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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

We did not properly punish the confederates. We did not properly punish the insurrectionists on January 6th. We have to punish ICE.

They can’t be allowed to slink back into their communities quietly. Expose them. Arrest them. Convict them. Imprison them.

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quote from Haruki Murakami: “I keep to this routine every day without variation. The repetition itself becomes the important thing; it’s a form of mesmerism. I mesmerize myself to reach a deeper state of mind. “But to hold to such repetition for so long—six months to a year—requires a good amount of mental and physical strength. In that sense, writing a long novel is like survival training. Physical strength is as necessary as artistic sensitivity.”

Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc

like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine

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An exchange from the series Firefly between one of the protagonists and a mercenary bounty hunter has lived rent free in my head for 20+ years, and has sadly been on my mind a lot recently--
River: You like to hurt folk.
Jubal Early: It's part of the job.
River: It's why you took the job.

Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…

just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday

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Poor FOX News. Not the sound bite they were looking for.

My husband always knows when I’m listening to T. Swift because I whisper chant the lyrics in what is apparently a slightly unsettling way.

You've got to simultaneously believe that we can reach liberation in our lifetime and also know that we likely won't but we gatta keep working for it anyway so that someday, someone will.

Cuz they will.

We will.

(and even if not, it's a fight worth fighting)

It’s just us, doomscrolling through our greatest hits.

My husband, pitching what he wants the afterlife to be.

we should start talking seriously about a general strike.

we have diminishingly few ways of creating change at the federal level in an increasingly gerrymandered, openly violent police state committee to killing its own citizens, but withholding labor is undoubtedly one of them. generalstrikeus.com

Having enough of an ego to maintain a sense of self, but little enough to respectfully listen and assess criticism is the ultimate sign of a well adjusted adult.

Happy New Year?

New Year, at best.

The Pope being holier than thou is kind of his whole deal 🤣

You know how Americans are surprised to learn that gun deaths are rare in most other countries, pedestrian-centered cities are normal, or everybody else uses metric? That, but discovering that the rest of the world moved to EVs.

My ice cold take this holiday season is if you’re the primary breadwinner and you think that gets you out of parenting or contributing around the house, you shouldn’t have had kids or gotten married and should have just invested in a maid service. This is brought to you by my quick viewing of FB.

On left:

Bari Weiss: 60 Minutes segment failed to show Government view that CECOT detainees are due judicial review

On right:

Judge Boasberg Dec 22: "The Government itself has not even contested that the detainees who now make up the CECOT class received inadequate process prior to their removal"

Sign at the Weiners Circle: "F k T mp we can redact too."

Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.

Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.

🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "

h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social

Ladies, do you like
Having a credit card
Going to college
Wearing pants
Voting
Leaving a man who hits you
Not worrying that divorce means leaving your kids
Not being called sugar tits in the workplace

THANK FEMINISM

With the post-COVID temporary welfare state, we finally succeeded in shrinking the gap between Black and white unemployment. That has now been reversed. Black unemployment is again more than twice white employment.

Extract from Rob Reiner's Wikipedia Filmography 1986 - Stand By zme 1987 - The Princess Bride 1989 - When Harry Met Sally 1990 - Misery 1992 - A Few Good Men

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.

Us: Across your entire career?

Reiner: In a 6 year period.

Us: That sounds-

Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.

"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.

The most rejuvenating thing after a full weekend is playing in some snow before coming in to sit in front of a roaring fire, sipping hot chocolate and playing board games. Winter is one of my favorite seasons.

The kind .. you find … in a second hand store

Shocked to learn that despite 1,000 op-eds about how they are now a workers' party, Republicans are doing what they always do when they're in power