Bill Brooks
@beantownbop.bsky.social
Boomer vet 420 FDR Lowell,Mass. liberal, Dad,Papa,Boston Pro Sports fan,No DMs
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Russia couldn’t buy a free meal on the soup line right now. How can they be talking a 12 trillion dollar deal?
The US buys Russian resources at 50% of the international market price?
How could anyone trust Russia or the US with their current administrations?
The US buys Russian resources at 50% of the international market price?
How could anyone trust Russia or the US with their current administrations?
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Russia couldn’t buy a free meal on the soup line right now. How can they be talking a 12 trillion dollar deal?
The US buys Russian resources at 50% of the international market price?
How could anyone trust Russia or the US with their current administrations?
The US buys Russian resources at 50% of the international market price?
How could anyone trust Russia or the US with their current administrations?
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It’s been just over a year of Trump’s return to power. MAGA and its senior envoys in the trump-Vance administration *actually* thought a year ago they were headed for new territory of breaking the back of liberal cultural hegemony, even if they had to use the FCC and WH to help force it
To say…
To say…
I’m back writing the Lede for @zeteo.com’s weekday am newsletter FIRST DRAFT, and today I wanted to get across how badly Trump is being eaten alive by a culture war that he so gleefully started
Last night’s Super Bowl is just one Exhibit out of several alphabets worth: zeteo.com/p/first-draf...
Last night’s Super Bowl is just one Exhibit out of several alphabets worth: zeteo.com/p/first-draf...
🏈 Bad Trump, Good Bunny
It’s not just the Super Bowl. MAGA’s culture war is epically backfiring. And as a blue wave builds, Trump is only escalating his crackdowns.
zeteo.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
It’s been just over a year of Trump’s return to power. MAGA and its senior envoys in the trump-Vance administration *actually* thought a year ago they were headed for new territory of breaking the back of liberal cultural hegemony, even if they had to use the FCC and WH to help force it
To say…
To say…
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February 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
If that’s where the evangelicals end up,he’ll fit right in.
Tʜɪs ᴄʀᴜᴍʙʟɪɴɢ 79-ʏᴇᴀʀ-ᴏʟᴅ ɴᴀʀᴄɪssɪsᴛ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ɪғ ʜᴇ’ʟʟ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴ—ᴀ ʜɪʟᴀʀɪᴏᴜs ɴᴏᴛɪᴏɴ—ɪs ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀғғɪx ʜɪs ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ & ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ Tʀᴜᴍᴘ Vᴏᴅᴋᴀ, Sᴛᴇᴀᴋs, Aɪʀʟɪɴᴇs, ᴄᴀsɪɴᴏs, Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ sᴜʀᴍɪsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴇʟʟɪɴɢ.
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Deleting Donald Trump, Letter By Letter
The name of this blight on America should only survive on buildings as a warning
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
If that’s where the evangelicals end up,he’ll fit right in.
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5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
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There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
ground.news
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
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Fewer than one in seven of those arrested by ICE since Donald Trump returned to office had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s own data.
Secret ICE Arrest Data Blows Up Trump’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Claim
Four in 10 people detained by masked goons since last January have never even been charged with a crime.
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Fewer than one in seven of those arrested by ICE since Donald Trump returned to office had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s own data.
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6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
![Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Translation: “They don’t give me my diet I am vegetarian, I don’t eat well, there is no good education and I miss my best friend julieta and my grandmother and my school I already want to get to my house. Me in dilei [Dilley] am not happy please get me out of here to colombia.” Below the text is a drawing of the girl and her mother in the government-issued gray sweatsuits of the detention center.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/bafkreihpnudavq27nzelfb2kd3fjjthco7haqmhvx4zryksfbfruoxkm74@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
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Those Ring cameras are out of Fahrenheit 451. At the end, when the book burner turned reader runs from the state and the state has everyone track him. That scene haunted me as a kid. Now it’s real.
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Those Ring cameras are out of Fahrenheit 451. At the end, when the book burner turned reader runs from the state and the state has everyone track him. That scene haunted me as a kid. Now it’s real.
Slavery would be their preferred option.
Hassett: "There's a chance that job creation lags, productivity skyrockets, profits skyrocket, GDP skyrockets, but then all of the sudden you're making 20 widgets and you can make 20 widgets with fewer persons, and then that person has to find a new job. I think that kind of transition could happen"
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Slavery would be their preferred option.
