Dan Else
@blueplane51.bsky.social
News, governance, and politics in and around Culpeper County, Virginia. Let's see how this goes.
The Republican Party of Virginia is having to conclave in person to elect a new chair. A Zoom meeting was scuttled when doubts about the validity of remote voting came up. Seems rank-and-file GOPers can't trust their own to run a secure election. BTW, Cameron Hamilton is not one of the candidates.
February 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The Republican Party of Virginia is having to conclave in person to elect a new chair. A Zoom meeting was scuttled when doubts about the validity of remote voting came up. Seems rank-and-file GOPers can't trust their own to run a secure election. BTW, Cameron Hamilton is not one of the candidates.
El Gordo is bored with Epstein, so he orders his personal, taxpayer-paid law firm, the DOJ, to move on and start prosecuting Democrats, or something. Will you let him? Stiffen Congress's spine. Contact your legislators and insist on more action. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
February 3, 2026 at 1:34 AM
El Gordo is bored with Epstein, so he orders his personal, taxpayer-paid law firm, the DOJ, to move on and start prosecuting Democrats, or something. Will you let him? Stiffen Congress's spine. Contact your legislators and insist on more action. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
El Gordo exploded over Trevor Noah's Epstein Island joke at the Grammys. More lawsuits! Oh, my. The vehemence of the reaction appears to be yet another indication of just how touchy Epstein is to our Beloved Dear Leader. 3 million out, and 3 million to go. What's in there? RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
El Gordo exploded over Trevor Noah's Epstein Island joke at the Grammys. More lawsuits! Oh, my. The vehemence of the reaction appears to be yet another indication of just how touchy Epstein is to our Beloved Dear Leader. 3 million out, and 3 million to go. What's in there? RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
ProPublica has identified Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raimundo Guttierrez as the men who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last week. Ochoa joined the BP in 2018, and Guttierrez signed up in 2014. Like Jonathan Ross, all are long-tenured and presumed to be fully trained. Say what?
February 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
ProPublica has identified Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raimundo Guttierrez as the men who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last week. Ochoa joined the BP in 2018, and Guttierrez signed up in 2014. Like Jonathan Ross, all are long-tenured and presumed to be fully trained. Say what?
That release, by the way, was a botched effort itself. Improper redactions are popping up everywhere, with survivors identified and El Gordo obscured. And why did Elon want to visit Jeffrey's Fantasy Island?
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 PM
That release, by the way, was a botched effort itself. Improper redactions are popping up everywhere, with survivors identified and El Gordo obscured. And why did Elon want to visit Jeffrey's Fantasy Island?
Two DOZEN agents were needed to arrest Don Lemon? Two dozen? We're they drawn from Ms Smith's first grade class? That should have required no more than two. This is an example of regime fear and weakness. And it's an attempt to divert attention from the Epstein release.
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Two DOZEN agents were needed to arrest Don Lemon? Two dozen? We're they drawn from Ms Smith's first grade class? That should have required no more than two. This is an example of regime fear and weakness. And it's an attempt to divert attention from the Epstein release.
DOJ opens "a standard civil rights investigation" into Alex Pretti's execution. Does anybody believe that this is anything more than an additional attempt to muscle Minnesota out of the way? I sure don't.
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM
DOJ opens "a standard civil rights investigation" into Alex Pretti's execution. Does anybody believe that this is anything more than an additional attempt to muscle Minnesota out of the way? I sure don't.
So, 3 million pages and a boatload of video and photos. Let's see what was redacted and what wasn't. Has DOJ really RELEASED THE EPSTEIN FILES?
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
So, 3 million pages and a boatload of video and photos. Let's see what was redacted and what wasn't. Has DOJ really RELEASED THE EPSTEIN FILES?
The FBI, along with other federal agencies, is trying hard to cow Americans into obedience to The Great Master (aka El Gordo) by arresting Don Lemon. Arrest warrants against him were twice rejected by magistrate judges. The feds apparently found someone more pliant for the third.
