Robert Cantrell
@robdrumz.bsky.social
Cross Cultural Drummer/Percussionist, Nature Lover, Liberal, Optimist, Humanist
You know what to do.
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
You know what to do.
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And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.
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Abughazaleh: I think Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague. And if the response from ICE to people exercising their first amendment right is to drive vehicles through them, they should not be an agency in the US.
October 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Abughazaleh: I think Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague. And if the response from ICE to people exercising their first amendment right is to drive vehicles through them, they should not be an agency in the US.
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We can't settle for Republicans’ promise of later negotiations. Because every time this Administration says something, they go back on their word.
If Republicans need Democratic votes, they need to keep health care premiums from skyrocketing for the American people.
If Republicans need Democratic votes, they need to keep health care premiums from skyrocketing for the American people.
October 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We can't settle for Republicans’ promise of later negotiations. Because every time this Administration says something, they go back on their word.
If Republicans need Democratic votes, they need to keep health care premiums from skyrocketing for the American people.
If Republicans need Democratic votes, they need to keep health care premiums from skyrocketing for the American people.
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social
This feels like an escalation in the the scale and extreme actions ICE is taking www.wbez.org/immigration/...
This feels like an escalation in the the scale and extreme actions ICE is taking www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
www.wbez.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
This feels like an escalation in the the scale and extreme actions ICE is taking www.wbez.org/immigration/...
This feels like an escalation in the the scale and extreme actions ICE is taking www.wbez.org/immigration/...
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This man is one of the campaign’s super volunteers, the nicest dude you’ll ever meet, wildly dependable, and apparently capable of taking the coolest photo of 2025.
At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/t...
At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans
Federal agents hurled tear gas and pepper spray into a crowd of about 100 protesters who attempted to block vans from entering and exiting a U.S. Immigration and Customs holding facility in Broadvi…
www.chicagotribune.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This man is one of the campaign’s super volunteers, the nicest dude you’ll ever meet, wildly dependable, and apparently capable of taking the coolest photo of 2025.
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The idea of civil rights is that all people are equal members of society, and therefore mechanisms that make people unequal are illegitimate. The far right has built a perverse mirror ideology, in which races are known to be unequal, and therefore mechanisms that make us equal are illegitimate.
Their baseline idea is that inequality between peoples is the natural order of things, and so any effort to reduce inequality is immoral and illegal. They're segregationists, and their ideal world is the antebellum South but they'll settle for the "Redeemer" era as Reconstruction fell to Jim Crow.
July 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The idea of civil rights is that all people are equal members of society, and therefore mechanisms that make people unequal are illegitimate. The far right has built a perverse mirror ideology, in which races are known to be unequal, and therefore mechanisms that make us equal are illegitimate.
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Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
June 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
Chapel Hill NC showed up today. No Kings!
June 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Chapel Hill NC showed up today. No Kings!
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Cops shot this young woman who was just trying to get into her apartment, which they had blocked! The whole thing is on film! Thank god someone who knew what they were doing, the person who was filming, was there to help her! Because the cops sure didn't!
June 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Cops shot this young woman who was just trying to get into her apartment, which they had blocked! The whole thing is on film! Thank god someone who knew what they were doing, the person who was filming, was there to help her! Because the cops sure didn't!
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Humiliated by China, Harvard, Elon Musk, and the federal courts, Trump has launched a war inside America on vulnerable people inside America.
Like any bully, Trump is fundamentally a coward.
Like any bully, Trump is fundamentally a coward.
June 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Humiliated by China, Harvard, Elon Musk, and the federal courts, Trump has launched a war inside America on vulnerable people inside America.
Like any bully, Trump is fundamentally a coward.
Like any bully, Trump is fundamentally a coward.
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If you don’t know what Palantir is, or the people behind it, investigate. Or listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social Heather Cox Richardson’s interview with Gil Duran on her YT channel. He goes through everything and connects the dots really well.
June 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you don’t know what Palantir is, or the people behind it, investigate. Or listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social Heather Cox Richardson’s interview with Gil Duran on her YT channel. He goes through everything and connects the dots really well.
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I think we’ve found the source of the violence
June 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I think we’ve found the source of the violence
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When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.
June 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.
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Kristi Noem in Feb 2024: If Biden federalizes the National Guard [to handle border issues], we’ve got a war on our hands.”l
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
June 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Kristi Noem in Feb 2024: If Biden federalizes the National Guard [to handle border issues], we’ve got a war on our hands.”l
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
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The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
June 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Cannot stress enough that this is a pitiful action by a weak, scared, pathetic group of insecure, wannabe authoritarians, and they should be mocked until the end of time for wanting to bring in the military over some people protesting them at a Home Depot.
they're doing this because the Insurrection Act sounds cool and edgy but they can't actually justify using the Insurrection Act. it's a silly action by an insecure administration desperately to seem manly and powerful. it should be criticized relentlessly, but it should also be laughed at.
June 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Rev Barber has been a leader in the struggle for democracy since long before Indivisible formed. Was honored to have him open up the D.C. Hands Off rally with 100k people earlier this month. When he speaks, we listen - his moral leadership is an inspiration.
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
April 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Rev Barber has been a leader in the struggle for democracy since long before Indivisible formed. Was honored to have him open up the D.C. Hands Off rally with 100k people earlier this month. When he speaks, we listen - his moral leadership is an inspiration.
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If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
April 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
Raleigh NC showed up today. This is just the beginning. FDT
April 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Raleigh NC showed up today. This is just the beginning. FDT
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Hi Bluesky! If you didn't know by now, our Kickstarter for our 25th show, The Gift, is LIVE and we really need your help to meet the goal! Please give what you can here:
Paperhand's 25th Summer Show - The Gift
Celebrate 25 years of Puppets, Masks, Stilts, Shadows, Music, and more at Paperhand Puppet Intervention's annual Summer Extravaganza!
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March 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hi Bluesky! If you didn't know by now, our Kickstarter for our 25th show, The Gift, is LIVE and we really need your help to meet the goal! Please give what you can here: