@escapedexplorer.bsky.social
Formerly DC_Explorer; I wasn't creative with my first username, why change now?
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Andy Kazmierczak
Following 10 people. Asked 1 question. Wrote 1 answer.
www.quora.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
I have multiple friends who are relying on me to be the first to know and immediately tell them, and I take that responsibility very seriously
Id love to say thats WHY I'm so online but we all know its the inverse
Id love to say thats WHY I'm so online but we all know its the inverse
It's going to be a race of my parents vs me on the phone call to the other
my biggest nightmare is that I won’t be looking at my phone when It Happens
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 AM
I have multiple friends who are relying on me to be the first to know and immediately tell them, and I take that responsibility very seriously
Id love to say thats WHY I'm so online but we all know its the inverse
Id love to say thats WHY I'm so online but we all know its the inverse
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Democrats just won a special election in St. Paul by 91%. That's basically impossible and also a 20% improvement over Harris's showing in the seat. Also, it shows that deploying ICE as a voter suppression tactic probably only works against their own voters.
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Democrats just won a special election in St. Paul by 91%. That's basically impossible and also a 20% improvement over Harris's showing in the seat. Also, it shows that deploying ICE as a voter suppression tactic probably only works against their own voters.
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Suddenly the public is not reacting to a 'single tragedy' (in their view), but rather the horrifying question of 'is ICE going to execute a citizen in public on video every two weeks for the next year? three years?'
With the repeat - and such a *quick* repeat - the event becomes a pattern.
With the repeat - and such a *quick* repeat - the event becomes a pattern.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Suddenly the public is not reacting to a 'single tragedy' (in their view), but rather the horrifying question of 'is ICE going to execute a citizen in public on video every two weeks for the next year? three years?'
With the repeat - and such a *quick* repeat - the event becomes a pattern.
With the repeat - and such a *quick* repeat - the event becomes a pattern.
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Some commentators, noticing that the reaction to Alex Pretti's murder was much stronger than the response to Renee Good have focused on what was different - the supposed lack of clarity about the car, LGBTQ identity, etc.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Some commentators, noticing that the reaction to Alex Pretti's murder was much stronger than the response to Renee Good have focused on what was different - the supposed lack of clarity about the car, LGBTQ identity, etc.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
But I think most important was simply that Pretti happened second.
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To say aloud that the vice president is friends with Nazis and to point out that his Holocaust tweet is crafted so as not to offend them is to sound crazy to everyone who doesn’t know both are stone cold facts. Frustrating thing.
Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 AM
To say aloud that the vice president is friends with Nazis and to point out that his Holocaust tweet is crafted so as not to offend them is to sound crazy to everyone who doesn’t know both are stone cold facts. Frustrating thing.
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we are going to need to prosecute all the people who paid bribes to Trump.
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 4:28 AM
we are going to need to prosecute all the people who paid bribes to Trump.
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This much is clear: Stephen Miller is in charge. They've shipped off Bovino, they're hanging Noem out to dry, Trump is using slightly conciliatory language...and Miller is still running a blitzkrieg in Minnesota. He, not Trump, is in charge. And he is the one Democrats should fight to remove.
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This much is clear: Stephen Miller is in charge. They've shipped off Bovino, they're hanging Noem out to dry, Trump is using slightly conciliatory language...and Miller is still running a blitzkrieg in Minnesota. He, not Trump, is in charge. And he is the one Democrats should fight to remove.
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it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
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Once you start noticing it you can't stop: when the real Trump falters and is incapable of defending his administration (more and more frequent) the actual Trump is "subbed out" of news coverage for an invented, imaginary, often explicitly hypothetical version of Trump who is reasonable and cogent
A few hours ago the msm unquestioningly repeated the White House spin that Trump had changed his “tone.”
Um, holy shit? This has gotta be up there in the most crass & worse things Trump has ever said
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Once you start noticing it you can't stop: when the real Trump falters and is incapable of defending his administration (more and more frequent) the actual Trump is "subbed out" of news coverage for an invented, imaginary, often explicitly hypothetical version of Trump who is reasonable and cogent
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Final results in the Minnesota #HD64A (Harris+71) special election:
Meg Luger-Nikolai (DFL)- 95.5%
Dan Walsh (R)- 4.5%
A 20(!) point overperformance from 2024 for the Democrats in St. Paul!
Meg Luger-Nikolai (DFL)- 95.5%
Dan Walsh (R)- 4.5%
A 20(!) point overperformance from 2024 for the Democrats in St. Paul!
