Russell D. Vines
@rdvines.bsky.social
NY Dem. 💙Author, composer, musician, cyber-security expert. Wrote 10 cyber-security books, some best-selling. Author of “Composing Digital Music For Dummies”. Former bassist with the Rat Pack, George Benson, MGM, etc. No fascists! #resist
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Russell D. Vines
@rdvines.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Post you from a different era
Me conducting Jazz legend Art Pepper performing my work "Everytime" at the Reno International Jazz Festival in March 1975.
Me conducting Jazz legend Art Pepper performing my work "Everytime" at the Reno International Jazz Festival in March 1975.
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EXCLUSIVE: Local prosecutors around U.S. join forces to charge law-breaking federal agents
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
EXCLUSIVE: Local prosecutors around U.S. join forces to charge law-breaking federal agents
“We’ve had enough,” say District Attorneys, as they launch the "FAFO" coalition to combat federal overreach.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Local prosecutors around U.S. join forces to charge law-breaking federal agents
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
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In exciting Iceland news that not many other people will understand or celebrate haha, our Men's Handball team is into the semi-finals for only the third time ever in the Euros.
We're a tiny nation, so we get excited when we score big on the international stage. Áfram Ísland!
#handball #iceland
We're a tiny nation, so we get excited when we score big on the international stage. Áfram Ísland!
#handball #iceland
January 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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For those who believe that a Democratic majority in Congress will be somehow inconsequential, look at what is happening right now without those majorities.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
For those who believe that a Democratic majority in Congress will be somehow inconsequential, look at what is happening right now without those majorities.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
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FIFA ex-President Blatter backs call to boycott World Cup.
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
FIFA ex-President Blatter backs call to boycott World Cup
With the US due to co-host the football World Cup this summer, former FIFA President Sepp Blatter said a former colleague was "right" to advise supporters to "stay home" and watch on TV amid an immigr...
www.dw.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
FIFA ex-President Blatter backs call to boycott World Cup.
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
"For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund.
#StopAmericanFascism
#Wrldpoli🌐
#WorldCupBoycott🚫
www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...
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Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
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REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
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"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
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This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
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“ICE will accompany the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Italy next month, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday,” the NYT reports. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“ICE will accompany the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Italy next month, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday,” the NYT reports. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
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Alex Pretti's Phone Is What ICE
IS Afraid Of; The Truth......
IS Afraid Of; The Truth......
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Alex Pretti's Phone Is What ICE
IS Afraid Of; The Truth......
IS Afraid Of; The Truth......
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I have no words🤔...
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I have no words🤔...
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“The shooting of Porter, who leaves behind daughters aged 10 and 20, was not caught on camera”
How convenient for ICE
How convenient for ICE
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
“The shooting of Porter, who leaves behind daughters aged 10 and 20, was not caught on camera”
How convenient for ICE
How convenient for ICE
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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I wonder how many people need to get killed in the street by masked agents of the state before conservatives stop pretending that they’re being oppressed by the existence of HR departments bsky.app/profile/shar...
fuck. off.
"Meanwhile, the modes through which Europe and Canada have sought to suppress populism involve harsh restrictions on speech, elite collusion and other expression of managerial illiberalism"
"Meanwhile, the modes through which Europe and Canada have sought to suppress populism involve harsh restrictions on speech, elite collusion and other expression of managerial illiberalism"
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I wonder how many people need to get killed in the street by masked agents of the state before conservatives stop pretending that they’re being oppressed by the existence of HR departments bsky.app/profile/shar...
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I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
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Holy shit. This speaks volumes about the midterms ahead.
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Holy shit. This speaks volumes about the midterms ahead.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.
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Saw a list of "one-hit wonders who didn't even deserve that". One of 15 was Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin. I'll admit to not liking the song. That said, calling McFerrin a one-hit wonder shows they know nothing about either McFerrin or music.
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Saw a list of "one-hit wonders who didn't even deserve that". One of 15 was Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin. I'll admit to not liking the song. That said, calling McFerrin a one-hit wonder shows they know nothing about either McFerrin or music.
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“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
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January 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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