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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 30/09/2026

Not even surprised to see Mark Maxwell killing it with their coverage of this, worked with him closely for a couple years at WCIA3 and he's a SHARP political reporter.

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 26/09/2026

I think we can safely say the football season has come to an end for Oklahoma..

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 03/09/2026

your emails and meeting notes ARE YOUR JOB. let a machine do it and you're showing your bosses that you are very replaceable, not because of AI, but because you're a huge dipshit

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Jordan Arnold @jordanarnold.me · 11/04/2026

Please let my taxes go to more cool space shit

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Ryan Rosenblatt @ryanrosenblatt.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

THEY SENT FOUR HUMAN BEINGS 252,756 MILES AWAY, WENT FULLY AROUND THE MOON AND BROUGHT THEM BACK TO LAND IN THE PRECISE LOCATION THEY WANTED EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS IS THE COOLEST PERSON ON EARTH

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 26/03/2026

The art of Esoteric Ebb: aftermath.site/esoteric-ebb-c...

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 24/03/2026

We, as a society, do not talk enough about: - LEGO Loco - LEGO Rock Raiders - LEGO Jack Stone

Cover art for the PC game LEGO Rock Raiders.

Cover art for the movie LEGO Jack Stone.

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mechanical twerk @ruhee.ca · 08/02/2026

No Kings includes Draft Kings

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 08/02/2026

In preparation for the Super Bowl, straight out of my childhood photo archives from 20+ years ago.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting.
2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value.
3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE.
4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on.
5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle."
6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground.

7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack.
8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video.
9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk.
10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun.
11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him.
12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes.

13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times.
14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.
15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1.
16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.
17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building.
18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear

witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values.
I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct.

Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.

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James Whatley @whatleydude.com · 12/01/2026

Pricing is marketing and this is excellent marketing.

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 11/01/2026

It happened, I finally bought a Steam Deck. No surprise, but it's a 10/10 purchase, highly recommend.

A black Steam deck sits on a desk turned off on a charging dock, in the foreground is a blurry RGB keyboard.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Clear-eyed, fact-based, and written to explain to normies. No “both sidesing.” No “Trump officials disagree.” No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true. This is journalism. Well done, @people.com

Elon Musk Shares
Startling Post Endorsing
'White Solidarity'
The former White House adviser and Tesla CEO shared a shocking X post on Jan. 8 that stoked fear about repercussions if White men become a minority
By Meredith Kile
Published on January 8, 2026 05:36PM

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 16/12/2025

It is finally that time of the year.

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 23/09/2025

As a former Nexstar employee, this is the least shocking news ever. Very on brand of them. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/b...

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Local TV Giants Boycott Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night

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joemag @joemag.games · 31/07/2025

the real reason Steam has a monopoly on games is because it's the ONLY launcher that doesn't run like dogshit

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Skill Up @skillup.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The big day is finally here: www.ThisWeekinVideogames.com is officially live! It's 100% ad-free and you can sign up for free to get access to our news, reviews and previews, or become a supporter to get more exclusive content.

thisweekinvideogames.com

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 13/06/2025

I do PowerPoint as part of my job. I have to do a presentation about a place for my Swedish class. (I chose Ancient Rome) Here's a small excerpt to show how extra I am.

"Map showing Rome's location in modern Italy and the extent of the Roman Empire at its peak in 117 AD, with text explaining we'll discuss ancient Rome today."

"Slide titled 'Many people can't stop thinking about Rome' featuring Mark Zuckerberg with Augustus Caesar bust, movie posters about Rome, and news headlines about Rome's cultural impact."

"Classical Roman painting edited with modern social media elements - a Roman figure holds a smartphone with 'VARFÖR?' (Why?) speech bubble and notification icons."

"Grid of six Roman landmarks with labels: Roman Baths, Colosseum, Circus Maximus (marked 'Mycket idrott!' - Very sporty!), Theater of Marcellus, Pantheon (marked 'Väldig religiös!' - Very religious!), and Forum Romanum."

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 31/05/2025

All those hours in Microsoft Flight Simulator paid off.

A man with dark hair and sunglasses sits in the cockpit of a small aircraft, wearing a white sweatshirt and aviation headset with microphone. He's smiling at the camera while secured with a black seatbelt, with the aircraft's clear canopy open and blue sky with white clouds visible in the background.

A white single-engine aircraft parked on tarmac with its canopy open, showing a man inside wearing sunglasses and a white sweatshirt. The low-wing aircraft has a sleek design with visible landing gear, and there are buildings and trees visible in the background under a partly cloudy blue sky.

