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Tristan Snyder

@itstristansnyder.bsky.social
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Totally blind, gay, democratic socialist geek with a love of all things space scifi, urban fantasy and gay romance. Avid reader, musician and music lover, dog lover, foodie. Voice actor. Audio description narrator and producer. Secretary Blind LGBT Pride.

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Petisia @petisia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
United Nations has backed a resolution to change the way Africa is represented on world maps. The “Correct the Map” resolution was adopted by a vote of 164 to one, with six countries abstaining. The United States was the only country to vote against it.👇🏾 www.npr.org/2026/09/04/n... #PINKS
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Rest in piece Pierre Damas Bel, another victim of Trump and ICE's sadistic cruelty.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/09/2026
New in PN: @ninajankowicz.com on the golden age of disinformation “I’m not optimistic about us clawing back from this unless there’s serious rethinking of our systems, and frankly, regulation of these social media platforms that are making us such passive and uncurious consumers of information."
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Nina Jankowicz on the golden age of disinformation
“Memory-holing is core to all of the narrative coups Republicans are achieving right now.”
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Supreme Court blocked the student loan forgiveness despite there being explicit statutory authority for Biden to do it and allowed the Iran War despite an explicit Constitutional prohibition on anyone besides Congress declaring a war.
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This country is cooked! Time to tear down the system and build something better!
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I'm going to KEEP talking about how Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress, DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security. Will you join me?🤚
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Capitalism is a religion. Banks are churches. Billionaires are priests and pastors. Wealth is heaven. Poverty is hell. Rich people are saints. Poor people are sinners. Commodities are blessings. And obviously, money is God.
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lizajae.bsky.social @lizajae.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
When you are standing in the yard of nearby homes you will be able to hear a sound equivalent to a refrigerator running.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Love this project.
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 21/08/2026
David Stras, natch. 1A scholars; feel free to share insights. Govt does have a high bar for restraining speech (even Mn Voters Alliance lies to fool felons into thinking they can‘t vote. In Mn, if you’re not incarcerated for your felony, you can vote.) ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/08...
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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 21/08/2026
Keep seeing reports that "the North Loop n'hood association did not take action" on data center proposal. It's technically correct, but suggests n'hood assns have power over land use approvals. They don't. City officials are the only ones who can satisfy your data center rage.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“It’s inevitable” I’m told
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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As a matter of military history, conventional air campaigns aimed at punishing the civilian population always fail. People who persist on calling for this are just confessing that killing people makes them feel powerful, and they don't care whether it achieves anything or not.
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Most billionaire tech bros are racist, and they're all certainly fascist. Defund them and abolish them by any means necessary.
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Butt Praxis @buttpraxis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The thing that gets me about “AI companies are buying rare old books for training and destruction” is a lot of those books are rare because they’re out of print and they’re out of print because they’re, like, really racist. Claude’s about to start talking shit about the Gauls
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 21/08/2026
I am glad Ossoff made that offhand "Natali" remark. Now assholes like Wolff are forced to dump their shit, instead of sitting on it to publish a "tell-all" book in 4 years.
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Socialist Majority Caucus @socialistmajority.com · 21/08/2026
Keshav K & Keir H propose a unified theory of endorsements for DSA, one that foregrounds the power we need to build democratic socialism, contending that endorsing Nithya Raman is a necessary step to building socialist power in Los Angeles. www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/...
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Why We Endorse: The Case for Nithya Raman
Keshav Kundassery and Keir Hichens propose a unified theory of endorsements for DSA, one that foregrounds the power we need to build the democratic road to socialism, contending that the endorsement o...
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I've been struggling with a lot of thoughts and feelings about the state of the USA today, and this is what came out of it: tristansnyder.substack.com/p/truth-…
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Judge denies qualified immunity to cops who arrested student during open beer stop. "...[Coen Poelmann] questioned whether he had committed any crime & refused to [give] his name. After three refusals, ...[Officer Ian Aarts] forced him face-first to the ground..." www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Eugene officers on ‘party patrol’ lose immunity in UO student’s excessive force case
A reasonable officer would know using substantial force against someone for holding an open beer can in public, a nonviolent misdemeanor, was unlawful, a judge finds.
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Oh good, maybe they'll write a strongly worded letter! That'll show those fascists! Yeah!
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 20/08/2026
most importantly, tell the city of minneapolis how you feel! public comment is open now for zoning rules related to data centers www.minneapolismn.gov/business-ser...
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Data centers
Learn about changes to zoning rules related to data centers in Minneapolis.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Bush misread a narrow win as a mandate. An unpopular war followed, and his approval collapsed. Sound familiar? Tomorrow's piece traces the parallel between his and Trump’s presidencies. And if you missed yesterday's piece on the bipartisan backlash to data centers, that one is worth your time too.
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This Week In The Big Picture
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Hey @JacobFrey - You reckon you could stop doing the bidding of landlords for a moment and do the same for the working class of Minneapolis? No? Figured.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/06/2026
The swastika carved into a car on the Upper East Side is a despicable act of antisemitism. It is a hateful attack of intimidation on our Jewish neighbors and on the values that make our city what it is.

