@bradknowsall.bsky.social
Retired lawyer, active curmudgeon, permanently progressive.
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ICE kidnapped 4 members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, released one, and now "can’t locate" the other three.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
ICE kidnapped 4 members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, released one, and now "can’t locate" the other three.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
America is at a legally impossible state where Native Americans aren't even considered Americans by ICE anymore.
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Radical Republicans ca. 1871: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to curb the power of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
it's easy to start an investigation of walz and frey. indictments & convictions are orders of magnitude harder. but the goal is what's important and it's nothing that breaking the power of the states which is the only brake on trump's attempted tyranny
Watch What They’re Doing: Trump Threatens to Make War on the States talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/watch...
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Radical Republicans ca. 1871: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to curb the power of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re sending federal troops into states in order to advance the cause of white supremacy
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Radical Republicans ca. 1871: We’re going to reconstruct the Southern states to make them more hospitable to multi-racial democracy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re going to deconstruct the multiracial democracies in the Northern & western states to make them more hospitable to white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re going to deconstruct the multiracial democracies in the Northern & western states to make them more hospitable to white supremacy
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Radical Republicans ca. 1871: We’re going to reconstruct the Southern states to make them more hospitable to multi-racial democracy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re going to deconstruct the multiracial democracies in the Northern & western states to make them more hospitable to white supremacy
Radical Republicans ca. 2026: We’re going to deconstruct the multiracial democracies in the Northern & western states to make them more hospitable to white supremacy
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JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics, saying the terminations appear to be retaliation for the group's view points re: vaccine safety/efficacy. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
January 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
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I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
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A poem by Amanda Gorman
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A poem by Amanda Gorman
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
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Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.
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Very powerful
January 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Very powerful
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JD Vance Calls Woman Fatally Shot by ICE Agent a ‘Deranged Leftist’ These are evil, vile people. www.mediaite.com/politics/jd-...
JD Vance Calls Woman Fatally Shot by ICE Agent a ‘Deranged Leftist’
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday called the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis a "deranged leftist" in response to a clip of the incident.
www.mediaite.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
JD Vance Calls Woman Fatally Shot by ICE Agent a ‘Deranged Leftist’ These are evil, vile people. www.mediaite.com/politics/jd-...
Wise, this one. Never chase Amy.
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Wise, this one. Never chase Amy.
Good thing Cartman didn't have a gun!
a cartoon character from south park says you will respect my authority
ALT: a cartoon character from south park says you will respect my authority
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Good thing Cartman didn't have a gun!
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The protests will grow.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 AM
The protests will grow.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
All it takes is a spark.
6 years ago it was the murder of George Floyd, caught on camera, just a mile from where this happened.
Now it's ICE murdering Renee Good.
Both times, MAGA and Trump sided with the murderer.
Enough. We have the numbers.
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When I call ICE a Gestapo I’m not exaggerating. This is straight up Nazi shit. These people are all monsters.
Frame 2.03. Officer kills driver as she tries to drive around him. It takes the officer only 1.25 seconds after the car was moving away from him, then pivoting to avoid him, to decide to murder a US citizen.
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
When I call ICE a Gestapo I’m not exaggerating. This is straight up Nazi shit. These people are all monsters.
Bingo. The speed of the shooting is breathtaking.
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Bingo. The speed of the shooting is breathtaking.
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Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
The Department of Homeland Security released a Maryland woman who was held for 25 days despite evidence that her lawyers say proves she was born in the United States and is a citizen.
After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
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Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen is blunt:
If the U.S. attacks a NATO ally, the post-WWII order dies and America becomes the threat NATO was built to stop.👀
If the U.S. attacks a NATO ally, the post-WWII order dies and America becomes the threat NATO was built to stop.👀
January 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen is blunt:
If the U.S. attacks a NATO ally, the post-WWII order dies and America becomes the threat NATO was built to stop.👀
If the U.S. attacks a NATO ally, the post-WWII order dies and America becomes the threat NATO was built to stop.👀
I think they've already retreated and apologized. 🤦♂️
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I think they've already retreated and apologized. 🤦♂️
Her Medical License expires on January 1, 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Her Medical License expires on January 1, 2026.
And a toast 🍾🥂 to dry January. Whoops...that didn't last very long! 😃
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 AM
And a toast 🍾🥂 to dry January. Whoops...that didn't last very long! 😃
A toast! 🍾🥂
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 AM
A toast! 🍾🥂
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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HHS is trying to force Seattle Children's into doing a Sophie's choice of abandoning trans youth or see kids with cancer or other serious illness have their coverage and care disrupted. That's what this is about.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
HHS is trying to force Seattle Children's into doing a Sophie's choice of abandoning trans youth or see kids with cancer or other serious illness have their coverage and care disrupted. That's what this is about.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.