Markus Alexander
@markus1001.bsky.social
Radio DJ https://www.mixcloud.com/mjalexander/
Music of all kinds
Fierce civil libertarian
Geography is cool; Math is cool; Animals are awesome
Ein bisschen Deutsch & un poco de Español
Music of all kinds
Fierce civil libertarian
Geography is cool; Math is cool; Animals are awesome
Ein bisschen Deutsch & un poco de Español
The DOJ is now the DOV - the Department of Vengeance. It has zero credibility.
Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.
January 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The DOJ is now the DOV - the Department of Vengeance. It has zero credibility.
Is there a page somewhere that is tracking all of the cases that the DOJ has LOST? All the wrongful arrests, violations of rights, and flouting of court orders? If there isn't, there should be.
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Is there a page somewhere that is tracking all of the cases that the DOJ has LOST? All the wrongful arrests, violations of rights, and flouting of court orders? If there isn't, there should be.
The "party of law and order" really doesn't give a shit about actual law and order. Not like this is a major revelation, but still.
At this point, the predominant emotion so many of us are feeling is anger. Anger that people are being treated like this. Anger that our government is doing it. Anger that it’s doing it with our tax dollars. joycevance.substack.com/p/minnesota-...
Minnesota and Elsewhere
Today, more from Judge Schlitz in Minnesota.
joycevance.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The "party of law and order" really doesn't give a shit about actual law and order. Not like this is a major revelation, but still.
"Over the past decade, those of us who cover or monitor Trump and his movement have been disabused – repeatedly, if need be – of the notion that there is a limit to their cruelty, a point at which their appetite for sadism or displays of domination will be satiated."
What a nightmare, as Guardian columnist Moira Donegan writes, a child not yet big enough to tie his own shoes being taken by ICE. What an all-American (or do I mean all-Trumpian?) world from hell. shorturl.fm/raXNs
The taking of Liam Ramos reveals the sheer sadism of ICE | Moira Donegan
It has become difficult to feel shock at the actions of the Trump administration. But this useless cruelty is shameless
shorturl.fm
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
"Over the past decade, those of us who cover or monitor Trump and his movement have been disabused – repeatedly, if need be – of the notion that there is a limit to their cruelty, a point at which their appetite for sadism or displays of domination will be satiated."
If we aren’t careful, this will also become our new normal. Much like school shootings, we could adapt to the news that another nurse, mother, brother, pastor, activist, is being gunned down in our neighborhoods.
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When they struck down Alex Pretti my own life flashed before my eyes and how easily that could have been me
I was newly ordained, and our church ran a small outreach program that provided food to folks living on the streets.
fathernathan.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
If we aren’t careful, this will also become our new normal. Much like school shootings, we could adapt to the news that another nurse, mother, brother, pastor, activist, is being gunned down in our neighborhoods.
fathernathan.substack.com/p/when-they-...
fathernathan.substack.com/p/when-they-...
Persistence and dedication:
I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Persistence and dedication:
Again, in case anyone wonders why people don't bother to vote.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Again, in case anyone wonders why people don't bother to vote.
What we are up against
NEW: Amid ICE's rampage, Dems provided votes to fund ICE, Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip votes against the funding, Dem Senate candidates opposed another Dem calling for ICE to be abolished - and a Dem think tank demanded Dems back "an aggressive plan to rebuild ICE."
How Democrats Are Enabling ICE
Trump’s immigration police will not be reined in by a party refusing to mount a real opposition.
www.levernews.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
What we are up against
In case you weren't sure about Trimpy's "Board of Peace," @jonathan-cook.bsky.social breaks it down for you here. Read it and weep.
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin.
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...
Trump’s 'Board of Peace' is the nail in Gaza’s coffin
Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regret
www.middleeasteye.net
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
In case you weren't sure about Trimpy's "Board of Peace," @jonathan-cook.bsky.social breaks it down for you here. Read it and weep.
Does Israel emulate the US? Or, does the US emulate Israel? Hard to tell.
“Early this morning, Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem.”
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini:
www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
January 20, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Does Israel emulate the US? Or, does the US emulate Israel? Hard to tell.
As you see, 7 months ago, I thought this cartoon captured reality even more than when it was first published during Trump's first term.
And then came Venezuela, and now Greenland.
And then came Venezuela, and now Greenland.
Flying back from EU just after the 2016 election, I had to capture this that I saw in The Economist. It is now even more on the mark than it was back then.
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 AM
As you see, 7 months ago, I thought this cartoon captured reality even more than when it was first published during Trump's first term.
And then came Venezuela, and now Greenland.
And then came Venezuela, and now Greenland.
Make your preparations.
@malcolmnance.bsky.social is earning that the MN troops being stationed there is a tactical deception bc they would be the ones to deploy to Greenland.
