@bixtram.bsky.social
Retired Respiratory Therapist and community musician (all woodwinds, some brass). VA resident, with stints in AZ, CA, FL, NC, MD, NM, and Saudi Arabia
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🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."
January 15, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."
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Trump is threatening wars with NATO and Venezuela for the same reason he’s at war with the American people: fascism must always be on the march.
Authoritarians are good at offense, but bad at defense. The only strategy for combating the Epstein crisis is literally going to war.
Authoritarians are good at offense, but bad at defense. The only strategy for combating the Epstein crisis is literally going to war.
January 15, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Trump is threatening wars with NATO and Venezuela for the same reason he’s at war with the American people: fascism must always be on the march.
Authoritarians are good at offense, but bad at defense. The only strategy for combating the Epstein crisis is literally going to war.
Authoritarians are good at offense, but bad at defense. The only strategy for combating the Epstein crisis is literally going to war.
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McBride: Look, people are clutching their pearls at this guy yelling something at the president. They are more offended by a worker standing up to the president and calling him out for his hypocrisy than they are by the president trying to cover up for a human trafficking ring
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
McBride: Look, people are clutching their pearls at this guy yelling something at the president. They are more offended by a worker standing up to the president and calling him out for his hypocrisy than they are by the president trying to cover up for a human trafficking ring
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“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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It could happen to ANYONE. And absolutely EVERYONE should be outraged by the abuse and cruelty we’re watching play out in our names. Our tax dollars are funding this.
Citizens 👇🏽
Citizens 👇🏽
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It could happen to ANYONE. And absolutely EVERYONE should be outraged by the abuse and cruelty we’re watching play out in our names. Our tax dollars are funding this.
Citizens 👇🏽
Citizens 👇🏽
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At least Obama's hypothetical Death Panels would have decided who deserved to die based on a rubric more complicated than "did they just piss off a high school dropout armed by the state"
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
At least Obama's hypothetical Death Panels would have decided who deserved to die based on a rubric more complicated than "did they just piss off a high school dropout armed by the state"
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i am not a fan of the source but. I have heard this twice now and am going to follow up on it... anyone here know anything?
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
i am not a fan of the source but. I have heard this twice now and am going to follow up on it... anyone here know anything?
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So Trump grifted America and other countries. Now HE tries to scare us into thinking we are going to pay it back, letting SCOTUS know how awful it would be. He made a ton of money from it so HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IT BACK. SCOTUS BETTER ORDER HIM TO PAY IT BACK.
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
So Trump grifted America and other countries. Now HE tries to scare us into thinking we are going to pay it back, letting SCOTUS know how awful it would be. He made a ton of money from it so HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IT BACK. SCOTUS BETTER ORDER HIM TO PAY IT BACK.
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Almost 15,000 New York City nurses go on strike. "Staffing levels are a top issue for striking nurses. The union says nurses are dealing with unmanageable workloads. Nurses also want improved security in hospitals, better pay, and fully-funded benefits." abc7ny.com/post/nyc-nur...
Nurses' union alleges illegal firings, union busting amid their biggest strike in NYC history
The largest nurse strike in city history continues, with nearly 15,000 nurses striking after no agreement was reached ahead of deadline.
abc7ny.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Almost 15,000 New York City nurses go on strike. "Staffing levels are a top issue for striking nurses. The union says nurses are dealing with unmanageable workloads. Nurses also want improved security in hospitals, better pay, and fully-funded benefits." abc7ny.com/post/nyc-nur...
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Russia offers to help the U.S. Military sink NATO ships
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Russia offers to help the U.S. Military sink NATO ships
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
If this doesn’t convince Repubs something is terribly wrong, nothing will
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I’ve been told my whole life that in the US the trade-off for not having public healthcare is timelier and better care. But I need to see a rheumatologist - six months’ wait. A neurologist- same thing. Like what the fuck? Another broken promise.
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I’ve been told my whole life that in the US the trade-off for not having public healthcare is timelier and better care. But I need to see a rheumatologist - six months’ wait. A neurologist- same thing. Like what the fuck? Another broken promise.
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“We trust you to hear it.” 😂
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
“We trust you to hear it.” 😂
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.
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This was the plan
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This was the plan
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Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."
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Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
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I actually think the percentage is a lot higher!
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
I actually think the percentage is a lot higher!
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Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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And three more years of this? How?
January 14, 2026 at 12:21 AM
And three more years of this? How?