@psheth.bsky.social
Now living in Wellington, NZ. Previously in Richmond, VA, USA.
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The Democratic party is just a collection of cowards, collaborators, and quislings. They won't even get language barring ICE from deporting US citizens, but they'll vote to fund DHS/ICE anyways.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The Democratic party is just a collection of cowards, collaborators, and quislings. They won't even get language barring ICE from deporting US citizens, but they'll vote to fund DHS/ICE anyways.
When I was working in the US, United had a former pediatrician reviewing vascular surgery denials. It was exactly as farcical as it sounds.
One doctor’s recommendation to deny a 43-year-woman coverage “contained errors on practically every aspect” of her condition, the Labor Department said in 2012.
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
(Published Dec. 2024)
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts
In dozens of cases ProPublica reviewed, judges found that some doctors working for these companies engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to medical opinions opposin...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 AM
When I was working in the US, United had a former pediatrician reviewing vascular surgery denials. It was exactly as farcical as it sounds.
Training and body cams for fascist goons is the most Democratic Party thing ever. I was morbidly joking that this would happen, but they're actually doing it!
Does anyone actually believe they'd rein in ICE if they controlled Congress? The Democrats are just not a serious opposition party
Does anyone actually believe they'd rein in ICE if they controlled Congress? The Democrats are just not a serious opposition party
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Training and body cams for fascist goons is the most Democratic Party thing ever. I was morbidly joking that this would happen, but they're actually doing it!
Does anyone actually believe they'd rein in ICE if they controlled Congress? The Democrats are just not a serious opposition party
Does anyone actually believe they'd rein in ICE if they controlled Congress? The Democrats are just not a serious opposition party
It's a real mystery why no one likes the Democratic party or trusts it to accomplish anything
On His Way Out, New Jersey Governor Vetoes Legislation to Bar Local Assistance to ICE - Bolts
Phil Murphy killed a bill that'd have codified in law restrictions on how sheriffs and police can partner with ICE. Some restrictions remain in place, for now, via an attorney general directive.
boltsmag.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It's a real mystery why no one likes the Democratic party or trusts it to accomplish anything
At some point, you'd think EU leaders would realize that you cannot actually engage with Trump like this. He just takes it as a sign of weakness.
If you want him to back off, you need a show of strength. It's well beyond time to do something like restrict US tourism, reciprocate tariffs, etc
If you want him to back off, you need a show of strength. It's well beyond time to do something like restrict US tourism, reciprocate tariffs, etc
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM
At some point, you'd think EU leaders would realize that you cannot actually engage with Trump like this. He just takes it as a sign of weakness.
If you want him to back off, you need a show of strength. It's well beyond time to do something like restrict US tourism, reciprocate tariffs, etc
If you want him to back off, you need a show of strength. It's well beyond time to do something like restrict US tourism, reciprocate tariffs, etc
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oh, we just let them off with “lacks the language”?
that indicates brutal inadequacy for a PM & any objective commentator would understand that. if media want to be taken seriously they need to stop this absurd charitability towards politicians who have already proven who they are 100x over
that indicates brutal inadequacy for a PM & any objective commentator would understand that. if media want to be taken seriously they need to stop this absurd charitability towards politicians who have already proven who they are 100x over
Christopher Luxon refused yday to say whether the abduction of Maduro was illegal or if he had a problem with the attempted annexation of Greenland.
One expert I spoke to thinks our Govt just lacks the language for a world where the US is like this:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
One expert I spoke to thinks our Govt just lacks the language for a world where the US is like this:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
PM defends quiet approach to Trump’s actions in Venezuela and Greenland
Christopher Luxon says New Zealand must “control what it can control”, but can still be champion of rules-based order.
www.thepost.co.nz
January 19, 2026 at 10:23 PM
oh, we just let them off with “lacks the language”?
that indicates brutal inadequacy for a PM & any objective commentator would understand that. if media want to be taken seriously they need to stop this absurd charitability towards politicians who have already proven who they are 100x over
that indicates brutal inadequacy for a PM & any objective commentator would understand that. if media want to be taken seriously they need to stop this absurd charitability towards politicians who have already proven who they are 100x over
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Let this radicalize you.
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Let this radicalize you.
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ICE is seriously going to be Gaza all over again for Democrats isn’t it. They’re going to try it again, insisting if they just don’t talk about it then it’s not actually an issue that matters to millions of voters.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
ICE is seriously going to be Gaza all over again for Democrats isn’t it. They’re going to try it again, insisting if they just don’t talk about it then it’s not actually an issue that matters to millions of voters.
This is why I'm so pessimistic about the US going forward: even if the Dems win big in 26 and 28, they're not going to fix any of the structural problems that got us here (ICE, SCOTUS, etc).
They want Biden 2.0, and that's just going to lead to Even Worse Fascism in 2032...
They want Biden 2.0, and that's just going to lead to Even Worse Fascism in 2032...
look he's seen the polling, this is not a statement about what's effective, it's a statement about what they want to be committed to doing with power should they win. if they run on opposing ICE then they'll have to actually oppose ICE. this is ideology masquerading as electoral strategy
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
January 19, 2026 at 3:47 AM
This is why I'm so pessimistic about the US going forward: even if the Dems win big in 26 and 28, they're not going to fix any of the structural problems that got us here (ICE, SCOTUS, etc).
