David Riecks
@riecks.bsky.social
Photographer, writer, photo metadata consultant, project leader http://PhotoMetadata.org Owner: http://Controlledvocabulary.com
Reposted by David Riecks
TikTok has been broken all day. All of our videos are under review and their just about comic books. They bought it and immediately broke the site.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
TikTok has been broken all day. All of our videos are under review and their just about comic books. They bought it and immediately broke the site.
Reposted by David Riecks
Remember when Trump promised that when he was elected,
nobody would get censored or cancelled for saying politically incorrect things? Good times!
nobody would get censored or cancelled for saying politically incorrect things? Good times!
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Remember when Trump promised that when he was elected,
nobody would get censored or cancelled for saying politically incorrect things? Good times!
nobody would get censored or cancelled for saying politically incorrect things? Good times!
Reposted by David Riecks
seems like a widespread problem
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
seems like a widespread problem
Reposted by David Riecks
Reposted by David Riecks
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Reposted by David Riecks
TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
TikTok is under right wing billionaire control now. Plan your exit strategy.
Reposted by David Riecks
Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
Reposted by David Riecks
Completely agree with @miawong.bsky.social here. There were multiple videos out of Villegas Gonzalez’s murder the same day he was killed that contradicted ICE’s claims.
bsky.app/profile/gbro...
bsky.app/profile/gbro...
January 26, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Completely agree with @miawong.bsky.social here. There were multiple videos out of Villegas Gonzalez’s murder the same day he was killed that contradicted ICE’s claims.
bsky.app/profile/gbro...
bsky.app/profile/gbro...
Reposted by David Riecks
IL congresswoman Delia Ramirez addressing now the crowd as well, calling attendees freedom fighters.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
IL congresswoman Delia Ramirez addressing now the crowd as well, calling attendees freedom fighters.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
Reposted by David Riecks
![• Cruz says he told Trump: "Mr. President, if we get to November of [2026] and people's 401(k)s are down 30% and prices are up 10-20% at the supermarket, we're going to go into Election Day, face a bloodbath."
• 'You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
Trump's response, according to Cruz:
"F**k you, Ted."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ux34natbhxube3xgdu3rhf45/bafkreigcu6eh2bqb2dyzxuwmwzaeqafrdtnaraj4fvwxd4dfmobe7nitra@jpeg)
Reposted by David Riecks
This is a lesson for right wing clowns who underestimate the left because they can't conceive of anyone doing anything without being bribed or paid or retweeted by Nazi bots on X.
It's also a reminder to left wing dudes to actually volunteer for the actual everyday work.
It's also a reminder to left wing dudes to actually volunteer for the actual everyday work.
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 AM
This is a lesson for right wing clowns who underestimate the left because they can't conceive of anyone doing anything without being bribed or paid or retweeted by Nazi bots on X.
It's also a reminder to left wing dudes to actually volunteer for the actual everyday work.
It's also a reminder to left wing dudes to actually volunteer for the actual everyday work.
Reposted by David Riecks
these right wing clowns continuing to express absolute shock over the organizing of the left also reflects a deeply sexist ignorance of the fact that EXPERIENCED, INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY WOMEN, RUN THE FUCKING SHOW WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 12:44 AM
these right wing clowns continuing to express absolute shock over the organizing of the left also reflects a deeply sexist ignorance of the fact that EXPERIENCED, INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY WOMEN, RUN THE FUCKING SHOW WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY
Reposted by David Riecks
Maria Bartiromo implied it was illegal to film federal agents. It's not. She then said that Alex Pretti "holding a gun up to Border Patrol" Pretti never touched his legal gun during the entire interaction he had with the Border Patrol agents when they killed him.
January 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Maria Bartiromo implied it was illegal to film federal agents. It's not. She then said that Alex Pretti "holding a gun up to Border Patrol" Pretti never touched his legal gun during the entire interaction he had with the Border Patrol agents when they killed him.
Reposted by David Riecks
The reply is proof of receipt. Since when is it up to someone being served to “accept” it? And what’s the premise of not accepting in-person service until Monday? Justice-free weekends?? I cannot imagine that this will sit well with any judge.
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The reply is proof of receipt. Since when is it up to someone being served to “accept” it? And what’s the premise of not accepting in-person service until Monday? Justice-free weekends?? I cannot imagine that this will sit well with any judge.
Reposted by David Riecks
Update: In the evidence preservation lawsuit, the current Civil Chief at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office (who appears to be Ana Voss, based on the letter), refused to accept email service of the lawsuit last night and then refused to accept in-person service until Monday.
Ridiculous behavior.
Ridiculous behavior.
January 25, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Update: In the evidence preservation lawsuit, the current Civil Chief at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office (who appears to be Ana Voss, based on the letter), refused to accept email service of the lawsuit last night and then refused to accept in-person service until Monday.
Ridiculous behavior.
Ridiculous behavior.
Reposted by David Riecks
Keith Ellison and Mary Moriarty's quick actions here are one reason why Stephen Miller was melting down about reform prosecutors just three days ago.
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Keith Ellison and Mary Moriarty's quick actions here are one reason why Stephen Miller was melting down about reform prosecutors just three days ago.
