David Beard
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David Beard
@dabeard.bsky.social
Writer, editor, newsletterer. Pro-clarity, accuracy, peace, love, understanding.
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Minnesota legend Charles M. Schulz knew what made a great citizen. “Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call ‘American Virtues’ who lack this faith in our country.”
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I've been waiting for this.

Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window.

It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
Independent autopsy in ICE shooting death of Renee Good released by law firm in civil investigation
The results of an independent autopsy for Renee Good have been released as part of a law firm's civil investigation, two weeks after she was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
6abc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.

When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 AM
If ICE has an error rate of more than 70% in detaining people they thought were criminals, shouldn’t it have been fixed BEFORE nearly 100,000 people have been imprisoned?
Again, are they public servants—or body snatchers?
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Can't see the words "Obergruppenführer Miller" without thinking of this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzW...
Star Wars- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
YouTube video by L
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM
No means no: 86 percent of Americans, including more than two thirds of Republicans, oppose military action to take over Greenland, Fox News reports. www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump doubles down on Greenland push as polls show little public support
New polls show most Americans oppose military action to acquire Greenland as Trump doubles down on takeover efforts during NATO talks in Switzerland.
www.foxnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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When the US acquired the US Virgin Islands from Denmark, it did so through a negotiated treaty and purchase with congressionally appropriated funds.

It was not/not done unilaterally by the US President.

And the US Secretary of State included this declaration when signing the treaty.
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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When the government demands that an institution provides a list of all the Jewish employees, the outcome is never a good one

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Penn Calls Government’s Demand for Lists of Jewish Staff ‘Disconcerting’
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:32 PM
If you read these headlines from today’s Wizard of Oz Daily, you begin to believe the man behind the curtain is very powerful indeed! @nytimes
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Trump administration employees shared Social Security information via a nonsecure server. The Social Security Administration does not know what data was shared or whether it still exists there. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u... #ThanksTrump
DOGE Employees Shared Social Security Data, Court Filing Shows
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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Pool report timed 11:53pm:

“Pool didn’t see POTUS board replacement AF1, which is the smaller aircraft (757). Sending now as cell coverage poor inside this plane. We will be wheels up for Zurich at some point soon.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 AM
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Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
Lehigh County exec says he’s evicting ICE agents from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.
www.mcall.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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The Associated Press has pulled its slug promising pool video of Trump changing planes
January 21, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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This morning NYT used a one-word description for his overnight social media run through the neighborhood, peeing on the welcome mats and baying at the moon.
And…
The word was “heckled.” #sanewashing
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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sometimes pretending a gross bribe isn’t a gross bribe just makes it grosser
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 AM
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Every city they have terrorized has fought back in its own way. LA had protests and cell videos. DC had annoyed feds and grand-jury no-bills. Chicago had priests. Charlotte had angry grandma scaring feds off her lawn. The Twin Cities are showing sheer, dedicated, relentless presence.
Also this quote makes me want to run through a wall
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Trump has forced all of Europe to discuss the completely invented threat of Russian annexation of Greenland and thereby ignore the actual Russian war and annexation in Ukraine. Very regrettable. In Davos, the paramount subject should be Ukraine, not Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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This is the school in my Seattle neighborhood currently under lockdown because ICE is threatening to kidnap students.
Aki Kurose middle school is named after a US concentration camp survivor.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Trump's neo-Nazi Thanksgiving dinner companion on Minnesotans. "Please kill them, Mr. President."
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Why does Trump want his alma mater yo give him a list of its Jewish employees? (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Penn Calls Government’s Demand for Lists of Jewish Staff ‘Disconcerting’
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A succinct Danish response to the Trump adventure opposed by 85% of Americans, too
Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, speaks for all of us!
January 20, 2026 at 8:22 PM