Citizen of Somewhere Else
@citizense.bsky.social
this one's personal: governance wonk; rural regional public prof; sf/fantasy/comics/anime nerd; golf otaku; ex-pitcher/point guard/union goon (still HELU/CAHE); newly empty nester; mostly harmless Hawthornist; “radical, hate-mongering hater”
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Asking my friends in @cadhe.bsky.social @sfndhe.bsky.social @standhighered.bsky.social @uupinfo.bsky.social @higheredlabor.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org @wearehighered.bsky.social
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You don’t have to be a governance leader to support us!
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You don’t have to be a governance leader to support us!
We’re making another push for signatories in the time between the State of the State Address and the release of the Executive Budget. Please share far and wide—here’s the direct link to the letter itself; scroll down to sign/the form is open to all!
dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/server/api/c...
dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/server/api/c...
With @governor.ny.gov releasing the State Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget yesterday, we enter a new phase in state budget advocacy. For resolutions that SUNY UFS passed last Saturday preparing us for that phase, and all recent resolutions, see
hdl.handle.net/1951/87495
hdl.handle.net/1951/87495
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NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
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January 26, 2026 at 6:51 PM
LTRY is also currently available at 20% off - www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-l...
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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while Pretti's GFM surpassed $1mil, please don't forget Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, killed by ICE in Chicagoland last September. They haven't even reached their goal yet.
www.gofundme.com/f/silverio-v...
(gonna be obnoxious & tag @chucktingle.bsky.social @marthawells.com @tkingfisher.com)
www.gofundme.com/f/silverio-v...
(gonna be obnoxious & tag @chucktingle.bsky.social @marthawells.com @tkingfisher.com)
Donate to Silverio Villegas González, organized by Lily Rivera
Honoring the Life of Silverio Villegas Gonzales
It is cruel what ICE agents did to him short… Lily Rivera needs your support for Silverio Villegas González
www.gofundme.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
while Pretti's GFM surpassed $1mil, please don't forget Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, killed by ICE in Chicagoland last September. They haven't even reached their goal yet.
www.gofundme.com/f/silverio-v...
(gonna be obnoxious & tag @chucktingle.bsky.social @marthawells.com @tkingfisher.com)
www.gofundme.com/f/silverio-v...
(gonna be obnoxious & tag @chucktingle.bsky.social @marthawells.com @tkingfisher.com)
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Bovino learning the inevitable fate of every Trump subcontractor.
Leavitt throws Bovino under the bus: "Mr Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to continue CBP throughout and across the country. Mr Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis"
January 26, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Bovino learning the inevitable fate of every Trump subcontractor.
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As always Amanda does great work here. I also covered this Friday on our show. The connections are . . . something.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
As always Amanda does great work here. I also covered this Friday on our show. The connections are . . . something.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
When I say this agency [ICE and CBP] CAN’T be reformed this is why.
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
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I talked to one of the r/MassiveCock posters who decided to bring anti-ICE conversations to the subreddit.
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I talked to one of the r/MassiveCock posters who decided to bring anti-ICE conversations to the subreddit.
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
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The lies about ICE's murders aren't "part of a cover-up"; they're "meant to show you can get away with anything. They're a projection of power....This is no longer a conversation about law enforcement or immmigration policy. This is about authoritarianism."
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The lies about ICE's murders aren't "part of a cover-up"; they're "meant to show you can get away with anything. They're a projection of power....This is no longer a conversation about law enforcement or immmigration policy. This is about authoritarianism."
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
Excellent essay: tinyurl.com/mr8rktfk
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This was an uphill battle for the state of Minnesota — but Pam Bondi's letter may have turned it into a viable one, if not today, down the line.
Time will tell. 🔽
Time will tell. 🔽
JUDGE: “It concerns me that Attorney General Bondi’s letter cites three things that are the subject of pending litigation before this court,” referring to the District of Minnesota.
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
This was an uphill battle for the state of Minnesota — but Pam Bondi's letter may have turned it into a viable one, if not today, down the line.
