Opheodrys
@opheodrys.bsky.social
Democratic socialist
Dual US/CA citizen
Former Masshole
PhD with a fondness for the expression "I like the cut of your jib"
SW Nova Scotia--except 17 along parts of the coast
Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg
Dual US/CA citizen
Former Masshole
PhD with a fondness for the expression "I like the cut of your jib"
SW Nova Scotia--except 17 along parts of the coast
Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg
It takes tremendous courage in this environment to get up there and speak the truth about the fascist deterioration accelerating in the U.S. Every American and Canadian should watch this. #cdnpoli #uspoli #ice #walz #trump
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Reposted by Opheodrys
Hold still kid! Checking you for the right skin shade.
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Hold still kid! Checking you for the right skin shade.
Dems cowering in the corner, unable or unwilling to consult a thesaurus and an English major on how they might reframe reforming ICE without using the word "abolish."
Honestly, they are an utterly worthless collection of nitwits. #ice #uspoli
Honestly, they are an utterly worthless collection of nitwits. #ice #uspoli
There is growing belief now among some Democratic leaders that lawmakers must ride the wave of anti-ICE backlash without getting too far out ahead of their skis and potentially making themselves more vulnerable to GOP attacks.
Dems Are Begging Their Own to Drop ‘Abolish ICE’
A new memo circulating on Capitol Hill urges Democratic lawmakers to instead embrace reforming the agency.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Trump's political cronies at the Justice Department are trying to threaten and intimidate us.
Well, he's picked a fight with the wrong people.
I will always uphold my oath to the Constitution.
Well, he's picked a fight with the wrong people.
I will always uphold my oath to the Constitution.
January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Trump's political cronies at the Justice Department are trying to threaten and intimidate us.
Well, he's picked a fight with the wrong people.
I will always uphold my oath to the Constitution.
Well, he's picked a fight with the wrong people.
I will always uphold my oath to the Constitution.
Read ALL of this thread--and share it. Somebody's life depends on it. #cdnpoli #uspoli #minnesota #trump #ice
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Read ALL of this thread--and share it. Somebody's life depends on it. #cdnpoli #uspoli #minnesota #trump #ice
"Guys like Greg Bovino and the masked DHS agents are cosplaying a version of special ops that’s been fermenting in their imaginations since they were kids. These guys dress like they’re storming Fallujah because that’s their frame of reference." This is why they WILL obey unlawful orders. #uspoli
We Make Our Own Monsters
Foucault’s Boomerang and the road from Fallujah to Minneapolis.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Guys like Greg Bovino and the masked DHS agents are cosplaying a version of special ops that’s been fermenting in their imaginations since they were kids. These guys dress like they’re storming Fallujah because that’s their frame of reference." This is why they WILL obey unlawful orders. #uspoli
The message: feel free to murder, rape, pillage and plunder as you like, because Trump and Vance have your back.
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 PM
An astute observation that many have intuited but few have acknowledged. This is exactly our nature, contrary to the romanticized notion that we are a uniquely generous, respectful, or tolerant people. Life is black/white until personal experience suggests otherwise. #cdnpoli #uspoli #ICE #Trump
These days, having empathy makes you a far left lunatic.
Killing innocent people make you a conservative hero.
Killing innocent people make you a conservative hero.
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Pete Hegseth told us he had no problems with committing war crimes, and indeed he has, over and over again.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
January 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Oh this is excellent.
“The algorithm shows you what you're looking for. You believe a certain group doesn't care? Your feed will prove you right. It's a mirror of your assumptions.”
“The algorithm shows you what you're looking for. You believe a certain group doesn't care? Your feed will prove you right. It's a mirror of your assumptions.”
January 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
THIS. Americans are stirring in their discomfort and unease, looking to the midterm elections as a hinge moment at which sanity will be restored. Because of forests & trees, however, I sense they're blind to the reality that the ballot box won't save them. He's not going anywhere. #cdnpoli #uspoli
No party hands sweeping power to the presidency if it expects to lose someday. You only build a throne when you think you will keep the crown. Trump stopped acting like a president long ago. We pretend he still is because it helps us sleep at night.
