AppleTarts🍎
@appletarts.bsky.social
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ICE Employee Arrested in Child Sex Sting Allegedly Told Cops, 'I'm ICE, Boys.' The Police Chief Was Not Impressed
Alexander Steven Back, 41, an ICE employee from Minnesota, was among 16 men arrested after allegedly trying to hire a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minn., police said.
Alexander Steven Back, 41, an ICE employee from Minnesota, was among 16 men arrested after allegedly trying to hire a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minn., police said.
January 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
ICE Employee Arrested in Child Sex Sting Allegedly Told Cops, 'I'm ICE, Boys.' The Police Chief Was Not Impressed
Alexander Steven Back, 41, an ICE employee from Minnesota, was among 16 men arrested after allegedly trying to hire a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minn., police said.
Alexander Steven Back, 41, an ICE employee from Minnesota, was among 16 men arrested after allegedly trying to hire a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minn., police said.
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I will believe the revolution is at hand when everyone collectively figures out that Congress is the center of the government and starts relentlessly bugging the crap out of them until they yield or resign.
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I will believe the revolution is at hand when everyone collectively figures out that Congress is the center of the government and starts relentlessly bugging the crap out of them until they yield or resign.
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We should all send our childhood participation trophies and random stupid medals for 6th place T-ball
to:
Attn:
The Littlest Middle Finger Boy Who was Never Loved
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington D.C 20500
to:
Attn:
The Littlest Middle Finger Boy Who was Never Loved
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington D.C 20500
January 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
We should all send our childhood participation trophies and random stupid medals for 6th place T-ball
to:
Attn:
The Littlest Middle Finger Boy Who was Never Loved
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington D.C 20500
to:
Attn:
The Littlest Middle Finger Boy Who was Never Loved
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington D.C 20500
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Block instantly.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Block instantly.
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"He’s not even really pretending any longer to give a shit about working people in America. It’s why he’s been so widely rejected, because it’s clear his politics is really about enriching himself & his friends and screwing over everybody else. People have figured that out." — @simonwdc.bsky.social
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
www.publicnotice.co
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"He’s not even really pretending any longer to give a shit about working people in America. It’s why he’s been so widely rejected, because it’s clear his politics is really about enriching himself & his friends and screwing over everybody else. People have figured that out." — @simonwdc.bsky.social
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“We will not stand by idly as this injustice unfolds. We will stand up and assert all means legal to protect the people of our state.”
Listen to the testimony of @ag.state.mn.us Keith Ellison, who is suing the Trump administration over ICE’s violence in Minnesota, at our shadow hearing.
Listen to the testimony of @ag.state.mn.us Keith Ellison, who is suing the Trump administration over ICE’s violence in Minnesota, at our shadow hearing.
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“We will not stand by idly as this injustice unfolds. We will stand up and assert all means legal to protect the people of our state.”
Listen to the testimony of @ag.state.mn.us Keith Ellison, who is suing the Trump administration over ICE’s violence in Minnesota, at our shadow hearing.
Listen to the testimony of @ag.state.mn.us Keith Ellison, who is suing the Trump administration over ICE’s violence in Minnesota, at our shadow hearing.
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ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
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I'm calling my state reps today. My calling points will be:
* defund & abolish ICE
* prevent invocation of the Insurrection Act
* quit pretending it's about nat'l security & leave Greenland alone
* WTF are the $$ of VZ oil sales doing in Qatari banks?
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
* defund & abolish ICE
* prevent invocation of the Insurrection Act
* quit pretending it's about nat'l security & leave Greenland alone
* WTF are the $$ of VZ oil sales doing in Qatari banks?
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
January 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I'm calling my state reps today. My calling points will be:
* defund & abolish ICE
* prevent invocation of the Insurrection Act
* quit pretending it's about nat'l security & leave Greenland alone
* WTF are the $$ of VZ oil sales doing in Qatari banks?
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
* defund & abolish ICE
* prevent invocation of the Insurrection Act
* quit pretending it's about nat'l security & leave Greenland alone
* WTF are the $$ of VZ oil sales doing in Qatari banks?
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
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I don't understand US peeps going on about the Epstein files. You all know he's guilty already.
He's got secret police kidnapping, attacking and killing people already. He's effectively resigned you from NATO and is threatening a war against the rest of us.
It's not distraction.
He's got secret police kidnapping, attacking and killing people already. He's effectively resigned you from NATO and is threatening a war against the rest of us.
It's not distraction.
January 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I don't understand US peeps going on about the Epstein files. You all know he's guilty already.
