Dean Preston
@deanpreston.bsky.social
Former legislator, democratic socialist, housing advocate, founder of Tenants Together. He/Him. Opinions my own, reposts not endorsements.
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Today at the protest in San Francisco, I saw so much of what makes this city magnificent: people of all ages & backgrounds who are determined & outraged, but also finding joy & purpose in safeguarding our collective rights & values.
I’m beginning to hope this feeling will grow on people.
I’m beginning to hope this feeling will grow on people.
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Today at the protest in San Francisco, I saw so much of what makes this city magnificent: people of all ages & backgrounds who are determined & outraged, but also finding joy & purpose in safeguarding our collective rights & values.
I’m beginning to hope this feeling will grow on people.
I’m beginning to hope this feeling will grow on people.
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency.”
-Judge Biery granting petition to release Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5 year old son kidnapped by ICE.
-Judge Biery granting petition to release Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5 year old son kidnapped by ICE.
February 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency.”
-Judge Biery granting petition to release Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5 year old son kidnapped by ICE.
-Judge Biery granting petition to release Adrian Conejo Arias and his 5 year old son kidnapped by ICE.
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
Wild level of corruption here
Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak reut.rs/4arQUWf
Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for $10 billion over the disclosure of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.
reut.rs
January 30, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Wild level of corruption here
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
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Wow. The county is charging the Ilhan Omar attacker even though the feds are also doing that, because they don't trust Trump to not pardon the guy.
This was a disturbing assault on @repilhan.bsky.social, who is frequently the target of vilifying language by fellow elected officials and members of the public.
Mr. Kazmierczak has been charged with one felony count of terroristic threats and one count of fifth-degree assault.
Mr. Kazmierczak has been charged with one felony count of terroristic threats and one count of fifth-degree assault.
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Wow. The county is charging the Ilhan Omar attacker even though the feds are also doing that, because they don't trust Trump to not pardon the guy.
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Reminder: There's no such thing as a "moderate" ideology. There exists no set of ideas upon which moderates agree. That's why efforts to create centrist parties always fail.
A "moderate" Dem is one who embraces Republican policies. The real question: What are those policies?
A "moderate" Dem is one who embraces Republican policies. The real question: What are those policies?
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Reminder: There's no such thing as a "moderate" ideology. There exists no set of ideas upon which moderates agree. That's why efforts to create centrist parties always fail.
A "moderate" Dem is one who embraces Republican policies. The real question: What are those policies?
A "moderate" Dem is one who embraces Republican policies. The real question: What are those policies?
Did anyone bring $50,000 in small unmarked bills to Homan’s pre-Hague press conference?
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Did anyone bring $50,000 in small unmarked bills to Homan’s pre-Hague press conference?
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Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
SF should declare a state of emergency and ban nonpayment evictions for any period of enhanced ICE activity, similar to what we did in the covid pandemic that saved thousands from eviction.
People who are understandably afraid to go to work because of Trump’s gestapo should not lose their homes.
People who are understandably afraid to go to work because of Trump’s gestapo should not lose their homes.
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
SF should declare a state of emergency and ban nonpayment evictions for any period of enhanced ICE activity, similar to what we did in the covid pandemic that saved thousands from eviction.
People who are understandably afraid to go to work because of Trump’s gestapo should not lose their homes.
People who are understandably afraid to go to work because of Trump’s gestapo should not lose their homes.
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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Folks have puzzled on why they can't get traction on social justice issues for a long time believing it's bc they didn't argue it right or have the right info. Federal agents have executed two people on broad daylight on the streets and these politicians seemingly can't do anything. It's revealing.
January 28, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Folks have puzzled on why they can't get traction on social justice issues for a long time believing it's bc they didn't argue it right or have the right info. Federal agents have executed two people on broad daylight on the streets and these politicians seemingly can't do anything. It's revealing.
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In a stunning twist ahead of the June 11–July 19 tournament, former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has publicly endorsed calls for fans to stay away from the U.S. echoing Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth’s advice amid growing safety, immigration, and political concerns.
