Fred Rocha
@johnfisherman.bsky.social
Quench my thirst with knowledge. Building for the web, playing the drums and planting a garden. Web master @ investigative, community-supported podcast @fumacapt.bsky.social.
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Fred Rocha
@johnfisherman.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Opening Quotes — Unearthing mankind's best quotes, one epigraph at a time.
Unearthing mankind's best quotes, one epigraph at a time.
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"Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing."
– Oscar Wilde
Epigraph that opens the book "The Value of Nothing " by Raj Patel.
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– Oscar Wilde
Epigraph that opens the book "The Value of Nothing " by Raj Patel.
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Ilhan Omar Gets Hit with Trump Insults & Vinegar While Nicki Minaj Turns Mega MAGA
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Ilhan Omar Gets Hit with Trump Insults & Vinegar While Nicki Minaj Turns Mega MAGA | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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January 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Ilhan Omar Gets Hit with Trump Insults & Vinegar While Nicki Minaj Turns Mega MAGA
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Forced face scanning of a U.S. citizen with zero cause, just bald racial profiling. This is tech fascism.
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Forced face scanning of a U.S. citizen with zero cause, just bald racial profiling. This is tech fascism.
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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We got Palantir's user guide for ELITE, the tool they made for ICE: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
We got Palantir's user guide for ELITE, the tool they made for ICE: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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So… big news.
(Keep reading.)
(Keep reading.)
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So… big news.
(Keep reading.)
(Keep reading.)
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The billions to DHS have built the for-profit panopticon surveillance state they were unable to fully push through after 9/11 because people fought back.
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The billions to DHS have built the for-profit panopticon surveillance state they were unable to fully push through after 9/11 because people fought back.
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
A Maria do @fumacapt.bsky.social conta sobre o processo judicial lançado contra ela pela CCPJ. Vale a pena pelo plot twist!
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"Fui obrigada a ir a tribunal", por Maria Almeida
Quando decidi ser jornalista, estava longe de saber que a minha atividade me levaria a tribunal. É um alívio poder finalmente contar o que aconteceu. Newsletter de Maria Almeida.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A Maria do @fumacapt.bsky.social conta sobre o processo judicial lançado contra ela pela CCPJ. Vale a pena pelo plot twist!
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You would expect such visionary minds would be able to predict that sleeping with a leopard eventually ends with your face being eaten up by said beast.
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Closing the Pandora box - fredrocha.net
You would expect such visionary minds would be able to predict that sleeping with a leopard eventually ends with your face being eaten up by said beast.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:56 AM
You would expect such visionary minds would be able to predict that sleeping with a leopard eventually ends with your face being eaten up by said beast.
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E zero referência ao pacote de alterações à Lei da Base do Clima que a IL está a tentar passar no parlamento que, entre muitas coisas mais graves, remove o artigo que menciona “emergência climática”
January 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
E zero referência ao pacote de alterações à Lei da Base do Clima que a IL está a tentar passar no parlamento que, entre muitas coisas mais graves, remove o artigo que menciona “emergência climática”
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
45 minutos de tragédias para as populações no telejornal da RTP e zero referências à crise climática que dá origem a estes fenómenos desproporcionais.
Vivemos, como diz a Lídia Jorge, num estado de alucinação colectiva.
#tempestadeKristin
Vivemos, como diz a Lídia Jorge, num estado de alucinação colectiva.
#tempestadeKristin
January 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
45 minutos de tragédias para as populações no telejornal da RTP e zero referências à crise climática que dá origem a estes fenómenos desproporcionais.
Vivemos, como diz a Lídia Jorge, num estado de alucinação colectiva.
#tempestadeKristin
Vivemos, como diz a Lídia Jorge, num estado de alucinação colectiva.
#tempestadeKristin
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We demand justice for Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse federal agents shot as he protected his neighbors in Minneapolis. In the same breath we demand for justice for Anas al-Sharif, a 28-year-old Palestinian journalist assassinated by an Israeli airstrike for telling the truth about genocide in Gaza.
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We demand justice for Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse federal agents shot as he protected his neighbors in Minneapolis. In the same breath we demand for justice for Anas al-Sharif, a 28-year-old Palestinian journalist assassinated by an Israeli airstrike for telling the truth about genocide in Gaza.
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You can't reform this. It must be abolished.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
You can't reform this. It must be abolished.
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Nothing less than abolishing ICE and prosecuting Miller, Noem, and Bovino will suffice.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Nothing less than abolishing ICE and prosecuting Miller, Noem, and Bovino will suffice.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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The thing that bothers me most about how the Trump admin tries to label peaceful protesters as "extremists" is that you look into what they consider "extremist groups" and it's like "Sunshine Neighborhood Free Community Daycare" and "The Feed Your Family Club"
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The thing that bothers me most about how the Trump admin tries to label peaceful protesters as "extremists" is that you look into what they consider "extremist groups" and it's like "Sunshine Neighborhood Free Community Daycare" and "The Feed Your Family Club"
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There is no “immigration crisis,” there is only a fascism crisis.
Minneapolis shooting deepens US immigration crisis as federal accounts are challenged
Minneapolis shooting deepens US immigration crisis as federal accounts are challenged
Video evidence, political rhetoric and competing narratives collide after the death of Alex Pretti
www.irishtimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
There is no “immigration crisis,” there is only a fascism crisis.
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Poesia como grito de liberdade: Chuva de Jasmim, Shahd Wadi
Poesia como grito de liberdade: Chuva de Jasmim, Shahd Wadi
Em solidariedade, em sororidade, Shahd oferece-nos esta Chuva de Jasmim, porque ela acredita que juntos, juntas temos a capacidade de um dia haver chuva de jasmim!
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January 25, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Poesia como grito de liberdade: Chuva de Jasmim, Shahd Wadi
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
Fact check: Federal officials’ claims about fatal Minneapolis shooting
A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
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OPINIÓN | "Cuando llegue la ultraderecha al poder en España, echarán abajo la mayoría de los derechos conseguidos por el feminismo", por Cristina Fallarás
Los hombres no estarán con nosotras en la lucha que viene
Cuando llegue la ultraderecha al poder en España, de la misma manera que está llegando a otros países de nuestra órbita, de la misma manera que ha llegado ya a la mayoría de nuestras comunidades au...
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January 25, 2026 at 11:42 AM
OPINIÓN | "Cuando llegue la ultraderecha al poder en España, echarán abajo la mayoría de los derechos conseguidos por el feminismo", por Cristina Fallarás
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Havia condições para se criar um Estado na Palestina? Inès Abdel Razek, a diretora executiva da Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, diz que foste ouvindo ao longo dos três episódios, explica:
January 25, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Havia condições para se criar um Estado na Palestina? Inès Abdel Razek, a diretora executiva da Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy, diz que foste ouvindo ao longo dos três episódios, explica: