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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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Home grown domestic terrorists with a badge. Who raised these toxic thugs?
January 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Home grown domestic terrorists with a badge. Who raised these toxic thugs?
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Statement from Senator John Fetterman about today’s events in Minnesota:
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Statement from Senator John Fetterman about today’s events in Minnesota:
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Dude, Minneapolis got 50k people out in the streets on -23F temperatures. You folks are terrifying... keep it up, be safe, stay warm.
It's also hard to be intimidated by people who have made being scared of places like Minneapolis a major part of their personality.
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Dude, Minneapolis got 50k people out in the streets on -23F temperatures. You folks are terrifying... keep it up, be safe, stay warm.
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BREAKING: Tim Walz:
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
BREAKING: Tim Walz:
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
“Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that story about Minnesota.”
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I know a lot of people are noting that they're in generally non political spaces where people are suddenly speaking out against ICE.
The crochet & knit crowd is part of it.
2 of the most popular patterns on ravelry rn are Liams hat (free with suggested donation link) and the red resistance hat
The crochet & knit crowd is part of it.
2 of the most popular patterns on ravelry rn are Liams hat (free with suggested donation link) and the red resistance hat
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I know a lot of people are noting that they're in generally non political spaces where people are suddenly speaking out against ICE.
The crochet & knit crowd is part of it.
2 of the most popular patterns on ravelry rn are Liams hat (free with suggested donation link) and the red resistance hat
The crochet & knit crowd is part of it.
2 of the most popular patterns on ravelry rn are Liams hat (free with suggested donation link) and the red resistance hat
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strange to me that a lot of people on this website simultaneously agree that the administration is run by incompetents who struggle to carry out their agenda without major political blowback AND that they’ll pull off a complex and sophisticated effort to rig elections and prevent defeat in November
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
strange to me that a lot of people on this website simultaneously agree that the administration is run by incompetents who struggle to carry out their agenda without major political blowback AND that they’ll pull off a complex and sophisticated effort to rig elections and prevent defeat in November
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Funny how video keeps getting "deleted" by these guys
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Funny how video keeps getting "deleted" by these guys
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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
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Enough Dems have made the funding bill dead in the water. Now we need Noem impeached and ICE dismantled.
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
January 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Enough Dems have made the funding bill dead in the water. Now we need Noem impeached and ICE dismantled.
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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ICE and Trump have fully lost control of any narrative. Because all anyone saw yesterday was a bunch of insecure incels killing a man for being everything that is seen as what makes a good man.
January 25, 2026 at 7:29 PM
ICE and Trump have fully lost control of any narrative. Because all anyone saw yesterday was a bunch of insecure incels killing a man for being everything that is seen as what makes a good man.
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MAGA: it's not too late to accept that you were lied to.
Defending this, despite the evidence of your eyes & ears, is WRONG.
Please. Recognize the lies.
Reject them. It doesn't matter why you voted for it. I don't think any of this is what you wanted.
Put it behind you.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Defending this, despite the evidence of your eyes & ears, is WRONG.
Please. Recognize the lies.
Reject them. It doesn't matter why you voted for it. I don't think any of this is what you wanted.
Put it behind you.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MAGA: it's not too late to accept that you were lied to.
Defending this, despite the evidence of your eyes & ears, is WRONG.
Please. Recognize the lies.
Reject them. It doesn't matter why you voted for it. I don't think any of this is what you wanted.
Put it behind you.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Defending this, despite the evidence of your eyes & ears, is WRONG.
Please. Recognize the lies.
Reject them. It doesn't matter why you voted for it. I don't think any of this is what you wanted.
Put it behind you.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Looks like Newsmax just used AI to grab a random quote about someone else and put it my mouth. www.instagram.com/p/DTIvkQeiawS/ Thanks to @bungdan.bsky.social for the find.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Looks like Newsmax just used AI to grab a random quote about someone else and put it my mouth. www.instagram.com/p/DTIvkQeiawS/ Thanks to @bungdan.bsky.social for the find.
It looked like an execution open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
January 24, 2026
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:41 PM
It looked like an execution open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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The political socialization literature suggests that the present moment is likely to have enormous impact on the political views of young people for decades to come.
January 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The political socialization literature suggests that the present moment is likely to have enormous impact on the political views of young people for decades to come.
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Just remembered that a cabinet-level official tweeted out “ICE > MN” yesterday. Incredible how after all this the Trump administration still manages to perpetually shock us with the depths of its contempt for the people it purports to govern
January 25, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Just remembered that a cabinet-level official tweeted out “ICE > MN” yesterday. Incredible how after all this the Trump administration still manages to perpetually shock us with the depths of its contempt for the people it purports to govern
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
via @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
via @theatlantic.com
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From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
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I genuinely can't imagine advice less useful than to hector people for saying "fascism" when the activities of the state — using secret police to enact terror, weaponizing the tools of the state to deter opposition, taking over mouthpieces of the media, bullying other liberal states — resemble it.
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I genuinely can't imagine advice less useful than to hector people for saying "fascism" when the activities of the state — using secret police to enact terror, weaponizing the tools of the state to deter opposition, taking over mouthpieces of the media, bullying other liberal states — resemble it.
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Oralè Resister
DHS LIES
AMERICANS DIE
DHS LIES
AMERICANS DIE
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Oralè Resister
DHS LIES
AMERICANS DIE
DHS LIES
AMERICANS DIE
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Ignore Comer's idiotic response here.
The real news is that someone like Bartiromo - one of the Trump Administration's staunchest defenders - is not buying the BS.
If they are losing her on this issue, they are losing many, many others.
The real news is that someone like Bartiromo - one of the Trump Administration's staunchest defenders - is not buying the BS.
If they are losing her on this issue, they are losing many, many others.
wow -- Maria Bartiromo seems to be legit upset about the killing of Alex Pretti. It's very rare for her to be offsides with the Trump administration.
January 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Ignore Comer's idiotic response here.
The real news is that someone like Bartiromo - one of the Trump Administration's staunchest defenders - is not buying the BS.
If they are losing her on this issue, they are losing many, many others.
The real news is that someone like Bartiromo - one of the Trump Administration's staunchest defenders - is not buying the BS.
If they are losing her on this issue, they are losing many, many others.
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"The suspect put himself in that situation."
Well, we know that Bovino, Stephen Miller, Trump and the rest of this sick crew are not going to tell the truth. This is a war for them. A war against American citizens. And they will lie—and kill—to triumph.
Well, we know that Bovino, Stephen Miller, Trump and the rest of this sick crew are not going to tell the truth. This is a war for them. A war against American citizens. And they will lie—and kill—to triumph.
BASH: It feels as though you're blaming the victim here
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"The suspect put himself in that situation."
Well, we know that Bovino, Stephen Miller, Trump and the rest of this sick crew are not going to tell the truth. This is a war for them. A war against American citizens. And they will lie—and kill—to triumph.
Well, we know that Bovino, Stephen Miller, Trump and the rest of this sick crew are not going to tell the truth. This is a war for them. A war against American citizens. And they will lie—and kill—to triumph.