John Zibell
@jzbrooklyn.bsky.social
alien, maniac, radical, artist, teacher
No DMS please
No name calling
I don't want to block anyone, we can disagree, we can even fight, be kind and fight the ideas
No DMS please
No name calling
I don't want to block anyone, we can disagree, we can even fight, be kind and fight the ideas
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Folks:
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
Please circulate and share this important resource: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
thepanorama.shear.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Folks:
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
This is important.
SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history.
More at the link below.
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The takeaway is not that a Democrat won by a landslide in ruby-red Texas. Taylor Rehmet did not win because he’s a Democrat.
He won because he’s pro-labor, pro-public school and supports affordable housing.
He won because he’s pro-labor, pro-public school and supports affordable housing.
Breaking: Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset.
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The takeaway is not that a Democrat won by a landslide in ruby-red Texas. Taylor Rehmet did not win because he’s a Democrat.
He won because he’s pro-labor, pro-public school and supports affordable housing.
He won because he’s pro-labor, pro-public school and supports affordable housing.
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Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
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Congratulations to my friend and our newest State Senator from Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet! I met Taylor years ago through labor organizing.
Don’t tell us what can’t be done in Texas. When we show up #TexasTough, we change the game. Today we proved what we’ve known all along: Texas is in play.
Don’t tell us what can’t be done in Texas. When we show up #TexasTough, we change the game. Today we proved what we’ve known all along: Texas is in play.
February 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Congratulations to my friend and our newest State Senator from Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet! I met Taylor years ago through labor organizing.
Don’t tell us what can’t be done in Texas. When we show up #TexasTough, we change the game. Today we proved what we’ve known all along: Texas is in play.
Don’t tell us what can’t be done in Texas. When we show up #TexasTough, we change the game. Today we proved what we’ve known all along: Texas is in play.
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Trump is dispatching Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to "manage operations on the ground."
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign
A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Trump is dispatching Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to "manage operations on the ground."
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
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Also, it is not lost upon us how the Democratic leadership and establishment has repeatedly failed to show up for Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and others.
Just a reminder that both Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost have been attacked this week.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Also, it is not lost upon us how the Democratic leadership and establishment has repeatedly failed to show up for Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and others.
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Patel is already screwing up the case.
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Patel is already screwing up the case.
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Can't say too many times: Bolts and @taniel.bsky.social are really the best thing to happen to political reporting in the last decade at least. This stuff matters so much and gets so little attention.
NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Can't say too many times: Bolts and @taniel.bsky.social are really the best thing to happen to political reporting in the last decade at least. This stuff matters so much and gets so little attention.
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
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Bovino says they will never tell us which agents killed Alex Pretti— and they will keep working the streets.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Bovino says they will never tell us which agents killed Alex Pretti— and they will keep working the streets.
"We are at a point where the sins are so grievous that silence is support". Dr. Joanne Freeman (11:50)
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"We are at a point where the sins are so grievous that silence is support". Dr. Joanne Freeman (11:50)
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
Well said Dr. Freeman. The silent Republicans are now ok with the doubling down by Trumpocalypse Inc. on the lies that Alex Preeti was "brandishing a weapon" and ... 1/4
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We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
snyder.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:26 PM
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
We need to be on top of the murder of Alex Pretti and not forget him & Rene Good.
The administration is doubling down on the gaslighting and the lies. They've crossed the line into outright murder of US Citizens now. Believe your own eyes. Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social for clarity and insight.
The administration is doubling down on the gaslighting and the lies. They've crossed the line into outright murder of US Citizens now. Believe your own eyes. Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social for clarity and insight.
The Killing of Alex Pretti
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 AM
We need to be on top of the murder of Alex Pretti and not forget him & Rene Good.
The administration is doubling down on the gaslighting and the lies. They've crossed the line into outright murder of US Citizens now. Believe your own eyes. Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social for clarity and insight.
The administration is doubling down on the gaslighting and the lies. They've crossed the line into outright murder of US Citizens now. Believe your own eyes. Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social for clarity and insight.
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We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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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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As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 12:27 PM
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
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Before Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, we need to make it very clear this -- as well as shooting protestors -- was all premeditated.
This sounds insane, but given who we’re talking about, it tracks.
@milestaylor.bsky.social says Stephen Miller told him that “if Trump won reelection, it would be a shock and awe blitz…and one of those things he would look to do is invoke the insurrection act.”
Watch all of this!
@milestaylor.bsky.social says Stephen Miller told him that “if Trump won reelection, it would be a shock and awe blitz…and one of those things he would look to do is invoke the insurrection act.”
Watch all of this!
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Before Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, we need to make it very clear this -- as well as shooting protestors -- was all premeditated.
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Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
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The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/
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One of the most devastating moves toward higher costs & fascism is happening right now & corporate media is silent.
Nexstar Media Group acquiring Tegna would give 1 company control of 80% of U.S. households.
The FCC is supposed to be independent. Instead Brendan Carr is serving Trump. Share this.
Nexstar Media Group acquiring Tegna would give 1 company control of 80% of U.S. households.
The FCC is supposed to be independent. Instead Brendan Carr is serving Trump. Share this.
Corporate Media is Hiding This Massive Power Grab
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
One of the most devastating moves toward higher costs & fascism is happening right now & corporate media is silent.
Nexstar Media Group acquiring Tegna would give 1 company control of 80% of U.S. households.
The FCC is supposed to be independent. Instead Brendan Carr is serving Trump. Share this.
Nexstar Media Group acquiring Tegna would give 1 company control of 80% of U.S. households.
The FCC is supposed to be independent. Instead Brendan Carr is serving Trump. Share this.
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM