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Your regular reminder that most immigration violations aren't even *criminal offences*. This is like militarizing the task force in charge of too many parking tickets or overdue library books or murdering people for jaywalking.
January 25, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Your regular reminder that most immigration violations aren't even *criminal offences*. This is like militarizing the task force in charge of too many parking tickets or overdue library books or murdering people for jaywalking.
I think a thing some people need to come to terms with is that there is no "sensible" conservative position. It leads here. It has always led here. Either the government exists to try to help everyone or it doesn't.
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I think a thing some people need to come to terms with is that there is no "sensible" conservative position. It leads here. It has always led here. Either the government exists to try to help everyone or it doesn't.
Y'all The Bone Temple was really good. I think it's the most entertaining movie I've seen in recent memory, outstanding filmmaking craft. Nia DaCosta knocked it out of the park.
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Y'all The Bone Temple was really good. I think it's the most entertaining movie I've seen in recent memory, outstanding filmmaking craft. Nia DaCosta knocked it out of the park.
This is an excellent thread from a former Republican on the irony of how knowledge of the world also makes people feel more ignorant in comparison, and the corresponding social factors of conservatism, the politics of fear and intolerance, and the desctruction of institutions of science.
This is an excellent thread from a former Republican on the irony of how knowledge of the world also makes people feel more ignorant in comparison, and the corresponding social factors of conservatism, the politics of fear and intolerance, and the desctruction of institutions of science.
I understand about global supply chains and mass production and comparative advantage and the value of human labor and yet it still bugs me that I can pay $100 for a jacket and then have to pay another $55 to get the sleeves hemmed.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I understand about global supply chains and mass production and comparative advantage and the value of human labor and yet it still bugs me that I can pay $100 for a jacket and then have to pay another $55 to get the sleeves hemmed.
@bsky.app my account is suddenly showing as invalid handle, and it won’t let me log into the support site. I’m using the same domain i’ve been using all along. How do I fix this?
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
@bsky.app my account is suddenly showing as invalid handle, and it won’t let me log into the support site. I’m using the same domain i’ve been using all along. How do I fix this?