Lucas O’Connor
@loc.bsky.social
Unionist. Avid Indoorsman. Terror since the public school era. San Diego. ED of Progressive Labor Alliance. It is our duty to win.
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Block instantly.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Block instantly.
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Apparently ICE goons in multi-car caravans are circling Spanish immersion preschools in the city taunting and photographing the parents and neighbors who are patrolling the school perimeter to keep kids safe.
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Apparently ICE goons in multi-car caravans are circling Spanish immersion preschools in the city taunting and photographing the parents and neighbors who are patrolling the school perimeter to keep kids safe.
Been saying all year that not only will they be undermining the election/voting process, but they will also just refuse to seat Democrats after. This points directly to that.
🚨BREAKING: Any candidate for federal office may challenge election laws governing their election, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision Wednesday, potentially triggering a deluge of litigation over the counting and certifying of results. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Supreme Court opens election litigation floodgates, says any candidate can challenge voting laws
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Been saying all year that not only will they be undermining the election/voting process, but they will also just refuse to seat Democrats after. This points directly to that.
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Asking the ICE agent beating a guy up on the pavement to hold still so I can scan his QR code that he was required to wear instead of a badge that can simply be read
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Asking the ICE agent beating a guy up on the pavement to hold still so I can scan his QR code that he was required to wear instead of a badge that can simply be read
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she got 4% of amazon in shares, has donated billions, and is still one of the richest human beings in the world and we're supposed to believe the true elites can't be taxed a little more
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
The gift is the largest in the organization’s history.
The gift is the largest in the organization’s history.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
she got 4% of amazon in shares, has donated billions, and is still one of the richest human beings in the world and we're supposed to believe the true elites can't be taxed a little more
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I'm sorry but this is baby shit. Delete the post? Resign? He's an active danger to public order. People are going to get killed whether he deletes the post or not. Do something!
Rep. Lieu: “Greg Bovino last night made a post that essentially called protesters, ‘cannon fodder.’ He needs to delete that post, or he needs to resign…If Greg Bovino and the administration doesn't turn down the rhetoric, it's going to cause more people to get killed.”
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I'm sorry but this is baby shit. Delete the post? Resign? He's an active danger to public order. People are going to get killed whether he deletes the post or not. Do something!
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8th Cir.: because officer was trying to shoot a 9-pound Pomeranian mix when he missed and shot the dog's owner instead, he did not intend to restrain owner, he intended to restrain the dog, which means there was no seizure so no 4A violation.
QI for officer.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/01...
QI for officer.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/01...
![The undisputed facts in this case all point to the absence of a seizure. See UnitedHealth Grp. Inc. v. Wilmington Tr. Co., 548 F.3d 1124, 1127–28 (8th Cir. 2008) (reviewing de novo the “purely legal questions” left by the “undisputed” facts). Perhaps the most important one is that, as Hight concedes, “Deputy Williams fired his county[-]issued service weapon at [the] Pomeranian.” His words matched his actions, given that each of his statements was about getting the dogs under control, including ordering them to “get back!” And finally, the bodycam video shows that he fired downward toward the dog as it approached, which supports the conclusion that it was his target, not Hight. Hitting her was an unfortunate accident. See Brower v. County of Inyo, 489 U.S. 593, 596 (1989) (explaining that the Fourth Amendment does not address “the accidental effects of . . . government conduct”).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreihl3vieqx3pwzqtiivrlqqxkngbahqnx4n3i2mbcmp5ouwvdonkom@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
8th Cir.: because officer was trying to shoot a 9-pound Pomeranian mix when he missed and shot the dog's owner instead, he did not intend to restrain owner, he intended to restrain the dog, which means there was no seizure so no 4A violation.
QI for officer.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/01...
QI for officer.
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/01...
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A landmark CBA signed in ‘83 gave NBA players 53% of GROSS revenue starting in ‘84, and ‘84 NBA revenue was similar to estimated WNBA revenue in 2022.
So why is it that 42 years after the men earned their fair share of GROSS revenue the same league expects women to settle for a % of NET revenue?
So why is it that 42 years after the men earned their fair share of GROSS revenue the same league expects women to settle for a % of NET revenue?
Former WNBA player Sonia Chase & former NBAPA Executive Dr. Tamika Tremaglio discuss the behind the scenes of the WNBA CBA negotiations, the revenue sharing specifics keeping the two sides apart & whether a work stoppage is the only thing that’ll get a deal done.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
A landmark CBA signed in ‘83 gave NBA players 53% of GROSS revenue starting in ‘84, and ‘84 NBA revenue was similar to estimated WNBA revenue in 2022.
So why is it that 42 years after the men earned their fair share of GROSS revenue the same league expects women to settle for a % of NET revenue?
So why is it that 42 years after the men earned their fair share of GROSS revenue the same league expects women to settle for a % of NET revenue?
Khanna is a very effective fraud who’s destined to break millions of political hearts
Translation from bullshit speak: he supports ICE.
