Joe Renaud
@joerenaud.bsky.social
Germanist, language and literature enthusiast, commuting cyclist, special educator.
Graduate of the Defense Language Institute, 1981
US Army veteran, 1980-1984, Karlsruhe (331st ASA CO)/Wiesbaden (165th MI BN)
Master of Arts in German, 1996
Fuck Trump.
Graduate of the Defense Language Institute, 1981
US Army veteran, 1980-1984, Karlsruhe (331st ASA CO)/Wiesbaden (165th MI BN)
Master of Arts in German, 1996
Fuck Trump.
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Slavery. Wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here it goes.
IT WAS BAD, YOU DUMB FUCKS.
IT WAS BAD, YOU DUMB FUCKS.
August 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Slavery. Wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here it goes.
IT WAS BAD, YOU DUMB FUCKS.
IT WAS BAD, YOU DUMB FUCKS.
Gestapo thugs, again.
Check this shit!
Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents.
Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
Earlier today, ICE tried to break into private property in Lynwood, California — no judicial warrant, no authority. Acting like thugs, not federal agents.
Spoiler alert: Lynwood does not play. This trio of goons got sent packing.
August 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Gestapo thugs, again.
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Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
August 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
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Samuel L Jackson said this Two
Years ago........
Years ago........
July 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Samuel L Jackson said this Two
Years ago........
Years ago........
Mike Johnson's son just got a notification.
July 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Mike Johnson's son just got a notification.
A towering intellect of the Senate.
Senator Captain Obvious www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/p...
Murkowski questions whether Trump admin is attacking Obama to distract from Epstein fallout | CNN Politics
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski questioned whether Trump administration officials are accusing former President Barack Obama of treason in order to distract from the fallout over its handling documents relate...
www.cnn.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A towering intellect of the Senate.
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New rule: felons don’t get to nominate judges, prosecutors, or anyone in the DoJ or FBI
July 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New rule: felons don’t get to nominate judges, prosecutors, or anyone in the DoJ or FBI
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The brilliant Michael de Adder nails it.
July 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The brilliant Michael de Adder nails it.
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ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone
A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work.
apnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
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This is what integrity looks like.
July 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is what integrity looks like.
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Exclusive: Trump officials have indefinitely suspended work on a crucial tool to predict extreme rainfall frequency, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change.
NOAA was developing a way to predict extreme rainfall — until Trump officials stopped it
The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Exclusive: Trump officials have indefinitely suspended work on a crucial tool to predict extreme rainfall frequency, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change.
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Missed this news when it broke....
Patty Hartman responded to many of my inquiries to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia related to the prosecution of Jan. 6 defendants. www.cbsnews.com/news/fired-j...
Patty Hartman responded to many of my inquiries to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia related to the prosecution of Jan. 6 defendants. www.cbsnews.com/news/fired-j...
Fired Justice Department official warns we are "driving straight into an abyss"
Patty Hartman, who worked with the public affairs team on Jan. 6 prosecutions, was fired Monday by Pam Bondi.
www.cbsnews.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Missed this news when it broke....
Patty Hartman responded to many of my inquiries to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia related to the prosecution of Jan. 6 defendants. www.cbsnews.com/news/fired-j...
Patty Hartman responded to many of my inquiries to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia related to the prosecution of Jan. 6 defendants. www.cbsnews.com/news/fired-j...
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Next up: sue this administration!
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
July 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Next up: sue this administration!
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen.
• Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms
• Told them he was a citizen
• No charges. No phone call. No lawyer.
• No care after chemical exposure
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... "Ice" ... Stinky released them from prison and then gave them "Jobs" ...
July 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
... "Ice" ... Stinky released them from prison and then gave them "Jobs" ...
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now we wait on Trump's response ... edition.cnn.com/2025/07/11/p...
Judge orders Trump administration to stop immigration arrests without probable cause in Southern California | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Friday found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making stops and arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable cause and ordered the department to stop de...
edition.cnn.com
July 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
now we wait on Trump's response ... edition.cnn.com/2025/07/11/p...
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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This is the threat of a wannabe dictator. Every freedom-loving American should be disgusted by it.
/and no, he can’t do that, and he won’t. But it’s the fact that he thinks he can, could, and should that is the problem.
/and no, he can’t do that, and he won’t. But it’s the fact that he thinks he can, could, and should that is the problem.
Bari Weiss must have a team of 40 people assigned to tackle this story
July 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is the threat of a wannabe dictator. Every freedom-loving American should be disgusted by it.
/and no, he can’t do that, and he won’t. But it’s the fact that he thinks he can, could, and should that is the problem.
/and no, he can’t do that, and he won’t. But it’s the fact that he thinks he can, could, and should that is the problem.
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A man was robbed and assaulted in Milton, Delaware, by two masked men impersonating ICE agents www.delawareonline.com/story/news/c...
2 men wearing 'ICE' vests rob motorist at gunpoint in Milton. What to know, plus safety tips
If you are unsure if the person pulling you over is a law enforcement officer, call 911 to verify.
www.delawareonline.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A man was robbed and assaulted in Milton, Delaware, by two masked men impersonating ICE agents www.delawareonline.com/story/news/c...
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