Scott Franzen
@scofran.bsky.social
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"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
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It should astound and shock us that Greg Bovino has a larger security detail than all but perhaps three Cabinet secretaries. This is what it looks like when he uses the bathroom.
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
It should astound and shock us that Greg Bovino has a larger security detail than all but perhaps three Cabinet secretaries. This is what it looks like when he uses the bathroom.
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Remember this same GOP crowd once styled itself the "Moral Majority." Murder, rape, pedophilia, and theft - all of which Republicans defend - are anything but moral. Maybe they should go with "the Amoral Party" instead.
When the State Terrorizes the People
The killing of Renee Good reveals, yet again, Trumpism’s violent, authoritarian essence. MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
My new piece:
The killing of Renee Good reveals, yet again, Trumpism’s violent, authoritarian essence. MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
My new piece:
When the State Terrorizes the People
The killing of Renee Good reveals, yet again, Trumpism’s violent, authoritarian essence. MAGA is at war with the reality of American society.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Remember this same GOP crowd once styled itself the "Moral Majority." Murder, rape, pedophilia, and theft - all of which Republicans defend - are anything but moral. Maybe they should go with "the Amoral Party" instead.
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The shooter calls her a "fucking bitch" right after shooting her three times. He shot because he was pissed off, not because he reasonably believed he was in danger. Also, he is filming while handling his weapon at the same time?!? Was he even looking at where he was shooting?
🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The shooter calls her a "fucking bitch" right after shooting her three times. He shot because he was pissed off, not because he reasonably believed he was in danger. Also, he is filming while handling his weapon at the same time?!? Was he even looking at where he was shooting?
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This is murder.
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This is murder.
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Law enforcement officers CANNOT use deadly force against a fleeing person fleeing unless they have a reasonable belief that the individual poses a danger to others (e.g., they know the person is armed). If in vehicle, the person must be threatening to use deadly force with the vehicle or other means
January 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Law enforcement officers CANNOT use deadly force against a fleeing person fleeing unless they have a reasonable belief that the individual poses a danger to others (e.g., they know the person is armed). If in vehicle, the person must be threatening to use deadly force with the vehicle or other means
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
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It is truly insane to me that our system has the means to end this insanity but the people who can effect it refuse to…even though we are now at a point where in cannot possibly be in their own interest to keep supporting this shitshow
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
It is truly insane to me that our system has the means to end this insanity but the people who can effect it refuse to…even though we are now at a point where in cannot possibly be in their own interest to keep supporting this shitshow
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Let’s be clear: the Trump Admin is lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the US — it’s about grabbing Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Trump has put American troops in harm’s way to boost oil company profits. Outrageous.
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Let’s be clear: the Trump Admin is lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the US — it’s about grabbing Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Trump has put American troops in harm’s way to boost oil company profits. Outrageous.
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In authoritarian regimes, underlings signal loyalty to the ruler by publicly attesting to obviously false claims
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
In authoritarian regimes, underlings signal loyalty to the ruler by publicly attesting to obviously false claims
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To all of you who thought, "What could go wrong electing a stupid, immature, vulgar, child rapist with advanced dementia and no impulse control as our president?":
I don't like to say, "I told you so," but I'm willing to enthusiastically make an exception.
I don't like to say, "I told you so," but I'm willing to enthusiastically make an exception.
January 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM
To all of you who thought, "What could go wrong electing a stupid, immature, vulgar, child rapist with advanced dementia and no impulse control as our president?":
I don't like to say, "I told you so," but I'm willing to enthusiastically make an exception.
I don't like to say, "I told you so," but I'm willing to enthusiastically make an exception.
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The first time I searched Trump, there were over 900 records found.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The first time I searched Trump, there were over 900 records found.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
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We need to vote OUT every senator & congress member who is accepting money from gun manufacturers & gun supporting companies.
Lets vote for people who want rational gun laws.
Lets vote for people who want rational gun laws.
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We need to vote OUT every senator & congress member who is accepting money from gun manufacturers & gun supporting companies.
Lets vote for people who want rational gun laws.
Lets vote for people who want rational gun laws.
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Three Shirts McGee’s entire MAGA schtick was about draining the swamp, exposing the deep state cabal blah blah…
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
December 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Three Shirts McGee’s entire MAGA schtick was about draining the swamp, exposing the deep state cabal blah blah…
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
Here he is palling around with Jeffrey Epstein.
They are the monsters they were warning us about.
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If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
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"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
— Plato
— Plato
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
— Plato
— Plato
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The other thing that ties Bondi, Patel, and Trump together is that they are all utterly corrupt.
Pamela Jo Bondi only got the AG job because she took a bribe from Trump when she was the Florida AG to drop her investigation of Trump University for consumer fraud.
Pamela Jo Bondi only got the AG job because she took a bribe from Trump when she was the Florida AG to drop her investigation of Trump University for consumer fraud.
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The other thing that ties Bondi, Patel, and Trump together is that they are all utterly corrupt.
Pamela Jo Bondi only got the AG job because she took a bribe from Trump when she was the Florida AG to drop her investigation of Trump University for consumer fraud.
Pamela Jo Bondi only got the AG job because she took a bribe from Trump when she was the Florida AG to drop her investigation of Trump University for consumer fraud.
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The chairman of the Senate Armed Services is not a fan of the Trump admin’s Ukraine peace plan.
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services is not a fan of the Trump admin’s Ukraine peace plan.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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For Trump: extravagant dinners with murderous dictators who fill the pockets of him and his family and friends
For you: higher prices
For you: higher prices
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
For Trump: extravagant dinners with murderous dictators who fill the pockets of him and his family and friends
For you: higher prices
For you: higher prices