Please watch.
youtu.be/9sMf3b2Mwfk?...
Please watch.
youtu.be/9sMf3b2Mwfk?...
GREENLAND WARNING: US Arctic Forces placed on Alert to go to "Minnesota."
YouTube video by Malcolm Nance
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January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Make your preparations.
In case anyone was wondering why some people don't bother to vote.
Very little discussion about this but 153 Dems joined MAGA to vote for HR 7006 to:
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
153 Democrats Vote Yes to Pass H.R. 7006
The truth behind this devastating bill to advance Trump's fascist agenda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
In case anyone was wondering why some people don't bother to vote.
National call:
Please join @thirdactorg.bsky.social and many many other groups at tonight's national call to organize a response to the murder in Minneapolis
www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
www.mobilize.us/thirdact/eve...
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Third Act Initiative, Inc.
Join us Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country.
We will talk with local and n...
www.mobilize.us
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
National call:
"The complete abandonment of long-standing international legal safeguards puts everyone in jeopardy – all the more so when technological developments mean states have near-absolute control over their citizens’ lives and super-powers can use ever more sophisticated weapons to wreck countries..."
The path to Venezuela – and potentially next to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland, other targets of Donald Trump’s colonial greed – was paved in Gaza.
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
Read my latest here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza...
From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked as the serial villain
The path to Caracas – and potentially next to Colombia, Cuba, and Greenland, other targets of Donald Trump’s colonial greed – was paved in Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
"The complete abandonment of long-standing international legal safeguards puts everyone in jeopardy – all the more so when technological developments mean states have near-absolute control over their citizens’ lives and super-powers can use ever more sophisticated weapons to wreck countries..."
"...the performances of the women in this administration have undermined the cause of women even more. Chosen for their loyalty to Trump rather than their expertise, their incompetence has been laid out for all to see."
From TomDispatch this morning: Women as the enemy in Donald Trump's second term as president -- Karen Greenberg, "Trump's War on Women, Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk" tomdispatch.com/trumps-war-o...
Trump’s War on Women
“Quiet, Piggy.” The president was intent on silencing Catherine Lucey. The Bloomberg reporter had provoked him with a question about the release of the Epstein files. His insult caught the public’s at...
tomdispatch.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"...the performances of the women in this administration have undermined the cause of women even more. Chosen for their loyalty to Trump rather than their expertise, their incompetence has been laid out for all to see."
We're ALL going to have to start wearing masks.
Here is our Mobile Fortify (and Mobile Identify, cop version) coverage:
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ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
404media.co
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
We're ALL going to have to start wearing masks.
You might want to consider putting an ACH debit block on your accounts...
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You might want to consider putting an ACH debit block on your accounts...
You know how, when you see children out of control in public places, you think, "WHERE are their parents?"
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
You know how, when you see children out of control in public places, you think, "WHERE are their parents?"
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
Well, we find ourselves in a very similar situation. CONGRESS are the parents. WHERE the fuck are they???
From Reverend Rob Schenck, who knows this crowd pretty well:
What drives the MAGA-religious is passion, identity, and even something so transcendent that it elevates a believer’s consciousness to unshakable sublimation to the leader—there are no unforgivable transgressions, and that includes pedophilia and sexual violence.
Why evangelicals couldn't care less about Trump's Epstein scandal
They have a long history of falling for narcissists posing as Saviors.
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
From Reverend Rob Schenck, who knows this crowd pretty well:
Karen Hao: "If the majority of the world is going to feel this loss of agency over self-determining their future, democracy cannot survive. And again, specifically Silicon Valley’s approach, scale-at-all-costs AI development."
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/1/empire_of_ai_karen_hao_on
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Karen Hao: "If the majority of the world is going to feel this loss of agency over self-determining their future, democracy cannot survive. And again, specifically Silicon Valley’s approach, scale-at-all-costs AI development."
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
Great discussion on @democracynow.org
Random music news tells me that Facebook is "testing" charging users without a "verified" check mark if they share more than two news links in a month.
January 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Random music news tells me that Facebook is "testing" charging users without a "verified" check mark if they share more than two news links in a month.
Great piece from @attackerman.bsky.social and is your first Required Reading for 2026.
As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Great piece from @attackerman.bsky.social and is your first Required Reading for 2026.
One is not required to "swear on the bible."
Some reports are that Zohran Mamdani will swear in as NYC Mayor on a Quran. Whatever he does, nothing will make us forget this gem from the archives. 😅 youtube.com/shorts/Ugj6R...
A throwback on swearing in to public office on the Quran
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
One is not required to "swear on the bible."
Israel will not stop on its own. Will Western governments finally come to their senses?
The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated
The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated
During this two-year campaign of extermination, more than 20,000 Palestinian children were murdered
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December 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Israel will not stop on its own. Will Western governments finally come to their senses?