Kristin | First Impressions Podcast
@firstimpresspod.bsky.social
I do a podcast about Jane Austen with my friend Maggie! We talk about our love for Jane and give a middle finger to all the haters (that was our mission statement back in 2015 and we're sticking to it).
Hey these two posts I just saw, urging people to “fight back,” are identical. Are these multiple bots trying to support violence over peaceful protest? This feels like what I used to see on Twitter. @bsky.app
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Hey these two posts I just saw, urging people to “fight back,” are identical. Are these multiple bots trying to support violence over peaceful protest? This feels like what I used to see on Twitter. @bsky.app
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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The guy that runs the Reddit where people post about patting their cat on the butt like bongos has put his foot down
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The guy that runs the Reddit where people post about patting their cat on the butt like bongos has put his foot down
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Beyond the obvious need for tribunals for the crimes Noem and others have committed and enabled, bringing shame back seems fundamental to the enterprise of rebuilding this country. No society can survive without a general understanding that this kind of shameless lying is unacceptable.
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Beyond the obvious need for tribunals for the crimes Noem and others have committed and enabled, bringing shame back seems fundamental to the enterprise of rebuilding this country. No society can survive without a general understanding that this kind of shameless lying is unacceptable.
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Q: They defied a search warrant this morning. Do you think they'll abide by a federal court order?
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
January 24, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Q: They defied a search warrant this morning. Do you think they'll abide by a federal court order?
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
FREY: Everybody listen to that question. The question is 'will this administration abide by a court order.' These are the underpinnings of our democracy and Constitution. The answer better be yes.
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The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
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Looking for a sports team to become a fan of but none of you seem to enjoy being fans of the ones you mention
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Looking for a sports team to become a fan of but none of you seem to enjoy being fans of the ones you mention
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There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
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Hey @golden.house.gov, you know what "undermines public safety" and trust? You funding the secret police kidnapping, beating, and killing people based on their skin color, or for merely witnessing ICE's lawlessness.
January 22, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Hey @golden.house.gov, you know what "undermines public safety" and trust? You funding the secret police kidnapping, beating, and killing people based on their skin color, or for merely witnessing ICE's lawlessness.
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The elites and institutions have folded but regular people haven’t
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The elites and institutions have folded but regular people haven’t
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Every poll these days is like:
- Mad Nazi Pedophile King: 39%
- The Democrats: 42%
- Mad Nazi Pedophile King: 39%
- The Democrats: 42%
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Every poll these days is like:
- Mad Nazi Pedophile King: 39%
- The Democrats: 42%
- Mad Nazi Pedophile King: 39%
- The Democrats: 42%
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“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 AM
“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
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Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
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You cannot overstate how startling it is to see a politician just say the thing with clarity and poise. No fearful hemming. No overwrought qualifying down til it’s meaningless. No lingering sense that there is a loyalty to a donor class or an ideology of stasis that they’d never admit to.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
You cannot overstate how startling it is to see a politician just say the thing with clarity and poise. No fearful hemming. No overwrought qualifying down til it’s meaningless. No lingering sense that there is a loyalty to a donor class or an ideology of stasis that they’d never admit to.
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Awful day yesterday. So first, all these assholes get on the wrong bus
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Awful day yesterday. So first, all these assholes get on the wrong bus
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One of my priors is that things are really bad if I am coming across news related to the bond market.
*DANISH PENSION FUND AKADEMIKERPENSION TO EXIT US TREASURIES
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
One of my priors is that things are really bad if I am coming across news related to the bond market.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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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.
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hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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Ever since I read about the Whole Language Learning fiasco I’ve become convinced that we have an entire generation of people who you can’t even argue with because they simply cannot read
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Ever since I read about the Whole Language Learning fiasco I’ve become convinced that we have an entire generation of people who you can’t even argue with because they simply cannot read
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Far too many talented artists here. Time to redress the balance. This is called A Woman Surprised By A Wasp.
January 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Far too many talented artists here. Time to redress the balance. This is called A Woman Surprised By A Wasp.