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@martye.bsky.social
Rock n’ Roll Expat in Mexico; Upper Michigander; ex-New Yorker; ex-Minnesotan; ex-Wisconsinite; drummer, guitarist, singer, songwriter; vinyl junkie; sensible progressive; Gen X; avid wiseass; casual hermit.
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In order to identify HC tear gas, there are three characteristics, according to an expert:
• An intense orange-colored, metallic fire coming from the canister as it’s burning.
• Fire that emits sparks and burns considerably hotter and longer than other grenades.
• A white, gray or black smoke.
• An intense orange-colored, metallic fire coming from the canister as it’s burning.
• Fire that emits sparks and burns considerably hotter and longer than other grenades.
• A white, gray or black smoke.
Federal agents are heavily deploying chemical irritants. What are the health consequences?
Munitions experts say ingredients can vary and can be considered proprietary.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
In order to identify HC tear gas, there are three characteristics, according to an expert:
• An intense orange-colored, metallic fire coming from the canister as it’s burning.
• Fire that emits sparks and burns considerably hotter and longer than other grenades.
• A white, gray or black smoke.
• An intense orange-colored, metallic fire coming from the canister as it’s burning.
• Fire that emits sparks and burns considerably hotter and longer than other grenades.
• A white, gray or black smoke.
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"I am 5 years old"
Shut it all down. All of it. ICE, DHS, Border Patrol, the entire Republican Party, all the fascist billionaires, X, Tesla, Avelo, and every Democrat who supports them.
It's evil through and through.
Shut it all down. All of it. ICE, DHS, Border Patrol, the entire Republican Party, all the fascist billionaires, X, Tesla, Avelo, and every Democrat who supports them.
It's evil through and through.
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 AM
"I am 5 years old"
Shut it all down. All of it. ICE, DHS, Border Patrol, the entire Republican Party, all the fascist billionaires, X, Tesla, Avelo, and every Democrat who supports them.
It's evil through and through.
Shut it all down. All of it. ICE, DHS, Border Patrol, the entire Republican Party, all the fascist billionaires, X, Tesla, Avelo, and every Democrat who supports them.
It's evil through and through.
“MAGA adherents are embracing the daft idea that the Minnesota people who have come together to protect their neighbors are an organized, paid insurgency.
But the tide seems to be running against them.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
But the tide seems to be running against them.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
January 26, 2026
Yesterday President Donald J.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:49 AM
“MAGA adherents are embracing the daft idea that the Minnesota people who have come together to protect their neighbors are an organized, paid insurgency.
But the tide seems to be running against them.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
But the tide seems to be running against them.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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In Minneapolis, ICE was seen abducting or disappearing a man who was holding a baby in his arms.
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
In Minneapolis, ICE was seen abducting or disappearing a man who was holding a baby in his arms.
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I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I'm just going to keep saying this until I die:
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
In a white supremacist patriarchy, you have value only insofar as you serve the white supremacist patriarchy.
Kyle Rittenhouse & Ashli Babbitt did. Renee Good & Alex Pretti didn't. On Jan 6, the insurrectionists did. The cops didn't.
Rinse, repeat.
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"My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos"— Neil Young
January 27, 2026 at 1:57 AM
"My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos"— Neil Young
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Man, are they going regrets defending these dipshits now, that the tide is turning.
Blanche: "Remember, what we all saw in that 10 or second video is not the full story. Every American should know that. The story goes way beyond that. It starts with the fact that literally for months we have received 0 assistance from the state of Minnesota."
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Man, are they going regrets defending these dipshits now, that the tide is turning.
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Forget firing Greg Bovino. We need to prosecute Bovino, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem!
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Forget firing Greg Bovino. We need to prosecute Bovino, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem!
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All you lawyers will appreciate that Patel said he would "balance" First Amendment considerations with potential violations of federal law. www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
All you lawyers will appreciate that Patel said he would "balance" First Amendment considerations with potential violations of federal law. www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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“Abolish ICE” is literally the MODERATE position in America today. Not even the position Schumer’s constituents are demanding. The MODERATE position is “abolish.”
