John Andreini
@jpandre52.bsky.social
Proud progressive Dem resisting fascism, veteran, University of Iowa grad, happily married. Writer. Only follow those with bios. Check out my short horror stories at https://johnandreini.substack.com/
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What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
Schumer needs to go. ASAP.
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Schumer needs to go. ASAP.
Way too many people still take this kind of remark as "Trump just being Trump." In fact, he is leaking his intentions, what's really on his mind, and giving his supporters a heads up.
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Way too many people still take this kind of remark as "Trump just being Trump." In fact, he is leaking his intentions, what's really on his mind, and giving his supporters a heads up.
Changing the 'optics' will be difficult when the whole purpose of ICE is to terrorize and brutally oppress Americans.
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Changing the 'optics' will be difficult when the whole purpose of ICE is to terrorize and brutally oppress Americans.
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The head of the DNC and democratic congressional leaders should be in Minnesota right now to stand with the people.Where are they???
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The head of the DNC and democratic congressional leaders should be in Minnesota right now to stand with the people.Where are they???
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Yes, JOY is resistance!
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Yes, JOY is resistance!
Americans have a right to defend themselves against brutal ICE assaults. If the police won't stop them, we must defend ourselves, our families and our neighbors.
I realize this is probably pedantic, but I wish Democratic leaders would stop telling people to be "peaceful", and instead use the phrase "non-violent." When people are getting maimed and murdered, we're definitely beyond "peaceful."
January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Americans have a right to defend themselves against brutal ICE assaults. If the police won't stop them, we must defend ourselves, our families and our neighbors.
They will be treated as heroes.
Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
They're going to start using the Kirk witch hunt strategy.
January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
They will be treated as heroes.
Still crazy after all these years.
Mike Lindell lays out his platform for his MN governor campaign. He says he will ban Sharia Law on day one and arrest all the people protesting ICE because they’re all being bussed in and aren’t from MN.
January 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Still crazy after all these years.
Everybody hates MAGA except MAGAs.
Which is why 58% of Americans say his second term is a failure.
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Everybody hates MAGA except MAGAs.
Trump is as shallow as a human being can get. He will judge you by your looks, how wealthy you are and who you know. Those are his priorities.
It's absolutely critical that our next Fed Chair is ruggedly handsome. Also, the economy. But most handsome.
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Trump is as shallow as a human being can get. He will judge you by your looks, how wealthy you are and who you know. Those are his priorities.
Every developed country has universal healthcare except the U.S. Healthcare decisions in our country have nothing to do with helping Americans and everything to do with greed.
The Wizardlry of Oz. I love it when our public servants are on top of things and have their finger on the pulse of the people they serve. He along with the other administration miscreants will watch people die and say; "things are just fine, never better" and MAGA will agree as their children die. 🤷♂️
Oz: People often say does health care stink in America? Would you leave America to get health care elsewhere? Nobody leaves.
January 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Every developed country has universal healthcare except the U.S. Healthcare decisions in our country have nothing to do with helping Americans and everything to do with greed.
The question is will Democratic leadership in congress take notice or continue to pretend it's not a priority?
"The agents presumably had a good laugh about this. Perhaps they relished their meal even more because the staff was frightened. Humiliation of victims, a kind of relish in their fear and misery, a kind of sadism has become a dominant part of the culture of ICE."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The People Are Turning Against ICE. Will the Politicians Take Notice?
Strongly worded statements will not stop the terrorization of the country.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The question is will Democratic leadership in congress take notice or continue to pretend it's not a priority?
What's happening in America is not going to go away or fix itself. It will only get worse until we decide we've had enough.
Perfectly stated.
"If you want to investigate fraud, bring an accountant,” Stancil, a Democratic activist and education policy adviser told me as we drove around ... The ICE agents in Minnesota don’t look like accountants. They look like soldiers. And you don’t bring soldiers unless you want to fight a war."
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What's happening in America is not going to go away or fix itself. It will only get worse until we decide we've had enough.
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Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a millisecond-by-millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
It also establishes how he put himself in a dangerous position near her car in the first place.
It also establishes how he put himself in a dangerous position near her car in the first place.
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a millisecond-by-millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
It also establishes how he put himself in a dangerous position near her car in the first place.
It also establishes how he put himself in a dangerous position near her car in the first place.
This is Mad King Donald, delusional Emperor of the West, Duke of Deceit, Earl of Excrement, Lord of Lies.
Trump:
"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland."
"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland."
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is Mad King Donald, delusional Emperor of the West, Duke of Deceit, Earl of Excrement, Lord of Lies.
I'm sure the Venezuelan people are cheering for the success of the oligarchs. What a victory for them.
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I'm sure the Venezuelan people are cheering for the success of the oligarchs. What a victory for them.
The corporate media understands it, they just don't care. They are under Trump's thumb and beholden to him and what he wants. We don't have an independent media anymore.
I think we are getting close to the point at which the athletes on Minnesota professional sports teams should start refusing to take the field/court/ice
Something has to be done to underscore the national emergency we are in, because I still do not think corporate media gets it
Something has to be done to underscore the national emergency we are in, because I still do not think corporate media gets it
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The corporate media understands it, they just don't care. They are under Trump's thumb and beholden to him and what he wants. We don't have an independent media anymore.
Since the end of WWII conservatives have warned us about The New World Order. So Trump is now creating The New World Order and they will all cheer.
"New World Order"
FOX BUSINESS: What can we anticipate from Trump's Davos speech?
HASSETT: There's gonna be some look at the new world order that President Trump is creating
HASSETT: There's gonna be some look at the new world order that President Trump is creating
January 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Since the end of WWII conservatives have warned us about The New World Order. So Trump is now creating The New World Order and they will all cheer.
Here is someone acting like a real journalist. Thank you, Reporter.
Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Here is someone acting like a real journalist. Thank you, Reporter.
Trump is not bound by laws. There is no group, no law enforcement agency, no judicial order that will stop him. Anyone who could stop him - SCOTUS, the DOJ, the FBI, the military - is under his control.
What Constitutional amendment gives him the authority to cancel elections? We have never canceled elections, not even during any war. What would the basis be?
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump is not bound by laws. There is no group, no law enforcement agency, no judicial order that will stop him. Anyone who could stop him - SCOTUS, the DOJ, the FBI, the military - is under his control.
Who will stop Trump from doing what he wants? SCOTUS? The DOJ? The FBI. The Republican Congress? They are all under his thumb.
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 5:46 PM
Who will stop Trump from doing what he wants? SCOTUS? The DOJ? The FBI. The Republican Congress? They are all under his thumb.
To the people who argue that elections cannot be stopped, I ask who will stop Trump if he decides to simply ignore the results or he institutes Martial Law? SCOTUS? The DOJ? The FBI? Congress? There is no mechanism, no law, left to keep Trump from doing what he want's. Except us.
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
To the people who argue that elections cannot be stopped, I ask who will stop Trump if he decides to simply ignore the results or he institutes Martial Law? SCOTUS? The DOJ? The FBI? Congress? There is no mechanism, no law, left to keep Trump from doing what he want's. Except us.
Schumer is completely out of touch and needs to be replaced. ASAP.
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Schumer is completely out of touch and needs to be replaced. ASAP.