Texty the Bard
@textualdeviance.bsky.social
Democrat & Social Justice Bard. Queer/Enby/Spoonie/Neurospicy. Gen Xer & PNW snob.
I write SFF, sing, cuddle my spouse/kids/cats & swear a lot.
False equivalence, class reductionism, AI slop, GOP/fascist BS = block
WA Rebel Bird pic: Rebecca LaPointe.
I write SFF, sing, cuddle my spouse/kids/cats & swear a lot.
False equivalence, class reductionism, AI slop, GOP/fascist BS = block
WA Rebel Bird pic: Rebecca LaPointe.
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I'm about to start a Hall of Shame thread for dipshits who keep calling for the 25A.
BASIC CIVICS, YOU IGNORANT FUCKS.
BASIC CIVICS, YOU IGNORANT FUCKS.
But haven't I seen all these MAGA chuds cheering on ICE and wanting to get rid of birthright citizenship in part because deporting every immigrant will magically make housing more affordable?
Trump: "I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people who own homes."
January 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
But haven't I seen all these MAGA chuds cheering on ICE and wanting to get rid of birthright citizenship in part because deporting every immigrant will magically make housing more affordable?
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Angus: Donald Trump is furious that he was made to look like an absolute buffoon in Davos, and that the revenge was coming fast and quick. And what do you do the next day? You start raising the issue of breaking Canada apart.
This is the Donbass playbook.
This is the Donbass playbook.
January 29, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Angus: Donald Trump is furious that he was made to look like an absolute buffoon in Davos, and that the revenge was coming fast and quick. And what do you do the next day? You start raising the issue of breaking Canada apart.
This is the Donbass playbook.
This is the Donbass playbook.
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It was always about autonomy vs patriarchy. It was never about fairness in women's sports.
Trans rights and abortion rights have always been the canary in the coal mine, because if you don't have rights over what you do to/with your own body, you don't have rights at all.
Trans rights and abortion rights have always been the canary in the coal mine, because if you don't have rights over what you do to/with your own body, you don't have rights at all.
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
It was always about autonomy vs patriarchy. It was never about fairness in women's sports.
Trans rights and abortion rights have always been the canary in the coal mine, because if you don't have rights over what you do to/with your own body, you don't have rights at all.
Trans rights and abortion rights have always been the canary in the coal mine, because if you don't have rights over what you do to/with your own body, you don't have rights at all.
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The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55.
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
January 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55.
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
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An important reveal in this story. ICE is being pulled out of Maine after starting its "enhanced" operations over a week ago. Maine is also a swing state in the Senate elections this year.
Internal Republican polling about the impact of ICE must be gruesome. mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/s...
Internal Republican polling about the impact of ICE must be gruesome. mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/s...
Sen. Collins says Homeland Security ended enhanced ICE operation in Maine • Maine Morning Star
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said early Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ended its enhanced immigration operation in the state of Maine. The Republican senator said she had sever...
mainemorningstar.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
An important reveal in this story. ICE is being pulled out of Maine after starting its "enhanced" operations over a week ago. Maine is also a swing state in the Senate elections this year.
Internal Republican polling about the impact of ICE must be gruesome. mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/s...
Internal Republican polling about the impact of ICE must be gruesome. mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/29/s...
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This is all stupid bullshit but I remain pretty disgusted at how things like marriage and having children are treated like Xbox achievements instead of actually loving and caring for someone else. Yeah I’m going to work 70 hours a week but definitely need a spouse, her name is Beth or something idk
January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This is all stupid bullshit but I remain pretty disgusted at how things like marriage and having children are treated like Xbox achievements instead of actually loving and caring for someone else. Yeah I’m going to work 70 hours a week but definitely need a spouse, her name is Beth or something idk
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this is the compromise position
"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...
Philly DA vows to prosecute ‘wannabe Nazi' ICE agents who violate the law
YouTube video by NBC10 Philadelphia
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
this is the compromise position
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This is hilarious!! 🤣 🤣
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This is hilarious!! 🤣 🤣
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So @ director of cybersecurity for the united states -- um, there's a file named "epstein_unredacted_do_not_give_out3.pdf" ... if you don't mind uploading that while you're at it www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.
www.politico.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
So @ director of cybersecurity for the united states -- um, there's a file named "epstein_unredacted_do_not_give_out3.pdf" ... if you don't mind uploading that while you're at it www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Hipster edgelording our way into fascism because something something Democrats are too impure.
Also, we're TOTALLY going to fix a regional conflict that's been going on for a few millenia by plunging the rest of the world into misery under Hitler with Nukes and his Russian-imperialist BFF.
Also, we're TOTALLY going to fix a regional conflict that's been going on for a few millenia by plunging the rest of the world into misery under Hitler with Nukes and his Russian-imperialist BFF.
January 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Hipster edgelording our way into fascism because something something Democrats are too impure.
Also, we're TOTALLY going to fix a regional conflict that's been going on for a few millenia by plunging the rest of the world into misery under Hitler with Nukes and his Russian-imperialist BFF.
Also, we're TOTALLY going to fix a regional conflict that's been going on for a few millenia by plunging the rest of the world into misery under Hitler with Nukes and his Russian-imperialist BFF.
