@dotdarling.bsky.social
Dual US/Dutch citizen living in UK. Freelance translator. Ink drinker & over-thinker.
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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.
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From 'Burnham would' to dunce inane
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
From 'Burnham would' to dunce inane
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January 26, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Gavin Newsom Is 💯% Correct.....
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Gavin Newsom Is 💯% Correct.....
A Republican governor
January 26, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A Republican governor
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Make America Free Again
January 26, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Make America Free Again
The question is, what’s going to be done about it?
“They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are killing citizens to create disruption so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office and suffer criminal sanctions for the crimes they are now committing”
January 26, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The question is, what’s going to be done about it?
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
Reading these highlights even more how far the US has fallen. No politician is perfect but we really had no idea how good we had it.
Now we wait for comments from Biden and Bush.
Have you seen this @mrjamesob.bsky.social ?
Now we wait for comments from Biden and Bush.
Have you seen this @mrjamesob.bsky.social ?
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Reading these highlights even more how far the US has fallen. No politician is perfect but we really had no idea how good we had it.
Now we wait for comments from Biden and Bush.
Have you seen this @mrjamesob.bsky.social ?
Now we wait for comments from Biden and Bush.
Have you seen this @mrjamesob.bsky.social ?
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
Was trying to figure out how to articulate what I’ve been feeling since yesterday and this is it. #Minnesota #AlexPretti
January 25, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Was trying to figure out how to articulate what I’ve been feeling since yesterday and this is it. #Minnesota #AlexPretti
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After removing his gun, the man behind Alex takes his own gun out and shoots Alex in the back multiple times while he is unarmed and on his knees being restrained by at least 4 armed men.
They executed him.
They executed him.
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
After removing his gun, the man behind Alex takes his own gun out and shoots Alex in the back multiple times while he is unarmed and on his knees being restrained by at least 4 armed men.
They executed him.
They executed him.
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It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Uncanny parallels
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Uncanny parallels
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Stephen Miller is a very sick person, more so, IMO, than the president. And he is calling the shots.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
January 25, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Stephen Miller is a very sick person, more so, IMO, than the president. And he is calling the shots.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.
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Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
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AP reports on how an ICE agent, after the shooting, told “Boo hoo” to protesters. apnews.com/article/immi...
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
AP reports on how an ICE agent, after the shooting, told “Boo hoo” to protesters. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
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BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
Another ICE murder in broad daylight. Well-done Trump voters, you absolute toe rags.
FYI @mrjamesob.bsky.social
FYI @mrjamesob.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Another ICE murder in broad daylight. Well-done Trump voters, you absolute toe rags.
FYI @mrjamesob.bsky.social
FYI @mrjamesob.bsky.social
After everything that’s happened, it’s truly baffling how any decent human being could continue to support ICE or the administration running it.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
After everything that’s happened, it’s truly baffling how any decent human being could continue to support ICE or the administration running it.
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New: an FBI agent who took the routine step of investigating the ICE officer who shot Renee Good has resigned after FBI leadership discouraged the investigation
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
New: an FBI agent who took the routine step of investigating the ICE officer who shot Renee Good has resigned after FBI leadership discouraged the investigation
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
