Dwain S
@dwains.bsky.social
Retired IT manager, Navy veteran, amateur photographer, music and art lover witnessing the disintegration of American democracy. I have a low tolerance for BS so if you have trouble being civil don't engage.🚫crypto,🚫porn, accounts with vanity pics = block
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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We are seeing incredible acts of solidarity today in Minnesota and across the country.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
We are seeing incredible acts of solidarity today in Minnesota and across the country.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS FROM 1955: Get the polio vaccine.
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 AM
🚨BREAKING NEWS FROM 1955: Get the polio vaccine.
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“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”
-Edward R. Murrow
-Edward R. Murrow
January 23, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”
-Edward R. Murrow
-Edward R. Murrow
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In the words of John Lewis, it's time for "good trouble."
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
January 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In the words of John Lewis, it's time for "good trouble."
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
If you're a Minnesotan, I urge you to join tomorrow's Ice Out For Good economic blockout and exercise your collective power.
And if you're not, organize in solidarity and demand our leaders stand up to ICE. https://iceoutforgood.org/
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NEW: The House just passed the DHS funding bill. Seven Democrats voted yes:
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Jared Golden of Maine
Laura Gillen of New York
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State
Don Davis of North Carolina
Tom Souzzi of New York
Vincente Gonzalez of Texas
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Jared Golden of Maine
Laura Gillen of New York
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State
Don Davis of North Carolina
Tom Souzzi of New York
Vincente Gonzalez of Texas
January 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
NEW: The House just passed the DHS funding bill. Seven Democrats voted yes:
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Jared Golden of Maine
Laura Gillen of New York
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State
Don Davis of North Carolina
Tom Souzzi of New York
Vincente Gonzalez of Texas
Henry Cuellar of Texas
Jared Golden of Maine
Laura Gillen of New York
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State
Don Davis of North Carolina
Tom Souzzi of New York
Vincente Gonzalez of Texas
I'm starting to wondering whose side the Democrats are on.
This is the 3rd time during this administration that Democrats have turned yellow and supported GOP legislation.
7 House Democrats break with Jeffries to pass DHS funding despite ICE backlash
This is the 3rd time during this administration that Democrats have turned yellow and supported GOP legislation.
7 House Democrats break with Jeffries to pass DHS funding despite ICE backlash
January 22, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I'm starting to wondering whose side the Democrats are on.
This is the 3rd time during this administration that Democrats have turned yellow and supported GOP legislation.
7 House Democrats break with Jeffries to pass DHS funding despite ICE backlash
This is the 3rd time during this administration that Democrats have turned yellow and supported GOP legislation.
7 House Democrats break with Jeffries to pass DHS funding despite ICE backlash
Donald Trump, Drama Queen
January 22, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Donald Trump, Drama Queen
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January 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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To: European leaders
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 AM
To: European leaders
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
Somebody's rich friends are gonna be pissed and start blowing up somebody's phone if this rout continues.
Dow slides 870 points, S&P 500 drops 2% for worst day since October on Trump tariff threat over Greenland: Live updates
Treasury yields spiked and the U.S. dollar declined as Trump's threat caused a flight from U.S. assets.
www.cnbc.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Somebody's rich friends are gonna be pissed and start blowing up somebody's phone if this rout continues.
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Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
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Donald Trump is headed to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to brag about wrecking the American economy.
That's why I've also flown to Davos — with an extra suitcase of kneepads for those caving to Trump's insanity — to vigorously defend California as an alternative to Trump's world disorder.
That's why I've also flown to Davos — with an extra suitcase of kneepads for those caving to Trump's insanity — to vigorously defend California as an alternative to Trump's world disorder.
Gov. Newsom at Davos rips into world leaders who think they can appease Trump: “I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.…this is pathetic”
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Donald Trump is headed to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to brag about wrecking the American economy.
That's why I've also flown to Davos — with an extra suitcase of kneepads for those caving to Trump's insanity — to vigorously defend California as an alternative to Trump's world disorder.
That's why I've also flown to Davos — with an extra suitcase of kneepads for those caving to Trump's insanity — to vigorously defend California as an alternative to Trump's world disorder.
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This doesn’t feel like enough, does it. It’s just the foundation for the rest of the effort we are going to have to make, to change how the USA ends up. We now realize how serious the threat to democracy is.
Year Two: When the Shock Wears Off
Normalization is the danger. Steadiness is the response.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This doesn’t feel like enough, does it. It’s just the foundation for the rest of the effort we are going to have to make, to change how the USA ends up. We now realize how serious the threat to democracy is.
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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 5:31 PM
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"
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Call your representatives today and demand they stop ICE’s abuses of power: (202) 224-3121
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Call your representatives today and demand they stop ICE’s abuses of power: (202) 224-3121
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
