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This right here
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This right here
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Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Outside Gracie Mansion. This is his job. But dare I day it he seems genuinely affected and happy to be there. There’s potentially immense power in that.
The Heisenberg effect: People change their behavior when they know they are being watched or evaluated.
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
The Heisenberg effect: People change their behavior when they know they are being watched or evaluated.
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to despair and embrace cynicism was to hand powerful weapons to the enemy
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
to despair and embrace cynicism was to hand powerful weapons to the enemy
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i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
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"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
data4democracy.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down."
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l...
Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't.
Recommended, in an extreme way.
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These are imperfect people dealing with an unprecedented situation in real time, with no save-scumming when they make mistakes. And it is very clear that most critics here would do far worse at handling the situation than even the most cowardly Dem careerist
January 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
These are imperfect people dealing with an unprecedented situation in real time, with no save-scumming when they make mistakes. And it is very clear that most critics here would do far worse at handling the situation than even the most cowardly Dem careerist
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Just another morning in the Twin Cities, keeping my eyes on the preschool parent signal chat to make sure none of my child’s classmates, their parents, or their teachers were kidnapped by the federal government in front of the school.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Just another morning in the Twin Cities, keeping my eyes on the preschool parent signal chat to make sure none of my child’s classmates, their parents, or their teachers were kidnapped by the federal government in front of the school.
With each day that passes, I’m more convinced that Trump and everyone in his administration fundamentally do not get America.
The everyday concerns 99% of us care about — good jobs, safe neighborhoods, a fair shot at the American dream, otherwise leave us alone — are totally alien to them.
The everyday concerns 99% of us care about — good jobs, safe neighborhoods, a fair shot at the American dream, otherwise leave us alone — are totally alien to them.
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
With each day that passes, I’m more convinced that Trump and everyone in his administration fundamentally do not get America.
The everyday concerns 99% of us care about — good jobs, safe neighborhoods, a fair shot at the American dream, otherwise leave us alone — are totally alien to them.
The everyday concerns 99% of us care about — good jobs, safe neighborhoods, a fair shot at the American dream, otherwise leave us alone — are totally alien to them.
Thou shalt not bear false witness, Mike 🤔
Mike Johnson on Renee Good: "This woman was taunting ICE officers. She was impeding law enforcement. She was violating a number of laws. They were very patient ... what I saw was she hit the accelerator and hit the ICE officer and he reacted in a split second."
January 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Thou shalt not bear false witness, Mike 🤔
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Safari Planet - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Steve Jobs wanted to build an organization that would outlive him (and it's obvious now he succeeded). But even if it's only perception, so many companies seem to put all their eggs in the 'lone visionary leader' basket -- which leads to situations like this:
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/j...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/j...
JPMorgan's looming question: What happens when CEO Jamie Dimon leaves?
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon marks 20 years as CEO this month. Insiders say he remains as involved as ever managing the sprawling operations of the megabank.
www.cnbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Steve Jobs wanted to build an organization that would outlive him (and it's obvious now he succeeded). But even if it's only perception, so many companies seem to put all their eggs in the 'lone visionary leader' basket -- which leads to situations like this:
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/j...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/j...
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“Sometimes public service requires standing firm in the face of threats, which is what this unambiguously is”
How did the banker dude get here before the leaders of every self-mythologizing media organization or even Congress
How did the banker dude get here before the leaders of every self-mythologizing media organization or even Congress
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
“Sometimes public service requires standing firm in the face of threats, which is what this unambiguously is”
How did the banker dude get here before the leaders of every self-mythologizing media organization or even Congress
How did the banker dude get here before the leaders of every self-mythologizing media organization or even Congress
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Anti-ICE protest in NYC today
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Anti-ICE protest in NYC today
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This is the kind of shit I like about America
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 PM
This is the kind of shit I like about America
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The fact that this almost directly echoes President Nixon’s counsel is surely a coincidence. - RZ
Chris Murphy: "Let's talk about what's at stake here. The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom. He's not thinking about the American people at all."
January 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The fact that this almost directly echoes President Nixon’s counsel is surely a coincidence. - RZ
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May you live in interesting ti…oh god dammit
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 AM
May you live in interesting ti…oh god dammit
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be the tiny but unflappable roe deer you wish to see in this world
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
be the tiny but unflappable roe deer you wish to see in this world
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I have been as impressed by the normal people of this country as I have been disgusted by elite institutions and every bit of optimism I have that we are going to make it comes from that
It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I have been as impressed by the normal people of this country as I have been disgusted by elite institutions and every bit of optimism I have that we are going to make it comes from that
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HOLIDAY: “This kind of inhumanity we are seeing in Minneapolis is the inevitable outcome of a policy that is rooted in inhumanity .. It was always going to be this way, and it's going to keep going this way, growing more and more awful until each of us speaks up about it.”
@daily-stoic.bsky.social
@daily-stoic.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
HOLIDAY: “This kind of inhumanity we are seeing in Minneapolis is the inevitable outcome of a policy that is rooted in inhumanity .. It was always going to be this way, and it's going to keep going this way, growing more and more awful until each of us speaks up about it.”
@daily-stoic.bsky.social
@daily-stoic.bsky.social
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
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Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good
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Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
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Philadelphia in candlelight.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Philadelphia in candlelight.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.