Joe Metz
@jametz.bsky.social
Native Cincinnatian, Lifelong Liberal Catholic, Beatles Lover, Baseball Lover. Absolutely love being a Grandpa.
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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Donald Trump has never shown the American people respect whether it be in 2011 when he first publicly went birther, or in 2015 when he came down the escalator or his American carnage inaugural speech or countless examples before and since, of course culminating in his attack on our democracy on J6
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Donald Trump has never shown the American people respect whether it be in 2011 when he first publicly went birther, or in 2015 when he came down the escalator or his American carnage inaugural speech or countless examples before and since, of course culminating in his attack on our democracy on J6
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Thou Shall Not Bear False Witness...
January 16, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Thou Shall Not Bear False Witness...
When Trump was elected the first, we became official card-carrying members of the ACLU. Continued every year along some other advocacy groups.
January 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
When Trump was elected the first, we became official card-carrying members of the ACLU. Continued every year along some other advocacy groups.
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Quit talking about Trump. Address everything, every issue to Miller and Vought. Make Trump irrelevant, his ego will not let him be out of the spotlight and you’ll see Miller and Vought removed and the rest of the administration collapse.
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Quit talking about Trump. Address everything, every issue to Miller and Vought. Make Trump irrelevant, his ego will not let him be out of the spotlight and you’ll see Miller and Vought removed and the rest of the administration collapse.
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DHS lied again
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
DHS lied again
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It is, unfortunately, time to re-up my April 2025 post on the Insurrection Act and the broader history of domestic uses of the military for law enforcement purposes:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military
The federal government's authorities to use the military for domestic law enforcement are old, broad, and vague. They may soon become far more relevant than they've been for quite a long time.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
It is, unfortunately, time to re-up my April 2025 post on the Insurrection Act and the broader history of domestic uses of the military for law enforcement purposes:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
@angrystaffer.bsky.social Good question that maybe could be answered through the Angrets community.
OK. So who do we like as a knowledgeable, sane expert on the Insurrection Act?
January 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
@angrystaffer.bsky.social Good question that maybe could be answered through the Angrets community.
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We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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Good morning Minneapolis. I love you.
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Good morning Minneapolis. I love you.
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The problem: Unaccountable, armed goons are terrorizing an American city, serving as the de facto paramilitary occupation force of a regime that believes itself at war with large swaths of the population.
The reaction from a Democratic lawmaker: "Maybe we could put QR codes on their uniforms?"
The reaction from a Democratic lawmaker: "Maybe we could put QR codes on their uniforms?"
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 15, 2026 at 1:39 PM
The problem: Unaccountable, armed goons are terrorizing an American city, serving as the de facto paramilitary occupation force of a regime that believes itself at war with large swaths of the population.
The reaction from a Democratic lawmaker: "Maybe we could put QR codes on their uniforms?"
The reaction from a Democratic lawmaker: "Maybe we could put QR codes on their uniforms?"
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Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.
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Only FIFA would give the World Cup to Donald Trump.
And then be shocked that fans don't want to go to a country where a Mom can get shot in the face and the VP will smear the dead woman.
en.royanews.tv/news/66526/F...
And then be shocked that fans don't want to go to a country where a Mom can get shot in the face and the VP will smear the dead woman.
en.royanews.tv/news/66526/F...
Fans cancel tickets, FIFA calls emergency meeting over World Cup backlash
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the match schedule reveal for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.
en.royanews.tv
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Only FIFA would give the World Cup to Donald Trump.
And then be shocked that fans don't want to go to a country where a Mom can get shot in the face and the VP will smear the dead woman.
en.royanews.tv/news/66526/F...
And then be shocked that fans don't want to go to a country where a Mom can get shot in the face and the VP will smear the dead woman.
en.royanews.tv/news/66526/F...
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This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
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Officials in BOTH Minnesota and Illinois filed separate federal lawsuits against the Trump administration, claiming that the mass deployment of immigration agents to areas in Minneapolis and Chicago violate state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution. 1/
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Officials in BOTH Minnesota and Illinois filed separate federal lawsuits against the Trump administration, claiming that the mass deployment of immigration agents to areas in Minneapolis and Chicago violate state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution. 1/
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By this logic, Noem and Vance need to shut the fuck up.
January 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
By this logic, Noem and Vance need to shut the fuck up.
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“Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses, because somewhere down the road of history, some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
January 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
“Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses, because somewhere down the road of history, some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
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Still waiting for those Epstein files to be released
January 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Still waiting for those Epstein files to be released
Well look what showed up on time for the first time in 10 weeks! And showed up at all in a month. @nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Well look what showed up on time for the first time in 10 weeks! And showed up at all in a month. @nytimes.com
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Renee Good’s last words were to ICE agent Jonathan Ross: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.” Then Ross shot Renee three times in the face. As she was dying, his last words to her were: “Fucking bitch.” And JD Vance thought that exchange exonerated ICE. That says it all.
January 11, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Renee Good’s last words were to ICE agent Jonathan Ross: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you.” Then Ross shot Renee three times in the face. As she was dying, his last words to her were: “Fucking bitch.” And JD Vance thought that exchange exonerated ICE. That says it all.
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A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump's Second Term — And It's Playing Out With Renee Good
“How else do you justify shooting a stay-at-home mom with stuffed animals in her car?” the attorney for one woman who survived a federal agent’s gunfire told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
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Yeah, I don’t remember ever being this disgusted with my country.
If she was breaking the law, take her to jail. Nothing about that situation warranted a bullet, much less 3.
If Ross is that jumpy, maybe he needs to ride a desk.
If she was breaking the law, take her to jail. Nothing about that situation warranted a bullet, much less 3.
If Ross is that jumpy, maybe he needs to ride a desk.
January 11, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Yeah, I don’t remember ever being this disgusted with my country.
If she was breaking the law, take her to jail. Nothing about that situation warranted a bullet, much less 3.
If Ross is that jumpy, maybe he needs to ride a desk.
If she was breaking the law, take her to jail. Nothing about that situation warranted a bullet, much less 3.
If Ross is that jumpy, maybe he needs to ride a desk.
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