Gretchen Strauch
@fetchen.bsky.social
I probably shouldn’t be awake right now
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Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at VA hospital in Minneapolis, was killed by officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol last month. He is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at VA facilities in MA have been barred from mentioning his name -- or even counseling nurses.
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VA Chaplains in Massachusetts Told Not to Mention Slain Nurse Alex Pretti
Alex Pretti is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at Veterans Affairs facilities in Massachusetts have been barred from mentioning his name.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at VA hospital in Minneapolis, was killed by officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol last month. He is being memorialized nationwide, but chaplains at VA facilities in MA have been barred from mentioning his name -- or even counseling nurses.
bit.ly/SilencingVAc...
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Not one reporter in the room willing to ask to be treated with respect. Not one.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Not one reporter in the room willing to ask to be treated with respect. Not one.
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They should be impeaching him every single day. New crime, new impeachment. They should keep impeaching him once he’s out of office. They should keep impeaching him after he’s dead.
Impeachment is the only Constitutional check Congress has against a lawless president and talking about it would be a good start to reasserting Congressional power in the future. Assuming of course Congress wants to do that
Speaking out like this is all they can do now. Impeachment is a total and complete joke, and threatening to use it is akin to threatening to hit someone with a wet noodle. Impeachment is no longer a viable tool to use against Republican politicians.
February 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
They should be impeaching him every single day. New crime, new impeachment. They should keep impeaching him once he’s out of office. They should keep impeaching him after he’s dead.
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"I’m all for different deckhands, but they won’t right this ship. Trump built it. He set it on its course...Pretti and Good aren’t dead because of bad advice. They’re dead because of bad men acting out the script that a bad president wrote for them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | Hey, Republicans: Trump Is the President
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"I’m all for different deckhands, but they won’t right this ship. Trump built it. He set it on its course...Pretti and Good aren’t dead because of bad advice. They’re dead because of bad men acting out the script that a bad president wrote for them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
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Destroying air travel in the U.S. before the midterms is a boss move, Markwayne. Don't listen to squishes who tell you voters won't like it. Do it and be a legend.
Markwayne Mullin: "I agree with what Lindsey is saying on defunding these sanctuary cities. We should pull our TSA agents out of their airports and not allow their airpot to be classified as international or even a regional hub. We should pull all of our aid."
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Destroying air travel in the U.S. before the midterms is a boss move, Markwayne. Don't listen to squishes who tell you voters won't like it. Do it and be a legend.
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the president is psychotic. in reality, his numbers are near all-time lows.
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 AM
the president is psychotic. in reality, his numbers are near all-time lows.
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Then Toad began to bang his head against the wall
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Then Toad began to bang his head against the wall
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*looking up at the stars on the first clear night in a while* Orion you son of a bitch how have you been
January 30, 2024 at 5:21 AM
*looking up at the stars on the first clear night in a while* Orion you son of a bitch how have you been
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The orcas have discovered fire.
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank 3 yachts will likely never be found
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank 3 yachts will likely never be found
A marina fire in Sidney, B.C. has sunk three yachts worth millions, and the community’s fire chief says investigators may never find the cause.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The orcas have discovered fire.
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Having a hard time distinguishing this from actual 1930s German propaganda now
Rep. Tim Burchett: "When you pay your taxes this year, remember the $14 billion that illegal Somalis stole from you"
February 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Having a hard time distinguishing this from actual 1930s German propaganda now
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TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
February 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
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Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign
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When it happens I think it would be both fun and funny if after the celebrations die down no one ever says the name again or acknowledges he ever existed. Like see how long we can keep it up
February 2, 2026 at 4:02 AM
When it happens I think it would be both fun and funny if after the celebrations die down no one ever says the name again or acknowledges he ever existed. Like see how long we can keep it up
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
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Popping out of the vehicle guns drawn and pointing them at a legal observer exercising her constitutional rights.
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Popping out of the vehicle guns drawn and pointing them at a legal observer exercising her constitutional rights.
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
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Taken to its logical conclusion, Stephen Miller's agenda is a path to civil war
January 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Taken to its logical conclusion, Stephen Miller's agenda is a path to civil war
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it’s not necessarily that all these people in the epstein files participated in the raping of girls it’s that none of them cared and if he hadn’t been arrested and died they’d still be out there trying to be his friend
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
it’s not necessarily that all these people in the epstein files participated in the raping of girls it’s that none of them cared and if he hadn’t been arrested and died they’d still be out there trying to be his friend
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Dearest Jeff,
Have a brief respite come April. Was thinking mayhap I could fly down for some "R and R." Might you provide the services for which you've become so famous? Let me know post haste.
Sincerely,
A Billionaire
FROM: JE
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Have a brief respite come April. Was thinking mayhap I could fly down for some "R and R." Might you provide the services for which you've become so famous? Let me know post haste.
Sincerely,
A Billionaire
FROM: JE
sure call snat&s goo mail mee veryy dq32ila. . c you 4sex burff 55g
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Dearest Jeff,
Have a brief respite come April. Was thinking mayhap I could fly down for some "R and R." Might you provide the services for which you've become so famous? Let me know post haste.
Sincerely,
A Billionaire
FROM: JE
sure call snat&s goo mail mee veryy dq32ila. . c you 4sex burff 55g
Have a brief respite come April. Was thinking mayhap I could fly down for some "R and R." Might you provide the services for which you've become so famous? Let me know post haste.
Sincerely,
A Billionaire
FROM: JE
sure call snat&s goo mail mee veryy dq32ila. . c you 4sex burff 55g
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Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
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Elon Musk chatting it up with his friend Jeffrey Epstein five years after he was convicted for child sex crimes 👍
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Elon Musk chatting it up with his friend Jeffrey Epstein five years after he was convicted for child sex crimes 👍
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Melania reviews are in. Not sure I've ever seen this from Metacritic before.
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Melania reviews are in. Not sure I've ever seen this from Metacritic before.
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Not to get political, but America is very pretty and has a lot of nice folks making cool things, and I think if we had a president who wasn’t actively trying to murder us, we could have a pretty good time
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Not to get political, but America is very pretty and has a lot of nice folks making cool things, and I think if we had a president who wasn’t actively trying to murder us, we could have a pretty good time
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Noam Chomsky and Stephen Pinker say Epstein was an intellectual force with a mind like steel trap and then his e-mails read like the ending of Flowers for Algernon.
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Noam Chomsky and Stephen Pinker say Epstein was an intellectual force with a mind like steel trap and then his e-mails read like the ending of Flowers for Algernon.