear Itself Devil
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
what happens if denji eats the Fear Itself Devil
I'm told these images give some types of sweaty rhythm gamers aneurisms
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm told these images give some types of sweaty rhythm gamers aneurisms