@bluepark.bsky.social
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"Rehmet believed the core message of his campaign—working-class solidarity—could be the glue in a winning coalition of unions, progressives, blue-collar voters, and disaffected Republicans. Early analysis indicates just how much that was true."
A Texas Democrat Just Won a Stunning Upset. What Does It Mean for November?
Taylor Rehmet’s victory over Leigh Wambsganss in a state Senate special election was low turnout, but the numbers send a message.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM
"Rehmet believed the core message of his campaign—working-class solidarity—could be the glue in a winning coalition of unions, progressives, blue-collar voters, and disaffected Republicans. Early analysis indicates just how much that was true."
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Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
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Rehmet, a union chapter president, has largely avoided engaging with Culture War/MAGA issues, instead focusing heavily on labor, economic issues, working-class solidarity and other issues that he believes will bring over enough disaffected Republicans. Local experts say Democrats should take note.
ICYMI: This Saturday, progressive Taylor Rehmet squares off against a billionaire-funded Christian nationalist for a +17 Trump state senate seat in Tarrant County, a hub of the far right. Rehmet already over-performed, and is confident he’s on the verge of a stunning upset in a bellwether county.
In Tarrant County, a Hub for the Far Right, a Democrat Seeks a Major Upset
In a runoff election for Texas Senate District 9, which has not elected a Democrat since 1991, Taylor Rehmet is betting his pro-labor message can flip disillusioned voters.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Rehmet, a union chapter president, has largely avoided engaging with Culture War/MAGA issues, instead focusing heavily on labor, economic issues, working-class solidarity and other issues that he believes will bring over enough disaffected Republicans. Local experts say Democrats should take note.
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Note a theme from Mamdani to Rehmet
Working Class Solidarity
Working Class Solidarity
One thing that really stood out from my time with Taylor Rehmet is how incredibly on-message he was. Despite the temptation to dig in on the backlash to the local far right, including Wambsganss, he was laser focused on working class solidarity.
ICYMI: This Saturday, progressive Taylor Rehmet squares off against a billionaire-funded Christian nationalist for a +17 Trump state senate seat in Tarrant County, a hub of the far right. Rehmet already over-performed, and is confident he’s on the verge of a stunning upset in a bellwether county.
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Note a theme from Mamdani to Rehmet
Working Class Solidarity
Working Class Solidarity
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giant fucking embarrassing loser
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
giant fucking embarrassing loser
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“ICE agents’ tactics often seem to be modeled off what they’ve seen in movies or imbibed via TV shows or video games...ICE agents aren’t moving with a tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photographs.”
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“ICE agents’ tactics often seem to be modeled off what they’ve seen in movies or imbibed via TV shows or video games...ICE agents aren’t moving with a tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photographs.”
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Can the rest of the country sue the President, Treasury Department, DOGE, Elon Musk and the IRS for leaking our income tax information?
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Can the rest of the country sue the President, Treasury Department, DOGE, Elon Musk and the IRS for leaking our income tax information?
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I think these mugshots really vibrantly depict what @adamserwer.bsky.social wrote here:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I think these mugshots really vibrantly depict what @adamserwer.bsky.social wrote here:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
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i'm imagining a war room meeting with a giant peg-board that has something like "NO WAR BUT THE CLASS WAR, what does it really mean?" on it
Department of Homeland Security is worried about people with "class-based or economic grievances," per its annual threat assessment (leaked to me):
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-doc...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-doc...
Leaked Doc: Homeland Security's Domestic Terror Obsession
Forget Greenland; the American public are the real target
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
i'm imagining a war room meeting with a giant peg-board that has something like "NO WAR BUT THE CLASS WAR, what does it really mean?" on it
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🚨 ICE is creating a watchlist of anyone and everyone who films them, DHS sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...
ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them
“We have a nice little database and now you’re considered a domestic terrorist.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
🚨 ICE is creating a watchlist of anyone and everyone who films them, DHS sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 4:13 AM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
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ORGANIZED GANGS OF WINE MOMS??? WTF
January 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
ORGANIZED GANGS OF WINE MOMS??? WTF
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Don't bother arguing about whether ICE is a police force or a military force. It's neither. It behaves as a disorganized, violent mob, cursing, shouting contradictory orders, and attacking unarmed citizens on a whim. It is deployed to create fear and chaos, not to enforce laws or establish order.
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Don't bother arguing about whether ICE is a police force or a military force. It's neither. It behaves as a disorganized, violent mob, cursing, shouting contradictory orders, and attacking unarmed citizens on a whim. It is deployed to create fear and chaos, not to enforce laws or establish order.
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Oh sorry, I haven’t been online that much tonight, I’ve been forced to help organize a safety patrol at my kid’s daycare, because ICE stopped by today.
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Oh sorry, I haven’t been online that much tonight, I’ve been forced to help organize a safety patrol at my kid’s daycare, because ICE stopped by today.
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ICE's killing of unarmed American citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis today has NSPM-7 written all over it, as well as a related Pam Bondi memo ordering feds to see any interference of ICE agents as a terrorist threat:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-kills-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-kills-...
ICE Kills American Woman in Minneapolis
Trump decries “radical left;” homeland security screams “domestic terror”
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICE's killing of unarmed American citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis today has NSPM-7 written all over it, as well as a related Pam Bondi memo ordering feds to see any interference of ICE agents as a terrorist threat:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-kills-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-kills-...
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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“We’re very, very sorry, mein Führer! We have punished the hotel that refused to host your Gestapo” - HHilton Hotels.
Imagine claiming you’re a ‘welcoming place for all’ while supporting the monsters throwing kids in concentration camps.
Hilton is asking for a massive boycott.
Imagine claiming you’re a ‘welcoming place for all’ while supporting the monsters throwing kids in concentration camps.
Hilton is asking for a massive boycott.
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“We’re very, very sorry, mein Führer! We have punished the hotel that refused to host your Gestapo” - HHilton Hotels.
Imagine claiming you’re a ‘welcoming place for all’ while supporting the monsters throwing kids in concentration camps.
Hilton is asking for a massive boycott.
Imagine claiming you’re a ‘welcoming place for all’ while supporting the monsters throwing kids in concentration camps.
Hilton is asking for a massive boycott.
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It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 AM
It is kind of wild that no big media outlet has busted open the story of who is making DHS' posts on X. Whoever that may be is certainly plugged into hardcore white supremacist internet propaganda with a harder edge. "Groyper" would be underselling it. This is Daily Stormer-tier sludge.
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We need people to leave every Waymo door ajar and call it a jobs program.
December 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
We need people to leave every Waymo door ajar and call it a jobs program.
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"If the standard for airing a story becomes, 'the government must agree to be interviewed,' then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from being an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state."
Sharyn Alfonsi
Sharyn Alfonsi
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"If the standard for airing a story becomes, 'the government must agree to be interviewed,' then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from being an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state."
Sharyn Alfonsi
Sharyn Alfonsi
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.