Larks in a Caper
@oimoi.bsky.social
Free-range adjunct, New England. 54. Latin, European History, Roman Women, Tacitus, Monsters, Reacting to the Past, "Sure, uh, I can teach that." Briefly viral once for "Baby Got Back" in Latin. Tabletop gamer. Dogs & cats, living together. He/him/is/eum.
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Larks in a Caper
@oimoi.bsky.social
· Apr 13
"I don't like any of these extremists on the right or the left! I just think we need the basic common sense middle ground stuff, healthcare for all, taxing billionaires out of existence, trans rights, abolish ICE, all the normal stuff"
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Meanwhile: Remember when Trump's tariffs were supposed to fix the US global trade deficit, if that's a thing that bothers you? After dropping to its lowest level since 2009 in October, that deficit is now higher than it was a year ago: For *some* reason, Europeans have stopped buying from us.
Trade balance soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff efforts
The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled.
www.cnbc.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Meanwhile: Remember when Trump's tariffs were supposed to fix the US global trade deficit, if that's a thing that bothers you? After dropping to its lowest level since 2009 in October, that deficit is now higher than it was a year ago: For *some* reason, Europeans have stopped buying from us.
Those snatched by DHS in Minneapolis who are released from the Whipple Bldg are being shoved out into the cold without their phones and otherwise with only what they had when they were abducted--so, some don't even have coats. Here's a group that helps them get home:
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Inside the group that helps ICE detainees released from Whipple find warmth, phones and rides
The members of the new organization, Haven Watch, spend their days outside of the federal Whipple building, waiting to meet people released from detention to help them stay warm, contact their loves o...
www.mprnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Those snatched by DHS in Minneapolis who are released from the Whipple Bldg are being shoved out into the cold without their phones and otherwise with only what they had when they were abducted--so, some don't even have coats. Here's a group that helps them get home:
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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Here are some ways to help Minnesota with all the essential but less visible needs.
But also, go get involved with your own community. Make new friends. Get those networks going. Learn what orgs in your city are already doing good work that needs support. Don't wait.
www.standwithminnesota.com
But also, go get involved with your own community. Make new friends. Get those networks going. Learn what orgs in your city are already doing good work that needs support. Don't wait.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Here are some ways to help Minnesota with all the essential but less visible needs.
But also, go get involved with your own community. Make new friends. Get those networks going. Learn what orgs in your city are already doing good work that needs support. Don't wait.
www.standwithminnesota.com
But also, go get involved with your own community. Make new friends. Get those networks going. Learn what orgs in your city are already doing good work that needs support. Don't wait.
www.standwithminnesota.com
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i've been watching the coyote on Alcatraz's progress with great interest. a week-ish ago, a coyote SWAM to Alcatraz for the first time and looked fuckin rough after the dangerous swim. but the coyote is doing fine now, gorging itself on unprepared birds & rats who are dealing with a sort of Godzilla
January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
i've been watching the coyote on Alcatraz's progress with great interest. a week-ish ago, a coyote SWAM to Alcatraz for the first time and looked fuckin rough after the dangerous swim. but the coyote is doing fine now, gorging itself on unprepared birds & rats who are dealing with a sort of Godzilla
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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The compartmentalization I’m doing right now is crazy work, like in the same day I should not be all “hey make sure you have your papers on you when you go to walk the dogs” and then an hour later at the store like “fuck they’re out of capers”
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The compartmentalization I’m doing right now is crazy work, like in the same day I should not be all “hey make sure you have your papers on you when you go to walk the dogs” and then an hour later at the store like “fuck they’re out of capers”
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Republicans are monsters
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Republicans are monsters
Oh, hey, the government still occasionally cares about stuff like this? That's something, I guess.
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Oh, hey, the government still occasionally cares about stuff like this? That's something, I guess.