A man in a white sweatshirt and blue jeans stands next to a white single-engine aircraft on an airport tarmac, leaning casually against the wing with one hand. He's wearing sunglasses and smiling, with the aircraft's propeller and landing gear visible. Green triangle logos are visible on the aircraft, and there are buildings and trees in the background under a cloudy sky.

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 28/05/2025

I did it. I passed the Swedish national language test. I'm officially done with SFI.

This is an official grade document showing Erick Payne completed SFI Course D at Stockholm Stad with a grade of G (which means "Pass" in the Swedish grading system).

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💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · 07/05/2025

I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the orcas now have two F/A-18 Hornets

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 27/04/2025

60 hours of KCD2 later.. The task is finished.

Text showing the Latin proverb "audentes Fortuna iuvat", or "fortune favours the brave" on a decorative ribbon in the middle of the screen, on top of a medieval style sun with sharp rays.

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Scott Stossel @stossel.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

The Hitler tariffs, announced on Friday, February 10, 1933, stunned observers. “The dimension of the tariff increases have in fact exceeded all expectations," a newspaper reported. But Hitler insisted they would help restore German pride and honor. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs

By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards—and drove up the price of eggs 600 percent.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

pretty crazy watching the american president on live tv in the oval office planning the construction of concentration camps in a foreign country to house americans

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 10/04/2025

We're looking for (two!) Senior Influencer Marketing Managers to join the team over at @heavenmedia.bsky.social; one based in the eastern U.S. and one in the EU. There are nine people on the influencer team across four countries (fully remote!) heavenmedia.com/careers/

image with text saying "We're hiring, senior influencer manager, and U.S. and EU - Remote - Influencer Dept."

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 09/04/2025

and this is how these icons will look in your windows taskbar

two rows of the microsoft office applications icons, each with "NEW" bubbles in the bottom right corner.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

No one could’ve predicted that Trump would put in exactly the kind of tariffs he repeatedly promised to put in

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/04/2025

"And just like that, the age of American empire, the great Pax Americana, ended." @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...

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The American Age Is Over

Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/04/2025

SAVE THE PENGUINS. STOP TRUMP’S TARIFFS.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025

"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 30/03/2025

I discovered Vivaldi yesterday, and I don't think I'll ever be able to use another browser again.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 25/03/2025

Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come join us to celebrate the best in games, the people who make games, and the people who play games from all around the world. www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”

A picture of Vladimir Putin holding his phone

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 24/03/2025

This Marco Rubio quote yesterday on the U.S. Embassy in Sweden & Denmark Facebook pages about undermining national security aged like milk.

"We do not want people in our country who commit crimes and undermine our national security or public safety" - Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 21/03/2025

This is ridiculously and laughably embarassing. We're getting roasted in the comments by the Swedes, chat.

A Facebook post from the U.S. Embassy in Sweden, saying: "When you apply to enter the United States and you get a visa, you are a guest. Now, if you are in this country to promote Hamas, to promote terrorist organizations, to participate in vandalism, to participate in acts of rebellion and riots on campus, we never would have let you in if we had known that. You lied to us. You're out.
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När du får ett visum för inresa till USA, betyder det att du kommer till vårt land som en gäst. Hade vi vetat att din avsikt under din vistelse var att delta i aktiviteter som främjar Hamas eller andra terroristgrupper, eller att delta i upplopp och vandalism på ett amerikanskt universitet så hade vi aldrig släppt in dig i vårt land. Om du ljög för oss så åker du ut."

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Opinion | Europe is a failed civilization. Here’s why we are begging Finland for eggs. by JD Vance

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 12/03/2025

Just got a notification that it's been 9 years since I took these photos... March 2016 was a much simpler time.

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 09/03/2025

Ringing in my 30's with the ✨stomach flu✨

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Erick Payne @erickpayne.com · 06/03/2025

It's very nice outside in Stockholm today, BUT

Bart Simpson is standing in front of a chalkboard writing "It's not spring in Sweden until they clean up the gravel"

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

18f.org

We're not done yet | 18F

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🏳️‍⚧️Jet Set Willært (Critical Kate) @katewillaert.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This new video essay by @adamconover.net is a rallying cry for what we need to be doing going forward, with examples of it already working (after a 10 minute summary of the fire hose of events leading up to now — I've timestamped the link below to where it really begins): youtu.be/By1Z1nk31iE?...

They depend on you being afraid, isolated, compliant, and quiet,
but you’re not going to be. We’re not going to be.

We’re going to raise our voices, we are going to raise each other up, and we’re going to fuck some shit up.

Because that is the only way that average Americans have ever won any victory in this country, and in fact, it’s the American
Fucking Way.

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