AverageCitizen12.bsky.social
@averagecitizen12.bsky.social
Wealth has never yet sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism - Bob LaFollette, 1917. #Union #Resist 🚫MAGA 💙
What would Henry Chinaski say? 🤔
"Don’t give in to the lies.
Don’t give in to fear.
Hold on to the truth.
Hold on to hope"..... @Acosta
What would Henry Chinaski say? 🤔
"Don’t give in to the lies.
Don’t give in to fear.
Hold on to the truth.
Hold on to hope"..... @Acosta
Hard questions for the fast talker:
WHERE is the cash?
WHY is it THERE & not the US Treasury?
WHO is administering the account?
HOW MUCH IS THE SKIM?
Is ANYONE associated with or related to the President profiting directly or indirectly from the embargoed Venezuelan oil?
HOW do YOU know?
WHERE is the cash?
WHY is it THERE & not the US Treasury?
WHO is administering the account?
HOW MUCH IS THE SKIM?
Is ANYONE associated with or related to the President profiting directly or indirectly from the embargoed Venezuelan oil?
HOW do YOU know?
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Hard questions for the fast talker:
WHERE is the cash?
WHY is it THERE & not the US Treasury?
WHO is administering the account?
HOW MUCH IS THE SKIM?
Is ANYONE associated with or related to the President profiting directly or indirectly from the embargoed Venezuelan oil?
HOW do YOU know?
WHERE is the cash?
WHY is it THERE & not the US Treasury?
WHO is administering the account?
HOW MUCH IS THE SKIM?
Is ANYONE associated with or related to the President profiting directly or indirectly from the embargoed Venezuelan oil?
HOW do YOU know?
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Melania Trump is the worst FLOTUS we've ever had.
Agree?
🙋♂️
Agree?
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January 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Melania Trump is the worst FLOTUS we've ever had.
Agree?
🙋♂️
Agree?
🙋♂️
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Frame by frame, the lie collapses. Video shows Alex Pretti holding a phone, hands controlled, weapon removed—yet officials screamed “massacre.” Evidence says restraint; the administration says terror. This isn’t confusion—it’s power betting you won’t believe your own eyes. #TruthOnVideo
Frame by frame, the lie collapses. Video shows Alex Pretti holding a phone, hands controlled, weapon removed—yet officials screamed “massacre.” Evidence says restraint; the administration says terror. This isn’t confusion—it’s power betting you won’t believe your own eyes. #TruthOnVideo
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a man who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Frame by frame, the lie collapses. Video shows Alex Pretti holding a phone, hands controlled, weapon removed—yet officials screamed “massacre.” Evidence says restraint; the administration says terror. This isn’t confusion—it’s power betting you won’t believe your own eyes. #TruthOnVideo
Frame by frame, the lie collapses. Video shows Alex Pretti holding a phone, hands controlled, weapon removed—yet officials screamed “massacre.” Evidence says restraint; the administration says terror. This isn’t confusion—it’s power betting you won’t believe your own eyes. #TruthOnVideo
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Federal agents who have killed peacefully protesting citizens are acting “with the expectation of impunity, backed by top government officials who are brazenly lying about what happened,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
What the Administration Is Signaling to Federal Agents After Minnesota
Trump officials’ combative defense of immigration operations has given rise to a culture of impunity.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Federal agents who have killed peacefully protesting citizens are acting “with the expectation of impunity, backed by top government officials who are brazenly lying about what happened,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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Senate Democrats must refuse to rubber-stamp a spending bill that pours billions into DHS funding ICE violence against Americans like Alex Pretti and Renée Good. Funding without guardrails greenlights more deaths. Accountability isn’t optional—it’s owed to human dignity. #StopFundingDeath
Senate Democrats must refuse to rubber-stamp a spending bill that pours billions into DHS funding ICE violence against Americans like Alex Pretti and Renée Good. Funding without guardrails greenlights more deaths. Accountability isn’t optional—it’s owed to human dignity. #StopFundingDeath
Funding deal begins to unravel as Senate Democrats vow to oppose DHS bill over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota
If senators fail to act by midnight Friday, funding for Homeland Security and the other agencies covered under the six bills will lapse.
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Senate Democrats must refuse to rubber-stamp a spending bill that pours billions into DHS funding ICE violence against Americans like Alex Pretti and Renée Good. Funding without guardrails greenlights more deaths. Accountability isn’t optional—it’s owed to human dignity. #StopFundingDeath
Senate Democrats must refuse to rubber-stamp a spending bill that pours billions into DHS funding ICE violence against Americans like Alex Pretti and Renée Good. Funding without guardrails greenlights more deaths. Accountability isn’t optional—it’s owed to human dignity. #StopFundingDeath
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Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
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A peaceful citizen records the state. The state kills him. Then officials smirk at the evidence and improvise lies—“terrorist,” “assassin”—hoping repetition will outrun truth. This is how rights are violated twice: first by force, then by contempt for accountability. #CongressMustAct
A peaceful citizen records the state. The state kills him. Then officials smirk at the evidence and improvise lies—“terrorist,” “assassin”—hoping repetition will outrun truth. This is how rights are violated twice: first by force, then by contempt for accountability. #CongressMustAct
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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A peaceful citizen records the state. The state kills him. Then officials smirk at the evidence and improvise lies—“terrorist,” “assassin”—hoping repetition will outrun truth. This is how rights are violated twice: first by force, then by contempt for accountability. #CongressMustAct
A peaceful citizen records the state. The state kills him. Then officials smirk at the evidence and improvise lies—“terrorist,” “assassin”—hoping repetition will outrun truth. This is how rights are violated twice: first by force, then by contempt for accountability. #CongressMustAct
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When GOP gun groups denounce the state, something is rotten. Video contradicts the feds, yet they smear a lawful gun owner to excuse lethal force. Pretti’s 1st and 2nd Amendment rights didn’t vanish at a protest. If they can erase his, they can erase yours. #RightsArentOptional #JusticeForPretti
Gun rights groups challenge shooting of legally armed Minneapolis man
Videos show he was holding a cell phone, not his gun.
