Sean Blakey
@seanwb.bsky.social
Dad, reader, software guy, sometimes a few other kinds of nerd. I am not defined by my day job, which involves software stuff at a big online bookstore that does much more, these days.
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Signal: seanb.23
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Signal: seanb.23
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I'm sure everyone will be SHOCKED to hear that the videos do not show the whole "people came out and attacked ICE with snow shovels" thing that ICE claimed was what happened. This was not a remotely defensive gunshot.
Videos add new detail to 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting in a week minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/16/v...
Videos add new detail to 2nd Minneapolis ICE shooting in a week • Minnesota Reformer
Two videos add new details to what happened before and after an immigration agent shot a man in the leg in the Hawthorne neighborhood in north Minneapolis Wednesday night. One video, a livestream of a...
minnesotareformer.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I'm sure everyone will be SHOCKED to hear that the videos do not show the whole "people came out and attacked ICE with snow shovels" thing that ICE claimed was what happened. This was not a remotely defensive gunshot.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
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As a Minneapolis local I am begging you NOT to donate to the Star Tribune. They are a mouthpiece for police, corporations, and conservatives who repeat those voices unquestioningly.
2/ lots of people on here decry paywalls and insist they’d pay something if only there was a lower price point. Ok, donate to their news fund. Their reporting (and @mprnews.org) is undergirding much of what you read anywhere www.startribunecompany.com/donate/
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January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
As a Minneapolis local I am begging you NOT to donate to the Star Tribune. They are a mouthpiece for police, corporations, and conservatives who repeat those voices unquestioningly.
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If our authorities exist for the protection of the people, then the laws should exist for the protection of the people, not the protection of authorities. If the law exists for the protection of authorities, then the authorities do not exist for the protection of the people.
January 13, 2026 at 11:47 AM
If our authorities exist for the protection of the people, then the laws should exist for the protection of the people, not the protection of authorities. If the law exists for the protection of authorities, then the authorities do not exist for the protection of the people.
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I encourage you to think of abolishing ICE not as an end in itself, but as a good start.
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I encourage you to think of abolishing ICE not as an end in itself, but as a good start.
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this is a five alarm Fucking With The Money fire and between this and the Greenland threats the rich assholes might want to wake up and realize this dude is going to cost them way more than any wealth tax will
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 1:10 AM
this is a five alarm Fucking With The Money fire and between this and the Greenland threats the rich assholes might want to wake up and realize this dude is going to cost them way more than any wealth tax will
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Tapping the sign
Your friendly independent bookstore breaking into your timeline to tell you to take a couple hours this weekend, put your phone in like, a box, or something & read a book. All of this <waves hand> will be here when you come back.
January 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Tapping the sign
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Enjoyed seeing this wholesome guy just noping all of Fox's leading questions. It was like
Q:Don't you thinks she was wrong?
A: No obviously ICE was wrong
Q: What about the people who shouldn't be here?
A: Obviously they should be here
Q: Anything el--
A: I have a bell!
Q:Don't you thinks she was wrong?
A: No obviously ICE was wrong
Q: What about the people who shouldn't be here?
A: Obviously they should be here
Q: Anything el--
A: I have a bell!
Hannity has a Fox reporter in Minneapolis talk to a random protester walking through the city who goes on to spit bars for 2 minutes
January 10, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Enjoyed seeing this wholesome guy just noping all of Fox's leading questions. It was like
Q:Don't you thinks she was wrong?
A: No obviously ICE was wrong
Q: What about the people who shouldn't be here?
A: Obviously they should be here
Q: Anything el--
A: I have a bell!
Q:Don't you thinks she was wrong?
A: No obviously ICE was wrong
Q: What about the people who shouldn't be here?
A: Obviously they should be here
Q: Anything el--
A: I have a bell!
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Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
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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.
With this administration, it's always a distraction, even though it's never JUST a distraction
NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
With this administration, it's always a distraction, even though it's never JUST a distraction
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A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
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A message for you all to carry through the year
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
A message for you all to carry through the year
Correct me if I'm wrong, but "100 million" is ... substantially more than the "3,000 a day" crazy-racist Miller's been attempting (and failing to achieve).
Isn't that close to a third of the country? Nearly twice the number of "foreign-born people" currently here?
Isn't that close to a third of the country? Nearly twice the number of "foreign-born people" currently here?
