@paysonhall.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather.
Former US Army Ranger.
Tech nerd and consultant specializing in IT projects and risk management.
Author of "A Martian Garden"
Former US Army Ranger.
Tech nerd and consultant specializing in IT projects and risk management.
Author of "A Martian Garden"
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The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
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This is just misleading. There is a big difference between saying state resources can’t be used to enforce fed’l civil immigration policy & local cops refusing to assist fed’l partners in an emergency. Deliberately conflating the two is disingenuous.
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This is just misleading. There is a big difference between saying state resources can’t be used to enforce fed’l civil immigration policy & local cops refusing to assist fed’l partners in an emergency. Deliberately conflating the two is disingenuous.
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Literally a 1ST AMENDMENT VIOLATION‼️
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January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Literally a 1ST AMENDMENT VIOLATION‼️
SUPPORT 👇🏼
Mischief Toy Store
call for a Pay it Forward Gift Card:
1 651 493 3307
Or Stop by: Address: 818 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
SUPPORT 👇🏼
Mischief Toy Store
call for a Pay it Forward Gift Card:
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Or Stop by: Address: 818 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105
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Thank you, Mr. President.
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Thank you, Mr. President.
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Oil proceeds are going into a private account in Qatar that US Treasury cannot block. The entire arrangement is grotesquely illegal and corrupt. Rubio's answers are dissembling. And we can't seemingly even get intelligent questions for him. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Oil proceeds are going into a private account in Qatar that US Treasury cannot block. The entire arrangement is grotesquely illegal and corrupt. Rubio's answers are dissembling. And we can't seemingly even get intelligent questions for him. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
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RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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I love how they went from "Guns Don't Kill People" to "A Gun Can Kill People Even If You Don't Use It!"
Bessent: I'm sorry he is dead, but he did bring a semiautomatic weapon to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest.
Karl: There's no evidence that he brandished the gun whatsoever
Bessent: But he brought a gun!
Karl: We do have a second amendment in this country.
Karl: There's no evidence that he brandished the gun whatsoever
Bessent: But he brought a gun!
Karl: We do have a second amendment in this country.
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I love how they went from "Guns Don't Kill People" to "A Gun Can Kill People Even If You Don't Use It!"
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this is worth watching in full
Seth Moulton figured it out! Seth Moulton! none of the rest of them have any excuse
Seth Moulton figured it out! Seth Moulton! none of the rest of them have any excuse
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
this is worth watching in full
Seth Moulton figured it out! Seth Moulton! none of the rest of them have any excuse
Seth Moulton figured it out! Seth Moulton! none of the rest of them have any excuse
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We need Democrats who are willing to put their bodies and reputations on the line and understand this fucking moment.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
We need Democrats who are willing to put their bodies and reputations on the line and understand this fucking moment.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
I’ve come to the same sad conclusion. Impeach this guy to defend the Constitution or resign so someone who cares more about the Constitution than elections can take your job.
People are being murdered because our politicians think their reelection campaign is more important than our lives
January 25, 2026 at 6:04 AM
I’ve come to the same sad conclusion. Impeach this guy to defend the Constitution or resign so someone who cares more about the Constitution than elections can take your job.
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Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
A federal judge issues a restraining order against the feds, barring them from "destroying or altering evidence"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
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If you think American citizens should be summarily executed by masked federal agents, you’re not a patriot.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
If you think American citizens should be summarily executed by masked federal agents, you’re not a patriot.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fucking coward.
January 25, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Fucking coward.
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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If you weren't tracking it, it's hard to explain how hyperventilated the NRA's rhetoric about looming government jackboots was while Barack Obama was president. It was their/LaPierre's central sales pitch.
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
If you weren't tracking it, it's hard to explain how hyperventilated the NRA's rhetoric about looming government jackboots was while Barack Obama was president. It was their/LaPierre's central sales pitch.
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Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
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REPUBLICAN @SenBillCassidy shows an ounce of courage and calls for a state and federal investigation into the “incredibly disturbing” killing of Alex Pretti
(Also @washingtonpost.com we fixed your other headline for you — “raises questions” is far too generous for these DHS lies)
(Also @washingtonpost.com we fixed your other headline for you — “raises questions” is far too generous for these DHS lies)
January 25, 2026 at 5:41 AM
REPUBLICAN @SenBillCassidy shows an ounce of courage and calls for a state and federal investigation into the “incredibly disturbing” killing of Alex Pretti
(Also @washingtonpost.com we fixed your other headline for you — “raises questions” is far too generous for these DHS lies)
(Also @washingtonpost.com we fixed your other headline for you — “raises questions” is far too generous for these DHS lies)
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"Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds."
And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#109 in Tincher v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-04669) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION of Witness No. 2 re 108 Declaration in Support by John Biestman, Alan Crenshaw, Janet Lee, Abdikadir Noor, Susan Tincher, Lucia Webb . (Fisher, Caitlinrose) (Entered: 01/24/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 AM
"Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds."