Joel Thomas
@joelthomas.bsky.social
Focused on atrocities Russians are committing in Ukraine and the plight of refugees #StandWithUkraine #СлаваУкраїні #NeverAgainIsNow #RussiaIsATerroristState
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Question for ICE agents:
If you are aware of the parallels between your job and the Sturmabteilung (i.e. "Brownshirts") in the 1930s, how long do you think it will be before Operation Hummingbird kicks off, and what do you think the Army's 11th Airborne Division is standing by to do?
Just curious.
If you are aware of the parallels between your job and the Sturmabteilung (i.e. "Brownshirts") in the 1930s, how long do you think it will be before Operation Hummingbird kicks off, and what do you think the Army's 11th Airborne Division is standing by to do?
Just curious.
Stop using US taxpayer money to fund lawless murderers.
Prosecute them. Don’t pay them.
Prosecute them. Don’t pay them.
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Stop using US taxpayer money to fund lawless murderers.
Prosecute them. Don’t pay them.
Prosecute them. Don’t pay them.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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It would be better to investigate actual crimes, such as public executions. Also: whenever these characters use the term “law enforcement” it is a tipoff that they are talking about an act that is questionable or downright illegal.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel made the statement after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It would be better to investigate actual crimes, such as public executions. Also: whenever these characters use the term “law enforcement” it is a tipoff that they are talking about an act that is questionable or downright illegal.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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Exactly right, and therefore important not to give credit for an investigation of an obvious atrocity. Appropriate responses are apologies, resignations, firings, impeachments. The individuals who killed people should be tried before a judge and jury.
Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Exactly right, and therefore important not to give credit for an investigation of an obvious atrocity. Appropriate responses are apologies, resignations, firings, impeachments. The individuals who killed people should be tried before a judge and jury.
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
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We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
snyder.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:26 PM
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
The US federal government is arbitrarily and summarily executing people in public in broad daylight.
Why do Americans condone this lawless behavior by their own government?
Why do Americans condone this lawless behavior by their own government?
January 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The US federal government is arbitrarily and summarily executing people in public in broad daylight.
Why do Americans condone this lawless behavior by their own government?
Why do Americans condone this lawless behavior by their own government?
I want to see a televised comparison between the size of the crowd in the streets for the general strike in the twin cities today and the size of the crowd that attended Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
January 24, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I want to see a televised comparison between the size of the crowd in the streets for the general strike in the twin cities today and the size of the crowd that attended Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
Question for ICE agents:
If you are aware of the parallels between your job and the Sturmabteilung (i.e. "Brownshirts") in the 1930s, how long do you think it will be before Operation Hummingbird kicks off, and what do you think the Army's 11th Airborne Division is standing by to do?
Just curious.
If you are aware of the parallels between your job and the Sturmabteilung (i.e. "Brownshirts") in the 1930s, how long do you think it will be before Operation Hummingbird kicks off, and what do you think the Army's 11th Airborne Division is standing by to do?
Just curious.
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Question for ICE agents:
If you are aware of the parallels between your job and the Sturmabteilung (i.e. "Brownshirts") in the 1930s, how long do you think it will be before Operation Hummingbird kicks off, and what do you think the Army's 11th Airborne Division is standing by to do?
Just curious.
If you are aware of the parallels between your job and the Sturmabteilung (i.e. "Brownshirts") in the 1930s, how long do you think it will be before Operation Hummingbird kicks off, and what do you think the Army's 11th Airborne Division is standing by to do?
Just curious.
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Not just the view from Denmark. The view from anywhere in the universe where logic works.
An existing treaty offers full U.S. military access to the island, so why go to war against NATO member Denmark?
The view from Greenland: Trump’s yen to take over makes no economic or security sense | Trudy Rubin
www.inquirer.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Not just the view from Denmark. The view from anywhere in the universe where logic works.
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Nuclear defense is why we built a base on Greenland in 1951. We had this idea 75 years ago. The base has been there since then. You don’t have to invade a country where you already have everything. Invasion just destroys what you have and much else besides.
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Nuclear defense is why we built a base on Greenland in 1951. We had this idea 75 years ago. The base has been there since then. You don’t have to invade a country where you already have everything. Invasion just destroys what you have and much else besides.
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You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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Ukrainians have survived four years of bombing. We can. We will have to, don’t you think?
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Ukrainians have survived four years of bombing. We can. We will have to, don’t you think?
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Normalizing racism got us here‼️
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Normalizing racism got us here‼️
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Canada understands the danger the world is under and has allocated $2.5 billion to help Ukraine overcome the fascist Russian invaders. Be like Canada. 🇨🇦
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Canada understands the danger the world is under and has allocated $2.5 billion to help Ukraine overcome the fascist Russian invaders. Be like Canada. 🇨🇦
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The only way Russia can win in Ukraine is if they destroy the will of the population to live or defend. This is why it deploys millions of bots and thousands of propagandists across every nation and language. They lie to create despair, disillusionment, and turn populations against Ukraine.
December 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The only way Russia can win in Ukraine is if they destroy the will of the population to live or defend. This is why it deploys millions of bots and thousands of propagandists across every nation and language. They lie to create despair, disillusionment, and turn populations against Ukraine.
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😎 now we are cooking with gas
September 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
😎 now we are cooking with gas
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Ukraine is what democracy looks like. Their government passed an unpopular law, the people protested the law, and now the government is going to change the law.
This is not possible in Russia.
This is not possible in China.
This is not possible in Russia.
This is not possible in China.
July 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Ukraine is what democracy looks like. Their government passed an unpopular law, the people protested the law, and now the government is going to change the law.
This is not possible in Russia.
This is not possible in China.
This is not possible in Russia.
This is not possible in China.
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Trump is Putin’s puppet.
July 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trump is Putin’s puppet.
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Today marks three years since Ukrainian forces liberated Snake Island.
And the Russians still haven’t found the author of the legendary phrase: “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!”
And the Russians still haven’t found the author of the legendary phrase: “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!”
June 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today marks three years since Ukrainian forces liberated Snake Island.
And the Russians still haven’t found the author of the legendary phrase: “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!”
And the Russians still haven’t found the author of the legendary phrase: “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!”
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Remember when Republicans accused Joe Biden of forcing a Ukrainian prosecutor to drop charges against someone and it was the worst scandal, ever?
June 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Remember when Republicans accused Joe Biden of forcing a Ukrainian prosecutor to drop charges against someone and it was the worst scandal, ever?