Sabres Fan Rich
@rmcgil.bsky.social
Dad, Bills Fan, History Enjoyer and Regular Fella who tries his best
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boy, it's not fun to think back to comparativist political science
This is when the Linz stuff comes to a head. Two competing branches of government with competing claims of legitimacy in open conflict.
people worry too much about "rigging the midterms" (a phenomenon that would require force they do not have) with "civil crisis over Congress post-victory"
January 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
boy, it's not fun to think back to comparativist political science
Very small point but some of the agents in that video are wearing sneakers in Minnesota in January. Not even prepared enough to wear a pair of boots
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Very small point but some of the agents in that video are wearing sneakers in Minnesota in January. Not even prepared enough to wear a pair of boots
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Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
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Not to put too fine a point on this, but the federal government cannot do what they're trying to do without tacit support of local and state law enforcement and business entities.
I don't think they're gaming this out well.
I don't think they're gaming this out well.
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Not to put too fine a point on this, but the federal government cannot do what they're trying to do without tacit support of local and state law enforcement and business entities.
I don't think they're gaming this out well.
I don't think they're gaming this out well.
There’s not a single person in this country that this administration would not be able to concoct a post facto justification for murdering for
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
There’s not a single person in this country that this administration would not be able to concoct a post facto justification for murdering for
The best way to deal with a large persistent snowfall is to shovel early and often. Be sure to push the snow more than lift, it saves your back.
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The best way to deal with a large persistent snowfall is to shovel early and often. Be sure to push the snow more than lift, it saves your back.
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January is almost over and there have only been 3 homicides in Minneapolis so far this year
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
January is almost over and there have only been 3 homicides in Minneapolis so far this year
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
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GWOT Forever as a core ideology
The costumes
The music
The tattoos
The hagiography
The cult of the operator
The movies
The books
The crimes that should have been committed and are free to commit now
The costumes
The music
The tattoos
The hagiography
The cult of the operator
The movies
The books
The crimes that should have been committed and are free to commit now
In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 PM
GWOT Forever as a core ideology
The costumes
The music
The tattoos
The hagiography
The cult of the operator
The movies
The books
The crimes that should have been committed and are free to commit now
The costumes
The music
The tattoos
The hagiography
The cult of the operator
The movies
The books
The crimes that should have been committed and are free to commit now
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wasn't a protest
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
wasn't a protest
Anecdotally, my standard “this is messed up stuff” Facebook post is doing numbers outside of the usual suspects
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Anecdotally, my standard “this is messed up stuff” Facebook post is doing numbers outside of the usual suspects
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So they're gonna keep guns aimed at protesters while ICE kidnaps more people? That's what it is until I see the NG pointing guns at ICE agents.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota National Guard will assist local police amid growing protest to 2nd fatal shooting of a protester.
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
So they're gonna keep guns aimed at protesters while ICE kidnaps more people? That's what it is until I see the NG pointing guns at ICE agents.
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In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
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It is a real sign of civic degradation that people in power now constantly make accusations that, normally, would be huge, monumental scandals, and are simply ignored now because "everybody knows" that nothing matters and it's all just a game.
January 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
It is a real sign of civic degradation that people in power now constantly make accusations that, normally, would be huge, monumental scandals, and are simply ignored now because "everybody knows" that nothing matters and it's all just a game.
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Pretty fun when the Crown Victoria you’d assumed was a cop because it tailed you for a mile finally passes and reveals an Umbrella Corp bumper sticker.
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Pretty fun when the Crown Victoria you’d assumed was a cop because it tailed you for a mile finally passes and reveals an Umbrella Corp bumper sticker.
We have GOT to get rid of the court eunuchs
we don’t really have a president, we have a lawless conspiracy of viziers each trying desperately control their own narratives for their own reasons
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
We have GOT to get rid of the court eunuchs
Go Sabres big dubs
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Go Sabres big dubs
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They could scarcely have chosen their victim worse today.
An ICU nurse. This guy saved lives for a living, and they riddled him with holes.
An ICU nurse. This guy saved lives for a living, and they riddled him with holes.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
January 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
They could scarcely have chosen their victim worse today.
An ICU nurse. This guy saved lives for a living, and they riddled him with holes.
An ICU nurse. This guy saved lives for a living, and they riddled him with holes.
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This is ok tho
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is ok tho
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MNARNG getting activated
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
MNARNG getting activated
These are all Intolerable Acts
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
These are all Intolerable Acts
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the extent to which this administration is out of control is really summed up by the fact that they immediately went with “this was an armed terrorist there to kill law enforcement” knowing that video from multiple angles completely disproving them was out there and would be seen by everyone
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
the extent to which this administration is out of control is really summed up by the fact that they immediately went with “this was an armed terrorist there to kill law enforcement” knowing that video from multiple angles completely disproving them was out there and would be seen by everyone
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This situation is not, in fact, evolving. It’s over. This is not fog of war. It’s “who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?”
Q: It doesn't seem like he pulled a weapon at any point. So does that account come from the agent? When does it come out?
BOVINO: This situation is evolving. Those facts will come to light. But let's take a look at the gun.
BOVINO: This situation is evolving. Those facts will come to light. But let's take a look at the gun.
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This situation is not, in fact, evolving. It’s over. This is not fog of war. It’s “who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?”
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If you're exercising your 1st and 2nd amendment rights they'll call you a "domestic terrorist" and justify shooting you in the street.
Stephen Miller calls the deceased “a domestic terrorist.”
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
If you're exercising your 1st and 2nd amendment rights they'll call you a "domestic terrorist" and justify shooting you in the street.
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OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Update from Devon Lum
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...