Brandon M
@beemooney.bsky.social
Gay🏳️🌈 | Ohio Politico | Gaymer 🎮 | Graphic Designer 👨🏻💻 | Community Activist | Trans Rights 🏳️⚧️ | Pro-Abortion | He, Him, His
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You can't reform this. It must be abolished.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
You can't reform this. It must be abolished.
Am I the only one taking note that it wasn’t the MULTIPLE Latino men ICE killed that made this happen. It wasn’t the gassing of kids in vans. It wasn’t the murder of Renne Good, a woman and lesbian.
It was the execution of Alex Pretti, a (probably straight) white man, that caused MAGA to crack.
It was the execution of Alex Pretti, a (probably straight) white man, that caused MAGA to crack.
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Am I the only one taking note that it wasn’t the MULTIPLE Latino men ICE killed that made this happen. It wasn’t the gassing of kids in vans. It wasn’t the murder of Renne Good, a woman and lesbian.
It was the execution of Alex Pretti, a (probably straight) white man, that caused MAGA to crack.
It was the execution of Alex Pretti, a (probably straight) white man, that caused MAGA to crack.
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Public school districts need to do everything in their power to bring back highly trained school media specialist or school librarian positions they've cut over the past decade plus. Media literacy is not a luxury. It needs to be in all levels of our schools.
And, as our 2024 teen survey showed, 94% of teens want #MediaLiteracy education. But just 39% of teens reporting receiving any such instruction: bit.ly/NewsLiteracy...
The need + the desire has never been more clear.
The need + the desire has never been more clear.
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Public school districts need to do everything in their power to bring back highly trained school media specialist or school librarian positions they've cut over the past decade plus. Media literacy is not a luxury. It needs to be in all levels of our schools.
Who’s still using Pinterest? AI slop community and ever dwindling usability.
Pinterest says it's "reallocating resources to AI-focused roles and teams that drive AI adoption and execution" and "prioritizing AI‑powered products and capabilities."
Pinterest to lay off 15% of staff to redirect resources to AI | TechCrunch
Pinterest says it's "reallocating resources to AI-focused roles and teams that drive AI adoption and execution" and "prioritizing AI‑powered products and capabilities."
techcrunch.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Who’s still using Pinterest? AI slop community and ever dwindling usability.
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NEW: Police officers are being told to “be as vague as permissible” about why they are using the Flock surveillance system in order to not leak sensitive information via public records requests, according to records obtained using a public records request.
Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
NEW: Police officers are being told to “be as vague as permissible” about why they are using the Flock surveillance system in order to not leak sensitive information via public records requests, according to records obtained using a public records request.
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Faber's Democratic opponent is lawyer John Kulewicz -- give him a follow and throw him a few bucks if you're able:
John4OhioAG.com
John4OhioAG.com
Today, the Republican running to be #Ohio 's top lawyer said Renee Good deserved to die
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
In a normal world, this would end Keith Faber's career.
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
In a normal world, this would end Keith Faber's career.
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Faber's Democratic opponent is lawyer John Kulewicz -- give him a follow and throw him a few bucks if you're able:
John4OhioAG.com
John4OhioAG.com
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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As a VA nurse, Alex Pretti was a member of AFGE. This union also reps Border Patrol, and may have repped Pretti's killer. I talked to VA workers who are furious and want Border Patrol out of AFGE. "For a union member to kill another is a fundamental betrayal of what a union is supposed to be.”
Alex Pretti’s Killer May Be Part of His Union
Border Patrol agents belong to the same federal workers union as VA nurses, a situation some of Pretti’s colleagues are determined to change.
jewishcurrents.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
As a VA nurse, Alex Pretti was a member of AFGE. This union also reps Border Patrol, and may have repped Pretti's killer. I talked to VA workers who are furious and want Border Patrol out of AFGE. "For a union member to kill another is a fundamental betrayal of what a union is supposed to be.”
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Oh.
Found the LRAD.
In Minneapolis.
Being used on Americans.
By their own militarized state police forces.
That we all pay for.
www.reddit.com/r/NextGenReb...
Found the LRAD.
In Minneapolis.
Being used on Americans.
By their own militarized state police forces.
That we all pay for.
www.reddit.com/r/NextGenReb...
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Oh.
Found the LRAD.
In Minneapolis.
Being used on Americans.
By their own militarized state police forces.
That we all pay for.
www.reddit.com/r/NextGenReb...
Found the LRAD.
In Minneapolis.
Being used on Americans.
By their own militarized state police forces.
That we all pay for.
www.reddit.com/r/NextGenReb...
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The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
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Murphy repeatedly bragged in public that "we followed Republicans' instructions to the letter" on drafting the far right immigration bill.