Time will tell. 🔽
Time will tell. 🔽
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The whole right-wing establishment is currently gassing up the bus and asking Noem to stand in front of it to, uh, check if their headlights are on.
“.. If the Trump administration wants the public to support its immigration enforcement actions .., it needs to speak honestly about events. Kristi Noem has repeatedly demonstrated that she is incapable of that.”
@nationalreview.bsky.social
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
@nationalreview.bsky.social
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The whole right-wing establishment is currently gassing up the bus and asking Noem to stand in front of it to, uh, check if their headlights are on.
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so bari definitely got the heads up that noem is being shitcanned, right?
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
so bari definitely got the heads up that noem is being shitcanned, right?
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Public pressure is having an impact--keep calling. A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders, including my own Republican Senator Thom Tillis, is demanding an impartial investigation of the murder of Alex Pretti 1/n
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
Congressional leaders call for investigation into killing of Alex Pretti
The killing of Alex Pretti by federal officers prompted strong bipartisan condemnation, a forceful defense from the Trump administration and the prospect of another government shutdown.
www.wfyi.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Public pressure is having an impact--keep calling. A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders, including my own Republican Senator Thom Tillis, is demanding an impartial investigation of the murder of Alex Pretti 1/n
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
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New Noem impeachment co-sponsors today: AOC, Neguse, DelBene, Garcia, Scott (Va.), Horsford, Hayes, Landsman, Peters, Norton, Auchincloss, Latimer, Crow, Soto, Walkinshaw, Meng, Ruiz, Castor, Ross, Levin, Cisneros
It's at 140 — nearly 2/3 of the caucus @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/26/k...
It's at 140 — nearly 2/3 of the caucus @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/26/k...
House Democrats' support for impeaching Kristi Noem surges after Minnesota shooting
The latest batch includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and several swing-district, moderate and leadership members.
www.axios.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
New Noem impeachment co-sponsors today: AOC, Neguse, DelBene, Garcia, Scott (Va.), Horsford, Hayes, Landsman, Peters, Norton, Auchincloss, Latimer, Crow, Soto, Walkinshaw, Meng, Ruiz, Castor, Ross, Levin, Cisneros
It's at 140 — nearly 2/3 of the caucus @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/26/k...
It's at 140 — nearly 2/3 of the caucus @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/01/26/k...
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This is a law professor who has never written anything of substance in criminal procedure, criticizing other law professors across the ideological spectrum who have taken him to task for his evident confusion about it. He has called them silly and now alleges that they’re biased and cartelizing.
January 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is a law professor who has never written anything of substance in criminal procedure, criticizing other law professors across the ideological spectrum who have taken him to task for his evident confusion about it. He has called them silly and now alleges that they’re biased and cartelizing.
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coz often people invoke me and my book in online scraps about "where were you when..." and to chastize those newly organizing:
I'm not interested in whataboutism & disparaging ppl. As an organizer, I appreciate ppl are joining, and I hope my work is of service. Stay in the struggle & keep building.
I'm not interested in whataboutism & disparaging ppl. As an organizer, I appreciate ppl are joining, and I hope my work is of service. Stay in the struggle & keep building.
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
coz often people invoke me and my book in online scraps about "where were you when..." and to chastize those newly organizing:
I'm not interested in whataboutism & disparaging ppl. As an organizer, I appreciate ppl are joining, and I hope my work is of service. Stay in the struggle & keep building.
I'm not interested in whataboutism & disparaging ppl. As an organizer, I appreciate ppl are joining, and I hope my work is of service. Stay in the struggle & keep building.
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The Insurrection Act lets the president deploy the military on American soil. It's dangerously vague. Learn more: bit.ly/3GsFBhL
The Insurrection Act, Explained
The vague and rarely used law gives the president broad power to deploy the military domestically — but it’s not a blank check.
www.brennancenter.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The Insurrection Act lets the president deploy the military on American soil. It's dangerously vague. Learn more: bit.ly/3GsFBhL
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"Gutting the Fourth Amendment just as America marks 250 years of Independence is a little too on the nose, even for this administration. " www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/24/m...
