Keith A. Eddins
@eugeneinoregon.bsky.social
Retired American diplomat who focused on NATO, USSR/Russia, & post-1989 Central Europe. Now at the Univ. of Oregon. Political & foreign policy viewpoints are my own. Proudly anti-fascist; I will never be a collaborator. To POTUS, I’m radical leftist scum.
Eugene’s mayor speaking at tonight’s very moving vigil in memory of Alex Pretti. Vigil was organized by Oregon Nurses Association.
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Eugene’s mayor speaking at tonight’s very moving vigil in memory of Alex Pretti. Vigil was organized by Oregon Nurses Association.
Personally witnessed my first ICE take-down of a protester today.
About eight ICE paramilitary goons (with masks, of course) threw the protester to the ground, then arrested him (or, at least, led him away). They were joined by roughly the same number of uniformed Federal Protective Police.
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About eight ICE paramilitary goons (with masks, of course) threw the protester to the ground, then arrested him (or, at least, led him away). They were joined by roughly the same number of uniformed Federal Protective Police.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Personally witnessed my first ICE take-down of a protester today.
About eight ICE paramilitary goons (with masks, of course) threw the protester to the ground, then arrested him (or, at least, led him away). They were joined by roughly the same number of uniformed Federal Protective Police.
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About eight ICE paramilitary goons (with masks, of course) threw the protester to the ground, then arrested him (or, at least, led him away). They were joined by roughly the same number of uniformed Federal Protective Police.
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When two police officers were shot in NE Portland last week, Oregon's right wing influencer sphere was convinced that this must be some radical leftist who did it. Instead, it was someone many of those folks had previously attended MAGA flag waves with. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/por...
PORTLAND NEO-NAZI ARRESTED, SUSPECT IN WOUNDING 2 OFFICERS IN SHOOTING
| Left Coast Right Watch
Eric Oelkers, a long-time neo-Nazi that ran with COPS NW and Patriot Prayer, was arrested Monday as the suspect for shooting two PDX police officers
leftcoastrightwatch.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
When two police officers were shot in NE Portland last week, Oregon's right wing influencer sphere was convinced that this must be some radical leftist who did it. Instead, it was someone many of those folks had previously attended MAGA flag waves with. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/por...
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Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
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Melania knows her documentary is flop. And the best part is she knows that we know that she knows it's a flop
January 27, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Melania knows her documentary is flop. And the best part is she knows that we know that she knows it's a flop
This is absurd! I worked on int'l visits by U.S. presidents, vice presidents, & cabinet official for three decades and NEVER heard of ICE (or DHS) traveling w/them. If you need law enforcement aid send trained FBI special agents. If you need intel, send CIA officers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This is absurd! I worked on int'l visits by U.S. presidents, vice presidents, & cabinet official for three decades and NEVER heard of ICE (or DHS) traveling w/them. If you need law enforcement aid send trained FBI special agents. If you need intel, send CIA officers.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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Dissolving DHS, and obviously ICE within it, is imperative. And we also must not lose sight of this additional demand: Close the Camps, Bring Them Home. Ending DHS would end new abductions but we must also address all of those already completed.
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Dissolving DHS, and obviously ICE within it, is imperative. And we also must not lose sight of this additional demand: Close the Camps, Bring Them Home. Ending DHS would end new abductions but we must also address all of those already completed.
Just called my senators (Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley) to urge them to reject this sort of compromise and push for a shutdown built around an 'abolish ICE' message. Also to remind them not to allow Schumer to pull the same kind of fast one he pulled last March (no on funding, but not on cloture).
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Just called my senators (Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley) to urge them to reject this sort of compromise and push for a shutdown built around an 'abolish ICE' message. Also to remind them not to allow Schumer to pull the same kind of fast one he pulled last March (no on funding, but not on cloture).
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Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
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Weiss is about a year behind The Washington Post, if you're curious where this is headed.
This does not sound good: "Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News." By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Weiss is about a year behind The Washington Post, if you're curious where this is headed.
FWIW, I've already switched from 'Gestapo,' 'secret police,' and 'killing and kidnapping' to 'masked paramilitary units,' 'death squads,' and 'murders and executions.'
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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 26, 2026 at 9:19 PM
FWIW, I've already switched from 'Gestapo,' 'secret police,' and 'killing and kidnapping' to 'masked paramilitary units,' 'death squads,' and 'murders and executions.'
