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GADFLY: the Practical Heretic
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A heretic is someone who says things that nobody wants to hear.

https://thepracticalheretic.blogspot.com
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catwomanresists.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
agadfly.bsky.social
Let us be clear; Bezos could fully fund the Post with his pocket change indefinitely. He didn't buy the Post to contribute greatness to the Republic, he bought the Post to kill it so oligarchs can dismantle the country without commentary or criticism.
jayrosen.bsky.social Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 1d
Semafor: "Washington Post CEO resigns, leaving no clear strategy."

www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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kackbro.bsky.social
ONLY IN AMERICA.......
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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adambonin.bsky.social
Corner of 5th and South Streets, Philadelphia.
the vilest of all evils is the indifference of good men.
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
Kristi Noem seems hell-bent on murdering more people.
#ImpeachNoem #LawlessRegime
mprnews.org MPR News @mprnews.org · 2d
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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drdind.bsky.social
From Judge Blackwell: "If the Government undertakes an enforcement operation of this scale, one that results in the detention of large numbers of people, including individuals who are lawfully present in the United States, then the Government assumes a corresponding obligation to ensure that....
February 5, 2026 at 7:10 AM
agadfly.bsky.social
Troops are for war: Kash Patel is saying that the administration is at war with one of the United State. According to the Constitution, that is treason.
#LawlessRegime #ImpeachTrump
February 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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sfdb.bsky.social
Not one person in this administration has any credibility...

"Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told lawmakers in a letter Monday that she attended an FBI search of the elections hub in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked for her to be there."
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
A man who's famous for being well-known criticizes a man who's famous for creating music that millions pay to listen to.
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
The actual plan is "two years of no painful reports about poor ticket sales."
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Rep. Pete Sessions on the Kennedy Center: "I was unaware. But just like the East Wing of the White House, if they are redoing something to make it better, dramatically better, I would understand construction. I need to look at that and next time you have me on I would be glad to give you my opinion"
February 2, 2026 at 1:38 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
Inherently
Criminal
Enterprise.

#AbolishICE
newrepublic.com The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8d
“Are you serious? You said if I raise my voice, you will erase my voice?” the observer asked incredulously.

“Yes, exactly,” the agent responded. trib.al/6dZtssg
“I Erase Your Voice”: ICE Agents Threaten People After Alex Pretti
Getting away with killing civilians appears to have emboldened federal immigration agents.
trib.al
January 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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rawstory.com
Immigration and Customs Enforcement was discovered to have unlawfully failed to disclose the deaths of at least eight migrants in detention, a bombshell report from Zeteo revealed Tuesday.
ICE accused of illegal 'cover-up' of multiple migrant deaths
Immigration and Customs Enforcement was discovered to have unlawfully failed to disclose the deaths of at least eight migrants in detention, a bombshell report from Zeteo revealed Tuesday.Under existing law, ICE is required to notify Congress of any in-custody deaths within 90 days, but according to...
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Seems like a good video for his trial
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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qjurecic.bsky.social
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
It should be noted that ICE didn't have a warrant because nobody can issue a warrant to enter a consulate, which is considered part and parcel of the nation they belong to. In other words, ICE just tried to invade a foreign country. Trump's gestapo is now causing international incidents.
dominicervolina.com Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 12d
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis

ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone

They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Another performer withdraws from the Kennedy Center.
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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socialmedialab.ca
"Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred. While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, report" www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
While immigration officers support the Trump administration’s goal of deporting undocumented migrants, many of them have grown ‘disillusioned’ with leadership’s tactics, according to reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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mayor.nyc.gov
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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muellershewrote.com
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
Video showing that the victim of ICE's latest murder was not brandishing a weapon.
#AbolishICE #LawlessRegime #govermentsanctionedmurder
January 24, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
A magistrate judge found no probable cause to support arrest warrants for 5 people involved in the St. Paul church protest.

DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.

That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Re: In Re: United States of America No. 26-1135 Dear Chief Judge Colloton, I apologize for addressing this letter to you, but, for reasons I will describe, I do not have any other option. I am working from home today, as the program that my mentally disabled adult son attends each day is closed because of the extreme cold At 11:34 am, I received an email regarding Case No. 26-1135, entitled "In re: United States of America." The order in its entirety read: The motion of the United States to seal is granted. The Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota is invited to file a response, at his discretion, to the petition for writ of mandamus. Any response is due by 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 23. This is the first that I have heard of any petition for a writ of mandamus. The United States did not have the courtesy to tell me that they would be filing such a petition, nor did the United States serve the petition on me. I am unable to access any documents in Case No. 26-1135 because, at the request of the United States, the case is sealed-apparently even from me. So I have been given about two-and-one-half hours to respond to a mandamus petition that I have not read and cannot read. Apparently I am supposed to guess what the petition is about and guess what the mandamus petition says and then respond. I will do so. The Honorable Steven M. Colloton January 23, 2026 Page 2 On the evening of Tuesday, January 20, the United States presented an application for eight arrest warrants to Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko in connection with the disruption of a religious service at Cities Church on Sunday, January 18. Judge Micko was the magistrate judge who was on duty at the time. Judge Micko found there was probable cause to issue warrants with respect to three of the suspects but not with respect to the other five. Minutes after Judge Micko signed three arrest warrants, the U.S. Attorney notified me that his office wanted a district judge to review Judge Micko's decision -either by hearing an appeal of that decision or by considering the application de novo. The first thing I did is ask our Clerk's Office to randomly assign a district judge to consider the government's request. I was the judge who was randomly assigned. It is important to emphasize that what the U.S. Attorney requested is unheard of in our district or, as best as I can tell, any other district in the Eighth Circuit. I have surveyed all of our judges — some of whom have been judges in our District for over 40 years —and no one can remember the government asking a district judge to review a magistrate judge's denial of an arrest warrant. I have also surveyed the chief judges of all of the districts in the Eighth Circuit. I have heard back from almost all of them, and all of those responding have said that, to their knowledge, no district judge has ever reviewed the decision of a magistrate judge to deny an arrest warrant. The reason why this never happens is likely that, if the government does not like the magistrate judge's decision, it can either improve the affidavit and present it again to the same magistrate judge or it can present its case to a grand jury and seek an indictment. On Wednesday, January 21, I informed the U.S. Attorney that because he was asking me to do something that was unprecedented, and because m…
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
Florida taking more steps to destroy education in the state, by stripping universities of the ability to hire the best and brightest professors.
#DeathSantis #wRonDuhSantis #FloriDuh
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
Prices seem cheap at #Walmart, until you realize how they're ripping you off.
madisonkittay.bsky.social Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 18d
So hey, if you buy groceries at Walmart, walk your meat over to the produce scales and make sure the weight matches the labeling.
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
Arresting legally authorized resident aliens is not "border enforcement."
#AbolishICE #LawlessRegime
January 24, 2026 at 1:58 PM
agadfly.bsky.social
Just as this NAZI death camp guard has learned, the stain of serving in ICE will last the rest of their putrid lives. They can't hide forever.
brandonfriedman.bsky.social Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 16d
They wheeled this Nazi asshole into court in a wheelchair and he was still trying to hide his face in shame 76 years after World War II ended. That's the kind of commitment I'm looking for.
Ex-Nazi guard, 101, sentenced for role in 3,500 murders
He was sentenced to five years in prison for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM