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
MAGA=Death Cult ☠️☠️☠️
There’s not enough noise being made about Greg Bovino praising the CBP agent who shot Marimar Martinez.
Mere hours after Charles Exum shot Marimar five times, Bovino emailed him to suggest he delay retirement as he had “much left to do!”
This was attempted murder and Bovino encouraged it:
Mere hours after Charles Exum shot Marimar five times, Bovino emailed him to suggest he delay retirement as he had “much left to do!”
This was attempted murder and Bovino encouraged it:
Border patrol chief praised federal agent who shot US citizen in Chicago
New evidence shows Gregory Bovino hailed agent who fired at Marimar Martinez five times in her car
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
MAGA=Death Cult ☠️☠️☠️
Oh ffs!
oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Oh ffs!
Thank you to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley!
It's gutwrenching to see your colleagues across the aisle (and Henry Cuellar (D) of TX, recently pardoned by Trump for corruption) abdicating their responsibility to protect voters in their districts. WE need more like you!
It's gutwrenching to see your colleagues across the aisle (and Henry Cuellar (D) of TX, recently pardoned by Trump for corruption) abdicating their responsibility to protect voters in their districts. WE need more like you!
Republicans' election bill is Jim Crow voter suppression.
It would disenfranchise millions of voters, silence your voices, & dilute our electoral power.
And that's exactly why I voted NO.
It would disenfranchise millions of voters, silence your voices, & dilute our electoral power.
And that's exactly why I voted NO.
February 12, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Thank you to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley!
It's gutwrenching to see your colleagues across the aisle (and Henry Cuellar (D) of TX, recently pardoned by Trump for corruption) abdicating their responsibility to protect voters in their districts. WE need more like you!
It's gutwrenching to see your colleagues across the aisle (and Henry Cuellar (D) of TX, recently pardoned by Trump for corruption) abdicating their responsibility to protect voters in their districts. WE need more like you!
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Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Admin Officials in the Epstein Files:
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Donald J. Trump
Melania Trump
Howard Lutnick (Commerce)
John Phelan (Navy)
Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center)
RFK Jr. (HHS)
Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom)
Mehmet Oz (CMS)
Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE)
Steve Bannon (Fmr WH)
Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor)
Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
Hey @theguardian.com,
The story isn't: Bondi Battles Dems.
It's @reptedlieu.bsky.social asked her why DOJ ignored a witness's claim to FBI that he knew a woman raped by Trump/Epstein who died under suspicious circumstances - by gunshot. Not a suicide, say the cops. Yes Suicide, say officials. Hmm.
The story isn't: Bondi Battles Dems.
It's @reptedlieu.bsky.social asked her why DOJ ignored a witness's claim to FBI that he knew a woman raped by Trump/Epstein who died under suspicious circumstances - by gunshot. Not a suicide, say the cops. Yes Suicide, say officials. Hmm.
February 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Hey @theguardian.com,
The story isn't: Bondi Battles Dems.
It's @reptedlieu.bsky.social asked her why DOJ ignored a witness's claim to FBI that he knew a woman raped by Trump/Epstein who died under suspicious circumstances - by gunshot. Not a suicide, say the cops. Yes Suicide, say officials. Hmm.
The story isn't: Bondi Battles Dems.
It's @reptedlieu.bsky.social asked her why DOJ ignored a witness's claim to FBI that he knew a woman raped by Trump/Epstein who died under suspicious circumstances - by gunshot. Not a suicide, say the cops. Yes Suicide, say officials. Hmm.
Anyone seeing the pattern here?
Man pardoned by Trump for attacking US Capitol found guilty of child abuse
Andrew Paul Johnson was found guilty of five counts including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Anyone seeing the pattern here?
Press is covering this as: Bondi Fights Dems! Not Liu asks why DOJ ignored a witness who claims info about a woman who accused Trump/Epstein of rape and turned up dead. Where is the coverage?
Bondi Testimony Sparks Oath Controversy
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Press is covering this as: Bondi Fights Dems! Not Liu asks why DOJ ignored a witness who claims info about a woman who accused Trump/Epstein of rape and turned up dead. Where is the coverage?
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Rep. Neguse: “The man in that video, the one…allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on Jan. 6. His name is Jared Wise."
Bondi: "He does work for us."
Neguse: "This is who you choose…to hire at DOJ?"
Bondi: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
Bondi: "He does work for us."
Neguse: "This is who you choose…to hire at DOJ?"
Bondi: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Rep. Neguse: “The man in that video, the one…allegedly yelling 'kill em' at police officers on Jan. 6. His name is Jared Wise."
Bondi: "He does work for us."
Neguse: "This is who you choose…to hire at DOJ?"
Bondi: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
Bondi: "He does work for us."
Neguse: "This is who you choose…to hire at DOJ?"
Bondi: "I believe he was pardoned by President Trump."
Will MAGA continue to shield the powerful? And will the Democrats get behind Ro Khanna and vow to pursue this when Trump and the pedophile brigade are out of office and no longer shielded under our dual legal systems?
Ro Khanna names 6 Epstein co-conspirators who the DOJ was protecting up until yesterday:
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
& Leslie Wexner
He asks congress to cease having 2 tiers of justice & finally hold the Epstein class accountable for crimes.
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
& Leslie Wexner
He asks congress to cease having 2 tiers of justice & finally hold the Epstein class accountable for crimes.
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Will MAGA continue to shield the powerful? And will the Democrats get behind Ro Khanna and vow to pursue this when Trump and the pedophile brigade are out of office and no longer shielded under our dual legal systems?
Oh. Fuck off Ring!
If they can do this to find a dog, they can do this to find anyone. That’s terrifying.
Here's that Ring #SuperBowl commercial:
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Oh. Fuck off Ring!
Can we wake from the American Nightmare now? Please.
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Can we wake from the American Nightmare now? Please.
New York! Eyes on. Eyes on. Another Pretend-o-crat running for Congress.
SCOOP: NY-17 candidate Cait Conley worked defense contractors looking to help the feds use AI for border surveillance and military projects -- PrimerAI & Hidden Level. Her campaign did not answer questions about if she's still working for either firm theintercept.com/2026/02/09/n...
NY Democratic House Candidate Worked for Palantir Partners Pushing AI Border Surveillance
A former Biden national security adviser hoping to unseat Mike Lawler consulted for two defense tech firms that partner with Palantir.
theintercept.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
New York! Eyes on. Eyes on. Another Pretend-o-crat running for Congress.
Honor the wishes of Alex Pretti's parents - show the world how he lived.
CALL TO ACTIVISM (@calltoactivism)
🚨BREAKING: A massive banner of Alex Pretti has been reported in Times Square. In the image, he’s wearing scrubs - honoring his parent’s wishes to show the world how Alex lived - not just how he died. ...
substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Honor the wishes of Alex Pretti's parents - show the world how he lived.
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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...