Pittsburgh Dave
@davetarrant.bsky.social
Writer. Former newspaper reporter. Currently narrative nonfiction. Pittsburgh guy in Texas, hiking Hill Country. Irish & US citizen. #Steelers, #HereWeGo, #Sober, ENFJ.
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I interviewed over half a dozen ICE and Border Patrol agents about Alex Pretti's death and every single one of them blame the Border Patrol agent
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
ICE Unloads
Immigration officers speak out: “Fuck this.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I interviewed over half a dozen ICE and Border Patrol agents about Alex Pretti's death and every single one of them blame the Border Patrol agent
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
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I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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i say this as someone with at least a mild background in cybersecurity — tiktok is now trump/fedgov spyware. you need to delete your account and app ASAP. just because the app isn‘t open doesn’t mean they won’t be harvesting your personal data to target you. queer folx get the fuck off that app
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM
i say this as someone with at least a mild background in cybersecurity — tiktok is now trump/fedgov spyware. you need to delete your account and app ASAP. just because the app isn‘t open doesn’t mean they won’t be harvesting your personal data to target you. queer folx get the fuck off that app
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ICE is leaving Vietnam-style death cards in the wake of their kidnappings because they are the saddest, most embarrassing military wannabes to ever live
coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/a...
coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/a...
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 AM
ICE is leaving Vietnam-style death cards in the wake of their kidnappings because they are the saddest, most embarrassing military wannabes to ever live
coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/a...
coloradosun.com/2026/01/23/a...
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"The President should pause these operations, de-escalate the situation, and reset the federal government’s focus on truly criminal illegal immigrants. In the absence of Presidential action, Congress and the Courts must step up to restore constitutionality."
-Phil Scott, Republican governor Vermont
-Phil Scott, Republican governor Vermont
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"The President should pause these operations, de-escalate the situation, and reset the federal government’s focus on truly criminal illegal immigrants. In the absence of Presidential action, Congress and the Courts must step up to restore constitutionality."
-Phil Scott, Republican governor Vermont
-Phil Scott, Republican governor Vermont
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fuck ai, spend trillions of dollars on making eye glasses that never need to be cleaned
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 AM
fuck ai, spend trillions of dollars on making eye glasses that never need to be cleaned
The whole world is watching.
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The whole world is watching.
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That tech oligarchs are noisy and incensed about the remote possibility of a wealth tax and utterly silent about the murder of a man who was only using the phone they invented to chronicle the thuggish government goon squads should tell you everything about these desiccated souls.
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 AM
That tech oligarchs are noisy and incensed about the remote possibility of a wealth tax and utterly silent about the murder of a man who was only using the phone they invented to chronicle the thuggish government goon squads should tell you everything about these desiccated souls.
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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They owe her, and all of us, an apology.
January 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
They owe her, and all of us, an apology.
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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The working class needs a Workers Party, not the Democratic Party.
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The working class needs a Workers Party, not the Democratic Party.
Jesus.
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Jesus.
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The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
This is an SNL skit right?
Ah yes, nothing makes us feel safer than a grip of cops blocking the bathroom and asking for our fucking IDs while we’re just trying to take a shit
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is an SNL skit right?
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That was some weird shit
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
That was some weird shit
In the mid-1990s, I interviewed Pat Summerall about his battles with alcohol and the intervention by his family and closest friends that led to his recovery and sobriety. 1/2
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
In the mid-1990s, I interviewed Pat Summerall about his battles with alcohol and the intervention by his family and closest friends that led to his recovery and sobriety. 1/2
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
Welcome your thoughts, opinions, suggestions. As you say, what Trmp does affects the entire world.
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Welcome your thoughts, opinions, suggestions. As you say, what Trmp does affects the entire world.
White women aren’t all the same. Some are conservative, some liberal, some religious, some anarcho-nihilists, some are moms and CEOs, some are drug addicts. This argument over why women won’t vote for women because they’re women is reductive and sexist. Women are individuals.
White women don't want a woman to be president. They are not ready for it.
December 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
White women aren’t all the same. Some are conservative, some liberal, some religious, some anarcho-nihilists, some are moms and CEOs, some are drug addicts. This argument over why women won’t vote for women because they’re women is reductive and sexist. Women are individuals.
Pulling up Blueskie and seeing the gang-up on Jimmy Fallon and not sure why, other than it’s Tuesday and his turn in the barrel?
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy yard
Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson fading backwards into a bush.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pulling up Blueskie and seeing the gang-up on Jimmy Fallon and not sure why, other than it’s Tuesday and his turn in the barrel?
RFK is looking more and more like the Dark Knight.
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
RFK is looking more and more like the Dark Knight.
In fact, it’s the complete opposite.
There is nothing less rock and roll than kissing a despot's ass.
December 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In fact, it’s the complete opposite.
@minakimes.bsky.social How far back does this Steelers hatred go? Maybe back to February 5, 2006?
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@minakimes.bsky.social How far back does this Steelers hatred go? Maybe back to February 5, 2006?