Dave Strock
@davestrock.bsky.social
Oof, what if we did good things for people instead?
Read a book.
Read a book.
It's like when people forget Alexis de Tocqueville was contemporaneously clear eyed about the cruel joke of the US declaring all men created equal while subsisting on slavery.
People refuse to see because their privilege allows them to not see.
People refuse to see because their privilege allows them to not see.
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It's like when people forget Alexis de Tocqueville was contemporaneously clear eyed about the cruel joke of the US declaring all men created equal while subsisting on slavery.
People refuse to see because their privilege allows them to not see.
People refuse to see because their privilege allows them to not see.
But One Battle After Another had bad character names 🙄
FYI, Kristi Noem’s full
initials are K.L.A.N.
initials are K.L.A.N.
February 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
But One Battle After Another had bad character names 🙄
Imagine thinking this *could* be true.
A single Five Guys order for my son alone (sure, largest burger and fries on the menu) is more than 25% of our weekly family grocery budget.
The same amount spent on ingredients for burgers/fries at home would feed our whole family at least three dinners.
A single Five Guys order for my son alone (sure, largest burger and fries on the menu) is more than 25% of our weekly family grocery budget.
The same amount spent on ingredients for burgers/fries at home would feed our whole family at least three dinners.
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Imagine thinking this *could* be true.
A single Five Guys order for my son alone (sure, largest burger and fries on the menu) is more than 25% of our weekly family grocery budget.
The same amount spent on ingredients for burgers/fries at home would feed our whole family at least three dinners.
A single Five Guys order for my son alone (sure, largest burger and fries on the menu) is more than 25% of our weekly family grocery budget.
The same amount spent on ingredients for burgers/fries at home would feed our whole family at least three dinners.
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Every story I read about the revocation of TPS for Haitians makes me shake with rage. I am no longer surprised at the cruelty of this regime, but it is deeply shameful that our country is doing this. This is simply ethnic cleansing.
‘I’m dead.’ As Haitian temporary protected status ends tomorrow, it’s unknown how people will survive. - The Boston Globe
TPS, a legal status reserved for those fleeing countries in upheaval, is slated to end for Haitians on Tuesday.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Every story I read about the revocation of TPS for Haitians makes me shake with rage. I am no longer surprised at the cruelty of this regime, but it is deeply shameful that our country is doing this. This is simply ethnic cleansing.
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“These 9 people were killed by ICE this month and you’re throwing me out while I read their names. How fucking dare you!”
@waltermasterson.bsky.social @davidsonboswell.bsky.social stevexnroberts @climatenate.bsky.social
zivon_toplin
@tomsuozzi.bsky.social is a YES TO FUND ICE !
@waltermasterson.bsky.social @davidsonboswell.bsky.social stevexnroberts @climatenate.bsky.social
zivon_toplin
@tomsuozzi.bsky.social is a YES TO FUND ICE !
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
“These 9 people were killed by ICE this month and you’re throwing me out while I read their names. How fucking dare you!”
@waltermasterson.bsky.social @davidsonboswell.bsky.social stevexnroberts @climatenate.bsky.social
zivon_toplin
@tomsuozzi.bsky.social is a YES TO FUND ICE !
@waltermasterson.bsky.social @davidsonboswell.bsky.social stevexnroberts @climatenate.bsky.social
zivon_toplin
@tomsuozzi.bsky.social is a YES TO FUND ICE !
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not even demands to get members of congress access to the concentration camps.
not even demands for oversight, medical care, decent food.
not even a little demand to give Liam his bunny hat and Spidey backpack back.
just bodycams.
not even demands for oversight, medical care, decent food.
not even a little demand to give Liam his bunny hat and Spidey backpack back.
just bodycams.
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 AM
not even demands to get members of congress access to the concentration camps.
not even demands for oversight, medical care, decent food.
not even a little demand to give Liam his bunny hat and Spidey backpack back.
just bodycams.
not even demands for oversight, medical care, decent food.
not even a little demand to give Liam his bunny hat and Spidey backpack back.
just bodycams.
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We may have missed an opportunity to build a truly public alternative to WisEye. In any case we should keep pushing for more transparency and accessibility. (2/2) shepherdexpress.com/news/feature...
Wisconsin Eye Funding Debacle Possibly Over, May Continue Operations Soon
At a press conference, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Minority Leader Greta Neubauer notified the media of a bipartisan agreement to keep Wisconsin’s equivalent to C-Span running.
shepherdexpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
We may have missed an opportunity to build a truly public alternative to WisEye. In any case we should keep pushing for more transparency and accessibility. (2/2) shepherdexpress.com/news/feature...
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I’m glad WisEye is back but this should never have happened in the first place. The public should have access to the work we do on their behalf — without recordings/broadcasts, that’s not possible. (1/2)
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I’m glad WisEye is back but this should never have happened in the first place. The public should have access to the work we do on their behalf — without recordings/broadcasts, that’s not possible. (1/2)
So this is mostly a way for Trump to prop up the stock market via retail investors and pretend it's helping kids?
January 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
So this is mostly a way for Trump to prop up the stock market via retail investors and pretend it's helping kids?
This is why abuse victims were some of the best at predicting administration behavior for the past decade.
If you aren't familiar with what DARVO is, get familiar with it. "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender." The govt is relying on DARVO as a tactic on a national scale, and it is also increasingly a conservative tactic to attack outspoken critics of their ideas, theories, & renderings of history.
DARVO - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This is why abuse victims were some of the best at predicting administration behavior for the past decade.
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gentle 🤝 rebellion
"... a belief that doomscrolling impinges upon leisure time, notifications disturb peace, and algorithms pollute discourse, paired with a simultaneous unwillingness to forfeit any of those things." @joelkhalili.bsky.social @wired.com
"... a belief that doomscrolling impinges upon leisure time, notifications disturb peace, and algorithms pollute discourse, paired with a simultaneous unwillingness to forfeit any of those things." @joelkhalili.bsky.social @wired.com
No Phone, No Social Safety Net: Welcome to the ‘Offline Club’
Across Europe’s largest cities, people are gathering for semi-silent, offline hangouts, in search of an experience that isn’t mediated through their smartphones.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
gentle 🤝 rebellion
"... a belief that doomscrolling impinges upon leisure time, notifications disturb peace, and algorithms pollute discourse, paired with a simultaneous unwillingness to forfeit any of those things." @joelkhalili.bsky.social @wired.com
"... a belief that doomscrolling impinges upon leisure time, notifications disturb peace, and algorithms pollute discourse, paired with a simultaneous unwillingness to forfeit any of those things." @joelkhalili.bsky.social @wired.com
Are we going to see a complete reversal of the situation-dependent positions that so many conservatives insist are based on deep values? Seems possible.
The right was deep in a "states rights" moment with the goal of invalidating federal gun regulations when Scalia signed on to this opinion.
The right was deep in a "states rights" moment with the goal of invalidating federal gun regulations when Scalia signed on to this opinion.
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
January 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Are we going to see a complete reversal of the situation-dependent positions that so many conservatives insist are based on deep values? Seems possible.
The right was deep in a "states rights" moment with the goal of invalidating federal gun regulations when Scalia signed on to this opinion.
The right was deep in a "states rights" moment with the goal of invalidating federal gun regulations when Scalia signed on to this opinion.
This sane washing of two deeply unserious charlatans is worth study.
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This exchange between a serious person and a charlatan is worth study. It's gives us a good look at the quality of personnel the Trump administration attracts. Only the worst. Always the social media obsessed.
January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This sane washing of two deeply unserious charlatans is worth study.
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My football coach was always telling me we couldn't have done anything differently when we lost.
It was always the other team's fault, or actually it was the fans' fault.
We spent hours watching film to spot the fan that was the least supportive.
So many didn't even come to the game! 🙄
It was always the other team's fault, or actually it was the fans' fault.
We spent hours watching film to spot the fan that was the least supportive.
So many didn't even come to the game! 🙄
My most conservative coded view is that these guys have played too many videogames and not enough sports. There isn't always a winning move to make, but these guys can't comprehend that so it must be the Dems fault they lost instead of the media/Republicans/inflation combined
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
My football coach was always telling me we couldn't have done anything differently when we lost.
It was always the other team's fault, or actually it was the fans' fault.
We spent hours watching film to spot the fan that was the least supportive.
So many didn't even come to the game! 🙄
It was always the other team's fault, or actually it was the fans' fault.
We spent hours watching film to spot the fan that was the least supportive.
So many didn't even come to the game! 🙄
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Please pay attention to what's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
Reposts are appreciated.
Reposts are appreciated.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Please pay attention to what's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
Reposts are appreciated.
Reposts are appreciated.
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Please call Voces de la Frontera's ICE verifier phone number at 1-800-427-0213 if you need to confirm a rumor about ICE activity OR you witness potential ICE activity in the Milwaukee area.
We need to be prepared in MKE -- that requires minimizing misinformation and panic.
bsky.app/profile/byma...
We need to be prepared in MKE -- that requires minimizing misinformation and panic.
bsky.app/profile/byma...
The "ICE just booked 100 hotel rooms in Milwaukee!" thing is going around again. Remember:
January 26, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Please call Voces de la Frontera's ICE verifier phone number at 1-800-427-0213 if you need to confirm a rumor about ICE activity OR you witness potential ICE activity in the Milwaukee area.
We need to be prepared in MKE -- that requires minimizing misinformation and panic.
bsky.app/profile/byma...
We need to be prepared in MKE -- that requires minimizing misinformation and panic.
bsky.app/profile/byma...
Seriously.
Use 10% of it to give undocumented folks papers, take the rest and do good things for people.
Use 10% of it to give undocumented folks papers, take the rest and do good things for people.
(one reason Democrats should stop DHS funding is that it is a literally revolutionary amount of resources they are distributing to DHS)
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Seriously.
Use 10% of it to give undocumented folks papers, take the rest and do good things for people.
Use 10% of it to give undocumented folks papers, take the rest and do good things for people.
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The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
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www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 AM
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
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I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him
Hero
Hero
By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
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“The victims are the Border Patrol Agents.”
Gotta end the culture of police impunity. That you feel comfortable saying that is a demonstration we let police in general get away with anything.
Gotta end the culture of police impunity. That you feel comfortable saying that is a demonstration we let police in general get away with anything.
BASH: It feels as though you're blaming the victim here
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 PM
“The victims are the Border Patrol Agents.”
Gotta end the culture of police impunity. That you feel comfortable saying that is a demonstration we let police in general get away with anything.
Gotta end the culture of police impunity. That you feel comfortable saying that is a demonstration we let police in general get away with anything.
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The place we need to get people to, on both sides of the Atlantic, is immigration enforcement is not a priority. It should rank far below littering on our priorities as a society. We're talking about paperwork here.
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The place we need to get people to, on both sides of the Atlantic, is immigration enforcement is not a priority. It should rank far below littering on our priorities as a society. We're talking about paperwork here.
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spotted on Reddit, a little bit of history repeating
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 AM
spotted on Reddit, a little bit of history repeating
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I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
If you can't impeach this guy, you're incompetent.
Clearly an unfit liar or incompetent at analyzing video.
Clearly an unfit liar or incompetent at analyzing video.
Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
If you can't impeach this guy, you're incompetent.
Clearly an unfit liar or incompetent at analyzing video.
Clearly an unfit liar or incompetent at analyzing video.