I am calling for the arrest and prosecution of the ICE agent that shot and killed Renee Good.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Khanna is a very effective fraud who’s destined to break millions of political hearts
There’s a significant painful irony that the money people donated to pass Prop 50 will in part get spent on subsidizing MAGA billionaires
Governor Gavin Newsom speaks out against a proposed initiative to tax California billionaires: “This will be defeated — there’s no question in my mind... I’ll do what I have to do to protect the state."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Newsom Vows to Stop Proposal to Tax Billionaires in California
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
There’s a significant painful irony that the money people donated to pass Prop 50 will in part get spent on subsidizing MAGA billionaires
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We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are witnessing ICE transition into a death squad.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
Either ICE Is Abolished or It Will Kill Many More Renee Goods
Minnesota is just the beginning of ICE's transformation into a right-wing death squad. But it can be the end
www.forever-wars.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
While capital flight remains a core defining tenet of MAGA millionaires and billionaires
Capital controls already
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
While capital flight remains a core defining tenet of MAGA millionaires and billionaires
Keeping your head down and hoping no one will notice you is an exceptionally popular approach on the institutional nominal left. And it will not work.
Early 2025: Trump admin tries to illegally shut down the CFPB, the newest member of the Federal Reserve system. Jay Powell says nothing.
Summer 2025: Trump admin tries to illegally fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Powell says nothing.
2026: Trump admin comes for Powell. He finally finds his voice.
Summer 2025: Trump admin tries to illegally fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Powell says nothing.
2026: Trump admin comes for Powell. He finally finds his voice.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Keeping your head down and hoping no one will notice you is an exceptionally popular approach on the institutional nominal left. And it will not work.
“If we need to” aka after it’s already happened
Kaine: "I can tell you this -- we will force a vote in the Senate about no US military action in Greenland or Denmark if we need to. We will get overwhelmingly bipartisan support that this president is foolish to even suggest this."
January 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
“If we need to” aka after it’s already happened
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Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
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Oh, look. From 2014:
“Border Patrol agents have deliberately stepped in the path of cars apparently to justify shooting at the drivers [in] 67 cases that resulted in 19 deaths.”
You can’t reform that culture.
Ross was in Border Patrol in this period (2007-2015).
www.latimes.com/nation/la-na...
“Border Patrol agents have deliberately stepped in the path of cars apparently to justify shooting at the drivers [in] 67 cases that resulted in 19 deaths.”
You can’t reform that culture.
Ross was in Border Patrol in this period (2007-2015).
www.latimes.com/nation/la-na...
Border Patrol's use of deadly force criticized in report
An independent review of U.S. Border Patrol shootings criticizes the agency for 'lack of diligence' in its investigations and suggests that agents' tactics sometimes create a pretext to open fire.
www.latimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Oh, look. From 2014:
“Border Patrol agents have deliberately stepped in the path of cars apparently to justify shooting at the drivers [in] 67 cases that resulted in 19 deaths.”
You can’t reform that culture.
Ross was in Border Patrol in this period (2007-2015).
www.latimes.com/nation/la-na...
“Border Patrol agents have deliberately stepped in the path of cars apparently to justify shooting at the drivers [in] 67 cases that resulted in 19 deaths.”
You can’t reform that culture.
Ross was in Border Patrol in this period (2007-2015).
www.latimes.com/nation/la-na...
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Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
To emphasize: Those seven Dems voting no would have defeated the nomination. It's exactly seven on purpose.
Congressional Dems of both chambers are giving absolutely no reason for people to imagine they will do any resisting with a majority.
The only way to change it is to change the Dems we send.
Congressional Dems of both chambers are giving absolutely no reason for people to imagine they will do any resisting with a majority.
The only way to change it is to change the Dems we send.
Seven Dem senators voted to confirm a Trump judicial nominee today, and I really do not think I'm asking for much when I say that Democrats should not be doing favors for a president whose masked thugs murdered a woman in the streets 24 hours ago www.senate.gov/legislative/...
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
To emphasize: Those seven Dems voting no would have defeated the nomination. It's exactly seven on purpose.
Congressional Dems of both chambers are giving absolutely no reason for people to imagine they will do any resisting with a majority.
The only way to change it is to change the Dems we send.
Congressional Dems of both chambers are giving absolutely no reason for people to imagine they will do any resisting with a majority.
The only way to change it is to change the Dems we send.
Driving a car is grounds for summary execution on the spot. That's what they've decided.
We know the playbook at this point - DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin will say the driver was trying to run over the immigration agent.
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Driving a car is grounds for summary execution on the spot. That's what they've decided.
Also worth noting that the top three issues are actually all the same issue.
New YouGov polling shows more people say inflation is their #1 issue now than said the same at any point in 2023-2024 today.yougov.com/politics/art...
January 8, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Also worth noting that the top three issues are actually all the same issue.
Swalwell was one of the 75 House Dems who voted for the resolution expressing gratitude for ICE this past summer.
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
January 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Swalwell was one of the 75 House Dems who voted for the resolution expressing gratitude for ICE this past summer.
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Lotta people get mad at me when I criticize Democratic messaging but THIS IS HOW DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE TALKING. Like normal people using normal language to communicate normal human emotions about the fucked up situation.
THIS.
THIS.
Q: After you told ICE to get the F out, Republicans are criticizing you for escalating tensions
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Lotta people get mad at me when I criticize Democratic messaging but THIS IS HOW DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE TALKING. Like normal people using normal language to communicate normal human emotions about the fucked up situation.
THIS.
THIS.
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After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
January 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.
Every accusation is a confession
Republicans in multiple states passed laws that immunize people who drove into protesters.
Rightist outlet The Daily Caller once made a video cheering people who drove into protestors
These sh*tbags are taking their infatuation with vehicular violence and trying to pin it on us.
Rightist outlet The Daily Caller once made a video cheering people who drove into protestors
These sh*tbags are taking their infatuation with vehicular violence and trying to pin it on us.
Noem: "People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons ... it's clear that it's being coordinated. People are being trained"
January 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Every accusation is a confession