Brian Batsel
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Brian Batsel
@brianbat.bsky.social
Dad, husband, teacher
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Today, construction on the nation’s largest infrastructure project came to a halt - with hundreds laid off - because Donald Trump is out of control.

The good news: political pressure still works, and we can use our voices to make sure he doesn’t have the last word.
February 7, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Folds on the Kennedy Center 3 weeks ago: I was sick to my stomach when I quit because I knew they were going to run it into the ground. No one that they were appointing had any experience in arts administration, but that was never the point. The point was to take that, run over it, and move on.
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Trump's FBI raided an election office in Georgia, a state central to his baseless 2020 voter fraud conspiracy theories.

Meanwhile, he's continuing to let actual fraudsters and politically-connected crooks off the hook.

This is what weaponizing government looks like.
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” calls back to protest music’s glory days, Spencer Kornhaber writes—and though the Boss has sounded bitter and mournful before, he has never sounded “this purely angry”:
Rage in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen has never sounded angrier than on his new song, “Streets of Minneapolis.”
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January 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Donald Trump has sowed fear and chaos in our cities, fueled by federal agents who have beaten, detained, and killed in the service of a mass deportation agenda that is tearing families and communities apart.

Enough is enough.

Not one more dime for ICE.
January 29, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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Do you believe Trump or what you see with your own eyes? He says economy is good, but you know prices are up. He says ICE is doing well, but we watch them murder Americans. He says he has nothing to hide w/ Epstein, but he still won't release the files.
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Alex Pretti did not deserve to die.
Renee Nicole Good did not deserve to die.
Enough is enough.
ALL of ICE out of Minnesota now.
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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#GVerse Bravo #London just joined #Minnesota!

Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.

When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.

Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Even when they show signs of weakness or forced regret, we must not give an inch. Authoritarian governments still respond to public opinion, which is why sustained pressure matters. We have to keep making clear that these thuggish actions are unconscionable and will not be tolerated. Don’t let up.
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Chris Madel Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor: “I can’t look my daughters in the eye & say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics & Asians because of the color of the skin — I did not sign up for that”
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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#GVerse Chicago turnout this morning was INSANE.

Thousands hit the streets demanding justice for Alex Pretti and calling out the federal crackdown that killed him.

This isn’t “local unrest” anymore. It’s national.

#LetsFuckinGo #TogetherWeRise #BlueToTheCore
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Let's get so loud about this that Congress has no choice but to impeach Kristi Noem:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
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January 26, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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"Pam Bondi needs to be impeached or resign. Not just because she's failed to release the Epstein files...but to blame Renee Good? It's just shameful! The agent should be arrested and prosecuted! We have an administration where there is elite impunity," -Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social tells us
January 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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The deputy White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, called Pretti a “domestic terrorist” and an “assassin.” In fact, Pretti was a registered nurse working in intensive care at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.

This is who he really was.
January 25, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Holy shit.
January 25, 2026 at 3:48 AM