Master Elrond [he/him]
@inuyasha1953.bsky.social
Retired environmental protection attorney. Library and museum volunteer residing in central California. Resists Trump/MAGA. Slava Ukraini!
Brennan Center
Trump’s Venezuelan Power Grab
The president’s unauthorized military operation in Venezuela is alarming and unprecedented. Our experts discuss the legal issues at play and what Congress can do right now to respond. Watch or listen on YouTube // Spotify // Apple // Substack
Trump’s Venezuelan Power Grab
The president’s unauthorized military operation in Venezuela is alarming and unprecedented. Our experts discuss the legal issues at play and what Congress can do right now to respond. Watch or listen on YouTube // Spotify // Apple // Substack
January 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Brennan Center
Trump’s Venezuelan Power Grab
The president’s unauthorized military operation in Venezuela is alarming and unprecedented. Our experts discuss the legal issues at play and what Congress can do right now to respond. Watch or listen on YouTube // Spotify // Apple // Substack
Trump’s Venezuelan Power Grab
The president’s unauthorized military operation in Venezuela is alarming and unprecedented. Our experts discuss the legal issues at play and what Congress can do right now to respond. Watch or listen on YouTube // Spotify // Apple // Substack
Seriously, what is a human being?
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Seriously, what is a human being?
Corporations aren’t. AI is not. But immigrants and Venezuelans definitely are.
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Seriously, what is a human being?
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
alexandra.cascio
Following Trump’s attack on Venezuela, he now seems emboldened to increase international tensions. This weekend alone he’s floated military action in Cuba, Columbia, and Greenland.
Following Trump’s attack on Venezuela, he now seems emboldened to increase international tensions. This weekend alone he’s floated military action in Cuba, Columbia, and Greenland.
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
alexandra.cascio
Following Trump’s attack on Venezuela, he now seems emboldened to increase international tensions. This weekend alone he’s floated military action in Cuba, Columbia, and Greenland.
Following Trump’s attack on Venezuela, he now seems emboldened to increase international tensions. This weekend alone he’s floated military action in Cuba, Columbia, and Greenland.
Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth told Members of Congress their illegal attacks on boats was not about regime change, but capturing a sitting leader is the literal definition of regime change. Trump and his band of misfits seem to have no endgame to this potential quagmire.
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth told Members of Congress their illegal attacks on boats was not about regime change, but capturing a sitting leader is the literal definition of regime change. Trump and his band of misfits seem to have no endgame to this potential quagmire.
We’re calling for an investigation into DHS Sec. Kristi Noem for misusing government resources to display a video in airports across the country blaming TSA delays on Democrats shutting down the government.
This is in clear violation of the Hatch Act and Sec. Noem must be held accountable.
This is in clear violation of the Hatch Act and Sec. Noem must be held accountable.
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 AM
We’re calling for an investigation into DHS Sec. Kristi Noem for misusing government resources to display a video in airports across the country blaming TSA delays on Democrats shutting down the government.
This is in clear violation of the Hatch Act and Sec. Noem must be held accountable.
This is in clear violation of the Hatch Act and Sec. Noem must be held accountable.
hereswhykevin
While riding around in her government funded jets, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has reportedly crafted a plan to eliminate half of FEMA’s disaster responders.
This move cripples the agency’s ability to respond to disasters across the country.
While riding around in her government funded jets, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has reportedly crafted a plan to eliminate half of FEMA’s disaster responders.
This move cripples the agency’s ability to respond to disasters across the country.
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 AM
hereswhykevin
While riding around in her government funded jets, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has reportedly crafted a plan to eliminate half of FEMA’s disaster responders.
This move cripples the agency’s ability to respond to disasters across the country.
While riding around in her government funded jets, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has reportedly crafted a plan to eliminate half of FEMA’s disaster responders.
This move cripples the agency’s ability to respond to disasters across the country.
Doctors’ visits for flu-like symptoms have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the CDC, and are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks.
At least 5,000 people have died this season, including nine children.
Thank the Anti-vaxxers.
At least 5,000 people have died this season, including nine children.
Thank the Anti-vaxxers.
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Doctors’ visits for flu-like symptoms have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the CDC, and are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks.
At least 5,000 people have died this season, including nine children.
Thank the Anti-vaxxers.
At least 5,000 people have died this season, including nine children.
Thank the Anti-vaxxers.
In a joint statement issued on behalf of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark, the leaders said "Greenland belongs to its people" and stressed NATO cooperation regarding any decisions about security of the island —which is a territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 AM
In a joint statement issued on behalf of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark, the leaders said "Greenland belongs to its people" and stressed NATO cooperation regarding any decisions about security of the island —which is a territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
theintercept
ICE has already hired 10 contractors to carry out its immigrant bounty hunting program, according to records reviewed by The Intercept.
