Ralf W
@raflw.bsky.social
The press, 2026: Everything Biden did was imputed to reflect how old and feeble he was. NOTHING Trump does is imputed to reflect his abhorrent personal character.
Peripatetic. Infuriated.
Hanger-on at Balloon Juice.
MSP / CO / WI
Peripatetic. Infuriated.
Hanger-on at Balloon Juice.
MSP / CO / WI
Pinned
Ralf W
@raflw.bsky.social
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I absolutely hate paragraphs like this. Seems to whom? What facts are being advanced here in the nations leading newspaper? This voiceless opinioning is shoddy, and gives cover to the deeply improper tactic the WH uses frequently.
Stick to reporting, dang it.
Stick to reporting, dang it.
They do this *all the time*. NYT finds whichever mealy-mouthed way they can to distance Trump from the things Trump explicitly does.
Everything Biden did was imputed to reflect how old and feeble he was. NOTHING Trump does is imputed to reflect his abhorrent personal charachter.
Everything Biden did was imputed to reflect how old and feeble he was. NOTHING Trump does is imputed to reflect his abhorrent personal charachter.
All these people making the claim are telling on themselves: "I don't care enough about my neighbors to lift a finger ... unless there's cash in it for me."
February 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
All these people making the claim are telling on themselves: "I don't care enough about my neighbors to lift a finger ... unless there's cash in it for me."
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This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Instead we have socialized risk for banks, but private profit.
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Instead we have socialized risk for banks, but private profit.
Today? 13 months into his second presidency across 9 years, we have "a lot of communism"?
No, we have a little bit of pudding brain. In a critical location in government.
No, we have a little bit of pudding brain. In a critical location in government.
February 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Today? 13 months into his second presidency across 9 years, we have "a lot of communism"?
No, we have a little bit of pudding brain. In a critical location in government.
No, we have a little bit of pudding brain. In a critical location in government.
Man with a high security clearance is booked by local police as a sex offender.
Epstein is gone, but not the horrible people who traffic and abuse women.
Epstein is gone, but not the horrible people who traffic and abuse women.
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Man with a high security clearance is booked by local police as a sex offender.
Epstein is gone, but not the horrible people who traffic and abuse women.
Epstein is gone, but not the horrible people who traffic and abuse women.
Oh, for sure.
But the way "out" makes him look like a moron (or confirms prior suspicions).
But the way "out" makes him look like a moron (or confirms prior suspicions).
February 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Oh, for sure.
But the way "out" makes him look like a moron (or confirms prior suspicions).
But the way "out" makes him look like a moron (or confirms prior suspicions).
We also have to have real talk about what happens to our tax base and our sales tax revenues if a whole bunch of businesses close down, stop paying rent, lay off employees.
The cost six months from now from inaction could be far worse to the city & county budgets than the aid being discussed.
The cost six months from now from inaction could be far worse to the city & county budgets than the aid being discussed.
February 10, 2026 at 9:15 PM
We also have to have real talk about what happens to our tax base and our sales tax revenues if a whole bunch of businesses close down, stop paying rent, lay off employees.
The cost six months from now from inaction could be far worse to the city & county budgets than the aid being discussed.
The cost six months from now from inaction could be far worse to the city & county budgets than the aid being discussed.
From taxpayers. Like me.
And I say "Yes."
And I say "Yes."
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
From taxpayers. Like me.
And I say "Yes."
And I say "Yes."
We could stop needing multi-million dollar police brutality payouts.
People rarely say "where's that money coming from?" (I have, but I'm an outlier).
People rarely say "where's that money coming from?" (I have, but I'm an outlier).
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
We could stop needing multi-million dollar police brutality payouts.
People rarely say "where's that money coming from?" (I have, but I'm an outlier).
People rarely say "where's that money coming from?" (I have, but I'm an outlier).
Of only venal lies caused smiting
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Of only venal lies caused smiting
Republican senators don't give a sh*t about poverty, so they're well-aligned anyway.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Republican senators don't give a sh*t about poverty, so they're well-aligned anyway.
That seems improbably low.
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
That seems improbably low.
"I'm a Kinsey 3, but project that onto everyone else" is a HILARIOUS flex.
February 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"I'm a Kinsey 3, but project that onto everyone else" is a HILARIOUS flex.
So he sucks at password management?
Or he was blackout drunk?
What's his message here other than "I'm a feckless turd."
