Zhaander
@zhaander.bsky.social
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A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.
Federal agents launch tear gas at nonviolent anti-ICE protesters in Portland—including children
The city's mayor Keith Wilson said that it was a “peaceful daytime protest” that “posed no danger to federal forces.”
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday broke into chaos as federal agents deployed tear gas on demonstrators—including families with young children.
So....is that audit done yet? 10 years seems like enough time.
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
So....is that audit done yet? 10 years seems like enough time.
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January is almost over and there have only been 3 homicides in Minneapolis so far this year
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
January is almost over and there have only been 3 homicides in Minneapolis so far this year
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
2 of them were committed by ICE agents.
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Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
How long before he suggests changing the national anthem to YMCA?
December 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
How long before he suggests changing the national anthem to YMCA?
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
I can't cancel Netflix and HBO max in protest since I don't currently subscribe to either one.
December 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I can't cancel Netflix and HBO max in protest since I don't currently subscribe to either one.
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Hey, if you know ANYTHING about this, please help identify the driver in this hit-and-run. They just killed a very old and dear friend of mine and I am shattered by this news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
Woman killed in Hollywood hit-and-run crash | FOX 11 LA
YouTube video by FOX 11 Los Angeles
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Hey, if you know ANYTHING about this, please help identify the driver in this hit-and-run. They just killed a very old and dear friend of mine and I am shattered by this news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
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- firefighters do safety drill at Boring Company tunnel and get chemical burns/permanent scars
- ff say they weren't warned
- Boring Co blames firefighters
- NV OSHA cites Boring Co
- Steve Davis calls NV Gov office, has meeting
- citations/proposed fines go away
techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/f...
- ff say they weren't warned
- Boring Co blames firefighters
- NV OSHA cites Boring Co
- Steve Davis calls NV Gov office, has meeting
- citations/proposed fines go away
techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/f...
Firefighters received chemical burns at Elon Musk's Boring Company construction site | TechCrunch
The firefighters had to be treated at a hospital and received permanent scars, according to a report from Fortune. But the Boring Company was not fined after it met with state officials.
techcrunch.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
- firefighters do safety drill at Boring Company tunnel and get chemical burns/permanent scars
- ff say they weren't warned
- Boring Co blames firefighters
- NV OSHA cites Boring Co
- Steve Davis calls NV Gov office, has meeting
- citations/proposed fines go away
techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/f...
- ff say they weren't warned
- Boring Co blames firefighters
- NV OSHA cites Boring Co
- Steve Davis calls NV Gov office, has meeting
- citations/proposed fines go away
techcrunch.com/2025/11/13/f...
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Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
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Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.
It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
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The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.
Does dead inside count?
August 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Does dead inside count?
Eric and Jr. right now...
two men are sitting next to each other on a couch and one of them is smiling
Alt: two men are sitting next to each other on a couch and one of them is smiling
media.tenor.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Eric and Jr. right now...
Buy low....sell high....repeat.... works every time.
a cracker barrel old country store logo with a man sitting on a chair holding a barrel
Alt: a cracker barrel old country store logo with a man sitting on a chair holding a barrel
media.tenor.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Buy low....sell high....repeat.... works every time.
Turning the U.S. into the Mad Max Wasteland to own the libs.
a man is looking out of a window and the word okay is on the bottom right
Alt: a man is looking out of a window and the word okay is on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Turning the U.S. into the Mad Max Wasteland to own the libs.
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Texas Republicans have locked Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier inside the state house chamber and refuse to allow her to leave.
They are requiring Democrats to sign “permission slips” and have a police escort in order to leave the chamber, and she refuses to sign it.
They are requiring Democrats to sign “permission slips” and have a police escort in order to leave the chamber, and she refuses to sign it.
August 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Texas Republicans have locked Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier inside the state house chamber and refuse to allow her to leave.
They are requiring Democrats to sign “permission slips” and have a police escort in order to leave the chamber, and she refuses to sign it.
They are requiring Democrats to sign “permission slips” and have a police escort in order to leave the chamber, and she refuses to sign it.
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🧵 In the last decade, reactionary centrists convinced the US billionaire class that young people -- students, political staffers, their own employees -- have gotten unacceptably uppity & woke. The entire billionaire class, including purported Democrats, eagerly accepted this story.
July 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵 In the last decade, reactionary centrists convinced the US billionaire class that young people -- students, political staffers, their own employees -- have gotten unacceptably uppity & woke. The entire billionaire class, including purported Democrats, eagerly accepted this story.
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Venus Williams just won her first match in two years and at the end when they were interviewing her about what a miracle it was, she said she had to come back and play a match; they told her she was on cobra and she’s always at the doctor so **she needs the health insurance**
Venus Williams literally a millionaire working for healthcare coverage
July 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Venus Williams just won her first match in two years and at the end when they were interviewing her about what a miracle it was, she said she had to come back and play a match; they told her she was on cobra and she’s always at the doctor so **she needs the health insurance**
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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
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The Trump administration deported a 31-year-old Salvadoran man minutes after a federal appeals court barred his removal while his case proceeded, the government admitted in a court filing this week.
Trump Officials Deported Another Man Despite Court Order
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Trump administration deported a 31-year-old Salvadoran man minutes after a federal appeals court barred his removal while his case proceeded, the government admitted in a court filing this week.