January 28, 2026 at 6:15 AM
In a stunning twist ahead of the June 11–July 19 tournament, former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has publicly endorsed calls for fans to stay away from the U.S. echoing Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth’s advice amid growing safety, immigration, and political concerns.
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Here is my full appearance today on Democracy Now talking about the moment of Copaganda that we are now living in: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
From George Floyd to Alex Pretti: “Copaganda” Author on Myths About Immigration, Crime & Policing
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Here is my full appearance today on Democracy Now talking about the moment of Copaganda that we are now living in: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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If the Democrats approve the unprecedented DHS and ICE funding package (3x 2024’s already record budget!) based on these meaningless and, in any event, unenforceable “reforms,” it will be among the greatest moral betrayals and strategic failures of the modern era.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
If the Democrats approve the unprecedented DHS and ICE funding package (3x 2024’s already record budget!) based on these meaningless and, in any event, unenforceable “reforms,” it will be among the greatest moral betrayals and strategic failures of the modern era.
If your response to this is “but zoning” you are part of the problem
Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
www.mprnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
If your response to this is “but zoning” you are part of the problem
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
Larson-backed mayor killed our 2022 budget supplemental that would have added $10 million for small businesses and street safety here. Now the Trump-loving billionaire wants to buy the neighborhood on his terms. Privatization instead of city investment.
Stop normalizing these billionaires. Tax them
Stop normalizing these billionaires. Tax them
Crypto billionaire invests $5 million in S.F. Tenderloin revitalization
Philanthropist Chris Larsen has donated $5 million to support revitalization efforts on Larkin Street, a cultural hub and small business corridor in the Tenderloin.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Larson-backed mayor killed our 2022 budget supplemental that would have added $10 million for small businesses and street safety here. Now the Trump-loving billionaire wants to buy the neighborhood on his terms. Privatization instead of city investment.
Stop normalizing these billionaires. Tax them
Stop normalizing these billionaires. Tax them
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The regime-affiliated oligarchs who bought up Twitter, the Washington Post, CBS, and TikTok didn't do so to turn a profit.
They are taking control of the media to limit the public's ability to resist authoritarianism and oligarchy. If they run the outlets into the ground, that's fine.
They are taking control of the media to limit the public's ability to resist authoritarianism and oligarchy. If they run the outlets into the ground, that's fine.
Jeff Bezos is putting the Washington Post into hospice: defector.com/jeff-bezos-i...
Jeff Bezos Is Putting The Washington Post Into Hospice | Defector
The Washington Post’s suicide-by-1,000-cuts business plan is going swimmingly. Word of the most recent act of self-harm came with a New York Times report on Friday on an internal memo informing the…
defector.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The regime-affiliated oligarchs who bought up Twitter, the Washington Post, CBS, and TikTok didn't do so to turn a profit.
They are taking control of the media to limit the public's ability to resist authoritarianism and oligarchy. If they run the outlets into the ground, that's fine.
They are taking control of the media to limit the public's ability to resist authoritarianism and oligarchy. If they run the outlets into the ground, that's fine.
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An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has “horrible” conditions, including “putrid” drinking water.
truthout.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
Bovino should be arrested as soon as he sets foot back in CA
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Bovino should be arrested as soon as he sets foot back in CA
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Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
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This killing is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader pattern in which ICE, with its paramilitary-style operations, has been unleashed to carry out violent and abusive enforcement and detention practices with little oversight or accountability.
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
USA: In Aftermath of Another Killing, Congress Must Stop Funding ICE’s Deadly Abuses
Following yet another deadly shooting by federal agents (ICE) in Minneapolis, Amy Fischer, Director for Refugee and Migrant Rights with Amnesty
amnesty.ca
January 26, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This killing is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader pattern in which ICE, with its paramilitary-style operations, has been unleashed to carry out violent and abusive enforcement and detention practices with little oversight or accountability.
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
amnesty.ca/human-rights...
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE