@th1ngsfallapart.bsky.social
Classical liberalism, representative democracy, equality before the law.
I try really hard to be sane, introspective and measured when I post online. Easier said than done.
I try really hard to be sane, introspective and measured when I post online. Easier said than done.
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FBI leadership coverup of Renee Good killing.
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
FBI leadership coverup of Renee Good killing.
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
A supervisor in FBI’s Minneapolis field office resigned "after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into" ICE agent Jonathan Ross. "Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings."
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Levitsky and Ziblatt remind us that political systems are designed to solve problems, not exacerbate them. Yet in some democracies today, winner-take-all systems are empowering authoritarian minorities and undermining democratic legitimacy.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Levitsky and Ziblatt remind us that political systems are designed to solve problems, not exacerbate them. Yet in some democracies today, winner-take-all systems are empowering authoritarian minorities and undermining democratic legitimacy.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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It's not obvious whether this is a right-wing hate group or federal law enforcement. It may be impossible to tell. Federal law enforcement refusing to wear ID gives powerful cover for bad actors
January 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
It's not obvious whether this is a right-wing hate group or federal law enforcement. It may be impossible to tell. Federal law enforcement refusing to wear ID gives powerful cover for bad actors
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TUR: This is the White House putting out AI images that are not memes, they are just manipulated without saying they're manipulated. How do you trust a White House when they're not being truthful like this?
MIKE LAWLER: I have not seen that image. But we've seen on both sides ...
MIKE LAWLER: I have not seen that image. But we've seen on both sides ...
January 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
TUR: This is the White House putting out AI images that are not memes, they are just manipulated without saying they're manipulated. How do you trust a White House when they're not being truthful like this?
MIKE LAWLER: I have not seen that image. But we've seen on both sides ...
MIKE LAWLER: I have not seen that image. But we've seen on both sides ...
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And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
To the neon god they made
January 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
To the neon god they made
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The president is now demanding the investigation of a member of Congress for “Political Crimes”
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The president is now demanding the investigation of a member of Congress for “Political Crimes”
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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I voted NO on today’s Republican legislation to fund DHS/ICE. A rogue agency tied to in-custody deaths, abusive detention practices, and routine violations of constitutional rights should be stopped, not bankrolled.
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I voted NO on today’s Republican legislation to fund DHS/ICE. A rogue agency tied to in-custody deaths, abusive detention practices, and routine violations of constitutional rights should be stopped, not bankrolled.
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Trump: "RECORD NUMBERS ALL OVER THE PLACE! SHOULD I TRY FOR A FOURTH TERM?"
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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People are kidnapping preschoolers and macing fully restrained protesters because they like the power to make others suffer, and I need us all to burn into our memories what they’re doing now because they’re definitely going to be asking for grace and forgiveness in the not too distant future.
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 AM
People are kidnapping preschoolers and macing fully restrained protesters because they like the power to make others suffer, and I need us all to burn into our memories what they’re doing now because they’re definitely going to be asking for grace and forgiveness in the not too distant future.
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More details are emerging on the deal framework discussed by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Trump:
🔹Danish sovereignty respected, no US control
🔹More NATO protection in the Arctic
🔹1951 Greenland agreement updated
🔹US military presence increases in Greenland
This seems promising overall.
🔹Danish sovereignty respected, no US control
🔹More NATO protection in the Arctic
🔹1951 Greenland agreement updated
🔹US military presence increases in Greenland
This seems promising overall.
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 AM
More details are emerging on the deal framework discussed by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Trump:
🔹Danish sovereignty respected, no US control
🔹More NATO protection in the Arctic
🔹1951 Greenland agreement updated
🔹US military presence increases in Greenland
This seems promising overall.
🔹Danish sovereignty respected, no US control
🔹More NATO protection in the Arctic
🔹1951 Greenland agreement updated
🔹US military presence increases in Greenland
This seems promising overall.
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ICE says it can enter homes without a judge signed warrant, despite clear Supreme Court Rulings to the contrary. Your home is the most protected place under the fourth amendment.
Abolish ICE
Abolish ICE
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 AM
ICE says it can enter homes without a judge signed warrant, despite clear Supreme Court Rulings to the contrary. Your home is the most protected place under the fourth amendment.
Abolish ICE
Abolish ICE
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I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy in ICE shooting death of Renee Good released by law firm in civil investigation
The results of an independent autopsy for Renee Good have been released as part of a law firm's civil investigation, two weeks after she was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
6abc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I've been waiting for this.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.
It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
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I keep thinking about the number of people that have to be involved to kidnap a small child, transport him to one facility or another, then an airport, then a plane, then another facility. Did no one on that chain stop and say hey what the fuck?
If only they had had time for the "don't kidnap 5-year-olds and send them to detention centers 1000 miles away from their families" training module
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I keep thinking about the number of people that have to be involved to kidnap a small child, transport him to one facility or another, then an airport, then a plane, then another facility. Did no one on that chain stop and say hey what the fuck?
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a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
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BREAKING: Whistleblower disclosures reveal a formal ICE policy to ignore the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:57 PM
BREAKING: Whistleblower disclosures reveal a formal ICE policy to ignore the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
Every American should be terrified by this secret ICE policy authorizing its agents to kick down your door & storm into your home. 1/
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The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
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US State Department veteran:
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done.
The president’s effort to acquire Greenland, even with the threat of force off the table, has changed the way allies see the U.S.
www.politico.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 AM
US State Department veteran:
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“The jewel in the crown of our power and of our role in the world has always been our alliance system.”
“Moving from our trusted methods to Putin’s methods is worse than a crime,” he said. “It’s an idiocy.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
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BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
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Democratic Leadership will never cut funding for ICE state-sanctioned terrorism without extreme pressure.
That’s why a coalition of creators (w/ a reach of over 20 million followers) & organizers are presenting them with an ultimatum if they don’t whip their caucuses against this DHS funding bill.
That’s why a coalition of creators (w/ a reach of over 20 million followers) & organizers are presenting them with an ultimatum if they don’t whip their caucuses against this DHS funding bill.
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Democratic Leadership will never cut funding for ICE state-sanctioned terrorism without extreme pressure.
That’s why a coalition of creators (w/ a reach of over 20 million followers) & organizers are presenting them with an ultimatum if they don’t whip their caucuses against this DHS funding bill.
That’s why a coalition of creators (w/ a reach of over 20 million followers) & organizers are presenting them with an ultimatum if they don’t whip their caucuses against this DHS funding bill.