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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
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So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
Mike Pondsmith
Michael Alyn Pondsmith (born April 14, 1954[citation needed]) is an American roleplaying, board and video game designer. He is the founder of R. Talsorian Games and the creator of the acclaimed Cyberp...
cyberpunk.fandom.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
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Here's a clip
I didn't expect to get it first try, I usually either aim the second shot a little off or take it to the face
I didn't expect to get it first try, I usually either aim the second shot a little off or take it to the face
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Here's a clip
I didn't expect to get it first try, I usually either aim the second shot a little off or take it to the face
I didn't expect to get it first try, I usually either aim the second shot a little off or take it to the face
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I don't know why they need to make short AI films about the American Revolution when the perfect one was created 18 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRo...
George Washington
YouTube video by unvmebad86
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January 29, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I don't know why they need to make short AI films about the American Revolution when the perfect one was created 18 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRo...
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This video is a good demonstration BTW that the people saying the anti-trans stuff was intended as preparation for this were dead on. The heart of the video is the exact same talking point: adopted children deserve to be protected and the adoption agencies are not screening carefully enough.
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This video is a good demonstration BTW that the people saying the anti-trans stuff was intended as preparation for this were dead on. The heart of the video is the exact same talking point: adopted children deserve to be protected and the adoption agencies are not screening carefully enough.
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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I interviewed over half a dozen ICE and Border Patrol agents who describe an agency that sounds like Reno 911!
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
ICE Unloads
Immigration officers speak out: “Fuck this.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I interviewed over half a dozen ICE and Border Patrol agents who describe an agency that sounds like Reno 911!
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
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Hearing a lot more talk of General Strike after today’s murder by ICE
Special Minnesota General Strike newsletter:
- over 700 Minnesota businesses closed
- 300 Solidarity Actions held nationwide
- Pittsbughers occupied a Target
- More General Strikes in the works
paydayreport.com/over-700-min...
- over 700 Minnesota businesses closed
- 300 Solidarity Actions held nationwide
- Pittsbughers occupied a Target
- More General Strikes in the works
paydayreport.com/over-700-min...
Over 700 Minnesota Businesses Closed - 300 Solidarity Actions Nationwide - Pittsburghers Occupy a Target
Could this be the first of many General Strikes across the United States?
paydayreport.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Hearing a lot more talk of General Strike after today’s murder by ICE
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this is it. this is the level. this is the standard for democratic officials. anything less is intolerable.
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
this is it. this is the level. this is the standard for democratic officials. anything less is intolerable.
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got hit with an unexpected colm meaney appearance in a movie. what a delight. what a treat
January 24, 2026 at 3:40 AM
got hit with an unexpected colm meaney appearance in a movie. what a delight. what a treat
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All of my political views and policy ideas have basically collapsed to "Punish the Villains" and I mumble it to myself every time I see a news article these days
August 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
All of my political views and policy ideas have basically collapsed to "Punish the Villains" and I mumble it to myself every time I see a news article these days
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Me: I am really on edge and I really, really need to spend the next 15 minutes thinking about something non-threatening.
Jeremy Parish (on YouTube): I will now talk about "Knight Rider" for 15 minutes
Me: oh thank fuck
Jeremy Parish (on YouTube): I will now talk about "Knight Rider" for 15 minutes
Me: oh thank fuck
January 21, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Me: I am really on edge and I really, really need to spend the next 15 minutes thinking about something non-threatening.
Jeremy Parish (on YouTube): I will now talk about "Knight Rider" for 15 minutes
Me: oh thank fuck
Jeremy Parish (on YouTube): I will now talk about "Knight Rider" for 15 minutes
Me: oh thank fuck
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Also, if you borrow an author's book from a library in the UK, that author gets more than 12 pence per loan in Public Lending Rights. Any author can earn up to £6,600 per year this way.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Also, if you borrow an author's book from a library in the UK, that author gets more than 12 pence per loan in Public Lending Rights. Any author can earn up to £6,600 per year this way.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
For context: I published my 15th book last year. The advance I received for it was considerably less than £6,600.
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there are too many posts on here about "world events" and "AI" and not nearly enough about "Mitsibushi Delica"
January 20, 2026 at 9:33 PM
there are too many posts on here about "world events" and "AI" and not nearly enough about "Mitsibushi Delica"
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This is an excellent explainer. 👀 quote: “In rough terms, the workforce of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even greater rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States.”
If you are appalled at the tactics of ICE and CBP, you should be! They in fact are *NOT* trained for the work they're doing in America's interior right now—and they're scared of interacting with US citizens. That's a recipe for the exact disaster we see: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
This is an excellent explainer. 👀 quote: “In rough terms, the workforce of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even greater rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States.”
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I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I like that the same day a guy was like “this place will never be Twitter” this thread gave us the most 2015 Twitter experience (complimentary) imaginable.
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They got suburban realtors talking like Patrick Henry, it's over
January 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
They got suburban realtors talking like Patrick Henry, it's over
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Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
January 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
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maybe this makes me weird but when someone who irritates me goes out into the world and does a good thing, I find that to be a good thing
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 AM
maybe this makes me weird but when someone who irritates me goes out into the world and does a good thing, I find that to be a good thing
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
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And just saying it - this is absolutely the best, juiciest detective mystery psychodrama since Disco Elysium.
Plus, hard not to see some shades of it in the slightly unhinged, partially amnesiac protagonist, taking constant psychic damage from a slightly magical world and medicating to deal with it
Plus, hard not to see some shades of it in the slightly unhinged, partially amnesiac protagonist, taking constant psychic damage from a slightly magical world and medicating to deal with it
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
And just saying it - this is absolutely the best, juiciest detective mystery psychodrama since Disco Elysium.
Plus, hard not to see some shades of it in the slightly unhinged, partially amnesiac protagonist, taking constant psychic damage from a slightly magical world and medicating to deal with it
Plus, hard not to see some shades of it in the slightly unhinged, partially amnesiac protagonist, taking constant psychic damage from a slightly magical world and medicating to deal with it
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David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
David Lynch passed a year ago today. I hope we all can absorb just a little bit of the energy he put out in his lifetime.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.