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Mercurial
@silentconsole.com
· Mar 28
If you value any thing over any person, I don't understand you.
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Enjoying how the demand is evolving from 'abolish ICE' to 'abolish and prosecute ICE'
that's the spirit folks, keep pushing 🙌
that's the spirit folks, keep pushing 🙌
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Enjoying how the demand is evolving from 'abolish ICE' to 'abolish and prosecute ICE'
that's the spirit folks, keep pushing 🙌
that's the spirit folks, keep pushing 🙌
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one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
February 1, 2026 at 11:40 PM
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
Please keep in mind, abusers never deescalate unless literally forced to.
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Please keep in mind, abusers never deescalate unless literally forced to.
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As an aside to the above note, just today I saw some dudes still seethingly furious about something I wrote in 2012, on how being a straight white dude in the US is the Lowest Difficulty Setting in the game of life. That's longevity in writing for you!
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is
I’ve been thinking of a way to explain to straight white men how life works for them, without invoking the dreaded word “privilege,” to which they react like vampires being fed a …
whatever.scalzi.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
As an aside to the above note, just today I saw some dudes still seethingly furious about something I wrote in 2012, on how being a straight white dude in the US is the Lowest Difficulty Setting in the game of life. That's longevity in writing for you!
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/s...
Lyric thinks these cuddles need more pets....
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Lyric thinks these cuddles need more pets....
I'm more and more in favor of abolishing the voting age
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I'm more and more in favor of abolishing the voting age
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Mayor Mamdani names criminal justice reformer Stanley Richards as NYC’s new Department of Correction commissioner
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Mamdani names reformer Stanley Richards to steer chaotic Rikers complex
Exactly one month into his term, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a formerly incarcerated person to manage the facility.
gothamist.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Mayor Mamdani names criminal justice reformer Stanley Richards as NYC’s new Department of Correction commissioner
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Petition to measure snow depths only in dogs
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
February 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Petition to measure snow depths only in dogs
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I hate having emotions about reality; I’d much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon.
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
I hate having emotions about reality; I’d much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon.
A recruiter from Palantir once called me. I couldn't fake being willing to do civil rights violations enough to proceed.
“The only way that we’re able to win against a company that has as much power and influence as Palantir, is if as many people get involved as possible."
Who takes Palantir's money? A new tracker finds out.
ICE relies on the firm for deportation tech—and its PAC pays it forward to Congress.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 AM
A recruiter from Palantir once called me. I couldn't fake being willing to do civil rights violations enough to proceed.
Reminder: this has always been the goal of the conservative political agenda, and anyone who voted for any of Trumps nominees in the senate is complicit.
January 30, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Reminder: this has always been the goal of the conservative political agenda, and anyone who voted for any of Trumps nominees in the senate is complicit.
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"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
Philly DA vows to prosecute ‘wannabe Nazi' ICE agents who violate the law
YouTube video by NBC10 Philadelphia
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 AM
"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
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Let's adopt regulations that prevent layoffs when your company is profitable.
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Let's adopt regulations that prevent layoffs when your company is profitable.
A Melody for your admiration.
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 AM
A Melody for your admiration.
"I don't like people with standards" is a wild take.
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"I don't like people with standards" is a wild take.
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Don't forget capitalism!
January 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Don't forget capitalism!
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NYC, we are ready for tomorrow’s storm.
Here’s a thread on what you need to know:
TEMPERATURE: Between 16°F to 27°F.
SNOWFALL: Between 8 to 11 inches.
LIBRARIES: Closed on Sunday.
NYPD and FDNY are prepared to maintain full operational capacity.
Here’s a thread on what you need to know:
TEMPERATURE: Between 16°F to 27°F.
SNOWFALL: Between 8 to 11 inches.
LIBRARIES: Closed on Sunday.
NYPD and FDNY are prepared to maintain full operational capacity.
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 AM
NYC, we are ready for tomorrow’s storm.
Here’s a thread on what you need to know:
TEMPERATURE: Between 16°F to 27°F.
SNOWFALL: Between 8 to 11 inches.
LIBRARIES: Closed on Sunday.
NYPD and FDNY are prepared to maintain full operational capacity.
Here’s a thread on what you need to know:
TEMPERATURE: Between 16°F to 27°F.
SNOWFALL: Between 8 to 11 inches.
LIBRARIES: Closed on Sunday.
NYPD and FDNY are prepared to maintain full operational capacity.
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Stay warm today, friends. Cuddle a fuzzy friend if you can.
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Stay warm today, friends. Cuddle a fuzzy friend if you can.
"Oh, hey. What are you doing down there?"
January 23, 2026 at 2:09 PM
"Oh, hey. What are you doing down there?"
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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Lyric promises it's only a trap if you try to stop petting her
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Lyric promises it's only a trap if you try to stop petting her
Lyric promises it's only a trap if you try to stop petting her
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Lyric promises it's only a trap if you try to stop petting her