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High conflict, immersive, and gregarious. A Husband. A Father. A Gamer. A Politics Geek. American Resistance Fighter. #Marketing and brand specialist for toys and #boardgames. Opinions expressed are my own. Links: linktr.ee/iantacular

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Geena Can Blow Me @geenacanblowme.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
A tweet by Jack Bernhardt )@jackbern23), dated 10/19/22:

My favourite aspect of Halloween is the playlists, where people clearly add songs like Zombie by the Cranberries on name alone, so at parties it goes Monster Mash, Rocky Horror, Beautiful Elegy About Intergenerational Trauma of English Violence Against Ireland, then Thriller
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/10/2026
Holy shit. Rick Jackson didn’t just duck a debate with Keisha Lance Bottoms. He left her debating an empty podium. And the moderator made damn sure everyone knew it. Moderator Jeff Hullinger: “Mayor Bottoms, you may now ask a question to your opponent represented by the empty podium.”
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
𝐍𝐘𝐏𝐃 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐬 𝐀𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 A man was shot by #ICE with his child in the car. They then took him out of the hospital after only a few hours there. Get angry & get active! This election is the most important election of your life. Do something!
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Ian @ Home @ianbirdsall.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Seriously thinking about starting a game company.
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Ian @ Home @ianbirdsall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don't know if it's the changing of the season, or if it's the weight of the past year. But I am just not motivated these days. I have to force myself to do anything, and I'm not finding the purpose or the joy I once had.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Censorship is alive and well in the American tech oligarchy. 🇺🇸 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A message from Pete Buttigieg! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/04/2026
Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026
If you're wondering what the actual crux of the article is, it's this. "The administration regularly sends the influencers memos on the mayor’s priorities" The mayor sends out press releases... That's it. That's where taxpayer money is going supposedly. On writing press releases. How terrible.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hegseth should resign. It is time now.
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I'm sorry but I have a limited amount of empathy and no Trump's will ever receive it. He'll do well behind bars #USDemocracy
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
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Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED.
Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED.
DHS.GOV/CBРНОМЕ

