Thomas Edwards
@mpeg2tom.bsky.social
Media tech transformer, SMPTE fellow & Emmy winner, cloud solutions architect. Opinions are my own.
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This kid and his father entered via CBP One app. It's just absurd and monumentally unfair for people who availed themselves of lawful channels when they existed by following government processes to suddenly get detained and deported to a third country.
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
January 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This kid and his father entered via CBP One app. It's just absurd and monumentally unfair for people who availed themselves of lawful channels when they existed by following government processes to suddenly get detained and deported to a third country.
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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Don't forget the Supreme Court's role facilitating ICE's brutality and racism in Minneapolis. SCOTUS lifted an injunction that limited racial profiling in immigration enforcement on Sept. 8. The federal assault on Chicago began the next day. Then came the Twin Cities. SCOTUS greenlit these horrors.
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Don't forget the Supreme Court's role facilitating ICE's brutality and racism in Minneapolis. SCOTUS lifted an injunction that limited racial profiling in immigration enforcement on Sept. 8. The federal assault on Chicago began the next day. Then came the Twin Cities. SCOTUS greenlit these horrors.
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Smith: Again, and I think all of us, if we're reasonable, know that there's going to be more crimes committed by these people in the future. I do not understand why you would mass pardon people who assaulted police officers. I don't get it. I never will.
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Smith: Again, and I think all of us, if we're reasonable, know that there's going to be more crimes committed by these people in the future. I do not understand why you would mass pardon people who assaulted police officers. I don't get it. I never will.
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Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
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I can't even keep up with the lies in Jim Jordan's opening statement, but I find it interesting that he's complaining about toll record warrants obtained by a judge, while this administration has determined judicial warrants aren't needed to enter our homes.
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I can't even keep up with the lies in Jim Jordan's opening statement, but I find it interesting that he's complaining about toll record warrants obtained by a judge, while this administration has determined judicial warrants aren't needed to enter our homes.
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Today a federal judge basically told Epstein survivors: you’re right to be terrified of what DOJ is doing with your files —and you’re on your own.
I broke down what this ruling really means and what comes next on substack. Link in bio (it’s free)
I broke down what this ruling really means and what comes next on substack. Link in bio (it’s free)
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Today a federal judge basically told Epstein survivors: you’re right to be terrified of what DOJ is doing with your files —and you’re on your own.
I broke down what this ruling really means and what comes next on substack. Link in bio (it’s free)
I broke down what this ruling really means and what comes next on substack. Link in bio (it’s free)
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Federal agent opens fire in Willowbrook, prompting massive response from authorities
Federal agent opens fire in Willowbrook, prompting massive response from authorities
A shooting involving a federal agent on Wednesday morning in Willowbrook prompted a large response from local and federal authorities.
abc7.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Federal agent opens fire in Willowbrook, prompting massive response from authorities
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Jesus Christ www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
The principal deputy director of the CDC said he would not view the loss of the United States' measles elimination status as a significant event.
www.statnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Jesus Christ www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
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"This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense.”
NASA quietly ends financial support for planetary science groups
The U.S. space agency will quit funding several independent science advisory groups this year
www.scientificamerican.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense.”
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#GVerse
#Shit4Brains: ‘NATO is nothing without America’
Meloni: ‘Perfect! Then we’ll close your bases, ditch your trade deals, and boycott McDonald’s for good measure. 😏
Meloni dropping truth bombs like a boss! 🔥🇮🇹🇺🇸
#Shit4Brains: ‘NATO is nothing without America’
Meloni: ‘Perfect! Then we’ll close your bases, ditch your trade deals, and boycott McDonald’s for good measure. 😏
Meloni dropping truth bombs like a boss! 🔥🇮🇹🇺🇸
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM
#GVerse
#Shit4Brains: ‘NATO is nothing without America’
Meloni: ‘Perfect! Then we’ll close your bases, ditch your trade deals, and boycott McDonald’s for good measure. 😏
Meloni dropping truth bombs like a boss! 🔥🇮🇹🇺🇸
#Shit4Brains: ‘NATO is nothing without America’
Meloni: ‘Perfect! Then we’ll close your bases, ditch your trade deals, and boycott McDonald’s for good measure. 😏
Meloni dropping truth bombs like a boss! 🔥🇮🇹🇺🇸
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A South Korean court has ruled that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
Top ally of South Korea's Yoon given 23 years in prison for rebellion over martial law crisis
A South Korean court has ruled the 2024 imposition of martial law by then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
A South Korean court has ruled that the 2024 imposition of martial law by then-President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement.
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
“2 members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the SSA were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 AM
“2 members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the SSA were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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I wish Jens-Frederik Nielsen were on Bluesky 🇬🇱 but this is the translation of his Instagram post from today.
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I wish Jens-Frederik Nielsen were on Bluesky 🇬🇱 but this is the translation of his Instagram post from today.
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In a stunning move, thousands of Greenlanders – including the PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen himself – marched straight to the U.S. consulate in Nuuk, waving Greenlandic flags, chanting "Kalaallit Nunaat" (Greenland is Greenlandic ) while screaming "Greenland is NOT for sale!"
January 18, 2026 at 11:04 PM
In a stunning move, thousands of Greenlanders – including the PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen himself – marched straight to the U.S. consulate in Nuuk, waving Greenlandic flags, chanting "Kalaallit Nunaat" (Greenland is Greenlandic ) while screaming "Greenland is NOT for sale!"
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“.. it can’t be ruled out,” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said at a press conference in capital Nuuk on Tuesday.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
“.. it can’t be ruled out,” Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said at a press conference in capital Nuuk on Tuesday.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
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Vice News reporting yesterday from Greenland, as the buildup of armed forces continues 🇩🇰🇬🇱
Full video on their YouTube
youtube.com/@vicenews
Full video on their YouTube
youtube.com/@vicenews
January 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Vice News reporting yesterday from Greenland, as the buildup of armed forces continues 🇩🇰🇬🇱
Full video on their YouTube
youtube.com/@vicenews
Full video on their YouTube
youtube.com/@vicenews
“Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot Chris Busby, 28, and Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, went to an Austin courthouse to get their marriage certificate…48 hours later, Velasquez entered a Houston ICE office for a routine check-in and never emerged” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Army reservist says he's spent weeks trying to free his wife from immigration detention
Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez had an asylum case pending and no criminal record, her brother and husband said.
www.nbcnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:22 PM
“Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot Chris Busby, 28, and Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, 25, went to an Austin courthouse to get their marriage certificate…48 hours later, Velasquez entered a Houston ICE office for a routine check-in and never emerged” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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🇩🇪🇬🇱 German soldiers arrive in Greenland for a NATO-linked reconnaissance mission led by Denmark.
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
🇩🇪🇬🇱 German soldiers arrive in Greenland for a NATO-linked reconnaissance mission led by Denmark.