bripod
@bripod.bsky.social
Software engineer, avid board/video gamer, space & science enthusiast. He/him
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The new slang isn't worse, kids aren't worse, you're just old now, and grumpy, and no longer have commitment to sparkle motion. The kids today are hilarious
It’s funny how incensed people will get about something like 6-7, then a sentence later talk about a haircut being a vibe. All slang is stupid, which is what makes it fun.
“But it’s annoying when my kid says it!” Friend, you say “adulting.”
“But it’s annoying when my kid says it!” Friend, you say “adulting.”
January 28, 2026 at 4:18 AM
The new slang isn't worse, kids aren't worse, you're just old now, and grumpy, and no longer have commitment to sparkle motion. The kids today are hilarious
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That’s why being called “weird” rattled them so badly
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
That’s why being called “weird” rattled them so badly
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At the absolute core of their worldview is a belief that everybody *really* thinks the way they do but is too scared of the woke agenda to say it out loud. Maybe a few have been peeled away through propaganda but deep down they just say what everyone thinks out loud. No opposition is legitimate
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
At the absolute core of their worldview is a belief that everybody *really* thinks the way they do but is too scared of the woke agenda to say it out loud. Maybe a few have been peeled away through propaganda but deep down they just say what everyone thinks out loud. No opposition is legitimate
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“We will only continue to fund evil if the evil people doing the evil read as marginally less evil”
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
“We will only continue to fund evil if the evil people doing the evil read as marginally less evil”
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Yes have we tried reasoning with Donald Trump
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Yes have we tried reasoning with Donald Trump
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this is disgusting beyond what i or anyone should be able to stomach and shows what we already know: that ICE is completely unreformable and needs to be abolished. that is the moderate position
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
this is disgusting beyond what i or anyone should be able to stomach and shows what we already know: that ICE is completely unreformable and needs to be abolished. that is the moderate position
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People mocking the baggy suits for an easy laugh, but riddle me this wiseguy: how else are you carry $50K in cash bribes when you have been told to stop using your CAVA bag?
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 AM
People mocking the baggy suits for an easy laugh, but riddle me this wiseguy: how else are you carry $50K in cash bribes when you have been told to stop using your CAVA bag?
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the reason I'm so heated right now is Ilhan Omar has been thrown to the wolves so many times by the Democratic establishment for saying the things the Dems are finally, YEARS LATER starting to say.
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
January 28, 2026 at 3:06 AM
the reason I'm so heated right now is Ilhan Omar has been thrown to the wolves so many times by the Democratic establishment for saying the things the Dems are finally, YEARS LATER starting to say.
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
They've let Rep Omar take a lot of heat and have not used their voices enough to defend her
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Don't fall for the okeydoke. Switching the nazi out for a new nazi isn't going to change anything.
Senator Ruben Gallego says no to DHS money as long as Stephen Miller is in office:
“Stephen Miller is the brains behind the most unhinged and depraved policies we’ve seen in generations…. No funding DHS with that creep calling the shots.”
“Stephen Miller is the brains behind the most unhinged and depraved policies we’ve seen in generations…. No funding DHS with that creep calling the shots.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Don't fall for the okeydoke. Switching the nazi out for a new nazi isn't going to change anything.
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
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"Imagine what people must be suffering behind closed doors, when we can see so clearly the violence they are inflicting on the streets."
- Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
- Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Was Warned About Conditions at Fort Bliss Migrant Jail. Then 2 Men Died.
Immigrant rights activists and elected officials are calling to shut down Camp East Montana.
truthout.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
"Imagine what people must be suffering behind closed doors, when we can see so clearly the violence they are inflicting on the streets."
- Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
- Setareh Ghandehari, @detentionwatchnetwork.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
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BREAKING: 65+ New Yorkers have been arrested for occupying the lobby of a Hilton in NYC that’s housing ICE.
Everyday people have the power to shut down ICE’s ability to operate. We are making it impossible for ICE to get a moment’s rest.
Everyday people have the power to shut down ICE’s ability to operate. We are making it impossible for ICE to get a moment’s rest.
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 AM
BREAKING: 65+ New Yorkers have been arrested for occupying the lobby of a Hilton in NYC that’s housing ICE.
Everyday people have the power to shut down ICE’s ability to operate. We are making it impossible for ICE to get a moment’s rest.
Everyday people have the power to shut down ICE’s ability to operate. We are making it impossible for ICE to get a moment’s rest.
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Taking off my weather hat for a moment for something more important than the forecast…today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Taking off my weather hat for a moment for something more important than the forecast…today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
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they declared it an unlawful assembly an hour later and broke it up with pepperballs and flashbangs, btw
Happening now: Candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti in Eugene, organized by healthcare workers of Oregon. Alex was murdered by ICE
January 28, 2026 at 3:21 AM
they declared it an unlawful assembly an hour later and broke it up with pepperballs and flashbangs, btw
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“I don’t believe in phrenology, but (describes phrenology as something he believes in)”
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
“I don’t believe in phrenology, but (describes phrenology as something he believes in)”
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The administration's allies are very mad Walz came out with this comment now, when children are merely being hunted by secret police, instead of waiting until some of them die in detention.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 AM
The administration's allies are very mad Walz came out with this comment now, when children are merely being hunted by secret police, instead of waiting until some of them die in detention.
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The political system largely treats people like small-dollar ATMs that vote every 2 years. Everybody gets deluged with emails asking for money. It feeds cynicism and burnout. Rarely do you get a "help me organize our community" email.
January 28, 2026 at 3:13 AM
The political system largely treats people like small-dollar ATMs that vote every 2 years. Everybody gets deluged with emails asking for money. It feeds cynicism and burnout. Rarely do you get a "help me organize our community" email.
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100%. I honestly believe political leaders ask too little of people. The thinking is you need an extraordinarily low bar - so ask people for money or to sign something. People want to be part of something and they're eager to do real meaningful work in defense of their community and their rights.
I have begun to think that Minnesota pushback to ICE was unique and a model because it gave people something to do. It wasn’t about just going out in streets for rallying purposes. People had a mission: videos, whistles, information and communication flow to communities. They had something to do.
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 AM
100%. I honestly believe political leaders ask too little of people. The thinking is you need an extraordinarily low bar - so ask people for money or to sign something. People want to be part of something and they're eager to do real meaningful work in defense of their community and their rights.
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Trump did this.
Measles is deadly.
Measles is deadly.
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Trump did this.
Measles is deadly.
Measles is deadly.
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 AM
i'm being flip but when i think about the guys who are gassing preschools and putting children in camps and killing people both on and off camera--complaining about WHISTLES--i understand why dante was like no, we need way more kinds of hell. at least nine
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This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
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The takeaway is that rather than attempting to find the truth and explain it, Bari sees the news as presenting a bunch of competing opinions (within the spectrum she finds acceptable) and nothing more.
Here, in three posts, are the written remarks by Bari Weiss at today's CBS News town hall meeting. Part one of three:
January 28, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The takeaway is that rather than attempting to find the truth and explain it, Bari sees the news as presenting a bunch of competing opinions (within the spectrum she finds acceptable) and nothing more.
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ICE in minneapolis are causing international incidents because agents don’t understand what a consulate is and tried entering ecuador’s
the country has put out a statement in spanish
the country has put out a statement in spanish
January 27, 2026 at 11:40 PM
ICE in minneapolis are causing international incidents because agents don’t understand what a consulate is and tried entering ecuador’s
the country has put out a statement in spanish
the country has put out a statement in spanish
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English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today:
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
English translation of statement from Ecuadorian Consulate regarding ICE’s attempt to enter their building in Minneapolis today: