Garret Vandermolen
@garret-vandermolen.bsky.social
Songwriter, Dad, Husband, Musician. Thinker, drinker, late adapter. Let the games begin!
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
This clip should be the lead segment for every news broadcast, every night, for the next week.
Mpls Mayor Jacob Frey: "What we are seeing again & again is discrimination only to the extent that it applies to certain groups. So they're discriminating only as it applies to Latinos and Somalis ... you can't do that. You can't do that in Minneapolis. You can't do there anywhere in this country."
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This clip should be the lead segment for every news broadcast, every night, for the next week.
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What the hell are we doing?
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
What the hell are we doing?
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Please, let’s make this happen! The Center for Biological Diversity is pushing to have Trump’s image taken off the 2026 national park passes and they’ve filed a lawsuit to do it. Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, which requires the
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Please, let’s make this happen! The Center for Biological Diversity is pushing to have Trump’s image taken off the 2026 national park passes and they’ve filed a lawsuit to do it. Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, which requires the
This guy is another lying GOP sack of shit. What solution do they have? They haven’t come up with any policy for the last 15 years.
COLLINS: You talk about 15 years of Obamacare. But that also means Republicans have had 15 years to come up with a solution and have not yet done so.
ROGER MARSHALL: I'm not sure what we can say
ROGER MARSHALL: I'm not sure what we can say
December 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This guy is another lying GOP sack of shit. What solution do they have? They haven’t come up with any policy for the last 15 years.
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
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December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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ARKANSAS FARMER🧑🌾 : “Trump’s $12 billion bailout is a far cry from what we need. Just the loss in corn this year was over $16 billion. The loss in soybeans around $11 billion. Cotton & rice even bigger losses. $12 billion won’t make up for this 1 year.”
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
ARKANSAS FARMER🧑🌾 : “Trump’s $12 billion bailout is a far cry from what we need. Just the loss in corn this year was over $16 billion. The loss in soybeans around $11 billion. Cotton & rice even bigger losses. $12 billion won’t make up for this 1 year.”
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
(H/T @factpostnews.bsky.social )
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“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
Racism, violation of due process and civil liberties. These ICE agents should be arrested and jailed. What are you doing about this situation @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @whipkclark.bsky.social ? It can happen in Massachusetts-anywhere in the U.S.A. You all need to stop ICE nationwide.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Racism, violation of due process and civil liberties. These ICE agents should be arrested and jailed. What are you doing about this situation @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @whipkclark.bsky.social ? It can happen in Massachusetts-anywhere in the U.S.A. You all need to stop ICE nationwide.
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WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
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I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
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ICE/CBP does not have the manpower to carry out their goals and are struggling to recruit. They need partnerships with local law enforcement to execute mass deportations.
One place to direct your local organizing activity is into whether your town or city has in fact signed a partnership with ICE.
One place to direct your local organizing activity is into whether your town or city has in fact signed a partnership with ICE.
The most expansive model of 287(g) partnership between state and local law enforcement and ICE is also the fastest-growing.
Dive into the data on the program ICE is counting on to meet its aggressive goals with this fantastic analysis by Andrew Thrasher: maxwellcommons.substack.com/p/everything...
Dive into the data on the program ICE is counting on to meet its aggressive goals with this fantastic analysis by Andrew Thrasher: maxwellcommons.substack.com/p/everything...
December 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ICE/CBP does not have the manpower to carry out their goals and are struggling to recruit. They need partnerships with local law enforcement to execute mass deportations.
One place to direct your local organizing activity is into whether your town or city has in fact signed a partnership with ICE.
One place to direct your local organizing activity is into whether your town or city has in fact signed a partnership with ICE.
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The other "cover-up"
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The other "cover-up"
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The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled.
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The US is down at least $30 billion in tourism for 2025. International boycotts and a loss in appeal to visit due to Donald Trump has resulted in millions of trips canceled.
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
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you know who else blamed a minority group for every problem in their nation instead of addressing the issue?
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
you know who else blamed a minority group for every problem in their nation instead of addressing the issue?
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not to harp on this every hour but you could literally pluck a thousand pieces of U.S. journalism from the newswires, and find maybe TWO that hint at the fact our President is completely insane, and has no idea how literally anything works even if he wasn't
December 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
not to harp on this every hour but you could literally pluck a thousand pieces of U.S. journalism from the newswires, and find maybe TWO that hint at the fact our President is completely insane, and has no idea how literally anything works even if he wasn't
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Trump’s immigration policies have always been rooted in racism. His hateful comments last night are more proof of his racist, anti-immigrant agenda. In Massachusetts, we proudly welcome our Haitian, Afghan, and Somali neighbors.
I stand with all immigrants.
I stand with all immigrants.
December 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s immigration policies have always been rooted in racism. His hateful comments last night are more proof of his racist, anti-immigrant agenda. In Massachusetts, we proudly welcome our Haitian, Afghan, and Somali neighbors.
I stand with all immigrants.
I stand with all immigrants.
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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It just keeps getting worse.
NEW: Pentagon lawyers asked State Dept. if US could send survivors of Trump's boat strikes to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Then Pentagon pushed to have survivors sent anywhere but the US — to prevent any US court cases. Gift link to our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It just keeps getting worse.