Dean M
@deanm.bsky.social
Writer, attorney, runner, cook, Michigan fan, democracy enthusiast. Order depends on the day. Frequently earnest, occasionally funny, rarely at the same time. Seasonal like the McRib.
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Elon Musk is donating $10 million to a Republican primary candidate in Kentucky.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Elon Musk is donating $10 million to a Republican primary candidate in Kentucky.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
YouGov poll - In the future, would you support or oppose...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Eliminating ICE as a federal agency?
Support 42%
Oppose 45%
Reducing ICE’s size and funding
Support 48%
Oppose 37%
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This poll shows that 74% of Democrats support abolishing ICE, with 53% *strongly* supporting getting rid of the agency.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
Any elected Democrat who wants ICE to exist is outside the mainstream of their party and the people they purport to represent.
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I love how 'consultants' tell Dems running for office they need to fashion a message that will land with a mythical purple Kansas voter but Trump yells THEY'RE EATING THE PETS and STEALING GREENLAND and wins. Stop listening to grifters. You do NOT need consultants. Tell voters what you really think
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I love how 'consultants' tell Dems running for office they need to fashion a message that will land with a mythical purple Kansas voter but Trump yells THEY'RE EATING THE PETS and STEALING GREENLAND and wins. Stop listening to grifters. You do NOT need consultants. Tell voters what you really think
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the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
the reason people sometimes act madder at democrats than republicans when republicans do impossibly evil shit is the same reason why, if you hired an exterminator to handle a roach infestation and he showed up to feed and play with them instead, your first instinct wouldn’t be to yell at the roaches
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Do it. No one here is gonna save us. Or you. Cut us off entirely
BREAKING: Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US, a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, per Bloomberg.
January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Do it. No one here is gonna save us. Or you. Cut us off entirely
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this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
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The inevitability of AI is now under threat from no one wanting to use it.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The inevitability of AI is now under threat from no one wanting to use it.
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I fear for this country. Not because the president is a madman, but because the people who could stop him aren’t.
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I fear for this country. Not because the president is a madman, but because the people who could stop him aren’t.
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There are half a dozen things about this that should each trigger an immediate international response as well as the 25th Amendment
Trump also just posted an image of his meeting with European leaders from August, but edited to feature a map of North America covered in the US flag -- including Canada
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM
There are half a dozen things about this that should each trigger an immediate international response as well as the 25th Amendment
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Lately there has been a lot of people on BlueSky demanding that Americans to go turn violent on ICE agents.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Lately there has been a lot of people on BlueSky demanding that Americans to go turn violent on ICE agents.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
I’m sure that some of them are genuinely just frightened and misguided.
But some of them are actively trying to insight violence because that is what is called for in project 2025.
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primary every one of them.
Senate Dems are going to fully fund ICE if they agree to more body cameras.
And that, boys and girls, is why the republic is crumbling.
We do NOT need more video of ICE atrocities! We have plenty.
We need to STOP the atrocities, PERIOD!
Defund ICE or go to hell.
That is all.
And that, boys and girls, is why the republic is crumbling.
We do NOT need more video of ICE atrocities! We have plenty.
We need to STOP the atrocities, PERIOD!
Defund ICE or go to hell.
That is all.
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
primary every one of them.
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it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...
St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention
Nasra Ahmed, 23, said she was taken to the hospital for an MRI with hands and legs shackled
www.twincities.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...
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Abolish ICE.
That's the moderate position.
That's the moderate position.
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Abolish ICE.
That's the moderate position.
That's the moderate position.
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It should have ended at this moment.
January 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
It should have ended at this moment.
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ICE when you call them a bad word
January 18, 2026 at 10:31 PM
ICE when you call them a bad word
What happened to the “fuck your feelings” brigade? Did their iddy biddy feelings get hurt? Did they make a little accident in their Kevlar diapers when a nice grandma called them a nasty name? Really tough shit for those special boys.
“Verbal assaults”
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
What happened to the “fuck your feelings” brigade? Did their iddy biddy feelings get hurt? Did they make a little accident in their Kevlar diapers when a nice grandma called them a nasty name? Really tough shit for those special boys.
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The people risking their lives and livelihoods to protect their neighbors are the best of us, and we all owe them a debt of gratitude.
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The Residents of Minneapolis Are Fighting for All of Us
The sights of Minneapolitans defending their community have been inspiring. But underneath these displays of heroism, there is despair, fear, and hurt.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The people risking their lives and livelihoods to protect their neighbors are the best of us, and we all owe them a debt of gratitude.
trib.al/X2IVxB7
trib.al/X2IVxB7
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Given the open racism and rampant racial profiling by ICE, maybe this will be the first MLK Day in recent history where Republicans do *not* trot out the Only MLK Quote They Know
January 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Given the open racism and rampant racial profiling by ICE, maybe this will be the first MLK Day in recent history where Republicans do *not* trot out the Only MLK Quote They Know
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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A prerequisite to competing in, and winning fair elections is that you need political freedom and basic human rights. How could a party not, when they get power, dismantle a secret police force dedicated to imprisoning and killing them?
January 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
A prerequisite to competing in, and winning fair elections is that you need political freedom and basic human rights. How could a party not, when they get power, dismantle a secret police force dedicated to imprisoning and killing them?
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The killer of Renee Good proudly RECORDED THE KILLING. Body cams won't stop this. And "training" just gives ICE more money to train its agents to keep doing what they're doing.
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224
THREAD. Having just written a book about this and talked to a LOT of Democrats, I can assure you that neither Cory Booker nor the policing industry he’s advertising think that more money for ICE “training” and tech would address any problem that any person of good will has with what ICE is doing.
January 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The killer of Renee Good proudly RECORDED THE KILLING. Body cams won't stop this. And "training" just gives ICE more money to train its agents to keep doing what they're doing.
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224