“How Does It Feel to Look Like Candy?” (Swervedriver)

Imarhan — Essam Been playing this album a lot the past few weeks. A gorgeously moody swirl of Tuareg desert blues and electronic atmosphere.

BREAKING: In a last-minute ruling, a U.S. district judge halted the Department of Homeland Security’s attempt to terminate temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants. religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...

Coverage from the local paper: “We must understand that welcoming immigrants is as important as welcoming Christ himself, and that rejecting them, as in Christ’s own teaching, is a form of rejecting him,” Pastor Carl Ruby of Central Christian Church said. “These are not my words; they’re his.”

I drove up for this event in Springfield today to support local Haitians and others who are being menaced by the feds, and it was so packed that they had to ask 300 people to leave so the fire marshal wouldn’t shut it down.

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

If you'd like to help the Haitian community of Springfield, OH as it braces for ICE, this is a good charity: haitiansupportcenter.org

5 jobs I’ve had: -freelance lawn care technician -Ingram Book warehouse stocker (40% discount, baby!) -college writing tutor -behavioral health worker -newspaper copy editor/wire editor/web editor/news editor

I’ll add my favorite Mavs song — “Born to Be Blue,” which never fails to thrill me

Ways to be useful. givebutter.com/SpringfieldU... ccspringfieldoh.churchcenter.com/giving haitiansupportcenter.org

I always make sure my PB&J knife is as clean as cold water can get it. *whistles* Heeeeere, Coldwater!

Going to honor my long-departed grandma by putting a load in the warsh, cutting up some squarsh for dinner, and turning on the news to see what they’re up to in Warshington, D.C.

This is 100% true … but a noble battle doomed to defeat

Yes to this whole thread

Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.

No joke, I could not get into this book series because the main character’s name kept cracking me up

yesterday was the anniversary of the release of of hum's 1998 album _downward is heavenward_, which has the song "afternoon with the axolotls," so a lot of us heavy alt-rock nerds had that as an in

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

This hometown news really warms my heart. Back in the ‘00s, some folks worked really hard on a campaign to “Bring Wilco to Fort Wayne” — hell, I even had their bumper sticker on my car. They didn’t succeed at the time, but now, nearly 20 years later, it’s finally happening.

The Secret Agent

Goddamn

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The official local tally: 14+ inches of snow!

Here’s hoping he spends 1) the next 3 years never being able to show his face in public and after that, 2) the rest of his life in prison

word is he has a new office awaiting him

A post from one of my state’s two GOP senators (the one who’s up for for reelection). It’s still mostly bullshit, but you can tell he’s getting nervous.

Right-wing Christians: You should trust our superior interpretation of complex religious texts written 2,000+ years ago. Also right-wing Christians: Here’s a deranged conspiracy theory about yesterday’s news. Also, these explicit murder videos clearly show that the victims had it coming.

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

Facts

One of the many reasons why Casablanca is so great

13 inches!

Good afternoon to simmer a pot of homemade vegetable beef soup

According to my highly scientific back deck measurements, we’re up to at least a foot of snow here in balmy Xenia, Ohio

Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics

There’s this surfer sounding dude in Arizona that I love who just does science and nature stuff (usually lighting rocks on fire with his solar death ray) but I’ve been laughing at this for like ten minutes x: www.instagram.com/reel/DT6QqO6...

I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal

This graphic novel by @derfbackderf.bsky.social is so vividly drawn and written that you can almost smell it. A stellar book about a stinky topic.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

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.

I did something I’ve never done before — prayed Psalm 109.

“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me"...“We were willing to do for this man, this human, what they were not willing to do for Renee Good,” Zemien said.

Oh cool, I used to see this guy’s work frequently when he was a photographer at my local paper back in the 90s (missed him by a few years when I got a job there after college)

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

A “no work, no school, no shopping” blackout day of protest was kicked off by community leaders, faith leaders and labor unions on Friday in protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surge in the state.

“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.” Justice Brett Kavanaugh www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers: Screaming Females Ex Hex Sleater-Kinney Wednesday The Breeders

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence (I’m cheating a bit).