Ealdred of Dawsonville
@ealdred.bsky.social
Twitter refuge. Solid Blue in a very red state. Likes history, sci-fi, and rational government (so, fantasy for next 4 years)
And looking at the rate of arrests with CBP, that explains a lot about ICE. No reform.
Customs and Border Patrol —the nation’s largest law enforcement agency—has been plagued for two decades by a tidal wave of crime, corruption, and misconduct.
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.
Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005.
What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE
I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption run far deeper than even the deadly surges have shown.
www.motherjones.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
And looking at the rate of arrests with CBP, that explains a lot about ICE. No reform.
Things like this are what the US used to justify attacking other countries. But now it comes from within.
Gestapos opened fire, striking Martinez 5 times in the arm, chest & both legs
1 gestapo had body cam ... Martinez has said in court that it shows an officer shouting "do something b--"
The gestapo who shot her, in a group text: "I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys."
1 gestapo had body cam ... Martinez has said in court that it shows an officer shouting "do something b--"
The gestapo who shot her, in a group text: "I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys."
'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Marimar Martinez said she believes that she survived her encounter with Border Patrol agents so she could share her story.
www.yahoo.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Things like this are what the US used to justify attacking other countries. But now it comes from within.
Live your life in such a way that when someone yells, "Pedophile protector!", you don't assume they mean you.
January 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Live your life in such a way that when someone yells, "Pedophile protector!", you don't assume they mean you.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s depravity wasn’t just private...it was performative. A model-Cleo Glyde, says she was forced to dress as a “sexy nurse”… for Donald Trump. The props..the humiliation... the theater of power. This is how predators test limits...and how they bind each other in silence.
Jeffrey Epstein’s depravity wasn’t just private...it was performative. A model-Cleo Glyde, says she was forced to dress as a “sexy nurse”… for Donald Trump. The props..the humiliation... the theater of power. This is how predators test limits...and how they bind each other in silence.
September 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Jeffrey Epstein’s depravity wasn’t just private...it was performative. A model-Cleo Glyde, says she was forced to dress as a “sexy nurse”… for Donald Trump. The props..the humiliation... the theater of power. This is how predators test limits...and how they bind each other in silence.
Jeffrey Epstein’s depravity wasn’t just private...it was performative. A model-Cleo Glyde, says she was forced to dress as a “sexy nurse”… for Donald Trump. The props..the humiliation... the theater of power. This is how predators test limits...and how they bind each other in silence.
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As much fun as the TACO memes are, don't forget what that stands for: TRUMP ALWAYS CHICKENS OUT. It would be a shame to ignore the chicken memes that are there for the taking. Here's a little Starter Kit you might need. ENJOY!
May 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
As much fun as the TACO memes are, don't forget what that stands for: TRUMP ALWAYS CHICKENS OUT. It would be a shame to ignore the chicken memes that are there for the taking. Here's a little Starter Kit you might need. ENJOY!
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May 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Take a few moments to read and be soothed
If you’re like me, you need a little break from the doomscrolling. You might like this…
I was born in raging water — during an actual hurricane.
It was September 23, 1975, and my 16-year-old mom went into labor in Metairie, Louisiana. It was also a full moon.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
I was born in raging water — during an actual hurricane.
It was September 23, 1975, and my 16-year-old mom went into labor in Metairie, Louisiana. It was also a full moon.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Water
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...
open.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Take a few moments to read and be soothed
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If you are in a red state, flood your Governor’s offices with phone calls demanding to know what the plan will be if Medicaid and Meals on Wheels and SNAP and Headstart don’t receive funding this week. This is on them for going along with a insane autocrat.
Call them. They knew.
Call them. They knew.
January 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you are in a red state, flood your Governor’s offices with phone calls demanding to know what the plan will be if Medicaid and Meals on Wheels and SNAP and Headstart don’t receive funding this week. This is on them for going along with a insane autocrat.
Call them. They knew.
Call them. They knew.
While I left just before the Church turned to Trump, this song sums up a lot of the feelings I had that led me to leaving 30 years in the Evangelical Church
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GT-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GT-...
Hymn for the 81%
YouTube video by Daniel Deitrich
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
While I left just before the Church turned to Trump, this song sums up a lot of the feelings I had that led me to leaving 30 years in the Evangelical Church
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GT-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GT-...
Good read about getting through these times
www.kameronhurley.com/adrift-on-th...
www.kameronhurley.com/adrift-on-th...
