Joe Wilkicki
@jwilkicki.bsky.social
IT guy, community theater and improv actor. Into video and tabletop games, cooking, reading. Trying to be an LGBTQ+ ally and ally to those who menstruate. Pronouns: he/him. My opinions here are my own and not those of anyone I work for.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
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7/ The strain is visible everywhere. This mental load—grief, fear, anger, helplessness—is heavy and exhausting. So I want to say something plainly, because it doesn’t seem to be said out loud often enough:
This is not how a healthy society is supposed to feel.
And I’m feeling really sad about it.
This is not how a healthy society is supposed to feel.
And I’m feeling really sad about it.
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
7/ The strain is visible everywhere. This mental load—grief, fear, anger, helplessness—is heavy and exhausting. So I want to say something plainly, because it doesn’t seem to be said out loud often enough:
This is not how a healthy society is supposed to feel.
And I’m feeling really sad about it.
This is not how a healthy society is supposed to feel.
And I’m feeling really sad about it.
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Bovino leaving is nowhere near sufficient—the whole agency has got to go. ICE out for good.
January 27, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Bovino leaving is nowhere near sufficient—the whole agency has got to go. ICE out for good.
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ICE Issues Ransom Note Demanding $65 Billion If U.S. Wants To See Minnesota Again https://theonion.com/ice-issues-ransom-note-demanding-65-billion-if-u-s-wants-to-see-minnesota-again/
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE Issues Ransom Note Demanding $65 Billion If U.S. Wants To See Minnesota Again https://theonion.com/ice-issues-ransom-note-demanding-65-billion-if-u-s-wants-to-see-minnesota-again/
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Do not forget about this little boy.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Do not forget about this little boy.
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Hey RI: Both Amo and Magaziner are middle of the road enough that we cannot trust them to vote entirely against ICE.
Call whichever one of them represents you
Call whichever one of them represents you
Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
January 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Hey RI: Both Amo and Magaziner are middle of the road enough that we cannot trust them to vote entirely against ICE.
Call whichever one of them represents you
Call whichever one of them represents you
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Members from nearly three dozen community groups representing tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders walked into the offices of the state’s Congressional delegation yesterday bearing letters demanding that the congressmen step up their opposition to ICE & CBP.
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Members from nearly three dozen community groups representing tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders walked into the offices of the state’s Congressional delegation yesterday bearing letters demanding that the congressmen step up their opposition to ICE & CBP.
Some truly terrifying stories here. This shouldn't be how we do things in the US.
www.wired.com/story/how-ic...
www.wired.com/story/how-ic...
‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis
WIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Some truly terrifying stories here. This shouldn't be how we do things in the US.
www.wired.com/story/how-ic...
www.wired.com/story/how-ic...
This assumes, of course, that law enforcement listens. But it is a good effort.
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 19, 2026 at 12:03 AM
This assumes, of course, that law enforcement listens. But it is a good effort.
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AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
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January 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
It's times like these where it is good to remember that Rhode Island was founded on tolerance and freedom of conscience. We welcome all people except those who aren't tolerant of others.
This sign, "The Gospel Is Anti-Fascist," is at the First Baptist Church in America, in Providence, R.I.
Link to the church's FB post of the photo: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
Link to the church's FB post of the photo: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
![A sign at the First Baptist Church in American that reads "THE GOSPEL IS ANTI-FASCIST." A white church is visible in the background. Next to the sign are lawn signs that reads "PVD [heart] BROWN" and "HATE HAS NO PLACE HERE."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qihxhxlsmo7gak74npeoy3ct/bafkreigf3goarkw3ugyhp232nzjkh2g7ixl7wqxz74hcudwtwuz232e5fy@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's times like these where it is good to remember that Rhode Island was founded on tolerance and freedom of conscience. We welcome all people except those who aren't tolerant of others.
As a Brown alum, I think this should be a decision made with the input of those who were there that day. It had occurred to me that the room might be renovated but is that erasure? The more pressing question is: how do we stop this from happening so we don't have to make these kind of decisions?
After a mass shooting, should schools like Brown University demolish the site of violence?
After a mass shooting, should schools like Brown University demolish the site of violence? - The Boston Globe
Schools that experience deadly mass shootings face a wrenching decision over what to do about the scene of the violence.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
As a Brown alum, I think this should be a decision made with the input of those who were there that day. It had occurred to me that the room might be renovated but is that erasure? The more pressing question is: how do we stop this from happening so we don't have to make these kind of decisions?
