James O'Keefe
@jokeefe.bsky.social
Captain & co-founder of Massachusetts Pirate Party. I show people how to protect their privacy and run for office. Occasional photographer. Not a Special Circumstances agent. Primarily at jamesokeefe.org / masspirates.org. Should be posting my photos.
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James O'Keefe
@jokeefe.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Madame X
Portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau by John Singer Sargent, 1884 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Photograph is CC B-SA 4.0
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Portrait of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau by John Singer Sargent, 1884 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Photograph is CC B-SA 4.0
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Jesus Christ these people are monsters.
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Jesus Christ these people are monsters.
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
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Each arrest takes like a half dozen agents. They just don’t have the manpower for this. I am not even sure where the marginal utility of this type of thing would be. Maybe if they concentrated their efforts in one congressional district or something.
One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
February 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Each arrest takes like a half dozen agents. They just don’t have the manpower for this. I am not even sure where the marginal utility of this type of thing would be. Maybe if they concentrated their efforts in one congressional district or something.
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I can't find it now, but someone on here kept telling me that Australia's social media ban has been perfect with no downsides. And... well...
Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned
We've been covering Australia's monumentally stupid social media ban for kids under 16 since before it went into effect. We noted how dumb the whole premise was, how the rollout was an immediate mess, how a…
We've been covering Australia's monumentally stupid social media ban for kids under 16 since before it went into effect. We noted how dumb the whole premise was, how the rollout was an immediate mess, how a…
Australia’s Social Media Ban Is Isolating Kids With Disabilities—Just Like Critics Warned
We've been covering Australia's monumentally stupid social media ban for kids under 16 since before it went into effect. We noted how dumb the whole premise was, how the rollout was an immediate mess, how a gambling ad agency helped push the whole thing, and how two massive studies involving 125,000 kids found the entire "social media is inherently harmful" …
www.techdirt.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I can't find it now, but someone on here kept telling me that Australia's social media ban has been perfect with no downsides. And... well...
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The amount of Epstein info the federal government had is closer to 50 TB of data, new FBI emails show.
Bombsell: Only 2 percent of Epstein files have been released by DOJ www.alternet.org/epstein-file...
Bombsell: Only 2 percent of Epstein files have been released by DOJ www.alternet.org/epstein-file...
Bombsell: Only 2 percent of Epstein files have been released by DOJ
The UK's Channel 4 News reported this week that the Justice Department isn't being honest about what they have on trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, his accomplices and the years of investigation done by the...
www.alternet.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The amount of Epstein info the federal government had is closer to 50 TB of data, new FBI emails show.
Bombsell: Only 2 percent of Epstein files have been released by DOJ www.alternet.org/epstein-file...
Bombsell: Only 2 percent of Epstein files have been released by DOJ www.alternet.org/epstein-file...
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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And if you're wondering why it is that it's so easy for the federal government to control where a habeas petition is filed simply by moving a detainee around after their arrest, allow me to introduce you to #SCOTUS's (5-4) 2004 ruling in the Jose Padilla case:
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February 13, 2026 at 1:13 AM
And if you're wondering why it is that it's so easy for the federal government to control where a habeas petition is filed simply by moving a detainee around after their arrest, allow me to introduce you to #SCOTUS's (5-4) 2004 ruling in the Jose Padilla case:
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
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this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
Always reminded of this Bertolt Brecht quote:
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_L%C...
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_L%C...
February 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Always reminded of this Bertolt Brecht quote:
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_L%C...
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_L%C...
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Fuck puppy killer Barbie.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Fuck puppy killer Barbie.
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Thanks to documents released by N.H. Gov Ayotte and reported by Boston Globe, we get a better understanding of how ICE is planning on scaling its detention centers using its new warehouses.
We also caught a bit of interesting coordination between USCIS and ICE in the metadata >>>
We also caught a bit of interesting coordination between USCIS and ICE in the metadata >>>
February 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Thanks to documents released by N.H. Gov Ayotte and reported by Boston Globe, we get a better understanding of how ICE is planning on scaling its detention centers using its new warehouses.
We also caught a bit of interesting coordination between USCIS and ICE in the metadata >>>
We also caught a bit of interesting coordination between USCIS and ICE in the metadata >>>
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Update: the judge in the Stanford case has declared a mistrial, with jurors "hopelessly deadlocked" on both felony counts – a big embarrassment for the Santa Clara DA, who has already said he'll retry the case.
The most serious charges against pro-Palestine student protestors in the country have come from a Democratic DA in a blue state. In San Francisco & San Jose, prosecutors are using *felony conspiracy* charges to go after activists who aren't accused of any violence boltsmag.org/stanford-san...
In Bay Area, Felony Charges Against Student Protesters Prompt Free Speech Concerns - Bolts
German Gonzalez grew up about an hour south of Stanford University, in a dusty California farming town where the apples for Martinelli’s sparkling cider are juiced and packaged. In high... Read More
boltsmag.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Update: the judge in the Stanford case has declared a mistrial, with jurors "hopelessly deadlocked" on both felony counts – a big embarrassment for the Santa Clara DA, who has already said he'll retry the case.
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Immigrants come here. They pay into social security. We don't give them a path to citizenship and ICE expels them. No taxation without representation isn't just for 1775.
NEW: SSA has been told to tell ICE the "date and time" when certain people have appointments, likely subjecting those people to ICE enforcement actions when they come in. @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, & @leahfeiger.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
www.wired.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Immigrants come here. They pay into social security. We don't give them a path to citizenship and ICE expels them. No taxation without representation isn't just for 1775.
