JoeCGiles
@joecgiles.bsky.social
If we can find a way out of oligarchy, the first priority should be taxing billionaires at Eisenhower rates.
Decades of US tax policy insufficiently taxing the wealthiest Americans has become a threat to democracy worldwide.
Northern CA.
Decades of US tax policy insufficiently taxing the wealthiest Americans has become a threat to democracy worldwide.
Northern CA.
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JoeCGiles
@joecgiles.bsky.social
· Nov 7
At least when dinosaurs went extinct it wasn't a handful of greedy dinosaurs that made it happen.
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10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
When even Tulsi Gabbard isn't criminal enough for the GOP.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Spy Chief Gabbard Excluded From Maduro Plan Over Past Views
The White House excluded Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard from months of planning to oust Nicolas Maduro because her previous opposition to military action in Venezuela cast doubt on he...
www.bloomberg.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
When even Tulsi Gabbard isn't criminal enough for the GOP.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
January 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
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🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.
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It will never be enough for the unholy trinity: Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump. After murdering a woman in her car, their next move was to storm a public high school and terrorize kids and staff. These kids will never forget this for the rest of their lives.
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
It will never be enough for the unholy trinity: Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump. After murdering a woman in her car, their next move was to storm a public high school and terrorize kids and staff. These kids will never forget this for the rest of their lives.
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The fix is in. The state needs to charge him based on the evidence we've all seen. He needs to be arrested before he flees the state.
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The fix is in. The state needs to charge him based on the evidence we've all seen. He needs to be arrested before he flees the state.
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The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
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I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Hundreds are now marching against ICE in NYC toward World Trade Center where Kristi Noem is scheduled to speak.
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Hundreds are now marching against ICE in NYC toward World Trade Center where Kristi Noem is scheduled to speak.
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“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
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Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open
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In 1933 a plurality of Germans voted for the NSDAP -- winning an election doesn't make your actions moral.
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
In 1933 a plurality of Germans voted for the NSDAP -- winning an election doesn't make your actions moral.
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People have been out in the streets protesting
Minnesota already started at 7 AM
Minnesota already started at 7 AM
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
People have been out in the streets protesting
Minnesota already started at 7 AM
Minnesota already started at 7 AM
Corporate media, a year after Trump sets a building on fire:
"Well, gosh, Trump setting that building on fire didn't improve it, after all!"
"Well, gosh, Trump setting that building on fire didn't improve it, after all!"
Trump says "I'm going to improve this building by setting it on fire" and all the media focus on is "improve."
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Corporate media, a year after Trump sets a building on fire:
"Well, gosh, Trump setting that building on fire didn't improve it, after all!"
"Well, gosh, Trump setting that building on fire didn't improve it, after all!"
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Kelly “isn’t likely to be cowed by .. Hegseth’s lawless attempt to silence him ..
“.. ‘It’s dead on arrival,’ said Gene Fidell, an expert on the Uniform Code of Military Justice .. ‘If this ever gets in front of a judge, the judge is going to say, ‘Fuck you.’”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
“.. ‘It’s dead on arrival,’ said Gene Fidell, an expert on the Uniform Code of Military Justice .. ‘If this ever gets in front of a judge, the judge is going to say, ‘Fuck you.’”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Kelly “isn’t likely to be cowed by .. Hegseth’s lawless attempt to silence him ..
“.. ‘It’s dead on arrival,’ said Gene Fidell, an expert on the Uniform Code of Military Justice .. ‘If this ever gets in front of a judge, the judge is going to say, ‘Fuck you.’”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
“.. ‘It’s dead on arrival,’ said Gene Fidell, an expert on the Uniform Code of Military Justice .. ‘If this ever gets in front of a judge, the judge is going to say, ‘Fuck you.’”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Year-End Challenger Report: Highest Q4 Layoffs Since 2008; Lowest YTD Hiring Since 2010
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Year-End Challenger Report: Highest Q4 Layoffs Since 2008; Lowest YTD Hiring Since 2010
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I was asked what image really stands out for me from the scene of today's killing of an observer by federal agents. It's this one, where border patrol Commander Greg Bovino appears to be staging a photo op less than an hour after and just a few dozen feet from where a federal agent killed a woman.
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I was asked what image really stands out for me from the scene of today's killing of an observer by federal agents. It's this one, where border patrol Commander Greg Bovino appears to be staging a photo op less than an hour after and just a few dozen feet from where a federal agent killed a woman.
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I’m still just floored by the fact that we justifiably must close our public schools to protect our kids from the federal government.
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I’m still just floored by the fact that we justifiably must close our public schools to protect our kids from the federal government.
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ICE++ the CBP, and judging from the patches — BORTAC.
BORTAC is a counterterrorism tactical unit of CBP.
Just shooting people
BORTAC is a counterterrorism tactical unit of CBP.
Just shooting people
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
ICE++ the CBP, and judging from the patches — BORTAC.
BORTAC is a counterterrorism tactical unit of CBP.
Just shooting people
BORTAC is a counterterrorism tactical unit of CBP.
Just shooting people
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Trump scores a perfect 20/20 on the fascism scale. The question is central to understand him. He has disappeared migrants into camps, sent troops into cities, “spread a message of violence” to try to overturn elections, accused migrants of “poisoning the blood of our country”...
Defining Donald Trump
The US leader is often called a fascist but he represents a different kind of political authoritarianism
www.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Trump scores a perfect 20/20 on the fascism scale. The question is central to understand him. He has disappeared migrants into camps, sent troops into cities, “spread a message of violence” to try to overturn elections, accused migrants of “poisoning the blood of our country”...
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50 ICE agents swarming a public library to arrest one person.
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
50 ICE agents swarming a public library to arrest one person.
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
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"They will lie about you and then kill you and they will kill you and then lie about you."
The killing in Minnesota and the lies that followed. www.pbump.net/o/the-killin...
The killing in Minnesota
They will lie about you and then kill you and they will kill you and then lie about you. And I don’t mean some ambiguous, imaginary “they” like the one the right blames for trying to kill President D...
www.pbump.net
January 8, 2026 at 4:33 AM
"They will lie about you and then kill you and they will kill you and then lie about you."
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ICE funding expires January 30. Call Congress to say whether you think it should be continued. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 AM
ICE funding expires January 30. Call Congress to say whether you think it should be continued. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
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This is the only correct position, and the inevitable response from knee-jerk centrist reactionaries of "it won't work" is not a valid objection. Every member of Congress has a duty to say that what Noem has been doing is not acceptable.
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This is the only correct position, and the inevitable response from knee-jerk centrist reactionaries of "it won't work" is not a valid objection. Every member of Congress has a duty to say that what Noem has been doing is not acceptable.