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translation: give us a year and we will make more widgets. in other words, we have no plan but trust us past the midterms and we will prove to you we have no plan.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
translation: give us a year and we will make more widgets. in other words, we have no plan but trust us past the midterms and we will prove to you we have no plan.
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tRump and Bannon and Miller got in the war room and laughed about how well they can bullshit the American people. And half the American people did not standup for themselves. It's all been lies and pushing to see what they can get away with. It's time for payback to all of them. .
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
tRump and Bannon and Miller got in the war room and laughed about how well they can bullshit the American people. And half the American people did not standup for themselves. It's all been lies and pushing to see what they can get away with. It's time for payback to all of them. .
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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
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Gracias a Bad Bunny for a FANTASTIC halftime show tonight at the #superbowl 💥♥️🇵🇷
The music, the dancing, the imagery…the incredible opportunity to experience something that makes America truly great: our immigrants.
EL PODER DEL AMOR ♥️ was on full display: together we are stronger than the hate.
The music, the dancing, the imagery…the incredible opportunity to experience something that makes America truly great: our immigrants.
EL PODER DEL AMOR ♥️ was on full display: together we are stronger than the hate.
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Gracias a Bad Bunny for a FANTASTIC halftime show tonight at the #superbowl 💥♥️🇵🇷
The music, the dancing, the imagery…the incredible opportunity to experience something that makes America truly great: our immigrants.
EL PODER DEL AMOR ♥️ was on full display: together we are stronger than the hate.
The music, the dancing, the imagery…the incredible opportunity to experience something that makes America truly great: our immigrants.
EL PODER DEL AMOR ♥️ was on full display: together we are stronger than the hate.
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Conservatives apparently believe this ONLY applies to assault rifle ownership
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Conservatives apparently believe this ONLY applies to assault rifle ownership
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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The joy has gone out of the Olympics. With ICE hanging around and JD Vance getting booed, the crime syndicate takes the joy out of everything. Just driving can get you shot. We need to fight back carefully and with good intentions. Follow and create Joy.
The joy has gone out of the Olympics. With ICE hanging around and JD Vance getting booed, the crime syndicate takes the joy out of everything. Just driving can get you shot. We need to fight back carefully and with good intentions. Follow and create Joy.
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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The joy has gone out of the Olympics. With ICE hanging around and JD Vance getting booed, the crime syndicate takes the joy out of everything. Just driving can get you shot. We need to fight back carefully and with good intentions. Follow and create Joy.
The joy has gone out of the Olympics. With ICE hanging around and JD Vance getting booed, the crime syndicate takes the joy out of everything. Just driving can get you shot. We need to fight back carefully and with good intentions. Follow and create Joy.
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How do the parents of Spanish speaking American children who voted for Trump explain why
It really is an important question
and I don’t see how they can logically justify it
It really is an important question
and I don’t see how they can logically justify it
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
How do the parents of Spanish speaking American children who voted for Trump explain why
It really is an important question
and I don’t see how they can logically justify it
It really is an important question
and I don’t see how they can logically justify it
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An American in Milan apologizes to the world
February 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM
An American in Milan apologizes to the world
Not that an oath means anything to him.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Not that an oath means anything to him.
I noticed that Trump never put his hand on any book when he took the oath of office for the Presidency.
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I noticed that Trump never put his hand on any book when he took the oath of office for the Presidency.
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This is a really fucking weird way to say "christofascist death cult spreads vaccine-preventable baby killing disease at their rally where they're all carrying signs showing huge fake pictures of chopped up dead babies"
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This is a really fucking weird way to say "christofascist death cult spreads vaccine-preventable baby killing disease at their rally where they're all carrying signs showing huge fake pictures of chopped up dead babies"
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Good morning and Happy Monday 👋
There were many parties last night if you want to review the lists. I will help grow your account if you leave a comment or a meme and you are a follower of mine.
Now more than ever we need to stay focused on current events from this regime and connect. ❤️☮️
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There were many parties last night if you want to review the lists. I will help grow your account if you leave a comment or a meme and you are a follower of mine.
Now more than ever we need to stay focused on current events from this regime and connect. ❤️☮️
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February 9, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Good morning and Happy Monday 👋
There were many parties last night if you want to review the lists. I will help grow your account if you leave a comment or a meme and you are a follower of mine.
Now more than ever we need to stay focused on current events from this regime and connect. ❤️☮️
🔂
There were many parties last night if you want to review the lists. I will help grow your account if you leave a comment or a meme and you are a follower of mine.
Now more than ever we need to stay focused on current events from this regime and connect. ❤️☮️
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