Paul Bland
@fpbland.bsky.social
Public interest lawyer, music fan, dad/granddad/husband
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The bottomlessly vile Greg Bovino said on CNN that the agents were the "real victims." What they're really telling us by claiming in advance that the agents' conduct was justified is that anyone who sides with immigrants and/or documents ICE atrocities also risks the penalty of death.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
Greg is exactly right (as usual). It's what the regime is telling people -- if you publicly oppose us, we have the right to execute you. And claiming victimhood is a centerpiece of right wing thought
Not a single person I know wants to buy a car from a company headed by a guy who makes enthusiastic Nazi salutes on TV, and most of the Tesla owners I know have enormous buyer's remorse. The idea that the Board will give him a trillion dollars for ruining the brand is just nuts.
One of MAGA's favorite companies is still reeling from its political ties to President Donald Trump, and that could cost its CEO a $1 trillion payday he recently negotiated with its board of directors, according to a new report.
Elon Musk's $1 trillion payday at risk as Trump ties tank Tesla
One of MAGA's favorite companies is still reeling from its political ties to President Donald Trump, and that could cost its CEO a $1 trillion payday he recently negotiated with its board of directors, according to a new report. Last year, Tesla shareholders approved a pay package for CEO Elon Musk ...
bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Not a single person I know wants to buy a car from a company headed by a guy who makes enthusiastic Nazi salutes on TV, and most of the Tesla owners I know have enormous buyer's remorse. The idea that the Board will give him a trillion dollars for ruining the brand is just nuts.
Bobby has multiple skills. Here, he demonstrates sucking up and lying, to go with his driving American health policy in a deadly direction.
RFK Jr: "Mr President, we're in the process of implementing your great American healthcare bill." (There is no healthcare bill.)
January 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Bobby has multiple skills. Here, he demonstrates sucking up and lying, to go with his driving American health policy in a deadly direction.
This is amazing. This has completely made my day.
Definitely this Caitlin Seida poem: Hope Is Not A Bird, Emily, It's a Sewer Rat
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This is amazing. This has completely made my day.
With this regime's foreign policy, it's always a good bet to follow the $.
This kind of thing reminds me of the joke in "Don't Look Up" that America won't blow up the asteroid about to hit the Earth because a billionaire wants to mind the asteroid for minerals used in cell phones
This kind of thing reminds me of the joke in "Don't Look Up" that America won't blow up the asteroid about to hit the Earth because a billionaire wants to mind the asteroid for minerals used in cell phones
Why is the governor of Louisiana volunteering to help Trump get Greenland's resources? (Hint: $.)
@schuylermitchell.bsky.social reports on the US companies, with connections to Republican politicians, who see big money to be gained from MAGA imperialism.
@schuylermitchell.bsky.social reports on the US companies, with connections to Republican politicians, who see big money to be gained from MAGA imperialism.
Here’s who could profit from Trump’s pursuit of Greenland
These US companies, with connections to Republican politicians, see big money to be gained from MAGA imperialism.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
With this regime's foreign policy, it's always a good bet to follow the $.
This kind of thing reminds me of the joke in "Don't Look Up" that America won't blow up the asteroid about to hit the Earth because a billionaire wants to mind the asteroid for minerals used in cell phones
This kind of thing reminds me of the joke in "Don't Look Up" that America won't blow up the asteroid about to hit the Earth because a billionaire wants to mind the asteroid for minerals used in cell phones
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Call it what it is: a concentration camp.
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Call it what it is: a concentration camp.
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Another illustration of our current patrimonial style of government, where all policies and actions are to serve the impulses, whims, desires and resentments of one single (1) man. Rules, laws, institutions must all bend to his feelings
The Treasury Department cut ties with Booz Allen Hamilton and announced that it was canceling $21 million in federal contracts with the consulting giant because one of its ex-employees previously leaked President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the press. https://cnn.it/4qDTi2J
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Another illustration of our current patrimonial style of government, where all policies and actions are to serve the impulses, whims, desires and resentments of one single (1) man. Rules, laws, institutions must all bend to his feelings
Greg is exactly right (as usual). It's what the regime is telling people -- if you publicly oppose us, we have the right to execute you. And claiming victimhood is a centerpiece of right wing thought
The bottomlessly vile Greg Bovino said on CNN that the agents were the "real victims." What they're really telling us by claiming in advance that the agents' conduct was justified is that anyone who sides with immigrants and/or documents ICE atrocities also risks the penalty of death.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Greg is exactly right (as usual). It's what the regime is telling people -- if you publicly oppose us, we have the right to execute you. And claiming victimhood is a centerpiece of right wing thought
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How can you help? Spread information. Spread it. It breaks through. It’s not meaningless.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
How can you help? Spread information. Spread it. It breaks through. It’s not meaningless.
This is a murder. Flat out obvious murder
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This is a murder. Flat out obvious murder
Normally, belts of high winds holds the cold in the arctic. As climate change disrupts normal patterns, sometimes arctic air leaks out to slam areas further South, typically while the arctic has far higher temperatures than normal.
Trump's trolling here is just ignorant
Trump's trolling here is just ignorant
Extra cold weather events can occur due to disruptions in the polar vortex, which can be influenced by climate change. While global warming generally leads to milder winters, these cold snaps can happen as the jet stream shifts, allowing Arctic air to move southward
It's not that hard to understand
It's not that hard to understand
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Normally, belts of high winds holds the cold in the arctic. As climate change disrupts normal patterns, sometimes arctic air leaks out to slam areas further South, typically while the arctic has far higher temperatures than normal.