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This is SUCH a specific local angle and a good example of how the occupation has affected every part of local life and everything Minnesota holds dear in the collective culture
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
Ice rink was a sanctuary for this girls hockey team until ICE touched down in the Twin Cities | Strib Varsity
Hockey Across Minnesota: A youth hockey club dedicated to diversity sees attendance dip amid federal agents’ presence.
varsity.startribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This is SUCH a specific local angle and a good example of how the occupation has affected every part of local life and everything Minnesota holds dear in the collective culture
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
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Homan is working hard to make ICE the victims and blame the deaths of Good and Pretti on the citizens of Minneapolis.
January 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Homan is working hard to make ICE the victims and blame the deaths of Good and Pretti on the citizens of Minneapolis.
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Homan is remorseless. Hasn’t learned a thing. Blames the victim. Is an administration stooge. Is proving he is part of the problem not of the solution. Just a miserable showing. But precisely what was to be expected.
January 29, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Homan is remorseless. Hasn’t learned a thing. Blames the victim. Is an administration stooge. Is proving he is part of the problem not of the solution. Just a miserable showing. But precisely what was to be expected.
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Don't use the tool of the oppressor!
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
Using gen. A.I. to make slop imagery to go with any anti-fascist statement isn't any sort of flex as it was developed and promoted by the billionaires pushing fascism.
Just fucking stop using it.
Just fucking stop using it.
January 29, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Don't use the tool of the oppressor!
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
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He lasted for just about a single Scaramucci, and it's good to see that unit of time have some relevance once more
wapo.st/4t1U4IJ
wapo.st/4t1U4IJ
Kennedy Center’s new programming head resigns days after hire was announced
Kevin Couch, appointed the Kennedy Center’s senior vice president of artistic programming, resigned less than two weeks after his hire was announced.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
He lasted for just about a single Scaramucci, and it's good to see that unit of time have some relevance once more
wapo.st/4t1U4IJ
wapo.st/4t1U4IJ
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The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings • Washington State Standard
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces amid concerns over masked immigration agents.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
Thinking you're above having to vote is elitist behavior. So is thinking your weirdass fringe candidates are entitled to be POTUS without having any real experience in elected office.
Government in a democracy is a shared civic duty, not a menu you order from.
Government in a democracy is a shared civic duty, not a menu you order from.
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Thinking you're above having to vote is elitist behavior. So is thinking your weirdass fringe candidates are entitled to be POTUS without having any real experience in elected office.
Government in a democracy is a shared civic duty, not a menu you order from.
Government in a democracy is a shared civic duty, not a menu you order from.
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The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
WATCH: Philadelphia lawmakers introduce 'ICE Out' legislation to restrict federal operations in city
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
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They've gone from "he was wielding a gun, intent on inflicting maximum damage" to "he was jaywalking."
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
They've gone from "he was wielding a gun, intent on inflicting maximum damage" to "he was jaywalking."
Unapologetically love them, because I love the characters. They're flawed, and don't get me started on the pointless Reylo fanservice and other romance storyline fumbles, but yeah. John Williams in fine form, General Leia...
(Also, I have a thing for OT3s and it hit that button pretty squarely on.)
(Also, I have a thing for OT3s and it hit that button pretty squarely on.)
January 29, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Unapologetically love them, because I love the characters. They're flawed, and don't get me started on the pointless Reylo fanservice and other romance storyline fumbles, but yeah. John Williams in fine form, General Leia...
(Also, I have a thing for OT3s and it hit that button pretty squarely on.)
(Also, I have a thing for OT3s and it hit that button pretty squarely on.)
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ICE doesn’t de-escalate, it escalates, then runs.
🚨ICE agent pepper-sprays woman after shoving her. Totally unnecessary. Santa Barbara police and paramedics showed up to clean up the mess. ICE already fled the scene.
🚨ICE agent pepper-sprays woman after shoving her. Totally unnecessary. Santa Barbara police and paramedics showed up to clean up the mess. ICE already fled the scene.
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
ICE doesn’t de-escalate, it escalates, then runs.
🚨ICE agent pepper-sprays woman after shoving her. Totally unnecessary. Santa Barbara police and paramedics showed up to clean up the mess. ICE already fled the scene.
🚨ICE agent pepper-sprays woman after shoving her. Totally unnecessary. Santa Barbara police and paramedics showed up to clean up the mess. ICE already fled the scene.
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As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
This case is more evidence for my theory that they're just running down a list of people with active asylum claims and throwing them in detention while the court system works through the claims (which can take years.)
The news from Minnesota is rightly in all the headlines but the news from Maine is terribly ugly as well: wgme.com/news/local/s...
Saco reverend 'heartbroken' and 'furious' over ICE arrest of church member
The reverend says after their conversation Nzeza went to pick up some things for his family and on his way home ICE took him.
wgme.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 AM
This case is more evidence for my theory that they're just running down a list of people with active asylum claims and throwing them in detention while the court system works through the claims (which can take years.)
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Anyone else notice that the anti-Democrat brigade is getting suddenly more vocal now that Congressional Ds are finally lining up to do something as a bloc?
This is what they supposedly wanted, yes? So why so angry about it?
Almost like this is just ratfucking.
This is what they supposedly wanted, yes? So why so angry about it?
Almost like this is just ratfucking.
January 29, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Anyone else notice that the anti-Democrat brigade is getting suddenly more vocal now that Congressional Ds are finally lining up to do something as a bloc?
This is what they supposedly wanted, yes? So why so angry about it?
Almost like this is just ratfucking.
This is what they supposedly wanted, yes? So why so angry about it?
Almost like this is just ratfucking.