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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In any normal administration, this would be a MASSIVE scandal. But in Donald Trump’s America, it’s just another week.
January 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In any normal administration, this would be a MASSIVE scandal. But in Donald Trump’s America, it’s just another week.
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Trump, who shared a table with Chief Justice John Roberts, said he couldn’t make jokes about him because he needed to “kiss his ass.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Jokes About Suing Warsh if He Doesn’t Lower Interest Rates
The president later said he didn’t extract any concessions from the Federal Reserve nominee.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Trump, who shared a table with Chief Justice John Roberts, said he couldn’t make jokes about him because he needed to “kiss his ass.”
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.
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Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
January 30, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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“Children were in the crowd screaming.”
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“Children were in the crowd screaming.”
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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First special election since Pretti killing sends huge warning to GOP www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
First special election since Pretti killing sends huge warning to GOP
If Republicans weren't worried about a blowback to President Donald Trump's deadly immigration crackdown in Minnesota, they should be now.
Democrats won a state House race in Minnesota on Tuesday ...
www.dailykos.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
First special election since Pretti killing sends huge warning to GOP www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Wow, buckle up.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
February 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Wow, buckle up.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
The early vote just came in Tarrant County, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet is up 56% to 44% in the special election for a Texas state Senate seat.
This is a seat that went for Trump by 17%. This would be a huge upset.
This is already 45K votes.
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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It is illegal for ICE to detain U.S. citizens, full stop.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It is illegal for ICE to detain U.S. citizens, full stop.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
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I know some of my followers don’t like it when Republicans and Trump rampage across the country and then I mention Dems quickly but… there are quite a few powerful Dems basically seeking to give Trump an off ramp right now.
How many inches do really u want to give rn
How many inches do really u want to give rn
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I know some of my followers don’t like it when Republicans and Trump rampage across the country and then I mention Dems quickly but… there are quite a few powerful Dems basically seeking to give Trump an off ramp right now.
How many inches do really u want to give rn
How many inches do really u want to give rn
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Famous people who were NOT in the Epstein Files:
#Biden #Obama #TimWaltz #AlexPretti
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #MAGA
#Biden #Obama #TimWaltz #AlexPretti
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #MAGA
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Famous people who were NOT in the Epstein Files:
#Biden #Obama #TimWaltz #AlexPretti
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #MAGA
#Biden #Obama #TimWaltz #AlexPretti
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles #MAGA
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January 31, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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Overstaying one’s visa or arriving through an incorrect port of entry — these are civil misdemeanors on a part with traffic violations. They do NOT give ICE authority to break doors or windows, assault, detain, or deport undocumented people, or to murder them (or citizens) in the street.
January 31, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Overstaying one’s visa or arriving through an incorrect port of entry — these are civil misdemeanors on a part with traffic violations. They do NOT give ICE authority to break doors or windows, assault, detain, or deport undocumented people, or to murder them (or citizens) in the street.
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Reporters, you can rest assured that your story is true, and really struck a nerve, when the government spokesperson tries to act like your assignment editor
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Reporters, you can rest assured that your story is true, and really struck a nerve, when the government spokesperson tries to act like your assignment editor
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JD Vance in 2021:
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
JD Vance in 2021:
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Why is the President sending the FBI to Fulton County instead of going after violent criminals, organized crime, and pedophile rings?
Because he knows the people have turned against him and his only option left is to attack free elections.
Because he knows the people have turned against him and his only option left is to attack free elections.
January 31, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Why is the President sending the FBI to Fulton County instead of going after violent criminals, organized crime, and pedophile rings?
Because he knows the people have turned against him and his only option left is to attack free elections.
Because he knows the people have turned against him and his only option left is to attack free elections.
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
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HCR: …the point was [made] more clear: “the president of the United States should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars, and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system.”
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
HCR: …the point was [made] more clear: “the president of the United States should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars, and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system.”
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That's about 14,000 more people than there are ICE agents in the US.
January 31, 2026 at 8:47 PM
That's about 14,000 more people than there are ICE agents in the US.
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Trump’s Republicans are doing everything they told us the Democrats would do.
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Trump’s Republicans are doing everything they told us the Democrats would do.
Every accusation is a confession.
Every accusation is a confession.
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THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND
More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good.
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 PM
THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND
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“Trying to go back to a phony-baloney corporate job of filing trademarks and talking about profit shares versus incentives and other just horse s--- is just so ultimately meaningless,” Young said. “I’ll figure something else out. But right now, my city needs me.’”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How daily life in Minneapolis has transformed since federal agents flooded the streets
The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents and a sweeping federal operation have transformed the city.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 AM
“Trying to go back to a phony-baloney corporate job of filing trademarks and talking about profit shares versus incentives and other just horse s--- is just so ultimately meaningless,” Young said. “I’ll figure something else out. But right now, my city needs me.’”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreigfz6fzbu65haq7nfqgaoe7m42gsaonpinpmaaptuzd5atkqvya4i@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.