Mark Platt
@mabbes1408.bsky.social
SE1’er. Promulgator of stuff: LGBTQ, health & care, workers rights, renters rights. Centrist Liberal. Views only/all mine via received wisdom
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It's significant that Democrats got Trump and Republicans to acquiesce to reopening DHS/ICE funding negotiations under threat of a shutdown. A few months ago Trump/Rs told Ds to pound sand in ACA fight and Dems ultimately caved with no concessions. Shift. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
The House is not in Washington and plans to vote when it returns Monday. That means a government shutdown this weekend, which will have little impact if it remains brief.
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
It's significant that Democrats got Trump and Republicans to acquiesce to reopening DHS/ICE funding negotiations under threat of a shutdown. A few months ago Trump/Rs told Ds to pound sand in ACA fight and Dems ultimately caved with no concessions. Shift. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Truly amazing stuff… The rebellion is being televised substack.com/@cliffsedge/...
Cliff Schecter (@cliffsedge)
This has to be one of the funniest and most truthful things I’ve seen all day
substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Truly amazing stuff… The rebellion is being televised substack.com/@cliffsedge/...
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A truly unacceptable assault on the First Amendment.
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A truly unacceptable assault on the First Amendment.
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Incarcerated for journalism. And for sticking it to various frauds & grifters who profess to care about ‘free speech’.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Incarcerated for journalism. And for sticking it to various frauds & grifters who profess to care about ‘free speech’.
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TARIFFS ARE HURTING THE US ECONOMY.
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 PM
TARIFFS ARE HURTING THE US ECONOMY.
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The Party told you to ignore
the evidence of your eyes and ears
It was their final, most essential command.
the evidence of your eyes and ears
It was their final, most essential command.
January 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The Party told you to ignore
the evidence of your eyes and ears
It was their final, most essential command.
the evidence of your eyes and ears
It was their final, most essential command.
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Thank you Douglas Alexander for challenging Konstantin Kisin and his dog-whistling.
“Why did you mention his colour?”
We can all read the code. #bbcqt
“Why did you mention his colour?”
We can all read the code. #bbcqt
January 29, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Thank you Douglas Alexander for challenging Konstantin Kisin and his dog-whistling.
“Why did you mention his colour?”
We can all read the code. #bbcqt
“Why did you mention his colour?”
We can all read the code. #bbcqt
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Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
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Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
The righteous rebellion has a song, and it is everything it needs to be youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w #Trumpasstrophy #Millerfascism
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 11:52 AM
The righteous rebellion has a song, and it is everything it needs to be youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w #Trumpasstrophy #Millerfascism
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Donald Trump repeatedly heckled in Iowa amid wave of mounting anger at his administration
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Donald Trump repeatedly heckled in Iowa amid wave of mounting anger
Within moments of taking the stage, Trump had started making false claims about the 2020 US election being stolen from him. And he suggested to the crowd that he should be allowed to stand again in 20...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Donald Trump repeatedly heckled in Iowa amid wave of mounting anger at his administration
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Trump hunts migrants and terrifies children while pardoning insurrectionists, drug traffickers, and corrupt insiders. He screams “law and order” but shields pedophiles, buries the Epstein files, and proves cruelty is policy & impunity for friends, fear for everyone else.
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Trump hunts migrants and terrifies children while pardoning insurrectionists, drug traffickers, and corrupt insiders. He screams “law and order” but shields pedophiles, buries the Epstein files, and proves cruelty is policy & impunity for friends, fear for everyone else.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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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 7:48 PM
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
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Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
It just dawned on me, in Trump’s head Miller is the reincarnation of Roy Cohn. #Trumpasstrophy
January 27, 2026 at 9:11 PM
It just dawned on me, in Trump’s head Miller is the reincarnation of Roy Cohn. #Trumpasstrophy
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Loser Patel offered to pay to defend Rittenhouse for carrying arms (but a fully loaded assault rifle, obviously not concealed) in a protest.
Patel is a joke and should be impeached.
Patel is a joke and should be impeached.
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Loser Patel offered to pay to defend Rittenhouse for carrying arms (but a fully loaded assault rifle, obviously not concealed) in a protest.
Patel is a joke and should be impeached.
Patel is a joke and should be impeached.
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Sorry but nothing about the Pretti murder resembles law enforcement #wato
He was set upon by a group of ICE agents, brought down, beaten while lying on the ground, had his gun removed from it’s holster before being shot at least six times
He was set upon by a group of ICE agents, brought down, beaten while lying on the ground, had his gun removed from it’s holster before being shot at least six times
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Sorry but nothing about the Pretti murder resembles law enforcement #wato
He was set upon by a group of ICE agents, brought down, beaten while lying on the ground, had his gun removed from it’s holster before being shot at least six times
He was set upon by a group of ICE agents, brought down, beaten while lying on the ground, had his gun removed from it’s holster before being shot at least six times
The problem with Schriver’s arguments is that her hero bends and even breaks the law on a regular basis… #WATO www.wired.com/story/donald...
The Donald Trump 2.0 Grift Is Already On
Spearheaded by the president's own memecoin, people including Donald Trump are rushing to cash in on Donald Trump’s inauguration and second term in office.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The problem with Schriver’s arguments is that her hero bends and even breaks the law on a regular basis… #WATO www.wired.com/story/donald...
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A reminder that one of the new owners of TikTok is Larry Ellison who also now owns CBS News…
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that one of the new owners of TikTok is Larry Ellison who also now owns CBS News…
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@governorwalz.mn.gov
Well said
Well said
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 AM
@governorwalz.mn.gov
Well said
Well said