‘They know what they are doing is wrong.’ ICE now says they can force their way into our homes. - The Boston Globe
Gutting the Fourth Amendment just as America marks 250 years of independence is a little too on the nose, even for this administration.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:09 AM
"Gutting the Fourth Amendment just as America marks 250 years of Independence is a little too on the nose, even for this administration. " www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/24/m...
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Already the Fourth Amendment only protects some people in some communities.
We have to stop acting like this is brand new.
It's not.
In 1992 a Boston judge described BPD policy as *martial law* imposed on Black youth in Dorchester, Roxbury & Mattapan on the pretext of gang association. #bospoli
We have to stop acting like this is brand new.
It's not.
In 1992 a Boston judge described BPD policy as *martial law* imposed on Black youth in Dorchester, Roxbury & Mattapan on the pretext of gang association. #bospoli
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Already the Fourth Amendment only protects some people in some communities.
We have to stop acting like this is brand new.
It's not.
In 1992 a Boston judge described BPD policy as *martial law* imposed on Black youth in Dorchester, Roxbury & Mattapan on the pretext of gang association. #bospoli
We have to stop acting like this is brand new.
It's not.
In 1992 a Boston judge described BPD policy as *martial law* imposed on Black youth in Dorchester, Roxbury & Mattapan on the pretext of gang association. #bospoli
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And the irony is--these same guys (or at least others like them) effectively trained the community organizers to be ready for this moment, by forcing us all to DIY society, and by forcing women to be our social safety net.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
Holding It Together by Jessica Calarco: 9780593538128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
And the irony is--these same guys (or at least others like them) effectively trained the community organizers to be ready for this moment, by forcing us all to DIY society, and by forcing women to be our social safety net.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
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*TOM SUOZZI* of all people is calling ICE "immoral" and using the word "murder," while apologizing for his shitty vote and insisting he hears his constituents' anger. The centrist technocrat response to these horrors is officially cooked.
bsky.app/profile/mari...
bsky.app/profile/mari...
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
*TOM SUOZZI* of all people is calling ICE "immoral" and using the word "murder," while apologizing for his shitty vote and insisting he hears his constituents' anger. The centrist technocrat response to these horrors is officially cooked.
bsky.app/profile/mari...
bsky.app/profile/mari...
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In 2024 I profiled @whstancil.bsky.social, the guy who turns being righteously annoying into a superpower. Reupping it now as he heroically deploys his powers against ICE in Minnesota.
Who Is Will Stancil? And Why Is He In Your Feed?
The Minnesota policy wonk posting his way to power and influence.
nymag.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
In 2024 I profiled @whstancil.bsky.social, the guy who turns being righteously annoying into a superpower. Reupping it now as he heroically deploys his powers against ICE in Minnesota.
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This couple spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention and received a pardon from the Republican governor of Missouri.
To Gregory Bovino: This is what brandishing a firearm at a protest looks like.
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
This couple spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention and received a pardon from the Republican governor of Missouri.
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Every part of this is a lie. He was not at a "protest," he was documenting CPB actions. He did not "take that 9mm and start to engage"; it was holstered. He didn't "resist arrest"—he was pinned and then executed within a matter of seconds. But it's so clearly indefensible they have to lie.
Sean Duffy: "If you come to a protest with a 9mm firearm, that's fine believing in the Second Amendment, but you stand on the sidewalk and you hold your sign. You take that 9mm and you start to engage with ICE officers, and then you resist arrest -- listen, I don't want anyone to die, but ... "
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Every part of this is a lie. He was not at a "protest," he was documenting CPB actions. He did not "take that 9mm and start to engage"; it was holstered. He didn't "resist arrest"—he was pinned and then executed within a matter of seconds. But it's so clearly indefensible they have to lie.