Michael E. Carter
@deckofcarterhist.bsky.social
Americanist Military Historian & Genocide Scholar.
Kean University History Adjunct.
Expat Twitterstorian. Skystorian.
Cancer Survivor. He/Him.
https://linktr.ee/deckofcarterhistory
Kean University History Adjunct.
Expat Twitterstorian. Skystorian.
Cancer Survivor. He/Him.
https://linktr.ee/deckofcarterhistory
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Shot, smoke, and snowballs.
History echoes.
History echoes.
Its time for air horns, then.
January 28, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Its time for air horns, then.
This is good. More is required.
BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
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 the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This is good. More is required.
Reposted by Michael E. Carter
“We need to divert attention from the Pretti murder.”
“Gotcha.”
“Gotcha.”
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:55 PM
“We need to divert attention from the Pretti murder.”
“Gotcha.”
“Gotcha.”
Remember, these are the same guys Trump wants to send to Italy for the Winter Olympics.
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 11:13 PM
Remember, these are the same guys Trump wants to send to Italy for the Winter Olympics.
1789 was a rough year for Democrats and Republicans while they debated the Bill of Rights...
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
1789 was a rough year for Democrats and Republicans while they debated the Bill of Rights...
I know this is controversial to say but Democrats should absolutely claim this issue. There is a middle. Its a constitutional right.
Get in on this before a wagon circles around this new definition of gun rights.
Get in on this before a wagon circles around this new definition of gun rights.
Trump: Pretti ‘shouldn’t have been carrying a gun’
Trump: Pretti ‘shouldn’t have been carrying a gun’
The president’s remarks could further inflame tensions with gun rights advocates.
dlvr.it
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I know this is controversial to say but Democrats should absolutely claim this issue. There is a middle. Its a constitutional right.
Get in on this before a wagon circles around this new definition of gun rights.
Get in on this before a wagon circles around this new definition of gun rights.
Regarding Arizona, do not believe a word this admin and its allies say.
Wait for multiple trusted news outlets to confirm.
Wait for multiple trusted news outlets to confirm.
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Regarding Arizona, do not believe a word this admin and its allies say.
Wait for multiple trusted news outlets to confirm.
Wait for multiple trusted news outlets to confirm.
Oh fuck off.
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Oh fuck off.
Italy should detain them.
“ICE will accompany the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics in Italy next month, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday, stoking a backlash among Italians angered by the conduct of ICE agents in Minneapolis.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Italy should detain them.
I think we have a shot during year 27,006 of our complicated relationship.
Report: Bears Never Liked Us
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I think we have a shot during year 27,006 of our complicated relationship.
One, neat.
Two, was it that much of a stretch? Bears kill people now.
Two, was it that much of a stretch? Bears kill people now.
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
A foraging teenager was mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, skeleton shows
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
www.scientificamerican.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
One, neat.
Two, was it that much of a stretch? Bears kill people now.
Two, was it that much of a stretch? Bears kill people now.
It's not "hitting them when they are down" its ripping out an authoritarian organization that has reached its logical conclusion.
I'm not a believer of hitting a man when he's down, but in the case of Trump and anyone around him, that what needs to happen. this is a weak point, and our leaders must take advantage of it.
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 PM
It's not "hitting them when they are down" its ripping out an authoritarian organization that has reached its logical conclusion.
ICE doesn't just need to go. Homeland Security needs to go.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
ICE doesn't just need to go. Homeland Security needs to go.
"I am the one stomping..." from a guy like Pool brings the same insecure energy as "But I was pitching so..."
Tim Pool is…a YouTuber who never finished high school.
Why do we give a single fuck what he thinks?
Why do we give a single fuck what he thinks?
Tim Pool: “I’m not licking the boot. It’s my boot. I voted for it. I’m the one stomping…”
This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
/1
This mindset is genuinely pathetic.
It’s an alpha fantasy: watching state violence and imagining you’re exercising power rather than the one submitting to it.
/1
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"I am the one stomping..." from a guy like Pool brings the same insecure energy as "But I was pitching so..."
"I'm against the violence, so please, if you protest, protest in peace."
Look who suddenly cares when the admin goes into full retreat.
Look who suddenly cares when the admin goes into full retreat.
Melania Trump issues rare statement after shootings in Minnesota
First Lady Melania Trump made a rare political statement on Tuesday calling for 'unity' amid weeks of unrest in Minnesota.
www-dailymail-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"I'm against the violence, so please, if you protest, protest in peace."
Look who suddenly cares when the admin goes into full retreat.
Look who suddenly cares when the admin goes into full retreat.
Reposted by Michael E. Carter
We owe it to videos taken by brave Minnesotan eyewitnesses for exposing the lies of Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, Kash Patel, Stephen Miller & Karoline Leavitt.
While these often anonymous bystanders have the right to record, they do so at great risk; Pretti was initially targeted for recording ICE.
While these often anonymous bystanders have the right to record, they do so at great risk; Pretti was initially targeted for recording ICE.
How bystander video and newsroom analysis undercut the White House narrative on Alex Pretti - Poynter
The administration tried to shape the story, but evidence and detailed analysis appear to have forced a rare recalibration
www.poynter.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
We owe it to videos taken by brave Minnesotan eyewitnesses for exposing the lies of Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, Kash Patel, Stephen Miller & Karoline Leavitt.
While these often anonymous bystanders have the right to record, they do so at great risk; Pretti was initially targeted for recording ICE.
While these often anonymous bystanders have the right to record, they do so at great risk; Pretti was initially targeted for recording ICE.
Reposted by Michael E. Carter
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
Reposted by Michael E. Carter
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
Reposted by Michael E. Carter
This is the coolest fucking form of solidarity I have ever seen.
Bravo.
Bravo.
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 AM
This is the coolest fucking form of solidarity I have ever seen.
Bravo.
Bravo.
God damn it...
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
God damn it...
This man should be Vice President. If this country cared enough about how serious the moment was, he would have been.
America's Governor.
America's Governor.
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
This man should be Vice President. If this country cared enough about how serious the moment was, he would have been.
America's Governor.
America's Governor.
Dude is literally being sacked because Americans remembered who they were and that scared the hell out of them.
Do not stop.
Do not stop.
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Dude is literally being sacked because Americans remembered who they were and that scared the hell out of them.
Do not stop.
Do not stop.