Firsk.bsky.social
@firsk.bsky.social
Sailor, entrepreneur (electronic instrumentation), designer, woodworker, boat builder, potter.
Pacific Northwest resident, outdoorsy, classical liberal.
Parent of an adult trans child.
Date from the final days of the Truman administration.
Pacific Northwest resident, outdoorsy, classical liberal.
Parent of an adult trans child.
Date from the final days of the Truman administration.
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There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Don’t mess with Rep. Ilhan Omar.
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Don’t mess with Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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Free Liam.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Free Liam.
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Aside from all the moral and community reasons this is wrong, where is the business community? In my area, the hospitals will have to shut units and the nursing homes won’t be able to keep staff ratios without our dear Haitian colleagues. WTAF. Your Grandma will suffer.
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Aside from all the moral and community reasons this is wrong, where is the business community? In my area, the hospitals will have to shut units and the nursing homes won’t be able to keep staff ratios without our dear Haitian colleagues. WTAF. Your Grandma will suffer.
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Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
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Julia Davis 👀👀
January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Julia Davis 👀👀
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Very on brand for Gabbard to be pushing bogus conspiracy theories. She also promoted conspiracy theories denying chemical weapons attacks in Syria a few years ago. Only difference is now she is leading our intelligence services down the rabbit hole with her.
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Very on brand for Gabbard to be pushing bogus conspiracy theories. She also promoted conspiracy theories denying chemical weapons attacks in Syria a few years ago. Only difference is now she is leading our intelligence services down the rabbit hole with her.
Ah, the conspiracy-fiction nut case is leading this.
They must all be struggling to stay on his good side as he declines.
They must all be struggling to stay on his good side as he declines.
New via WSJ:
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Ah, the conspiracy-fiction nut case is leading this.
They must all be struggling to stay on his good side as he declines.
They must all be struggling to stay on his good side as he declines.
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A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
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This is how the rest of the world now sees The United States under Trump.
January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This is how the rest of the world now sees The United States under Trump.
"This is confirmation bias with a new escape hatch."
Deep concern about our ability to perceive reality.
“That's AI” (It Isn’t)
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
Deep concern about our ability to perceive reality.
“That's AI” (It Isn’t)
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
“That's AI” (It Isn’t)
Verified video of Alex Pretti dismissed as fake by people who think they’re fighting misinformation. Meanwhile, AI-generated content spreads as proof.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"This is confirmation bias with a new escape hatch."
Deep concern about our ability to perceive reality.
“That's AI” (It Isn’t)
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
Deep concern about our ability to perceive reality.
“That's AI” (It Isn’t)
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
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HS is“flooding the zone”w arrests they know are not constitutional& not lawful.Theyre driven by numbers then quickly moved over state lines to avoid MN courts.The main federal judges,are so busy they’re now pulling in federal district court judges from other districts
Call TODAY2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣4️⃣3️⃣1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
#ICEOUT
Call TODAY2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣4️⃣3️⃣1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
#ICEOUT
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
HS is“flooding the zone”w arrests they know are not constitutional& not lawful.Theyre driven by numbers then quickly moved over state lines to avoid MN courts.The main federal judges,are so busy they’re now pulling in federal district court judges from other districts
Call TODAY2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣4️⃣3️⃣1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
#ICEOUT
Call TODAY2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣4️⃣3️⃣1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
#ICEOUT
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To be clear, what's happening with ballots in Georgia is less about him claiming victory in 2020, and more about him rigging all future elections.
THAT is what we need to be focused on.
Republicans always do what they're accusing Democrats of doing. It's their tell.
They're not that bright.
THAT is what we need to be focused on.
Republicans always do what they're accusing Democrats of doing. It's their tell.
They're not that bright.
January 29, 2026 at 5:25 PM
To be clear, what's happening with ballots in Georgia is less about him claiming victory in 2020, and more about him rigging all future elections.
THAT is what we need to be focused on.
Republicans always do what they're accusing Democrats of doing. It's their tell.
They're not that bright.
THAT is what we need to be focused on.
Republicans always do what they're accusing Democrats of doing. It's their tell.
