Painted Mithra
@paintedmithra.bsky.social
IT Guy. Edmonton based, proudly leaning left in right wing country. Still playing FFXI!
My Alberta belongs in Canada.
My Alberta belongs in Canada.
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Any account blaming dems for what repubs have done and what voters did should be treated with suspicion. It's a midterm year and they've come here to suppress the vote.
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Any account blaming dems for what repubs have done and what voters did should be treated with suspicion. It's a midterm year and they've come here to suppress the vote.
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These are absolutely monstrous people
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
These are absolutely monstrous people
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior DOJ officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis woman killed by an ICE agent"
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the best thing you will read on the shooting : asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Round Up! 1/9/26
It was a bad shoot.
asharangappa.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
the best thing you will read on the shooting : asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
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The pundits all suggest Poilievre will survive his leadership review
The CPC is pathetic
The CPC is pathetic
January 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The pundits all suggest Poilievre will survive his leadership review
The CPC is pathetic
The CPC is pathetic
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Geothermal energy is essentially carbon-free, it is available at any time of day and in any weather, and it leaves a small footprint on the landscape. New approaches to harnessing it may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pvWVGb
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Geothermal energy is essentially carbon-free, it is available at any time of day and in any weather, and it leaves a small footprint on the landscape. New approaches to harnessing it may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pvWVGb
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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Great thread. I will add one thing: it’s very clear that when ICE is going into a new city, it’s not going into a city who hasn’t learned. Organizers are sharing. They start and people already have every license plate number they’ve used and are tracking their vehicles on day one.
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Great thread. I will add one thing: it’s very clear that when ICE is going into a new city, it’s not going into a city who hasn’t learned. Organizers are sharing. They start and people already have every license plate number they’ve used and are tracking their vehicles on day one.
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My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My friend @charlotteclymer.bsky.social has written about Mark Kelly’s distinguished military career. This is not to be missed. open.substack.com/pub/charlott...
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They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
Per WASH POST, Stephen Miller will play an “elevated role” in Venezuela (what could go wrong!) and Machado won’t be president because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize Trump wants (yes, seriously)
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Couldn’t make it up if we tried
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.
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🔴 I'll say it till I'm blue in the face: the mental underling, Poilievre, is severely UNFIT to be Prime Minister of a great country such as Canada. 🤷🏻♂️
Fortunately, Canadian voters know it too.
Fortunately, Canadian voters know it too.
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 PM
🔴 I'll say it till I'm blue in the face: the mental underling, Poilievre, is severely UNFIT to be Prime Minister of a great country such as Canada. 🤷🏻♂️
Fortunately, Canadian voters know it too.
Fortunately, Canadian voters know it too.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned US action against Venezuela, saying the attacks “represent an unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of an independent state, the respect for which is a fundamental principle of international law”.
Can they even hear themselves?
Can they even hear themselves?
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned US action against Venezuela, saying the attacks “represent an unacceptable violation of the sovereignty of an independent state, the respect for which is a fundamental principle of international law”.
Can they even hear themselves?
Can they even hear themselves?
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US refineries are built to process heavy crude of the type only found in Canada & Venezuela.
The plan here is all part of Trump's ongoing bid to destroy the Canadian economy & force us to submit to annexation & being a vassal state.
The plan here is all part of Trump's ongoing bid to destroy the Canadian economy & force us to submit to annexation & being a vassal state.
January 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
US refineries are built to process heavy crude of the type only found in Canada & Venezuela.
The plan here is all part of Trump's ongoing bid to destroy the Canadian economy & force us to submit to annexation & being a vassal state.
The plan here is all part of Trump's ongoing bid to destroy the Canadian economy & force us to submit to annexation & being a vassal state.
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WTF is wrong with these people.
Are evangelicals really this dumb to believe this?
That was not a rhetorical question.
Are evangelicals really this dumb to believe this?
That was not a rhetorical question.
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
WTF is wrong with these people.
Are evangelicals really this dumb to believe this?
That was not a rhetorical question.
Are evangelicals really this dumb to believe this?
That was not a rhetorical question.
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There’s always a tweet.
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
There’s always a tweet.
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The only good war story of 2025 was that time a bunch of Ukrainian drones blew up all of Russia's airbases. It checked everything I ask for in a story:
1. no actual human death,
2. Michael Bay-style explosions,
3. Looney Tunes tricks to blow up $8 billion worth of military tech with toy helicopters
1. no actual human death,
2. Michael Bay-style explosions,
3. Looney Tunes tricks to blow up $8 billion worth of military tech with toy helicopters
January 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The only good war story of 2025 was that time a bunch of Ukrainian drones blew up all of Russia's airbases. It checked everything I ask for in a story:
1. no actual human death,
2. Michael Bay-style explosions,
3. Looney Tunes tricks to blow up $8 billion worth of military tech with toy helicopters
1. no actual human death,
2. Michael Bay-style explosions,
3. Looney Tunes tricks to blow up $8 billion worth of military tech with toy helicopters
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* regains consciousness *
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
* regains consciousness *
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Mamdani‘s been mayor for a day. Already I have a terrible headache, my apartment is a mess, my kids are estranged from me, and I feel increasingly alienated from a cold and unfeeling society that doesn’t recognize how right I am about everything. I told you so.
—Today in the @nytimes.com
—Today in the @nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Mamdani‘s been mayor for a day. Already I have a terrible headache, my apartment is a mess, my kids are estranged from me, and I feel increasingly alienated from a cold and unfeeling society that doesn’t recognize how right I am about everything. I told you so.
—Today in the @nytimes.com
—Today in the @nytimes.com
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you gotta laugh at stuff or you’ll cry
December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
you gotta laugh at stuff or you’ll cry