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omg
What have I become
My Swedish Chef
My Swedish Chef
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
omg
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Stephen Miller Reminds Picky-Eater Son That There Starving Kids In Basement https://theonion.com/stephen-miller-reminds-picky-eater-son-that-there-starving-kids-in-basement/
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Stephen Miller Reminds Picky-Eater Son That There Starving Kids In Basement https://theonion.com/stephen-miller-reminds-picky-eater-son-that-there-starving-kids-in-basement/
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Cool that this racist babbling old child rapist can have my fellow Minnesotans murdered with impunity. Great job, USA.
Trump: "MN is a very corrupt place & the elections are totally corrupt. I feel I won it all 3 times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon. It's a rigged state. The Somalians vote as one group even if they're not citizens. They all ought to get the hell out of here. They're bad for our country"
January 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Cool that this racist babbling old child rapist can have my fellow Minnesotans murdered with impunity. Great job, USA.
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This slogan adopted by Kristi Noem, "One of Ours, All of Yours," is taken from the Nazis, who retaliated for the killing of an SS officer by murdering all the inhabitants of the Czech village of Lidice, apparently none of whom had anything to do with it, and razing the village to the ground.
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This slogan adopted by Kristi Noem, "One of Ours, All of Yours," is taken from the Nazis, who retaliated for the killing of an SS officer by murdering all the inhabitants of the Czech village of Lidice, apparently none of whom had anything to do with it, and razing the village to the ground.
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Holy shit.
That the Fed chair puts out a recorded statement on a Sunday night to announce the DOJ has served grand jury subpoenas is extraordinary, and not in a good way.
Like Powell says, allegations of lying to Congress or mismanaging funds are pretexts to undermine Fed independence.
That the Fed chair puts out a recorded statement on a Sunday night to announce the DOJ has served grand jury subpoenas is extraordinary, and not in a good way.
Like Powell says, allegations of lying to Congress or mismanaging funds are pretexts to undermine Fed independence.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Holy shit.
That the Fed chair puts out a recorded statement on a Sunday night to announce the DOJ has served grand jury subpoenas is extraordinary, and not in a good way.
Like Powell says, allegations of lying to Congress or mismanaging funds are pretexts to undermine Fed independence.
That the Fed chair puts out a recorded statement on a Sunday night to announce the DOJ has served grand jury subpoenas is extraordinary, and not in a good way.
Like Powell says, allegations of lying to Congress or mismanaging funds are pretexts to undermine Fed independence.
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Context: A decade ago, Border Patrol agents had to be ordered not to put themselves in front of moving vehicles as a pretext to use deadly force
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Context: A decade ago, Border Patrol agents had to be ordered not to put themselves in front of moving vehicles as a pretext to use deadly force
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
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Evergreen:
The first thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.
The first thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.
Black folk will tell you: The 1st thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.🤷🏿♂️
They lie because there's upside in it for them, and no downside.
No matter how many times they get caught lying, newspapers will print their next lie as the gospel truth.🤡
And people stop caring before truth hits
They lie because there's upside in it for them, and no downside.
No matter how many times they get caught lying, newspapers will print their next lie as the gospel truth.🤡
And people stop caring before truth hits
ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....
January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Evergreen:
The first thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.
The first thing cops say after an incident is always a lie.
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
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I want to remind everyone that the US has sanctioned members of the International Criminal Court for going through a formal legal process to identify international leaders who engaged in war crimes, making them vulnerable to arrest.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I want to remind everyone that the US has sanctioned members of the International Criminal Court for going through a formal legal process to identify international leaders who engaged in war crimes, making them vulnerable to arrest.
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So it seems like Congress and everyone else is doing “you get one free” with Trump and Venezuela because everyone is afraid of the consequences or inefficacy of standing up. So what happens when he grabs Colombia or Greenland next?
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
So it seems like Congress and everyone else is doing “you get one free” with Trump and Venezuela because everyone is afraid of the consequences or inefficacy of standing up. So what happens when he grabs Colombia or Greenland next?
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The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
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Better headline: ICE Agents illegally detain American citizens en masse, attack protesters attempting to free their kidnapping victims.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Better headline: ICE Agents illegally detain American citizens en masse, attack protesters attempting to free their kidnapping victims.
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it