They want Biden 2.0, and that's just going to lead to Even Worse Fascism in 2032...
They want Biden 2.0, and that's just going to lead to Even Worse Fascism in 2032...
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look he's seen the polling, this is not a statement about what's effective, it's a statement about what they want to be committed to doing with power should they win. if they run on opposing ICE then they'll have to actually oppose ICE. this is ideology masquerading as electoral strategy
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
look he's seen the polling, this is not a statement about what's effective, it's a statement about what they want to be committed to doing with power should they win. if they run on opposing ICE then they'll have to actually oppose ICE. this is ideology masquerading as electoral strategy
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I was willing to run cover for the democratic party’s horrendous stance on immigration in November of 2024 as a sign of compromise and pragmatism as someone supposedly represented by this party. Not anymore lol.
January 19, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I was willing to run cover for the democratic party’s horrendous stance on immigration in November of 2024 as a sign of compromise and pragmatism as someone supposedly represented by this party. Not anymore lol.
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These issues themselves are fine but the refusal to place immigration and the secret police terrorizing our families alongside those issues presumably means that a bunch of leadership are white supremacists and I am fairly comfortable jumping to that conclusion at this point.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
These issues themselves are fine but the refusal to place immigration and the secret police terrorizing our families alongside those issues presumably means that a bunch of leadership are white supremacists and I am fairly comfortable jumping to that conclusion at this point.
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hard not to notice that as trump's polls crater and gop gets crushed in election after election, news orgs are not racing around hiring progressive commenters and boasting about how they're reaching out to real americans by following the will of the volk.
January 18, 2026 at 5:58 AM
hard not to notice that as trump's polls crater and gop gets crushed in election after election, news orgs are not racing around hiring progressive commenters and boasting about how they're reaching out to real americans by following the will of the volk.
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
Tim Walz wants Minnesotans to "not take the bait", so here's a question for @governorwalz.mn.gov :
Was this woman taking the bait? Should she have just let ICE illegally trespass on her private property and threaten her with chemical weapons?
Was this woman taking the bait? Should she have just let ICE illegally trespass on her private property and threaten her with chemical weapons?
January 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tim Walz wants Minnesotans to "not take the bait", so here's a question for @governorwalz.mn.gov :
Was this woman taking the bait? Should she have just let ICE illegally trespass on her private property and threaten her with chemical weapons?
Was this woman taking the bait? Should she have just let ICE illegally trespass on her private property and threaten her with chemical weapons?
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they are horrified that public opinion is turning against ICE and pro immigration because they are also personally bigoted and don't like immigrants.
January 17, 2026 at 8:46 PM
they are horrified that public opinion is turning against ICE and pro immigration because they are also personally bigoted and don't like immigrants.
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part of the problem for schumer and other centrists is that they think ICE is awesome *on the merits.* Like, they aren't compromising on ICE funding; they actually love deportations, believe that lawlessness at the border or whatever nonsense is a real problem. 1
January 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
part of the problem for schumer and other centrists is that they think ICE is awesome *on the merits.* Like, they aren't compromising on ICE funding; they actually love deportations, believe that lawlessness at the border or whatever nonsense is a real problem. 1
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if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
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Lol that's what you get for hiding. Trump respects someone willing to stand up and you kept scolding the people he's been terrorizing. You look weak so now this is what you get. A show trial that will cost the taxpayers even more money.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Lol that's what you get for hiding. Trump respects someone willing to stand up and you kept scolding the people he's been terrorizing. You look weak so now this is what you get. A show trial that will cost the taxpayers even more money.
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Both Walz/Frey have been in a defensive crouch & it's clear this is escalating because they didn't just hand the keys to the state over to a bunch of thugs but merely let them operate with total impunity, if they're gonna get hit either way, other blue states should skip these steps & fight back
January 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Both Walz/Frey have been in a defensive crouch & it's clear this is escalating because they didn't just hand the keys to the state over to a bunch of thugs but merely let them operate with total impunity, if they're gonna get hit either way, other blue states should skip these steps & fight back
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January 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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in other words, the more we demand we abolish ICE, the more other people will tell us that’s unpopular, or unstrategic. that’s why they are saying that: because it is becoming popular, and it is strategic (if your goal is “end ICE violence,” not “protect some Democrats from taking a stand on ICE”)
January 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
in other words, the more we demand we abolish ICE, the more other people will tell us that’s unpopular, or unstrategic. that’s why they are saying that: because it is becoming popular, and it is strategic (if your goal is “end ICE violence,” not “protect some Democrats from taking a stand on ICE”)
This despicable behavior violates hospitality traditions that are thousands of years old and incorporated into basically every religion. It is evil by any definition.
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 AM
This despicable behavior violates hospitality traditions that are thousands of years old and incorporated into basically every religion. It is evil by any definition.
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Thinking of a few Malcolm x speeches as they tell people getting kidnapped in the streets by masked thugs to ‘remain calm’
January 15, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Thinking of a few Malcolm x speeches as they tell people getting kidnapped in the streets by masked thugs to ‘remain calm’