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January 29, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Reporting and analyzing from the ground in Philadelphia! People here are terrified we'll be Noem's next target.
But some city leaders, including DA Larry Krasner, have a plan to scare off ICE. I think it would work — if the mayor will allow it.
www.salon.com/2026/01/28/p...
But some city leaders, including DA Larry Krasner, have a plan to scare off ICE. I think it would work — if the mayor will allow it.
www.salon.com/2026/01/28/p...
Philadelphia's ambitious plan to scare off ICE
City leaders know how to shield the community — if the mayor has the guts
www.salon.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Reporting and analyzing from the ground in Philadelphia! People here are terrified we'll be Noem's next target.
But some city leaders, including DA Larry Krasner, have a plan to scare off ICE. I think it would work — if the mayor will allow it.
www.salon.com/2026/01/28/p...
But some city leaders, including DA Larry Krasner, have a plan to scare off ICE. I think it would work — if the mayor will allow it.
www.salon.com/2026/01/28/p...
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wikipedia page of the day:
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
Nuremberg trials - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
wikipedia page of the day:
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
"The purpose of the trial was not only to try the defendants but also to assemble irrefutable evidence of Nazi war crimes, offer a history lesson to the defeated Germans, and delegitimize the traditional German elite."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurembe...
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As federal agents increasingly use force against residents, states must take every action possible to uphold the constitutional rights guaranteed to everyone on US. soil. That’s why Sen. Comitta and I introduced legislation to allow Pennsylvanians to challenge federal abuses of power in state court.
January 23, 2026 at 7:07 PM
As federal agents increasingly use force against residents, states must take every action possible to uphold the constitutional rights guaranteed to everyone on US. soil. That’s why Sen. Comitta and I introduced legislation to allow Pennsylvanians to challenge federal abuses of power in state court.
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remember when there was a BLM protest in Philadelphia and the cops "found" a child who'd been "abandoned" by his mother and then it turned out a woman had made a wrong turn and they'd dragged her out of her car and beat the shit out of her and then kidnapped her nephew
DHS just sent another statement about ICE’s abduction of a 5-year-old in Minnesota.
They didn’t address my question about whether the child was moved to Texas. They also didn’t provide any evidence for their claims.
They are, however, claiming the child’s “alleged mother” actually abandoned him.
They didn’t address my question about whether the child was moved to Texas. They also didn’t provide any evidence for their claims.
They are, however, claiming the child’s “alleged mother” actually abandoned him.
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 PM
remember when there was a BLM protest in Philadelphia and the cops "found" a child who'd been "abandoned" by his mother and then it turned out a woman had made a wrong turn and they'd dragged her out of her car and beat the shit out of her and then kidnapped her nephew
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ICE’s cruelty knows no bounds. Deporting children with cancer. Shooting moms. And now, using a 5 year-old as “bait” to detain his family.
It’s far past clear: ICE must be abolished. Congress should not give it any additional funding. And the people responsible for its crimes should face charges.
It’s far past clear: ICE must be abolished. Congress should not give it any additional funding. And the people responsible for its crimes should face charges.
"[M]asked agents apprehended 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in his driveway on Tuesday...[the agent] led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
ICE’s cruelty knows no bounds. Deporting children with cancer. Shooting moms. And now, using a 5 year-old as “bait” to detain his family.
It’s far past clear: ICE must be abolished. Congress should not give it any additional funding. And the people responsible for its crimes should face charges.
It’s far past clear: ICE must be abolished. Congress should not give it any additional funding. And the people responsible for its crimes should face charges.
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So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
So far, I am only seeing TPM, Mediaite, and Daily Beast focusing on this.
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
We live in a world where the president calling an ethnic group "very low IQ" and "bad for our country" while insisting they "ought to get the hell out of here" barely makes headlines. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
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This is correct. I don't trust politicians who aren't pro-trans, because the only quality I'm looking for in a politician is that they will use their power to protect marginalized people. If they're willing to sacrifice trans people, they'll be willing to sacrifice anyone.