www.axios.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:17 PM
When GOP gun groups denounce the state, something is rotten. Video contradicts the feds, yet they smear a lawful gun owner to excuse lethal force. Pretti’s 1st and 2nd Amendment rights didn’t vanish at a protest. If they can erase his, they can erase yours. #RightsArentOptional #JusticeForPretti
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
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States don’t wake up evil; they slide there. Masked agents, impunity, and a dead American whose “gun” was a phone—this is how power teaches itself to kill the innocent and call it order. History warned us what happens when law forgets humanity.
#WakeUpAmerica #AccountabilityNow
States don’t wake up evil; they slide there. Masked agents, impunity, and a dead American whose “gun” was a phone—this is how power teaches itself to kill the innocent and call it order. History warned us what happens when law forgets humanity.
#WakeUpAmerica #AccountabilityNow
January 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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States don’t wake up evil; they slide there. Masked agents, impunity, and a dead American whose “gun” was a phone—this is how power teaches itself to kill the innocent and call it order. History warned us what happens when law forgets humanity.
#WakeUpAmerica #AccountabilityNow
States don’t wake up evil; they slide there. Masked agents, impunity, and a dead American whose “gun” was a phone—this is how power teaches itself to kill the innocent and call it order. History warned us what happens when law forgets humanity.
#WakeUpAmerica #AccountabilityNow
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Jack Smith didn’t hedge, posture, or tease clicks. He said it plainly: proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed crimes. Smith’s career isn’t built on stunts or fake charges—it’s built on restraint. That’s why this terrifies Trump. #EvidenceMatters #RuleOfLaw
Jack Smith didn’t hedge, posture, or tease clicks. He said it plainly: proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed crimes. Smith’s career isn’t built on stunts or fake charges—it’s built on restraint. That’s why this terrifies Trump. #EvidenceMatters #RuleOfLaw
Jack Smith testifies evidence showed Trump crimes in 2020 election effort
Former special counsel defends indictments in first public testimony, saying evidence met criminal standard
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Jack Smith didn’t hedge, posture, or tease clicks. He said it plainly: proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed crimes. Smith’s career isn’t built on stunts or fake charges—it’s built on restraint. That’s why this terrifies Trump. #EvidenceMatters #RuleOfLaw
Jack Smith didn’t hedge, posture, or tease clicks. He said it plainly: proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed crimes. Smith’s career isn’t built on stunts or fake charges—it’s built on restraint. That’s why this terrifies Trump. #EvidenceMatters #RuleOfLaw
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US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
Trump’s Board of Peace has now officially been recognized as an international organization, according to the White House.
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
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Selective enforcement masquerading as justice: Republicans rush contempt votes for political rivals while ignoring the law requiring DOJ to release the Epstein files. Accountability for enemies, immunity for allies. That isn’t oversight—it’s a weaponized double standard. #ReleaseTheFiles
Selective enforcement masquerading as justice: Republicans rush contempt votes for political rivals while ignoring the law requiring DOJ to release the Epstein files. Accountability for enemies, immunity for allies. That isn’t oversight—it’s a weaponized double standard. #ReleaseTheFiles
House Panel Votes to Hold Clintons in Contempt in Epstein Inquiry
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Selective enforcement masquerading as justice: Republicans rush contempt votes for political rivals while ignoring the law requiring DOJ to release the Epstein files. Accountability for enemies, immunity for allies. That isn’t oversight—it’s a weaponized double standard. #ReleaseTheFiles
Selective enforcement masquerading as justice: Republicans rush contempt votes for political rivals while ignoring the law requiring DOJ to release the Epstein files. Accountability for enemies, immunity for allies. That isn’t oversight—it’s a weaponized double standard. #ReleaseTheFiles
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There is no bottom to what these people will do…right out in the open.
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
There is no bottom to what these people will do…right out in the open.
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Leak the unredacted Epstein Files.
If it means the destruction of nations’ leadership and companies, they don’t deserve to exist if they abused children.
Enough.
If it means the destruction of nations’ leadership and companies, they don’t deserve to exist if they abused children.
Enough.
January 20, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Leak the unredacted Epstein Files.
If it means the destruction of nations’ leadership and companies, they don’t deserve to exist if they abused children.
Enough.
If it means the destruction of nations’ leadership and companies, they don’t deserve to exist if they abused children.
Enough.
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
Now that Trump has admitted that his Greenland distraction was just another bluff, let's get back to the Elephant in the Room.....
January 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Now that Trump has admitted that his Greenland distraction was just another bluff, let's get back to the Elephant in the Room.....
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"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
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"I've asked them to get their affairs in order to make sure they have their wills written... because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable..."
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.
www.npr.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
"I've asked them to get their affairs in order to make sure they have their wills written... because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable..."
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...
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"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...