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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Gravel Teens know better and should correct their new boss- but they won't because they're obsequious toadies.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wyoming's far-right crashed out yesterday in GOP primaries. The least conservative of the 3 major governor candidates prevailed, over a Freedom Caucuser and over the Trump-endorsed candidate. The SOS primary was won by a moderate. And Freedom Caucus incumbents suffered very heavy losses.

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Dave Dildine @dildinedave.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Direct hit from Dupont Circle.

A cloud-to-ground lightning bolt behind the Independence Day fireworks in DC.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I just started my Pancrase blog, which will be covering every Pancrase show up until September 1999 (when Pancrase more or less stops using their old rules), and probably some other things on the side, like Shamrock's UFC adventures. Hope you enjoy! pancrasespirit.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/p...

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PANCRASE: YES, WE ARE HYBRID WRESTLERS (9/21/1993)

THE LONG MARCH THROUGH PANCRASE COMMENCES FORTHWITH, and our journey begins on a warm autumn night in Tokyo, Japan, September 21st, 1993. The inviting voice of WARD E. SEXTON, of Resident Evil and …

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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

DSA election night party ends with Seeger’s “Solidarity Forever,” which attendees continue singing acapella after the music ends. Many continue mingling, much of the conversation being astonishment and unrepentant joy.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Akitoshi Saito vs Michiyoshi Ohara from NJPW's 2/8/1992 show is incredible. Talk about a hidden gem. Raw, violent energy for six minutes, and the Muto scale gets broken in the process. It's like an archaic Vale Tudo fight with the way they go about business.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Oasis and Joy Division/New Order in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I never thought I would see the day. Incredible

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Here's my GWE ballot in all likelihood. I will sleep on it for a few days, but I don't see it changing. I think Bret Hart *just* eeked out Volk Han for the top spot. I wish I had the time to do a deep dive on comparing both of their 1991-1997 runs, but alas.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

They are afraid of LaFlamme-mentum

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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Didn’t he stab the Kurds in the back like 6 weeks ago lmao

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 01/03/2026

every time one of these markets dissembles and parses and weasels their way out of paying people on a technicality my heart grows three sizes like the grinch. i love to watch these people get scammed on crypto and nfts and gambling. they deserve it and it's funny and it's not my problem at all

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The way this website talks about Graham Platner is incredible. Mass psychosis.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Japan has snowboarding on lockdown (4 golds, 9 in total). Their dominance this year has been impressive to watch. They nearly swept the slopestyle events today, but I'm glad Su Yiming finally got the gold medal he was looking for. He's been one of my favorite riders for a while. #WinterOlympics

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

That was a Kamila Valieva-esque meltdown for Malinin. Yikes. #WinterOlympics

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It's a shame about the judging, because that men's halfpipe final was absolutely historic for the sport. Multiple people were robbed of medal finishes unfortunately, but regardless, it was incredible viewing. I hope the judging system gets changed for 2030. #WinterOlympics

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Is this one of the worst Super Bowl QB performances of all time?

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Watching these ads has made me realize that Gen Alpha will never know the joy of Super Bowl ads without AI slop all over the place.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Japan is building a dynasty in snowboarding. #WinterOlympics

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

BREAKING: I am hearing that on their deathbed, Decision Desk received the light of Islam and unhesitatingly recited the Shahada. Even now they look down on the Ummah from the gardens of Jannah. Truly there is no god but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet!

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Finished reading @johncassidysays.bsky.social's "Capitalism and Its Critics." What struck me the most was a tragic pattern of prophetic warnings about coming problems being ignored, and those problems arriving as predicted, while causing unnecessary suffering in the process. 5/5 Highly recommended

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

WARNING, fellow journalists: As @nicoschmidt.io explains, attackers are trying to hijack reporters' Signal accounts by tricking people into handing over their 2FA codes. www.linkedin.com/posts/nicosc...

In the last days, there has been an unprecedented attack targeting investigative journalists trying to seize their Signal accounts. This has gone largely unreported.

I have been repeatedly targeted by phishing, and I learned that also colleagues from other outlets were targeted, with the attackers unfortunately managing to compromise at least one colleague’s account. What’s worrying: this doesn’t seem like an isolated case. A broader wave is apparently hitting journalists (and some civil society actors) via Signal.

How it works: Attackers message you on Signal pretending to be “Signal Support,” warning about “suspicious activity,” and urging you to “re-verify” your account. Once you accept the chat, you receive a real Signal SMS verification code, because the attacker is actively trying to register your number on a new device. If you share that code, you’re handing them the keys.

Signal’s extra protection is the Signal PIN. If an attacker also tricks you into giving up your PIN (or you don’t have strong protections enabled), they can see your contacts and networks, potentially join chats going forward, and lock you out by changing settings.

Quick protections worth doing today:
- Signal will never contact you via a two-way in-app support chat. Treat those messages as hostile.
- Never share SMS codes, Signal PIN, or anything called “registration lock.”
- Turn on Registration Lock (Settings → Account → Registration Lock).
- If you see a “safety number changed” alert: verify the person via a different channel (call/video), not just Signal text.
- Report + block suspicious requests, and review linked devices.

If you work with sensitive sources: this isn’t just about losing an account, it’s about exposing networks. Please share this with colleagues who rely on Signal day-to-day.

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Eric @ettc19.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I am very pleased with KUSHIDA vs Kosei Fujita making the top 30. I thought it would be much lower. Probably the most unique match of 2025.

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Rogue SSA @alt-ssa.altgov.info · 25/01/2026

So... - ICE was staying in a hotel - The hotel management worried they might go after an employee - They informed ICE of the legal status, which permitted the employee to live and work in the US - ICE promises they'll leave him alone - Then they arrest the guy anyway

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The Jarmer Fones @thefarmerjones.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Dave being one of our least-embarrassing Gen X artists was not something any of us mid-90s college kids would have predicted

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/01/2026

This is by far more effective at conveying what the government does than simply standing at a press conference surrounded by emergency personnel.

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Daniel Schultz @dandadad.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

If I were an actual religious leader in the Twin Cities, I would be thinking about organizing the most enormous public memorial service possible for Good and Pretti. Time it with the next general strike. Put *everyone* in the street for a funeral procession that stretches for miles.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

TW ⚠️ The stabilized version is brutal.

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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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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

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Isi Baehr-Breen @isibb.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I’m sorry, these guys simply have to sack up and confront them. It is their job. They swore in oath to the state constitution.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c 1. continuing, not 1 off. 2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it 3. literally at hand of federal government, which is 4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Multiple officials of the US federal government are spending their day rather blatantly obstructing Minnesota law enforcement and covering up a murder.

14 minutes ago
Mitch Smith Midwest reporter
Superintendent Evans said that state investigators had a signed warrant to access the shooting scene, but they were denied access by federal officials. Even though state investigators "were not ave to do really any work at the scene once we had access,"he said, they had been talking to witnesses and seeking videos.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose

NYT: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old
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The victim was an American citizen with no criminal record who had a firearms permit, the city police chief said. Videos of the encounter contradict the federal
government's description of the shooting, a New York Times analysis found.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

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.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 24/01/2026

UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Super-rich chatgroups (and their own posts) have shown they have a whole universe of petty / inexplicable / bigoted / eugenicist grievances that they consider sufficient cause to justify burning down the rule of law, civil order, and international stability that made them rich in the first place.

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brent 🌹🗽 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Democrats want so desperately to be the Adults in the Room and avoid a constitutional crisis and they’re completely fucking oblivious to the fact we are already there and they are just getting us killed with their fecklessness

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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

As clergy pray, arrests begin

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 23/01/2026

What do you have to believe about people to see this kind of cruelty as justified?

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