Andy Birss
@andybirss.bsky.social
Retired lab tech and four times Covid champion-Don't get the bug-Get vaccinated!
Re BBC News coverage of the Alex Pretti killing-I'm looking out of my window now and it is raining but for the BBC I suppose they would say 'There are conflicting narratives regarding whether water is falling from the sky'. #bbclaurak #bbcnews
January 25, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Re BBC News coverage of the Alex Pretti killing-I'm looking out of my window now and it is raining but for the BBC I suppose they would say 'There are conflicting narratives regarding whether water is falling from the sky'. #bbclaurak #bbcnews
Shooting protesters on the streets, lying about what happened and then covering up the evidence. Trump 'making America normal again' Justin Webb? #Americast #AlexPretti #ReneeGood
January 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Shooting protesters on the streets, lying about what happened and then covering up the evidence. Trump 'making America normal again' Justin Webb? #Americast #AlexPretti #ReneeGood
Emily Maitlis gets what the current crew of #Americast don't get (or they pretend they don't)-For Trump and the vast majority of the Republican Party the cruelty is the point www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Or... T
'The cruelty is the point': Emily Maitlis on Trump's deportations
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January 25, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Emily Maitlis gets what the current crew of #Americast don't get (or they pretend they don't)-For Trump and the vast majority of the Republican Party the cruelty is the point www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Or... T
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Pussyfooting BBC News coverage of a Minneapolis shooting, with "disputed" or "conflicting" accounts. The apparent truth emerges, but they don't associate themselves with it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Pussyfooting BBC News coverage of a Minneapolis shooting, with "disputed" or "conflicting" accounts. The apparent truth emerges, but they don't associate themselves with it.
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The lies are the point. The lack of investigation is the point. Gaslighting us about videos we've all seen is the point. Disobeying courts is the point. Falsely calling protesters domestic terrorists is the point.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The lies are the point. The lack of investigation is the point. Gaslighting us about videos we've all seen is the point. Disobeying courts is the point. Falsely calling protesters domestic terrorists is the point.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
Regarding the 'soul' of the Republican Party @driftglass.bsky.social is spot on driftglass.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-tr... and has been for decades.
A Trump-Shaped Hole
There has been a Trump-shaped hole in the Republican soul for as long as I can remember. And, more importantly, this vicious d...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Regarding the 'soul' of the Republican Party @driftglass.bsky.social is spot on driftglass.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-tr... and has been for decades.
Excellent analysis of the Alex Pretti shooting and its aftermath by Heather Cox Richardson until she speaks to the 'better nature of elected Republicans'-On that point I profoundly disagree with her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2501... #bbclaurak #Americast
The Killing of Alex Pretti | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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January 25, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Excellent analysis of the Alex Pretti shooting and its aftermath by Heather Cox Richardson until she speaks to the 'better nature of elected Republicans'-On that point I profoundly disagree with her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2501... #bbclaurak #Americast
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
Trump's masked thugs could shoot a five-year-old dead on the streets and within minutes Kristi Noem would be calling the victim a 'terrorist'. #Americast #AlexPretti
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Trump's masked thugs could shoot a five-year-old dead on the streets and within minutes Kristi Noem would be calling the victim a 'terrorist'. #Americast #AlexPretti
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AOC: "In directing this around Mayor Wray and Gov. Walz, claiming they are 'inciting,' Noem is equating disagreement with incitement ... she is laying the groundwork for the Insurrection Act ... they are taking issue with the people of Minnesota who have duly elected their own elected officials"
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
AOC: "In directing this around Mayor Wray and Gov. Walz, claiming they are 'inciting,' Noem is equating disagreement with incitement ... she is laying the groundwork for the Insurrection Act ... they are taking issue with the people of Minnesota who have duly elected their own elected officials"
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AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
The murder of Alex Pretti and then Ms Noem lying about it is designed to send a message of 'Protest and we will kill you-Then we will fabricate a tissue of lies to justify what we did-In the full knowledge that Fox News et al will back us to the hilt'. #Americast #AlexPretti
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The murder of Alex Pretti and then Ms Noem lying about it is designed to send a message of 'Protest and we will kill you-Then we will fabricate a tissue of lies to justify what we did-In the full knowledge that Fox News et al will back us to the hilt'. #Americast #AlexPretti
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AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
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AOC: "What we are seeing is an administration that's deeply afraid of its own unpopularity. We must remember that we outnumber them. Donald Trump is less popular than he has ever been before. The GOP is on its back heels."
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
AOC: "What we are seeing is an administration that's deeply afraid of its own unpopularity. We must remember that we outnumber them. Donald Trump is less popular than he has ever been before. The GOP is on its back heels."
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AOC on Noem's lies: "They are asking you to give up your belief in your own senses and instead hand over your belief to anything they say ... look at it for yourself and what you will see is an innocent man being executed in the street."
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
AOC on Noem's lies: "They are asking you to give up your belief in your own senses and instead hand over your belief to anything they say ... look at it for yourself and what you will see is an innocent man being executed in the street."
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They murdered an icu nurse.
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
They murdered an icu nurse.
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Does it feel like Noem is suggesting that they might arrest Walz? She didn't say that explicitly but I wouldn't be surprised with this grotesque Trumpian rhetoric.
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Does it feel like Noem is suggesting that they might arrest Walz? She didn't say that explicitly but I wouldn't be surprised with this grotesque Trumpian rhetoric.
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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The existence of the Republican Party is incompatible with democracy and pluralism.
Abolish the Republican Party.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The existence of the Republican Party is incompatible with democracy and pluralism.
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Remove them. Defund them. Abolish them. Prosecute them.
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Remove them. Defund them. Abolish them. Prosecute them.
I think an emergency episode of #Americast is needed to 'Both Sides!' the murder of Alex Pretti away. 'One one side you have murderous violent masked thugs shooting live weapons while on the other you have people chanting slogans-So both sides are to blame aren't they?'.
January 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I think an emergency episode of #Americast is needed to 'Both Sides!' the murder of Alex Pretti away. 'One one side you have murderous violent masked thugs shooting live weapons while on the other you have people chanting slogans-So both sides are to blame aren't they?'.
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Nicollet Ave in South Mpls now resembles a warzone after federal agents killed a man there this morning. Trump is trying his damndest to make this community unlivable.
January 24, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Nicollet Ave in South Mpls now resembles a warzone after federal agents killed a man there this morning. Trump is trying his damndest to make this community unlivable.
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The unc who went viral a few weeks ago protesting in MN is back: "5 shots they put into that man's body. How do you look me in the eye and tell me you can justify this? I'm a veteran. I swore an oath back in 1969 to protect this country against all enemies foreign and domestic. This is unbelievable"
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The unc who went viral a few weeks ago protesting in MN is back: "5 shots they put into that man's body. How do you look me in the eye and tell me you can justify this? I'm a veteran. I swore an oath back in 1969 to protect this country against all enemies foreign and domestic. This is unbelievable"
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Who in their right mind believes statements from the Department of Homeland Security?
Who believes anything Kristi Noem or Stephen Miller or Trump might say about what has just happened in Minneapolis?
They no longer have any credibility. That should be clear by now.
They lie like they breathe.
Who believes anything Kristi Noem or Stephen Miller or Trump might say about what has just happened in Minneapolis?
They no longer have any credibility. That should be clear by now.
They lie like they breathe.
January 24, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Who in their right mind believes statements from the Department of Homeland Security?
Who believes anything Kristi Noem or Stephen Miller or Trump might say about what has just happened in Minneapolis?
They no longer have any credibility. That should be clear by now.
They lie like they breathe.
Who believes anything Kristi Noem or Stephen Miller or Trump might say about what has just happened in Minneapolis?
They no longer have any credibility. That should be clear by now.
They lie like they breathe.
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It's getting harder to see how the United States gets out of this dangerous spiral. Another reason for European strategic autonomy. Still its governments will go on doing way too little, way too late.
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
It's getting harder to see how the United States gets out of this dangerous spiral. Another reason for European strategic autonomy. Still its governments will go on doing way too little, way too late.