KeepingTheRepublic@bsky.social
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Husband, Dad, Teacher & Researcher. Trying to be a decent Citizen in an Uncivil World. The flag of my native land says “Sic Semper Tyrannis”
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Truth in cartoons, 1932/2025: John Heartfield’s cartoon explained the “meaning of the Hitler salute” (“millions stand behind us!”). Grateful we have someone in our age with Ann Telnaes’ courage to show us how wealth capitulates to Trump
[credits: Metropolitan Museum of Art; anntelnaes@substack]
[credits: Metropolitan Museum of Art; anntelnaes@substack]
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The hallmark (the “brand”) of the Washington Post has been accountability journalism. Thus, today’s staff decimation is Bezos’s greatest gift to Trump, so much more valuable than the Melania movie, inauguration money, etc. This disaster began, for real, with the Harris endorsement he killed.
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The hallmark (the “brand”) of the Washington Post has been accountability journalism. Thus, today’s staff decimation is Bezos’s greatest gift to Trump, so much more valuable than the Melania movie, inauguration money, etc. This disaster began, for real, with the Harris endorsement he killed.
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“Does a great global city deserve a great global newspaper? I’ve decided … ‘no.’”
– Bezos, like Soon-Shiong before him
– Bezos, like Soon-Shiong before him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“Does a great global city deserve a great global newspaper? I’ve decided … ‘no.’”
– Bezos, like Soon-Shiong before him
– Bezos, like Soon-Shiong before him
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In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
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one thing you have to understand about helen andrews is she is genuinely stupid
We only want the good immigrants who study hard and don't commit crimes, unless they try to take little Brayleigh's (28 ACT, 1350 SAT) God-given slot at an Ivy away by being smarter, in which case Korematsu didn't go far enough
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
one thing you have to understand about helen andrews is she is genuinely stupid
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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
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“.. Michigan has lost 6,300 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office .. Canada was Michigan’s primary export market. Now its wheat exports are down 89 percent ..”
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February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“.. Michigan has lost 6,300 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office .. Canada was Michigan’s primary export market. Now its wheat exports are down 89 percent ..”
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The next question should’ve been: Why don’t you answer her question? It’s outrageous that White House reporters let Trump get away with this and act as if it’s normal.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The next question should’ve been: Why don’t you answer her question? It’s outrageous that White House reporters let Trump get away with this and act as if it’s normal.
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Federal Judges have a very real and well-established reason to fear doxing and violence and yet I doubt anyone thinks it would be acceptable for them to preside from the bench in a hood.
February 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Federal Judges have a very real and well-established reason to fear doxing and violence and yet I doubt anyone thinks it would be acceptable for them to preside from the bench in a hood.
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Good time to reup this post from last month.
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Good time to reup this post from last month.
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Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.
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SEN. @hickenlooper.senate.gov : “Death cards left behind by ICE agents — cards with white supremacist history left in detained immigrants' abandoned cars… Imagine finding your brother's empty car with one of these in the driver's seat. Cruelty for the sake of cruelty."
(H/T @lulacorg.bsky.social )
(H/T @lulacorg.bsky.social )
February 3, 2026 at 11:48 PM
SEN. @hickenlooper.senate.gov : “Death cards left behind by ICE agents — cards with white supremacist history left in detained immigrants' abandoned cars… Imagine finding your brother's empty car with one of these in the driver's seat. Cruelty for the sake of cruelty."
(H/T @lulacorg.bsky.social )
(H/T @lulacorg.bsky.social )
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ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family — theonion.com/ice-agent-sc...
ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family
CHICAGO—Saying he couldn’t remember the last time an immigration raid had been so convenient, fast, or fun, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Mark Hammond reportedly scored an easy win Monday ...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:12 PM
ICE Agent Scores Easy Win By Deporting Own Family — theonion.com/ice-agent-sc...
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This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
February 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.
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WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
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Too bad we didn’t have the courage here to take it on. Can the French come here and take over our government? I know we might’ve been down this path a long time ago but I think it’s time.
February 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Too bad we didn’t have the courage here to take it on. Can the French come here and take over our government? I know we might’ve been down this path a long time ago but I think it’s time.
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BREAKING: Rep Ted Lieu just called for Deputy AG Todd Blanche’s resignation, and points out why partying with Epstein actually would be illegal.
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
BREAKING: Rep Ted Lieu just called for Deputy AG Todd Blanche’s resignation, and points out why partying with Epstein actually would be illegal.
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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Note that Leonard Leo, Mark Paoletta and Roger and Carrie Severino, all capos in the DC Catholic mafia, are Clarence’s biggest lickspittle lapdogs. Woof!
www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...
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Clarence Thomas hit with astonishing accusation in Epstein files
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was named in an allegation sent by email to two federal judges and discussed last August by federal prosecutors in New York, the Justice Department’s...
www.rawstory.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Note that Leonard Leo, Mark Paoletta and Roger and Carrie Severino, all capos in the DC Catholic mafia, are Clarence’s biggest lickspittle lapdogs. Woof!
www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...
www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...
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Spanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.
February 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Spanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.
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You cannot have a country run by a mentally unstable leader. #TrumpOut
"shortly before midnight, six hrs after The Times reported...Trump had backtracked, he claimed the story was wrong &...was now seeking $1 billion “in damages” from Harvard & that... investigations...should now be criminal."
"shortly before midnight, six hrs after The Times reported...Trump had backtracked, he claimed the story was wrong &...was now seeking $1 billion “in damages” from Harvard & that... investigations...should now be criminal."
Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
You cannot have a country run by a mentally unstable leader. #TrumpOut
"shortly before midnight, six hrs after The Times reported...Trump had backtracked, he claimed the story was wrong &...was now seeking $1 billion “in damages” from Harvard & that... investigations...should now be criminal."
"shortly before midnight, six hrs after The Times reported...Trump had backtracked, he claimed the story was wrong &...was now seeking $1 billion “in damages” from Harvard & that... investigations...should now be criminal."