Underneath is a screenshot of a video showing two Haitian men in chains being led to the aircraft. I didn’t post the video, but it’s vile.
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ceolawyermom @ceolawyermom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The DOJ's independence once defined democracy. Not anymore. AG Todd Blanche refused to pledge DOJ independence from Trump. Blanche’s refusal echoes Nixon-era power grabs, not oversight. The implications here are staggering. Learn more @ askruth.ai
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/08/2026
The $25 MILLION ICE stun gloves are fucking diabolical. If you want to see how they’re supposed to work, watch this video. There’s no way this ends well. Now add this to the fact that DHS has already said body-cam footage will only be released when it’s “beneficial” to ICE.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 04/08/2026
It is 2006. I am 22. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance. It is 2026. I am 42. The US is mired in a costly Forever War. A predictable historic market collapse looms. I do not have health insurance.
Dr. Manhattan on mars meme
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"
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Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
this game rules. as a long time netrunner nerd (netrunnerd?) this has the essence. it's gorgeous. it's netrunner as a board game product instead of a card game product. highly highly recommend getting a set.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It’s crazy to me this isn’t a daily refrain from Democrats.
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Ian @ Home @ianbirdsall.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I leave for Gen Con tomorrow. And once again, I cannot sleep.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.
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God @thegodshow.com · 21/07/2026
The news media thinks “defund the police” is some form of gotcha but the truth is that police budgets are way too high and teachers’ salaries are way too low.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Can't get numb to this: The United States is stuck in a war it started, cannot end, and may further escalate to no avail, having dismantled its diplomatic apparatus, depleted its military stockpile, and destroyed its credibility. A historic strategic mistake harming millions in many different ways.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/07/2026
Please act. Move forward with the appointment and let Republicans take you to court. You said yourself that what the state legislator did conflicts with the state constitution. Play hardball. We all know Republicans would do the same.
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God @thegodshow.com · 17/07/2026
If Andy Beshear doesn’t call for a special election before August 3rd and force Mitch McConnell to prove he can speak in a video, then Andy Beshear becomes the new Merrick Garland. I’m sorry but I make the rules.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump is a liar. He, himself was literally indicted for election interference for committing election fraud when he called Georgia election officials & demanding they find 11,780 votes. He's accusing others of doing it BECAUSE he's a SORE LOSER! #LoserTrumpsElectionLies
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Ian @ Home @ianbirdsall.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
As a 20 year resident of the MPS/STP metro, I think it is high time that we implement tolls for anyone driving in from beyond a 1st ring suburb. Live in Blaine? Coming to a Twins game? You drive a massive stupid big boy truck and don't understand how to navigate an urban environment? Pay a toll.
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Some perspective on the airing of Trump's address tonight.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Despite his state-sponsored MURDERING of Americans, Terrorist Trump says ICE should continue racial profiling traffic stops EVEN after his death squads were caught creating a situations for kill shots After shooting someone in the back, they claim “fear for public safety” and then it's case closed
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Trump’s ICE Death Squads Create Kill Shots
Masked agents ambush cars to spook drivers, then gun them down when they flee. Speeded-up videos, racial profiling, families watching executions — all while Trump golfs in silence.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
GET OUTRAGED AMERICA TRUMP just did this The DAMAGES he just did today WILL BE IRREVERSIBLE !! AND THE DO NOTHING REPUBLICANS GO ALONG WITH HIM AMERICA Once again I say What have we become?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/07/2026
Maybe we should remember Lindsey Graham the way Fox News is remembering him this morning. For his rabid defense of Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing. Never forget: Graham’s speech helped push Kavanaugh across the finish line and onto the Supreme Court.
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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
remember, be careful what you post on a day like this. If you do it right, you can get illegally fired for being disrespectful to Lindsay Graham and then win a massive lawsuit about 10 months from now and retire with 2 million in your pocket
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This is what governing on behalf of the people looks like. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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New York City becomes first in the US to ban deceptive subscription practices
Rule from Mamdani administration bans companies from trapping customers into paying recurring charges and ‘junk fees’
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 11/07/2026
In Minnesota, girls sell lemonade on the street to help their sisters arrested by ICE. Stephen Miller’s goons are very much still here. Sign reads, “Please help us raise money for my sisters because they were arrested by ICE” & this has been confirmed by trusted community members.
A jug of lemonade that reads “Please help us raise money for my sisters because they were arrested by ICE.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/07/2026
The White House was never supposed to be a palace. George Washington and architect James Hoban deliberately rejected the lavish style of European monarchies. Instead, they designed a President’s House that reflected the ideals of a republic: dignified, restrained, and accountable to the people.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/07/2026
I truly hope Nolan’s mom gets the answers and closure she deserves. One question for ABC News : Why blur the faces of Nolan’s friends? They’re adults and someone might recognize them and have information that could help investigators.
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
NYT gift article. There has been an aggressive ramp-up of immigration arrests across the country that has largely occurred outside the public eye with thousands being arrested daily. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
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ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests (Gift Article)
The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 10/07/2026
This should horrify all of us! Women in ICE detention underwent invasive medical procedures without informed consent. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan investigation called the findings “nightmarish & disgraceful” Everyone deserves dignity, bodily autonomy & human rights! #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.
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Malarkey Mayhem 🦂 @malarkey88.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Btw in this ATF sting cops shot a teenager who was running away from them and lied that the teenager beat the cop up first. The prosecutor’s office is the same one who did a bunch of crimes in the Broadview 6 case.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Action alert🚨 We could be next. We could be indicted & prosecuted for being alleged "antifa terrorists." Foundational constitutional principles are being eroded. Push back on this outrageous attack on freedom. If youre in Minnesota & can come to the hearing or rally, please show up @ noon today.
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Ian @ Home @ianbirdsall.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A proposed rule fueled by Trump’s conspiracy theories would require the USPS to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—and give them the power to hold those ballots hostage. Urge them to say NO and help protect voting by mail: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
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Don’t Let Trump Sabotage Vote by Mail!
In a new proposed rule, the USPS would be required to keep a list of voters it believes should be allowed to vote by mail—as well as the power to stop those ballots from being delivered. Urge them to ...
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Pete, the Antifascist Nisse 🌈🔨🌈 @nanou2.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Klobuchar is a self-serving shell of a politician. At the very best, she's high on her own supply, believing she can effect real change by milquetoasting her way across the aisle. At worst, she's a career mediocrity winning at being white. We have better people among us! Be bold!
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
New York City residents are celebrating the reopening of public pools — including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who jumped into the water while wearing a suit at an East Harlem pool on Saturday. Outdoor public pools will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day through Sept. 13.
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J Mills @jmillsjr.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“Every video I have seen of Zohran Mamdani this week feels like watching a 90s movie called "KID MAYOR" where every idea works and he wears a basketball jersey under a suit jacket and his main villain is Donald
Trump.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/06/2026
No fucking ballroom. Leave the East Wing torn down until Trump leaves office or kicks the bucket, then let the next president restore it to what it was. Then find a way to recover every dime from Trump for his self-serving destruction. Sue him or his estate into oblivion.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...
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In the heart of the Miccosukee, the Native American tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz
The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...
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Ian @ Home @ianbirdsall.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You've Dropkicked the last of your Murphys.
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