Eric Chandler
@shmof16.bsky.social
Husband/Father/XC Skier/Writer/Pilot/Veteran. Temporarily immortal.
Author of Kekekabic: http://bit.ly/33jIP7r and Hugging This Rock: http://goo.gl/h7CfYh. Angry Shmo Substack: https://ericchandler.substack.com/p/angry-shmo
Author of Kekekabic: http://bit.ly/33jIP7r and Hugging This Rock: http://goo.gl/h7CfYh. Angry Shmo Substack: https://ericchandler.substack.com/p/angry-shmo
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Take a break from our government killing my neighbors in Minnesota. Let’s talk about our government killing people in boats instead.
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We killed some more people in boats this week. My latest Angry Shmo post: open.substack.com/pub/ericchan...
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“In theater.”
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 30, 2026 at 4:06 AM
“In theater.”
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
In. Theater.
In.
Theater.
They want so desperately to be cool tactical soldier dudes that they’ll wage war on America itself to make that silly, childish fantasy a reality.
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Trump: i’m at war with minnesota like i was with venezuela bsky.app/profile/leba...
This is so unhinged
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Trump: i’m at war with minnesota like i was with venezuela bsky.app/profile/leba...
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January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
So it's NOT Helmand Province after all. Huh.
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 PM
So it's NOT Helmand Province after all. Huh.
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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Watch movies made by people for people. Don’t watch this garbage.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Watch movies made by people for people. Don’t watch this garbage.
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Is Susan Collins going to get this man and the rest of the kidnapped Mainers back from her new BFF Kristi Noem?
She got her headlines today - and that's usually her primary goal but trusting Collins is risky business and trusting Noem is even worse
She got her headlines today - and that's usually her primary goal but trusting Collins is risky business and trusting Noem is even worse
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Is Susan Collins going to get this man and the rest of the kidnapped Mainers back from her new BFF Kristi Noem?
She got her headlines today - and that's usually her primary goal but trusting Collins is risky business and trusting Noem is even worse
She got her headlines today - and that's usually her primary goal but trusting Collins is risky business and trusting Noem is even worse
Navel gazing over the past year. ericchandler.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/s...
Shmo’s 2025 Writing Review
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, July 2025. 2025 Writing Goals: Find an agent/publisher for memoir. Start new book project. Support and promote writing by others. Read at least 2 books …
ericchandler.wordpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Navel gazing over the past year. ericchandler.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/s...
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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6. It's true we in the opposition have limited power or leverage. Perhaps making this a real inflection point was beyond our ability. Or maybe it will still become one. But for now the administration is on course to brush aside this limited setback and forge ahead with its authoritarian agenda.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
6. It's true we in the opposition have limited power or leverage. Perhaps making this a real inflection point was beyond our ability. Or maybe it will still become one. But for now the administration is on course to brush aside this limited setback and forge ahead with its authoritarian agenda.
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“Shut up or we’ll kill you.”
Got it.
Got it.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
“Shut up or we’ll kill you.”
Got it.
Got it.
Yeah
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Yeah
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
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When Minnesotans are in need, we show up for each other. Thanks to Duluth's Trampled by Turtles for their sold-out upcoming show: 100% ticket proceeds will go to help Minnesotans impacted by this ICE surge.
www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/01/28/t...
www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/01/28/t...
Trampled by Turtles take the stage to raise funds for Twin Cities families
100 percent of proceeds raised through ticket purchases will be donated to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund.
www.northernnewsnow.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 AM
When Minnesotans are in need, we show up for each other. Thanks to Duluth's Trampled by Turtles for their sold-out upcoming show: 100% ticket proceeds will go to help Minnesotans impacted by this ICE surge.
www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/01/28/t...
www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/01/28/t...
Decent people see hypocrisy as a flaw. Indecent people see it as a flex.
a man in a plaid shirt is talking to another man with writing lesson written on the bottom
Alt: a man in a plaid shirt is talking to another man with writing lesson written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Decent people see hypocrisy as a flaw. Indecent people see it as a flex.
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Judge in Minnesota issues blistering ruling to block Trump Admin. from detaining refugees awaiting resident status:
"Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested"
"Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested"
January 28, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Judge in Minnesota issues blistering ruling to block Trump Admin. from detaining refugees awaiting resident status:
"Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested"
"Refugees have a legal right to be in the United States, a right to work, a right to live peacefully—and importantly, a right not to be subjected to the terror of being arrested"
We are about to see the “Hans Blix method” of dealing with DHS from Democrat leaders.
January 28, 2026 at 10:46 PM
We are about to see the “Hans Blix method” of dealing with DHS from Democrat leaders.
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RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
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Wow! This is amazing. Please make Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” trend. Here are the lyrics.
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Wow! This is amazing. Please make Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” trend. Here are the lyrics.
Six calls to all of my elected reps in Congress on two topics. You?
January 28, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Six calls to all of my elected reps in Congress on two topics. You?
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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
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And if someone wants to draw a parallel to Charlie Kirk's murder, I would only point out that Kirk's killer is sitting in jail awaiting trial, while the ICE guys just go back to work.
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
And if someone wants to draw a parallel to Charlie Kirk's murder, I would only point out that Kirk's killer is sitting in jail awaiting trial, while the ICE guys just go back to work.
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We killed some more people in boats this week. My latest Angry Shmo post: open.substack.com/pub/ericchan...
Reattack
Take a break from our government killing my neighbors in Minnesota. Let’s talk about our government killing people in boats instead.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:33 PM
We killed some more people in boats this week. My latest Angry Shmo post: open.substack.com/pub/ericchan...
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The clock could have struck 12 on the Trump era on February 13, 2021 if Lindsey & a few others had voted to convict but
Lindsey Graham: "When this clock strikes 12 on the Trump era, there will be a few people walking out the door with Donald Trump. Stephen Miller will be in that group. I want everybody to know on the Republican side."
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 AM
The clock could have struck 12 on the Trump era on February 13, 2021 if Lindsey & a few others had voted to convict but
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The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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Federal agents hiding behind masks contributes to abuses. It signals no accountability. It lets agents know they can act as a nameless, faceless, camouflaged, armed abuser and nobody will know who did it. It is antithetical to everything this liberty loving country stands for.
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Federal agents hiding behind masks contributes to abuses. It signals no accountability. It lets agents know they can act as a nameless, faceless, camouflaged, armed abuser and nobody will know who did it. It is antithetical to everything this liberty loving country stands for.