Edgar Friendly
@risksylvan.bsky.social
Rock n Roll Martian
“Despair isn’t just a tire in the trunk.”
“Despair isn’t just a tire in the trunk.”
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Me to the arc of the moral universe: BEND TOWARDS JUSTICE FASTER, BITCH!
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Me to the arc of the moral universe: BEND TOWARDS JUSTICE FASTER, BITCH!
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"Terrorism" refers to violence to achieve political ends. Research studies showing that immigrants commit fewer crimes means that ICE's actions are about Trump's racist politics, not law. That means ICE operates as a de facto racialized terrorist organization, not unlike the Gestapo.
February 8, 2026 at 12:52 AM
"Terrorism" refers to violence to achieve political ends. Research studies showing that immigrants commit fewer crimes means that ICE's actions are about Trump's racist politics, not law. That means ICE operates as a de facto racialized terrorist organization, not unlike the Gestapo.
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A very wise friend once said to me: “If you’re going to call yourself ‘progressive’ you have to give people space to progress.”
I think about that every time I see a celebration of progress met with a “yeah but…here’s all the things that are still wrong.”
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I think about that every time I see a celebration of progress met with a “yeah but…here’s all the things that are still wrong.”
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February 8, 2026 at 1:45 AM
A very wise friend once said to me: “If you’re going to call yourself ‘progressive’ you have to give people space to progress.”
I think about that every time I see a celebration of progress met with a “yeah but…here’s all the things that are still wrong.”
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I think about that every time I see a celebration of progress met with a “yeah but…here’s all the things that are still wrong.”
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
2. Don’t establish other revenue sources.
3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right.
4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls.
5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.
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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
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Homan said ICE is going to stay until "the problem's gone," which means they're never leaving because they are the problem. Just more propaganda trying to make the criminal regime appear "legit" and make it look like they're not the problem.
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Homan said ICE is going to stay until "the problem's gone," which means they're never leaving because they are the problem. Just more propaganda trying to make the criminal regime appear "legit" and make it look like they're not the problem.
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#GVerse Bravo #London just joined #Minnesota!
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
#GVerse Bravo #London just joined #Minnesota!
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.
When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
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I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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200+ UU colleagues are in #Minneapolis protesting ICE www.uuworld.org/articles/min...
The Day of Truth and Freedom: UU Clergy and Laypeople Join Multifaith March in Minneapolis Against ICE
Developing story: Follow UU World’s live updates, including dispatches from Minneapolis.
www.uuworld.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM
200+ UU colleagues are in #Minneapolis protesting ICE www.uuworld.org/articles/min...
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The party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment.
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment.
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
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He really is doing all of it.
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 AM
He really is doing all of it.
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The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
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We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
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We really (me included) need to stop engaging/arguing with gun nuts.
They are beyond rationality and they don't care how many people die.
There are a lot more of us than there are of them.
Instead, we need to elect enough of us to defeat and get serious, on a national level, about gun laws.
They are beyond rationality and they don't care how many people die.
There are a lot more of us than there are of them.
Instead, we need to elect enough of us to defeat and get serious, on a national level, about gun laws.
December 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
We really (me included) need to stop engaging/arguing with gun nuts.
They are beyond rationality and they don't care how many people die.
There are a lot more of us than there are of them.
Instead, we need to elect enough of us to defeat and get serious, on a national level, about gun laws.
They are beyond rationality and they don't care how many people die.
There are a lot more of us than there are of them.
Instead, we need to elect enough of us to defeat and get serious, on a national level, about gun laws.
“Being able to speak freely is the lifeblood of love. Maybe I’m naive.”
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“Being able to speak freely is the lifeblood of love. Maybe I’m naive.”
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
DC Talk - 1996
Weird Al - 2001
Muse - 2005
Weezer - 2010
The National - 2016
DC Talk - 1996
Weird Al - 2001
Muse - 2005
Weezer - 2010
The National - 2016
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Weird Al 2000 (and multiple after)
Linkin Park Meteora Tour 2004
Dear Friends – Music from Final Fantasy 2005 (and multiple after)
Polysics 2010
The Earthbound Papas 2011 (and multiple after)
Weird Al 2000 (and multiple after)
Linkin Park Meteora Tour 2004
Dear Friends – Music from Final Fantasy 2005 (and multiple after)
Polysics 2010
The Earthbound Papas 2011 (and multiple after)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Lollapalooza 1997
They Might Be Giants a bunch of times
Ben Folds Five also a bunch
Local H
Bis
Lollapalooza 1997
They Might Be Giants a bunch of times
Ben Folds Five also a bunch
Local H
Bis
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
DC Talk - 1996
Weird Al - 2001
Muse - 2005
Weezer - 2010
The National - 2016
DC Talk - 1996
Weird Al - 2001
Muse - 2005
Weezer - 2010
The National - 2016
Koushun Takamj himself wrote that The Long Walk was a major inspiration for Battle Royale. Clearly the fairest thing is for King just to sue everyone involved including QT
I mentioned this the other day, Stephen King should be the one suing Suzanne Collins, she took The Long Walk and The Running Man and mated them together lol
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Koushun Takamj himself wrote that The Long Walk was a major inspiration for Battle Royale. Clearly the fairest thing is for King just to sue everyone involved including QT
“Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.” —Noah Cross, Chinatown
Never would I ever imagine 15 years ago that I'd be seeing MSNBC (which is now called MSNOW) memorializing Dick Cheney.
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.” —Noah Cross, Chinatown