"The question of whether America will continue to hold free and fair elections is an increasingly serious one moving into the November 2026 midterms. Nobody should count on the Supreme Court to help the cause."
January 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Don't fall for it--don't take the bait. The Trump administration is trying to tip Minneapolis over so they can invoke the Insurrection Act. #cdnpoli #uspoli #reneegood #goodtrouble
Kristi Noem vows to send ‘hundreds’ more agents to Minneapolis as protests erupt across US
Demonstrators took to cities including Salt Lake City and LA to voice outrage over ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Good
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Don't fall for it--don't take the bait. The Trump administration is trying to tip Minneapolis over so they can invoke the Insurrection Act. #cdnpoli #uspoli #reneegood #goodtrouble
“Germany will propose setting up a joint NATO mission to protect the Arctic region, the Bloomberg report added, citing people familiar with the plans.”
UK, Germany discuss NATO forces in Greenland to calm US threat, Bloomberg News reports
A group of European countries, led by Britain and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arc...
www.reuters.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
At the risk of sounding patronizing, I don't think that Greenlanders--if this sample is any indication--fully appreciate the hellscape that U.S. possession would create. Maybe they aren't plugged into U.S. news 24/7 but they better start catching up--and quickly. Yikes.
Greenland residents fear for future as island embroiled in geopolitical storm
Islanders want a bigger say in their ties with Denmark, but also on the world stage too.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
At the risk of sounding patronizing, I don't think that Greenlanders--if this sample is any indication--fully appreciate the hellscape that U.S. possession would create. Maybe they aren't plugged into U.S. news 24/7 but they better start catching up--and quickly. Yikes.
Greenland residents fear for future as island embroiled in geopolitical storm
Islanders want a bigger say in their ties with Denmark, but also on the world stage too.
www.bbc.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
At the risk of sounding patronizing, I don't think that Greenlanders--if this sample is any indication--fully appreciate the hellscape that U.S. possession would create. Maybe they aren't plugged into U.S. news 24/7 but they better start catching up--and quickly. Yikes.
@deadder.bsky.social as usual, get it absolutely right every single time. What a national treasure he is. #cdnpoli #uspoli
January 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
@deadder.bsky.social as usual, get it absolutely right every single time. What a national treasure he is. #cdnpoli #uspoli
Sadly, it's the People's Front of Judea versus the Judean People's Front. This reality prevents a lot of people who might motivated to protest not to bother. #uspoli #cdnpoli
Real speakers are endlessly interspersed with wackos from groups called Vets Against Imperialism or something, who will take the stage and shout about how Trump is the same as Tim Walz, and the real enemy is militarism. They’re just reading from a script and don’t even really know what’s happening.
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
PM Carney: Agree to import Chinese EVs (maybe even manufacture them domestically) and ask them to life the tariffs on Canadian seafood, while you're at it. #cdnpoli
Mark Carney heading to Beijing to thaw Canada-China relations
Mark Carney heading to Beijing to thaw Canada-China relations
The meeting with Xi Jinping signals a shift in foreign policy amid trade and geopolitical strains.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
PM Carney: Agree to import Chinese EVs (maybe even manufacture them domestically) and ask them to life the tariffs on Canadian seafood, while you're at it. #cdnpoli
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
REUTERS (27 min. ago): So...Canada. Get prepared. Greenland's the back door. If NATA collapses over Greenland, we're royally fucked. #cdnpoli
Trump, advisers discussing options for acquiring Greenland and US military is always an option, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and utilizing the U.S. military in furtherance of the goal is "always an option," the White House said on Tuesda...
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
REUTERS (27 min. ago): So...Canada. Get prepared. Greenland's the back door. If NATA collapses over Greenland, we're royally fucked. #cdnpoli