Brian Jones
@dingodog19.bsky.social
Physics, environmental science, hardware engineering, old school data analysis, philosophy, theology, affordable housing, police reform, mountain biking, dogs. He/him, love is love. 🌈
Influences: Mr. Rogers, Muppets, Richard Scarry
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Influences: Mr. Rogers, Muppets, Richard Scarry
🌩️👀 GmRRRlOYLGfW
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We must stop funding DHS.
January 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We must stop funding DHS.
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There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
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Tomorrow, the Democratic Party of Evanston members will vote to endorse candidates.
Unfortunately, the DPOE misrepresented us on the ballot, didn’t tell us, and still has not issued a formal correction.
So we’re doing it ourselves:
Unfortunately, the DPOE misrepresented us on the ballot, didn’t tell us, and still has not issued a formal correction.
So we’re doing it ourselves:
January 24, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Tomorrow, the Democratic Party of Evanston members will vote to endorse candidates.
Unfortunately, the DPOE misrepresented us on the ballot, didn’t tell us, and still has not issued a formal correction.
So we’re doing it ourselves:
Unfortunately, the DPOE misrepresented us on the ballot, didn’t tell us, and still has not issued a formal correction.
So we’re doing it ourselves:
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Journalists and bystanders are capturing what JD Vance really doesn’t want us to see.
Is this the country we want to live in?
Is this the country we want to live in?
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Journalists and bystanders are capturing what JD Vance really doesn’t want us to see.
Is this the country we want to live in?
Is this the country we want to live in?
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It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
It's -20 in Minneapolis and organizers are in the streets before dawn getting ready for actions related to the general strike. They've had locals training out-of-town volunteers on how to prepare for and endure the cold. AND IT IS WORKING. THE STRIKE IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS DOING THE DAMN THING...
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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It is the tearing that gets me. The constant caught between.
Do we become Linda Blair in Terminator 2, hard bodied survivalists. Or do we give in to chaos and just start smoking cigarettes again?
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Do we become Linda Blair in Terminator 2, hard bodied survivalists. Or do we give in to chaos and just start smoking cigarettes again?
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January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It is the tearing that gets me. The constant caught between.
Do we become Linda Blair in Terminator 2, hard bodied survivalists. Or do we give in to chaos and just start smoking cigarettes again?
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Do we become Linda Blair in Terminator 2, hard bodied survivalists. Or do we give in to chaos and just start smoking cigarettes again?
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Writing is thinking
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
January 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Writing is thinking
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
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I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
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I attended a Border Patrol recruitment event. By never saying “no,” I was corralled from standing near the recruitment table to having a completed application submitted on my behalf, and I received a tentative selection days later.
www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-p...
www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-p...
At St. Pete recruitment event, Border Patrol rep touts qualified immunity and early retirement
A DHS officer at The Hilton in St. Petersburg, Florida Jan. 13, 2026. Dubbed “The Green Monster” by some DHS officials, Border Patrol has a reputation as
www.cltampa.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I attended a Border Patrol recruitment event. By never saying “no,” I was corralled from standing near the recruitment table to having a completed application submitted on my behalf, and I received a tentative selection days later.
www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-p...
www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-p...
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I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
An impressive number of graduate applications this year used the phrase “curiosity-driven approach” 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
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This video shows ICE holding children hostage to bait parents out of their homes.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This video shows ICE holding children hostage to bait parents out of their homes.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
Just unspeakable levels of cruelty and inhumanity.
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We need honesty about what US policing actually is or there's no possible way to something different.
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
We need honesty about what US policing actually is or there's no possible way to something different.
@liccardo.house.gov
What happened? Why didn't you vote no?
We must be absolutely obstructionist to this authoritarian regime. We are past the time of nuance.
What happened? Why didn't you vote no?
We must be absolutely obstructionist to this authoritarian regime. We are past the time of nuance.
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
@liccardo.house.gov
What happened? Why didn't you vote no?
We must be absolutely obstructionist to this authoritarian regime. We are past the time of nuance.
What happened? Why didn't you vote no?
We must be absolutely obstructionist to this authoritarian regime. We are past the time of nuance.
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/10 The ICE “reformers“ want you to eat around the cockroach. I want you to send the plate back.
Stomp the cockroach.
Stomp the cockroach.
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
/10 The ICE “reformers“ want you to eat around the cockroach. I want you to send the plate back.
Stomp the cockroach.
Stomp the cockroach.
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Those damn women are acting like they're citizens in a democracy.
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Those damn women are acting like they're citizens in a democracy.
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This is illegal and @governorwalz.mn.gov told us MN would enforce the law.
Why isn’t that happening?
@keithellison.bsky.social
Why isn’t that happening?
@keithellison.bsky.social
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This is illegal and @governorwalz.mn.gov told us MN would enforce the law.
Why isn’t that happening?
@keithellison.bsky.social
Why isn’t that happening?
@keithellison.bsky.social
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I don’t think they’re misreading them so much as they are terrified of the implications because it means the status quo has to break. there’s no incrementalism for this. mass radicalization of this scale scares Democrats more than anything Republicans could do and I mean that literally.
Kind of feel like a lot of politicians, even in Minnesota, are misreading the implications of this moment. I feel like the past three days have been tremendously radicalizing for so many people. I have witnessed it even in my own small communities, it goes beyond just incandescent rage.
January 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I don’t think they’re misreading them so much as they are terrified of the implications because it means the status quo has to break. there’s no incrementalism for this. mass radicalization of this scale scares Democrats more than anything Republicans could do and I mean that literally.
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the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
/2 In light of that, I am in awe and deep respect of the people who are still showing up to monitor the ICE Gestapo, protect and defend their neighbors, do whatever they can to hold ICE to account and call out their lawlessness. What incredible bravery.
January 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will
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The rage that has to exist in the average Minnesotan to watch someone stuck on an icy hill and STAND BY AND TAUNT THEM
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The rage that has to exist in the average Minnesotan to watch someone stuck on an icy hill and STAND BY AND TAUNT THEM