Sam Pottle
@dribrats.bsky.social
Confront the authoritarian impulse wherever you find it.
At least *notice* it.
At least *notice* it.
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Sam Pottle
@dribrats.bsky.social
· Apr 8
Every time I get a journalist call for comment now I close my remarks with “members of a government that believes it is not bound by the rule of law are not entitled to its protection.”
"Many people are saying"
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meanwhile, this fuckin' guy
the guy who lost twice in one year to be the democratic mayor of new york city is launching a radio show on trump’s BFF’s radio network because of course he is
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches new radio show
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is back on the scene. Cuomo, who ran for New York City mayor and lost, is launching a talk show on 77 WABC Radio. The first episode of “The Pu…
pix11.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
meanwhile, this fuckin' guy
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30 point swing you say?
February 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
30 point swing you say?
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So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
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second dance club of the night. Here’s what I got handed as I walked in. The feds are cooked
February 1, 2026 at 6:33 AM
second dance club of the night. Here’s what I got handed as I walked in. The feds are cooked
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The biggest crowd I have ever seen in my twenty plus years living here.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/t...
In photos: Thousands gather to protest ICE activity in Maine
Thousands of protesters gather for an anti-ICE rally in Monument Square in Portland on Friday.
www.pressherald.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 AM
The biggest crowd I have ever seen in my twenty plus years living here.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/t...
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reminder that a small handful of Republicans in the House and Senate could end this madness today
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
reminder that a small handful of Republicans in the House and Senate could end this madness today
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It's like getting arrested by a fascist Magritte painting.
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
It's like getting arrested by a fascist Magritte painting.
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The fact that Vance and Miller - the most powerful members of the administration - are publicly socially intermeshed with open and unapologetic Nazis is the Chekhov’s gun of Trump’s second term, even if the press have refuse to acknowledge.
Now it’s shooting us in the face.
Now it’s shooting us in the face.
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The fact that Vance and Miller - the most powerful members of the administration - are publicly socially intermeshed with open and unapologetic Nazis is the Chekhov’s gun of Trump’s second term, even if the press have refuse to acknowledge.
Now it’s shooting us in the face.
Now it’s shooting us in the face.
Des Demonas - The South Will Never Rise Again
YouTube video by IN THE RED RECORDS
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January 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Hey Border Czar Tom “Cava” Homan at @icegov.bsky.social:
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Hey Border Czar Tom “Cava” Homan at @icegov.bsky.social:
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
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'The Swimmer', wooden sculpture by contemporary New York based sculptor Stefanie Rocknak #WomensArt
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM
'The Swimmer', wooden sculpture by contemporary New York based sculptor Stefanie Rocknak #WomensArt
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I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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part of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them.
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 AM
part of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them.
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
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At this point, even by the strictest Hobbesian standards, this government has abandoned its duty to serve the public, and is illegitimate.
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
At this point, even by the strictest Hobbesian standards, this government has abandoned its duty to serve the public, and is illegitimate.
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Fuck off you sullen Gestapo garden gnome
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Fuck off you sullen Gestapo garden gnome
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He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
January 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
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It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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“The government has also argued that I must accept this as true because they said it, and they are the government…I respectfully suggest that the petition is frivolous.”
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
“The government has also argued that I must accept this as true because they said it, and they are the government…I respectfully suggest that the petition is frivolous.”
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The existence of this agency, staffed the way it is today, is just completely incompatible with a democratic society.
"We have a nice little database. Now you're considered a domestic terrorist." www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
From the Maine community on Reddit: ICE tells legal observer she is a domestic terrorist for peacefully filming
Explore this post and more from the Maine community
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January 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The existence of this agency, staffed the way it is today, is just completely incompatible with a democratic society.
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I love every single thing about this.
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 AM
I love every single thing about this.
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MN's AG: “We will not save our country in a courtroom. ... ultimately, this country will be saved by the people of the United States. And so that — you protesting, you gathering evidence, you sharing it with us, you communicating with us — is action. It’s actually how we’re going to win.”
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
MN's AG: “We will not save our country in a courtroom. ... ultimately, this country will be saved by the people of the United States. And so that — you protesting, you gathering evidence, you sharing it with us, you communicating with us — is action. It’s actually how we’re going to win.”
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A year after her sermon to Trump asking him to “have mercy” on immigrants and other groups, Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, is speaking against ICE alongside other faith leaders in MN.
Says: “In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.”
Says: “In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.”
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
A year after her sermon to Trump asking him to “have mercy” on immigrants and other groups, Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, is speaking against ICE alongside other faith leaders in MN.
Says: “In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.”
Says: “In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.”
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You’re arresting terrified children and using them as bait. Arresting kids getting treatment at doctors’ offices. Blinding protesters. Illegally raiding homes. Making people terrified to leave their homes.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 5:27 AM
You’re arresting terrified children and using them as bait. Arresting kids getting treatment at doctors’ offices. Blinding protesters. Illegally raiding homes. Making people terrified to leave their homes.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.
You want to pee in peace?
Quit your fucking job.