Kerry Eleveld
@kerryeleveld.bsky.social
Truth seeker, Journo4Eva, @waytowinus Comms, author of Obama/LGBTQ book: Don't Tell Me To Wait. Cynicism is overrated. Vote. Go Blue.
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@andrewbakaj.bsky.social and @wbaidlaw.bsky.social do not fuck around
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 AM
@andrewbakaj.bsky.social and @wbaidlaw.bsky.social do not fuck around
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The CIA is up to something and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, doesn't like it but can't tell us about it.
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The CIA is up to something and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, doesn't like it but can't tell us about it.
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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Strongly agree with the underlying thesis of this piece -- the Beltway Consensus that Democrats need to win by toning down their messages and tacking to the center is deeply flawed and misreads the electorate 1/
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Strongly agree with the underlying thesis of this piece -- the Beltway Consensus that Democrats need to win by toning down their messages and tacking to the center is deeply flawed and misreads the electorate 1/
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"We are now in a system of competitive authoritarianism. And it’s just about whether we manage to take our democracy back from that."
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
Trump Spirals Into Crazed Fury After Harvard Humiliates Him Very Badly
As Trump rages at Harvard over leaks that he’s backtracking in his fight with the university, a Harvard political scientist explains why the stakes in this battle are far bigger than they seem.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"We are now in a system of competitive authoritarianism. And it’s just about whether we manage to take our democracy back from that."
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
On the pod, @ryanenos.bsky.social is so good on Harvard pulling back from surrender to Trump, and on need for institutions to fight:
newrepublic.com/article/2061...
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Original thread with a summary of the summary here, and thank you for reading and sharing the piece!
The politics we have as Americans ultimately is up to us. We can choose for our democracy to be a dreary march to the drab center or running over groups of people with a metaphorical bus. Or we can choose an imagination battle that realigns the center so we can fight and build on favorable terrain.
February 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Original thread with a summary of the summary here, and thank you for reading and sharing the piece!
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We are very excited to be included in this! Direct link to the @jenancona.bsky.social piece here. We spent a lot of '24 talking to voters and found profound alignment with Grumbach and Bonica's approach. We can not keep thinking small. Building a strategy around moderation has failed countless Dems.
February 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
We are very excited to be included in this! Direct link to the @jenancona.bsky.social piece here. We spent a lot of '24 talking to voters and found profound alignment with Grumbach and Bonica's approach. We can not keep thinking small. Building a strategy around moderation has failed countless Dems.
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This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
I was a little late to catch up with this WSJ kleptocracy story. We already knew Sheikh Tahnoon dropped $2b on World Liberty Financial to get Trump to let UAE import advanced chips. Now we learn Tahnoon also purchased 49 percent of World Liberty Financial.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is now without question the biggest politico-financial scandal in United States history. Teapot Dome was trivial in comparison.
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I know we're beyond this but it is absolutely against every police procedure to draw your weapons immediately and approach a car like this.
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I know we're beyond this but it is absolutely against every police procedure to draw your weapons immediately and approach a car like this.
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
Local police are now protecting citizens from the federal govt
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Local police are now protecting citizens from the federal govt
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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This is how you do it:
“It’s everybody, everywhere, trying to do anything.”
“It’s everybody, everywhere, trying to do anything.”
Small Businesses in Minneapolis Serve a City in Crisis. ‘This Is Our New Normal.’
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This is how you do it:
“It’s everybody, everywhere, trying to do anything.”
“It’s everybody, everywhere, trying to do anything.”
"Reactionary centrism" seems a very apt description for so much of the thinking that guides DC operatives--we need bigger, more inspired thinking
Today on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
All about "reactionary centrism"
Michael Hobbes joins me to diagnose the pundit class's obsession with scolding the left while the right burns down the house.
www.volts.wtf
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"Reactionary centrism" seems a very apt description for so much of the thinking that guides DC operatives--we need bigger, more inspired thinking
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As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this @vermontgmg.bsky.social report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your MoC.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this @vermontgmg.bsky.social report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your MoC.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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From @gelliottmorris.com:
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
From @gelliottmorris.com:
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
Blue wave watch: Democrat flips Trump +17 Texas Senate seat in 32-point swing
A nerdy look at precinct-level data from the TX SD-9 special election
open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
“Expand your imagination” 💯
Taylor Rehmet, a Democrat (& @runforsomething.net candidate!) flipped a state senate district in Texas that Trump had won by 17 points.
Expand your imagination. When great candidates rooted in community step up to lead, anything is possible.
Expand your imagination. When great candidates rooted in community step up to lead, anything is possible.
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
“Expand your imagination” 💯
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He donated to Congressional Leadership Fund and Senate Leadership Fund so every GOP member and candidate is getting money from Musk
Should be good fodder for Dems given headlines about Musk these past few weeks
Should be good fodder for Dems given headlines about Musk these past few weeks
February 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
He donated to Congressional Leadership Fund and Senate Leadership Fund so every GOP member and candidate is getting money from Musk
Should be good fodder for Dems given headlines about Musk these past few weeks
Should be good fodder for Dems given headlines about Musk these past few weeks
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Liam and his dad are finally free and on their way back home to Minnesota.
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release
A federal judge on Saturday ordered that the pair be released.
abcnews.go.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Liam and his dad are finally free and on their way back home to Minnesota.
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
Bless him and his family
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Bless him and his family
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The Fight Against Federal Overeach—or “FAFO” for short—will be particularly focused on states undergoing an influx of federal agents. trib.al/InsEQaM
“No agency and no officer is above the law."
“No agency and no officer is above the law."
January 31, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The Fight Against Federal Overeach—or “FAFO” for short—will be particularly focused on states undergoing an influx of federal agents. trib.al/InsEQaM
“No agency and no officer is above the law."
“No agency and no officer is above the law."
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Very important vote. It makes repealing ICE surge funding the mainstream position in the party, with bipartisan support.
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Very important vote. It makes repealing ICE surge funding the mainstream position in the party, with bipartisan support.
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The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing."
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
Breaking MS NOW:
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants
An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, Ohio, a community that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance targeted during the 2024 campaign, falsely accusing the community ...
www.ms.now
January 31, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing."
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
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Why did DEA agents arrest independent journalist Georgia Fort?
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Why did DEA agents arrest independent journalist Georgia Fort?
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Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.