Brandon Schorsch
@bschorshy.bsky.social
@Bschorshy on the Bird app
@Schorshy@union.place on the elephant app
OPEIU member, ☭ , ✡️, Fmr CD5DFL Chair, opinions own, rt≠endorsement, i often upvote for visibility
he/him
omnia sunt communia
@Schorshy@union.place on the elephant app
OPEIU member, ☭ , ✡️, Fmr CD5DFL Chair, opinions own, rt≠endorsement, i often upvote for visibility
he/him
omnia sunt communia
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A street medic said “I’ve been working in this field for over 8 years now and I’ve seen a lot of shit, but that was truly one of the most terrible things I’ve witnessed and I never thought that I’d have to see actual children getting gassed like that, but here we are I suppose”
Portland Labor Against ICE March Faces Brutal Fed Response
A peaceful rally turned violent when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law e...
www.wewillfreeus.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
A street medic said “I’ve been working in this field for over 8 years now and I’ve seen a lot of shit, but that was truly one of the most terrible things I’ve witnessed and I never thought that I’d have to see actual children getting gassed like that, but here we are I suppose”
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Also partly due to the fact that there’s very little media left to cover it at all
The media blackout on ICE activity is partly due to national Dem leadership giving up the leverage and national attention they had a month ago.
It's partly due to Americans not being willing to stay engaged for more than a couple months when it's bad things happening only to Black and brown people.
It's partly due to Americans not being willing to stay engaged for more than a couple months when it's bad things happening only to Black and brown people.
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Also partly due to the fact that there’s very little media left to cover it at all
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yeah i guess a tantrum this is all you can do when your planned hate rally failed to get more than 12 people showing up to join you
jake lang just kicked the “PROSECUTE ICE” ice sculpture at the minnesota state capitol in st. paul
jake lang just kicked the “PROSECUTE ICE” ice sculpture at the minnesota state capitol in st. paul
February 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
yeah i guess a tantrum this is all you can do when your planned hate rally failed to get more than 12 people showing up to join you
jake lang just kicked the “PROSECUTE ICE” ice sculpture at the minnesota state capitol in st. paul
jake lang just kicked the “PROSECUTE ICE” ice sculpture at the minnesota state capitol in st. paul
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Yup, a decent amount of Bosnian genocide denial or downplaying has come from the Israeli right, as @brezaleksandar.bsky.social has written about:
Abusing the Holocaust to deny genocide: The Serb 'truth commissions' and their Israeli helpers | Opinion | Opinion
'I Am Jewish, and I Know What Genocide Means': How Serb Nationalists Co-opted Israeli Academics to Whitewash Atrocities, Bigotry and Irredentism in Cynically Revisionist Reports on Wartime Srebrenica ...
www.haaretz.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Yup, a decent amount of Bosnian genocide denial or downplaying has come from the Israeli right, as @brezaleksandar.bsky.social has written about:
this is just the pivot to video version of the Clinton campaign's post-loss "Verrit"
Welcome to Headquarters, the new Gen-Z led progressive content hub.
February 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
this is just the pivot to video version of the Clinton campaign's post-loss "Verrit"
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The City should be taking the lead here:
- Allow multi-day block party permits and waive fees
- Install emergency traffic calming yourselves
- Work with the County to do it on county roads too
- Connect PW staff or nonviolent safety orgs with RR efforts, so we can have trained marshals in busy areas
- Allow multi-day block party permits and waive fees
- Install emergency traffic calming yourselves
- Work with the County to do it on county roads too
- Connect PW staff or nonviolent safety orgs with RR efforts, so we can have trained marshals in busy areas
Keeping streets clear is critical to protect lives and property. Blocked streets & makeshift checkpoints are serious concerns for emergency responders as they can delay response times & restrict access. Neighbors have echoed the City’s public safety concerns about this. Let’s keep our streets open.
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The City should be taking the lead here:
- Allow multi-day block party permits and waive fees
- Install emergency traffic calming yourselves
- Work with the County to do it on county roads too
- Connect PW staff or nonviolent safety orgs with RR efforts, so we can have trained marshals in busy areas
- Allow multi-day block party permits and waive fees
- Install emergency traffic calming yourselves
- Work with the County to do it on county roads too
- Connect PW staff or nonviolent safety orgs with RR efforts, so we can have trained marshals in busy areas
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NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
Praying for a three way fight between Amy K, Mike Lindell and Jesse Ventura
Minnesota - Republican Governor Polling:
Lindell: 18%
Demuth: 17%
Jensen: 12%
Qualls: 11%
Robbins: 3%
Peak Insights / Feb 1, 2026
Lindell: 18%
Demuth: 17%
Jensen: 12%
Qualls: 11%
Robbins: 3%
Peak Insights / Feb 1, 2026
February 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Praying for a three way fight between Amy K, Mike Lindell and Jesse Ventura
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“We are still living in the world Bush and his cronies designed. Their work caused untold damage, poverty, and death. And yet there was no recourse—the perpetrators, in fact, seemed to have thrived.”
A Human Experience | Christopher Bell
Muntadhar al-Zaidi discusses his famous protest, its consequences, and the world the war on terror created.
thebaffler.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
“We are still living in the world Bush and his cronies designed. Their work caused untold damage, poverty, and death. And yet there was no recourse—the perpetrators, in fact, seemed to have thrived.”
