George Smiley
@mc2020.bsky.social
Please #BoycottX
Move slow and fix things.
#VOTE
#NOkings
Move slow and fix things.
#VOTE
#NOkings
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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Russia guns down more civilians, attacks passenger train while TV propagandists gloat that Ukrainians are freezing
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khpg.org/en/1608815469
Russia guns down more civilians, attacks passenger train while TV propagandists gloat that Ukrainians are freezing
Russian drones created an inferno, killing passengers on a train in Kharkiv oblast, in just one of multiple and deliberate attacks on innocent civilians
khpg.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Russia guns down more civilians, attacks passenger train while TV propagandists gloat that Ukrainians are freezing
khpg.org/en/1608815469
khpg.org/en/1608815469
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The advertising is a little shaky …
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The advertising is a little shaky …
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CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills five
Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills five
Volodomyr Zelenskyy describes attack as act of ‘terrorism’ undermining ‘efforts to end the war’
A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in north-eastern Ukraine has killed five people, prosecutors said, an attack denounced as terrorism by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Prosecutors said fragments of five bodies had been found at the scene of the strike on the train, which occurred on Tuesday by a village in north-eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills five
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If you simply "must" be on Twitter to see what people are writing, you can use xcancel.com which not only. Has the benefit of not being on Twitter but it also has RSS feeds! You don't even need to go to the website to keep up!
XCancel
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January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
If you simply "must" be on Twitter to see what people are writing, you can use xcancel.com which not only. Has the benefit of not being on Twitter but it also has RSS feeds! You don't even need to go to the website to keep up!
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I cannot understand how anyone can justify still being on X. Crying about losing your following or pretending that you NEED to be there to keep up with the news cycle just doesn't cut it anymore. It's pathetic. How can you claim to be fighting fascism while lining a fascist's pocket?
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I cannot understand how anyone can justify still being on X. Crying about losing your following or pretending that you NEED to be there to keep up with the news cycle just doesn't cut it anymore. It's pathetic. How can you claim to be fighting fascism while lining a fascist's pocket?
Get off Twitter, it is the only way these oafs investigate anything. It is literally dangerous to your speech rights to be or appear on that website.
The FBI director, Kash Patel, said the inquiry followed a far-right influencer’s post about anti-ICE Signal chats
January 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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The continued detention of 5‑year‑old Liam Ramos is a moral failure of staggering proportions. We’re watching a government justify the unjustifiable: the incarceration of a child who poses no threat to anyone.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
January 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The continued detention of 5‑year‑old Liam Ramos is a moral failure of staggering proportions. We’re watching a government justify the unjustifiable: the incarceration of a child who poses no threat to anyone.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Every Democratic elected representative or candidate
Must get off X
No more excuses
Must get off X
No more excuses
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Every Democratic elected representative or candidate
Must get off X
No more excuses
Must get off X
No more excuses
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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Even though there's currently single digit weather in parts of Texas, ICE refuses to turn on the heat in the Alvarado Texas facility. We've watched in years past when the lack of heat has killed residents of Texas who are without power, We have to demand that ICE turn on the heat in this facility!
January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Even though there's currently single digit weather in parts of Texas, ICE refuses to turn on the heat in the Alvarado Texas facility. We've watched in years past when the lack of heat has killed residents of Texas who are without power, We have to demand that ICE turn on the heat in this facility!
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Look, I'm glad we're having a conversation about the hypocrisy of the legal logic used by America's gun nuts. But can we stop pretending this is a new thing? They have never advocated for universal access to firearms. They only want their team to be armed. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Conservatives, liberals shift gun rights arguments after shooting
Some gun rights backers cite Alex Pretti’s gun as a justification for his killing in Minneapolis, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Look, I'm glad we're having a conversation about the hypocrisy of the legal logic used by America's gun nuts. But can we stop pretending this is a new thing? They have never advocated for universal access to firearms. They only want their team to be armed. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Today, I watched Steve Scalise on Face the Nation say he “doesn’t question the credibility of ICE” and that they’re doing an “incredibly hard job.” I watched him refuse to support an independent joint investigation. I watched him blame Democrats — instead of reckoning with the video we all saw.
January 26, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Today, I watched Steve Scalise on Face the Nation say he “doesn’t question the credibility of ICE” and that they’re doing an “incredibly hard job.” I watched him refuse to support an independent joint investigation. I watched him blame Democrats — instead of reckoning with the video we all saw.
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Re-cycling
A new pilot project is giving hundreds of old bikes a new lease of life, by redirecting unwanted, damaged bikes from @glasgowcc.bsky.social recycling centres to be repaired and redistributed to local communities. 🚲
Find out more: cycling.scot/news/pilot-p...
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January 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Re-cycling
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trump's in over his head as the crisis he fomented boils over. And he's up to his eyeballs in rightwing delusion. And he is, as always, totally devoid of human empathy, or wisdom of any kind. This bankrupt, inadequate screed, in response to the murder of alex pretti, should trigger his removal.
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
trump's in over his head as the crisis he fomented boils over. And he's up to his eyeballs in rightwing delusion. And he is, as always, totally devoid of human empathy, or wisdom of any kind. This bankrupt, inadequate screed, in response to the murder of alex pretti, should trigger his removal.
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I call on my opponent, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, to denounce Alex Petti’s murder and call the immediate suspension of all ICE activities across our country. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦 brandtforcongress.com/donate
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January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I call on my opponent, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, to denounce Alex Petti’s murder and call the immediate suspension of all ICE activities across our country. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦 brandtforcongress.com/donate
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ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
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ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
IMPORTANT‼️ Repost for all to know.‼️
ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
www.instagram.com/p/DT6ec8DAEVX/
ICE now pretending to be regular citizens to trick you.
www.instagram.com/p/DT6ec8DAEVX/
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