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 AM
“Abolish ICE” is literally the MODERATE position in America today. Not even the position Schumer’s constituents are demanding. The MODERATE position is “abolish.”
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ICE-holes are firing kinetic impact projectiles at close range. Today, they tore off part of a woman’s hand.
Fuck this whole fucking regime, and if you voted for this shit, then fuck you especially hard!
#FuckICE #FuckDHS #FucktRump #Resist #FuckMAGA
Fuck this whole fucking regime, and if you voted for this shit, then fuck you especially hard!
#FuckICE #FuckDHS #FucktRump #Resist #FuckMAGA
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE-holes are firing kinetic impact projectiles at close range. Today, they tore off part of a woman’s hand.
Fuck this whole fucking regime, and if you voted for this shit, then fuck you especially hard!
#FuckICE #FuckDHS #FucktRump #Resist #FuckMAGA
Fuck this whole fucking regime, and if you voted for this shit, then fuck you especially hard!
#FuckICE #FuckDHS #FucktRump #Resist #FuckMAGA
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Trump can fire Bovino to save himself and he may even fire Noem to save himself, but this country won’t be saved until we fire Trump.
Keep going, resisters. We’re going to win in the end.
Keep going, resisters. We’re going to win in the end.
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Trump can fire Bovino to save himself and he may even fire Noem to save himself, but this country won’t be saved until we fire Trump.
Keep going, resisters. We’re going to win in the end.
Keep going, resisters. We’re going to win in the end.
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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Removing the Nazi in favor of the crook is a marginal net gain.
Leavitt throws Bovino under the bus: "Mr Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to continue CBP throughout and across the country. Mr Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis"
January 26, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Removing the Nazi in favor of the crook is a marginal net gain.
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Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
I guess they no longer feel that the Nazi regalia is a great look.
Leavitt throws Bovino under the bus: "Mr Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to continue CBP throughout and across the country. Mr Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis"
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I guess they no longer feel that the Nazi regalia is a great look.
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Bovino being run out of town is the biggest L for Nazis since the Battle of Berlin
Leavitt throws Bovino under the bus: "Mr Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to continue CBP throughout and across the country. Mr Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis"
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Bovino being run out of town is the biggest L for Nazis since the Battle of Berlin
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Operation Epstein Files Distract is entering a new phase?
A U.S. aircraft carrier and several warships approached the Middle East on Monday, officials said, as President Trump and his advisers weigh potential military strikes on Iran following the recent killing of thousands of Iranian civilians in protests.
Aircraft carrier reaches Middle East, bolstering Iran options for Trump
The U.S. military buildup near Iran continues, with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as the White House contemplates another strike.
wapo.st
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Operation Epstein Files Distract is entering a new phase?
Let’s start with Bill. Shut the fuck up, Bill. -> Bill Maher slammed Hollywood’s “woke left” faction, urging Democrats to tell celebrities to “shut the f--k up” if they want to win elections. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/bil...
Bill Maher Has Four Words for Celebrities Who Criticize Trump
“I don’t think they’re doing the Democratic party any favors,” the TV host argues.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Let’s start with Bill. Shut the fuck up, Bill. -> Bill Maher slammed Hollywood’s “woke left” faction, urging Democrats to tell celebrities to “shut the f--k up” if they want to win elections. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/bil...
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Does anyone get the feeling they unloaded ten shots to make sure Pretti could never live to tell the tale? Same with Renee Good. The first two shots were non-lethal. It was the third shot into her left temple from the side of the car that killed her, according to the autopsy.
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Does anyone get the feeling they unloaded ten shots to make sure Pretti could never live to tell the tale? Same with Renee Good. The first two shots were non-lethal. It was the third shot into her left temple from the side of the car that killed her, according to the autopsy.
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Vote Democrats a majority in both chambers of Congress and you will see accountability. You could’ve seen it sooner, but not enough of us wanted to vote for the Black lady. 🤷🏻♀️
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Vote Democrats a majority in both chambers of Congress and you will see accountability. You could’ve seen it sooner, but not enough of us wanted to vote for the Black lady. 🤷🏻♀️