Mark Krawec

There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

If anyone is up for boosting, Bandcamp is holding a fundraiser for the Trans Continental Pipeline to help trans people escape from Kansas!

Screenshot of a book cover showing an illustration of a crow perched on an "ICE" jacket lying in the middle of a snow-lined road under the light of a full moon. The cover reads "ICE Out " by Charles de Lint. Text to the right of the cover reads "ICE came to Newford. Big mistake." and "Download for free!"

Urban fantasy author Charles de Lint just published a new "novelet" and released it for free, his stories of myth and magic and community and found family are full of so much love and hope and we could all use some of that right now

www.charlesdelint.com/IceOut.html

Ilhan Omar: Five steps to take in response to Operation Metro Surge "Nothing about what we witnessed was normal," U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar writes. "Where do we go from here?"

Trump’s “Operation Metro Surge” was a militarized campaign of fear that treated immigrants as criminals and weaponized the federal government against U.S. citizens.

We need independent investigations, real accountability, and to abolish ICE.

My op-ed:

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Sixty years on, a Star Trek writer is still creating strange new worlds Diane Duane’s early days writing fan fiction have led to a remarkable career as a novelist, comic writer and screen writer.

“And the aliens are wonderfully alien but they still feel like people, and the ideas are wonderful and build on each other logically until a T-rex is eating Pavarotti in Central Park and it makes perfect sense and even feels somewhat inevitable,” says [ @tkingfisher.com ].

Oh, don't know who needs to hear this, but the American Max Headroom series is back up on Tubi. Don't sleep on some of the best SF of the 80s (which got roundly mocked because it was so ridiculous and as I look around, nope, it got more right than wrong.)

Gonna have to update this scene.

Billionaire-Funded Anti-Trans Bathroom/Sports Ban Ballot Initiative Moves Forward In Maine The ballot initiative is bankrolled by billionaire anti-trans donor, Richard Uihlein, and represents a new line of attack against transgender people in blue states.

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 23 EITM
With funding from anti-trans, anti-gay, anti-marriage equality billionaire Richard Uihlein, Protect Girls Sports in Maine collects enough signatures for a sports+bathroom ban on Nov ballot. ME is 2nd blue state after WA to use this tactic.

If you're doing callout posts about artists creating fictional taboo content, you may not consider yourself a fascist, but you are one. You are their stupid tool at the bare minimum. The good news is you can stop doing that at any time

Fishersnake 🦦 #Art #CreatureDesign

Adult Anti-Trans Legal Risk Assessment Map of the United States. Florida, Kansas, and Texas are marked "Do Not Travel" with dark crosshatched shading. Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming are dark red for "Worst Laws Passed." Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Montana, and South Carolina are orange for "High Risk Within 2 Years." Alaska, Kentucky, and North Carolina are salmon/pink for "Moderate Risk Within 2 Years." Arizona, Delaware, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and DC are light blue for "Low Risk Within 2 Years." California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington are teal for "Safest States With Strong Protections."

Youth Anti-Trans Legal Risk Assessment Map of the United States. Florida, Kansas, and Texas are marked "Do Not Travel" with dark crosshatched shading. The majority of states are dark red for "Worst Active Anti-trans Laws." Montana, Nebraska, Alaska, and several others are orange for "High Risk Within 2 Years." States including California, Colorado, New York, and other previously protective states are now light peach for "Moderate Risk Within 2 Years," reflecting the update that no state is considered low risk for transgender youth. No states appear in low-risk or protective categories.

1. My newest Anti-Trans Legal Risk Map is here.

For trans adults, Kansas is the newest "Do Not Travel" warning, only the 3rd state to achieve that warning.

For youth, a change to the map increases risk to Medium in many states.

Nationwide risk remains extreme.

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Minnesota board game publisher raises thousands of dollars in aid with 'Fork Ice' sale So far, Atlas Games' discounted board games have raised $4,500 to support non-violent resistance of ICE's "terror campaign" in Minnesota.

More coverage of our Fork ICE fundraising: www.wargamer.com/board-games/...

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Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating in Minnesota and around the world!

May this blessed month bring peace, hope, and renewal ❤️

I don’t think anyone acquainted with the Epstein files can deny that the Republican Party is sincerely committed to putting children to work.

Support every trans, non-binary or questioning person you know. Speak out for those you don’t. Vote for politicians who want to expand humanity, not shrink it. And for god’s sake, stop buying Harry Potter or the works of those who want to ruin the lives of our loved ones out of their own ignorance.

Trump is already at mid-30's approval. There's no path for that to improve. Any Democrat running in 2028 should be the odds-on favorite to win. The problem with Gavin Newsom is that he will govern as a Bill Clinton reactionary, kill the party's energy, and hand the country to a fascist in 2032.

Color studio portrait of Michael Ironside shown from the chest up against a plain light gray background. He has a bald head with closely cropped hair at the sides, light-colored eyes, and a short gray goatee and mustache. He is wearing a dark collared shirt under a gray button-up jacket and is turned slightly to his left while looking toward the camera.

Happy birthday to Michael Ironside, born on this day in 1950 in Toronto.
In his career, he has acted in many productions including Scanners, Top Gun, Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Late Night with the Devil and seaQuest 2032. He has also done a lot of voice work.

Me: This is my girlfriend, Tracy, and this is my boyfriend, Angelo.
Olympic official: You have badly misunderstood the nature of a biathlon. #Olympics

Interrupting my regularly scheduled programming to announce the happy news that the Baltic Sea froze over, generating vast surfaces suitable for long-distance skating. My old friend Jens Liljestrand and I took some time off to explore the edge of the archipelago today, and it was glorious ❄️❄️❄️

ICE Has Taken More Kids Than Liam Ramos From Minnesota Schools Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.

Really crazy to hear Lyons keep saying ICE agents in MN are simply carrying out targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operations.

ICE is literally circling elementary schools in this Minneapolis suburb every day, looking for brown and Black children to nab. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...

Screenshot of an X.com post by Adam Mockler (@adammocklerr) saying, “Welp, that was a massive disgrace to the American people,” followed by bullet points claiming someone “barely even speaks English,” is “not from here,” and “associates with criminals and pedophiles,” ending with “DO NOT see the Melania movie.”

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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Reminder that this thing exists and it's preeeeettty gooood

They scooped @katz.theracket.news and @marisakabas.bsky.social (and perhaps others) some 30 months after the fact, but yes, it’s true.

Another Trump supporter tries to start funk with peaceful protesting kids… then realizes he doesn’t want the smoke.

www.instagram.com/reel/DUXW6qM...