Wes
@bluemonkey2025.bsky.social
No DMs. Compassionate -Thoughtful- Believe in science. Now guess who I voted for!
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Wes
@bluemonkey2025.bsky.social
· Aug 19
The United States Of America was never founded on so called Christian or Judeo-Christian values.
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The agents who beat and then killed Alex Pretti after they took his gun - they were wearing body cams.
That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says
Investigators are reviewing videos of the shooting from multiple angles, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The agents who beat and then killed Alex Pretti after they took his gun - they were wearing body cams.
That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
That did not stop them.
Unmasking them might. Not every time. But it might stop some of them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Partisan divisions over DHS funding are reaching the brink as senators hold high-stakes meetings today.
Capitol agenda: Shutdown threat weighs on Senate lunches
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it's "to be determined" what happens if Thursday's vote fails.
www.politico.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Partisan divisions over DHS funding are reaching the brink as senators hold high-stakes meetings today.
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it's just so extremely cool to wake up one morning and find a writer you admire, @patrickobrienstrickland.com, do a close read of the book you've worked on for three years.
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
On Surveilling, Infiltrating, and Disrupting Fascists in America
In a new book, journalist Christopher Mathias sets about the difficult task of chronicling anti-fascist activists who don't seek acclaim.
inkstickmedia.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
it's just so extremely cool to wake up one morning and find a writer you admire, @patrickobrienstrickland.com, do a close read of the book you've worked on for three years.
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
via @inkstickmedia.com inkstickmedia.com/on-surveilli...
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Just a reminder that if Trump's policies had been in effect in the past, there would be no Apple (Steve Jobs is the son of Syrian immigrants), no Google (Sergei Brin immigrated from the USSR), and no WhatsApp (Jan Koum immigrated from Ukraine).
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Just a reminder that if Trump's policies had been in effect in the past, there would be no Apple (Steve Jobs is the son of Syrian immigrants), no Google (Sergei Brin immigrated from the USSR), and no WhatsApp (Jan Koum immigrated from Ukraine).
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
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REPUBLICAN Sen. Rand Paul: “We’ve thrown so much💰at this problem there’s piles of it sitting around. I don't want to defund ICE, but I'm not sure I want to give them billions more without signs there will be rules + an independent investigation.”
(From @atrupar.com )
(From @atrupar.com )
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
REPUBLICAN Sen. Rand Paul: “We’ve thrown so much💰at this problem there’s piles of it sitting around. I don't want to defund ICE, but I'm not sure I want to give them billions more without signs there will be rules + an independent investigation.”
(From @atrupar.com )
(From @atrupar.com )
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“.. it has also left investors bracing for another wave of inflation ..”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/8cbb...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/8cbb...
January 28, 2026 at 1:26 PM
“.. it has also left investors bracing for another wave of inflation ..”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/8cbb...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/8cbb...
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If this is true, it’s staggering. You don’t outsource sensitive Pentagon IT to engineers sitting in China and call it “efficient.” Cost savings? No- that’s a national security self-own. Oversight failed, and it needs fixing fast. #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #China
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
If this is true, it’s staggering. You don’t outsource sensitive Pentagon IT to engineers sitting in China and call it “efficient.” Cost savings? No- that’s a national security self-own. Oversight failed, and it needs fixing fast. #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #China
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
www.fdd.org/analysis/202...
