GDeWeese
@gdeweese.bsky.social
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
-- The Declaration of Independence
Retired Soldier, Lawyer, Husband, Father
-- The Declaration of Independence
Retired Soldier, Lawyer, Husband, Father
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
Strong example of a legal review of any military operation to invade Greenland. It is illegal under both domestic and international law.
Hypothetical Legal Review of Use of the U.S. Military in Greenland
Advice former JAGs would give on any non-consensual U.S. military operations to occupy and/or “annex” Greenland from Denmark.
www.justsecurity.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Strong example of a legal review of any military operation to invade Greenland. It is illegal under both domestic and international law.
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After illegally abducting Maduro, Trump has just sold $250M of Venezuela's oil to Vitol.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
After illegally abducting Maduro, Trump has just sold $250M of Venezuela's oil to Vitol.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol who helped broker the deal, gave $6M to Trump's 2024 campaign.
Pay-to-play imperialism.
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I'm increasingly convinced that if social media existed in the 1930s Germany, there would be endless videos of Jews being hauled out of their homes while people watched like this. People let this happen because they can't fight the state and it effectively encourages learned helplessness.
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I'm increasingly convinced that if social media existed in the 1930s Germany, there would be endless videos of Jews being hauled out of their homes while people watched like this. People let this happen because they can't fight the state and it effectively encourages learned helplessness.
I'm sitting in a pub where there's a session playing traditional Irush tunes. And I'm struck by the fact that 225 years ago the Know Nothings tried to keep the Irish out of America, saying they didn't fit in our culture, were dirty, wouldn't assimilate.
Same crap Trump spews about immigrants today.
Same crap Trump spews about immigrants today.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I'm sitting in a pub where there's a session playing traditional Irush tunes. And I'm struck by the fact that 225 years ago the Know Nothings tried to keep the Irish out of America, saying they didn't fit in our culture, were dirty, wouldn't assimilate.
Same crap Trump spews about immigrants today.
Same crap Trump spews about immigrants today.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
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Remember when the Fourth Amendment was still a thing?
Great work here by @wbaidlaw.bsky.social and @andrewbakaj.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Great work here by @wbaidlaw.bsky.social and @andrewbakaj.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Remember when the Fourth Amendment was still a thing?
Great work here by @wbaidlaw.bsky.social and @andrewbakaj.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Great work here by @wbaidlaw.bsky.social and @andrewbakaj.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/ice-...
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
It's a national humiliation.
Trump on NATO: "Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy."
(He means Greenland.)
(He means Greenland.)
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
It's a national humiliation.
At Davos Trump is confusing Greenland and Iceland. He's out of his mind.
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
At Davos Trump is confusing Greenland and Iceland. He's out of his mind.
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POLICE CHIEF: “If it’s happening to our officers, it pains me to think how many of our community members are falling victim to this every day.”
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM
POLICE CHIEF: “If it’s happening to our officers, it pains me to think how many of our community members are falling victim to this every day.”
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
In his first year as president, Trump has pocketed over $1.4 billion.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In his first year as president, Trump has pocketed over $1.4 billion.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
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Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
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Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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If you ever wondered how a mad king would behave in the Oval Office, you no longer have to wonder.
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
If you ever wondered how a mad king would behave in the Oval Office, you no longer have to wonder.
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Well, that was a single hour of joy
Stunner: Broncos coach Sean Payton just announced QB Bo Nix broke a bone in his ankle and is out for the season.
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Well, that was a single hour of joy
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Make no mistake, he is justifying violence if he objects to the outcome of an election. Keep that in mind as we prepare for 2026.
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Make no mistake, he is justifying violence if he objects to the outcome of an election. Keep that in mind as we prepare for 2026.
It's ridiculous how important it feels to have winning teams that give a respite from all the horrible things in the country. Go Broncos!!!
WE'RE HEADED TO HOST THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!
January 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
It's ridiculous how important it feels to have winning teams that give a respite from all the horrible things in the country. Go Broncos!!!
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#GVerse #BreakingNews
Thousands of Danes and Greenlanders are protesting #Shit4Brain’s annexation efforts today in Copenhagen to make clear we shouldn’t annex Greenland.
We stand with our NATO partners.
Thousands of Danes and Greenlanders are protesting #Shit4Brain’s annexation efforts today in Copenhagen to make clear we shouldn’t annex Greenland.
We stand with our NATO partners.
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
#GVerse #BreakingNews
Thousands of Danes and Greenlanders are protesting #Shit4Brain’s annexation efforts today in Copenhagen to make clear we shouldn’t annex Greenland.
We stand with our NATO partners.
Thousands of Danes and Greenlanders are protesting #Shit4Brain’s annexation efforts today in Copenhagen to make clear we shouldn’t annex Greenland.
We stand with our NATO partners.
Just absurd. There is no suggestion or evidence that Denmark and Greenland won't simply support his "golden dome" or any other strategic concern he appears to be trying to articulate if he just asked nicely.
This is the dumbest shit he’s done yet, and that’s saying something.
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Just absurd. There is no suggestion or evidence that Denmark and Greenland won't simply support his "golden dome" or any other strategic concern he appears to be trying to articulate if he just asked nicely.
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Here's the message:
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Here's the message:
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
This is probable cause.
Arrest Jonathan Ross. Give him a fair trial. Let a jury decide.
Arrest Jonathan Ross. Give him a fair trial. Let a jury decide.
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The New York Times provide a frame-by-frame look at what led to Renee Good being shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Watch our visual investigation. trib.al/dJBtpjH
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is probable cause.
Arrest Jonathan Ross. Give him a fair trial. Let a jury decide.
Arrest Jonathan Ross. Give him a fair trial. Let a jury decide.
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Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.