Jeklyn Hyde 🏳️‍🌈 The Spectre of Duality

“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”

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Judge Boasberg's opinion quashing subpoenas to Fed Reserve chair Jerome Powell: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In college I discovered I was good at chess, which was a surprise to me. My dad was into chess, and taught classes titled Logic; I was always fascinated by the exercises of those courses, but simultaneously, the men of that church community treated any demonstration of my success as a party trick

Hot! (Very Respectfully)

Even when inking digitally, I must draw.... Every ... Brush stoke

Me? Being very slow to respond to messages!
But in all seriousness, I'm doing a lot better than a year ago. Still trying to figure out how best to balance my limited energy between all the things I do to take care of myself, be productive, and be social.
There are simply never enough hours in a day.

Are federal officers really being assaulted? Or is the government lying to us about the numbers?

You guessed it. They are lying.
Call Congress at 202-224-3121 today and demand accountability.

#ICELawlessness

Carmen Sandiego from the 90s cartoon

Happy International Women's Day to the original International Woman

Proximity Media dropped new Sinners footage Ryan Coogler narrating the process of the early stages of the hair & makeup test

(The Stack and Annie interaction 😂)

“Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.”

“Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.”

some personal news: thrilled to announce that I am the second-best tech journalist in the world at competitive hot dog eating

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.

I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion

People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

Perry: When is it OK to compare aspects of what’s happening in Minnesota to Nazi Germany? Gov. Tim Walz has made some such analogies in relation to ICE and has been criticized for it, David M. Perry writes.

Historical analogies are arguments. So when someone makes an analogy between today and the Holocaust, or today and anything, think about they are really arguing for. What is the analogy trying to get you to do?

New at @startribune.com

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

"Pam Bondi needs to be impeached or resign. Not just because she's failed to release the Epstein files...but to blame Renee Good? It's just shameful! The agent should be arrested and prosecuted! We have an administration where there is elite impunity," -Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social tells us

Lord of the rings: Merry looks into the glowing palantir orb… and screams

“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”

Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.

ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.

This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.

Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

My fave attorney spitting facts. Rachel Cohen from Chicago. I affirm this

A book bound in red cloth with gilt titles and decoration, turned so you can see the ragged cutting on the right edges of the pages

I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter....

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The Hit Hollywood Didn’t Want - The American Prospect Ryan Coogler’s bloodsucker blockbuster is all about Black creative freedom. No wonder the industry saw it as a threat.

What a great piece! This just gets better and better as you read.

prospect.org/2025/12/11/s...

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

make a movie food:
V for Vegetarian

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning

“I was with you, until you said ‘pregnant people.’”

I get this a lot. I’m an abortion provider, and the CEO and President of an org known for abortion advocacy. Let’s talk about why I use inclusive language — and why I’m not stopping. 🧵

Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...

“When we realised these jewels were only stolen to inflate the share price of a company whose entire value relies on the wholesale theft of other people’s art, we had no choice but grant immunity,”

Genius from @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social

waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...

In Pittsburgh, we aren't sitting back and letting other people shape our futures.

We're standing up and saying no kings, no oligarchs, no racism or oppression, because the world is ours to shape and we'll fight for the country that we want.