Earth One
@brucealeksander.bsky.social
TV Lighting Designer (retired), Columnist, concerned citizen.
I believe that diversity, inclusion, and equity are good, that science trumps superstition, and that truth matters.
I believe that diversity, inclusion, and equity are good, that science trumps superstition, and that truth matters.
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ICE wrote a memo to get around warrantless entries into homes, and they knew it was so illegal they kept it secret until a whistleblower blew the scheme open.
January 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM
ICE wrote a memo to get around warrantless entries into homes, and they knew it was so illegal they kept it secret until a whistleblower blew the scheme open.
Some things never change. If only we could only learn these lessons, rather than just repeating the same mistakes.
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How to become a tyrant in 5 steps | CBC Radio
In the 5th century BCE Herodotus travelled his ancient world gathering stories. One of his many prescient observations was how given the right circumstances a political strongman can emerge and seize ...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Some things never change. If only we could only learn these lessons, rather than just repeating the same mistakes.
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
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The Trump administration is invoking “domestic terrorism” to tarnish Renee Good’s name and intimidate opponents. But those claims can’t change the facts or the law. bit.ly/49EiY8b
Labeling Renee Good a “Domestic Terrorist” Distorts the Law
The Trump administration’s misuse of the term reached new levels after an ICE officer killed Good in her car.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The Trump administration is invoking “domestic terrorism” to tarnish Renee Good’s name and intimidate opponents. But those claims can’t change the facts or the law. bit.ly/49EiY8b
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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Trump’s lies & attacks underscore Canada's Mark Carney's wisdom. In essence: “Nostalgia is not a strategy. The old order is not coming back. We must name reality. We should pursue real co-operation, act together, believe we can build something better & more just.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Snapshot: The Bully in Davos
Donald Trump lied to, threatened and insulted once-steadfast European allies today, even as he insisted he would "not use force" in Greenland
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January 21, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Trump’s lies & attacks underscore Canada's Mark Carney's wisdom. In essence: “Nostalgia is not a strategy. The old order is not coming back. We must name reality. We should pursue real co-operation, act together, believe we can build something better & more just.” open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
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This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
“We are watching one of the wildest things a nation state has ever done.
Journalist Garrett Graff wrote, A superpower is dying by suicide because the Republican Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the mad king.”
From Letters from an American: January 19,2026
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Journalist Garrett Graff wrote, A superpower is dying by suicide because the Republican Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the mad king.”
From Letters from an American: January 19,2026
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January 19,2026
Podcast Episode · Letters from an American · 01/20/2026 · 16m
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January 21, 2026 at 3:20 AM
“We are watching one of the wildest things a nation state has ever done.
Journalist Garrett Graff wrote, A superpower is dying by suicide because the Republican Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the mad king.”
From Letters from an American: January 19,2026
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Journalist Garrett Graff wrote, A superpower is dying by suicide because the Republican Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the mad king.”
From Letters from an American: January 19,2026
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress are fine with this
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress are fine with this
I guess that being a Nobel Peace Prize recipient (having accepted one used to buy his good graces) wasn't enough for the toddler-in-chief. I originally thought this story was from The Onion. Parsing satire from fact keeps getting harder.
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Trump ties Greenland demands to Nobel Prize in message to Norway leader
The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I guess that being a Nobel Peace Prize recipient (having accepted one used to buy his good graces) wasn't enough for the toddler-in-chief. I originally thought this story was from The Onion. Parsing satire from fact keeps getting harder.
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“Can I go check a pulse?” a bystander said after Good was shot, his hands in the air.
“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
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“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
trib.al/nHCD8eo
January 18, 2026 at 3:41 AM
“Can I go check a pulse?” a bystander said after Good was shot, his hands in the air.
“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
trib.al/nHCD8eo
“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
trib.al/nHCD8eo
The Washington Post reported that applicants for jobs at Stars and Stripes were being asked what they would do to support President Donald Trump’s policies.
They want to ensure that the independent newspaper removes those "woke distractions."
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They want to ensure that the independent newspaper removes those "woke distractions."
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Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate ‘woke distractions’
The Defense Department says it is revamping the military newspaper Stars and Stripes to focus on “reporting for our warfighters” and eliminate woke distractions.
www.seattletimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The Washington Post reported that applicants for jobs at Stars and Stripes were being asked what they would do to support President Donald Trump’s policies.
They want to ensure that the independent newspaper removes those "woke distractions."
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
They want to ensure that the independent newspaper removes those "woke distractions."
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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AOC: They are sending ICE into the streets. They’re invading other countries. They are tweeting crazy shit. But what they’re not doing is lowering the price of groceries…
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
AOC: They are sending ICE into the streets. They’re invading other countries. They are tweeting crazy shit. But what they’re not doing is lowering the price of groceries…
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As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
Trump to America.
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Trump to America.
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"Ice is not about law enforcement. What we are witnessing is a Gestapo-style operation focused on spectacle and fear, coercion, intimidation, violence and abuse. This cannot stand. This must stop." My video: open.substack.com/pub/america/...
ICE Is Not Law Enforcement
Mad Hattery and Other Outrages--A Video
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January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"Ice is not about law enforcement. What we are witnessing is a Gestapo-style operation focused on spectacle and fear, coercion, intimidation, violence and abuse. This cannot stand. This must stop." My video: open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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This is how they lose.
A YouGov poll the other day, amidst a major all-out admin push to vilify Renee Good, found that 14% of REPUBLICANS think Ross should be charged.
ICE is overplaying its hand. They will do tremendous harm in short-run, but hatred of them is starting to cross party lines.
A YouGov poll the other day, amidst a major all-out admin push to vilify Renee Good, found that 14% of REPUBLICANS think Ross should be charged.
ICE is overplaying its hand. They will do tremendous harm in short-run, but hatred of them is starting to cross party lines.
ICE is now ramming civilian cars through red lights in Minnesota. — they are tax payer agitators ‼️
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
This is how they lose.
A YouGov poll the other day, amidst a major all-out admin push to vilify Renee Good, found that 14% of REPUBLICANS think Ross should be charged.
ICE is overplaying its hand. They will do tremendous harm in short-run, but hatred of them is starting to cross party lines.
A YouGov poll the other day, amidst a major all-out admin push to vilify Renee Good, found that 14% of REPUBLICANS think Ross should be charged.
ICE is overplaying its hand. They will do tremendous harm in short-run, but hatred of them is starting to cross party lines.
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Former Yale professor Jason Stanley has been taking a lot of heat for moving to Canada. Why?
Because he studies fascism—and he believes it’s already arrived in the US.
Because he studies fascism—and he believes it’s already arrived in the US.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
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January 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Former Yale professor Jason Stanley has been taking a lot of heat for moving to Canada. Why?
Because he studies fascism—and he believes it’s already arrived in the US.
Because he studies fascism—and he believes it’s already arrived in the US.
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Hannity has a Fox reporter in Minneapolis talk to a random protester walking through the city who goes on to spit bars for 2 minutes
January 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Hannity has a Fox reporter in Minneapolis talk to a random protester walking through the city who goes on to spit bars for 2 minutes