ICE has already hired 10 contractors to carry out its immigrant bounty hunting program, according to records reviewed by The Intercept.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 AM
theintercept
ICE has already hired 10 contractors to carry out its immigrant bounty hunting program, according to records reviewed by The Intercept.
ICE has already hired 10 contractors to carry out its immigrant bounty hunting program, according to records reviewed by The Intercept.
lilyeagla
Her name was Renee Nicole Good. This will only get worse. You need to organize within your community. You need to do more to prepare yourself. At the very least, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Anyone running for office must at the bare minimum call for ICE to abolished.
Her name was Renee Nicole Good. This will only get worse. You need to organize within your community. You need to do more to prepare yourself. At the very least, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Anyone running for office must at the bare minimum call for ICE to abolished.
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 AM
lilyeagla
Her name was Renee Nicole Good. This will only get worse. You need to organize within your community. You need to do more to prepare yourself. At the very least, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Anyone running for office must at the bare minimum call for ICE to abolished.
Her name was Renee Nicole Good. This will only get worse. You need to organize within your community. You need to do more to prepare yourself. At the very least, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Anyone running for office must at the bare minimum call for ICE to abolished.
bulwarkonline
We are reaching the point, if we're not there already, where *our treaty allies* are going to have to practice deterrence against *us.*
We are reaching the point, if we're not there already, where *our treaty allies* are going to have to practice deterrence against *us.*
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 AM
bulwarkonline
We are reaching the point, if we're not there already, where *our treaty allies* are going to have to practice deterrence against *us.*
We are reaching the point, if we're not there already, where *our treaty allies* are going to have to practice deterrence against *us.*
Reposted by Master Elrond [he/him]
I am so glad that Tim Walz is governor of Minnesota now.
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I am so glad that Tim Walz is governor of Minnesota now.
Reposted by Master Elrond [he/him]
FWIW if Tim Walz was on whatever they call MSNBC now and said "The New York Times is printing lies about what happened in Minneapolis and I urge you to unsubscribe" a handful of the very specific people who actually care about somebody saying something like that would hear it
im sorry i know it sucks but journalists are going to have to be willing to get fired for simply describing what they see happening with their own eyes, you look like fucking morons
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 3:34 AM
FWIW if Tim Walz was on whatever they call MSNBC now and said "The New York Times is printing lies about what happened in Minneapolis and I urge you to unsubscribe" a handful of the very specific people who actually care about somebody saying something like that would hear it
Reposted by Master Elrond [he/him]
Reminder...the National Guard is the well regulated militia meant to protect us from a tyrannical government. Tim Walz is about to deploy them.
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Reminder...the National Guard is the well regulated militia meant to protect us from a tyrannical government. Tim Walz is about to deploy them.
Reposted by Master Elrond [he/him]
Gov. Tim Walz issued an order for the Minnesota National Guard to prepare to be deployed if necessary following the killing of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent Wednesday.
Walz orders MN National Guard to prepare for possible deployment following ICE killing • Minnesota Reformer
Gov. Tim Walz issued an order for the Minnesota National Guard to prepare to be deployed if necessary following the killing of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent Wednesday. Dozens of m...
minnesotareformer.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Gov. Tim Walz issued an order for the Minnesota National Guard to prepare to be deployed if necessary following the killing of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent Wednesday.
Just last year, Donald Trump pardoned all 1,500+ January 6th insurrectionists, praising them as “patriots” and “political prisoners” instead of condemning the violence against police and the attack on our democratic institutions.
January 8, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Just last year, Donald Trump pardoned all 1,500+ January 6th insurrectionists, praising them as “patriots” and “political prisoners” instead of condemning the violence against police and the attack on our democratic institutions.
standup_america
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, when supporters of Donald Trump attempted to violently overturn the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election.
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, when supporters of Donald Trump attempted to violently overturn the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election.
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 AM
standup_america
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, when supporters of Donald Trump attempted to violently overturn the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election.
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, when supporters of Donald Trump attempted to violently overturn the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election.
trtworld
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organisations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organisations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.
January 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
trtworld
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organisations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organisations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.
occupydemocrats
She was not a terrorist.
She was not a “professional agitator.”
She was a mother who was trying to get to safety.
They killed her for it.
She was not a terrorist.
She was not a “professional agitator.”
She was a mother who was trying to get to safety.
They killed her for it.
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 AM
occupydemocrats
She was not a terrorist.
She was not a “professional agitator.”
She was a mother who was trying to get to safety.