Adrift on the Sea of History: Hope for Realists - Kameron Hurley
I’ve found comfort the last 10 years in looking back at historical comparisons of the last few hundred years in our history. The likelihood that I’ll survive a prolonged disruption of supply chains an...
www.kameronhurley.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good read about getting through these times
www.kameronhurley.com/adrift-on-th...
www.kameronhurley.com/adrift-on-th...
The fires that have hit the urban areas near LA are unprecedented, at least for the last 100 years. We are seeing fires comparable to the fire bombings of Toyoko or Dresden during WWII.
This is a life altering event for 10,000s of families and the repercussions will last decades
This is a life altering event for 10,000s of families and the repercussions will last decades
January 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The fires that have hit the urban areas near LA are unprecedented, at least for the last 100 years. We are seeing fires comparable to the fire bombings of Toyoko or Dresden during WWII.
This is a life altering event for 10,000s of families and the repercussions will last decades
This is a life altering event for 10,000s of families and the repercussions will last decades
Those is why the anti-vax message is dangerous
By the time Green and other medical professionals from Hawaii arrived in Samoa to help vaccinate people, he said there were already 5,000 confirmed cases of measles. 84 people ultimately died.
Most who died were children. www.huffpost.com/entry/hawaii...
Most who died were children. www.huffpost.com/entry/hawaii...
Hawaii Gov: RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Misinformation Left Dozens Of Kids Dead In Samoa
The Senate is poised to make “an absolute life-or-death decision” in confirming Kennedy as HHS secretary, warned Gov. Josh Green, who is also a physician.
www.huffpost.com
January 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Those is why the anti-vax message is dangerous
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Jan 20th ... leave Twitter day.
January 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Jan 20th ... leave Twitter day.
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I will always be proud to have supported VP Kamala Harris. Today, she once again proved to the nation that she cares deeply about this country and our democracy. Thank you, VP.
January 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I will always be proud to have supported VP Kamala Harris. Today, she once again proved to the nation that she cares deeply about this country and our democracy. Thank you, VP.
Why yes, I do think it is petty. But I'm still going to post it!
December 20, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Why yes, I do think it is petty. But I'm still going to post it!
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Please read and share this everywhere.
Talking points & resources to push back against the RFK, Tulsi, Patel, Hegseth & Bondi nominations.
Social media toolkit included!
Pass it on.
Talking points & resources to push back against the RFK, Tulsi, Patel, Hegseth & Bondi nominations.
Social media toolkit included!
Pass it on.
Spread the Truth About These Five Cabinet Picks
Key talking points to share and use in your advocacy against dangerous nominees.
www.digitaldrumbeat.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Please read and share this everywhere.
Talking points & resources to push back against the RFK, Tulsi, Patel, Hegseth & Bondi nominations.
Social media toolkit included!
Pass it on.
Talking points & resources to push back against the RFK, Tulsi, Patel, Hegseth & Bondi nominations.
Social media toolkit included!
Pass it on.
Turn up the volume
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Turn up the volume
This is why I will no longer post memes. Links to actual studies, reports, news orgs, only. You can't fight fire with cartoons
It the final analysis: The right wing media-misinformation colossus overwhelmed the reality dams and soaked us in lies, hateful narratives. Debating what Harris did/didn’t do is like a family arguing about a cousin inside a Gulf Coast house as a hurricane ravages neighborhood and barrels toward them
November 28, 2024 at 11:05 PM
This is why I will no longer post memes. Links to actual studies, reports, news orgs, only. You can't fight fire with cartoons
Everyone remembers THAT WKRP episode.
But I had forgotten how it began when they were still playing "easy listening" music
youtu.be/FzgLeC54cqs?...
But I had forgotten how it began when they were still playing "easy listening" music
youtu.be/FzgLeC54cqs?...
WKRP Dr. Johnny Fever Awakens From The Dead
YouTube video by SindyCozzi
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November 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Everyone remembers THAT WKRP episode.
But I had forgotten how it began when they were still playing "easy listening" music
youtu.be/FzgLeC54cqs?...
But I had forgotten how it began when they were still playing "easy listening" music
youtu.be/FzgLeC54cqs?...
Appropriate for my first BlueSky post
Here’s my photograph from the Grand Canyon village, Arizona. Have a wonderful day BlueSky.
November 26, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Appropriate for my first BlueSky post