EB Estes
@ebestes.bsky.social
Semiretired journalist. Man about town. Alum of Tribune News Service, The Times-Picayune, Chicago Tribune, The News & Observer.
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Good God. Anybody who didn't see this coming hasn't been paying attention. It's time for Americans to stand up to fascism.
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Good God. Anybody who didn't see this coming hasn't been paying attention. It's time for Americans to stand up to fascism.
Things have gotten even more out of control in the police state that was Minneapolis
Live Updates: Federal Officers Shoot Person in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Things have gotten even more out of control in the police state that was Minneapolis
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How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/c...
How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM
How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/c...
You can remove as many exhibits as you want. That doesn't change the fact that slavery is a fact of American history. In fact, you cannot understand American history without understanding the institution of slavery.
Park Service removes slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about George Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
wapo.st
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
You can remove as many exhibits as you want. That doesn't change the fact that slavery is a fact of American history. In fact, you cannot understand American history without understanding the institution of slavery.
Canadian friend just admitted to me that the cold air is coming from his country
January 22, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Canadian friend just admitted to me that the cold air is coming from his country
To all you prayer warriors out there ...
Thank you Wile E 🙌
Have a relaxing evening. Maybe he'll be gone tomorrow.
Have a relaxing evening. Maybe he'll be gone tomorrow.
January 22, 2026 at 3:19 AM
To all you prayer warriors out there ...
Yet the villains are rarely, if ever, punished these days
All of my political views and policy ideas have basically collapsed to "Punish the Villains" and I mumble it to myself every time I see a news article these days
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Yet the villains are rarely, if ever, punished these days
Now that Greenland is part of the U.S., they'll be opening a Buc-ee's there, right?
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Now that Greenland is part of the U.S., they'll be opening a Buc-ee's there, right?
I must say, Al Gore is looking good these days
January 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I must say, Al Gore is looking good these days
If Trump ever stops paying attention to the financial markets, we're eff'd
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
If Trump ever stops paying attention to the financial markets, we're eff'd
Of course the same can be said for the hundreds of public appearances he has made before this morning
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Of course the same can be said for the hundreds of public appearances he has made before this morning
This analysis is interesting because it tries to explain the actions of a madman as if he actually had some sort of plan beyond pure impulse
One Year In, Searching for a Strategy Behind Trump’s Unpredictability
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This analysis is interesting because it tries to explain the actions of a madman as if he actually had some sort of plan beyond pure impulse
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Republicans are genuflecting to the dictator.
Big Tech is bribing.
Mainstream journalists are normalizing.
Some law firms and colleges are capitulating.
Too many Democrats (such as Schumer) are pretending it's 1996.
It's up to us, as citizens, to defeat fascism. Let's get busy now, while we can.
Big Tech is bribing.
Mainstream journalists are normalizing.
Some law firms and colleges are capitulating.
Too many Democrats (such as Schumer) are pretending it's 1996.
It's up to us, as citizens, to defeat fascism. Let's get busy now, while we can.
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Republicans are genuflecting to the dictator.
Big Tech is bribing.
Mainstream journalists are normalizing.
Some law firms and colleges are capitulating.
Too many Democrats (such as Schumer) are pretending it's 1996.
It's up to us, as citizens, to defeat fascism. Let's get busy now, while we can.
Big Tech is bribing.
Mainstream journalists are normalizing.
Some law firms and colleges are capitulating.
Too many Democrats (such as Schumer) are pretending it's 1996.
It's up to us, as citizens, to defeat fascism. Let's get busy now, while we can.
Reposted by EB Estes
It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It's not debatable that a mentally disturbed person has the nuclear codes. The Republicans know they're endangering us all by leaving him in office. This is a betrayal of every person on Earth. It is a crime against humanity.
Why are journalists so nice to people who want to destroy them? - Mark Jacob
Fascists are at war with journalism. Why aren’t journalists at war with fascism?
Mainstream media seem willing to drop their duty in order to pick up profits
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Why are journalists so nice to people who want to destroy them? - Mark Jacob
Not sure how gun regulations here can get much more lax but they're damn sure gonna try
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Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations
The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates.
wapo.st
January 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Not sure how gun regulations here can get much more lax but they're damn sure gonna try
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To honor Denmark and Greenland, I ate a whole raspberry kringle yesterday. Take that, Wegovy!
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
To honor Denmark and Greenland, I ate a whole raspberry kringle yesterday. Take that, Wegovy!
I was invited to Davos this year but I didn't feel like parking cars again
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I was invited to Davos this year but I didn't feel like parking cars again
Was trying to get Poppi soda and Aldi tricked me into buying Popz
January 20, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Was trying to get Poppi soda and Aldi tricked me into buying Popz
I would be more impressed with Indiana if the guys sitting on the bench were studying for their midterms. I know that's not happening on the Miami side.
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I would be more impressed with Indiana if the guys sitting on the bench were studying for their midterms. I know that's not happening on the Miami side.
The infamous “Scourged Back” photograph of a formerly enslaved man is the kind of image Donald Trump doesn't want you to see. All the more reason to reflect on it. #MLKDay
January 20, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The infamous “Scourged Back” photograph of a formerly enslaved man is the kind of image Donald Trump doesn't want you to see. All the more reason to reflect on it. #MLKDay
Pure comedy
Cardinals of Chicago, D.C. and Newark release statement urging Trump to embrace moral compass in foreign policy
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich and the archbishops of Washington D.C. and Newark, New Jersey, released a joint statement on American foreign policy Monday, a rare move for leaders of the Catholic Chu...
www.cbsnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Pure comedy
This is not the Lee Greenwood-type entertainment Americans voted for!
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Green Day opening Super Bowl LX amid Bad Bunny halftime show controversy
'American Idiot' musicians Green Day have been tapped to open Super Bowl LX, amid the ongoing controversy over Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny headlining this year's halftime show.
ew.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is not the Lee Greenwood-type entertainment Americans voted for!
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I have never visited a place as powerful as the Legacy Museum in Montgomery. Every American should go.
In December, I traveled to Montgomery to visit the Legacy Museum, which traces the story of Black America from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration. I wanted to understand how the museum & its affiliated sites were operating in a moment where so much of the history they present is under attack.
The Power of Private Museums
The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I have never visited a place as powerful as the Legacy Museum in Montgomery. Every American should go.
Hey, we're going to send astronauts in a rocket that goes around the moon! Just like we did in 1968!!
NASA’s Giant Rocket Completes Slow Roll Toward Artemis II Moon Voyage
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Hey, we're going to send astronauts in a rocket that goes around the moon! Just like we did in 1968!!