47merc
@47merc.bsky.social
NYC boy, career journalist (news, features, book author), Vietnam combat veteran, dog whisperer, father of three married 50+ years, older and wiser (maybe), true patriot and lover of democracy, anti-trump and all who support him. Resist!
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@briantylercohen.bsky.social: What consequences should Kristi Noem shoulder?
@robertgarcia.bsky.social: She should be impeached. Immediately.
@robertgarcia.bsky.social: She should be impeached. Immediately.
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 AM
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: What consequences should Kristi Noem shoulder?
@robertgarcia.bsky.social: She should be impeached. Immediately.
@robertgarcia.bsky.social: She should be impeached. Immediately.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
I wonder about this myself…
The DNC keeps telling me they need my $5 donation to STOP TRUMP.
Then they complain on TV about how they "can't do anything" to stop Trump.
Then they complain on TV about how they "can't do anything" to stop Trump.
January 27, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I wonder about this myself…
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The 4th Amendment: exactly what it says and why ICE is trying to go around it. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/p...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The 4th Amendment: exactly what it says and why ICE is trying to go around it. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/p...
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This sums it up.
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This sums it up.
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Let’s have more straight talk.
We are way past political differences.
It’s us against the fascists.
We are way past political differences.
It’s us against the fascists.
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Let’s have more straight talk.
We are way past political differences.
It’s us against the fascists.
We are way past political differences.
It’s us against the fascists.
Amen to this.
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Amen to this.
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There MUST be accountability.
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
There MUST be accountability.
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the best time for universities, law firms, corporations, and the fucking democrats, to oppose trump in every possible way was one year ago, but the second best time would be right now
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 AM
the best time for universities, law firms, corporations, and the fucking democrats, to oppose trump in every possible way was one year ago, but the second best time would be right now
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Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
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"He was protesting,"
"She moved her car."
Any excuse to follow their Fuhrer's orders.
"She moved her car."
Any excuse to follow their Fuhrer's orders.
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 AM
"He was protesting,"
"She moved her car."
Any excuse to follow their Fuhrer's orders.
"She moved her car."
Any excuse to follow their Fuhrer's orders.
So he can retire? With a fat government pension?? He should be indicted for encouraging and protecting murderers!!
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 AM
So he can retire? With a fat government pension?? He should be indicted for encouraging and protecting murderers!!
Why doesn’t Congress step up and DO SOMETHING!!
Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Why doesn’t Congress step up and DO SOMETHING!!
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Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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What else would we expect from a lying administration.
Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements
apnews.com/article/minn...
Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements
apnews.com/article/minn...
Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements
Law enforcement leaders are expressing alarm over a deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis.
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
What else would we expect from a lying administration.
Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements
apnews.com/article/minn...
Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements
apnews.com/article/minn...
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As we await Senate action on the remaining spending bills, remember that Susan Collins could make a difference by stripping out DHS from the rest of the government funding bills. But she won't because she is just as MAGA as the rest of them.
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
As we await Senate action on the remaining spending bills, remember that Susan Collins could make a difference by stripping out DHS from the rest of the government funding bills. But she won't because she is just as MAGA as the rest of them.
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Republicans in congress aren’t feeling any heat for their complicity. That needs to end.
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Republicans in congress aren’t feeling any heat for their complicity. That needs to end.
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When grand juries have been impaneled to hear testimony and evidence on the killings of Renee Good & Alex Pretti, then we can begin to talk about the Trump admin doing something tangible. Until that, all this is just PR damage control that only the extremely naive will fall for.
January 26, 2026 at 11:17 PM
When grand juries have been impaneled to hear testimony and evidence on the killings of Renee Good & Alex Pretti, then we can begin to talk about the Trump admin doing something tangible. Until that, all this is just PR damage control that only the extremely naive will fall for.
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Nor is moving the 5-6 ICE agents who did a TAKE DOWN of Pretti before the execution…….all of these agents should be brought back to MN, suspended, investigated and held for their crime
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Nor is moving the 5-6 ICE agents who did a TAKE DOWN of Pretti before the execution…….all of these agents should be brought back to MN, suspended, investigated and held for their crime
Count me in.
Meanwhile #ICEmunchkin Bovino said there “will be consequences” for people referring to
ICE as “gestapo”’or calling apprehensions “kidnapping.”
Guess I’m fucked.
ICE as “gestapo”’or calling apprehensions “kidnapping.”
Guess I’m fucked.
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Count me in.
He’s getting out of town, too hot for him. Like a rat jumping ship.
Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.
January 26, 2026 at 11:20 PM
He’s getting out of town, too hot for him. Like a rat jumping ship.
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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.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.