Petty Tyrant
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Petty Tyrant
@pettytyrant.bsky.social
· Apr 14
Every day he has power will be worse than the day before it. Some will merely be awful and others will be catastrophic. All will be bad and ultimately no one — not even his bigoted supporters or the billionaires funding him — will benefit.
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What is the banality of evil?
It is the refusal to stop and think. It is the failure to pause and ask, why does the United States government in its 250th year of independence want to imprison more than 100,000 people in warehouses?
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-banali...
It is the refusal to stop and think. It is the failure to pause and ask, why does the United States government in its 250th year of independence want to imprison more than 100,000 people in warehouses?
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-banali...
The banality of evil
PLUS: I'll be appearing on MS NOW's "Velshi" at 11:30 am ET TODAY
steveschmidt.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
What is the banality of evil?
It is the refusal to stop and think. It is the failure to pause and ask, why does the United States government in its 250th year of independence want to imprison more than 100,000 people in warehouses?
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-banali...
It is the refusal to stop and think. It is the failure to pause and ask, why does the United States government in its 250th year of independence want to imprison more than 100,000 people in warehouses?
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-banali...
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Los Angeles
KEITH PORTER'S LIFE MATTERED TOO
KEITH PORTER'S LIFE MATTERED TOO
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Los Angeles
KEITH PORTER'S LIFE MATTERED TOO
KEITH PORTER'S LIFE MATTERED TOO
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Want to see something that will break your heart?
Video: Opinion | Dear ICE: Letters From Students Living in Fear
ICE took their classmate. They started writing letters.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Want to see something that will break your heart?
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A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
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Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
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here is the video version of this post, with a few other thoughts as well. youtu.be/wBS13rx-M7s
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 AM
here is the video version of this post, with a few other thoughts as well. youtu.be/wBS13rx-M7s
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ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Whoa. This is from an FBI email with the subect "Re: Epstein - Cellmate Interview"
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
January 31, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whoa. This is from an FBI email with the subect "Re: Epstein - Cellmate Interview"
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
Here are the summaries provided by the FBI agent.
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
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The Trump Administration is obsessed with protecting pedophiles.
After failing to comply with the subpoena and withholding over 50% of the Epstein files, the Trump DOJ just removed parts of the Epstein files that include mention of Donald Trump.
(1/2)
After failing to comply with the subpoena and withholding over 50% of the Epstein files, the Trump DOJ just removed parts of the Epstein files that include mention of Donald Trump.
(1/2)
January 30, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The Trump Administration is obsessed with protecting pedophiles.
After failing to comply with the subpoena and withholding over 50% of the Epstein files, the Trump DOJ just removed parts of the Epstein files that include mention of Donald Trump.
(1/2)
After failing to comply with the subpoena and withholding over 50% of the Epstein files, the Trump DOJ just removed parts of the Epstein files that include mention of Donald Trump.
(1/2)
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The image of Liam Ramos being apprehended outside his home almost broke me.
I went to the House Floor not just to call out Republicans for their silence but to let all those feeling the weight of this moment know they are not alone.
I went to the House Floor not just to call out Republicans for their silence but to let all those feeling the weight of this moment know they are not alone.
Why a Scared 5-Year-Old Boy Shook Our National Conscience
What the image of Liam Ramos, grabbed in Minnesota and thrown in detention in Texas, means for our democracy.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 PM
The image of Liam Ramos being apprehended outside his home almost broke me.
I went to the House Floor not just to call out Republicans for their silence but to let all those feeling the weight of this moment know they are not alone.
I went to the House Floor not just to call out Republicans for their silence but to let all those feeling the weight of this moment know they are not alone.