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
This is correct. I don't trust politicians who aren't pro-trans, because the only quality I'm looking for in a politician is that they will use their power to protect marginalized people. If they're willing to sacrifice trans people, they'll be willing to sacrifice anyone.
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ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
So Reacher is basically a live-action shonen anime, I guess?
I'm definitely enjoying it more when viewing it through that lens.
I'm definitely enjoying it more when viewing it through that lens.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
So Reacher is basically a live-action shonen anime, I guess?
I'm definitely enjoying it more when viewing it through that lens.
I'm definitely enjoying it more when viewing it through that lens.
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Michelle Goldberg began her career deligitimizing Iraq war protests and her second act was being ground zero for American terfism
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Michelle Goldberg began her career deligitimizing Iraq war protests and her second act was being ground zero for American terfism
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Oh hey, she's here on Bluesky. Hey, @elenamoore.bsky.social, are you able to comment on why the only available expert to consult on the politics of relationships was a guy from an explicitly agenda-driven propaganda outlet?
December 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Oh hey, she's here on Bluesky. Hey, @elenamoore.bsky.social, are you able to comment on why the only available expert to consult on the politics of relationships was a guy from an explicitly agenda-driven propaganda outlet?
Migrating a domain away from Wix, I wanted a copy of the existing records. Naturally, Wix does not support this and their dns editor webpage prevents a simple cut&paste from capturing the full names. But the full names are available in mouseover popups. Ugh, time to fight BeautifulSoup again I guess
December 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Migrating a domain away from Wix, I wanted a copy of the existing records. Naturally, Wix does not support this and their dns editor webpage prevents a simple cut&paste from capturing the full names. But the full names are available in mouseover popups. Ugh, time to fight BeautifulSoup again I guess
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Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, because the adventurers missed one of his phylacteries thus setting into motion a chain of events that would see the world covered in a stygian reign of terror for over ten thousand years
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, because the adventurers missed one of his phylacteries thus setting into motion a chain of events that would see the world covered in a stygian reign of terror for over ten thousand years
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If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If any journalist wants to talk to a trans man with a PhD in Human Genomics who was trained in labs that studied the evolution of sex, I'm right here
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
Or just keep platforming Republicans who have a 5th grade understanding of biology so they get more trans people killed, sure 🤷🏻♂️
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Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
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cryptography is a mathematical system for transforming problems which aren't key-management problems into key-management problems
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
cryptography is a mathematical system for transforming problems which aren't key-management problems into key-management problems
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i have eaten
the lamps
that were in
the DC
and which
you were probably
using
for entropy
Forgive me
they were delicious
so warm
and so wet
the lamps
that were in
the DC
and which
you were probably
using
for entropy
Forgive me
they were delicious
so warm
and so wet
cloudflare's on-duty IT staff bangs on the doors which I have padlocked from the inside as I calmly break open lava lamp after lava lamp and drink the contents
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
i have eaten
the lamps
that were in
the DC
and which
you were probably
using
for entropy
Forgive me
they were delicious
so warm
and so wet
the lamps
that were in
the DC
and which
you were probably
using
for entropy
Forgive me
they were delicious
so warm
and so wet
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Hey @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, you talk a good game about fighting back against MAGA, so why are you teaming up with MAGA folks to require intrusive, privacy destroying surveillance that can and will be abused by those you keep warning us about?
The GUARD Act may look like a child-safety bill, but in practice it’s an age-gating mandate that could impose a mass censorship and surveillance regime on nearly every public-facing AI chatbot. Tell Congress to oppose the GUARD Act today. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
A Surveillance Mandate Disguised As Child Safety: Why the GUARD Act
A new bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley (D-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy (D-CT) would require AI chatbots to verify all users’ ages, prohibit minors
www.eff.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hey @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, you talk a good game about fighting back against MAGA, so why are you teaming up with MAGA folks to require intrusive, privacy destroying surveillance that can and will be abused by those you keep warning us about?
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Yes, the cashier on their feet full-time should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their paycheck.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Yes, the cashier on their feet full-time should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their paycheck.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
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I am getting a ton of mileage out of this cartoon.
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I am getting a ton of mileage out of this cartoon.