Josh Berthume
@jberthume.bsky.social
Writer | Founder of Swash Labs | Truman Project National Security Fellow | rogue.substack.com | he/him
We deal in truth.
We deal in truth.
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It’s also almost like we won a world war with a homefront of nearly all women providing logistical and manufacturing support
these right wing clowns continuing to express absolute shock over the organizing of the left also reflects a deeply sexist ignorance of the fact that EXPERIENCED, INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY WOMEN, RUN THE FUCKING SHOW WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
It’s also almost like we won a world war with a homefront of nearly all women providing logistical and manufacturing support
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We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
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a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
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"They want to find the 'orchestrators,' the 'paid activists,' the political professionals scheming up the city’s response to their crimes. They won’t find any, because there are none." www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
January 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"They want to find the 'orchestrators,' the 'paid activists,' the political professionals scheming up the city’s response to their crimes. They won’t find any, because there are none." www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
If you've ever heard me talk about my theory of the crisis of belief and how disinformation is weaponized to weaken institutions, this video by Mamdani is the opposite / antidote to that. Clear communication about a government fulfilling its duties with competence and humanity.
Mamdani made a 90 sec. video discussing when and how the roads would be plowed, crediting the workforce that makes it possible, reminding owners they must shovel, reminding trash may be delayed, saying there’d be a decision about school by noon, and telling kids it’s fine to hit him with snowballs.
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
If you've ever heard me talk about my theory of the crisis of belief and how disinformation is weaponized to weaken institutions, this video by Mamdani is the opposite / antidote to that. Clear communication about a government fulfilling its duties with competence and humanity.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
Imagine having an election in these conditions.
Imagine voting in this environment.
That's what I'm thinking about.
Imagine voting in this environment.
That's what I'm thinking about.
January 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Imagine having an election in these conditions.
Imagine voting in this environment.
That's what I'm thinking about.
Imagine voting in this environment.
That's what I'm thinking about.
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
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Infinite respect to Woke Hoth Guy, who freestyled a two-minute Federalist paper.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Infinite respect to Woke Hoth Guy, who freestyled a two-minute Federalist paper.
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You grave but reckless senators
January 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
You grave but reckless senators
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Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
We're all being lied to.
You must stay conscious of that. Tell everyone in your life what you know. Most people who aren't from Minnesota don't really know what's going on.
Tell them. Constantly. I'm not overstating it when I say the real fight for the foreseeable future is the fight for reality.
You must stay conscious of that. Tell everyone in your life what you know. Most people who aren't from Minnesota don't really know what's going on.
Tell them. Constantly. I'm not overstating it when I say the real fight for the foreseeable future is the fight for reality.
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We're all being lied to.
You must stay conscious of that. Tell everyone in your life what you know. Most people who aren't from Minnesota don't really know what's going on.
Tell them. Constantly. I'm not overstating it when I say the real fight for the foreseeable future is the fight for reality.
You must stay conscious of that. Tell everyone in your life what you know. Most people who aren't from Minnesota don't really know what's going on.
Tell them. Constantly. I'm not overstating it when I say the real fight for the foreseeable future is the fight for reality.
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A fascist death squad murdered a Department of Veterans Affairs ICU nurse this morning and VA Secretary Doug Collins hasn't said a word.
Quite the message to veterans and their caregivers.
Quite the message to veterans and their caregivers.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
A fascist death squad murdered a Department of Veterans Affairs ICU nurse this morning and VA Secretary Doug Collins hasn't said a word.
Quite the message to veterans and their caregivers.
Quite the message to veterans and their caregivers.
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the terror is the point
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
the terror is the point
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Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
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I really need Democratic lawmakers to understand that we're fed up with them simply posting on social media "this has to stop" without calling for specific actions to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
January 24, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I really need Democratic lawmakers to understand that we're fed up with them simply posting on social media "this has to stop" without calling for specific actions to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
And don't say that what needs to be done is for us to vote.
I really need Democratic lawmakers to understand that we're fed up with them simply posting on social media "this has to stop" without calling for specific actions to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
And don't say that what needs to be done is for us to vote.
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That's the literal opposite of what happened. Orwell is yelling from his grave, "Even Big Brother had more subtlety."
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
That's the literal opposite of what happened. Orwell is yelling from his grave, "Even Big Brother had more subtlety."
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
You'll need to trust your eyes and your brain and your reasoned judgment to lead you to the truth for the foreseeable future.
Do not allow yourself to downplay what you're seeing or what you know is happening. Your brain will want to do that. Do not allow it.
Do not allow yourself to downplay what you're seeing or what you know is happening. Your brain will want to do that. Do not allow it.
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You'll need to trust your eyes and your brain and your reasoned judgment to lead you to the truth for the foreseeable future.
Do not allow yourself to downplay what you're seeing or what you know is happening. Your brain will want to do that. Do not allow it.
Do not allow yourself to downplay what you're seeing or what you know is happening. Your brain will want to do that. Do not allow it.
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Ring the alarum-bell! Murder and treason!
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Ring the alarum-bell! Murder and treason!
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ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them.
MS NOW news crew capturing ICE/DHS agents firing pepper balls, flash bangs, and tear gas at non violent protesters.
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them.
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They always lie. We don't believe them.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
They always lie. We don't believe them.
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1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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