Reposted by David Riecks
Walz: "If it was the intention of Donald Trump to make an example of Minnesota, then I'm damn proud of the example that the world is seeing"
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Walz: "If it was the intention of Donald Trump to make an example of Minnesota, then I'm damn proud of the example that the world is seeing"
Reposted by David Riecks
Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue.
"A neighbor was taken here" "Abolish ice"
Minneapolis January 25, 2026
"A neighbor was taken here" "Abolish ice"
Minneapolis January 25, 2026
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue.
"A neighbor was taken here" "Abolish ice"
Minneapolis January 25, 2026
"A neighbor was taken here" "Abolish ice"
Minneapolis January 25, 2026
Reposted by David Riecks
Greg Bovino is, to paraphrase the great Marisa Kabas, a Gestapo bitch.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Greg Bovino is, to paraphrase the great Marisa Kabas, a Gestapo bitch.
Reposted by David Riecks
One of the dumbest posts, if not the dumbest, of 2025 — and also one of the most damaging, in terms of curbing Dem willingness to lead public opinion on immigration. Look at where that graph is now! Complete failure to imagine how opinion could change in the near future www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 PM
One of the dumbest posts, if not the dumbest, of 2025 — and also one of the most damaging, in terms of curbing Dem willingness to lead public opinion on immigration. Look at where that graph is now! Complete failure to imagine how opinion could change in the near future www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
Reposted by David Riecks
I remain committed to the "just keep firing (metaphorically) at the Republicans until the barrels melt" theory of political comms.
One of the dumbest posts, if not the dumbest, of 2025 — and also one of the most damaging, in terms of curbing Dem willingness to lead public opinion on immigration. Look at where that graph is now! Complete failure to imagine how opinion could change in the near future www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I remain committed to the "just keep firing (metaphorically) at the Republicans until the barrels melt" theory of political comms.
Reposted by David Riecks
I mean--they're prepping for something.
Eg, remember this?
Eg, remember this?
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I mean--they're prepping for something.
Eg, remember this?
Eg, remember this?
Reposted by David Riecks
Why this flurry of shootings by ICE? Are they being encouraged from up top to be more lethal?
It's possible it is a deliberate provocation. (A strategy the ICE agents aren't told about.) It could be ICE is being used to provoke a violent response: the excuse Trump needs to declare martial law.
It's possible it is a deliberate provocation. (A strategy the ICE agents aren't told about.) It could be ICE is being used to provoke a violent response: the excuse Trump needs to declare martial law.
GIFT LINK: lots updates and details.
Again, analysis that Pretti was not brandishing the gun but helping a woman who'd been knocked to the ground when he was attacked. He was disarmed before the first of at least 10 shots.
Doctor delayed before allowed to help.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Again, analysis that Pretti was not brandishing the gun but helping a woman who'd been knocked to the ground when he was attacked. He was disarmed before the first of at least 10 shots.
Doctor delayed before allowed to help.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Why this flurry of shootings by ICE? Are they being encouraged from up top to be more lethal?
It's possible it is a deliberate provocation. (A strategy the ICE agents aren't told about.) It could be ICE is being used to provoke a violent response: the excuse Trump needs to declare martial law.
It's possible it is a deliberate provocation. (A strategy the ICE agents aren't told about.) It could be ICE is being used to provoke a violent response: the excuse Trump needs to declare martial law.
Reposted by David Riecks
When exactly did Congress authorize Border Patrol to start occupying American cities with brute force because the federal government deemed its officials guilty of "collusion and corruption"?
Also, if that's what he's looking for, I have some staggering news about his bosses in Washington.
Also, if that's what he's looking for, I have some staggering news about his bosses in Washington.
Bovino: "Choosing or making a choice is one of the only true freedoms any of us really have ... when as a politician you choose collusion & corruption as a choice, then there are consequences and actions that take place because of that. That's one reason CBP & ICE are here in Mpls by the thousands."
January 25, 2026 at 8:16 PM
When exactly did Congress authorize Border Patrol to start occupying American cities with brute force because the federal government deemed its officials guilty of "collusion and corruption"?
Also, if that's what he's looking for, I have some staggering news about his bosses in Washington.
Also, if that's what he's looking for, I have some staggering news about his bosses in Washington.
Reposted by David Riecks
ICE violence on the streets of Minneapolis is accelerating toward the IDF of the streets of Gaza
Donald Trump really hasn't thought this though. The consequenses for him and his family WILL BE DIRE.
As they will for the WHOLE of his administration. They thought they would be protected. Fuck that.
Donald Trump really hasn't thought this though. The consequenses for him and his family WILL BE DIRE.
As they will for the WHOLE of his administration. They thought they would be protected. Fuck that.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
ICE violence on the streets of Minneapolis is accelerating toward the IDF of the streets of Gaza
Donald Trump really hasn't thought this though. The consequenses for him and his family WILL BE DIRE.
As they will for the WHOLE of his administration. They thought they would be protected. Fuck that.
Donald Trump really hasn't thought this though. The consequenses for him and his family WILL BE DIRE.
As they will for the WHOLE of his administration. They thought they would be protected. Fuck that.