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How many people does a militarized police force have to murder or injure before it is shut it down?
January 9, 2026 at 12:32 AM
How many people does a militarized police force have to murder or injure before it is shut it down?
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York called for the prosecution of an ICE officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, calling the incident a “murder” and warning that ICE has become “an anti-civilian force.”
AOC calls for prosecution of ICE officer who shot and killed Minnesota woman - The Boston Globe
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demanded the prosecution of an ICE officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, calling it a 'murder' and describing ICE as an anti-civilian force.
trib.al
January 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York called for the prosecution of an ICE officer who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis Wednesday, calling the incident a “murder” and warning that ICE has become “an anti-civilian force.”
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Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
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Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice https://theonion.com/letter-to-congress/
Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice
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January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice https://theonion.com/letter-to-congress/
Contacted @whitehouse.senate.gov and @amo.house.gov to express my opposition to what Trump is doing in Venezuela. I don't know enough about Maduro to have an opinion on him. But I do know that the president should not be doing this without persuading Congress and getting a declaration of war.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Contacted @whitehouse.senate.gov and @amo.house.gov to express my opposition to what Trump is doing in Venezuela. I don't know enough about Maduro to have an opinion on him. But I do know that the president should not be doing this without persuading Congress and getting a declaration of war.
Tired of living in the stupidest timeline. I've benefited from energy efficiency programs and others can too.
Oh the company that makes money on producing and distributing energy (mostly natural gas) wants to cut energy efficiency programs? Probably should trust that they have our best interest at heart and it’s not at all profit oriented. Via @ecorinews.bsky.social
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PUC Considering Cuts to R.I. Energy's Efficiency Programs - ecoRI News
Under Rhode Island Energy’s proposal, the budget for electric energy efficiency programs would be cut from $82 million to $62.9 million.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Tired of living in the stupidest timeline. I've benefited from energy efficiency programs and others can too.
Contact your congressperson to support this bill. @amo.house.gov I expect your support for this effort.
It is very unlikely that an impeachment push will gain traction in the Republican-controlled Congress, though the move does have strong support among the scientific, medical, and public health communities.
Impeachment articles filed against RFK Jr., claiming abuse of power
He’s the “biggest self-created threat to our health and safety,” Stevens said.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Contact your congressperson to support this bill. @amo.house.gov I expect your support for this effort.
Hey @theonion.com , I feel like there's a hole in the market for fake peace prizes that you are well positioned to fill.
December 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey @theonion.com , I feel like there's a hole in the market for fake peace prizes that you are well positioned to fill.
I want to be excited about this, but I'm not. Who is the next George Lucas who will make something new to be excited about? Everything feels like a retread.
December 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I want to be excited about this, but I'm not. Who is the next George Lucas who will make something new to be excited about? Everything feels like a retread.
@amo.house.gov How about this? Can we get RFK Jr. impeached for this? What is even going on here?
The decision to delay the vote came abruptly yesterday afternoon when the panel realized it still did not understand the topic or what it was voting on.
CDC vaccine panel realizes again it has no idea what it’s doing, delays big vote
Today’s meeting was chaotic and included garbage anti-vaccine presentations.
arstechnica.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@amo.house.gov How about this? Can we get RFK Jr. impeached for this? What is even going on here?
After reading @zachweinersmith.bsky.social "A City on Mars", I'm wondering why we are doing any of this. Short term manned exploration might make sense since humans can make decisions that robots can't. Otherwise, robots seem the best bet for science.
December 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
After reading @zachweinersmith.bsky.social "A City on Mars", I'm wondering why we are doing any of this. Short term manned exploration might make sense since humans can make decisions that robots can't. Otherwise, robots seem the best bet for science.
@amo.house.gov and @whitehouse.senate.gov why aren't impeachment motions being introduced every day for the clowns running HHS and related agencies? How big do the measles outbreaks have to get? Do we need COVID to run rampant again? What's it going to take?
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@amo.house.gov and @whitehouse.senate.gov why aren't impeachment motions being introduced every day for the clowns running HHS and related agencies? How big do the measles outbreaks have to get? Do we need COVID to run rampant again? What's it going to take?