They killed her for it.
She was not a terrorist.
She was not a “professional agitator.”
She was a mother who was trying to get to safety.
They killed her for it.
nbcnews
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that today’s ICE-involved fatal shooting is the result of the federal government’s “dangerous, sensationalized operations.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that today’s ICE-involved fatal shooting is the result of the federal government’s “dangerous, sensationalized operations.”
January 8, 2026 at 4:19 AM
nbcnews
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that today’s ICE-involved fatal shooting is the result of the federal government’s “dangerous, sensationalized operations.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that today’s ICE-involved fatal shooting is the result of the federal government’s “dangerous, sensationalized operations.”
therevcoms
Cold blooded murder!!! DHS is claiming this woman tried to ram them. But as you can clearly see from the video that story is total BULLSHIT! ICE shot her as she was driving away from them, and her car crashed AFTER she had already been shot in the head.
Cold blooded murder!!! DHS is claiming this woman tried to ram them. But as you can clearly see from the video that story is total BULLSHIT! ICE shot her as she was driving away from them, and her car crashed AFTER she had already been shot in the head.
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
therevcoms
Cold blooded murder!!! DHS is claiming this woman tried to ram them. But as you can clearly see from the video that story is total BULLSHIT! ICE shot her as she was driving away from them, and her car crashed AFTER she had already been shot in the head.
Cold blooded murder!!! DHS is claiming this woman tried to ram them. But as you can clearly see from the video that story is total BULLSHIT! ICE shot her as she was driving away from them, and her car crashed AFTER she had already been shot in the head.
50501movement
After executing a legal observer in Minneapolis, Trump’s ICE goons are roughing up protesters and firing munitions directly into people’s faces.
After executing a legal observer in Minneapolis, Trump’s ICE goons are roughing up protesters and firing munitions directly into people’s faces.
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 AM
50501movement
After executing a legal observer in Minneapolis, Trump’s ICE goons are roughing up protesters and firing munitions directly into people’s faces.
After executing a legal observer in Minneapolis, Trump’s ICE goons are roughing up protesters and firing munitions directly into people’s faces.
voteinorout
Local leaders including Mayor #JacobFrey and Governor #TimWalz have rejected the Homeland Security narrative that the woman posed an immediate threat or that deadly force was justified.
New footage from @huffpost shows a medic being denied access to try and help the victim.
Local leaders including Mayor #JacobFrey and Governor #TimWalz have rejected the Homeland Security narrative that the woman posed an immediate threat or that deadly force was justified.
New footage from @huffpost shows a medic being denied access to try and help the victim.
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
voteinorout
Local leaders including Mayor #JacobFrey and Governor #TimWalz have rejected the Homeland Security narrative that the woman posed an immediate threat or that deadly force was justified.
New footage from @huffpost shows a medic being denied access to try and help the victim.
Local leaders including Mayor #JacobFrey and Governor #TimWalz have rejected the Homeland Security narrative that the woman posed an immediate threat or that deadly force was justified.
New footage from @huffpost shows a medic being denied access to try and help the victim.
indivisibleteam
We’re setting up a national call to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We’ll be joined by leaders who will provide concrete next steps for a national response. We hope you can join us — click the link in our bio for more information.
We’re setting up a national call to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We’ll be joined by leaders who will provide concrete next steps for a national response. We hope you can join us — click the link in our bio for more information.
January 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
indivisibleteam
We’re setting up a national call to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We’ll be joined by leaders who will provide concrete next steps for a national response. We hope you can join us — click the link in our bio for more information.
We’re setting up a national call to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We’ll be joined by leaders who will provide concrete next steps for a national response. We hope you can join us — click the link in our bio for more information.
occupydemocrats
BREAKING: The woman murdered by ICE has been identified as Renee Good, age 37.
She leaves behind a young son whose father passed away a few years ago.
“There’s nobody else in his life,” Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., the boy’s grandfather, told the Minneapolis Star.
BREAKING: The woman murdered by ICE has been identified as Renee Good, age 37.
She leaves behind a young son whose father passed away a few years ago.
“There’s nobody else in his life,” Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., the boy’s grandfather, told the Minneapolis Star.
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 AM
occupydemocrats
BREAKING: The woman murdered by ICE has been identified as Renee Good, age 37.
She leaves behind a young son whose father passed away a few years ago.
“There’s nobody else in his life,” Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., the boy’s grandfather, told the Minneapolis Star.
BREAKING: The woman murdered by ICE has been identified as Renee Good, age 37.
She leaves behind a young son whose father passed away a few years ago.
“There’s nobody else in his life,” Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., the boy’s grandfather, told the Minneapolis Star.