@jakewilcox.bsky.social
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Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution:
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution:
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
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For all the discussion of doxxing federal agents, there’s essentially no discussion of how those agents are taking steps that attach severe punitive measures that stretch across wide swaths of the federal bureaucracy against people acting lawfully.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
For all the discussion of doxxing federal agents, there’s essentially no discussion of how those agents are taking steps that attach severe punitive measures that stretch across wide swaths of the federal bureaucracy against people acting lawfully.
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Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
Discworld QOTD, from Thief of Time
“People like that don't need a reason apart from "because I can". They have a nightmare and try to make it happen.”
“People like that don't need a reason apart from "because I can". They have a nightmare and try to make it happen.”
Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant
January 28, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Making Money
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
"‘Even tyrants have to obey the law.’ He paused, looking thoughtful, and continued: ‘No, I tell a lie, tyrants do not have to obey the law, obviously, but they do have to observe the niceties.’"
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Cartoon by Pat Bagley.
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Cartoon by Pat Bagley.
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"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
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She clearly missed his message.
Meghan McCain Gets Blunt Reality Check After Claiming Mister Rogers Wasn't 'Political' On His Show
www.comicsands.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
She clearly missed his message.
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Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK) www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bird-snuggle...
Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK)
A photographer Fay was visiting a park when a friendly robin came over and nestled right atop her camera near the warmth of her jacket.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Bird Snuggles into Photographer’s Chest And Stayed With Her for Warmth on a Snowy Day (LOOK) www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bird-snuggle...
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Alex pretti was a Va nurse and a dog owner
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Alex pretti was a Va nurse and a dog owner
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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This morning, Alex Pretti was shot and killed in Minneapolis by a group of Border Patrol agents after filming them. Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA who helped critically ill veterans. Alex's colleagues say he was a wonderful man who loved his patients and enjoyed mountain biking. #UScitizen
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
This morning, Alex Pretti was shot and killed in Minneapolis by a group of Border Patrol agents after filming them. Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA who helped critically ill veterans. Alex's colleagues say he was a wonderful man who loved his patients and enjoyed mountain biking. #UScitizen
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If my parents had had the wisdom to name me "Honey," I bet I would have a pet ocelot too.
January 23, 2026 at 2:09 PM
If my parents had had the wisdom to name me "Honey," I bet I would have a pet ocelot too.
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Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
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January 21, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
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Exactly this. If you're a certain age you grew up with a daily paper and it was a big deal on Sunday because that had all the color comics and big ads for electronics and new game releases. The paper was a big deal in the house and I feel 200 years old typing this out.
it was like the perfect era of parents still getting physical newspapers daily, them being laid out on the kitchen table while everyone got ready, and the comics being the only thing a kid would be interested in reading from that pile of paper while mom/dad read everything else.
why did so many millennials read so many newspaper comics? easily 60 percent of my reading diet in elementary/middle school was collected editions of calvin and hobbes, farside, dilbert, peanuts, doonesbury (!), foxtrot (?!?) and i know im not alone. historically unique phenomenon
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Exactly this. If you're a certain age you grew up with a daily paper and it was a big deal on Sunday because that had all the color comics and big ads for electronics and new game releases. The paper was a big deal in the house and I feel 200 years old typing this out.
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Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
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A Poem for Someone
Who Is Juggling Her Life
Who Is Juggling Her Life
January 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
A Poem for Someone
Who Is Juggling Her Life
Who Is Juggling Her Life
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"Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation."
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation."
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I gave myself hiccups from laughter
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I gave myself hiccups from laughter
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29 years ago today, Homer Simpson had an epic chili pepper-induced hallucination. “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer” first aired January 5, 1997.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
29 years ago today, Homer Simpson had an epic chili pepper-induced hallucination. “El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer” first aired January 5, 1997.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
Most of the sequence was animated completely by David Silverman as he wanted it to look exactly as he had imagined it.
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Same, Bob. Same.
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Same, Bob. Same.
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"Colman Smith was also an author, publisher, once-incarcerated women’s suffragist, world traveler, prolific letter writer, party hostess, public entertainer, storyteller and mystic."
I know little about Tarot but that's the deck I have seen most often: I once or twice had a reading done with it.
I know little about Tarot but that's the deck I have seen most often: I once or twice had a reading done with it.
Overlooked No More: Pamela Colman Smith, Artist Behind a Famous Tarot Deck
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM
"Colman Smith was also an author, publisher, once-incarcerated women’s suffragist, world traveler, prolific letter writer, party hostess, public entertainer, storyteller and mystic."
I know little about Tarot but that's the deck I have seen most often: I once or twice had a reading done with it.
I know little about Tarot but that's the deck I have seen most often: I once or twice had a reading done with it.