RJ
@egretsnotregrets.bsky.social
Staying one step ahead of the enshittification of the internet. Bookworm, history nerd, cat lover, “outside-y” person. Pro-human rights, anti-autocracies.
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Casual reminder that a bill must pass *both* the House and the Senate (and get signed by POTUS) to become law.
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
January 22, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Casual reminder that a bill must pass *both* the House and the Senate (and get signed by POTUS) to become law.
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
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One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:31 AM
It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
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As @adambonica.bsky.social wrote in his great piece yesterday about policies, the question about how to get more representative multiparty democracy, & how to isolate/minimize the likelihood of the far right seizing control, is a "solved problem." We have to reform our broken institutions.
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
As @adambonica.bsky.social wrote in his great piece yesterday about policies, the question about how to get more representative multiparty democracy, & how to isolate/minimize the likelihood of the far right seizing control, is a "solved problem." We have to reform our broken institutions.
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If a federal agent tries to assault you, just scream "JOE BIDEN STOLE THE 2020 ELECTION"
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
January 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
If a federal agent tries to assault you, just scream "JOE BIDEN STOLE THE 2020 ELECTION"
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
It's apparently like an Uno Reverse card. Now *you* get to assault the cops without any penalty. Beat them with a flagpole, use mace or bear spray on them, whatever.
I'm sure the lawyers here will back me up.
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It ys a moost terrible tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum unpredictable moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir, that doth helpe you thrugh. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
January 10, 2026 at 3:23 AM
It ys a moost terrible tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum unpredictable moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir, that doth helpe you thrugh. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
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Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat https://theonion.com/ken-burns-announces-new-10-part-mr-biscuits-documentary-after-adopting-cat/
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Ken Burns Announces New 10-Part ‘Mr. Biscuits’ Documentary After Adopting Cat https://theonion.com/ken-burns-announces-new-10-part-mr-biscuits-documentary-after-adopting-cat/
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
Who else is feeling pro-another government shutdown to dismantle ICE, if that’s what it takes? 🤚
January 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Who else is feeling pro-another government shutdown to dismantle ICE, if that’s what it takes? 🤚
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I’ve watched the video of today’s ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Independent footage and statements from local officials indicate the woman was not threatening agents, was attempting to drive away, and no officer was run over, directly contradicting President Trump’s claim of self-defense.
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I’ve watched the video of today’s ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Independent footage and statements from local officials indicate the woman was not threatening agents, was attempting to drive away, and no officer was run over, directly contradicting President Trump’s claim of self-defense.
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Menopause: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/menopause-myth-vs-fact/
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Menopause: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/menopause-myth-vs-fact/
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I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
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heeding a friend's advice to point out that the Maduro indictment comes hard on the heels of the president literally pardoning a guy who trafficked *FIVE HUNDRED TONS OF DRUGS* into the country
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
heeding a friend's advice to point out that the Maduro indictment comes hard on the heels of the president literally pardoning a guy who trafficked *FIVE HUNDRED TONS OF DRUGS* into the country
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🎶 Thou needest not have wealthe
To be my love
Thou needest not be coole
To rule above
Ther nys no especial signe Ich have affinitee wyth
Ich nede naught but
thyne extra tyme and thy
[lute riffe]
kysse 🎶
To be my love
Thou needest not be coole
To rule above
Ther nys no especial signe Ich have affinitee wyth
Ich nede naught but
thyne extra tyme and thy
[lute riffe]
kysse 🎶
December 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🎶 Thou needest not have wealthe
To be my love
Thou needest not be coole
To rule above
Ther nys no especial signe Ich have affinitee wyth
Ich nede naught but
thyne extra tyme and thy
[lute riffe]
kysse 🎶
To be my love
Thou needest not be coole
To rule above
Ther nys no especial signe Ich have affinitee wyth
Ich nede naught but
thyne extra tyme and thy
[lute riffe]
kysse 🎶
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
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Republicans in Congress have structured the most painful benefit cuts in their budget bill to kick in AFTER the 2026 midterms.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
July 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Republicans in Congress have structured the most painful benefit cuts in their budget bill to kick in AFTER the 2026 midterms.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
But the tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy? Those begin immediately.
Remember this.
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Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.
This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.
June 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.
See you there and bring your protest signs! 🪧✊🏻🌄
March 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
See you there and bring your protest signs! 🪧✊🏻🌄