Chris Murphy helped draft one of the most fascist immigration bills in the history of the United States.
That he appears to be the Democrat lead on what to do about ICE is immensely disturbing.
That he appears to be the Democrat lead on what to do about ICE is immensely disturbing.
The Democrats’ Hard-Right Turn on Immigration Is a Disaster in Every Way
It’s amoral. It’s desperate. It’s politically reckless. It’s wrong no matter how you look at it.
www.thenation.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Murphy repeatedly bragged in public that "we followed Republicans' instructions to the letter" on drafting the far right immigration bill.
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You love to see it... more of this, please.
For folks abandoning TikTok after its US takeover, consider using something like @skylight.social or @sprk.so or similar systems that give you a similar feeling but on an open protocol underneath so you'll never have to "move" again.
For folks abandoning TikTok after its US takeover, consider using something like @skylight.social or @sprk.so or similar systems that give you a similar feeling but on an open protocol underneath so you'll never have to "move" again.
TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized
TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok U.S. deal finalized | TechCrunch
Skylight, a TikTok alternative built on open protocols, has had a busy weekend.
techcrunch.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 PM
You love to see it... more of this, please.
For folks abandoning TikTok after its US takeover, consider using something like @skylight.social or @sprk.so or similar systems that give you a similar feeling but on an open protocol underneath so you'll never have to "move" again.
For folks abandoning TikTok after its US takeover, consider using something like @skylight.social or @sprk.so or similar systems that give you a similar feeling but on an open protocol underneath so you'll never have to "move" again.
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As @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social says, we need to bring back shame. Cultural icons publicly roasting Nazis is important
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM
As @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social says, we need to bring back shame. Cultural icons publicly roasting Nazis is important
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I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
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An underappreciated point which I think got forgotten from older discourse is that one of the primary reasons ice needs to be shut down and abolished is that they are indistinguishable from random vigilantes.
And that is why now we must all act to protect people.
And that is why now we must all act to protect people.
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 AM
An underappreciated point which I think got forgotten from older discourse is that one of the primary reasons ice needs to be shut down and abolished is that they are indistinguishable from random vigilantes.
And that is why now we must all act to protect people.
And that is why now we must all act to protect people.
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RIP Greg Bovino
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 AM
RIP Greg Bovino
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ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
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this is the right demand
when you are pressing the advantage you need to make your demands things that can be accomplished *now*
policy moves too slow for these sorts of moments. the momentum will be lost before anything can pass Congress even in the most optimistic of timelines.
when you are pressing the advantage you need to make your demands things that can be accomplished *now*
policy moves too slow for these sorts of moments. the momentum will be lost before anything can pass Congress even in the most optimistic of timelines.
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
this is the right demand
when you are pressing the advantage you need to make your demands things that can be accomplished *now*
policy moves too slow for these sorts of moments. the momentum will be lost before anything can pass Congress even in the most optimistic of timelines.
when you are pressing the advantage you need to make your demands things that can be accomplished *now*
policy moves too slow for these sorts of moments. the momentum will be lost before anything can pass Congress even in the most optimistic of timelines.
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Remember it everyone: it is defund or abolish ICE, ICE leaves Minnesota, and a full and fair investigations of Renee Good and Adam Pretti’s death. Has that happened yet? No?
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Remember it everyone: it is defund or abolish ICE, ICE leaves Minnesota, and a full and fair investigations of Renee Good and Adam Pretti’s death. Has that happened yet? No?
Bovino must be prosecuted
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Bovino must be prosecuted
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People really really need to internalize that they can't let up with the pressure now - these are not game ending wins this is being slightly ahead at halftime
January 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM
People really really need to internalize that they can't let up with the pressure now - these are not game ending wins this is being slightly ahead at halftime
Make no mistake tho. They’ll continue the disgusting behavior and illegal activities without these people.
Don’t let them trick you with new goons.
Don’t let them trick you with new goons.
BREAKING: The Border Patrol's Greg Bovino has been ousted from his role of "Commander at Large"—and Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski could be next to lose their jobs, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Make no mistake tho. They’ll continue the disgusting behavior and illegal activities without these people.
Don’t let them trick you with new goons.
Don’t let them trick you with new goons.
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the lesson here is that everyone should have more gay sex
Imagine if you had told these guys a year ago that they would become torchbearers for the Olympics because they had such hot gay sex on a television show
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
the lesson here is that everyone should have more gay sex
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If you work for Palantir and have concerns about its role in US federal immigration enforcement, please reach out. You can remain anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
Signal: makenakelly.32
SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
If you work for Palantir and have concerns about its role in US federal immigration enforcement, please reach out. You can remain anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
Signal: makenakelly.32
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what's that, dan? a cheap shot? surely no
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
what's that, dan? a cheap shot? surely no