He's got secret police kidnapping, attacking and killing people already. He's effectively resigned you from NATO and is threatening a war against the rest of us.
It's not distraction.
He's got secret police kidnapping, attacking and killing people already. He's effectively resigned you from NATO and is threatening a war against the rest of us.
It's not distraction.
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I really can’t help but wonder sometimes if the people who believed they were ~punishing Kamala Harris realize who actually got punished now.
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I really can’t help but wonder sometimes if the people who believed they were ~punishing Kamala Harris realize who actually got punished now.
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Gift article
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Gift article
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
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ALSO Third Way!
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
ALSO Third Way!
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.kxan.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
DAN KOH: “$30 BILLION for 10,000 more ICE agents… that would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all medical debt. Trump is making it easier to kill people than keep people alive.”
Gift article
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
A New Democratic Think Tank Wants to Curb the Influence of Liberal Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Gift article
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
10 million dollars annual budget to make sure we don’t become to progressive
“The organization is subsidized by a roster of billionaire donors highlighted by Stephen Mandel, a hedge fund manager, and Eric Laufer, a real estate investor. “
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...
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“The Congressional Progressive Caucus announced Tuesday it had “adopted an official position” opposing new DHS funding “unless there are meaningful and significant reforms to immigration enforcement practices.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
‘Abolish ICE’? Many Democrats are ready to fund it — with conditions
It's not clear a Homeland Security funding bill can get done, but furious negotiations are underway.
www.politico.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
“The Congressional Progressive Caucus announced Tuesday it had “adopted an official position” opposing new DHS funding “unless there are meaningful and significant reforms to immigration enforcement practices.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“The Congressional Progressive Caucus announced Tuesday it had “adopted an official position” opposing new DHS funding “unless there are meaningful and significant reforms to immigration enforcement practices.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
‘Abolish ICE’? Many Democrats are ready to fund it — with conditions
It's not clear a Homeland Security funding bill can get done, but furious negotiations are underway.
www.politico.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
“The Congressional Progressive Caucus announced Tuesday it had “adopted an official position” opposing new DHS funding “unless there are meaningful and significant reforms to immigration enforcement practices.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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GOP congress is entirely responsible for EVERYTHING awful that happens. THey could stop this madness in a day. Yet, they chose not to. How is this not treason??
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
GOP congress is entirely responsible for EVERYTHING awful that happens. THey could stop this madness in a day. Yet, they chose not to. How is this not treason??
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Ro Khanna: “It's not a coincidence that what set Trump off was the hecklers saying, ‘you're a pedophile protector’ — He knows he's losing the MAGA base on this. He was elected to expose the corruption. Instead, every move they made is to protect people who raped underage girls”
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Ro Khanna: “It's not a coincidence that what set Trump off was the hecklers saying, ‘you're a pedophile protector’ — He knows he's losing the MAGA base on this. He was elected to expose the corruption. Instead, every move they made is to protect people who raped underage girls”
579 cases against the Felons administration and it doesn’t seem to much
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to Trump administration executive orders and actions.
www.justsecurity.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
579 cases against the Felons administration and it doesn’t seem to much
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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At this point, GOP congress owns this. They could stop it in a day. Why are they not the focus of our wrath??
marygeddry.com/p/if-this-re...
marygeddry.com/p/if-this-re...
If This Reads Like a Dystopia, That’s Because It Is
From Detroit, Minneapolis, and Nuuk in the year American norms finally snapped
marygeddry.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
At this point, GOP congress owns this. They could stop it in a day. Why are they not the focus of our wrath??
marygeddry.com/p/if-this-re...
marygeddry.com/p/if-this-re...
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AMERICANS STILL HAVE NO IDEA how vast is the Putin/Trump/Fox/RW Media/GOP/Russian disinformation machine. Most of what MAGA Cult Sheep & RW Media/ Fox Fascist Lie Parrots spew is PREPARED PROPAGANDA FROM THE KREMLIN! Putin/KGB spent DECADES extorting criminal tyrant fools like Trump, Murdock, Musk..
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
AMERICANS STILL HAVE NO IDEA how vast is the Putin/Trump/Fox/RW Media/GOP/Russian disinformation machine. Most of what MAGA Cult Sheep & RW Media/ Fox Fascist Lie Parrots spew is PREPARED PROPAGANDA FROM THE KREMLIN! Putin/KGB spent DECADES extorting criminal tyrant fools like Trump, Murdock, Musk..
Where is Jill Stein?
January 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Where is Jill Stein?