This looks like something you'd see in a museum about fascism after 100 million people have died to defeat it
January 1, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but "100 million" is ... substantially more than the "3,000 a day" crazy-racist Miller's been attempting (and failing to achieve).
Isn't that close to a third of the country? Nearly twice the number of "foreign-born people" currently here?
Isn't that close to a third of the country? Nearly twice the number of "foreign-born people" currently here?
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Police crimes DivestSPD uncovered in 2025:
1. Illegal wiretapping
2. Domestic violence x3
3. Sexual assault x2
4. Vehicular assault
5. Vehicular homicide
5. Bankruptcy fraud
6. DUI x3
7. Negligent discharge
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1. Illegal wiretapping
2. Domestic violence x3
3. Sexual assault x2
4. Vehicular assault
5. Vehicular homicide
5. Bankruptcy fraud
6. DUI x3
7. Negligent discharge
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Your favorite local police watchdog put in some serious work in 2025. We filed 188 public records requests and created over 200 original articles, infographics, and baseball cards.
Join us on ko-fi to help us keep this momentum going in 2026: ko-fi.com/divestspd
Join us on ko-fi to help us keep this momentum going in 2026: ko-fi.com/divestspd
January 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Police crimes DivestSPD uncovered in 2025:
1. Illegal wiretapping
2. Domestic violence x3
3. Sexual assault x2
4. Vehicular assault
5. Vehicular homicide
5. Bankruptcy fraud
6. DUI x3
7. Negligent discharge
Subscribe for more at: divestspd.com
1. Illegal wiretapping
2. Domestic violence x3
3. Sexual assault x2
4. Vehicular assault
5. Vehicular homicide
5. Bankruptcy fraud
6. DUI x3
7. Negligent discharge
Subscribe for more at: divestspd.com
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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I'm so proud of ProPublica's journalism from 2025. In case you missed it, here's our most-read stories, as well as some you may have missed: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2025
Our reporters published investigations this year on the Trump administration, health care, education and more. These are the stories readers spent the most time with in 2025.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm so proud of ProPublica's journalism from 2025. In case you missed it, here's our most-read stories, as well as some you may have missed: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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This is gorgeous. WOW.
For your holiday ambiance, I've made a hypnotic yule log fireplace with ultra slow motion macro footage of flames stretching & warping like liquid as fire reacts with calcium chloride & barium. This is real fire I filmed, not CGI or AI.
10hrs, 4K, crackling sounds, no music, no ads. Happy holidays!
10hrs, 4K, crackling sounds, no music, no ads. Happy holidays!
10 Hours Hypnotic Fireplace Ambiance – 4K Macro Slow-Motion Color Flames, Crackling Fire (No Music)
YouTube video by Rob Sheridan
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is gorgeous. WOW.
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Merry Christmas to all those celebrating. Happy Thursday to all those who are not. And I hope this day passes bearably and swiftly for anyone struggling today.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
December 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Merry Christmas to all those celebrating. Happy Thursday to all those who are not. And I hope this day passes bearably and swiftly for anyone struggling today.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
Dragon with Christmas Gift, Edward Gorey.
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reminder for everyone with school-aged children:
check those lunchboxes over break
check those lunchboxes over break
December 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
reminder for everyone with school-aged children:
check those lunchboxes over break
check those lunchboxes over break
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Flora Bakehouse for the quince pear danish, which was so worth the short drive early this morning! Delicious.
#seattlebakeries
#seattlebakeries
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Flora Bakehouse for the quince pear danish, which was so worth the short drive early this morning! Delicious.
#seattlebakeries
#seattlebakeries
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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JK Rowling is destroying children's lives. Stop buying her shit, watching her shows, playing her games. You're funding her hate campaign. Move on.
Article in the Times today.
JKR has set her pre action attack team on a school supporting trans youth.
A father is threatening to sue for allowing trans children to use the loo they‘ve always used.
“I don’t wish trans people any ill”, he says, after casting them as voyeurs and sexual predators.
JKR has set her pre action attack team on a school supporting trans youth.
A father is threatening to sue for allowing trans children to use the loo they‘ve always used.
“I don’t wish trans people any ill”, he says, after casting them as voyeurs and sexual predators.
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
JK Rowling is destroying children's lives. Stop buying her shit, watching her shows, playing her games. You're funding her hate campaign. Move on.