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Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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It's really sad when the leader of the FBI is so f****** twisted and corrupt, that you can't even trust your own Department of Justice or FBI
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 AM
It's really sad when the leader of the FBI is so f****** twisted and corrupt, that you can't even trust your own Department of Justice or FBI
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👀 Russian negotiators behind the scenes soften their hard line, — Kyiv Independent
According to American officials, the Russians have chosen a more pragmatic tone behind closed doors, in contrast to the Kremlin’s inflexible public rhetoric:
According to American officials, the Russians have chosen a more pragmatic tone behind closed doors, in contrast to the Kremlin’s inflexible public rhetoric:
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
👀 Russian negotiators behind the scenes soften their hard line, — Kyiv Independent
According to American officials, the Russians have chosen a more pragmatic tone behind closed doors, in contrast to the Kremlin’s inflexible public rhetoric:
According to American officials, the Russians have chosen a more pragmatic tone behind closed doors, in contrast to the Kremlin’s inflexible public rhetoric:
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Rand Paul on ICE: "I don't want to defund ICE, but I'm not sure I want to give them billions and billions more without any signs of there will be rules of the game and there will be an independent investigation"
January 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Rand Paul on ICE: "I don't want to defund ICE, but I'm not sure I want to give them billions and billions more without any signs of there will be rules of the game and there will be an independent investigation"
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Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
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Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."
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EU trade deals continue apace.
LatAm, India, now some Southeast Asia.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
LatAm, India, now some Southeast Asia.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
EU trade deals continue apace.
LatAm, India, now some Southeast Asia.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
LatAm, India, now some Southeast Asia.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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The surprisingly long wait for the Trump Tariff decision from SCOTUS is feeling a lot like the surprisingly long wait for the Trump Immunity decision.
And, similarly, all the legal scholars and experts again assume the Court will come down in the side of both common sense and written law.
But!
And, similarly, all the legal scholars and experts again assume the Court will come down in the side of both common sense and written law.
But!
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 AM
The surprisingly long wait for the Trump Tariff decision from SCOTUS is feeling a lot like the surprisingly long wait for the Trump Immunity decision.
And, similarly, all the legal scholars and experts again assume the Court will come down in the side of both common sense and written law.
But!
And, similarly, all the legal scholars and experts again assume the Court will come down in the side of both common sense and written law.
But!
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(WSJ) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ruled out the use of its airspace and territory for a potential U.S. attack on Iran, complicating the Trump administration’s options ..
@wsj.com #OOTT
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
@wsj.com #OOTT
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
January 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
(WSJ) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ruled out the use of its airspace and territory for a potential U.S. attack on Iran, complicating the Trump administration’s options ..
@wsj.com #OOTT
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
@wsj.com #OOTT
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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“I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity,” says Skinner. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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I don’t understand why Trump has to threaten Iran again over their nuclear program when he angrily insisted months ago that international proliferation experts were wrong and he completely obliterated their program and set them back many years with his previous bombings.
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I don’t understand why Trump has to threaten Iran again over their nuclear program when he angrily insisted months ago that international proliferation experts were wrong and he completely obliterated their program and set them back many years with his previous bombings.
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Rep. Mark Harris: "It's a media-driven message to try to see doom and gloom. But we're seeing a growth in this economy, and I think people are on the edge of feeling it."
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Rep. Mark Harris: "It's a media-driven message to try to see doom and gloom. But we're seeing a growth in this economy, and I think people are on the edge of feeling it."
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Trump continues to lie and incite violence against Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I think she's a fraud ... she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Trump continues to lie and incite violence against Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I think she's a fraud ... she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
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Just over the past 72 days, two non-white Democratic members of Congress have been attacked, one of them by a Trump supporter who threatened him with deportation.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Just over the past 72 days, two non-white Democratic members of Congress have been attacked, one of them by a Trump supporter who threatened him with deportation.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
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Trump: “You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns.”
Rep Faison, on the other hand: “It’s very American.”
We’re trying to imagine the Tennessee Republican freakout if Biden, or, gasp, Obama, had said that
Rep Faison, on the other hand: “It’s very American.”
We’re trying to imagine the Tennessee Republican freakout if Biden, or, gasp, Obama, had said that
January 27, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Trump: “You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns.”
Rep Faison, on the other hand: “It’s very American.”
We’re trying to imagine the Tennessee Republican freakout if Biden, or, gasp, Obama, had said that
Rep Faison, on the other hand: “It’s very American.”
We’re trying to imagine the Tennessee Republican freakout if Biden, or, gasp, Obama, had said that