They're not that bright.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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MAGA: We want our money back
Ukraine: Fine. Give us our nukes back & we'll call it even.
Ukraine: Fine. Give us our nukes back & we'll call it even.
Just a friendly reminder that Ukraine was disarmed by the US in coordination with russia. This is if you want to say that the US had no obligation towards Ukraine
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM
MAGA: We want our money back
Ukraine: Fine. Give us our nukes back & we'll call it even.
Ukraine: Fine. Give us our nukes back & we'll call it even.
Ordinary people protecting their neighbors is the story of the year.
Miller's push is not about immigration, that's just the pretext.
This is 100% a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Miller's push is not about immigration, that's just the pretext.
This is 100% a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Great point from @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social: The spectacle of ordinary people in Minneapolis courageously protecting each other from the ICE invasion is itself inspiring and contrasts powerfully with Miller/Bovino totalitarian cruelties.
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2058...
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2058...
January 29, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Ordinary people protecting their neighbors is the story of the year.
Miller's push is not about immigration, that's just the pretext.
This is 100% a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Miller's push is not about immigration, that's just the pretext.
This is 100% a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
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1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Ohio."
2026, Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Minneapolis."
This is true patriotism.
2026, Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Minneapolis."
This is true patriotism.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "Ohio."
2026, Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Minneapolis."
This is true patriotism.
2026, Bruce Springsteen, "Streets of Minneapolis."
This is true patriotism.
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New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
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Pay attention to this. The purpose of these investigations is not just to manufacture evidence to support Trump’s 2020 “voter fraud” accusations, but also to set the stage for another round of efforts to suppress votes and delegitimize election results in 2026 (which the GOP is likely to lose).
1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
1-28-26 Fulton Warrant
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Pay attention to this. The purpose of these investigations is not just to manufacture evidence to support Trump’s 2020 “voter fraud” accusations, but also to set the stage for another round of efforts to suppress votes and delegitimize election results in 2026 (which the GOP is likely to lose).
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In GA, they might find small problems, errors, things that don’t quite line up. They’ll suggest these are intentional, tip of the iceberg, that they’ve found evidence of some grand conspiracy. That won’t be true, but it won’t matter for those looking for evidence to justify what they already believe
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
In GA, they might find small problems, errors, things that don’t quite line up. They’ll suggest these are intentional, tip of the iceberg, that they’ve found evidence of some grand conspiracy. That won’t be true, but it won’t matter for those looking for evidence to justify what they already believe
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The Haitians, many refugees, many.. went into a neighborhood that was failing.. repaired, rebuilt, houses no one else wanted.. rebuilt a community, a booming friendly and kind neighborhood.. pulled it up by it's bootstraps ..
then became the tRump vance cannon fodder to divide the country🤬
🕯️
then became the tRump vance cannon fodder to divide the country🤬
🕯️
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The Haitians, many refugees, many.. went into a neighborhood that was failing.. repaired, rebuilt, houses no one else wanted.. rebuilt a community, a booming friendly and kind neighborhood.. pulled it up by it's bootstraps ..
then became the tRump vance cannon fodder to divide the country🤬
🕯️
then became the tRump vance cannon fodder to divide the country🤬
🕯️
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Every one of those Haitians makes a more positive contribution to our country than ANY member of the Trump administration.
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Every one of those Haitians makes a more positive contribution to our country than ANY member of the Trump administration.
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Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
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Yes - until you see it firsthand, it’s hard to understand how upsetting and enraging it is to see these guys operate in your community. They are dressed for war, they beat civilians up, they openly antagonize neighbors, they’re masked, they carry people away. Everyone is livid at every scene.
This video clip also demonstrates that Alex Pretti was made very angry by the brutal, lawless violence of the DHS. That makes him just like me, and a large part of America.
Until he was shot 10 times in the back.
Until he was shot 10 times in the back.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Yes - until you see it firsthand, it’s hard to understand how upsetting and enraging it is to see these guys operate in your community. They are dressed for war, they beat civilians up, they openly antagonize neighbors, they’re masked, they carry people away. Everyone is livid at every scene.