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More….trump is a fucking pediphile
January 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM
More….trump is a fucking pediphile
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UPDATE — The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for the immediate release of Lemon and Fort, and for all charges against them to be withdrawn.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
NABJ Chicago calls for the immediate release of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort arrested after filming Minnesota church protest • The TRiiBE
Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom.
thetriibe.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
UPDATE — The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for the immediate release of Lemon and Fort, and for all charges against them to be withdrawn.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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"Curtailing the funding and operations of ICE and the Border Patrol is not just a civil liberties issue. They pose a threat not just to civil but to political liberties. Dealing with the threat to free and fair elections is THE fight—for 2026, and 2027 and 2028."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Defang ICE → Save the Midterms
The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"Curtailing the funding and operations of ICE and the Border Patrol is not just a civil liberties issue. They pose a threat not just to civil but to political liberties. Dealing with the threat to free and fair elections is THE fight—for 2026, and 2027 and 2028."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Don Lemon was arrested because he’s a black man and Donald Trump is an easily distracted, racist demagogue with an ever shrinking number of non-pedophile friends who is incapable of decency but wants to change the subject. To spin this any other way is to lie.
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Don Lemon was arrested because he’s a black man and Donald Trump is an easily distracted, racist demagogue with an ever shrinking number of non-pedophile friends who is incapable of decency but wants to change the subject. To spin this any other way is to lie.
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I argue here that Trump already has key national security agencies--DOJ, FBI, CIA--involved in the plot to subvert free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028. Teed up behind them are DOD and, importantly, DHS. One reason today's fight against ICE is so crucial.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Defang ICE → Save the Midterms
The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I argue here that Trump already has key national security agencies--DOJ, FBI, CIA--involved in the plot to subvert free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028. Teed up behind them are DOD and, importantly, DHS. One reason today's fight against ICE is so crucial.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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To my fellow Democrats, call him a fascist. He IS a fascist. Don’t be afraid to say that. He’s using our Justice Department to go after his political enemies. He’s detaining & disappearing people without due process. And now he’s arresting journalists. He’s a fascist. Call him that. Don’t be afraid.
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
To my fellow Democrats, call him a fascist. He IS a fascist. Don’t be afraid to say that. He’s using our Justice Department to go after his political enemies. He’s detaining & disappearing people without due process. And now he’s arresting journalists. He’s a fascist. Call him that. Don’t be afraid.
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🚨BREAKING: Don Lemon arrested by Trump’s DOJ
The Trump admin is snatching people off the streets.
Killing protestors
Threatening invasion of allies
Seizing ballots.
And now arresting journalists.
This is Trump’s America.
THIS IS HOW DEMOCRACY DIES.
Are we going to just let him destroy us?
The Trump admin is snatching people off the streets.
Killing protestors
Threatening invasion of allies
Seizing ballots.
And now arresting journalists.
This is Trump’s America.
THIS IS HOW DEMOCRACY DIES.
Are we going to just let him destroy us?
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
🚨BREAKING: Don Lemon arrested by Trump’s DOJ
The Trump admin is snatching people off the streets.
Killing protestors
Threatening invasion of allies
Seizing ballots.
And now arresting journalists.
This is Trump’s America.
THIS IS HOW DEMOCRACY DIES.
Are we going to just let him destroy us?
The Trump admin is snatching people off the streets.
Killing protestors
Threatening invasion of allies
Seizing ballots.
And now arresting journalists.
This is Trump’s America.
THIS IS HOW DEMOCRACY DIES.
Are we going to just let him destroy us?
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“We remain in the early days of a fight that will not soon end or be cooled by these anti-American extremists who want nothing less than a white nationalist state, the destruction of the Constitution and the dissolution of democratic life in America.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/there-will...
www.americaamerica.news/p/there-will...
De-Escalation Is a Lie
Don't believe the momentary softening rhetoric toward Minneapolis. It's only meant to quiet the opposition.
www.americaamerica.news
January 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM
“We remain in the early days of a fight that will not soon end or be cooled by these anti-American extremists who want nothing less than a white nationalist state, the destruction of the Constitution and the dissolution of democratic life in America.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/there-will...
www.americaamerica.news/p/there-will...
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This is an OUTRAGEOUS assault on the press and just goes to show that Convicted Felon Donald Trump doesn’t want people to see the truth about what is happening in our country when he tries to silence us!
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is an OUTRAGEOUS assault on the press and just goes to show that Convicted Felon Donald Trump doesn’t want people to see the truth about what is happening in our country when he tries to silence us!