Or he was blackout drunk?
What's his message here other than "I'm a feckless turd."
February 10, 2026 at 5:32 PM
So he sucks at password management?
Or he was blackout drunk?
What's his message here other than "I'm a feckless turd."
Or he was blackout drunk?
What's his message here other than "I'm a feckless turd."
To be clear I think the threat of de-naturalization is abhorrent. But it's bordering on Admin policy.
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
To be clear I think the threat of de-naturalization is abhorrent. But it's bordering on Admin policy.
Resign!!!
Commerce chief Lutnick admits to visiting Epstein Island during Senate grilling
Commerce chief Lutnick admits to visiting Epstein Island during Senate grilling
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick admitted to senators during testimony on Tuesday that he visited the notorious island owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein despite previously telling…
myfox8.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Resign!!!
Gotta say its interesting Trump managed to appoint an Assyrian-American (and an immigrant from Iraq) to the federal bench, and that she's risen to Chief Judge of the District Court for Western Michigan.
So is she at risk of being de-naturalized? Miller has spoken favorably about de-naturalizing.
So is she at risk of being de-naturalized? Miller has spoken favorably about de-naturalizing.
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Gotta say its interesting Trump managed to appoint an Assyrian-American (and an immigrant from Iraq) to the federal bench, and that she's risen to Chief Judge of the District Court for Western Michigan.
So is she at risk of being de-naturalized? Miller has spoken favorably about de-naturalizing.
So is she at risk of being de-naturalized? Miller has spoken favorably about de-naturalizing.
CBPs Rodney Scott admitting that their agents play the "Why are you not complying?!" copaganda game when someone is face down and getting cuffed.
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
CBPs Rodney Scott admitting that their agents play the "Why are you not complying?!" copaganda game when someone is face down and getting cuffed.
Investigating *her*, yes. The murder? No.
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Investigating *her*, yes. The murder? No.
So you want Georgia to flip red?
Is that your goal now, Sean?
Is that your goal now, Sean?
February 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
So you want Georgia to flip red?
Is that your goal now, Sean?
Is that your goal now, Sean?
Proud & brave Minnesotans are not being discouraged, mind you. We're just getting more and more pissed off!
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Proud & brave Minnesotans are not being discouraged, mind you. We're just getting more and more pissed off!
Trump/Miller cannot meet their own target numbers, so they are getting increasingly cruel and evil.
February 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Trump/Miller cannot meet their own target numbers, so they are getting increasingly cruel and evil.
Call your Rep. and Senators today!!
"I'm a constituent, I want ICE out of Minnesota and other states that are under assault. Do NOT vote to fund ICE. It cannot be reformed."
(Or whatever you want to say along those lines! Perfection isn't the point. "ICE Out" is what will get tallied)
"I'm a constituent, I want ICE out of Minnesota and other states that are under assault. Do NOT vote to fund ICE. It cannot be reformed."
(Or whatever you want to say along those lines! Perfection isn't the point. "ICE Out" is what will get tallied)
Actually, There IS Something You Can Do About ICE — And It Only Takes 5 Minutes
Political and immigration experts shared what exactly you can do and why it matters so much this week.
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Call your Rep. and Senators today!!
"I'm a constituent, I want ICE out of Minnesota and other states that are under assault. Do NOT vote to fund ICE. It cannot be reformed."
(Or whatever you want to say along those lines! Perfection isn't the point. "ICE Out" is what will get tallied)
"I'm a constituent, I want ICE out of Minnesota and other states that are under assault. Do NOT vote to fund ICE. It cannot be reformed."
(Or whatever you want to say along those lines! Perfection isn't the point. "ICE Out" is what will get tallied)
Two fully clothed men shown gyrating for one second is 'pornography'. I can see how wretchedly fragile Ogles is.
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Two fully clothed men shown gyrating for one second is 'pornography'. I can see how wretchedly fragile Ogles is.
And it's the exact opposite: ICE is driving to the homes of *lawful 1st Amendment protesters* to make an obvious if implicit threat ~ we know where you live and can f**k you up.
“This Is a Warning”: ICE Agents Follow Protesters Home
In Maine and elsewhere, federal immigration agents are trying to scare people out of resisting.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
And it's the exact opposite: ICE is driving to the homes of *lawful 1st Amendment protesters* to make an obvious if implicit threat ~ we know where you live and can f**k you up.