Nick Charles
@nickcharles.bsky.social
Real Seattle Private Eye. Former USAF SF, former fed, current rapscallion husband, & always an entertainer of a cocktail.
January 29, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
5 cases left before vacation. Hoping to finish them tomorrow. Will it happen? Will I just push the last two until Monday and not push myself to exhaustion? Will I keep asking myself questions on this app instead of falling alseel? Whefe mcejrncc. Not ennfc sleeep ;!
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 AM
5 cases left before vacation. Hoping to finish them tomorrow. Will it happen? Will I just push the last two until Monday and not push myself to exhaustion? Will I keep asking myself questions on this app instead of falling alseel? Whefe mcejrncc. Not ennfc sleeep ;!
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The just-announced full cast for the Broadway revival of Rocky Horror is insane and I mean that in a very good way www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
The Rocky Horror Show | Studio 54 | Theater in New York
Richard O'Brien's delirious and oddly touch-a-touch-a-touch-a-touching spoof of science-fiction and horror B flicks—a mix of satire, rock & roll and anything-
www.timeout.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 AM
The just-announced full cast for the Broadway revival of Rocky Horror is insane and I mean that in a very good way www.timeout.com/newyork/thea...
Hi. Former military cop/armorer (10 yrs) and fed (6 yrs).
47 days of training.
That’s not days at the firing range. Not weapons handling. Not true proficiency.
Less than 7 weeks for them. 47 days. Even less for the guns/weapons they carry.
47 days of training.
That’s not days at the firing range. Not weapons handling. Not true proficiency.
Less than 7 weeks for them. 47 days. Even less for the guns/weapons they carry.
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Hi. Former military cop/armorer (10 yrs) and fed (6 yrs).
47 days of training.
That’s not days at the firing range. Not weapons handling. Not true proficiency.
Less than 7 weeks for them. 47 days. Even less for the guns/weapons they carry.
47 days of training.
That’s not days at the firing range. Not weapons handling. Not true proficiency.
Less than 7 weeks for them. 47 days. Even less for the guns/weapons they carry.
I got Asta a highland coo and he finally grabbed it to commiserate that he is starving since dinner is 14 minutes away.
STARVING!
STARVING!
January 29, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I got Asta a highland coo and he finally grabbed it to commiserate that he is starving since dinner is 14 minutes away.
STARVING!
STARVING!
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The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings • Washington State Standard
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces amid concerns over masked immigration agents.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...
Is it the scratch with blood? Easily be explained.
The biting of nails nervousness? Habit maybe…on camera.
They looking elsewhere a lot? Maybe stuff is interesting for .3 seconds.
Voice wavering and quick in parts?
-A detective would put all these together and believe she’s scared & threatened.
The biting of nails nervousness? Habit maybe…on camera.
They looking elsewhere a lot? Maybe stuff is interesting for .3 seconds.
Voice wavering and quick in parts?
-A detective would put all these together and believe she’s scared & threatened.
Things are terrible, but we need to be strategic right now.
January 29, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Is it the scratch with blood? Easily be explained.
The biting of nails nervousness? Habit maybe…on camera.
They looking elsewhere a lot? Maybe stuff is interesting for .3 seconds.
Voice wavering and quick in parts?
-A detective would put all these together and believe she’s scared & threatened.
The biting of nails nervousness? Habit maybe…on camera.
They looking elsewhere a lot? Maybe stuff is interesting for .3 seconds.
Voice wavering and quick in parts?
-A detective would put all these together and believe she’s scared & threatened.
