Zach D Roberts
@zdroberts.bsky.social
writer/photojournalist/loves movies
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Remember that everything horrible that happens in the Trump administration happens because of dozens of what Ward Churchill called “Little Eichmanns.”
Every park ranger is complicit and hopefully can’t sleep at night due to their involvement in his evil.
Every park ranger is complicit and hopefully can’t sleep at night due to their involvement in his evil.
I only did Donald Trump steal the pride flag from Stonewall. He replaced it today with an American flag a final slap in the face to the LGBTQ + community. Tomorrow the pride flag will be raised at 4 o’clock if you’re in the neighborhood come by.
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Remember that everything horrible that happens in the Trump administration happens because of dozens of what Ward Churchill called “Little Eichmanns.”
Every park ranger is complicit and hopefully can’t sleep at night due to their involvement in his evil.
Every park ranger is complicit and hopefully can’t sleep at night due to their involvement in his evil.
A big enough tent to cover literal conspiracy nutcase Republicans.
The need for Voter ID is a Heritage Foundation invention. Only braindead idiots and racists believe it’s a needed thing. Not sure which Cuellar is, but he needs to not be part of Congress asap.
www.kgns.tv/2026/02/12/c...
The need for Voter ID is a Heritage Foundation invention. Only braindead idiots and racists believe it’s a needed thing. Not sure which Cuellar is, but he needs to not be part of Congress asap.
www.kgns.tv/2026/02/12/c...
Cuellar joins Republicans in House passage of voter ID bill
The bill passed by a vote of 218 to 213, with Republicans voting unanimously in favor and all Democrats voting against it except for one, Rep. Henry Cuellar.
www.kgns.tv
February 12, 2026 at 6:04 AM
A big enough tent to cover literal conspiracy nutcase Republicans.
The need for Voter ID is a Heritage Foundation invention. Only braindead idiots and racists believe it’s a needed thing. Not sure which Cuellar is, but he needs to not be part of Congress asap.
www.kgns.tv/2026/02/12/c...
The need for Voter ID is a Heritage Foundation invention. Only braindead idiots and racists believe it’s a needed thing. Not sure which Cuellar is, but he needs to not be part of Congress asap.
www.kgns.tv/2026/02/12/c...
It’s Kent Nishimura. He’s one of the best photojournalists of this era. Please use his name.
A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.
Just wow.
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 AM
It’s Kent Nishimura. He’s one of the best photojournalists of this era. Please use his name.
Not sure why literally no one seems to be able to credit the fantastic photographer behind this image that shows the incredible importance of professional journalists - who are also photographers like Kent Nishimura of Reuters. (I’m on a plane and this took me 1min to find)
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Not sure why literally no one seems to be able to credit the fantastic photographer behind this image that shows the incredible importance of professional journalists - who are also photographers like Kent Nishimura of Reuters. (I’m on a plane and this took me 1min to find)
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
You know the old saying, dress for the job you want. They’re dressed for doing domestic terrorism.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
You know the old saying, dress for the job you want. They’re dressed for doing domestic terrorism.
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99 Luftballoons was correct except it’s gonna be 1 Luftballoon that causes the end of the world
UPDATE:
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
99 Luftballoons was correct except it’s gonna be 1 Luftballoon that causes the end of the world
Serious question: Is anyone doing a running tally of pardoned J6ers post-J6 crimes?
If not, who wants to work on this with me?
If not, who wants to work on this with me?
Andrew Paul Johnson goes down.. again... let's hope he doesn't get pardoned.. again.
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Serious question: Is anyone doing a running tally of pardoned J6ers post-J6 crimes?
If not, who wants to work on this with me?
If not, who wants to work on this with me?
@bencollins.bsky.social this is a personal attack and I will be speaking to my lawyers.
(Who am I kidding, I’m a broke freelancer, I can’t afford lawyers.) lol
(Who am I kidding, I’m a broke freelancer, I can’t afford lawyers.) lol
Freelancer Loves Being Able To Barely Scrape By Livelihood On Own Schedule https://theonion.com/freelancer-loves-being-able-to-barely-scrape-by-livelih-1819579667/
February 12, 2026 at 1:59 AM
@bencollins.bsky.social this is a personal attack and I will be speaking to my lawyers.
