Brian
@brian-noble.bsky.social
Michigander. Academic. Recovering administrator. Navigating Jung’s “afternoon of life.” Friend of Bill W.
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We welcome everyone at the library, and we aim to provide spaces where everyone feels safe, respected, and supported. Following recent immigration enforcement activity in Ypsilanti, we want to make sure our community understands our library policies:
January 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM
We welcome everyone at the library, and we aim to provide spaces where everyone feels safe, respected, and supported. Following recent immigration enforcement activity in Ypsilanti, we want to make sure our community understands our library policies:
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"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
ICE Detention Contractors Are Reaping Massive Profits
The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1
jacobin.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
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For decades the Right has daydreamed about saving their country from monsters, they finally got the chance and it turns out they love the monsters. The monsters are even monstrous in the exact ways they fantasized about! You never have to listen to these guys about anything again
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
For decades the Right has daydreamed about saving their country from monsters, they finally got the chance and it turns out they love the monsters. The monsters are even monstrous in the exact ways they fantasized about! You never have to listen to these guys about anything again
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there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
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It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether we like him or not. We don't arrest journalists for their reporting.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether we like him or not. We don't arrest journalists for their reporting.
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Black journalists are being arrested for covering the ethnic cleansing of Black people by a President whose defining obsession is his hatred of Black people.
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Black journalists are being arrested for covering the ethnic cleansing of Black people by a President whose defining obsession is his hatred of Black people.
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I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
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ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
"Look what you made me do."
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"Look what you made me do."
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It’s driving me a little insane to see all this “protester” lingo.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It’s driving me a little insane to see all this “protester” lingo.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
"If you'd only do what I tell you, I wouldn't have to keep hitting you."
JFC.
JFC.
the feds saying theyll end their campaign of terror against an american city if their demands are met is the biggest domestic scandal of my lifetime
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"If you'd only do what I tell you, I wouldn't have to keep hitting you."
JFC.
JFC.
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There is no "self" in self-driving cars.
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 AM
There is no "self" in self-driving cars.
I remember exactly where I was when the announcement came over the school PA.
apnews.com/today-in-his...
Today in History: January 28, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger
💙 🏳️🌈 #WednesdayWisdom #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew
Today in History: January 28, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger
💙 🏳️🌈 #WednesdayWisdom #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew
Today in History: January 28, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger
1547: King Henry VIII dies 1980: U.S. diplomats escape Iran 1985: USA For Africa records 'We Are the World'
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I remember exactly where I was when the announcement came over the school PA.
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There are people with principled takes on the 2nd Amendment, like the 1st.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
There are people with principled takes on the 2nd Amendment, like the 1st.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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These are the local support groups for Washtenaw County
(where Ypsilanti is, which is where I am too)
Support if you're able and share if you're local. Thanks.
(where Ypsilanti is, which is where I am too)
Support if you're able and share if you're local. Thanks.
January 28, 2026 at 1:52 PM
These are the local support groups for Washtenaw County
(where Ypsilanti is, which is where I am too)
Support if you're able and share if you're local. Thanks.
(where Ypsilanti is, which is where I am too)
Support if you're able and share if you're local. Thanks.
Ditto (well, not the mini-cooper part.)
Well-sourced reports suggest ICE is camping out at school bus stops in Ypsilanti and snatching parents.
I have a Mini Cooper with all-weather tires and I’m willing to go through some training.
I have a Mini Cooper with all-weather tires and I’m willing to go through some training.
Ypsilanti Community Schools reports that ICE is targeting YCS schools.
It is even more imperative that MI pass legislation protecting schools, courthouses and places of worship (SBs 508-510). People shouldn't be afraid of facing violence from untrained, reckless, and unaccountable federal agents.
It is even more imperative that MI pass legislation protecting schools, courthouses and places of worship (SBs 508-510). People shouldn't be afraid of facing violence from untrained, reckless, and unaccountable federal agents.
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Ditto (well, not the mini-cooper part.)
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washtenaw folks if youre aware of any groups coordinating car-following in ypsi please let me know
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
washtenaw folks if youre aware of any groups coordinating car-following in ypsi please let me know
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Michigan folks: Ypsilanti Community Schools confirm several parents taken into custody by ICE.
Not in my fuckin town.
Not in my fuckin town.
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Michigan folks: Ypsilanti Community Schools confirm several parents taken into custody by ICE.
Not in my fuckin town.
Not in my fuckin town.
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Fuck ICE.
Ypsi/Ann Arbor is my stomping grounds. We won't stand for this shit. ✊
Ypsi/Ann Arbor is my stomping grounds. We won't stand for this shit. ✊
Hearing ICE targeted the parents at bus stops as they waited for their kids to arrive in -10 cold.
ICE reportedly takes Ypsilanti Community Schools parents into custody
ICE agents were reported to be present near an Ypsilanti Community Schools campus Jan. 27, taking several parents into custody while off school grounds.
www.michigandaily.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Fuck ICE.
Ypsi/Ann Arbor is my stomping grounds. We won't stand for this shit. ✊
Ypsi/Ann Arbor is my stomping grounds. We won't stand for this shit. ✊
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ICE is in Ypsilanti waiting at bus stops for parents to drop off their kiddos
From Washtenaw Sheriff Dyer:
From Washtenaw Sheriff Dyer:
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM
ICE is in Ypsilanti waiting at bus stops for parents to drop off their kiddos
From Washtenaw Sheriff Dyer:
From Washtenaw Sheriff Dyer:
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Ypsilanti Community Schools reports that ICE is targeting YCS schools.
It is even more imperative that MI pass legislation protecting schools, courthouses and places of worship (SBs 508-510). People shouldn't be afraid of facing violence from untrained, reckless, and unaccountable federal agents.
It is even more imperative that MI pass legislation protecting schools, courthouses and places of worship (SBs 508-510). People shouldn't be afraid of facing violence from untrained, reckless, and unaccountable federal agents.
Senate Bill 349 of 2025 (Public Act 57 of 2025) - Michigan Legislature
www.legislature.mi.gov
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Ypsilanti Community Schools reports that ICE is targeting YCS schools.
It is even more imperative that MI pass legislation protecting schools, courthouses and places of worship (SBs 508-510). People shouldn't be afraid of facing violence from untrained, reckless, and unaccountable federal agents.
It is even more imperative that MI pass legislation protecting schools, courthouses and places of worship (SBs 508-510). People shouldn't be afraid of facing violence from untrained, reckless, and unaccountable federal agents.
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Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
I believe Zach de la Rocha said (sang?) it best: "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me."
“If you raise your voice I’ll erase your voice” said an ice agent.
Insane
Insane
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I believe Zach de la Rocha said (sang?) it best: "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me."