Rick Hanby
@rickumi.bsky.social
I thought Michele Bachmann was the worst legislator ever from MN. Nope.......
Tom Emmer lies about his own constituents: "If you go to my state, the pictures you're seeing of these mobs in Minneapolis, these are paid agitators and protesters. Yeah, you got some Minnesotan anarchists that are in there, but they are people coming from outside our state."
January 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I thought Michele Bachmann was the worst legislator ever from MN. Nope.......
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I read some quotes recently from Gov DeWine trying to reassure citizens look we will do our best to protect everyone if Trump’s ICE ramps up in Springfield next month and it’s like buddy you’re the Republican governor
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I read some quotes recently from Gov DeWine trying to reassure citizens look we will do our best to protect everyone if Trump’s ICE ramps up in Springfield next month and it’s like buddy you’re the Republican governor
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Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Democrats' demand that Stephen Miller is fired as a condition of voting for ICE funding is one of the smartest moves they've made under Trump.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
Miller is a loathsome figure who I imagine has rock-bottom likability numbers. Democrats should try to raise his public salience as often as possible.
see you next tuesday ...Ingraham
Ingraham: “I have no nice words by the way for Republicans using this as an opportunity to trash DHS”
Laura Ingraham launches vitriolic attacks at “cowardly RINOs” calling for Kristi Noem to be fired
www.mediamatters.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
see you next tuesday ...Ingraham
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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Homan got this idea from
communist China and Iran, his two models.
communist China and Iran, his two models.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Homan got this idea from
communist China and Iran, his two models.
communist China and Iran, his two models.
👇👇👇 the dam hasn't broken.....
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
👇👇👇 the dam hasn't broken.....
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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I miss having a legitimate government
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I miss having a legitimate government
if you weren't already convinced Ohio's republican candidates are morally bankrupt ,unfit to serve, anti democracy, toady grifters, this should clear things up.
Today, the Republican running to be #Ohio 's top lawyer said Renee Good deserved to die
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
In a normal world, this would end Keith Faber's career.
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
In a normal world, this would end Keith Faber's career.
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
if you weren't already convinced Ohio's republican candidates are morally bankrupt ,unfit to serve, anti democracy, toady grifters, this should clear things up.
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This is accurate as fuck. This is accurate as fuck. This is accurate as fuck.
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is accurate as fuck. This is accurate as fuck. This is accurate as fuck.
the rowboat
Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller and Kash Patel are in a rowboat that’s sinking in the middle of a lake. You can only save one of them — who would you choose?
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
the rowboat
musicians and comedians always help carry the weight.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
musicians and comedians always help carry the weight.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
surprised? hell no. Collins got the job because he's a lying trump balls licker
No trace of grace anywhere in this administration.
Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they’re murdered, but that’s what happens when you’re in the dumbest cult of personality in the history of the world
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
surprised? hell no. Collins got the job because he's a lying trump balls licker
Same political party same result. Elect corrupt, lawless leaders & maybe expect they will at some point find a reason to lie about you, kill you, then lie about it. I am convinced the R party is a collection grifters, liars & once again murderers of its opponents. What fucking policy is this anyhow?
This state violence was facilitated by rhetoric that dehumanized the (mostly) white middle class protesters at Kent State. The day before students were killed, their Governor described them as "worse than the Brownshirts, and the Communist element, and also the Night Riders, and the vigilantes."
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Same political party same result. Elect corrupt, lawless leaders & maybe expect they will at some point find a reason to lie about you, kill you, then lie about it. I am convinced the R party is a collection grifters, liars & once again murderers of its opponents. What fucking policy is this anyhow?
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There was no protest. Armed, masked federal agents were just harassing people as usual. He was not a protester and not protesting. They killed him anyway. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Sean Duffy: "If you come to a protest with a 9mm firearm, that's fine believing in the Second Amendment, but you stand on the sidewalk and you hold your sign. You take that 9mm and you start to engage with ICE officers, and then you resist arrest -- listen, I don't want anyone to die, but ... "
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
There was no protest. Armed, masked federal agents were just harassing people as usual. He was not a protester and not protesting. They killed him anyway. bsky.app/profile/atru...
and they are actually pointing them
Postscript: Here are two people who brought guns to a protest and are not only still alive, but were subsequently invited to speak at the 2020 RNC. The fact that this protest was in support of George Floyd does not imply a contradiction in the gun nut world view.
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
and they are actually pointing them