R Sitze
@rd.sitze.net
Transplant, Earth. PNW
Ally. Equality. Safe ground.
MSFT Alumni.
Cats: Pumpkin and Saturn.
You might know me as NetDef
Ally. Equality. Safe ground.
MSFT Alumni.
Cats: Pumpkin and Saturn.
You might know me as NetDef
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This is a thread about hope and beauty, although it may not seem that way until it sinks in.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This is a thread about hope and beauty, although it may not seem that way until it sinks in.
🚨POST AN EMERGENCY CAT PIC🚨
Pumpkin is here to remind us to not forget a little self care in these stressful times.
Pumpkin is here to remind us to not forget a little self care in these stressful times.
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 AM
🚨POST AN EMERGENCY CAT PIC🚨
Pumpkin is here to remind us to not forget a little self care in these stressful times.
Pumpkin is here to remind us to not forget a little self care in these stressful times.
❤️ 👇
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
❤️ 👇
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Another angle...
January 21, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Another angle...
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Wanna see thousands of snow geese fly above the sunrise?
Well.
Stop scrolling.
Or keep scrolling.
I think I've typed enough text that if you've read this much you've seen enough of the video to make your own decision.
Higher resolution: youtu.be/5K2aMfGh1QA 🪶
Well.
Stop scrolling.
Or keep scrolling.
I think I've typed enough text that if you've read this much you've seen enough of the video to make your own decision.
Higher resolution: youtu.be/5K2aMfGh1QA 🪶
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Wanna see thousands of snow geese fly above the sunrise?
Well.
Stop scrolling.
Or keep scrolling.
I think I've typed enough text that if you've read this much you've seen enough of the video to make your own decision.
Higher resolution: youtu.be/5K2aMfGh1QA 🪶
Well.
Stop scrolling.
Or keep scrolling.
I think I've typed enough text that if you've read this much you've seen enough of the video to make your own decision.
Higher resolution: youtu.be/5K2aMfGh1QA 🪶
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Today's speech by Canada's Mark Carney, is one of the most clear-eyed, impactful declarations that I've seen in response to Trump's willingness to burn down allies, systems, and a rules-based order. "Nostalgia is not a strategy." Really, really worth a listen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Today's speech by Canada's Mark Carney, is one of the most clear-eyed, impactful declarations that I've seen in response to Trump's willingness to burn down allies, systems, and a rules-based order. "Nostalgia is not a strategy." Really, really worth a listen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE98...
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... And it never was
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 AM
... And it never was
As usual, the real voice is...
Money.
Money.
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
As usual, the real voice is...
Money.
Money.
I want to celebrate this as a gleam of hope, but my skeptical side wonders if a near certain EO veto will force a re-vote that will fail.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I want to celebrate this as a gleam of hope, but my skeptical side wonders if a near certain EO veto will force a re-vote that will fail.
We used to call these "tiny bloodblisters...."
they knew we'd clock "hematoma" for what it is
health care lawyer here:
CBS 'news' reports that: "Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident..."
Here's the thing, that can mean 'a bruise' — it just sounds much more dramatic to call it "internal bleeding to the torso"
CBS 'news' reports that: "Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident..."
Here's the thing, that can mean 'a bruise' — it just sounds much more dramatic to call it "internal bleeding to the torso"
January 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
We used to call these "tiny bloodblisters...."
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Curious about how the fans are going to shake the stadium at the Seahawks vs 49ers game this Saturday? Check out our blog on pnsn.org on how the seismometers PNSN installed in Lumen Field will monitor & report data live during the game! pnsn.org/blog/2026-se...
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Curious about how the fans are going to shake the stadium at the Seahawks vs 49ers game this Saturday? Check out our blog on pnsn.org on how the seismometers PNSN installed in Lumen Field will monitor & report data live during the game! pnsn.org/blog/2026-se...
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This Saturday it’s time for the 12s to bring the energy!
We're excited to announce that PNSN will be monitoring Lumen Field as the Seahawks host the 49ers in 2026 NFL Playoffs! Follow along at pnsn.org this week for details on the experiment and live seismograms and updates during the game.