January 28, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Final results in the Minnesota #HD64A (Harris+71) special election:
Meg Luger-Nikolai (DFL)- 95.5%
Dan Walsh (R)- 4.5%
A 20(!) point overperformance from 2024 for the Democrats in St. Paul!
Meg Luger-Nikolai (DFL)- 95.5%
Dan Walsh (R)- 4.5%
A 20(!) point overperformance from 2024 for the Democrats in St. Paul!
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A kindergartener is one of a growing number of children in Maine who have been left without a parent as the Trump administration carries out a major immigration enforcement effort, according to local officials.
‘I want my mom’: Kindergartner left without her mother for several days as ICE detains parents in Maine - The Boston Globe
A growing number of children across Maine have been left without a parent as immigration enforcement surges in the state.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A kindergartener is one of a growing number of children in Maine who have been left without a parent as the Trump administration carries out a major immigration enforcement effort, according to local officials.
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Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Living in the trump era makes me feel very connected to my ancestors, who lived as serfs under a succession of insane moron god kings
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they declared it an unlawful assembly an hour later and broke it up with pepperballs and flashbangs, btw
Happening now: Candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti in Eugene, organized by healthcare workers of Oregon. Alex was murdered by ICE
January 28, 2026 at 3:21 AM
they declared it an unlawful assembly an hour later and broke it up with pepperballs and flashbangs, btw
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Thinking about this again, from an @theatlantic.com contributor.
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Thinking about this again, from an @theatlantic.com contributor.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
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I see many people saying that midterm elections are going to be cancelled etc., and FWIW, there is a 28-Republican-and-growing mass exodus/retirement from the House after this term, and that many conservatives throwing in the towel does not exactly say "we are confident we will win"
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I see many people saying that midterm elections are going to be cancelled etc., and FWIW, there is a 28-Republican-and-growing mass exodus/retirement from the House after this term, and that many conservatives throwing in the towel does not exactly say "we are confident we will win"
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this edible aint shi
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
this edible aint shi
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This should not have happened to her, but we love to see her standing her ground and then stepping to him
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This should not have happened to her, but we love to see her standing her ground and then stepping to him
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Andrew Huberman, Dog Phrenologist
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Andrew Huberman, Dog Phrenologist
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Woke 2.0 is meme accounts saying Stephen Miller deserves “some sort of town square type punishment”
Woke 1 is scolding that meme account because they forgot we are on stolen land, actually
Woke 1 is scolding that meme account because they forgot we are on stolen land, actually
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Woke 2.0 is meme accounts saying Stephen Miller deserves “some sort of town square type punishment”
Woke 1 is scolding that meme account because they forgot we are on stolen land, actually
Woke 1 is scolding that meme account because they forgot we are on stolen land, actually
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This feels like they’re trying to generate an excuse to strip people’s Global Entry/NEXUS/SENTRI/TSA Pre-Check
DHS is seeking public comment on new regulations that reduce the privacy of visitors to the US, including biometric data. One weird aspect of this comment process is that it does not allow comments directly on the federal register. You have to email your comment to CBP, excluding anonymous comments.
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This feels like they’re trying to generate an excuse to strip people’s Global Entry/NEXUS/SENTRI/TSA Pre-Check
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"...a protester detained by federal agents...and taken into the Eugene Federal Building... [said] that agents 'threatened to tase' her and never read her Miranda rights.
'While they were dragging me into the building, they wrenched my shoulder... I have a bunch of scrapes and bruises all over'.”
'While they were dragging me into the building, they wrenched my shoulder... I have a bunch of scrapes and bruises all over'.”
Today, DHS has escalated its response to protesters in #EugeneOR.
I have received further reports that tear gas was deployed within the past hour.
Article from the Daily Emerald ⤵️
I have received further reports that tear gas was deployed within the past hour.
Article from the Daily Emerald ⤵️
Live updates: Officers deploy pepper balls, detain protesters at Eugene Federal Building - Daily Emerald
dailyemerald.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"...a protester detained by federal agents...and taken into the Eugene Federal Building... [said] that agents 'threatened to tase' her and never read her Miranda rights.
'While they were dragging me into the building, they wrenched my shoulder... I have a bunch of scrapes and bruises all over'.”
'While they were dragging me into the building, they wrenched my shoulder... I have a bunch of scrapes and bruises all over'.”