Don't Poke the Bear
@ssshupe.bsky.social
Facts not lies. Married (retired) public agency attorney, political moderate, anti-MAGA, photographer, reader, hobbyist programmer. Iowa raised, now live in the Berkeley Hills & La Rochelle France. Hawkeyes/Warriors/REM/Neil Young/Son Volt/Francophile.
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Deliberate retaliation and vengeance.
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Deliberate retaliation and vengeance.
Vive là République! Vive là France!
February 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Vive là République! Vive là France!
Next: Imagine if we had to get a judicial warrant to arrest someone we know is guilty.
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Next: Imagine if we had to get a judicial warrant to arrest someone we know is guilty.
I just showed some decency by not posting a very snarky and hilarious comment about Lindsay Graham. Unlike him, some things are beneath me.
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I just showed some decency by not posting a very snarky and hilarious comment about Lindsay Graham. Unlike him, some things are beneath me.
AI hype exposed!
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
AI hype exposed!
One more reason to hate the "Patriots."
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One more reason to hate the "Patriots."
Yet another bullshit New York Times headline, feeding right into the bogus MAGA "deep-state" lie. How about "Trump's Illegal Measures Undercut Deportation Efforts." The courts are just doing their job.
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Yet another bullshit New York Times headline, feeding right into the bogus MAGA "deep-state" lie. How about "Trump's Illegal Measures Undercut Deportation Efforts." The courts are just doing their job.
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Does anyone know how I can get in touch with this woman? 😉
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Does anyone know how I can get in touch with this woman? 😉
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New in PN: 'Abolish ICE' is imperative
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
'Abolish ICE' is imperative
It's also better politics than you might think.
www.publicnotice.co
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
New in PN: 'Abolish ICE' is imperative
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
"There's no amount of training that can instill basic humanity in thugs who willingly mistreat women, children, and old men. ICE agents reportedly dined at a Mexican restaurant in MN before arresting employees. How will 'training' fix that level of depravity?"
I fixed footnote two in the DOJ's "oh it's so much work just give us a little time" memo.
January 28, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I fixed footnote two in the DOJ's "oh it's so much work just give us a little time" memo.
Weak like Trump and MAGA.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Weak like Trump and MAGA.
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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Statistic: 2/3rds of murders in Minneapolis so far in 2026 have been committed by DHS agents
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Statistic: 2/3rds of murders in Minneapolis so far in 2026 have been committed by DHS agents
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The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
One unqualified DOJ MAGA down, 1000? to go:
Lindsey Halligan departs Justice Department hours after Trump-appointed federal judge calls her leadership a ‘charade’ | CNN Politics share.google/QPq5zPzZmPGc...
Lindsey Halligan departs Justice Department hours after Trump-appointed federal judge calls her leadership a ‘charade’ | CNN Politics share.google/QPq5zPzZmPGc...
Lindsey Halligan departs Justice Department hours after Trump-appointed federal judge calls her leadership a ‘charade’ | CNN Politics
Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, left her position at the Justice Department Tuesday, marking an end to her turbulent ten...
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January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
One unqualified DOJ MAGA down, 1000? to go:
Lindsey Halligan departs Justice Department hours after Trump-appointed federal judge calls her leadership a ‘charade’ | CNN Politics share.google/QPq5zPzZmPGc...
Lindsey Halligan departs Justice Department hours after Trump-appointed federal judge calls her leadership a ‘charade’ | CNN Politics share.google/QPq5zPzZmPGc...
Sunday. Beautiful day along the San Francisco Bay.
January 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Sunday. Beautiful day along the San Francisco Bay.
Formal model and MAGA-face wannabe District Attorney's job is open to all comers! More info here:
www.vaed.uscourts.gov/sites/vaed/f...
www.vaed.uscourts.gov/sites/vaed/f...
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Formal model and MAGA-face wannabe District Attorney's job is open to all comers! More info here:
www.vaed.uscourts.gov/sites/vaed/f...
www.vaed.uscourts.gov/sites/vaed/f...
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I think Sagarin is more accurate, as far as the Hawkeyes are concerned 👍
January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I think Sagarin is more accurate, as far as the Hawkeyes are concerned 👍
The Evil Man and the Empty Congress
A psalm for the republic in extremis
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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There is scum in this country that would like to completely erase everything people of color have accomplished. There is a reason all of this is happening. We’re not going back‼️
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM
There is scum in this country that would like to completely erase everything people of color have accomplished. There is a reason all of this is happening. We’re not going back‼️
There is a famous French quote that says "Il n'y a pas d'amour, il n'y a que des preuves d'amour." Meaning, there isn't such a thing as love (i.e., in the abstract), there are only (outward) signs or proofs of that love. Perhaps relevant here?
January 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
There is a famous French quote that says "Il n'y a pas d'amour, il n'y a que des preuves d'amour." Meaning, there isn't such a thing as love (i.e., in the abstract), there are only (outward) signs or proofs of that love. Perhaps relevant here?
Not my America anymore: Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees - ABC News share.google/x9U9hlbosT7M...
Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees
Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Not my America anymore: Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees - ABC News share.google/x9U9hlbosT7M...
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.