Jesse Noviello
@noviefort.bsky.social
YIMBY, Progressive, former organizer and digital strategist. Occasional writer at fumblesandfilibusters.substack.com. Go Hawks!
Damn that is fucked up.
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Damn that is fucked up.
Have any of the ICE or CBP officers involved in the killings in MN even been fired or suspended?
Like even that is way below the bar of what's needed.
Like even that is way below the bar of what's needed.
February 3, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Have any of the ICE or CBP officers involved in the killings in MN even been fired or suspended?
Like even that is way below the bar of what's needed.
Like even that is way below the bar of what's needed.
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I want to say this too: this victory was won because we had observers EVERYWHERE. ICE and CBP couldn't set foot in our city without cameras rolling. Much of the nation seemed determined to ignore our plight for weeks, but the avalanche of documentation we produced dragged the nation to us.
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I want to say this too: this victory was won because we had observers EVERYWHERE. ICE and CBP couldn't set foot in our city without cameras rolling. Much of the nation seemed determined to ignore our plight for weeks, but the avalanche of documentation we produced dragged the nation to us.
It's crazy that days later virtually no information has been released about the Border Patrol officers who murdered Alex Pretti. That doesn't happen in a democracy.
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM
It's crazy that days later virtually no information has been released about the Border Patrol officers who murdered Alex Pretti. That doesn't happen in a democracy.
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Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
The Trump administrations reaction to the killing of Renee Good demonstrate that clearly that they are a fascist Regime even if they have not yet made us a fascist country.
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/fumblesa...
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/fumblesa...
One Half Fascist
Navigating the unstable equilibrium of the American Republic under the Trump Regime
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The Trump administrations reaction to the killing of Renee Good demonstrate that clearly that they are a fascist Regime even if they have not yet made us a fascist country.
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/fumblesa...
Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/fumblesa...
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Yesterday we saw the WH claim that Ashli Babbit was murdered in cold blood.
Today we are told that a protester turning away from an officer was killed in self defense.
Both of these are video tapes events that make these lies clear but the party goes along with them.
Today we are told that a protester turning away from an officer was killed in self defense.
Both of these are video tapes events that make these lies clear but the party goes along with them.
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Yesterday we saw the WH claim that Ashli Babbit was murdered in cold blood.
Today we are told that a protester turning away from an officer was killed in self defense.
Both of these are video tapes events that make these lies clear but the party goes along with them.
Today we are told that a protester turning away from an officer was killed in self defense.
Both of these are video tapes events that make these lies clear but the party goes along with them.
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During his first term, Trump discovered that all of the checks and balances are enforced by the honor system. So in his second term, he got rid of all of the honorable people.
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
During his first term, Trump discovered that all of the checks and balances are enforced by the honor system. So in his second term, he got rid of all of the honorable people.
Seahawks defense absolutely stifling this game! Go Hawks!
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Seahawks defense absolutely stifling this game! Go Hawks!
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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Wow, the Daily News put it on the front page.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wow, the Daily News put it on the front page.
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In case facts still matter
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In case facts still matter
Today Newsom signed Senate Bill 79 which will make it much easier to build housing around transit across the state. I have not always been a Newsom fan but this is big and a huge kudos to him.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing
After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.
calmatters.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today Newsom signed Senate Bill 79 which will make it much easier to build housing around transit across the state. I have not always been a Newsom fan but this is big and a huge kudos to him.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
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ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.
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Please take a minute out of your day to call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and urge him to sign a critical piece of pro-housing, pro-transit, pro-climate legislation.
Rumor is that Gavin Newsom is wavering on housing and might veto SB 79. If you live in California, please reach out to the governor’s office today: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Governor to sign SB 79!
Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!
cayimby.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Please take a minute out of your day to call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and urge him to sign a critical piece of pro-housing, pro-transit, pro-climate legislation.
It's crazy to see just how few principles Trump and those around him have. They spent a lot of time talking about defending free speech but now are doing more to undermine than anyone has done in decades.
September 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It's crazy to see just how few principles Trump and those around him have. They spent a lot of time talking about defending free speech but now are doing more to undermine than anyone has done in decades.
It's hard to imagine a more clear cut violation of the first amendment than the FCC threatening to pull licenses unless someone is fired and then the president saying no one on TV is allowed to criticize me. Yet we still have maga cultists trying to deny it.
September 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It's hard to imagine a more clear cut violation of the first amendment than the FCC threatening to pull licenses unless someone is fired and then the president saying no one on TV is allowed to criticize me. Yet we still have maga cultists trying to deny it.
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This is so messed up.
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is so messed up.
The past week has really cemented to me how bad algorithmic social media is.
You are so heavily incentivised to post outrageous stuff because that is what gets engagement.
This means you also end up seeing a ton of extreme views from the "other side" which further feeds radicalization.
You are so heavily incentivised to post outrageous stuff because that is what gets engagement.
This means you also end up seeing a ton of extreme views from the "other side" which further feeds radicalization.
September 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The past week has really cemented to me how bad algorithmic social media is.
You are so heavily incentivised to post outrageous stuff because that is what gets engagement.
This means you also end up seeing a ton of extreme views from the "other side" which further feeds radicalization.
You are so heavily incentivised to post outrageous stuff because that is what gets engagement.
This means you also end up seeing a ton of extreme views from the "other side" which further feeds radicalization.
If you follow housing politics you will see a lot of people advocating to block the construction of new housing but you almost never see people advocating for them to be torn down.
Most of the time if a controversial apartment building does get approved and built it just becomes part of the city.
Most of the time if a controversial apartment building does get approved and built it just becomes part of the city.
September 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you follow housing politics you will see a lot of people advocating to block the construction of new housing but you almost never see people advocating for them to be torn down.
Most of the time if a controversial apartment building does get approved and built it just becomes part of the city.
Most of the time if a controversial apartment building does get approved and built it just becomes part of the city.
The murder of Charlie Kirk is horrific.
However we also do not need to pretend like he was a moderate.
If describing Leviticus 20:13 which calls for the execution of homosexuals, as "God's perfect law when it comes to sexual matters." Is a moderate position then we are truly fucked.
However we also do not need to pretend like he was a moderate.
If describing Leviticus 20:13 which calls for the execution of homosexuals, as "God's perfect law when it comes to sexual matters." Is a moderate position then we are truly fucked.
September 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The murder of Charlie Kirk is horrific.
However we also do not need to pretend like he was a moderate.
If describing Leviticus 20:13 which calls for the execution of homosexuals, as "God's perfect law when it comes to sexual matters." Is a moderate position then we are truly fucked.
However we also do not need to pretend like he was a moderate.
If describing Leviticus 20:13 which calls for the execution of homosexuals, as "God's perfect law when it comes to sexual matters." Is a moderate position then we are truly fucked.
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Just a reminder that Democratic State Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were assassinated just this past June by a radicalized right winger and this was Trump’s response.
September 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Just a reminder that Democratic State Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were assassinated just this past June by a radicalized right winger and this was Trump’s response.
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Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.