Charlie McB
@cmcb4.bsky.social
Retired Chicagoan. Love my family, democracy, the Cubs the Beatles and the $2 bill.
We can't let this a$$hole beat us.
We can't let this a$$hole beat us.
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The rocker slammed Trump for acting like a king, while naming both Alex Pretti and Renee Good in his song.
Springsteen Releases Scathing New Song About Trump and ICE
The lyrics specifically call out “Miller and Noem’s dirty lies.”
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The rocker slammed Trump for acting like a king, while naming both Alex Pretti and Renee Good in his song.
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Chris Murphy on Kristi Noem: “She’s unqualified, but so will the next DHS secretary. The name on the on the door of DHS doesn’t really matter. This is an operation being run by the president and Stephen Miller.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of homeland security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Chris Murphy on Kristi Noem: “She’s unqualified, but so will the next DHS secretary. The name on the on the door of DHS doesn’t really matter. This is an operation being run by the president and Stephen Miller.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
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1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Feels like Trump is pretty much unconditionally surrendering as support collapses
January 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Feels like Trump is pretty much unconditionally surrendering as support collapses
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God bless Billy Bragg, still out there being Billy Bragg.
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
God bless Billy Bragg, still out there being Billy Bragg.
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Column: I’m back to searching hard for signs of unity. For signs that we have it in us to come together and protect what’s vulnerable and precious: our health, our safety, our humanity, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: As federal agents target citizens, where are the folks who cried ‘tyranny’ over pandemic restrictions?
I’m wondering how federal immigration agents’ actions sit with those who saw vaccine mandates as government overreach, writes Heidi Stevens.
trib.al
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Column: I’m back to searching hard for signs of unity. For signs that we have it in us to come together and protect what’s vulnerable and precious: our health, our safety, our humanity, writes Heidi Stevens.
Believe your eyes
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded
A moment-by-moment analysis of videos from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when shots were fired. The footage contradicts the federal government’s account of the fatal shooting.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Believe your eyes
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Why read past headlines: Far too many centrists and even liberals criticized protesters for peacefully disrupting a church service.
Fuck that. We need more actions like this.
Expose how these Christians reject the teachings of Christ.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
Fuck that. We need more actions like this.
Expose how these Christians reject the teachings of Christ.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
Pro-ICE churches should be shamed
Cities Church in St. Paul are the persecutors, not the persecuted
www.salon.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Why read past headlines: Far too many centrists and even liberals criticized protesters for peacefully disrupting a church service.
Fuck that. We need more actions like this.
Expose how these Christians reject the teachings of Christ.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
Fuck that. We need more actions like this.
Expose how these Christians reject the teachings of Christ.
www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...
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By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It - emptywheel
By lying about how her goons came to murder Alex Pretti, Kristi Noem makes it clear she's part of a conspiracy in his killing.
www.emptywheel.net
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 PM
By Lying about Alex Pretti's Murder, Kristi Noem Makes Herself a Co-Conspirator In It
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/25/b...
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INBOX: DURBIN TO VOTE AGAINST DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING BILL
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 AM
INBOX: DURBIN TO VOTE AGAINST DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING BILL
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Cartoon by Andy Marlette | Tribune Content Agency
January 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Cartoon by Andy Marlette | Tribune Content Agency
DHS/ice/border patrol are completely without credibility. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/t...
Jury acquits Chicago man accused of soliciting murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Bovino
Chicago construction worker Juan Espinoza Martinez was found not guilty of putting a bounty on the head of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 PM
DHS/ice/border patrol are completely without credibility. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/t...
@gregsargent.bsky.social, no Daily Blast today?
January 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM
@gregsargent.bsky.social, no Daily Blast today?
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Another proud day for America.
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another proud day for America.
He doesn’t get the irony of a guy who avoided military service with a fake medical excuse, insulting our allies by minimizing their contributions to winning the Second World War
——
DearWorld,
We’re very sorry.
Sincerely,
The 70% of Americans who are not in a cult
#25thAmendmentNow.
——
DearWorld,
We’re very sorry.
Sincerely,
The 70% of Americans who are not in a cult
#25thAmendmentNow.
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
He doesn’t get the irony of a guy who avoided military service with a fake medical excuse, insulting our allies by minimizing their contributions to winning the Second World War
——
DearWorld,
We’re very sorry.
Sincerely,
The 70% of Americans who are not in a cult
#25thAmendmentNow.
——
DearWorld,
We’re very sorry.
Sincerely,
The 70% of Americans who are not in a cult
#25thAmendmentNow.
If you’re missing this Trump speech to world leaders in Switzerland, you are very lucky. And nobody knows that better than the world leaders who have to sit there and listen to this insane claptrap
January 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
If you’re missing this Trump speech to world leaders in Switzerland, you are very lucky. And nobody knows that better than the world leaders who have to sit there and listen to this insane claptrap
Great to hear.
Now, can we get back to the release of the Epstein Files?
Now, can we get back to the release of the Epstein Files?
BREAKING: Trump rules out using military force to take Greenland
Trump rules out using military force to take Greenland
European allies have been bracing for a clash with Trump over Greenland this week in the Swiss Alps.
www.axios.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Great to hear.
Now, can we get back to the release of the Epstein Files?
Now, can we get back to the release of the Epstein Files?
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Never forget that New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn downplayed the threat to democracy in 2024. @nytimes.com
New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn last May: “It’s our job to cover the full range of issues that people have. At the moment, democracy is one of them. But it’s not the top.”
Joe Kahn: ‘The newsroom is not a safe space’ | Semafor
The New York Times’ executive editor said the paper is a “pillar” of democracy but not a tool of power.
www.semafor.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Never forget that New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn downplayed the threat to democracy in 2024. @nytimes.com
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The New York Times‘ Peter Baker writes today that “Trump has changed the definition of normal.” For a decade, Baker and his newsroom helped him do it.
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The New York Times‘ Peter Baker writes today that “Trump has changed the definition of normal.” For a decade, Baker and his newsroom helped him do it.
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can they do that thing they did with late Salazar in Portugal and create a fake government for Trump to run instead of *points at all of this*
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Fake news: How Portugal ‘fooled’ ex-dictator to believe he still led from his sickbed
António de Oliveira Salazar thought he was in power for two years after being replaced, new book claims
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 AM
can they do that thing they did with late Salazar in Portugal and create a fake government for Trump to run instead of *points at all of this*
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...