Retiredlibrarian
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Conservatives only pose to protect cis women when it gives them the chance to stick it to people they disrespect more, like trans people and immigrants.
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Conservatives only pose to protect cis women when it gives them the chance to stick it to people they disrespect more, like trans people and immigrants.
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hello, is this the newspaper. i would like to announce that i can't get laid. no, i don't mean a personal ad. i want to be in the news part of the newspaper. no i will NOT hold for a manager.
📢 “A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
www.smh.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
hello, is this the newspaper. i would like to announce that i can't get laid. no, i don't mean a personal ad. i want to be in the news part of the newspaper. no i will NOT hold for a manager.
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NEW VIDEO! Voter's Remorse Helpline: ICE Edition youtu.be/ekVHBDXxDU8
Voter's Remorse Helpline: ICE Edition
YouTube video by Steve Shives
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February 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
NEW VIDEO! Voter's Remorse Helpline: ICE Edition youtu.be/ekVHBDXxDU8
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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That's how fascism works: it offers the broken and disgraced a home -- and unlike the nobler organizations that do that, they don't offer forgiveness or a chance to expiate: just money, power, protection, and revenge.
Former Tennessee Libertarian party chair @joshuaeakle.com notices how many in Trump’s cabinet/inner circle are in the files — and theorizes maybe this is no coincidence
January 31, 2026 at 2:37 PM
That's how fascism works: it offers the broken and disgraced a home -- and unlike the nobler organizations that do that, they don't offer forgiveness or a chance to expiate: just money, power, protection, and revenge.
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The hard truth: the only real safeguards the US government has against what we're going through right now is electing and appointing men and women who take their oath to uphold the Constitution seriously. A government built on the honor system crumbles when dishonorable people are in charge.
January 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM
The hard truth: the only real safeguards the US government has against what we're going through right now is electing and appointing men and women who take their oath to uphold the Constitution seriously. A government built on the honor system crumbles when dishonorable people are in charge.
Worse, his appointment is seen as some sort of moderating olive branch after the administration has declared war on an American city. The press is desperate to make these lawbreakers seem normal.
In all seriousness, how can it be that the official now in charge in Minnesota was caught by the FBI on video taking $50,000 to steer government business, and walking out with the money, which we still haven't seen. How is he still working in Administration, not to mention not behind bars?
January 31, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Worse, his appointment is seen as some sort of moderating olive branch after the administration has declared war on an American city. The press is desperate to make these lawbreakers seem normal.
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Repubs: Children being mowed down in schools is acceptable price for having guns.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
January 29, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Repubs: Children being mowed down in schools is acceptable price for having guns.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
People LOLing about the shitty box office for Melania are missing the point. Bezos made it to kiss Trump’s ass. Which is an even bigger self fail. Average folk in MN refuse to kiss his ass, but the richest people in the world do, when one point of getting rich should be not having to kiss ass.
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
People LOLing about the shitty box office for Melania are missing the point. Bezos made it to kiss Trump’s ass. Which is an even bigger self fail. Average folk in MN refuse to kiss his ass, but the richest people in the world do, when one point of getting rich should be not having to kiss ass.
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What should be done is everything that can be done.
This Photo Shows the Way Forward
Victory without accountability is dangerous.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM
What should be done is everything that can be done.
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I will believe that ICE enforcement has changed on the ground when I stop getting daily notices that armed, masked goons are circling my kids’ schools and trying to sow fear in the parent patrols.
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I will believe that ICE enforcement has changed on the ground when I stop getting daily notices that armed, masked goons are circling my kids’ schools and trying to sow fear in the parent patrols.
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It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It's a war and the American people are the enemy. Can't do the fake "no they're just after the bad guys" after you shot two people for no good reason. bsky.app/profile/ndre...
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Voting third party is the most white privileged thing a white privileged person can do.
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Voting third party is the most white privileged thing a white privileged person can do.
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I wasn’t a big fan of Harris, but - Jesus H F***ing Christ - she was running against Trump!
- I voted for Harris;
- I donated to Harris;
- I knocked doors for Harris
If ppl want to live in a democracy then they have to fight for democracy!
- I voted for Harris;
- I donated to Harris;
- I knocked doors for Harris
If ppl want to live in a democracy then they have to fight for democracy!
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I wasn’t a big fan of Harris, but - Jesus H F***ing Christ - she was running against Trump!
- I voted for Harris;
- I donated to Harris;
- I knocked doors for Harris
If ppl want to live in a democracy then they have to fight for democracy!
- I voted for Harris;
- I donated to Harris;
- I knocked doors for Harris
If ppl want to live in a democracy then they have to fight for democracy!
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An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
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Trump's Gestapo is massacring American citizens. But those wine mom whistles are so cringe. I have never felt more politically homeless.
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Trump's Gestapo is massacring American citizens. But those wine mom whistles are so cringe. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Consistently useless.
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Consistently useless.
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Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
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The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
Anybody who has been in charge of a public library summer reading program can plan this standing on their head. For peeps who think planning =plotting, it’s mind blowing.
part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Anybody who has been in charge of a public library summer reading program can plan this standing on their head. For peeps who think planning =plotting, it’s mind blowing.
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rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
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lmao fuck the NRA, phony little assholes
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 AM
lmao fuck the NRA, phony little assholes
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.