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@richardallensmith.com
Suburban councilman. Trade unionist. John Brown enthusiast. Diasporic southerner.
If only it were JUST dinosaurs.
[Walking with my three-year-old down 14th St in DC, which has been shut down by police. We hear protesters in distance.]
TODDLER: What are they mad about, daddy?
ME: I don't know, sweetie. It could be a lot of things.
TODDLER, THINKING: Maybe it's dinosaurs.
TODDLER: What are they mad about, daddy?
ME: I don't know, sweetie. It could be a lot of things.
TODDLER, THINKING: Maybe it's dinosaurs.
January 21, 2026 at 1:19 AM
If only it were JUST dinosaurs.
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Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
Notice he doesn’t say he’ll vote against it. Would to turn out to be the asshole here but history would indicate otherwise.
Democrats have no obligation to support a bill that not only funds the dystopian scenes we are seeing in Minneapolis but will allow DHS to replicate that playbook of brutality in cities all over this country.
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Notice he doesn’t say he’ll vote against it. Would to turn out to be the asshole here but history would indicate otherwise.
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we've now raised $4,651 for the greg bovino bitch fund benefitting minnesota immigrant rights
January 20, 2026 at 10:59 PM
we've now raised $4,651 for the greg bovino bitch fund benefitting minnesota immigrant rights
Checking in on this @chrismurphyct.bsky.social?
This sounds awful and we need details from the Administration ASAP.
In the meantime, I agree with @smith.senate.gov - ICE should immediately withdraw from Minneapolis to deescalate.
In the meantime, I agree with @smith.senate.gov - ICE should immediately withdraw from Minneapolis to deescalate.
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Checking in on this @chrismurphyct.bsky.social?
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The market suddenly realized the president is a seriously mentally ill person in need of help. He's up there staring at paper and talking about packet clips.
Trump started talking at 1:45pm.
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The market suddenly realized the president is a seriously mentally ill person in need of help. He's up there staring at paper and talking about packet clips.
Trump started talking at 1:45pm.
January 20, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Trump started talking at 1:45pm.
tired: "DON'T TREAD ON ME!"
WIRED: "There's gonna be a little treading."
WIRED: "There's gonna be a little treading."
Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
January 20, 2026 at 7:57 PM
tired: "DON'T TREAD ON ME!"
WIRED: "There's gonna be a little treading."
WIRED: "There's gonna be a little treading."
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Jesus famously did not disrupt proceedings at a place of worship and call out religious hypocrisy
Rep. Keith Self on anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "I compare them to Hamas who live-streamed the attack in Israel that killed hundreds of people. They want to instill terror."
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Jesus famously did not disrupt proceedings at a place of worship and call out religious hypocrisy
This is Michael Scott taking credit for rescuing Meredith after he ran her over.
I'm expecting more image rehab press alerts like this trying to make the death squads seem less deathy
CBP officers save a mother and two children in an overturned car outside Minneapolis
Securing America's Borders
www.cbp.gov
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This is Michael Scott taking credit for rescuing Meredith after he ran her over.
Seems like "preventing DHS from detaining and deporting U.S. citizens" would be an easy line to stand on, but we're talking about Democrats here.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Seems like "preventing DHS from detaining and deporting U.S. citizens" would be an easy line to stand on, but we're talking about Democrats here.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
Trump Plan Would Let Americans Use 401(k)s for Down Payments on Homes, Official Says
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
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damn chairman, you didn’t have to go that hard
January 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
damn chairman, you didn’t have to go that hard
Wouldn’t “paid protesters” have employees who know what they’re doing? I was told these were paid protesters.
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Wouldn’t “paid protesters” have employees who know what they’re doing? I was told these were paid protesters.
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Fundamentally this administration's problem is that it doesn't know how to deal with ordinary people who have real moral convictions, in part because they don't believe those people exist. They're strongest when they can just bully feckless elites.
For that matter, I'm having a hard time coming up with a good end game for them *in* Minneapolis. They're not going to be able to stop the demonstrations, but any sort of withdrawal while the demonstrations are ongoing looks like defeat, no matter how they spin it.
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Fundamentally this administration's problem is that it doesn't know how to deal with ordinary people who have real moral convictions, in part because they don't believe those people exist. They're strongest when they can just bully feckless elites.
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We're getting breaking word that Trump is a huge bitch.
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
We're getting breaking word that Trump is a huge bitch.
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Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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friendly reminder
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
friendly reminder
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.
which they will be
"And know this: the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege.
Remember this: Try."
Remember this: Try."
Whenever elected Democrats are like "there's nothing we can do to stop this," they fail to grasp that what voters want isn't even for them to work miracles as much as it is for them to just 𝘵𝘳𝘺. Like hey, just 𝘵𝘳𝘺 to do something. Be active. It's a shockingly low bar to clear and yet...
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"And know this: the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire’s authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege.
Remember this: Try."
Remember this: Try."
We don't believe you, you need more people!
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
We don't believe you, you need more people!
Don't want to hear any excuses about Peyton Watson's extension.
One billionaire owns so much land that his holdings are bigger than Yellowstone National Park.
Stan Kroenke bought nearly 1 million more acres in New Mexico at the end of last year, and he now owns 2.7 million acres of US land.
Stan Kroenke bought nearly 1 million more acres in New Mexico at the end of last year, and he now owns 2.7 million acres of US land.
January 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Don't want to hear any excuses about Peyton Watson's extension.
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"Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE."
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE."
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Bill! Fucking! Kristol!
Hey, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov: I'm not a senator, but if ICE thugs were rampaging through the major city in my state, I might try to impede Senate business as usual and try to bring everything to a halt until I could get answers or force some votes.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE
Top Senate Democrats are focused on other priorities in the government funding fight.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Bill! Fucking! Kristol!