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The FBI, along with other federal agencies, is trying hard to cow Americans into obedience to The Great Master (aka El Gordo) by arresting Don Lemon. Arrest warrants against him were twice rejected by magistrate judges. The feds apparently found someone more pliant for the third.
Adolf Hitler: 5'9"
Bonito Mussolini: 5'7"
Greg Bovino: 5'4"
Napoleon Bonaparte: 5'3"
Greg squeaks it out by a hair.
Bonito Mussolini: 5'7"
Greg Bovino: 5'4"
Napoleon Bonaparte: 5'3"
Greg squeaks it out by a hair.
January 29, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Adolf Hitler: 5'9"
Bonito Mussolini: 5'7"
Greg Bovino: 5'4"
Napoleon Bonaparte: 5'3"
Greg squeaks it out by a hair.
Bonito Mussolini: 5'7"
Greg Bovino: 5'4"
Napoleon Bonaparte: 5'3"
Greg squeaks it out by a hair.
El Gordo has appointed Colin McDonald to head a new DOJ division dedicated to "rooting out fraud." Hmm...Seems a pretty easy reach. Start with DOJ itself and their continuing "deceit, trickery, or sharp practice" in continuing to violate the Epstein Transparency Act? There's no place like home.
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
El Gordo has appointed Colin McDonald to head a new DOJ division dedicated to "rooting out fraud." Hmm...Seems a pretty easy reach. Start with DOJ itself and their continuing "deceit, trickery, or sharp practice" in continuing to violate the Epstein Transparency Act? There's no place like home.
Has anyone looked under the couch cushions for the Epstein files?
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Has anyone looked under the couch cushions for the Epstein files?
Even the DHS initial internal review of agents' body cams mirrors civilian videos of Alex Pretti's execution. It tosses the statements made by ICE Barbie, il piccolo Mussolini, and the Hillbilly VP into the trash bin.
Does this mean that there may still be a ghost of integrity lurking around DHS?
Does this mean that there may still be a ghost of integrity lurking around DHS?
January 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Even the DHS initial internal review of agents' body cams mirrors civilian videos of Alex Pretti's execution. It tosses the statements made by ICE Barbie, il piccolo Mussolini, and the Hillbilly VP into the trash bin.
Does this mean that there may still be a ghost of integrity lurking around DHS?
Does this mean that there may still be a ghost of integrity lurking around DHS?
You want an "activist judge"? Jack Hurley, in Tazewell Co, although he gave Rs & Ds until next week to present arguments, issued his ruling on redistricting hours after the state Senate voted to remove the case to Richmond. Judge shopping at its finest. No news of the next move.
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
You want an "activist judge"? Jack Hurley, in Tazewell Co, although he gave Rs & Ds until next week to present arguments, issued his ruling on redistricting hours after the state Senate voted to remove the case to Richmond. Judge shopping at its finest. No news of the next move.
Still waiting on the Epstein files (Violation Day 41 and counting). Republicans are betting Dems fold over govt shutdown. DHS funding is at issue. Vance compared Iraq veteran Sen (LTC) Tammy Duckworth, PhD, to Forrest Gump. DHS investigates itself in the Pretti execution. It's Wednesday at the WH.
January 29, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Still waiting on the Epstein files (Violation Day 41 and counting). Republicans are betting Dems fold over govt shutdown. DHS funding is at issue. Vance compared Iraq veteran Sen (LTC) Tammy Duckworth, PhD, to Forrest Gump. DHS investigates itself in the Pretti execution. It's Wednesday at the WH.
Harry Litman, former senior DOJ prosecutor, analyzes an Alex Pretti video. Pretti was peppersprayed and pinned to the ground. The sprayer used the empty canister to beat Pretti's head. A second agent fires into the back of Pretti's head, then 3 more. Both then fire 6 times.
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SHOCKING REVELATIONS From Pretti Video Anaylsis COULD CHANGE THE CASE
YouTube video by Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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January 28, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Harry Litman, former senior DOJ prosecutor, analyzes an Alex Pretti video. Pretti was peppersprayed and pinned to the ground. The sprayer used the empty canister to beat Pretti's head. A second agent fires into the back of Pretti's head, then 3 more. Both then fire 6 times.
youtu.be/VQD_hvtb09A?...
youtu.be/VQD_hvtb09A?...
