Don Slider 🏳️🌈
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Native Southern Californian, politically moderate independent. Retired civil engineer. Politics, wine, sourdough baking.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.
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Every Republican, deep down, knows that Trump did many of the things mentioned about him in the Epstein files, but they don’t care because power is more important to them than justice.
February 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Every Republican, deep down, knows that Trump did many of the things mentioned about him in the Epstein files, but they don’t care because power is more important to them than justice.
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#shocked / #notshocked
It's been Dem's mo for ~60 yrs. LBJ's silence re Nixon/Kissinger sabotaging Vietnam Peace Talks is well-known. Less known: Jan 1993 House Dems ignored evidence confirming 1980 Reagan/Bush "October Surprise" to sabotage hostage release. www.consortiumnews.com/archive/xfil...
It's been Dem's mo for ~60 yrs. LBJ's silence re Nixon/Kissinger sabotaging Vietnam Peace Talks is well-known. Less known: Jan 1993 House Dems ignored evidence confirming 1980 Reagan/Bush "October Surprise" to sabotage hostage release. www.consortiumnews.com/archive/xfil...
January 31, 2026 at 1:23 PM
#shocked / #notshocked
It's been Dem's mo for ~60 yrs. LBJ's silence re Nixon/Kissinger sabotaging Vietnam Peace Talks is well-known. Less known: Jan 1993 House Dems ignored evidence confirming 1980 Reagan/Bush "October Surprise" to sabotage hostage release. www.consortiumnews.com/archive/xfil...
It's been Dem's mo for ~60 yrs. LBJ's silence re Nixon/Kissinger sabotaging Vietnam Peace Talks is well-known. Less known: Jan 1993 House Dems ignored evidence confirming 1980 Reagan/Bush "October Surprise" to sabotage hostage release. www.consortiumnews.com/archive/xfil...
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Minneapolis should press its momentum and demand not only withdrawal but start talking about the need for immediate reparations, loudly, with the total certainty that only winners have. "You have wronged us terribly and must pay recompense" and let them argue the second part.
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Minneapolis should press its momentum and demand not only withdrawal but start talking about the need for immediate reparations, loudly, with the total certainty that only winners have. "You have wronged us terribly and must pay recompense" and let them argue the second part.
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The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Today Fulton County, Tomorrow???
On Wednesday, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Fulton County, Georgia, Elections Operation Center.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The Fulton County search warrant & its implications for the 2026 & future elections is critically important news & not getting the coverage it merits. Read my most recent piece to get the download & understand why this is such a significant development. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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California joins the WHO's Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, becoming the first state to bypass federal withdrawal. Governor Gavin Newsom positions the move as a vital safeguard against emerging public health threats, even as the State Department insists states do not set foreign policy.
As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says hello
Gavin Newsom, governor of California, at the 2026 Davos gathering of political leaders, executives and celebrities. Newsom met with World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the event to talk about working together to monitor emerging public health threats.
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg/via Getty Images
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January 29, 2026 at 6:24 AM
California joins the WHO's Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network, becoming the first state to bypass federal withdrawal. Governor Gavin Newsom positions the move as a vital safeguard against emerging public health threats, even as the State Department insists states do not set foreign policy.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Stephen Miller’s wife is putting in a late shift tonight trying to save his job.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Stephen Miller’s wife is putting in a late shift tonight trying to save his job.
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Just leaving this right here.
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Just leaving this right here.
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Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
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This is one of my favorite charts because the obvious implication is ... obvious, but you absolutely are not allowed to say it out loud in US public discourse.
January 27, 2026 at 6:41 AM
This is one of my favorite charts because the obvious implication is ... obvious, but you absolutely are not allowed to say it out loud in US public discourse.
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Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.
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This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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“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 3:20 AM
“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”
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The United States Government’s position is that it is unlawful to watch law enforcement and you will be assaulted, it is treasonous to oppose their work and you will be executed for it, the President of the United States will defame you in death, and they will say “good job, law enforcement” on CNN.
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The United States Government’s position is that it is unlawful to watch law enforcement and you will be assaulted, it is treasonous to oppose their work and you will be executed for it, the President of the United States will defame you in death, and they will say “good job, law enforcement” on CNN.
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“Well isn’t it ironic, doncha think? A little too ironic — yeah, I really do think.” ~Alanis Morissette
January 25, 2026 at 7:16 AM
“Well isn’t it ironic, doncha think? A little too ironic — yeah, I really do think.” ~Alanis Morissette
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Just a friendly reminder that this creature was dubbed a hero by republicans after showing up to a protest like this…
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Just a friendly reminder that this creature was dubbed a hero by republicans after showing up to a protest like this…
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The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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Congress needs to do its job.
Now.
Before it's too late.
Now.
Before it's too late.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Congress needs to do its job.
Now.
Before it's too late.
Now.
Before it's too late.
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"And stop referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement."
-Governor Tim Walz
-Governor Tim Walz
January 24, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"And stop referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement."
-Governor Tim Walz
-Governor Tim Walz
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It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.