I have full confidence the NYPD, which is investigating this as a hate crime, will do everything to ensure those responsible are held accountable. 

To every Jewish New Yorker: your city stands with you. We will confront acts of antisemitism wherever they appear with urgency and without exception.
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Last weekend was fabulous performing with my fellow @tcgmc members and the Minnesota Orchestra for Disney Pride! www.instagram.com/reel/DaA21GBRcGT
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 25/06/2026
i’m at minneapolis public service building for a ward 7 panel discussion on downtown data centers with elizabeth shaffer and michael rainville. panelists include dan mcconnell of the building trades council. hoping this addresses proposed data center in the old dayton’s building on nicollet mall!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week's progressive landslide in New York makes one thing abundantly clear: Democrats must reject Big Money and offer a real alternative to Trumpism.
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What Democrats SHOULD Be Doing
If Democrats ever want to take America back from Trump and his cronies, here are eight things they must do.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
No member of Congress should be able to profit off the stock market while in office, and if you can’t agree to that, you have no business being in public office.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The wonderful @marisakabas.bsky.social let me go long on the grim historic parallels between the Prairieland defendants and 19th century America’s brutal repression—and execution—of anarchists, union organizers, and political dissidents. We are all antifa now. www.thehandbasket.co/p/haymarket-...
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From Haymarket to Prairieland: How dissent has unleashed the long arm of the law
The Prairieland sentencing has dark historical parallels, Kim Kelly writes. But we can change the end of the current story.
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NEW: The Pentagon is investigating the exposure of information about an active intelligence officer tied to Peter Thiel’s Dialog club. Meanwhile the White House says details about another senior intelligence official are restricted on national security grounds. W/ @dell.bsky.social
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The Pentagon Is Looking Into the Dialog Data Exposure for Unmasking National Security Officials
Exposed records from the private group included the personal information of a senior White House intelligence official and an active-duty special operations officer.
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Democracy and Dog lover 🌊 🦋 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🟧 🎀 @kentann.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Posting this because I just listened to it and it should be more broadly out there! Worth every minute. Synopsis: "Democratic Socialism" was the centrist position of the country 70 years ago. @hcrichardson.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEEj...
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Today in Politics | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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snackerü @snackeru.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I love this so much I could explode. Lin-Manuel Miranda was in Minnesota to see the Twine Ball.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda has a Minnesota adventure
The ‘Hamilton’ superstar and other celebs were recently spotted in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I absolutely love this one.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What a nasty thing to say.
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MAGA Candidate Blasted After Making Horrific Holocaust Claim About Mamdani-Endorsed Jewish Candidate
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All" 30-100 years! Perhaps the most important and scary story you'll read all week:
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The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All
The sentences, ranging from 30-100 years, are part of an increasingly disturbing pattern of the Trump administration criminalizing speech and assembly.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Larry Ellison gave $45M to support Trump's reelection in 2024. In return, Trump has given Ellison free rein to build more AI data centers and helped him gobble up companies like Paramount, WBD, and TikTok for his business empire. This is what oligarchy looks like.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Y’all. A protection program. Seriously Mikey? You sound like a consigliere now. How does it feel to be part of Mob a Largo?
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The Register @theregister.com · 26/06/2026
Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands
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Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands
Remove something from the internet? You can't stop the (climate change) signal, Mal
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Random reminder that the GOP's tax cuts for their billionaire donors ballooned the deficit, so they're blaming the problem on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid — while making cuts to programs that millions of Americans rely on. It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Local election officials in Upstate New York said they were frustrated and alarmed by two federal immigration agents confronting a poll worker over a social media post at a voting site in Syracuse during the state’s primaries earlier this week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election officials express alarm after ICE confronts poll worker over social media post
“There was no emergency. They weren’t investigating an ongoing crime. There was no threat to public safety," one official told Democracy Docket.
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Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan @ltgovflanagan.mn.gov · 26/06/2026
On this day 11 years ago, the Supreme Court recognized the fundamental right of every American to marry who they love. Minnesota was proud to legalize marriage equality two years prior, and we will continue to stand up for the freedoms of all of our neighbors.
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Max Hailperin @maxhailperin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
That phrase "in Minneapolis" is maybe a good cue for a reminder that there are two places in Minneapolis to vote, one open to people who reside anywhere in Hennepin County, the other open only to residents of Minneapolis. This is the former. For details statewide, see www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
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Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
On this Give Out Day and through Pride month, please support our work in the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus: mtyc.co/6megbg
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Let them eat ballroom.
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mrc001.bsky.social @mrc001.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Margaret Chase Smith’s speech may be from a different era, but it is so insightful. It absolutely could have been written about the current state of politics and its detrimental impact on the Country and citizens.
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catosstepchild.bsky.social @catosstepchild.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Has any journalist bothered to ask Trump to his face what a UFC fight on the lawn of the White House has to do with the 250th anniversary of our country? This is some sick shit.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/06/2026
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished. (Published Jan. 2026)
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart. medium.com/nightingale/...
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Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization
How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try
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Tristan Snyder @itstristansnyder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
 It is up to We The People to sabotage construction, and to destroy every single data center in the US. Only then will the billionaires be forced to listen to the working class.
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