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I have a paper coming out soon that (among other things) details how SSA has become more hostile to immigrant claimants and those in mixed status families.
But this is several steps more horrifying. Like, honestly kinda shocked, and I’m hard to shock.
But this is several steps more horrifying. Like, honestly kinda shocked, and I’m hard to shock.
NEW: SSA has been told to tell ICE the "date and time" when certain people have appointments, likely subjecting those people to ICE enforcement actions when they come in. @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, & @leahfeiger.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I have a paper coming out soon that (among other things) details how SSA has become more hostile to immigrant claimants and those in mixed status families.
But this is several steps more horrifying. Like, honestly kinda shocked, and I’m hard to shock.
But this is several steps more horrifying. Like, honestly kinda shocked, and I’m hard to shock.
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What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
February 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
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Not only did they murder hundreds of thousands of people. They also stole the money.
there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Not only did they murder hundreds of thousands of people. They also stole the money.
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SIGN THIS AND SHARE ALL OVER!!!
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February 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
SIGN THIS AND SHARE ALL OVER!!!
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Only good news: Mfers now know white people will set fire to shit.. poor child didnt think to cover her face, wear gloves or at least do it at night…. Still giving her some props for being bold and saying no.
February 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Only good news: Mfers now know white people will set fire to shit.. poor child didnt think to cover her face, wear gloves or at least do it at night…. Still giving her some props for being bold and saying no.
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By the power invested in me, I hearby proclaim this woman, "White Woman of Next Month!"
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
February 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
By the power invested in me, I hearby proclaim this woman, "White Woman of Next Month!"
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
(sorry, you cant have February.)
Not all heroes wear blue jeans
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the most on-brand quote a meta staffer may have ever uttered
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
the most on-brand quote a meta staffer may have ever uttered
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In case you were looking for nearly 4k words on why Joseph Gordon-Levitt got Section 230 exactly backwards, I got you covered.
Also, if anyone knows him, please share. I hope we can get him on the right track with this stuff.
Also, if anyone knows him, please share. I hope we can get him on the right track with this stuff.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Goes To Washington DC, Gets Section 230 Completely Backwards
You may have heard last week that actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt went to Washington DC and gave a short speech at an event put on by Senator Dick Durbin calling for the sunsetting of Section 230. It’s a short speech, and…
You may have heard last week that actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt went to Washington DC and gave a short speech at an event put on by Senator Dick Durbin calling for the sunsetting of Section 230. It’s a short speech, and…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Goes To Washington DC, Gets Section 230 Completely Backwards
You may have heard last week that actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt went to Washington DC and gave a short speech at an event put on by Senator Dick Durbin calling for the sunsetting of Section 230. It’s a short speech, and it gets almost everything wrong about Section 230. Watch it here: Let me first say that, while I’m sure some will rush to jump in and say “oh, it’s just some Hollywood actor guy, jumping into something he doesn’t understand,” I actually think that’s a little unfair about JGL.
www.techdirt.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In case you were looking for nearly 4k words on why Joseph Gordon-Levitt got Section 230 exactly backwards, I got you covered.
Also, if anyone knows him, please share. I hope we can get him on the right track with this stuff.
Also, if anyone knows him, please share. I hope we can get him on the right track with this stuff.
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It's important to point out in the sea of horrible news we see all the time: They keep losing! And seemingly at greater frequency every week.
BREAKING: Judge blocks Hegseth effort to punish Sen. Kelly.
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
"This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms and threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/breaking-k...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARK KELLY,
Plaintiff,
Civil Case No. 26-81 (RJL)
V.
PETE HEGSETH, et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
February 12, 2026 [Dkt. #2]
United States Senator Mark Kelly, a retired naval officer, has been censured by
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for voicing certain opinions on military actions and
policy. In addition, he has been subjected to proceedings to possibly reduce his retirement
rank and pay and threatened with criminal prosecution if he continues to speak out on these
issues.
Secretary Hegseth relies on the well-established doctrine that military
servicemembers enjoy less vigorous First Amendment protections given the fundamental
obligation for obedience and discipline in the armed forces. Unfortunately for Secretary
Hegseth, no court has ever extended those principles to retired servicemembers, much less a retired servicemember serving in Congress and exercising oversight responsibility over
the military. This Court will not be the first to do so!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiclbgaenrhgnor6zvmnfql4d3olwzqp7zikm3maum5ylc4m6epys4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
It's important to point out in the sea of horrible news we see all the time: They keep losing! And seemingly at greater frequency every week.
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My son & I put together a video about my Trojan Wars 6mm project for Midgard Heroic Battles. There’s also a new page on the website: mogsymakes.net/trojan-wars-...
Photos by me, Pete Jenkins & @tomwd68.bsky.social , background from @handiworkgames.bsky.social #spreadthelard #wargaming #nerdlings
Photos by me, Pete Jenkins & @tomwd68.bsky.social , background from @handiworkgames.bsky.social #spreadthelard #wargaming #nerdlings
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
My son & I put together a video about my Trojan Wars 6mm project for Midgard Heroic Battles. There’s also a new page on the website: mogsymakes.net/trojan-wars-...
Photos by me, Pete Jenkins & @tomwd68.bsky.social , background from @handiworkgames.bsky.social #spreadthelard #wargaming #nerdlings
Photos by me, Pete Jenkins & @tomwd68.bsky.social , background from @handiworkgames.bsky.social #spreadthelard #wargaming #nerdlings
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Madness
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Madness