David Blakely
@acliffe.bsky.social
Montrealer piloting #startups through rough seas; practicing #entrepreneur, mentor and minimalist. Lover of Art Deco. Biohacker. Just left of centre. Canadian, not American.
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
January 24, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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DAY AHEAD: Here’s what to expect today when Jack Smith takes center stage and talks about his criminal prosecution of Trump
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DAY AHEAD: Jack Smith takes center stage… expected to argue a jury would’ve convicted Trump
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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January 22, 2026 at 12:16 PM
DAY AHEAD: Here’s what to expect today when Jack Smith takes center stage and talks about his criminal prosecution of Trump
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January 21, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Trump said this: "The 2020 U.S. presidential election [was] rigged. It was a rigged election. Everybody now knows that. They found out. People will soon be prosecuted for what they did. That’s probably breaking news."
I explain why it was, in fact, breaking news.
I explain why it was, in fact, breaking news.
Donald Trump just announced breaking news. The legacy media ignored it.
Not only is Trump repeating a lie about the conduct of the 2020 election, but he is also announcing — at an international conference — that his administration will soon prosecute his political opponen...
www.democracydocket.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Trump said this: "The 2020 U.S. presidential election [was] rigged. It was a rigged election. Everybody now knows that. They found out. People will soon be prosecuted for what they did. That’s probably breaking news."
I explain why it was, in fact, breaking news.
I explain why it was, in fact, breaking news.
Gut check: are at-home microbiome tests a way to ‘hack your health’ or simply a waste? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gut check: are at-home microbiome tests a way to ‘hack your health’ or simply a waste? | Antiviral
Spruiked by online influencers as a way of gaining insight into our health, experts say at-home tests oversimplify complex factors and can cause unnecessary distress
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Gut check: are at-home microbiome tests a way to ‘hack your health’ or simply a waste? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter
For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. www.wired.com/story/the-oc...
For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. www.wired.com/story/the-oc...
The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter
For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools.
www.wired.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter
For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. www.wired.com/story/the-oc...
For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025. It was equivalent to the energy it would take to boil 2 billion Olympic swimming pools. www.wired.com/story/the-oc...
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
How small do you have to be to accept a Nobel peace medal awarded to someone else? Rhetorical.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tells reporters she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump during their meeting.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:24 PM
How small do you have to be to accept a Nobel peace medal awarded to someone else? Rhetorical.
Early on in her tenure as President Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi scrapped a Biden-era policy that banned the Justice Department from pursuing reporters’ phone records and notes while investigating leakers. www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/m...
‘Tip of the iceberg’: The FBI search of a reporter’s home has newsrooms bracing for more | CNN Business
Inside The Washington Post, the impact was immediate. Reporters called the search “incredibly disturbing.” Hannah Natanson, whose home was raided, urged her Post colleagues to keep reporting.
www.cnn.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Early on in her tenure as President Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi scrapped a Biden-era policy that banned the Justice Department from pursuing reporters’ phone records and notes while investigating leakers. www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/m...
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DAY AHEAD: We are now 27 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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We are now 27 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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January 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
DAY AHEAD: We are now 27 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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NEW: US House legislation would repeal some money for I.C.E. from Trump's "big beautiful bill" ... and repurpose the money for health care tax credits
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
NEW: US House legislation would repeal some money for I.C.E. from Trump's "big beautiful bill" ... and repurpose the money for health care tax credits
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New legislation in US Senate would:
Prohibit the naming or renaming of any federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting president
Prohibit the use of federal funds to do so
Ensure this applies retroactively to the Kennedy Center
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
Prohibit the naming or renaming of any federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting president
Prohibit the use of federal funds to do so
Ensure this applies retroactively to the Kennedy Center
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
NEWS: Sanders, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Introduce Bill to Ban Presidents from Naming Buildings After Themselves » Senator Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 — After the Trump administration illegally attempted to put the president’s name on federal property including the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Kennedy Center, Sen. Bernie Sande...
www.sanders.senate.gov
January 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
New legislation in US Senate would:
Prohibit the naming or renaming of any federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting president
Prohibit the use of federal funds to do so
Ensure this applies retroactively to the Kennedy Center
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
Prohibit the naming or renaming of any federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting president
Prohibit the use of federal funds to do so
Ensure this applies retroactively to the Kennedy Center
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
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Breaking News: The woman whose sexual assault accusation against Oren Alexander — a high-profile real estate agent — and his twin brother, Alon, opened a floodgate of similar allegations was found dead late last year.
Alexander Brothers Accuser Was Found Dead Last Year, Authorities Say
The death of Kate Whiteman, whose accusation of sexual assault against Oren and Alon Alexander opened a floodgate of similar allegations, is under investigation.
nyti.ms
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Breaking News: The woman whose sexual assault accusation against Oren Alexander — a high-profile real estate agent — and his twin brother, Alon, opened a floodgate of similar allegations was found dead late last year.
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.@PabloReports: Stephen Miller seems to be operating sort of as a shadow president at this point. Is there any legal liability he could face at the end of this presidency?
Ryan: There’s going to be legal—and I think criminal—liability for multiple members.. certainly Stephen Miller.
Ryan: There’s going to be legal—and I think criminal—liability for multiple members.. certainly Stephen Miller.
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
.@PabloReports: Stephen Miller seems to be operating sort of as a shadow president at this point. Is there any legal liability he could face at the end of this presidency?
Ryan: There’s going to be legal—and I think criminal—liability for multiple members.. certainly Stephen Miller.
Ryan: There’s going to be legal—and I think criminal—liability for multiple members.. certainly Stephen Miller.