Petrarca
@petrarca.bsky.social
Garden-Stater, MTBer, foodie, tequila snob, oenophile, aesthete.
Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.
Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.
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An ICE agent tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate today- almost certainly because he is a dipshit that doesnt understand a jurisdiction issue that the whole world knows: one which often serves as a plot device in B action movies
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 AM
An ICE agent tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate today- almost certainly because he is a dipshit that doesnt understand a jurisdiction issue that the whole world knows: one which often serves as a plot device in B action movies
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This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This is the way, make “ok, abolish only ICE” the moderate position.
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From "Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong" by Adam Serwer.
Recommended. [gift link]
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Recommended. [gift link]
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
From "Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong" by Adam Serwer.
Recommended. [gift link]
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Recommended. [gift link]
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The @chicago.suntimes.com has now posted a public tracker of federal criminal cases tied to Operation Midway Blitz, with a small update: We've now tied 32 defendants to the campaign.
The bottom line remains: 15 cleared and no one convicted, so far: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
The bottom line remains: 15 cleared and no one convicted, so far: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
Tracking every known federal prosecution in Chicago tied to Trump’s immigration blitz
Every known federal prosecution in Chicago tied to Trump’s immigration blitz
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The @chicago.suntimes.com has now posted a public tracker of federal criminal cases tied to Operation Midway Blitz, with a small update: We've now tied 32 defendants to the campaign.
The bottom line remains: 15 cleared and no one convicted, so far: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
The bottom line remains: 15 cleared and no one convicted, so far: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...
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Get off Twitter, it is the only way these oafs investigate anything. It is literally dangerous to your speech rights to be or appear on that website.
The FBI director, Kash Patel, said the inquiry followed a far-right influencer’s post about anti-ICE Signal chats
FBI to investigate Minneapolis activists after far-right claim about Signal chats
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Get off Twitter, it is the only way these oafs investigate anything. It is literally dangerous to your speech rights to be or appear on that website.
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"I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity."
Scoop from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Scoop from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta's social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity."
Scoop from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Scoop from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Related: if you live in NYC & voted for Eric Adams as Mayor & are dumb enough to admit it & I ever meet you, I'm buying the closest drink available and throwing that drink into your face
Imagine if Hizzoner had dedicated a fraction of this energy to actually serving the people of New York instead of his long career of corruption and patronage
The booby trap Eric Adams set for Zohran Mamdani
Attorneys and lawmakers are working to undo a particularly problematic tripwire laid by the former mayor.
www.politico.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Related: if you live in NYC & voted for Eric Adams as Mayor & are dumb enough to admit it & I ever meet you, I'm buying the closest drink available and throwing that drink into your face
Amanda Moore callout!
January 27, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Amanda Moore callout!
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they will never break minneapolis’ spirit. this is why we will win
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
they will never break minneapolis’ spirit. this is why we will win
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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“Ms. Martinez has no convictions nor pending criminal charges but is still publicly degraded as a ‘domestic terrorist’ by her own government.”
~ Defense attorney Christopher Parente
~ Defense attorney Christopher Parente
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:19 PM
“Ms. Martinez has no convictions nor pending criminal charges but is still publicly degraded as a ‘domestic terrorist’ by her own government.”
~ Defense attorney Christopher Parente
~ Defense attorney Christopher Parente
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"Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol 'commander at large' and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon."
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol 'commander at large' and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon."
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I wonder if Bezos ever wonders when he's sleeping with whore.
Boomtown Rats - 'Banana Republic'
Boomtown Rats - 'Banana Republic'
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I wonder if Bezos ever wonders when he's sleeping with whore.
Boomtown Rats - 'Banana Republic'
Boomtown Rats - 'Banana Republic'
ABC7NY wants to shit on Zohran sooo bad!
January 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
ABC7NY wants to shit on Zohran sooo bad!
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I love that Bluesky has such a robust legal-journalistic culture now that we have at least three people live-posting this court hearing on the Minneapolis ICE deployment!
Follow @klasfeldreports.com @chrisgeidner.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social and no doubt others for the latest
Follow @klasfeldreports.com @chrisgeidner.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social and no doubt others for the latest
Judge:
"I appreciate that answer, Mr. Carter. I think it goes without saying that we’re in shockingly unusual times."
"I appreciate that answer, Mr. Carter. I think it goes without saying that we’re in shockingly unusual times."
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I love that Bluesky has such a robust legal-journalistic culture now that we have at least three people live-posting this court hearing on the Minneapolis ICE deployment!
Follow @klasfeldreports.com @chrisgeidner.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social and no doubt others for the latest
Follow @klasfeldreports.com @chrisgeidner.bsky.social @rparloff.bsky.social and no doubt others for the latest
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Tom Kean Jr., where are you and what have you done besides stay silent? This November, we’ll remember.
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Tom Kean Jr., where are you and what have you done besides stay silent? This November, we’ll remember.
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"Shut it all down until it’s safe for every Minnesotan to drive to a sports venue without being rammed, beaten, abducted or killed."
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
Souhan: What good are sports in times like these?
Local owners should be making a statement. Better yet, they should be taking action.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 AM
"Shut it all down until it’s safe for every Minnesotan to drive to a sports venue without being rammed, beaten, abducted or killed."
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
Damn, Jim Souhan.
Gift link: www.startribune.com/jim-souhan-m...
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Just checked again to see what Rep Tom Kean Jr (Trump Party #NJ07) has had to say on ICE/CPB violence in Minnesota and across the nation.
The answer: Nothing. No public comment, no posts. Total silence.
Kean doesn't just hide from his constituents - he hides from reality.
#VoteKeanOut2026
The answer: Nothing. No public comment, no posts. Total silence.
Kean doesn't just hide from his constituents - he hides from reality.
#VoteKeanOut2026
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Just checked again to see what Rep Tom Kean Jr (Trump Party #NJ07) has had to say on ICE/CPB violence in Minnesota and across the nation.
The answer: Nothing. No public comment, no posts. Total silence.
Kean doesn't just hide from his constituents - he hides from reality.
#VoteKeanOut2026
The answer: Nothing. No public comment, no posts. Total silence.
Kean doesn't just hide from his constituents - he hides from reality.
#VoteKeanOut2026
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Thanks to Dana Gould
January 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Thanks to Dana Gould
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Consider me freaked out.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Consider me freaked out.
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You’ve been lied to about borders your whole life
Justifications for nativism and xenophobia simply don’t hold up to scrutiny, as Minneapolis is showing the world
LATEST by me for PWS
Justifications for nativism and xenophobia simply don’t hold up to scrutiny, as Minneapolis is showing the world
LATEST by me for PWS
You’ve been lied to about borders your whole life
Justifications for nativism and xenophobia simply don’t hold up to scrutiny, as Minneapolis is showing the world
www.piratewireservices.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:07 PM
You’ve been lied to about borders your whole life
Justifications for nativism and xenophobia simply don’t hold up to scrutiny, as Minneapolis is showing the world
LATEST by me for PWS
Justifications for nativism and xenophobia simply don’t hold up to scrutiny, as Minneapolis is showing the world
LATEST by me for PWS
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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.