Jim Raffensperger
@jimraff.bsky.social
No relation to Brad
Find little sparks of joy to spite the horrors.
Find little sparks of joy to spite the horrors.
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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I might have to share this every day until ICE stops terrorizing this state.
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I might have to share this every day until ICE stops terrorizing this state.
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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Off topic, but will you and your colleagues PLEASE start drawing attention to this and providing some answers? Thanks.
bsky.app/profile/gott...
bsky.app/profile/gott...
Did @schumer.senate.gov explain how voters will be able to vote in the midterms after Trump and his thugs fully sabotage, cheat, rig, and predetermine election outcomes?
Will ANYONE EVER ADDRESS THIS when they bring up how well the Dems will do in Nov?
Will ANYONE EVER ADDRESS THIS when they bring up how well the Dems will do in Nov?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told The Associated Press that recent immigration raids throughout the U.S. are creating a sense of chaos that voters will reject in the midterms.
January 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Off topic, but will you and your colleagues PLEASE start drawing attention to this and providing some answers? Thanks.
bsky.app/profile/gott...
bsky.app/profile/gott...
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My former student Tikia Hamilton, who teaches now at Loyola Chicago, has her first book coming out in March. It's all about the African-American campaign for equal education in Washington DC before Brown.
If you're interested, here's a flyer with a 30% off discount QR code.
If you're interested, here's a flyer with a 30% off discount QR code.
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
My former student Tikia Hamilton, who teaches now at Loyola Chicago, has her first book coming out in March. It's all about the African-American campaign for equal education in Washington DC before Brown.
If you're interested, here's a flyer with a 30% off discount QR code.
If you're interested, here's a flyer with a 30% off discount QR code.
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Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
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The article appears to be partly paywalled and I would encourage anyone who can afford it to subscribe, Slate's got a hell of a sale going right now and subscriptions are how they can afford to pay freelancers for articles like this one
For my fellow brokies, though:
For my fellow brokies, though:
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
web.archive.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The article appears to be partly paywalled and I would encourage anyone who can afford it to subscribe, Slate's got a hell of a sale going right now and subscriptions are how they can afford to pay freelancers for articles like this one
For my fellow brokies, though:
For my fellow brokies, though:
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Repost if you agree: The Senate should vote TODAY to extend the ACA tax credits.
The House already passed a bill with a three-year extension that would bring down premiums for MILLIONS of Americans. Now it’s up to the Senate.
Leader Thune: Let the Senate vote ASAP.
The House already passed a bill with a three-year extension that would bring down premiums for MILLIONS of Americans. Now it’s up to the Senate.
Leader Thune: Let the Senate vote ASAP.
January 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Repost if you agree: The Senate should vote TODAY to extend the ACA tax credits.
The House already passed a bill with a three-year extension that would bring down premiums for MILLIONS of Americans. Now it’s up to the Senate.
Leader Thune: Let the Senate vote ASAP.
The House already passed a bill with a three-year extension that would bring down premiums for MILLIONS of Americans. Now it’s up to the Senate.
Leader Thune: Let the Senate vote ASAP.
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A clear-eyed update on events in Iran from Danny Citrinowicz is below.
Although Citrinowicz was formerly head of the Iran branch of Israeli defense intelligence, his analysis is remarkably non-idealogical and nuanced.
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Although Citrinowicz was formerly head of the Iran branch of Israeli defense intelligence, his analysis is remarkably non-idealogical and nuanced.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A clear-eyed update on events in Iran from Danny Citrinowicz is below.
Although Citrinowicz was formerly head of the Iran branch of Israeli defense intelligence, his analysis is remarkably non-idealogical and nuanced.
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Although Citrinowicz was formerly head of the Iran branch of Israeli defense intelligence, his analysis is remarkably non-idealogical and nuanced.
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I wrote about how all the Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies we're seeing in the assault videos has neutralized the fascist porn efforts.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...
Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies: Is Trump Failing on Immigration because ICE Creates Negative Spectacle? - emptywheel
I suspect that a big reason Stephen Miller has turned immigration into a losing issue for Donald Trump is because Miller's goons create an endless supply of negative spectacle that goes viral and seed...
www.emptywheel.net
January 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I wrote about how all the Butt Cracks and Beer Bellies we're seeing in the assault videos has neutralized the fascist porn efforts.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...
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It looks ridiculous to put it in writing, but the only way to stop this administration is to stop this administration. It's clear by now you have to say "no" to everything. You cannot compromise with them or hope they will do the right thing if you shame them enough.
January 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
It looks ridiculous to put it in writing, but the only way to stop this administration is to stop this administration. It's clear by now you have to say "no" to everything. You cannot compromise with them or hope they will do the right thing if you shame them enough.
You should follow Jeschill if you like cool art.
Working with Liquid enamels on white board steel. A large mountain deserves to be done in a large format.
January 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
You should follow Jeschill if you like cool art.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
This is what happens when you create the fifth largest military in the world and set them to be unfettered law enforcement charged with mass arrests.
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
January 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This is what happens when you create the fifth largest military in the world and set them to be unfettered law enforcement charged with mass arrests.
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This, from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social in 2019, is important background to the congressional discussion we're about to see.
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
Barr’s Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of Justice Dep’t Memo in 1989
When Bill Barr was head of Office of Legal Counsel, he gave Congress the legal conclusions and reasoning of an important Justice Department memo but left out major portions of it. When the full memo w...
www.justsecurity.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This, from @rgoodlaw.bsky.social in 2019, is important background to the congressional discussion we're about to see.
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
www.justsecurity.org/63635/barrs-...
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Hey folks,
Tomorrow on my live podcast, “History Matters:”
Talkin’ About a Revolution:
1776 and Now
Man, oh man.
What a year to ponder resistance!
The past is alive.
Join us!
Friday
10AM ET
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Tomorrow on my live podcast, “History Matters:”
Talkin’ About a Revolution:
1776 and Now
Man, oh man.
What a year to ponder resistance!
The past is alive.
Join us!
Friday
10AM ET
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Hey folks,
Tomorrow on my live podcast, “History Matters:”
Talkin’ About a Revolution:
1776 and Now
Man, oh man.
What a year to ponder resistance!
The past is alive.
Join us!
Friday
10AM ET
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Tomorrow on my live podcast, “History Matters:”
Talkin’ About a Revolution:
1776 and Now
Man, oh man.
What a year to ponder resistance!
The past is alive.
Join us!
Friday
10AM ET
On my YouTube channel:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
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Screaming!
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Screaming!
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ICYMI: The deposition transcript of Former Special Counsel, Jack Smith, has been released by the House Judiciary Committee.
(I’ll share my thoughts and observations after I’ve had the chance to review it.)
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
(I’ll share my thoughts and observations after I’ve had the chance to review it.)
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
judiciary.house.gov
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
ICYMI: The deposition transcript of Former Special Counsel, Jack Smith, has been released by the House Judiciary Committee.
(I’ll share my thoughts and observations after I’ve had the chance to review it.)
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
(I’ll share my thoughts and observations after I’ve had the chance to review it.)
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
December 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
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I said it better on Instagram
December 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I said it better on Instagram
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 3/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 3/5