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For those looking at Tom Homan's offer to MN sheriffs -- it's called a Basic Ordering Agreement. In essence, to skirt state law, DHS pays $50 in exchange for sheriffs to hold people 48 hours past their release date. It's not really a contract; it's like a warehousing agreement for bodies.
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
For those looking at Tom Homan's offer to MN sheriffs -- it's called a Basic Ordering Agreement. In essence, to skirt state law, DHS pays $50 in exchange for sheriffs to hold people 48 hours past their release date. It's not really a contract; it's like a warehousing agreement for bodies.
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Who would be a good person to write an essay about the moral depravity of centrist pundits?
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Who would be a good person to write an essay about the moral depravity of centrist pundits?
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The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.
One thing about the enormous pressure journalists are under to make videos and TikToks and do streams that kills me is that, like… some of us are meant to be read and not seen. Commenters get SO MAD about the way I look whenever my face breaches containment! Just let me write!
February 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The pivot to video is a tax on women's time and dignity, I will die on this hill.
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Federal immigration officers detained two people inside the Hennepin County Government Center after their court hearing on charges of criminal sexual conduct.
The chief public defender for the county said the detainments were unconstitutional.
The chief public defender for the county said the detainments were unconstitutional.
Chief public defender outraged by immigration detentions inside Hennepin County courthouse
But the Fourth Judicial District said in a statement that federal agents can go into the courthouse to detain people.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Federal immigration officers detained two people inside the Hennepin County Government Center after their court hearing on charges of criminal sexual conduct.
The chief public defender for the county said the detainments were unconstitutional.
The chief public defender for the county said the detainments were unconstitutional.
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My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
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NEW: Local police did not open investigations into six of the 12 shootings by on-duty federal agents that have led to the deaths or injuries of citizens and immigrants since September, a ProPublica analysis found.
“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
NEW: Local police did not open investigations into six of the 12 shootings by on-duty federal agents that have led to the deaths or injuries of citizens and immigrants since September, a ProPublica analysis found.
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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Wrote about some of the history of the Wyden Siren from @wyden.senate.gov and why we should take it VERY seriously when he sends a cryptic letter like he did yesterday.
The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong
If you've been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you've likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public…
If you've been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you've likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public…
The Wyden Siren: Senator’s Cryptic CIA Letter Follows A Pattern That’s Never Been Wrong
If you've been paying attention to surveillance and civil liberties issues over the past fifteen years, you've likely learned to recognize a particular pattern. Senator Ron Wyden will occasionally send a public letter that essentially says "hey, I can't tell you what's happening because it's classified, but something really bad is going on and you should all be paying attention."
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Wrote about some of the history of the Wyden Siren from @wyden.senate.gov and why we should take it VERY seriously when he sends a cryptic letter like he did yesterday.
chamPEEonship
Warren: "I am not anti supporting anyone. What I do is the biggest advocacy ever for anyone and families, that's what I do... I'm the champion of help someone to help somebody... I want us to vote and be done with this because I gotta pee."
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
chamPEEonship
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Chughtai can't support this particular funding source: Developing new affordable housing brings vital long term benefit to the city. Can't pit this against rental assistance. Both are critical needs.
February 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Chughtai can't support this particular funding source: Developing new affordable housing brings vital long term benefit to the city. Can't pit this against rental assistance. Both are critical needs.
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"Boundaries" is a short film I made about two men designing a detention center. Always a weird one to promote but it's been "in the news" this past year for obvious reasons. Daniel Gorman likened the film to "Zone of Interest" and you can watch it for free in the next post.
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"Boundaries" is a short film I made about two men designing a detention center. Always a weird one to promote but it's been "in the news" this past year for obvious reasons. Daniel Gorman likened the film to "Zone of Interest" and you can watch it for free in the next post.
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Looks like we're headed to the supreme court for a decision in the case of City of Minneapolis v. Licensed Trash Barricade Operator.
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Looks like we're headed to the supreme court for a decision in the case of City of Minneapolis v. Licensed Trash Barricade Operator.
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Starting to think these weren’t really applied with the consideration required by law
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Starting to think these weren’t really applied with the consideration required by law
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NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
This Tool Searches the Epstein Files For Your LinkedIn Contacts
EpsteIN—as in, Epstein and LinkedIn—searches your connections on the social network for names that match those in the released files.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
NEW: A new tool searches your LinkedIn connections for people who are mentioned in the Epstein files.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
404 Media tested the tool, called EpsteIn—as in, a mash up of Epstein and LinkedIn—and it appears to work.
will the mayor and councilmembers vetaw, rainville, warren, schafer and palmisano come to the aid of this (more or less) newly constructed building?
i know how they care more about property destruction than constitutional order, let alone those impacted by law enforcement violence.
i know how they care more about property destruction than constitutional order, let alone those impacted by law enforcement violence.
I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
will the mayor and councilmembers vetaw, rainville, warren, schafer and palmisano come to the aid of this (more or less) newly constructed building?
i know how they care more about property destruction than constitutional order, let alone those impacted by law enforcement violence.
i know how they care more about property destruction than constitutional order, let alone those impacted by law enforcement violence.
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ICE is still in Minnesota. ICE is still breaking down glass windows and doors. ICE is still separating families. ICE is still targeting our neighbors who need to go to work because they cannot afford food, rent, and basic living expenses. 1/
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ICE is still in Minnesota. ICE is still breaking down glass windows and doors. ICE is still separating families. ICE is still targeting our neighbors who need to go to work because they cannot afford food, rent, and basic living expenses. 1/