Dad Influence
@dadinfluence.bsky.social
A loose cannon, but he gets results.
Portland Frogs 🐸 Strong.
DC Sandwich Guy 🥪 Supporter.
I sleep in a big bed, with my wife. (But separate Duvets)
He/Him
Portland Frogs 🐸 Strong.
DC Sandwich Guy 🥪 Supporter.
I sleep in a big bed, with my wife. (But separate Duvets)
He/Him
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The problem with ICE agents isn't their training, it's their existence.
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The problem with ICE agents isn't their training, it's their existence.
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hard not to notice that as trump's polls crater and gop gets crushed in election after election, news orgs are not racing around hiring progressive commenters and boasting about how they're reaching out to real americans by following the will of the volk.
January 18, 2026 at 5:58 AM
hard not to notice that as trump's polls crater and gop gets crushed in election after election, news orgs are not racing around hiring progressive commenters and boasting about how they're reaching out to real americans by following the will of the volk.
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I went on Substack to suggest to Simon Rosenberg that there might be some valid reasons for Minneapolis activists to be suspicious of Dem party fundraising. Ooof.
January 18, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I went on Substack to suggest to Simon Rosenberg that there might be some valid reasons for Minneapolis activists to be suspicious of Dem party fundraising. Ooof.
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For assistance filing as a conscientious objector, call the GI Rights Hotline. You are not alone.
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
About 1,500 soldiers w/ 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed on prepare-to-deploy orders with a mission in Minnesota in mind, defense officials tell me tonight. Unclear if some or all of them ultimately will go.
News reported tonight by ABC News, too.
News reported tonight by ABC News, too.
January 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM
For assistance filing as a conscientious objector, call the GI Rights Hotline. You are not alone.
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
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The similarities are mind blowing!
January 18, 2026 at 5:18 AM
The similarities are mind blowing!
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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If you want to actually help ID ICE agents today, might we recommend starting with these two (and no, don't do it in the replies):
We still do not know the names of the ICE agents who killed Silverio Villegas González on September 12, 2025 outside of Chicago.
If you have any information, please reach out on Signal at @tpf.99.
If you have any information, please reach out on Signal at @tpf.99.
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
If you want to actually help ID ICE agents today, might we recommend starting with these two (and no, don't do it in the replies):
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This one wins 🏆
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This one wins 🏆
They're going to need more than 1,500 to do it
They are going to do it.
It's all to set up martial law.
War against Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
It's all to set up martial law.
War against Americans.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
Soldiers with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed at the ready following Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 AM
They're going to need more than 1,500 to do it
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More people should know about the day 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, forcing real political change towards gender equality:
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
More people should know about the day 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, forcing real political change towards gender equality:
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
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Shout out to everyone currently experiencing everything
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Shout out to everyone currently experiencing everything
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Just saw it noted that 100% of the world’s Ozempic supply comes from Denmark, as does a somewhat smaller percentage of the world’s insulin. Almost as if it’s really quite a small world!
January 18, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Just saw it noted that 100% of the world’s Ozempic supply comes from Denmark, as does a somewhat smaller percentage of the world’s insulin. Almost as if it’s really quite a small world!
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If you loathe Trump & all that he's doing, you should be pissed at the opposition party that had all the power, money, celebrity & leverage to stop him - but refused to because they feared doing what was necessary to stop him mighta made their media pals & their donors too mad.
January 18, 2026 at 5:24 AM
If you loathe Trump & all that he's doing, you should be pissed at the opposition party that had all the power, money, celebrity & leverage to stop him - but refused to because they feared doing what was necessary to stop him mighta made their media pals & their donors too mad.
He's the media favorite because he is against taxing their billionaire owners
it remains nuts to me that the argument for Newsom is that he's inevitable while he's not even the polling favorite
January 18, 2026 at 5:51 AM
He's the media favorite because he is against taxing their billionaire owners
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Wait. The CDC closed its FOIA office?!?
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Wait. The CDC closed its FOIA office?!?
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the multibillion-dollar political and media machine's mission is to distract you from indisputable facts - like the fact that the government could literally right now instantly help millions of people by just passing a one-line bill reducing the Medicare eligibility age to zero
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 AM
the multibillion-dollar political and media machine's mission is to distract you from indisputable facts - like the fact that the government could literally right now instantly help millions of people by just passing a one-line bill reducing the Medicare eligibility age to zero
He's abdicating all of the ethics of Journalism in favor of propaganda, is what it means
Been reading this over and over and can't for the life of me understand what he's even trying to say. This is a lot of words to say... nothing.
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 AM
He's abdicating all of the ethics of Journalism in favor of propaganda, is what it means
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Ain't that the truth.
Knowing who he was, knowing what he was doing, knowing full well that he most likely wasn't going to thank them and would probably blame them, knowing the risk of being retaliated against by the Horde of Never Wrongs, they STILL did the right thing & saved his ass.
Knowing who he was, knowing what he was doing, knowing full well that he most likely wasn't going to thank them and would probably blame them, knowing the risk of being retaliated against by the Horde of Never Wrongs, they STILL did the right thing & saved his ass.
The narrative being pushed on X is that Jake Lang was dragged off the window ledge into a violent antifa mob and beaten.
The dude who pulled him off the ledge protected him and escorted him through the crowd.
The dude who pulled him off the ledge protected him and escorted him through the crowd.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Ain't that the truth.
Knowing who he was, knowing what he was doing, knowing full well that he most likely wasn't going to thank them and would probably blame them, knowing the risk of being retaliated against by the Horde of Never Wrongs, they STILL did the right thing & saved his ass.
Knowing who he was, knowing what he was doing, knowing full well that he most likely wasn't going to thank them and would probably blame them, knowing the risk of being retaliated against by the Horde of Never Wrongs, they STILL did the right thing & saved his ass.
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“They’re starting to resist more. We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” — leaked ICE footage
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
“They’re starting to resist more. We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” — leaked ICE footage
The Mandalorian taking a horse to a stable:
This is the hay.
This is the hay.
The Mandalorian talking about a job offer:
This is the pay.
This is the pay.
The Mandalorian teaching geometry:
This is the ray.
This is the ray.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 AM
The Mandalorian taking a horse to a stable:
This is the hay.
This is the hay.
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I used the volunteer at homeless shelters were the residents worked up to 38 hours per week doing manual labor.
Many employers didn’t want them working 40 hours a week regularly, because then they’d have to offer benefits.
Many employers didn’t want them working 40 hours a week regularly, because then they’d have to offer benefits.
“The working homeless” is not a myth. They want us to be invisible so they don’t have to answer for what this capitalistic hellscape is doing to us all.
It’s real. We exist. We’re a growing class of people (which is why folks want to look away). And I’ll never be quiet about it.
It’s real. We exist. We’re a growing class of people (which is why folks want to look away). And I’ll never be quiet about it.
January 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I used the volunteer at homeless shelters were the residents worked up to 38 hours per week doing manual labor.
Many employers didn’t want them working 40 hours a week regularly, because then they’d have to offer benefits.
Many employers didn’t want them working 40 hours a week regularly, because then they’d have to offer benefits.
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That’s weird because they’re actually doing that a lot.
January 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM
That’s weird because they’re actually doing that a lot.