Buddy Stone
@buddystone.bsky.social
Blue dot in Idaho. ✍️
Resistance is not futile, it's mandatory.
I support a free and skeptical press
U.S. Navy Veteran #StandWithUkraine
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Resistance is not futile, it's mandatory.
I support a free and skeptical press
U.S. Navy Veteran #StandWithUkraine
🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
"We just might have already lost the state many of us have known and loved. Many of the signs are there." idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/28/h...
Have we lost the Idaho we knew and loved? Many of the signs are there. • Idaho Capital Sun
Idaho's politics have moved from historic conservatism to a kind of radicalism that is hardly recognizable, writes Rod Gramer.
idahocapitalsun.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"We just might have already lost the state many of us have known and loved. Many of the signs are there." idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/28/h...
The five fastest-growing states in the U.S. were:
South Carolina: 1.46%
Idaho: 1.44%
North Carolina: 1.32%
Texas: 1.25%
Utah: 1.03%
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau reports.
🙄 they "discovered" Idaho and . . . well, never mind.
South Carolina: 1.46%
Idaho: 1.44%
North Carolina: 1.32%
Texas: 1.25%
Utah: 1.03%
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau reports.
🙄 they "discovered" Idaho and . . . well, never mind.
January 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
The five fastest-growing states in the U.S. were:
South Carolina: 1.46%
Idaho: 1.44%
North Carolina: 1.32%
Texas: 1.25%
Utah: 1.03%
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau reports.
🙄 they "discovered" Idaho and . . . well, never mind.
South Carolina: 1.46%
Idaho: 1.44%
North Carolina: 1.32%
Texas: 1.25%
Utah: 1.03%
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau reports.
🙄 they "discovered" Idaho and . . . well, never mind.
The recklessness, the brutality, the lack of legal process – all of that has its roots with Stephen Miller.
‘Evil is resilient’: pressure on Stephen Miller but Trump unlikely to cut ties
‘Evil is resilient’: pressure on Stephen Miller but Trump unlikely to cut ties
Outrage followed ‘would-be assassin’ lie but experts say architect of ICE drive too dominant a figure to be shunned
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The recklessness, the brutality, the lack of legal process – all of that has its roots with Stephen Miller.
The larger implications for democracy are chilling, too, he notes: “ICE is effectively trying to create a biometric checkpoint society.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How ICE is using facial recognition in Minnesota
Mobile Fortify tech being used to scan faces of citizens and immigrants – but its use has prompted a severe backlash
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The larger implications for democracy are chilling, too, he notes: “ICE is effectively trying to create a biometric checkpoint society.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
"When lawmakers talk about cutting #Medicaid and Home and Community-Based Services, they talk about budgets, efficiencies and tradeoffs. What they are really talking about — whether they say it or not — is taking away the freedom of people like me." #idpol #idleg
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/27/i...
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/27/i...
I have built a life in Idaho. Don’t tread on it. • Idaho Capital Sun
I have cerebral palsy. It affects every part of my life. It limits how I move. It limits how I take care of myself. It even limits how I speak. Nothing in my day is simple or automatic. Things most p...
idahocapitalsun.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
"When lawmakers talk about cutting #Medicaid and Home and Community-Based Services, they talk about budgets, efficiencies and tradeoffs. What they are really talking about — whether they say it or not — is taking away the freedom of people like me." #idpol #idleg
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/27/i...
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/27/i...
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Cooper: Kristi Noem is implying Alex Pretti was brandishing a weapon…
Carlson: Absolutely not. I am grateful that I was in a position to be there for my community and for our whole state to stop the lies and the madness, and allow there to be proof of that.
#PinkJacketLady
Carlson: Absolutely not. I am grateful that I was in a position to be there for my community and for our whole state to stop the lies and the madness, and allow there to be proof of that.
#PinkJacketLady
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Cooper: Kristi Noem is implying Alex Pretti was brandishing a weapon…
Carlson: Absolutely not. I am grateful that I was in a position to be there for my community and for our whole state to stop the lies and the madness, and allow there to be proof of that.
#PinkJacketLady
Carlson: Absolutely not. I am grateful that I was in a position to be there for my community and for our whole state to stop the lies and the madness, and allow there to be proof of that.
#PinkJacketLady
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"They're protecting themselves and they don't care about the truth."
Eyewitness says she has not even been contacted by federal investigators
January 28, 2026 at 6:19 AM
"They're protecting themselves and they don't care about the truth."
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"This is moral injury that we're living through. They still have an active federal investigation into the wife of Renee Good. And that is demented shit right there." - @governorwalz.mn.gov
Watch his full conversation with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.
Watch his full conversation with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"This is moral injury that we're living through. They still have an active federal investigation into the wife of Renee Good. And that is demented shit right there." - @governorwalz.mn.gov
Watch his full conversation with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.
Watch his full conversation with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast.
Accurate observation.
Is the suggestion here that the Goods and the Prettis aren’t “real victims,” that they don’t deserve the administration’s concern?
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Accurate observation.
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Cartoon by Pat Bagley.
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Cartoon by Pat Bagley.
American poet, Jesse Welles
"Saint Steve Irwin"
I can work this out🎶
I can fight through the pain🎶
I can see a light at the end of the tunnel
then again it could be the train🎶
youtu.be/Kb15eeqL5lw?...
"Saint Steve Irwin"
I can work this out🎶
I can fight through the pain🎶
I can see a light at the end of the tunnel
then again it could be the train🎶
youtu.be/Kb15eeqL5lw?...