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⚡️ Russia is now forcing civilian passengers onto military cargo planes as its aviation industry collapses under sanctions.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
⚡️ Russia is now forcing civilian passengers onto military cargo planes as its aviation industry collapses under sanctions.
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We've reached the point where a respected Minnesota newspaper is having to do an explainer on which gases being used by federal masked, paramilitary forces against U.S. citizens are and aren't chemical weapons...
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
We've reached the point where a respected Minnesota newspaper is having to do an explainer on which gases being used by federal masked, paramilitary forces against U.S. citizens are and aren't chemical weapons...
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“As journalists, we must remember that our responsibility is not to present both sides evenly; it is to make a determination about the facts that helps audiences understand a chaotic world.” www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
‘Terrorist! Terrorist! Terrorist!’
From Minneapolis to Gaza, how does the press responsibly report killings when officials act in obvious bad faith? By looking out the window.
www.cjr.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“As journalists, we must remember that our responsibility is not to present both sides evenly; it is to make a determination about the facts that helps audiences understand a chaotic world.” www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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1/ "The Trump administration must immediately cease all violent, unlawful ICE and Border Patrol actions. We call on Congress to speak up and hold this administration accountable, including calling for a transparent, credible, and just investigation of the violence and deaths in MN and elsewhere."
Violence and Gaslighting: This is What Authoritarianism Looks Like. We Must Resist.
Trump administration has escalated its violent behavior. A U.S. citizen was killed by federal law enforcement agents while exercising his constitutional right to free speech and peaceful assembly. Sta...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
1/ "The Trump administration must immediately cease all violent, unlawful ICE and Border Patrol actions. We call on Congress to speak up and hold this administration accountable, including calling for a transparent, credible, and just investigation of the violence and deaths in MN and elsewhere."
When I was an FSO I had more contact w/NYT foreign correspondents than those from the Post, but the WP was still a major player (in U.S. terms) & their overseas staff did excellent work. I've already given up my Post subscription (over the Harris endorsement fiasco), but I nevertheless regret this.
A bloodbath at The Washington Post. What a terrible day for journalism.
January 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
When I was an FSO I had more contact w/NYT foreign correspondents than those from the Post, but the WP was still a major player (in U.S. terms) & their overseas staff did excellent work. I've already given up my Post subscription (over the Harris endorsement fiasco), but I nevertheless regret this.
He's right...and teams shouldn't travel here, either.
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
He's right...and teams shouldn't travel here, either.
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To Gregory Bovino: This is what brandishing a firearm at a protest looks like.
January 26, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
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Hello @mnufc.com ,
This seems like a good time for you to publicly pledge that you will never hire Global X, or any of the charter airlines that also transmit abducted people for ICE, to fly your athletes anywhere for any purpose.
This seems like a good time for you to publicly pledge that you will never hire Global X, or any of the charter airlines that also transmit abducted people for ICE, to fly your athletes anywhere for any purpose.
60+ CEOs release letter on "recent challenges" creating "tragic loss."
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
Call for "immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions."
No mention of ICE.
Signers include Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill, General Mills, MN sport teams
January 25, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Hello @mnufc.com ,
This seems like a good time for you to publicly pledge that you will never hire Global X, or any of the charter airlines that also transmit abducted people for ICE, to fly your athletes anywhere for any purpose.
This seems like a good time for you to publicly pledge that you will never hire Global X, or any of the charter airlines that also transmit abducted people for ICE, to fly your athletes anywhere for any purpose.
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Now is also a good time for the league, those teams, and athletes, coaches and staff to pledge publicly that they will not ever again hire the charter airlines, like Global X, and others, who also fly abducted human beings for ICE.
thread here if you want to see for yourself, there’s another one from earlier in the day that called for them to postpone the game
people are fucking disgusted and furious
people are fucking disgusted and furious
From the nba community on Reddit: [Charania] The Timberwolves-Warriors game in Minneapolis has been postponed by the NBA, sources tell ESPN, in wake of a man shot and killed Saturday in a confrontatio...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Now is also a good time for the league, those teams, and athletes, coaches and staff to pledge publicly that they will not ever again hire the charter airlines, like Global X, and others, who also fly abducted human beings for ICE.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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this is right. you don't have to work out every detail. start with no. go from there.
Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.
January 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
this is right. you don't have to work out every detail. start with no. go from there.