do not go gentle
@terrapintastic.bsky.social
bsky, you've got a good heart but you're exhausting. I'm dm-able here but not synchronously.
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(going gentle into that good night) wait what
Look, I said what I said.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Reading higher-ed policy news in 2026 is very much like "How to Anticipate and Then Experience a Leopard Eating Your Face"
February 5, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Reading higher-ed policy news in 2026 is very much like "How to Anticipate and Then Experience a Leopard Eating Your Face"
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The Episcopal Church has put together a very impressive toolkit for protesting, including tips for clergy in particular. Truly inspiring. This is how Christians ought to be engaging the moment.
www.episcopalchurch.org/protesting-f...
www.episcopalchurch.org/protesting-f...
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The Episcopal Church has put together a very impressive toolkit for protesting, including tips for clergy in particular. Truly inspiring. This is how Christians ought to be engaging the moment.
www.episcopalchurch.org/protesting-f...
www.episcopalchurch.org/protesting-f...
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The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
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This machine yub nubs fascists.
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 AM
This machine yub nubs fascists.
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The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
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“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
Will any of this fix the world alone?
Nah.
But if we all try to at least shift the world a little, we'll still get farther than if we didn't.
Nah.
But if we all try to at least shift the world a little, we'll still get farther than if we didn't.
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Will any of this fix the world alone?
Nah.
But if we all try to at least shift the world a little, we'll still get farther than if we didn't.
Nah.
But if we all try to at least shift the world a little, we'll still get farther than if we didn't.
bc I haven't seen it make the rounds here: an Iowa iteration of the MN Rebel Alliance logo.
studioeldeen.com/whats-happen...
studioeldeen.com/whats-happen...
Iowa Rebel Goldfinch — Studio Eldeen Handmade Art
Use it, share it, live it, be it. Persist and Resist, friends.
studioeldeen.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 PM
bc I haven't seen it make the rounds here: an Iowa iteration of the MN Rebel Alliance logo.
studioeldeen.com/whats-happen...
studioeldeen.com/whats-happen...
A friend developed a crochet pattern for an adult-sized version of Liam's blue bunny hat. Donation to MN immigration causes requested for noncommercial pattern use.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Liam’s Bunny Hat pattern by Esther Brownsmith
This is a crochet replica of the blue bunny hat worn by Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos,
a five-year-old taken by ICE on January 21, 2026.
www.ravelry.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:49 PM
A friend developed a crochet pattern for an adult-sized version of Liam's blue bunny hat. Donation to MN immigration causes requested for noncommercial pattern use.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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From the mind of @bdsa83.bsky.social to a shirt. Online now, in stores soon. Raising money for a local group in MSP that wishes to remain anonymous. www.raygunsite.com/collections/... #raygun #RebelLoonAlliance
Stickers, etc, to follow!
Stickers, etc, to follow!
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM
From the mind of @bdsa83.bsky.social to a shirt. Online now, in stores soon. Raising money for a local group in MSP that wishes to remain anonymous. www.raygunsite.com/collections/... #raygun #RebelLoonAlliance
Stickers, etc, to follow!
Stickers, etc, to follow!
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The approach can seem inept, but none of this is a mistake. The random and arbitrary harm is deliberate.
And the cruelty is still the point.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
And the cruelty is still the point.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The approach can seem inept, but none of this is a mistake. The random and arbitrary harm is deliberate.
And the cruelty is still the point.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
And the cruelty is still the point.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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Everyone deserves to live, here and abroad. Everyone. No ifs ands or buts.
Chicago.
El Fasher.
Gaza City.
Kharkiv.
Uvira.
Sydney.
Dhaka.
Minneapolis.
Utøya.
Devaluing anyone anywhere will form the basis for devaluing everyone everywhere.
No more.
Chicago.
El Fasher.
Gaza City.
Kharkiv.
Uvira.
Sydney.
Dhaka.
Minneapolis.
Utøya.
Devaluing anyone anywhere will form the basis for devaluing everyone everywhere.
No more.
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Everyone deserves to live, here and abroad. Everyone. No ifs ands or buts.
Chicago.
El Fasher.
Gaza City.
Kharkiv.
Uvira.
Sydney.
Dhaka.
Minneapolis.
Utøya.
Devaluing anyone anywhere will form the basis for devaluing everyone everywhere.
No more.
Chicago.
El Fasher.
Gaza City.
Kharkiv.
Uvira.
Sydney.
Dhaka.
Minneapolis.
Utøya.
Devaluing anyone anywhere will form the basis for devaluing everyone everywhere.
No more.
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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Honestly love the framing from Minneapolis because it's true:
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Honestly love the framing from Minneapolis because it's true:
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
So many are saying, they're our *neighbors.* Why wouldn't we defend them?
The difference between the Twin Cities and so much of this country is they don't have that asterisk next to "neighbor" that says "terms and conditions apply."
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"Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts."
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts."
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For those baffled that a number combination like "6 7" can arouse a number of powerful emotions in people, allow me introduce you to "three-fifths."
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
For those baffled that a number combination like "6 7" can arouse a number of powerful emotions in people, allow me introduce you to "three-fifths."
having caught wind of this on one of the saddest days of my life so far, I am deeply grateful that I reflex-closed the relevant tab.
IF THIS IS THE FIRST POST YOU SEE TODAY LOG OFF AND GO BACK TO BED
Next 3 hours or so are going to contain a lot of this as folks wake up across the US
January 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
having caught wind of this on one of the saddest days of my life so far, I am deeply grateful that I reflex-closed the relevant tab.
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Like, that colorless green idea slept furiously DECADES ago.
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Like, that colorless green idea slept furiously DECADES ago.
as a (recovering) linguist:
one million times this
one million times this
FASCISTS: lol chomsky is in the epstein files the libs are sooo mad about their hero
LIBERALS: the commies are sooo mad about their hero
COMMUNISTS: the anarchists are sooo mad about their hero
ANARCHISTS: we're sooo mad anyone thinks we like chomsky. sucks for the linguists though
LINGUISTS: lmao
LIBERALS: the commies are sooo mad about their hero
COMMUNISTS: the anarchists are sooo mad about their hero
ANARCHISTS: we're sooo mad anyone thinks we like chomsky. sucks for the linguists though
LINGUISTS: lmao
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 AM
as a (recovering) linguist:
one million times this
one million times this
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With the recent news I am deeply disappointed and disgusted.
Disney would be nothing without human artists and with AI or not they will continue to be nothing without human artists. For that reason I don’t think this will last. I will no longer accepting assignments or work based on Disney IP.
Disney would be nothing without human artists and with AI or not they will continue to be nothing without human artists. For that reason I don’t think this will last. I will no longer accepting assignments or work based on Disney IP.
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
With the recent news I am deeply disappointed and disgusted.
Disney would be nothing without human artists and with AI or not they will continue to be nothing without human artists. For that reason I don’t think this will last. I will no longer accepting assignments or work based on Disney IP.
Disney would be nothing without human artists and with AI or not they will continue to be nothing without human artists. For that reason I don’t think this will last. I will no longer accepting assignments or work based on Disney IP.
in 2025 I was angry a lot.
and I learned a lot about feeling my anger, and a little about channeling it professionally. (helpful but exhausting)
thus far in 2026, my anger has extended to the Universe (as a deity stand-in) and the concept of mortality.
so
clearly this is going well.
and I learned a lot about feeling my anger, and a little about channeling it professionally. (helpful but exhausting)
thus far in 2026, my anger has extended to the Universe (as a deity stand-in) and the concept of mortality.
so
clearly this is going well.
January 2, 2026 at 5:46 AM
in 2025 I was angry a lot.
and I learned a lot about feeling my anger, and a little about channeling it professionally. (helpful but exhausting)
thus far in 2026, my anger has extended to the Universe (as a deity stand-in) and the concept of mortality.
so
clearly this is going well.
and I learned a lot about feeling my anger, and a little about channeling it professionally. (helpful but exhausting)
thus far in 2026, my anger has extended to the Universe (as a deity stand-in) and the concept of mortality.
so
clearly this is going well.
the easiest error re: the original sense of "woke" is self-application.
it's like calling a place a "safe space". I can work to make my spaces safer, and tell people I'm doing that, but I don't get to decide if someone feels safe.
but also why am I and everyone else not in a union right now
it's like calling a place a "safe space". I can work to make my spaces safer, and tell people I'm doing that, but I don't get to decide if someone feels safe.
but also why am I and everyone else not in a union right now
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
the easiest error re: the original sense of "woke" is self-application.
it's like calling a place a "safe space". I can work to make my spaces safer, and tell people I'm doing that, but I don't get to decide if someone feels safe.
but also why am I and everyone else not in a union right now
it's like calling a place a "safe space". I can work to make my spaces safer, and tell people I'm doing that, but I don't get to decide if someone feels safe.
but also why am I and everyone else not in a union right now