We're excited to announce that PNSN will be monitoring Lumen Field as the Seahawks host the 49ers in 2026 NFL Playoffs! Follow along at pnsn.org this week for details on the experiment and live seismograms and updates during the game.
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This Saturday it’s time for the 12s to bring the energy!
We're excited to announce that PNSN will be monitoring Lumen Field as the Seahawks host the 49ers in 2026 NFL Playoffs! Follow along at pnsn.org this week for details on the experiment and live seismograms and updates during the game.
We're excited to announce that PNSN will be monitoring Lumen Field as the Seahawks host the 49ers in 2026 NFL Playoffs! Follow along at pnsn.org this week for details on the experiment and live seismograms and updates during the game.
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There’s no reason for fed’l agents doing “immigration enforcement” to wear masks. Their continued use confirms that this administration isn’t interested in de-escalating tensions. So states are trying to take matters into their own hands. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Should ICE Agents Be Able To Wear Masks?
Protect and serve.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
There’s no reason for fed’l agents doing “immigration enforcement” to wear masks. Their continued use confirms that this administration isn’t interested in de-escalating tensions. So states are trying to take matters into their own hands. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Thread worth pondering
The last good thing Scott Adams can do for the world is to serve as a cautionary tale to everyone who’s sense of self rests on being one of the smart ones.
I don’t mean that unkindly. It’s genuinely tragic in a way I can appreciate more knowing he has no more bombs to drop.
I don’t mean that unkindly. It’s genuinely tragic in a way I can appreciate more knowing he has no more bombs to drop.
January 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Thread worth pondering
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Hello! I paint space pottery with glaze. Everything from pleasant spacewalks to the horrors of the unknown (and the known).
Restock announcement soon, join my mailing list to stay in the know:
Amyraehill.com
#PortfolioDay
Restock announcement soon, join my mailing list to stay in the know:
Amyraehill.com
#PortfolioDay
January 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Hello! I paint space pottery with glaze. Everything from pleasant spacewalks to the horrors of the unknown (and the known).
Restock announcement soon, join my mailing list to stay in the know:
Amyraehill.com
#PortfolioDay
Restock announcement soon, join my mailing list to stay in the know:
Amyraehill.com
#PortfolioDay
T I L
Stashing this knowledge for hopefully "never need" but....
Stashing this knowledge for hopefully "never need" but....
Oh, and a word of advice—BEFORE you get the lumpectomy, tell your surgeon that tattoo ink is picked up by the lymph nodes. Scared the everloving shit out of her, she was convinced it had metastasized and somehow no one had caught it.
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM
T I L
Stashing this knowledge for hopefully "never need" but....
Stashing this knowledge for hopefully "never need" but....
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Here's your guide to what's happening on the bridge over two years and the impacts expected on traffic beyond I-5, as well as on transit and the workplace.
Seattle's biggest-ever 2-year traffic test starts today
www.seattletimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Here's your guide to what's happening on the bridge over two years and the impacts expected on traffic beyond I-5, as well as on transit and the workplace.
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PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
For nearly a year I've been increasingly feeling I'm being taxed without representation at the Fed level.
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
For nearly a year I've been increasingly feeling I'm being taxed without representation at the Fed level.
Timeline de-stress moment 🐈❤️
A drama in the cosmos viewed by an audience of one 🐱
(something to calm the nerves)
(something to calm the nerves)
January 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Timeline de-stress moment 🐈❤️
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US soldiers are required by the 1949 Geneva Convention to render aid to wounded enemy combatants. These CBP - who play dress up in camouflage utilities - just leave you to die & flee their illegal shootings like terrified rats ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
January 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
US soldiers are required by the 1949 Geneva Convention to render aid to wounded enemy combatants. These CBP - who play dress up in camouflage utilities - just leave you to die & flee their illegal shootings like terrified rats ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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What I see and what is being described in reporting based on video review is not a concistent with a vehicle ramming attack. Reports also indicate the agent was not in the vehicle’s direct path when shots were fired and that at least some shots were fired from the side as the vehicle moved away. 4/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
What I see and what is being described in reporting based on video review is not a concistent with a vehicle ramming attack. Reports also indicate the agent was not in the vehicle’s direct path when shots were fired and that at least some shots were fired from the side as the vehicle moved away. 4/7