Halloween Born, Halloween Raised
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Software guy, writer, dungeon master, player, guide, & cook. That may make me sound like a bard, but I can't sing worth a damn.
He/Him
Husband, father, grandfather
He/Him
Husband, father, grandfather
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This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
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Hourly Comics Day has MOVED!
It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st!
hourlycomicsday.com
#hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd
It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st!
hourlycomicsday.com
#hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Hourly Comics Day has MOVED!
It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st!
hourlycomicsday.com
#hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd
It's the 20th anniversary and we're taking a stand alongside our Black cartoonist members and friends to demand a change to honor Black History Month- draw your comics on the 8th, not the 1st!
hourlycomicsday.com
#hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday #hcd
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Quite horrific what TikTok allows versus what they don't
Quite horrific what TikTok allows versus what they don't
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Quite horrific what TikTok allows versus what they don't
Quite horrific what TikTok allows versus what they don't
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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"My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos"— Neil Young
January 27, 2026 at 1:57 AM
"My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos"— Neil Young
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The thief of tens of millions of dollars in crypto from the United States' stash of seized crypto assets is allegedly the son of the owner of a company that contracts with the US Marshals to manage said seized crypto.
Thief of $90M in seized U.S.-controlled crypto alleged to be government crypto contractor's son
January 23, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=lick-theft
January 23, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=lick-theft
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The thief of tens of millions of dollars in crypto from the United States' stash of seized crypto assets is allegedly the son of the owner of a company that contracts with the US Marshals to manage said seized crypto.
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Until every taqueria is open and partying without fear of ICE, I'm not letting off the gas
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Until every taqueria is open and partying without fear of ICE, I'm not letting off the gas
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The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.
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Proud to work with the @washingtonpost.com's fearless international reporters. They're the heart of this newsroom, and we'd understand our world less without them. #SaveThePost
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Proud to work with the @washingtonpost.com's fearless international reporters. They're the heart of this newsroom, and we'd understand our world less without them. #SaveThePost
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“Abolish ICE” is literally the MODERATE position in America today. Not even the position Schumer’s constituents are demanding. The MODERATE position is “abolish.”
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 AM
“Abolish ICE” is literally the MODERATE position in America today. Not even the position Schumer’s constituents are demanding. The MODERATE position is “abolish.”
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Thread.
Abolishing ICE must be the starting point, not the end goal.
Abolishing ICE must be the starting point, not the end goal.
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Thread.
Abolishing ICE must be the starting point, not the end goal.
Abolishing ICE must be the starting point, not the end goal.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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welp
When I showed this panel to the extremely mainstream audience for the Berryman Award ceremony, there were audible gasps from the side of the room with the Washington Post table.
January 26, 2026 at 9:14 PM
welp
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I regret to inform you that a DC Examiner reporter who tweeted that Border Patrol was leaving the Twin Cities has deleted her post, and as a result I deleted my post sharing what she reported
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I regret to inform you that a DC Examiner reporter who tweeted that Border Patrol was leaving the Twin Cities has deleted her post, and as a result I deleted my post sharing what she reported
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The world is pretty shitty at the moment, so here’s a video of Milo face-planting into the snow
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The world is pretty shitty at the moment, so here’s a video of Milo face-planting into the snow
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New today:
1) Body-cam video from agent(s) exists.
2) The agents involved in the Pretti killing were part of Bortac, a special tactical unit. Bortac was the first Border Patrol unit to be issued body-cams when they were first rolled out.
1) Body-cam video from agent(s) exists.
2) The agents involved in the Pretti killing were part of Bortac, a special tactical unit. Bortac was the first Border Patrol unit to be issued body-cams when they were first rolled out.
DHS says there is body-worn camera video from fatal shooting of Alex Pretti www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
DHS says there is body-worn camera video from fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Investigators are reviewing video of the shooting from multiple angles, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 PM
New today:
1) Body-cam video from agent(s) exists.
2) The agents involved in the Pretti killing were part of Bortac, a special tactical unit. Bortac was the first Border Patrol unit to be issued body-cams when they were first rolled out.
1) Body-cam video from agent(s) exists.
2) The agents involved in the Pretti killing were part of Bortac, a special tactical unit. Bortac was the first Border Patrol unit to be issued body-cams when they were first rolled out.
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
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Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
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Anyone running for federal office needs to have this as an explicit promise of their campaign
January 26, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Anyone running for federal office needs to have this as an explicit promise of their campaign
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kristi noem set to retire from her post in order to spend more time at a big dog-killing farm upstate
January 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
kristi noem set to retire from her post in order to spend more time at a big dog-killing farm upstate
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Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
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Every administration, every faculty senate, every board of trustees who forced their institutions to bend the knee over this shit should immediately be fired.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Every administration, every faculty senate, every board of trustees who forced their institutions to bend the knee over this shit should immediately be fired.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
Their presence dishonors the profession and the institutions they supposedly serve.
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Chicago Public Library is doing some amazing work.
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Chicago Public Library is doing some amazing work.