(Who am I kidding, I’m a broke freelancer, I can’t afford lawyers.) lol
(Who am I kidding, I’m a broke freelancer, I can’t afford lawyers.) lol
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Wednesday unveiled a statewide portal for residents to upload photos and videos of federal immigration activity, as her administration moves to more aggressively scrutinize the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
N.J. bans ICE from state property, unveils site to upload videos of agents
Gov. Sherrill's executive order requires warrants for ICE access to non-public state areas and allows residents to upload videos documenting federal immigration enforcement.
www.nj.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Wednesday unveiled a statewide portal for residents to upload photos and videos of federal immigration activity, as her administration moves to more aggressively scrutinize the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Holy fuck this is horrific and utterly repulsive to any sense of constitutional government, law, due process, and basic human decency.
We must destroy ICE et al.* & smash fascism.
*border patrol, etc, most or all of DHS…
We must destroy ICE et al.* & smash fascism.
*border patrol, etc, most or all of DHS…
Greg Bovino congratulated Border Patrol agent who shot US citizen five times - US politics live
Victim was accused of trying to ram agents with her vehicle, but case was dismissed after video evidence showed federal agent had steered his vehicle into hers
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Holy fuck this is horrific and utterly repulsive to any sense of constitutional government, law, due process, and basic human decency.
We must destroy ICE et al.* & smash fascism.
*border patrol, etc, most or all of DHS…
We must destroy ICE et al.* & smash fascism.
*border patrol, etc, most or all of DHS…
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Today’s front page of the daily newspaper based in Minneapolis.
I just don’t know if you can play a story this big and still say “indirectly” in the headline.
I just don’t know if you can play a story this big and still say “indirectly” in the headline.
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Today’s front page of the daily newspaper based in Minneapolis.
I just don’t know if you can play a story this big and still say “indirectly” in the headline.
I just don’t know if you can play a story this big and still say “indirectly” in the headline.
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This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
Unless they’re taking photos and video of protesters and computers for their own personal pleasure, ice agent 100% have a database.
REP. CORREA: One of your officers in Maine said to a protester, "We're gonna put your face in a little database." Do you?
ICE DIRECTOR: No sir, we don't.
CORREA: Then why do you think your ICE agent said those statements?
ICE DIRECTOR: I can't speak for that individual.
ICE DIRECTOR: No sir, we don't.
CORREA: Then why do you think your ICE agent said those statements?
ICE DIRECTOR: I can't speak for that individual.
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Unless they’re taking photos and video of protesters and computers for their own personal pleasure, ice agent 100% have a database.
Parked for a bit of a break searching for ICE agents and I think the only car in the kelleher park lot is an ICE agents youtu.be/aswgTPlzazo?...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Parked for a bit of a break searching for ICE agents and I think the only car in the kelleher park lot is an ICE agents youtu.be/aswgTPlzazo?...
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[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
Mike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
🚨 United States v. Benson
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Bari Weiss bravely invites us to focus on the real fascism in Minneapolis
www.thefp.com/p/mob-rule-c...
www.thefp.com/p/mob-rule-c...
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Bari Weiss bravely invites us to focus on the real fascism in Minneapolis
www.thefp.com/p/mob-rule-c...
www.thefp.com/p/mob-rule-c...
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very very cool for my new book, TO CATCH A FASCIST, to be on the @bookshop.org list of 25 best-selling books last week, alongside Heated Rivalry & Wuthering Hts & George Saunders! bookshop.org/lists/booksh...
Bookshop.org Best Sellers of the Week
Last Week's Bestselling Books: Heated Rivalry and Fierce Nonfiction Rachel Reid’s enemies-to-lovers hockey romance series has made a powerful slap shot right into our weekly bestsellers.
bookshop.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
very very cool for my new book, TO CATCH A FASCIST, to be on the @bookshop.org list of 25 best-selling books last week, alongside Heated Rivalry & Wuthering Hts & George Saunders! bookshop.org/lists/booksh...