Potato says "Remember Geraldo Campos, Renee Good, Alex Pretti,"
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• old & married (to @zomduckie.bsky.social)
• recovering academic
• stats, poli sci, politics, theology, bad jokes
• be nice & do what you can to help others
• super duper stitious
• currently dirty as hell on opsec
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Also, if we’re being blunt, the purpose of nonviolent resistance isn’t to avoid getting your ass kicked. It’s to dare them to kick your ass as brutally and publicly as possible.
What causes you to believe public opinion has shifted?
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
What causes you to believe public opinion has shifted?
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The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The real news here is Peter Navarro saying lower jobs numbers *are good* because they (supposedly) indicate fewer immigrants are working in the US. Trump-MAGA ideology values sheer numbers of removals over pretty much all else because their top priority is ethnic reengineering.
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"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
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ICE AGENTS ARE FOLLOWING OBSERVERS TO THEIR HOMES. THEY ARE DOING THE EXACT SHIT JOHNSON SAYS IS INTOLERABLE!
RON JOHNSON: In Central America, if you become a police chief, the drug cartels send you a DVD w/ a video of your family going to church or school...that's what ICE agents are facing
SORKIN: But these people are allowed to protest
J: They want their activists to dox them & put families at risk
SORKIN: But these people are allowed to protest
J: They want their activists to dox them & put families at risk
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
ICE AGENTS ARE FOLLOWING OBSERVERS TO THEIR HOMES. THEY ARE DOING THE EXACT SHIT JOHNSON SAYS IS INTOLERABLE!
"whether they're a boy or a girl, some people like boys, some like girls, some like both, some like neither" was easy for us lol
NB is a wrinkle but thankfully they haven't asked that lol
NB's easy to explain too: "some people are boys, some are girls, some are neither" "oh, ok" is the response
NB is a wrinkle but thankfully they haven't asked that lol
NB's easy to explain too: "some people are boys, some are girls, some are neither" "oh, ok" is the response
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"whether they're a boy or a girl, some people like boys, some like girls, some like both, some like neither" was easy for us lol
NB is a wrinkle but thankfully they haven't asked that lol
NB's easy to explain too: "some people are boys, some are girls, some are neither" "oh, ok" is the response
NB is a wrinkle but thankfully they haven't asked that lol
NB's easy to explain too: "some people are boys, some are girls, some are neither" "oh, ok" is the response
Reposted by Potato says "Remember Geraldo Campos, Renee Good, Alex Pretti,"
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
In my opinion, high-tech agriculture achieves better balance under present conditions, i.e. would be better under many Native philosophies than "traditional methods", now that these methods exist
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
In my opinion, high-tech agriculture achieves better balance under present conditions, i.e. would be better under many Native philosophies than "traditional methods", now that these methods exist
🌲, but did I miss something specific?
February 10, 2026 at 2:15 AM
🌲, but did I miss something specific?
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You don't fight this hard to hide nothing
BREAKING: On February 2, Sec. Noem issued a memo asserting the lapse in appropriations for DHS meant there is no Sec. 527 — the provision protecting congressional oversight visits to immigration detention facilities — and she was issuing a new (third) policy requiring seven-day notice for visits.
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
You don't fight this hard to hide nothing
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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CBS white brunette guy son or Fox News white blonde woman daughter
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
CBS white brunette guy son or Fox News white blonde woman daughter
I literally thought they were all the same guy at first glance
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I literally thought they were all the same guy at first glance
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In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
COMPLETE AND TOTAL EXONERATION
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
COMPLETE AND TOTAL EXONERATION
I would literally freak the fuck out and start wrecking shit, I'm not even joking
The dentist should not be allowed to have Hurts So Good on the speaker system
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I would literally freak the fuck out and start wrecking shit, I'm not even joking
Also not new, of course. But of sharper import lately
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Also not new, of course. But of sharper import lately
And I think failing to cover someone because they frighten you is a sign that you shouldn't be one of the biggest journalists in the country
Again, not unique to Tapper, he's just the particular focus of my ire in this moment, but the issue is so many so-called "elites" are empty suits
Again, not unique to Tapper, he's just the particular focus of my ire in this moment, but the issue is so many so-called "elites" are empty suits
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
And I think failing to cover someone because they frighten you is a sign that you shouldn't be one of the biggest journalists in the country
Again, not unique to Tapper, he's just the particular focus of my ire in this moment, but the issue is so many so-called "elites" are empty suits
Again, not unique to Tapper, he's just the particular focus of my ire in this moment, but the issue is so many so-called "elites" are empty suits
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This is Tom Homan's actual goal and why he is focused on law enforcement cooperation.
wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is Tom Homan's actual goal and why he is focused on law enforcement cooperation.
To be fair to Tapper, I hate many other journalists for similar reasons to why I hate Tapper. I'm too impatient to go on a whole rant at the moment
But this question will explain somewhat: Do you think he has covered Trump's mental state appropriately given his comments about Biden's mental state?
But this question will explain somewhat: Do you think he has covered Trump's mental state appropriately given his comments about Biden's mental state?
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
To be fair to Tapper, I hate many other journalists for similar reasons to why I hate Tapper. I'm too impatient to go on a whole rant at the moment
But this question will explain somewhat: Do you think he has covered Trump's mental state appropriately given his comments about Biden's mental state?
But this question will explain somewhat: Do you think he has covered Trump's mental state appropriately given his comments about Biden's mental state?
As you know, I believe in second chances, though... But he hasn't as of yet shown any remorse for his wrongdoing nor as far as I can tell made a meaningful change in his behavior. So, no second chance yet
What part of all that do you disagree with?
2/2
What part of all that do you disagree with?
2/2
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
As you know, I believe in second chances, though... But he hasn't as of yet shown any remorse for his wrongdoing nor as far as I can tell made a meaningful change in his behavior. So, no second chance yet
What part of all that do you disagree with?
2/2
What part of all that do you disagree with?
2/2
What on Earth are you talking about
Tapper committee what I view as significant professional malpractice, and in this case malpractice that meaningfully harmed the republic. As a result, I don't think he should have an esteemed journalistic position commenting on politics
1/2
Tapper committee what I view as significant professional malpractice, and in this case malpractice that meaningfully harmed the republic. As a result, I don't think he should have an esteemed journalistic position commenting on politics
1/2
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
What on Earth are you talking about
Tapper committee what I view as significant professional malpractice, and in this case malpractice that meaningfully harmed the republic. As a result, I don't think he should have an esteemed journalistic position commenting on politics
1/2
Tapper committee what I view as significant professional malpractice, and in this case malpractice that meaningfully harmed the republic. As a result, I don't think he should have an esteemed journalistic position commenting on politics
1/2
If the so-called "free press" consists of people like Tapper, it's not surprising we are where we are, is what I'm saying
February 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
If the so-called "free press" consists of people like Tapper, it's not surprising we are where we are, is what I'm saying
No, I think Tapper's past actions are absolutely disqualifying, and the fact that he's still in the profession in light of that is what the problem is
February 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
No, I think Tapper's past actions are absolutely disqualifying, and the fact that he's still in the profession in light of that is what the problem is
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Are there sports guys on here who adopt the annoying too-savvy doomerism of politics guys? Saying stuff like "You really think there's going to be a second half"
if you see someone posting "I CANT BELIEVE IT, HOLY SHIT" or "THIS IS UN-FUCKING REAL" later this afternoon know with confidence it's either someone watching "the big game" or more evidence of elite wrongdoing uncovered in the unending global pedophile trafficking scandal
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Are there sports guys on here who adopt the annoying too-savvy doomerism of politics guys? Saying stuff like "You really think there's going to be a second half"
The fact that this man still has a job related to reporting and/or politics is emblematic of why we got here
The president is now attacking a US Olympian as a “Loser” and misrepresenting his words for his mild unspecified criticisms about things going on in the US right now.
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The fact that this man still has a job related to reporting and/or politics is emblematic of why we got here