Cid Gunston-Parks, PhD
@dawque.bsky.social
Retired hippy, teacher, professor of Language and Literacy (CSUS). Always an activist and advocate while being a proud Army brat (generations of service).
TRUTH!!!
Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court held that political spending is political speech. And it planted the seeds for what, by 2010, evolved into a free for all for dark money and super PACs.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
TRUTH!!!
Abolish Citizens United! Corporations have Never Been People!!!!
If we are to return to a true marketplace of ideas, we need to regulate political spending in a way that makes it harder for the Musks and Thiels of the world to corner that market. Narrowing or overturning Buckley would be a huge step in that direction.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Abolish Citizens United! Corporations have Never Been People!!!!
Slava Ukraini! PERSIST in the face of evil!
Europe doesn’t need an apocalypse to lose to Russia.All it takes is a”bad peace"in Ukraine&a few well-timed crises in Europe itself.The essence of the scenario isn’t that Russia will”defeat NATO"in a major war.The essence is that the Kremlin can win without a major war
📹17.07.2025/BBC News,chykahlo
📹17.07.2025/BBC News,chykahlo
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Slava Ukraini! PERSIST in the face of evil!
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In the first year of his nonsensical “presidency” Donald Trump has taken our security, our jobs, our money, our peace of mind, our pride in being Americans. Having armed thugs threatening us in our homes and on our doorsteps is the final straw! #ICEoffOurStreets
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 AM
In the first year of his nonsensical “presidency” Donald Trump has taken our security, our jobs, our money, our peace of mind, our pride in being Americans. Having armed thugs threatening us in our homes and on our doorsteps is the final straw! #ICEoffOurStreets
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There's no way that ICE agents with barely a month of training know how to use force, or when not to.
That’s how we get reckless killings in our streets.
That’s how we get reckless killings in our streets.
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
There's no way that ICE agents with barely a month of training know how to use force, or when not to.
That’s how we get reckless killings in our streets.
That’s how we get reckless killings in our streets.
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Good to see --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman just introduced their bill stripping ICE agents of qualified immunity. We broke the news that this was coming on our podcast (see thread below for more info and context).
January 30, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Good to see --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman just introduced their bill stripping ICE agents of qualified immunity. We broke the news that this was coming on our podcast (see thread below for more info and context).
Bravo!!
A judge has ordered the release of Twin Cities independent journalist Georgia Fort this afternoon, rejecting the U.S. government’s claims that her allegations constitute a crime of violence that necessitate keeping her detained.
Live: U.S. opens civil rights investigation in Alex Pretti’s death
President Trump labeled Pretti an “agitator” after new video showed the Minneapolis man clashing with federal agents.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Bravo!!
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American taxpayers spent half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025 | Fortune share.google/UgIQB7aR2Wm9... taxpayers spent half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025 | Fortune share.google/qCR6Qp1OPir1...
$496 Million SPENT DUE TO
ICE HORROR
$496 Million SPENT DUE TO
ICE HORROR
The American taxpayer spent nearly half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025, CBO finds | Fortune
Trump’s federal troop deployment to U.S. cities is costing about $93 million a month, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
share.google
January 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
American taxpayers spent half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025 | Fortune share.google/UgIQB7aR2Wm9... taxpayers spent half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025 | Fortune share.google/qCR6Qp1OPir1...
$496 Million SPENT DUE TO
ICE HORROR
$496 Million SPENT DUE TO
ICE HORROR
Criminal!
"My legs, ribs, arms, face - everything was black and purple, covered in bruises and burns from stun guns. My uniform also was black, it blended with my skin."
Ukrainian Defender Vladyslav Kucherov, 24, spent over three years in Russian captivity. He returned home on April 19, 2025⤵️
Ukrainian Defender Vladyslav Kucherov, 24, spent over three years in Russian captivity. He returned home on April 19, 2025⤵️
January 30, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Criminal!
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Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
I call B. S.
Deputy AG Blanche says he has "no comment" on the Fulton County, Georgia probe, says "election integrity is very important to this administration"
www.ms.now/news/fbi-sea...
www.ms.now/news/fbi-sea...
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I call B. S.
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🚨BREAKING: In a case that could have profound nationwide consequences for elections, the state of Missouri has sued to block the federal government from including undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders in the country’s once-a-decade census count. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New GOP scheme to rig presidential elections: Missouri sues to exclude undocumented from census
“Foreign trespassers should not control the direction of this nation,” Hanaway said in a social media post announcing the lawsuit.
www.democracydocket.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a case that could have profound nationwide consequences for elections, the state of Missouri has sued to block the federal government from including undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders in the country’s once-a-decade census count. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Why not Renee? Homophobic police shot Her!!!!
DOJ opens federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, but holds back on Renee Good https://twp.ai/9PZik4
January 30, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Why not Renee? Homophobic police shot Her!!!!
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DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
Celebrate this Woman!!!
On this day in 1926, Violette Neatly Anderson became the first black woman admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. She passed the Illinois bar in 1920, established a private practice, and later became an assistant prosecutor in Chicago. #WeTheMen
arthurashe.ucla.edu/2016/01/29/n...
arthurashe.ucla.edu/2016/01/29/n...
January 30, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Celebrate this Woman!!!
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Bravely walks away. 🫠⚖️
Q: Do you have comment on the career prosecutors that are resigning in Minneapolis?
BLANCHE: *walks away*
BLANCHE: *walks away*
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Bravely walks away. 🫠⚖️
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Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
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Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently
Agreed!!
This
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Agreed!!
Ballard Partners! Spread the word….BOYCOTT
Ballard Partners is helping companies cash in on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Clients of a Trump-connected lobbying firm keep landing no-bid ICE contracts
Ballard Partners is helping companies cash in on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Ballard Partners! Spread the word….BOYCOTT
😢😢🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏽😢😢
I can honestly say this is the only time she didn’t make me laugh. Gutted.
January 30, 2026 at 8:50 PM
😢😢🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏽😢😢
Premature Schadenfreude for Melanie, The Movie.
January 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Premature Schadenfreude for Melanie, The Movie.
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DOJ busted for removing Epstein files accusing Trump of child rape
www.rawstory.com
DOJ busted for removing Epstein files accusing Trump of child rape
twp.ai
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
DOJ busted for removing Epstein files accusing Trump of child rape
Racism in its purest form.
Strike anyone else as odd that, while Blacks were about a quarter of the protesters at the Southern Baptist confab, Bondi directs only the arrest of Black people? It's the images their own to feed to their white supremacist base, I think.
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Racism in its purest form.
Concentration camps being acquired, how Fascist Are We?!?!?
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Concentration camps being acquired, how Fascist Are We?!?!?