Saint Steve Irwin
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM
American poet, Jesse Welles
"Saint Steve Irwin"
I can work this out🎶
I can fight through the pain🎶
I can see a light at the end of the tunnel
then again it could be the train🎶
youtu.be/Kb15eeqL5lw?...
"Saint Steve Irwin"
I can work this out🎶
I can fight through the pain🎶
I can see a light at the end of the tunnel
then again it could be the train🎶
youtu.be/Kb15eeqL5lw?...
“Maybe I have bad public relations people." - Trump
Translation: I need better liars.
Translation: I need better liars.
Trump reshuffles his Minnesota operation after backlash from second fatal shooting
"Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers' more extreme comments."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
"Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers' more extreme comments."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump reshuffles his Minnesota operation after backlash from second fatal shooting
Since the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers' more extreme comments.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“Maybe I have bad public relations people." - Trump
Translation: I need better liars.
Translation: I need better liars.
"The rumored cuts also come at a time when the company that Bezos founded, Amazon, is reportedly spending lavishly to promote a documentary on Melania Trump... the company additionally plans to spend $35m to market the film and bring it to theaters – though it is not expected to be a blockbuster."
“There is a creeping dread in the building that Bezos is dragging us to the edge from which there will be no easy return. Or, no return at all.” 🧵
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 AM
"The rumored cuts also come at a time when the company that Bezos founded, Amazon, is reportedly spending lavishly to promote a documentary on Melania Trump... the company additionally plans to spend $35m to market the film and bring it to theaters – though it is not expected to be a blockbuster."
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January 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Prediction: Miller will walk the plank at some point.
Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
January 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Prediction: Miller will walk the plank at some point.
Smell the coffee ☕️
GOP Minnesota Gov. Candidate Chris Madel has dropped out of the race and said ICE was part of his decision: “I cannot support the national Republican stated retribution on the citizens of our state. Nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
January 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Smell the coffee ☕️
“Where they are now in life is so much due to the early interventions they received for #Medicaid — whether it’s general medical expenses or home and community based-services.” - Julie McConnel, a Nampa mom to 10-yr old twins w/Down syndrome #idpol #idleg
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/26/i...
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/26/i...
If Idaho cuts Medicaid, ripple effects on the budget are likely. Will they drive up costs elsewhere? • Idaho Capital Sun
As Idaho lawmakers consider cutting Medicaid to balance the state’s budget, some lawmakers worry cuts could drive up costs elsewhere.
idahocapitalsun.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
“Where they are now in life is so much due to the early interventions they received for #Medicaid — whether it’s general medical expenses or home and community based-services.” - Julie McConnel, a Nampa mom to 10-yr old twins w/Down syndrome #idpol #idleg
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/26/i...
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/26/i...
Nightmare.
January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Nightmare.
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So many people are out fighting for their rights in Minnesota—and it should anger us that they even have to.
No one should live in fear that they could be kidnapped or killed by their own government.
No one should live in fear that they could be kidnapped or killed by their own government.
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
So many people are out fighting for their rights in Minnesota—and it should anger us that they even have to.
No one should live in fear that they could be kidnapped or killed by their own government.
No one should live in fear that they could be kidnapped or killed by their own government.
Donald Trump claimed allied forces “stayed a little off the front lines” during the conflict.
The lives of 457 British troops were cut short on the front lines of Afghanistan.
The lives of 457 British troops were cut short on the front lines of Afghanistan.
These British troops died in Afghanistan — Trump won’t rewrite their sacrifice
These British troops died in Afghanistan — Trump won’t rewrite their sacrifice
These British troops died in Afghanistan — Trump won’t rewrite their sacrifice
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Donald Trump claimed allied forces “stayed a little off the front lines” during the conflict.
The lives of 457 British troops were cut short on the front lines of Afghanistan.
The lives of 457 British troops were cut short on the front lines of Afghanistan.
"The reality is, the real domestic terrorists, they're in the White House right now... Stephen Miller and Donald Trump... They're the ones who are terrorizing these communities."
They think the American people are stupid.
It's been 2 days since the killing of Alex Pretti & this Admin continues to lie about what we all saw on video.
Americans are horrified & don't want their tax dollars funding this brutality.
Not another dime to this lawless operation.
It's been 2 days since the killing of Alex Pretti & this Admin continues to lie about what we all saw on video.
Americans are horrified & don't want their tax dollars funding this brutality.
Not another dime to this lawless operation.
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"The reality is, the real domestic terrorists, they're in the White House right now... Stephen Miller and Donald Trump... They're the ones who are terrorizing these communities."
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
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Boise stands with Minneapolis. ICE must leave our cities, they are acting outside of the law.
We are here for the victims of ICE violence.
#AlexPretti #ReneeGood
We are here for the victims of ICE violence.
#AlexPretti #ReneeGood
January 25, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Boise stands with Minneapolis. ICE must leave our cities, they are acting outside of the law.
We are here for the victims of ICE violence.
#AlexPretti #ReneeGood
We are here for the victims of ICE violence.
#AlexPretti #ReneeGood
She gutted him like a trout with a single question that exposed his hypocrisy.
#GVerse #Attention
Reporter: ''So you agree that people who break in and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?''
JD Vance: ''Yes''
Reporter: ''Ok, I'm just checking, because you helped raise money for people who did so on January 6th''
Reporter: ''So you agree that people who break in and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?''
JD Vance: ''Yes''
Reporter: ''Ok, I'm just checking, because you helped raise money for people who did so on January 6th''
January 26, 2026 at 7:59 AM
She gutted him like a trout with a single question that exposed his hypocrisy.