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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 22/02/2026

Today's date will live forever in Olympic hockey lore. ◽️ Feb. 22, 1980: The U.S. stuns the USSR to win the Miracle on Ice ◽️ Feb. 22, 2026: The U.S. beats Canada in OT to win the gold in Milan

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Mike Golic Jr @mikegolicjr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

that shit was so freaking fun. Benito killed it!

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 27/01/2026

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

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Ben Hanson @yozetty.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I spent the weekend trying to process what's happening in my city of Minneapolis, Minnesota by creating this video. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

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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 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 Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Sickening to see the 2nd and 4th amendments rendered null in the same week. We can't let this continue.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Not the way I expected data engineering software to break through to popular internet discourse.

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 06/06/2025

Game Informer magazine subscriptions are back! 🎉 Lock in early bird pricing by joining today and receive a full year of 10 issues featuring more pages and improved paper. gameinformer.com/subscribe 📽️ youtu.be/xB-wxCebt1U?... #GameInformer #Subscribe

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Game Informer Magazine Print Subscriptions Are Available Now

Today, we’re thrilled to unveil the new Game Informer subscription program. We relaunched Game Informer in March so we could return to covering the games we ...

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

As a long time fan, it's so great to see @gameinformer.com make a comeback. A cool feature of creating a (free) account on their site is the magazine archive.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

We've obviously shifted to a "employers market" in tech, but people don't forget how they're treated in tough times when times get better again. True for companies, but even more so for relationships you build with folks that span a career.

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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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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

An understatement to say this is a pretty big win for Bluesky. Starting to see more mainstream accounts head this way, but I can't think of one this significant.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I remember rolling my eyes at a track coach who always told us to "drink more water" or "ice it" when we complained about an ailment. Now that I'm in my 40s I'm shocked at how much better I feel when I just do those things.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Every time I think I understand the state of the tech job market, I realize I don't. The last few years have been unlike any other in my career.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

The Virginia state flag is one of the best.

Virginia state flag - “Sic semper tyrannis”

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Red Sox @redsox.com · 12/02/2025

Officially official. First workouts of Sox Spring 2025.

A graphic reads "BOSTON- Spring Training 2025" with photo cutouts of Bryan Bello, Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran, Trevor Story, Liam Hendricks, and Tristan Casas all overlaid on one another. All players wear red Spring training uniforms.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

DuckCon # 6 is streaming live from Amsterdam today! #DuckCon www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb9D...

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DuckCon #6

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are. Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

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library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation

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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/01/2025

Disturbing New Study Finds American 5th-Graders Only Absorbing Targeted Advertisements At 1st-Grade Level theonion.com/disturb...

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Having specific, but limited hills to die on is an underrated skill at work and in life.

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Ned Batchelder @nedbat.com · 28/01/2025

Python 1.0.0, released 31 years ago today: groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.... --> Tired of decyphering the Perl code you wrote last week? --> Frustrated with Bourne shell syntax? --> Spent too much time staring at core dumps lately? Maybe you should try Python!

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Python 1.0.0 is out!

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Metaplane taking over active development of dbt-expectations. It was sad to see that package sort of die out. It always seemed like something that would take off, but just never did. www.metaplane.dev/blog/dbt-exp...

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What is dbt-expectations and what should you use it for? | Metaplane

dbt-expectations is a dbt package that brings the power of Great Expectations-style assertions to your dbt workflows. Learn about how best to use it.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The fact that so many SaaS products rely on ChatGPT means it's another dependency that when down will page engineers who have no power to do much about it in the moment. A good time to reflect on how to better handle a 3rd party outages in the future.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Seems like a low bar, but I'm just not interested in buying a car from a guy who throws up nazi salutes.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Lots that I don't know about SDF, but the idea that dbt Labs is focused on continuing to move analytics teams towards software engineering practices is nice to see. www.getdbt.com/blog/dbt-lab...

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dbt Labs acquires SDF Labs to accelerate the dbt developer experience | dbt Labs

New tech will significantly improve performance, enhance developer ergonomics, and bring rich new metadata to dbt.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Maybe things work differently at Meta, but usually running an experiment at a tech company includes writing a hypothesis. I can't for the life of me figure out who they expected Liv to appeal to but I'd love to find out.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I think data people tend to make models full refresh vs incremental due to data quality fears, not lack of know-how. Microbatch incremental models in dbt look promising, but you really need to have trust in event timestamps in the underlying data. docs.getdbt.com/docs/build/i...

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About microbatch incremental models | dbt Developer Hub

Learn about the 'microbatch' strategy for incremental models.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

GOTY rankings are fun, but the discussions behind them are what I really love. @minnmax.bsky.social is one of the best when it comes to building their list youtu.be/F5_SlQfpLEo?...

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Game Of The Year 2024 (Building The List) - The MinnMax Show

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I tend to overthink New Year's resolutions, but I've found I'm happier when I'm spending more time creating more than I am consuming. Could be writing, programming, or something else. I'm going to give that a go in 2025.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Was just thinking about something similar. Without an algorithmic feed, I'm realizing how much I enjoy posts from people who have followers because of what they do off of social media vs. though who have followers for what they do on social media.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Hear those sleigh bells jingling? They 'e a reminder to slow down those production deploys before your team takes time off for the holidays.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Something I've seen a few times, and starting to wonder if it's happening more than I realize - getting a LinkedIn message or email from the account of someone in a leadership position and then finding out it's sent from their "assistant" or a sales person. Not a fan.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Twitch may not sound like a platform for software engineers at first glance, but I've watched a few devs live stream. It's interesting to see them interact with their audience. Debugging together and just chatting. It's more engaging than I expected. www.twitch.tv/directory/ca...

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Software and Game Development - Twitch

Watch Software and Game Development channels streaming live on Twitch. Sign up or login to join the community and follow your favorite Software and Game Development streamers!

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

A 1000xRESIST and Balatro crossover is amazing and reminds me how strong of a year it was for indies. 1000xRESIST is my personal GOTY, and Balatro is one of those games that you pick up and just can’t put down. www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/12...

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Balatro Gets More Free 'Friends Of Jimbo' With Cult Of The Lamb, 1000xResist, And Shovel Knight

Hello JimBen (Starr)

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

The hidden costs of consumption-based pricing include monitoring, alerting, and sleep loss over consumption-based pricing.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

SageMaker has felt stale for a while now, so this is interesting. Maybe it's more polish and cleaner coupling of existing AWS services, but don't underestimate the convenience factor of an AWS native platform in gaining adoption. aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/in...

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Introducing the next generation of Amazon SageMaker: The center for all your data, analytics, and AI | Amazon Web Services

Unify data engineering, analytics, and generative AI in a streamlined studio with enhanced capabilities of Amazon SageMaker.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Hard to think of many constants in technical skills over my career, but the fundamentals of SQL haven't dramatically changed despite numerous generations of data infrastructure to query from.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Creating published content is a tough way to make a living, whether it be print, audio, or another format.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Technical folks typically shy away from organizational politics, but the most successful leaders I've worked with have been both solid technically AND politically. As a leader, you're not doing your team any favors by ignoring that reality.

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James Densmore @jamesdensmore.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I want to get DuckDB running on old Raspberry Pi I have lying around for the same reason people get Doom running on a 20 year old cash register - pure curiosity.

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