Ryan Deem
@ryandeem.bsky.social
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear"
Pun Expert
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear"
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Patel is lying about the law as it is traditionally understood, as it is written. He’s telling the truth about law under Trumpism: you only have a right if they deign to acknowledge it; you have no right to do anything they don’t want you to do.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Patel is lying about the law as it is traditionally understood, as it is written. He’s telling the truth about law under Trumpism: you only have a right if they deign to acknowledge it; you have no right to do anything they don’t want you to do.
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Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
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man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
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* Steady sleet accumulating; freezing rain risk later (1030a) *
As sleet continues & turns earlier snow into denser conglomeration, getting questions freezing rain chances.
For Beltway, we think switch between 4-7p, hopefully closer to 7p. Want as little freezing rain as poss.
More info at cwg.live
As sleet continues & turns earlier snow into denser conglomeration, getting questions freezing rain chances.
For Beltway, we think switch between 4-7p, hopefully closer to 7p. Want as little freezing rain as poss.
More info at cwg.live
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 PM
* Steady sleet accumulating; freezing rain risk later (1030a) *
As sleet continues & turns earlier snow into denser conglomeration, getting questions freezing rain chances.
For Beltway, we think switch between 4-7p, hopefully closer to 7p. Want as little freezing rain as poss.
More info at cwg.live
As sleet continues & turns earlier snow into denser conglomeration, getting questions freezing rain chances.
For Beltway, we think switch between 4-7p, hopefully closer to 7p. Want as little freezing rain as poss.
More info at cwg.live
The political right has created a support base that is afraid of everything, and leaders that are afraid of nothing. Giving their leaders real reasons to be afraid is the only path to progress
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The political right has created a support base that is afraid of everything, and leaders that are afraid of nothing. Giving their leaders real reasons to be afraid is the only path to progress
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I am iced in and craving a 3.5lbs cinnamon roll from a restaurant that no longer exists.
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I am iced in and craving a 3.5lbs cinnamon roll from a restaurant that no longer exists.
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Not the kind of thing you'd normally want to do, of course, but reconstructing a government that has suffered a catastrophic rupture in the continuity of its constitutional legitimacy is not a normal circumstance.
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Not the kind of thing you'd normally want to do, of course, but reconstructing a government that has suffered a catastrophic rupture in the continuity of its constitutional legitimacy is not a normal circumstance.
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
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“You got signed judicial warrant to gain access to the scene and we’re still denied access by federal agents?”
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“You got signed judicial warrant to gain access to the scene and we’re still denied access by federal agents?”
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸
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How did they get Eagles and Cowboys fans in r/nfceastmemewar to agree?
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
How did they get Eagles and Cowboys fans in r/nfceastmemewar to agree?
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Wow, yeah, reddit.com/r/all is a remarkable tapestry of fuck ICE posts
January 25, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Wow, yeah, reddit.com/r/all is a remarkable tapestry of fuck ICE posts
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Hey remember PublicSquare, that website where MAGA humpers listed their own businesses in the deluded idea that it would work out well for them?
It backfired spectacularly.
It backfired spectacularly.
Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
www.huffpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Hey remember PublicSquare, that website where MAGA humpers listed their own businesses in the deluded idea that it would work out well for them?
It backfired spectacularly.
It backfired spectacularly.
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i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
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James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
Cowards, here's the sun
So bow your heads
In the absence of bombs
Draw your breath
So bow your heads
In the absence of bombs
Draw your breath
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Cowards, here's the sun
So bow your heads
In the absence of bombs
Draw your breath
So bow your heads
In the absence of bombs
Draw your breath
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homeowners are offline, renters we run this joint for the next hour
Repeating: NOW is a good time to shovel if you've switched from snow to sleet. 1-3" of sleet (which is many times heavier than snow) on top of this snow will make it MUCH harder to clear later.
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
homeowners are offline, renters we run this joint for the next hour
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Watch Glinda the Good Plow and all her colleagues at work in almost real time: arlgis.arlingtonva.us/Apps/Snow/Sn.... #ArlWX
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Watch Glinda the Good Plow and all her colleagues at work in almost real time: arlgis.arlingtonva.us/Apps/Snow/Sn.... #ArlWX
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they should go away, if they actually understand how terrible this is they will understand how wrong they have been and the role they played and they will go away and get a job filling out spreadsheets or something, anything but getting paid to give their opinions
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
they should go away, if they actually understand how terrible this is they will understand how wrong they have been and the role they played and they will go away and get a job filling out spreadsheets or something, anything but getting paid to give their opinions
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Amidst the torrent of horrors, this shouldn’t go unnoticed. If you’ve ever questioned whether your phone is listening to you because it knew something you didn’t expect it to, you know how powerful the targeting systems are. And this is very much within congress’ power to stop.
NEW: ICE is conducting research into further use of ADINT/"Big Data" to support "investigations activities"
by @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
by @carolinehaskins.bsky.social
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Amidst the torrent of horrors, this shouldn’t go unnoticed. If you’ve ever questioned whether your phone is listening to you because it knew something you didn’t expect it to, you know how powerful the targeting systems are. And this is very much within congress’ power to stop.
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It just get worse. Instead of administering CPR to a man who might still be alive, DHS officers were leering over the body, counting the bullet holes.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
It just get worse. Instead of administering CPR to a man who might still be alive, DHS officers were leering over the body, counting the bullet holes.
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This is a flat out lie.
They want us to ignore and question what we see with our own eyes.
Alex Pretti was supporting his community and protecting his neighbors when ICE murdered him.
They want us to ignore and question what we see with our own eyes.
Alex Pretti was supporting his community and protecting his neighbors when ICE murdered him.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 AM
This is a flat out lie.
They want us to ignore and question what we see with our own eyes.
Alex Pretti was supporting his community and protecting his neighbors when ICE murdered him.
They want us to ignore and question what we see with our own eyes.
Alex Pretti was supporting his community and protecting his neighbors when ICE murdered him.
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By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It - emptywheel
By lying about how her goons came to murder Alex Pretti, Kristi Noem makes it clear she's part of a conspiracy in his killing.
www.emptywheel.net
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 PM
By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
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Here's another ruling in Minnesota, also yesterday, releasing a man who was forcefully detained by ICE despite having *active* refugee status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Here's another ruling in Minnesota, also yesterday, releasing a man who was forcefully detained by ICE despite having *active* refugee status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...