50th career point for our captain! #SeattleTorrent 🩵
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 AM
50th career point for our captain! #SeattleTorrent 🩵
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Twin Cities has Been Through It
2016 Police kill Philando Castile
2017 Police kill Justine Damond
2020 Police kill George Floyd
2020 COVID
2021 Police kill Daunte Wright
2025 Annunciation massacre
2025 Assassinations of Melissa &Mark Hortman, attempts on John &Yvette Hoffman
2025-2026 (gestures)
2016 Police kill Philando Castile
2017 Police kill Justine Damond
2020 Police kill George Floyd
2020 COVID
2021 Police kill Daunte Wright
2025 Annunciation massacre
2025 Assassinations of Melissa &Mark Hortman, attempts on John &Yvette Hoffman
2025-2026 (gestures)
I spoke to a woman at the protest in minneapolis and she explained she wanted to be there in part because "i was a kid when george floyd got killed" and i nearly dropped my recorder
January 28, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Twin Cities has Been Through It
2016 Police kill Philando Castile
2017 Police kill Justine Damond
2020 Police kill George Floyd
2020 COVID
2021 Police kill Daunte Wright
2025 Annunciation massacre
2025 Assassinations of Melissa &Mark Hortman, attempts on John &Yvette Hoffman
2025-2026 (gestures)
2016 Police kill Philando Castile
2017 Police kill Justine Damond
2020 Police kill George Floyd
2020 COVID
2021 Police kill Daunte Wright
2025 Annunciation massacre
2025 Assassinations of Melissa &Mark Hortman, attempts on John &Yvette Hoffman
2025-2026 (gestures)
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The administration can't have it both ways. When it's a question of bypassing immigrants' constitutional rights under the Alien Enemies Act, they say we're at war. When they want to dodge congressional oversight, they say we're not at war. So which is it?
DUCKWORTH: If it's true that we are not at war with Venezuela, will you advise the president to rescind his invocation of the wartime Alien Enemies Act?
RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger
D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war?
R: No
RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger
D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war?
R: No
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The administration can't have it both ways. When it's a question of bypassing immigrants' constitutional rights under the Alien Enemies Act, they say we're at war. When they want to dodge congressional oversight, they say we're not at war. So which is it?
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that the president is a rapidly decaying lunatic is the worst kept secret in the world right now
when It Happens, we are going to get countless accounts about how bad it was and how everyone knew and it's absolute malpractice that the same media that went full court press on Biden Old ignores it
when It Happens, we are going to get countless accounts about how bad it was and how everyone knew and it's absolute malpractice that the same media that went full court press on Biden Old ignores it
"A key European ally of Trump said he was 'traumatized' by a meeting where the president’s 'psychological state' came across as 'dangerous.’ Robert Fico, the populist prime minister of Slovakia … characterized Trump as being 'out of his mind,' per a diplomat."
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-ally-s...
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-ally-s...
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
that the president is a rapidly decaying lunatic is the worst kept secret in the world right now
when It Happens, we are going to get countless accounts about how bad it was and how everyone knew and it's absolute malpractice that the same media that went full court press on Biden Old ignores it
when It Happens, we are going to get countless accounts about how bad it was and how everyone knew and it's absolute malpractice that the same media that went full court press on Biden Old ignores it
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
Well, “too” in it just being the wrong *type* of person for the violence.
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Well, “too” in it just being the wrong *type* of person for the violence.
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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
We went from “57 dolls to 2 or 3 dolls” to “2 or 3 pencils” to “we didn’t get you a birthday gift, dear, look at this screen at these numbers!” -and hope they don’t tank.
So heartwarming.
So heartwarming.
Scott Bessent on Trump Accounts: "Rather than giving a toy for a birthday or holiday, they can contribute to these accounts"
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
We went from “57 dolls to 2 or 3 dolls” to “2 or 3 pencils” to “we didn’t get you a birthday gift, dear, look at this screen at these numbers!” -and hope they don’t tank.
So heartwarming.
So heartwarming.
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Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
www.yahoo.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Look if Minnesota is the hub then it's a Purple Revolution.
If we're gonna have to have a color revolution, we should pick a good color.
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Look if Minnesota is the hub then it's a Purple Revolution.
C’s get degrees. Degrees don’t mean you’re smarter than others. It’s ok to ask for help. Lift with your knees. It’s not your fault. Everyone fakes it until they make it at one point. Everyone has imposter syndrome. Hydrate. People will die when you least expect it: cherish your time with them now.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 AM
C’s get degrees. Degrees don’t mean you’re smarter than others. It’s ok to ask for help. Lift with your knees. It’s not your fault. Everyone fakes it until they make it at one point. Everyone has imposter syndrome. Hydrate. People will die when you least expect it: cherish your time with them now.
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
3-0 Seattle Kraken in the 2nd period and the Seattle Thunderbirds scored *5* this last period!!!
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 AM
3-0 Seattle Kraken in the 2nd period and the Seattle Thunderbirds scored *5* this last period!!!
No longer concerned.
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
No longer concerned.
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”
Threat Level: “We should pause the murdering.”