Trump's trolling here is just ignorant
Trump's trolling here is just ignorant
The world is laughing at us, and not in a good way.
#GVerse Scottish comedian Lewis MacLeod just did a #Shit4Brains impression so accurate it feels like evidence.
January 23, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The world is laughing at us, and not in a good way.
Some of my fantastic colleagues @bergermontague.bsky.social are representing people, including children, unconstitutionally targeted by ICE in Minnesota. Very proud of this important advocacy, really on the front lines
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
Operation PARRIS underway in Minnesota
An attorney representing a 16-year-old said the teen was arrested by ICE agents and separated from her family before the federal court intervened.
www.kare11.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Some of my fantastic colleagues @bergermontague.bsky.social are representing people, including children, unconstitutionally targeted by ICE in Minnesota. Very proud of this important advocacy, really on the front lines
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
When Vance is happy to directly lie about what happened in an incident where we can all look at multiple video tapes, and say that events were the opposite of what they actually were, it's going to be easy for him to deny what he said a week ago.
He's a post-truth figure.
He's a post-truth figure.
Do more fact checks like this, please. ⚖️👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 #immunity
Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a federal law enforcement official engaging in federal law enforcement action. That's a federal issue. That guy's protected by absolute immunity."
Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."
Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
When Vance is happy to directly lie about what happened in an incident where we can all look at multiple video tapes, and say that events were the opposite of what they actually were, it's going to be easy for him to deny what he said a week ago.
He's a post-truth figure.
He's a post-truth figure.
How did they snub Billy Crudup for Best Supporting Actor? He was amazing in Jay Kelly.
And Sentimental Value was the best picture I saw all year, but how is Stellan Skaarsgard a best supporting nominee? He has about 1000 lines and is onscreen most of the movie.
And Sentimental Value was the best picture I saw all year, but how is Stellan Skaarsgard a best supporting nominee? He has about 1000 lines and is onscreen most of the movie.
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
How did they snub Billy Crudup for Best Supporting Actor? He was amazing in Jay Kelly.
And Sentimental Value was the best picture I saw all year, but how is Stellan Skaarsgard a best supporting nominee? He has about 1000 lines and is onscreen most of the movie.
And Sentimental Value was the best picture I saw all year, but how is Stellan Skaarsgard a best supporting nominee? He has about 1000 lines and is onscreen most of the movie.
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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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Let's review the facts at hand here: A Democratic administration discovered and prosecuted a case of welfare fraud. Republicans are now using this case to smear hundreds of thousands of immigrants and militarize an entire city.
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Let's review the facts at hand here: A Democratic administration discovered and prosecuted a case of welfare fraud. Republicans are now using this case to smear hundreds of thousands of immigrants and militarize an entire city.
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
And your conclusion is that Democrats need to do something different?
I often see people say "Trump's odd behaviors aren't a real problem, because grown ups like Bessent will keep them from doing crazy things." But NO ONE who works for the guy thought it was a good idea to link his desire to invade Greenland to his losing the Nobel Prize. The Mad King is unfettered
The entire world knows we have a president who's mentally ill. When are we as a nation going to start talking about that?
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
January 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I often see people say "Trump's odd behaviors aren't a real problem, because grown ups like Bessent will keep them from doing crazy things." But NO ONE who works for the guy thought it was a good idea to link his desire to invade Greenland to his losing the Nobel Prize. The Mad King is unfettered
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
A Kavanaugh Stop in action.
Who voted for some jerks to hassle and sometimes disappear anyone who they think "has an accent"?
Who voted for some jerks to hassle and sometimes disappear anyone who they think "has an accent"?
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
A Kavanaugh Stop in action.
Who voted for some jerks to hassle and sometimes disappear anyone who they think "has an accent"?
Who voted for some jerks to hassle and sometimes disappear anyone who they think "has an accent"?
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The first sale of Venezuelan oil went to a guy who donated $6 million to Trump. The proceeds are now in a bank in Qatar.
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The first sale of Venezuelan oil went to a guy who donated $6 million to Trump. The proceeds are now in a bank in Qatar.
Democrats have paid a HUGE price, and America has paid a huge price, to accommodate the egos and desires for legacy of older leaders who couldn't meet the moment.
It really has to end now. The Senate Democrats need a better stronger leader who can rise to our challenges.
It really has to end now. The Senate Democrats need a better stronger leader who can rise to our challenges.
January 15, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Democrats have paid a HUGE price, and America has paid a huge price, to accommodate the egos and desires for legacy of older leaders who couldn't meet the moment.
It really has to end now. The Senate Democrats need a better stronger leader who can rise to our challenges.
It really has to end now. The Senate Democrats need a better stronger leader who can rise to our challenges.
I wonder if enough other Republicans will show sufficient spine on this point to get the Mad King to back away?
Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) says he anticipates that Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland. omaha.com/news/local/g...
Rep. Don Bacon says House could impeach Trump if U.S. invades Greenland
Rep. Don Bacon tells The World-Herald that there would be GOP support for an impeachment of Donald Trump if the U.S. invaded Greenland.
omaha.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I wonder if enough other Republicans will show sufficient spine on this point to get the Mad King to back away?
This is a powerful and eloquent statement, and I hope that a LOT of people view this and think about what he's saying. While the regime goes on billionaire funded platforms and spreads lies, Walz is an important voice for the truth here.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This is a powerful and eloquent statement, and I hope that a LOT of people view this and think about what he's saying. While the regime goes on billionaire funded platforms and spreads lies, Walz is an important voice for the truth here.
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There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.