Moontyger
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8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
US appeals court pauses lower court order restraining immigration agents' use of force against Minnesota protesters
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower court's order on Wednesday that had restrained federal immigration agents' use of force against peaceful protesters.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
8th circuit gives ICE go ahead to use force against peaceful demonstrators, a decision which will immediately lead to injury.
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The US has the highest maternal mortality of any developed country … and it’s about to get a lot worse.
Why? Pregnant women are afraid to go to the hospital for care.
They’re labouring at home alone because ICE will grab them as soon as they give birth.
This is dystopian.
Why? Pregnant women are afraid to go to the hospital for care.
They’re labouring at home alone because ICE will grab them as soon as they give birth.
This is dystopian.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The US has the highest maternal mortality of any developed country … and it’s about to get a lot worse.
Why? Pregnant women are afraid to go to the hospital for care.
They’re labouring at home alone because ICE will grab them as soon as they give birth.
This is dystopian.
Why? Pregnant women are afraid to go to the hospital for care.
They’re labouring at home alone because ICE will grab them as soon as they give birth.
This is dystopian.
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A cute AF hair clip commission I completed last week!
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
A cute AF hair clip commission I completed last week!
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But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes.
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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Commission for Viv. 💙
January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Commission for Viv. 💙
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Even from a centrist perspective, it is simply not the case that we cannot enforce immigration laws without an agency founded in 2003. There is a simple, white bread, fiscally conservative argument for giving its essential functions to CBP, USCIS, and federal, state, and local law enforcement.
The argument against ICE isn't an especially difficult one to make politically in this moment. The issue is that people who substantively disagree with abolishing ICE prefer having a proxy fight about strategy to discussing that stance. Many such cases.
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Even from a centrist perspective, it is simply not the case that we cannot enforce immigration laws without an agency founded in 2003. There is a simple, white bread, fiscally conservative argument for giving its essential functions to CBP, USCIS, and federal, state, and local law enforcement.
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After illegally abducting Maduro, Trump has just sold $250M of Venezuela's oil to Vitol.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
After illegally abducting Maduro, Trump has just sold $250M of Venezuela's oil to Vitol.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
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This is a huge problem: humans are not wired to cope with this daily torrent of disgust & dismay. It's exhausting & unbalancing.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
I'm perfectly aware this is by far not the worst thing he's done, but Trump's constant presence - day after day after day - in the lives and headspaces of hundreds of millions of people (billions?), in the US and outside, is so taxing. Every morning, we wake up and have to think about this asshole.
January 19, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This is a huge problem: humans are not wired to cope with this daily torrent of disgust & dismay. It's exhausting & unbalancing.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
It's tempting just to switch off the news. But that surrenders the political arena - & the lives of all those it affects - to the hooligans & vandals who are trashing it.
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I was thinking about that 1980s James Bond movie where everybody's trying to get their hands on a Fabergé egg for some reason
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
January 15, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I was thinking about that 1980s James Bond movie where everybody's trying to get their hands on a Fabergé egg for some reason
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
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One of the projects you can support on Smelt is a new sitcom by me. It's called The Least Bad Of All Possible Worlds and it's about refugees from parallel universes trying to integrate into society in Morecambe. You can pledge to fund it here: if you fund it, we make it! mirlo.space/leadmojo/rel...
January 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
One of the projects you can support on Smelt is a new sitcom by me. It's called The Least Bad Of All Possible Worlds and it's about refugees from parallel universes trying to integrate into society in Morecambe. You can pledge to fund it here: if you fund it, we make it! mirlo.space/leadmojo/rel...
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This is true, when I was posting about how you get infections up into your brain from your face (oh yes), numerous ER nurses chimed in to tell me the one that horrified them the most: Infection from the TEETH. Up into the brain.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This is true, when I was posting about how you get infections up into your brain from your face (oh yes), numerous ER nurses chimed in to tell me the one that horrified them the most: Infection from the TEETH. Up into the brain.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A late-discovered autistic woman who spent her whole life masking her autistic traits in order to avoid attracting attention has recently been accused of faking her autism diagnosis to obtain said attention.
Woman who spent life masking autism to avoid attention now accused of faking autism for attention
A late-discovered autistic woman who spent her whole life masking her autistic traits in order to avoid attracting attention has recently been accused of faking her autism diagnosis to obtain said…
thedailytism.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM
A late-discovered autistic woman who spent her whole life masking her autistic traits in order to avoid attracting attention has recently been accused of faking her autism diagnosis to obtain said attention.
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Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe, born on this day 1809 🫀🐈⬛💀
Here are some of the illustrations I made for the Poe sticker book for Macmillan Books in 2024
Here are some of the illustrations I made for the Poe sticker book for Macmillan Books in 2024
January 19, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe, born on this day 1809 🫀🐈⬛💀
Here are some of the illustrations I made for the Poe sticker book for Macmillan Books in 2024
Here are some of the illustrations I made for the Poe sticker book for Macmillan Books in 2024
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"Brian Stelter posted a December 9, 2017, quote from the New York Times:
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
January 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"Brian Stelter posted a December 9, 2017, quote from the New York Times:
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
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Annoyed that this is the poem of the decade
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Annoyed that this is the poem of the decade
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I loved this endearing article: www.vulture.com/article/heat...
Watching Straight Men Watch Heated Rivalry
The romance phenomenon has captivated the dudes and bros.
www.vulture.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I loved this endearing article: www.vulture.com/article/heat...
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this is pretty much the only 1950s aesthetic i’d like to bring back
December 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
this is pretty much the only 1950s aesthetic i’d like to bring back
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Just as everyone predicted with the exception of Donald Trump, Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, and Kevin Hassett. The last 3 knew they’ve been lying, not sure with Orange Caligula because he’s a moron and a liar so in his case it could be either one or both.
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Just as everyone predicted with the exception of Donald Trump, Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, and Kevin Hassett. The last 3 knew they’ve been lying, not sure with Orange Caligula because he’s a moron and a liar so in his case it could be either one or both.
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What's worse, the anti-retroviral drugs also prevent people from PASSING HIV.. That's really how it became manageable. The same drug that protects one's health also prevents new people from being infected...
January 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
What's worse, the anti-retroviral drugs also prevent people from PASSING HIV.. That's really how it became manageable. The same drug that protects one's health also prevents new people from being infected...
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Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
www.fox13news.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
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I am building an essential 90,000 square foot ballroom and soliciting billion dollar membership fees for my new alternative UN while I shake down Venezuela for cash I will hide in Qatar and I am debating whether I should collapse NATO by stealing the world’s biggest island.
as it always is, part of the trump problem is that describing his behavior in plain language makes you sound like you should be on a 72 hour hold
January 20, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I am building an essential 90,000 square foot ballroom and soliciting billion dollar membership fees for my new alternative UN while I shake down Venezuela for cash I will hide in Qatar and I am debating whether I should collapse NATO by stealing the world’s biggest island.