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I'm that YouTuber who taught you how dishwashers work. Guess I'm tryin' out the whole Bluesky thing now.
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I made my whole-home humidifier slightly less terrifying
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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I'm wishing to bring tidings of comfort and joy with this new video.
Or at least comfort and slightly reduced stress levels!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCVs...
Or at least comfort and slightly reduced stress levels!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCVs...
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It was inevitable.
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
It was inevitable.
It really is just all kinds of bad folks. I wonder when Democrats in Congress will notice.
No reforming this.
No reforming this.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
It really is just all kinds of bad folks. I wonder when Democrats in Congress will notice.
No reforming this.
No reforming this.
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Incapable of understanding how "abolish ICE" was silly but arresting 5 year olds is public policy
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Incapable of understanding how "abolish ICE" was silly but arresting 5 year olds is public policy
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
I am dealing with an absolutely ridiculous customer service issue right now which involves calling a local store and having to talk to a robot each time I do to convince it to let me talk to a person.
And in these conversations I'm having with these people, it feels like something is cracking.
And in these conversations I'm having with these people, it feels like something is cracking.
January 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I am dealing with an absolutely ridiculous customer service issue right now which involves calling a local store and having to talk to a robot each time I do to convince it to let me talk to a person.
And in these conversations I'm having with these people, it feels like something is cracking.
And in these conversations I'm having with these people, it feels like something is cracking.
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Retraining and body cams I say like a fucking dolt
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Retraining and body cams I say like a fucking dolt
Just a thought, when useful idiots end up being useful for your own side of things... don't interrupt them.
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a thought, when useful idiots end up being useful for your own side of things... don't interrupt them.
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I sort of am becoming a statue posting “REMEMBER WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU” because they are in fact taking things from me, right now.
the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
Genuinely insane we are living in a world where the Danish have to deploy a battlegroup to protect themselves against America. Makes my blood turn molten, honestly
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I sort of am becoming a statue posting “REMEMBER WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU” because they are in fact taking things from me, right now.
OK, I haven't considered that some of the arguments I find myself in these days are coming from people who still think solar energy and battery storage are expensive.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
OK, I haven't considered that some of the arguments I find myself in these days are coming from people who still think solar energy and battery storage are expensive.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
Already the LCOE from solar+storage is cheaper than anything else.
Seemed like the obvious outcome to me since the sun is free.
FYI, we're already doing this at scale for car parts like alternators and starters which only cost a couple hundred bucks.
We're already doing it with lead acid batteries (it's almost a closed-loop recycling system now!) so we're absolutely gonna do it with other battery chemistries, too.
We're already doing it with lead acid batteries (it's almost a closed-loop recycling system now!) so we're absolutely gonna do it with other battery chemistries, too.
Again, this is the kind of thing which is already happening in the background at scale which people may simply not be aware of.
A whole lot of aftermarket car parts are actually used car parts that got wear items like bearings or brushes replaced, cleaned up, and re-sold.
A whole lot of aftermarket car parts are actually used car parts that got wear items like bearings or brushes replaced, cleaned up, and re-sold.
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
FYI, we're already doing this at scale for car parts like alternators and starters which only cost a couple hundred bucks.
We're already doing it with lead acid batteries (it's almost a closed-loop recycling system now!) so we're absolutely gonna do it with other battery chemistries, too.
We're already doing it with lead acid batteries (it's almost a closed-loop recycling system now!) so we're absolutely gonna do it with other battery chemistries, too.
Hey guys. When I limited replies, and I said I limited replies, I was really hoping y'all could follow through and not reply to the original post.
Two people already haven't understood the context of there being a joke above and have left angry comments, and people are thumbing them up.
Two people already haven't understood the context of there being a joke above and have left angry comments, and people are thumbing them up.
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Hey guys. When I limited replies, and I said I limited replies, I was really hoping y'all could follow through and not reply to the original post.
Two people already haven't understood the context of there being a joke above and have left angry comments, and people are thumbing them up.
Two people already haven't understood the context of there being a joke above and have left angry comments, and people are thumbing them up.
@seancasten.bsky.social I want you to know this is something your constituent (me) genuinely thinks the democratic party leadership would do, all the while deluding themselves into thinking we'll be thrilled about it.
This is where I'm at. I need you to start saying things to people.
This is where I'm at. I need you to start saying things to people.
Democrats could probably get a law passed saying that verified troops with at least 4 years service and a national guard commitment must have their constitutional rights respected, or at least could require any violators take a 6-week paid training course on Troop Respect.
January 20, 2026 at 5:14 AM
@seancasten.bsky.social I want you to know this is something your constituent (me) genuinely thinks the democratic party leadership would do, all the while deluding themselves into thinking we'll be thrilled about it.
This is where I'm at. I need you to start saying things to people.
This is where I'm at. I need you to start saying things to people.
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ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
Tomorrow I got stuff to do and shouldn't be on here, so I'll be out of here for a day with this whole ~politics~ schtik
Keep on showing people stuff. Gotta break the trance
Keep on showing people stuff. Gotta break the trance
January 17, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Tomorrow I got stuff to do and shouldn't be on here, so I'll be out of here for a day with this whole ~politics~ schtik
Keep on showing people stuff. Gotta break the trance
Keep on showing people stuff. Gotta break the trance
I believe speaker Mike Johnson was quoted as saying that ice is doing what it is designed to do...
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I believe speaker Mike Johnson was quoted as saying that ice is doing what it is designed to do...
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if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
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This is an Underground Railroad style operation. This is what I mean that we should study UR history, tactics, and strategy.
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This is an Underground Railroad style operation. This is what I mean that we should study UR history, tactics, and strategy.
seems notable
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM
seems notable
Who is making the "big government" argument has flipped and to some folks the slow realization of this fact is gonna be quite messy.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Who is making the "big government" argument has flipped and to some folks the slow realization of this fact is gonna be quite messy.
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am I really not supposed to be worried about that?
should I really not be reminding people about that?
should I really tolerate a politician waffling back and forth about that?
should I?
should I really not be reminding people about that?
should I really tolerate a politician waffling back and forth about that?
should I?
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
am I really not supposed to be worried about that?
should I really not be reminding people about that?
should I really tolerate a politician waffling back and forth about that?
should I?
should I really not be reminding people about that?
should I really tolerate a politician waffling back and forth about that?
should I?
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
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nonviolence kinda fuckin vindicated here cause these mfs are going "mods.... MODDS... MODS I spiL My JICE"
Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
nonviolence kinda fuckin vindicated here cause these mfs are going "mods.... MODDS... MODS I spiL My JICE"
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It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
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imagine letting these people run anything more consequential than a lemonade stand
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show
Video posted by top gamer shows what he says is X conversation in which billionaire admits ‘account boosting’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
imagine letting these people run anything more consequential than a lemonade stand
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.