A state judge in Tazewell Co ruled the proposed redistricting amendment illegal: 1) it should have been voted by the GA before & after an election (early voting in the Nov election had begun); 2) state courts did not properly notice the amendment; and 3) the GA did not follow its own rules.
January 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
A state judge in Tazewell Co ruled the proposed redistricting amendment illegal: 1) it should have been voted by the GA before & after an election (early voting in the Nov election had begun); 2) state courts did not properly notice the amendment; and 3) the GA did not follow its own rules.
A GoFundMe campaign established in Alex Pretti's name has raised more than $1.5 million to support his family. Any unused funds are to be donated to the Immigrant Defense Project
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
A GoFundMe campaign established in Alex Pretti's name has raised more than $1.5 million to support his family. Any unused funds are to be donated to the Immigrant Defense Project
Alex Vindman, our own Eugene's brother, is launching a bid for the US Senate in Florida. He will challenge Ashley Moody, who was appointed by Gov DeSantis last year to fill Marco Rubio's seat. The election is scheduled for November 3, 2026
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Alex Vindman, our own Eugene's brother, is launching a bid for the US Senate in Florida. He will challenge Ashley Moody, who was appointed by Gov DeSantis last year to fill Marco Rubio's seat. The election is scheduled for November 3, 2026
Republican Chris Madel has withdrawn from the MN goveror's race stating, in part, that "the national Republicans have made it nearly impossible for a Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota."
Let's do our best to ensure that the same is true across the nation. ELBOWS UP, AMERICA!
Let's do our best to ensure that the same is true across the nation. ELBOWS UP, AMERICA!
January 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Republican Chris Madel has withdrawn from the MN goveror's race stating, in part, that "the national Republicans have made it nearly impossible for a Republican to win a statewide election in Minnesota."
Let's do our best to ensure that the same is true across the nation. ELBOWS UP, AMERICA!
Let's do our best to ensure that the same is true across the nation. ELBOWS UP, AMERICA!
ICE fired 9 or 10 rounds into a disarmed, face down Alex Pretti?!?! What the hell? Does that imply more than one shooter? WHO ARE THEY? WHOSE BODYCAM REVEALS THE IDENTITIES OF THE SHOOTERS? Get it all out!
And while you're at it, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
And while you're at it, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
January 27, 2026 at 12:32 PM
ICE fired 9 or 10 rounds into a disarmed, face down Alex Pretti?!?! What the hell? Does that imply more than one shooter? WHO ARE THEY? WHOSE BODYCAM REVEALS THE IDENTITIES OF THE SHOOTERS? Get it all out!
And while you're at it, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
And while you're at it, RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
If you wondered what you would have done in 1934 Germany, YOU'RE DOING IT!
Elbows up, America!
Elbows up, America!
January 27, 2026 at 12:29 AM
If you wondered what you would have done in 1934 Germany, YOU'RE DOING IT!
Elbows up, America!
Elbows up, America!
Think your voice and vote don't count? IT'S TACO MONDAY with El Gordo pulling Little Hitler out of Minneapolis and ICE Barbie skating on thin ICE. The city, though, is getting saddled with "Honest Tom" Homan. By the way, where's that $50,000 bribe, Tom? You'll need a warm coat and electric socks.
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Think your voice and vote don't count? IT'S TACO MONDAY with El Gordo pulling Little Hitler out of Minneapolis and ICE Barbie skating on thin ICE. The city, though, is getting saddled with "Honest Tom" Homan. By the way, where's that $50,000 bribe, Tom? You'll need a warm coat and electric socks.
"That's a nice state ya got there Walz. It'd be a real shame if somethin' like ICE happened to it"
Seen in a NY subway station:
Seen in a NY subway station:
January 26, 2026 at 11:29 PM
"That's a nice state ya got there Walz. It'd be a real shame if somethin' like ICE happened to it"
Seen in a NY subway station:
Seen in a NY subway station: