John Q. Public
@publius24.bsky.social
Former paper pusher for the deep state. Misanthropic humanist. Lover of art, literature, cinema, and all other humanistic endeavors.
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John Q. Public
@publius24.bsky.social
· Aug 25
I took a photo of the president’s latest portrait unfurled outside a federal building.
This one is outside the U.S. Department of Labor.
This one is outside the U.S. Department of Labor.
Visiting Fraunces Tavern today, the site where Washington celebrated the evacuation of the last British troops from New York City in 1783.
Take a look at the 13 toasts that Washington made with his officers, particularly toast number 11:
“May America be an asylum to the persecuted of the earth.”
Take a look at the 13 toasts that Washington made with his officers, particularly toast number 11:
“May America be an asylum to the persecuted of the earth.”
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Visiting Fraunces Tavern today, the site where Washington celebrated the evacuation of the last British troops from New York City in 1783.
Take a look at the 13 toasts that Washington made with his officers, particularly toast number 11:
“May America be an asylum to the persecuted of the earth.”
Take a look at the 13 toasts that Washington made with his officers, particularly toast number 11:
“May America be an asylum to the persecuted of the earth.”
There’s a lot going on here, but nobody comes to this country to embrace a White, Anglo-Saxon culture. They come precisely because it is a “multicultural economic zone.”
And for most of this country’s history, that is exactly what people have fought and died for.
And for most of this country’s history, that is exactly what people have fought and died for.
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
There’s a lot going on here, but nobody comes to this country to embrace a White, Anglo-Saxon culture. They come precisely because it is a “multicultural economic zone.”
And for most of this country’s history, that is exactly what people have fought and died for.
And for most of this country’s history, that is exactly what people have fought and died for.
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interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
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This is a hell of a headline:
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is a hell of a headline:
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As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
Ahaha, he’s going to make them choose sides, isn’t he?
February 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Ahaha, he’s going to make them choose sides, isn’t he?
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea?
February 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Why is almost every robust healthy boy with a robust healthy soul in him, at some time or other crazy to go to sea?
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DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
Might be time to bring these back
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Might be time to bring these back
(No, there won’t.)
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
(No, there won’t.)
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
More specifically, what Trump is saying here is…
“I don’t even care what happens in these Democratic cities. They are insane. They are the enemy within. I just want to protect our armed and camouflaged goon squads at all costs.”
You are not an American to him.
You are an obstacle.
“I don’t even care what happens in these Democratic cities. They are insane. They are the enemy within. I just want to protect our armed and camouflaged goon squads at all costs.”
You are not an American to him.
You are an obstacle.
For the record, this is what the National Guard mobilizations were all about. It wasn’t about protecting the public; it was about sending a message to citizens.
“If you don’t like what we’re doing with federal law enforcement in your city, here’s a taste of what will come next.”
“If you don’t like what we’re doing with federal law enforcement in your city, here’s a taste of what will come next.”
Trump: "The Democrats have gone crazy. They're radical left lunatics. That's why their cities are so unsafe. The blue cities are the cities that are unsafe. So we have to protect our law enforcement."
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
More specifically, what Trump is saying here is…
“I don’t even care what happens in these Democratic cities. They are insane. They are the enemy within. I just want to protect our armed and camouflaged goon squads at all costs.”
You are not an American to him.
You are an obstacle.
“I don’t even care what happens in these Democratic cities. They are insane. They are the enemy within. I just want to protect our armed and camouflaged goon squads at all costs.”
You are not an American to him.
You are an obstacle.
Trump is not so much capitalizing on *existing problems* as he is capitalizing on *existing narratives.*
We have seen historic decreases in crime since the COVID peak in 2021.
Crime is not spiraling out of control. But this isn’t about crime, it’s about stereotypes and friend/enemy distinctions.
We have seen historic decreases in crime since the COVID peak in 2021.
Crime is not spiraling out of control. But this isn’t about crime, it’s about stereotypes and friend/enemy distinctions.
He is capitalizing on existing problems. Although, it wasnt this bad 15 years ago.
February 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Trump is not so much capitalizing on *existing problems* as he is capitalizing on *existing narratives.*
We have seen historic decreases in crime since the COVID peak in 2021.
Crime is not spiraling out of control. But this isn’t about crime, it’s about stereotypes and friend/enemy distinctions.
We have seen historic decreases in crime since the COVID peak in 2021.
Crime is not spiraling out of control. But this isn’t about crime, it’s about stereotypes and friend/enemy distinctions.
For the record, this is what the National Guard mobilizations were all about. It wasn’t about protecting the public; it was about sending a message to citizens.
“If you don’t like what we’re doing with federal law enforcement in your city, here’s a taste of what will come next.”
“If you don’t like what we’re doing with federal law enforcement in your city, here’s a taste of what will come next.”
Trump: "The Democrats have gone crazy. They're radical left lunatics. That's why their cities are so unsafe. The blue cities are the cities that are unsafe. So we have to protect our law enforcement."
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
For the record, this is what the National Guard mobilizations were all about. It wasn’t about protecting the public; it was about sending a message to citizens.
“If you don’t like what we’re doing with federal law enforcement in your city, here’s a taste of what will come next.”
“If you don’t like what we’re doing with federal law enforcement in your city, here’s a taste of what will come next.”
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Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Walz says he made no concessions to the Trump regime: "Nothing has changed. The final agreement is that Minnesota will continue to do what we do, which is law enforcement."
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Walz says he made no concessions to the Trump regime: "Nothing has changed. The final agreement is that Minnesota will continue to do what we do, which is law enforcement."
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Walz on when ICE agents will leave Minnesota: "I will come over and pack your damn bags if that's what it takes"
February 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Walz on when ICE agents will leave Minnesota: "I will come over and pack your damn bags if that's what it takes"
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Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."
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Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
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this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
this is incredibly frustrating. By framing this as a policy demand Dems are aiding a disinformation campaign that is intended to confuse the public about what is constitutionally required.
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Breaking News: Federal judges in upstate New York appointed a new U.S. attorney only to see him abruptly fired by the White House.
U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House
Federal judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration’s nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.
nyti.ms
February 12, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Breaking News: Federal judges in upstate New York appointed a new U.S. attorney only to see him abruptly fired by the White House.