Pinned
"Disarm ICE.
No guns. No tasers. No pepper balls. No tear gas. No body armor. No military uniforms. NO MASKS. No immunity. ID and badge displayed at all times. Then send them into American cities to do their jobs...."
No guns. No tasers. No pepper balls. No tear gas. No body armor. No military uniforms. NO MASKS. No immunity. ID and badge displayed at all times. Then send them into American cities to do their jobs...."
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
fresh snowfall on the West Fork
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
fresh snowfall on the West Fork
Mid-winter found me hereabouts.
February 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Mid-winter found me hereabouts.
"I am as desirous of being a good neighbor as I am of being a bad subject."
- Henry David Thoreau (1849)
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- Henry David Thoreau (1849)
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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
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February 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"I am as desirous of being a good neighbor as I am of being a bad subject."
- Henry David Thoreau (1849)
gutenberg.org/ebooks/71
- Henry David Thoreau (1849)
gutenberg.org/ebooks/71
"Will one well-written sign do it? No. One protest gathering? No. One march, one rally? No. But every one of them — every defiant sign, every rally, every person standing next to you in solidarity and bravery, over time — yeah. Over time, consistently, that’s exactly what will do it....
February 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"Will one well-written sign do it? No. One protest gathering? No. One march, one rally? No. But every one of them — every defiant sign, every rally, every person standing next to you in solidarity and bravery, over time — yeah. Over time, consistently, that’s exactly what will do it....
"There is less to this than meets the eye."
- Tallulah Bankhead
- Tallulah Bankhead
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"There is less to this than meets the eye."
- Tallulah Bankhead
- Tallulah Bankhead
Reposted by Mykl i am
"Fascist" and "Nazi" weren't slurs applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That's what they called themselves. This madness will not end until we make the names Trump's regime calls themselves universally acknowledged slurs.
daringfireball.net/2026/01/th...
daringfireball.net/2026/01/th...
The Names They Call Themselves
*Fascist* and *Nazi* weren’t slurs that were applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That’s what they called themselves. The job won’t be done, this era of madness will not end, until we make *the names Trump’s regime calls themselves* universally acknowledged slurs.
daringfireball.net
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"Fascist" and "Nazi" weren't slurs applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That's what they called themselves. This madness will not end until we make the names Trump's regime calls themselves universally acknowledged slurs.
daringfireball.net/2026/01/th...
daringfireball.net/2026/01/th...
"United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That's wrong."
- Chris Mandel, Republican
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
- Chris Mandel, Republican
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That's wrong."
- Chris Mandel, Republican
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
- Chris Mandel, Republican
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
It is a strange “snow”...
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 PM
It is a strange “snow”...
Reposted by Mykl i am
More than ever on YouTube, it has become essential to identify consistently good — human — documentary makers, and watch their videos. There are too many good documentaries to waste a minute of our time on shitty AI slop.
January 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
More than ever on YouTube, it has become essential to identify consistently good — human — documentary makers, and watch their videos. There are too many good documentaries to waste a minute of our time on shitty AI slop.
"Disarm ICE.
No guns. No tasers. No pepper balls. No tear gas. No body armor. No military uniforms. NO MASKS. No immunity. ID and badge displayed at all times. Then send them into American cities to do their jobs...."
No guns. No tasers. No pepper balls. No tear gas. No body armor. No military uniforms. NO MASKS. No immunity. ID and badge displayed at all times. Then send them into American cities to do their jobs...."
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"Disarm ICE.
No guns. No tasers. No pepper balls. No tear gas. No body armor. No military uniforms. NO MASKS. No immunity. ID and badge displayed at all times. Then send them into American cities to do their jobs...."
No guns. No tasers. No pepper balls. No tear gas. No body armor. No military uniforms. NO MASKS. No immunity. ID and badge displayed at all times. Then send them into American cities to do their jobs...."
In this morning's #dream sequence, after being appointed project manager of a forthcoming lifestyle operating system, i spent most of my time and authority working out what that should be.
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
In this morning's #dream sequence, after being appointed project manager of a forthcoming lifestyle operating system, i spent most of my time and authority working out what that should be.
"What is the plan for when none of this* works?"
__________
* Where "this" means "boneheaded and hateful tactics".
__________
* Where "this" means "boneheaded and hateful tactics".
January 18, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"What is the plan for when none of this* works?"
__________
* Where "this" means "boneheaded and hateful tactics".
__________
* Where "this" means "boneheaded and hateful tactics".
just a reminder:
We have never lived in a nation where masked gunmen get to demand "your papers, please".
We have never lived in a nation where masked gunmen get to demand "your papers, please".
January 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
just a reminder:
We have never lived in a nation where masked gunmen get to demand "your papers, please".
We have never lived in a nation where masked gunmen get to demand "your papers, please".
This is what i heard the sky say.
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
This is what i heard the sky say.
Given the government imposed blackout now befogging Iran, it's been difficult reporting what exactly is happening with protests there. This morning's BBC News report seems like a decent overview for anyone who hasn't kept up on this:
youtube.com/watch?v=snG4...
youtube.com/watch?v=snG4...
Eyewitnesses describe deadly crackdown in Iran | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Given the government imposed blackout now befogging Iran, it's been difficult reporting what exactly is happening with protests there. This morning's BBC News report seems like a decent overview for anyone who hasn't kept up on this:
youtube.com/watch?v=snG4...
youtube.com/watch?v=snG4...
"Many things are weird at best, or destructive at worst, when you try to do them yourself. But if enough people get together and commit to doing them, you’ve got yourself a government.”
- @petridishes.bsky.social
- @petridishes.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
"Many things are weird at best, or destructive at worst, when you try to do them yourself. But if enough people get together and commit to doing them, you’ve got yourself a government.”
- @petridishes.bsky.social
- @petridishes.bsky.social
"People who carry guns for a job should be held to a higher de-escalation standard... Stop making excuses for men in positions of authority who are too emotionally fragile to carry the responsibility of a firearm."
- Jacalyn, social worker
- Jacalyn, social worker
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"People who carry guns for a job should be held to a higher de-escalation standard... Stop making excuses for men in positions of authority who are too emotionally fragile to carry the responsibility of a firearm."
- Jacalyn, social worker
- Jacalyn, social worker
"There were debates about the correct order of operations one must do in order to not be murdered by unidentified people."
- Hamil Griffin-Cassidy
- Hamil Griffin-Cassidy
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"There were debates about the correct order of operations one must do in order to not be murdered by unidentified people."
- Hamil Griffin-Cassidy
- Hamil Griffin-Cassidy
Five black headed ducks
floating on the river
flew off at my approach
— leaving only ripples.
floating on the river
flew off at my approach
— leaving only ripples.
January 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Five black headed ducks
floating on the river
flew off at my approach
— leaving only ripples.
floating on the river
flew off at my approach
— leaving only ripples.
May all their insurrections end quickly and in failure.
January 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
May all their insurrections end quickly and in failure.