tariq maketab
@trqmktb.bsky.social
Malaysian, Magic/EDH player, erstwhile lawyer, perennial debater & coach. #YNWA
Send Help is Sam Raimi doing Sam Raimi things. The boar hunt went exactly how I expect him to make it.
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Send Help is Sam Raimi doing Sam Raimi things. The boar hunt went exactly how I expect him to make it.
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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America is learning the hard way that "we make a lot of money together, you benefit from trade with us" does not actually equal "we own you and you must be subservient," and that countries will forgo some money to preserve sovereignty.
Today's corrupt, self-interested US leaders don't get that.
Today's corrupt, self-interested US leaders don't get that.
Greer: "The thing to keep in mind with Canada is this is a country that's 75% dependent on the United States for its gross domestic product ... it can't be a situation where the Canadians have an antagonistic relationship"
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
America is learning the hard way that "we make a lot of money together, you benefit from trade with us" does not actually equal "we own you and you must be subservient," and that countries will forgo some money to preserve sovereignty.
Today's corrupt, self-interested US leaders don't get that.
Today's corrupt, self-interested US leaders don't get that.
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Between this and what's happened in the US overnight, it does feel like the right are heading towards a different public position. Not 'we don't want mass migration' but 'we don't want ethnic diversity.'
"UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British"
Matt Goodwin, Reform UK Ltd candidate
Braverman - parents from Mauritius and Kenya
Zahawi - born in Iraq
Kruger - South African parents
Marco Longhi - Italian father
Lia Nici - Italian father
Zia Yusuf - Sri Lankan parents
Matt Goodwin, Reform UK Ltd candidate
Braverman - parents from Mauritius and Kenya
Zahawi - born in Iraq
Kruger - South African parents
Marco Longhi - Italian father
Lia Nici - Italian father
Zia Yusuf - Sri Lankan parents
Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British
Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Between this and what's happened in the US overnight, it does feel like the right are heading towards a different public position. Not 'we don't want mass migration' but 'we don't want ethnic diversity.'
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Epstein long ago succumbed to delusions of omnicompetence. During the Snowden business he coauthored a deeply, deeply embarrassing editorial defending the bulk phone records program absolutely littered with basic factual and legal errors.
NYU Law Prof. Richard Epstein has submitted his amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court on birthright citizenship. He has no expertise in this area and has never done, as far as I know, any substantial work on the history of the common law dating back to early modern and pre-modern England.
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Epstein long ago succumbed to delusions of omnicompetence. During the Snowden business he coauthored a deeply, deeply embarrassing editorial defending the bulk phone records program absolutely littered with basic factual and legal errors.
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"Why The Long-Held Belief That Consulates Are Inviolable Is Actually More Complicated Than It Seems As An Originalist Matter," by Ilan Wurman (forthcoming).
Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 AM
"Why The Long-Held Belief That Consulates Are Inviolable Is Actually More Complicated Than It Seems As An Originalist Matter," by Ilan Wurman (forthcoming).
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4th Rule of Fsck 'Em All: "The Wire was a documentary."
Watching The Wire per @gregdoucette.bsky.social longstanding recommendation and s3 is making me anti-legalization
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 AM
4th Rule of Fsck 'Em All: "The Wire was a documentary."
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Lol
It’s the fault of a “national network of socialist, communist and Marxist-Leninist cells in the United States” according to the author of Woke Army.
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Lol
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I thank my lucky stars every day that the autocrats we are dealing with in this country are very impatient, and not very bright.
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I thank my lucky stars every day that the autocrats we are dealing with in this country are very impatient, and not very bright.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 AM
imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
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Now that’s an advertisement.
You really do need to watch the video, this is the drunkest I’ve seen someone with a gun in a professional capacity
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Now that’s an advertisement.
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I’m no crim pro expert, but I cannot wrap my head around someone clinging to Abel v. United States dicta from 1960, ignoring the existence of Camara v. Municipal Court, dismissing Payton v. NY, and then claiming that none of this really matters because there’s some immigration exception to the 4A(?)
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I’m no crim pro expert, but I cannot wrap my head around someone clinging to Abel v. United States dicta from 1960, ignoring the existence of Camara v. Municipal Court, dismissing Payton v. NY, and then claiming that none of this really matters because there’s some immigration exception to the 4A(?)
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And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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I have to admit I am tacitly pleased that my entire dnd group is basically "yo fuck this" on the community discord
My buddy's 15 year DnD group is imploding because a couple of the long time players are defending the ICE murders and everyone else is appalled. This is a red line for normal people in a "get the fuck out and never talk to me again" way. The evil and injustice is instantly recognizable.
January 25, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I have to admit I am tacitly pleased that my entire dnd group is basically "yo fuck this" on the community discord
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JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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My son’s favorite evolution simulation youtube channel.
January 24, 2026 at 11:24 PM
My son’s favorite evolution simulation youtube channel.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
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Law Enforcement wear badges.
Law Enforcement get judicial warrants.
Those masked murderers are DOMESTIC TERRORISTS and need to be charged, tried, convicted, and imprisoned for their crimes.
Law Enforcement get judicial warrants.
Those masked murderers are DOMESTIC TERRORISTS and need to be charged, tried, convicted, and imprisoned for their crimes.
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Law Enforcement wear badges.
Law Enforcement get judicial warrants.
Those masked murderers are DOMESTIC TERRORISTS and need to be charged, tried, convicted, and imprisoned for their crimes.
Law Enforcement get judicial warrants.
Those masked murderers are DOMESTIC TERRORISTS and need to be charged, tried, convicted, and imprisoned for their crimes.
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Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
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Heartbreaking.
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Heartbreaking.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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Again, in a moment where everyone thinks countries are going to shift to credible int'l cooperation with 🇨🇳 instead of us, I'll note that everything everyone is <rightly> worried about in 🇺🇸 (aging personalist authoritarians, corruption, debt, repression, concentration camps, etc.) is far worse in 🇨🇳:
Xi Jinping has, in effect, hollowed out his entire military leadership. A former CIA analyst calls his latest moves “the most stunning development in Chinese politics since the early days of Xi’s rise to power”
What Xi Jinping’s purge of China’s most senior general reveals
A purge of the military high command, unmatched since Mao’s death, may affect China’s ability to fight
econ.st
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Again, in a moment where everyone thinks countries are going to shift to credible int'l cooperation with 🇨🇳 instead of us, I'll note that everything everyone is <rightly> worried about in 🇺🇸 (aging personalist authoritarians, corruption, debt, repression, concentration camps, etc.) is far worse in 🇨🇳: