Rob L
@robll.bsky.social
Woodworker, Science, Architecture, OSINT, Politics, A Multipotentialite. Greatly afflicted by what I'm told is MECFS
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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it’s about to get weird
Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 AM
it’s about to get weird
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Trump tweeted a photo of Ilhan Omar next to the Twin Towers burning, in his first term.
They threatened to lynch her. And her child. And what did the Democrats do? They threw Omar to the wolves because she criticized Netanyahu and the Israel lobby.
They threatened to lynch her. And her child. And what did the Democrats do? They threw Omar to the wolves because she criticized Netanyahu and the Israel lobby.
January 28, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Trump tweeted a photo of Ilhan Omar next to the Twin Towers burning, in his first term.
They threatened to lynch her. And her child. And what did the Democrats do? They threw Omar to the wolves because she criticized Netanyahu and the Israel lobby.
They threatened to lynch her. And her child. And what did the Democrats do? They threw Omar to the wolves because she criticized Netanyahu and the Israel lobby.
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After federal officers killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, right-wing media reinvigorated dubious claims associating anti-ICE organizing with left-wing domestic terrorism. Across 7 platforms, we saw those narratives spike after officers killed Good, and against after they killed Pretti
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 PM
After federal officers killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, right-wing media reinvigorated dubious claims associating anti-ICE organizing with left-wing domestic terrorism. Across 7 platforms, we saw those narratives spike after officers killed Good, and against after they killed Pretti
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The FBI has yet to reach out to the woman who recorded the Border Patrol's murder of Alex Pretti because they are engaged in a covering up and committing crime not solving it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Woman who recorded Alex Pretti fatal shooting by ICE agents speaks out | CNN
CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks to a witness who captured with her phone the critical moments of Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
The FBI has yet to reach out to the woman who recorded the Border Patrol's murder of Alex Pretti because they are engaged in a covering up and committing crime not solving it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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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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@eff.org seems to like it
Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh | Electronic Frontier Foundation
BY BILL BUDINGTON
JULY 16, 2025
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh | Electronic Frontier Foundation
BY BILL BUDINGTON
JULY 16, 2025
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh
A set of radio devices and technologies are opening the doorway to new and revolutionary forms of communication. These have the potential to break down the over-reliance on traditional network hierarc...
www.eff.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 AM
@eff.org seems to like it
Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh | Electronic Frontier Foundation
BY BILL BUDINGTON
JULY 16, 2025
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh | Electronic Frontier Foundation
BY BILL BUDINGTON
JULY 16, 2025
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Within 4 hours of ICE (actually CBP) killing Alex Pretti, the data suggested that the right wing spin machine was having trouble gaining traction, even on their home turf over on X.
Here's a Substack I wrote analyzing X data from that time. katestarbird.substack.com/p/another-mu...
Here's a Substack I wrote analyzing X data from that time. katestarbird.substack.com/p/another-mu...
Another Killing on ICE
The right wing propaganda machine can’t spin the killing of Alex Pretti
katestarbird.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Within 4 hours of ICE (actually CBP) killing Alex Pretti, the data suggested that the right wing spin machine was having trouble gaining traction, even on their home turf over on X.
Here's a Substack I wrote analyzing X data from that time. katestarbird.substack.com/p/another-mu...
Here's a Substack I wrote analyzing X data from that time. katestarbird.substack.com/p/another-mu...
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I know the cruelty is the point, but this is just fucking evil.
Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition.
ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.
people.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I know the cruelty is the point, but this is just fucking evil.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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CBS News says a CBP "preliminary review" of the Alex Pretti shooting states that Pretti's gun wasn't fired, and two different agents fired shots, confirming what @bellingcat.com and the NYT both reported based on video analysis.
BREAKING: Two federal agents fired weapons during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a government report says.
Two federal agents fired their weapons during Alex Pretti shooting, government report to Congress says
Two U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fired their weapons during the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, according to a government report sent to Congress and obtained by CBS News that does not mention Pretti reaching for his firearm.
cbsn.ws
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
CBS News says a CBP "preliminary review" of the Alex Pretti shooting states that Pretti's gun wasn't fired, and two different agents fired shots, confirming what @bellingcat.com and the NYT both reported based on video analysis.
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This isn’t just “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who
www.eff.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:39 PM
This isn’t just “owning the libs” — this is the highest office in the nation using technology to lie to the entire world. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The number of people on this platform who are absolutely certain of things despite having zero experience of said thing whilst lecturing those who not only have but are also professionally qualified experts on said thing is quite high and one of Blue sky's worst traits.
Along with the censorship.
Along with the censorship.
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The number of people on this platform who are absolutely certain of things despite having zero experience of said thing whilst lecturing those who not only have but are also professionally qualified experts on said thing is quite high and one of Blue sky's worst traits.
Along with the censorship.
Along with the censorship.
I mean it's really not. Perhaps the antithesis to the UK from even liberal Americans is an innate patriotism as the whole of Europe throws a large amount of shade America's way, with most UK people saying they don't want to holiday there now, let alone emigrate.
The extent to which many Americans think Britain is a devastated and zombie-filled hellscape cannot be overestimated.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I mean it's really not. Perhaps the antithesis to the UK from even liberal Americans is an innate patriotism as the whole of Europe throws a large amount of shade America's way, with most UK people saying they don't want to holiday there now, let alone emigrate.
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Do not use milk, antacids, honey, lemon juice, onions, vinegar, urine, baking soda or anything other than clean water to deal with tear gas or pepper spray.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Do not use milk, antacids, honey, lemon juice, onions, vinegar, urine, baking soda or anything other than clean water to deal with tear gas or pepper spray.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
Most of the time it’s best to just do nothing.
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NEW, from @easybakeovensz.bsky.social here at @bellingcat.com: A guide to the "less lethal" weapons used by DHS agents against protesters, observers, and bystanders in the US
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
Guide: The ‘Less-Lethal’ Weapons Used by the DHS
Tear gas and PepperBall guns are among the weapons ICE and Border Patrol agents have been seen with at nationwide raids and protests related to immigration.
www.bellingcat.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
NEW, from @easybakeovensz.bsky.social here at @bellingcat.com: A guide to the "less lethal" weapons used by DHS agents against protesters, observers, and bystanders in the US
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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Don't delete signal. Get everyone you know on it and increase the message traffic.
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Don't delete signal. Get everyone you know on it and increase the message traffic.
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Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
January 26, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
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This.
I'm sure a few ICE agents suspect this already, but it seems very clear that DJT, Miller & Bovino WANT an ICE agent to get killed. They need their own martyr. There is a reason they are putting them in increasingly volatile situations.
January 27, 2026 at 12:38 PM
This.
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The final step from a credible academic to a living meme.
January 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The final step from a credible academic to a living meme.
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BBC Verify is trying to show the world (a) how we know what we know, and (b) how you can do it, too.
Always needs a team.
Here's a crash course, using examples from @shayan86.bsky.social, @paulybrown.bsky.social, @emmapengelly.bsky.social, @sryder.bsky.social and @danict89.bsky.social.
Always needs a team.
Here's a crash course, using examples from @shayan86.bsky.social, @paulybrown.bsky.social, @emmapengelly.bsky.social, @sryder.bsky.social and @danict89.bsky.social.
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
BBC Verify is trying to show the world (a) how we know what we know, and (b) how you can do it, too.
Always needs a team.
Here's a crash course, using examples from @shayan86.bsky.social, @paulybrown.bsky.social, @emmapengelly.bsky.social, @sryder.bsky.social and @danict89.bsky.social.
Always needs a team.
Here's a crash course, using examples from @shayan86.bsky.social, @paulybrown.bsky.social, @emmapengelly.bsky.social, @sryder.bsky.social and @danict89.bsky.social.
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Michael Manning is Reform UK’s candidate in the Zetland, Redcar and Cleveland by-election.
At this point we would normally point you to his Twitter account, but he deleted it just before his nomination was confirmed.
We gathered a good picture of his views, before he did.
At this point we would normally point you to his Twitter account, but he deleted it just before his nomination was confirmed.
We gathered a good picture of his views, before he did.
January 26, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Michael Manning is Reform UK’s candidate in the Zetland, Redcar and Cleveland by-election.
At this point we would normally point you to his Twitter account, but he deleted it just before his nomination was confirmed.
We gathered a good picture of his views, before he did.
At this point we would normally point you to his Twitter account, but he deleted it just before his nomination was confirmed.
We gathered a good picture of his views, before he did.
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Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?