Chris Thalassa
@christhalassa.bsky.social
International Relations and Science Fiction. 100% Human 🇬🇷🇺🇸🇪🇺
Maine bracing for invasion
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Maine bracing for invasion
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"A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power massive data centers in Tennessee." - @darakerr.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules
Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power massive data centers in Tennessee." - @darakerr.bsky.social
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Dept. of Justice lawsuit seeking unreacted statewide voter registration list. A big victory for our clients -- the NAACP, NAACP-CA/HI and SIREN --and the citizens of California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
🚨 United States v. Weber
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Dept. of Justice lawsuit seeking unreacted statewide voter registration list. A big victory for our clients -- the NAACP, NAACP-CA/HI and SIREN --and the citizens of California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
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This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
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Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
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I'm being subtle on the bus
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I'm being subtle on the bus
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A veteran goes off.
“I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this fucking country and what it fucking means!“
“I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this fucking country and what it fucking means!“
January 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
A veteran goes off.
“I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this fucking country and what it fucking means!“
“I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this fucking country and what it fucking means!“
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The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
January 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Greenland. My latest in @thebulwark.com
Asking the world’s most elite special operations force to brainstorm ways to “attack” an island three times the size of Texas populated by roughly 56,000 people, most of whom already host and love American troops, is lunacy.
NEW from @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LuoB0O
NEW from @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LuoB0O
The Best Military ‘Option’ for Greenland: Let It Be
Attacking an ally with special forces would be the wrong tool for the wrong mission.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Greenland. My latest in @thebulwark.com
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I feel like the best way to understand the Greenland situation is simply to substitute the word "Sudetenland" every time you time you read "Greenland"
January 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I feel like the best way to understand the Greenland situation is simply to substitute the word "Sudetenland" every time you time you read "Greenland"
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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“What happens next will define the future of Americans’ relationship to their government. Are we free citizens of a constitutional republic or the unwilling subjects of a gangster regime where state violence is excused at the highest levels of power?”
Minnesota Is the Test Case for an American Police State - Dame Magazine
President Donald Trump wasted no time turning his second term into an all-out assault on the rule of law. As the tragic shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapol...
www.damemagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
“What happens next will define the future of Americans’ relationship to their government. Are we free citizens of a constitutional republic or the unwilling subjects of a gangster regime where state violence is excused at the highest levels of power?”
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Remember, being shot by police while you’re violently attacking the US Capitol is murder,
but not wanting to let masked government thugs into your car means you deserve to be murdered.
but not wanting to let masked government thugs into your car means you deserve to be murdered.
January 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Remember, being shot by police while you’re violently attacking the US Capitol is murder,
but not wanting to let masked government thugs into your car means you deserve to be murdered.
but not wanting to let masked government thugs into your car means you deserve to be murdered.
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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Amazing how quickly the pretext for invading a city just falls away. The circular justification in Minneapolis is now “we are punishing the city for resisting our punishment.
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Amazing how quickly the pretext for invading a city just falls away. The circular justification in Minneapolis is now “we are punishing the city for resisting our punishment.
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My fave attorney spitting facts. Rachel Cohen from Chicago. I affirm this
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
My fave attorney spitting facts. Rachel Cohen from Chicago. I affirm this
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It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
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"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
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I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
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I am in awe of the bravery of the Iranian people, who are standing up for their freedom against a brutal regime and decades of authoritarian, theocratic rule.
January 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I am in awe of the bravery of the Iranian people, who are standing up for their freedom against a brutal regime and decades of authoritarian, theocratic rule.