Justin VanDeVelde
@vanderduff.bsky.social
Geochemist, University of Michigan
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Counterpoint: Democrats want ICE razed more thoroughly than Carthage in 146 BC, the ideological territory in which it operates salted so thoroughly it never grows again, and every single one of these goons in front of a judge to face justice for their crimes.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Counterpoint: Democrats want ICE razed more thoroughly than Carthage in 146 BC, the ideological territory in which it operates salted so thoroughly it never grows again, and every single one of these goons in front of a judge to face justice for their crimes.
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i guess, fundamentally, i am just anti-crank. if your position is that normal, everyday people getting out into the streets to protest in the tens of thousands are doing it wrong, you’re a crank, and i assume you believe a lot of other crank shit i don’t care about.
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
i guess, fundamentally, i am just anti-crank. if your position is that normal, everyday people getting out into the streets to protest in the tens of thousands are doing it wrong, you’re a crank, and i assume you believe a lot of other crank shit i don’t care about.
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ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
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I reached out to the author of this viral Reddit post thinking there might be a story in it. He sent me an employee badge that Gemini flagged as being AI-generated and supporting documents that I suspect were also generated by AI. Be careful out there folks!
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January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I reached out to the author of this viral Reddit post thinking there might be a story in it. He sent me an employee badge that Gemini flagged as being AI-generated and supporting documents that I suspect were also generated by AI. Be careful out there folks!
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
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lol, just got an email from BlueSky that a post was taken down for “violating our community guidelines related to Respectful Discourse” but I have no idea what the hell post it was or what I said, so great job Safety team, you’re continuing to nail it
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
lol, just got an email from BlueSky that a post was taken down for “violating our community guidelines related to Respectful Discourse” but I have no idea what the hell post it was or what I said, so great job Safety team, you’re continuing to nail it
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if you hate the writer, do not share the writer's articles. people clicking on the articles is how the writer gets paid. "how do THEY still have a job in journalism, when so many talented people are being laid of?!" you, because of you. you are why.
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
if you hate the writer, do not share the writer's articles. people clicking on the articles is how the writer gets paid. "how do THEY still have a job in journalism, when so many talented people are being laid of?!" you, because of you. you are why.
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trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism
September 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism
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Breyer: But wouldn't that then always be the case? If the civilian law enforcement tells you we want military force just in case something happens?
Sherman: Absolutely, your honor...and we had plenty of capacity to do that.
Breyer: Ok, I think that answers my question
Sherman: Absolutely, your honor...and we had plenty of capacity to do that.
Breyer: Ok, I think that answers my question
August 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Breyer: But wouldn't that then always be the case? If the civilian law enforcement tells you we want military force just in case something happens?
Sherman: Absolutely, your honor...and we had plenty of capacity to do that.
Breyer: Ok, I think that answers my question
Sherman: Absolutely, your honor...and we had plenty of capacity to do that.
Breyer: Ok, I think that answers my question
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It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.
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I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.
July 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.
Generalizing *a GOP convention delegate* to represent everyone who voted for Trump is proving Elliott's point for him.
Counterpoint: this photo
June 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Generalizing *a GOP convention delegate* to represent everyone who voted for Trump is proving Elliott's point for him.
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Okay. The people have spoken.
For every reskeet this gets, I will post a random picture from my camera roll with no explanation (other than alt text).
Let the games begin.
For every reskeet this gets, I will post a random picture from my camera roll with no explanation (other than alt text).
Let the games begin.
May 8, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Okay. The people have spoken.
For every reskeet this gets, I will post a random picture from my camera roll with no explanation (other than alt text).
Let the games begin.
For every reskeet this gets, I will post a random picture from my camera roll with no explanation (other than alt text).
Let the games begin.
People said I was overreacting when I cancelled my WaPo sub. The mainstream media is either surrendering to fascism or collaborating with it.
This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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January 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
People said I was overreacting when I cancelled my WaPo sub. The mainstream media is either surrendering to fascism or collaborating with it.
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There have been more articles about Bluesky being a liberal echo chamber in the past week than there were about Nazis being reinstated and boosted for the 2 years Musk has owned Twitter.
November 22, 2024 at 10:03 PM
There have been more articles about Bluesky being a liberal echo chamber in the past week than there were about Nazis being reinstated and boosted for the 2 years Musk has owned Twitter.
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Why stop at Attorney General? Trump should make his entire cabinet people that Garland failed to prosecute, to really drive the point home.
November 13, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Why stop at Attorney General? Trump should make his entire cabinet people that Garland failed to prosecute, to really drive the point home.
The billionaire owners of the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times blocked their papers from endorsing Kamala Harris this week, afraid of what Donald Trump could do to them if he wins. Which in itself is the biggest Harris endorsement they could make.
October 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
The billionaire owners of the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times blocked their papers from endorsing Kamala Harris this week, afraid of what Donald Trump could do to them if he wins. Which in itself is the biggest Harris endorsement they could make.
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the polls and the forecasts are not the election. at most they are representations of potential outcomes. the election is being fought out right now, on the ground, and the only way we’ll be able to impose a narrative on it is after the fact
October 20, 2024 at 6:44 PM
the polls and the forecasts are not the election. at most they are representations of potential outcomes. the election is being fought out right now, on the ground, and the only way we’ll be able to impose a narrative on it is after the fact