James R (Randy) Fromm
@randyfromm.bsky.social
Retired. Ex-nuclear nomad. Cold War submarine veteran. Member of AntiFa. Perennial student. Independent scholar of rhetoric. Interests include affect, social imaginaries, narrative, American vigilantism. I’m a desert dwelling artisanal sourdough baker.
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@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov @repgabevasquez.bsky.social @fernandez.house.gov @repstansbury.bsky.social
I deeply appreciate the stand you are all taking. Thank you.
The attached carton is offered as food for thought. I’m sure its message has occurred to all of you.
I deeply appreciate the stand you are all taking. Thank you.
The attached carton is offered as food for thought. I’m sure its message has occurred to all of you.
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov @repgabevasquez.bsky.social @fernandez.house.gov @repstansbury.bsky.social
I deeply appreciate the stand you are all taking. Thank you.
The attached carton is offered as food for thought. I’m sure its message has occurred to all of you.
I deeply appreciate the stand you are all taking. Thank you.
The attached carton is offered as food for thought. I’m sure its message has occurred to all of you.
You don’t start negotiations by giving something up.
Chuck Schumer's starting position should be as maximalist as possible -- complete abolition of ICE, resignations of Bovino, Homan, Noem and Miller, unmasking of all agents, and prosecution by state authorities of the murderers.
Don't start with what looks like a compromise half-measure.
Don't start with what looks like a compromise half-measure.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
You don’t start negotiations by giving something up.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
As we begin another day, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed and subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 163
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 87
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed and subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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To put it another way: the images of warfare against US citizens in Minnesota reframed the issue of immigration and showed the tragic consequences of the dominant "invasion" frame. The frame wars are ongoing. Frame Warfare: The Invisible Propaganda War
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Frame Warfare: The Invisible Propaganda War
It's difficult to see the frames that are being used to shape our understanding of reality, unless we go meta
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
To put it another way: the images of warfare against US citizens in Minnesota reframed the issue of immigration and showed the tragic consequences of the dominant "invasion" frame. The frame wars are ongoing. Frame Warfare: The Invisible Propaganda War
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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An amazing read.
Lessons from Minnesota.
Lessons from Minnesota.
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
An amazing read.
Lessons from Minnesota.
Lessons from Minnesota.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Friends: While ICE leaves cities reeling and families scarred by their violence, Republicans want to fund trump's gestapo instead of funding healthcare for millions.
Let's get 1,000 quick reposts and replies with #FundHealthcareStopICE to make it trend.
Please and thank you! 🙏💪
Let's get 1,000 quick reposts and replies with #FundHealthcareStopICE to make it trend.
Please and thank you! 🙏💪
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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Minnesota has trained us in the art and power of resistance.
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Minnesota has trained us in the art and power of resistance.
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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🚨BREAKING: Hours after holding a hearing about DOJ letter threatening Minnesota, Federal judge in Oregon DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to access state voter rolls.
Another win for our clients and voters. Another loss for Trump and Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/oregon...
Another win for our clients and voters. Another loss for Trump and Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/oregon...
🚨 United States of America v. Oregon
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 AM
🚨BREAKING: Hours after holding a hearing about DOJ letter threatening Minnesota, Federal judge in Oregon DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to access state voter rolls.
Another win for our clients and voters. Another loss for Trump and Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/oregon...
Another win for our clients and voters. Another loss for Trump and Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/oregon...
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It isn't just Bovino. This is the same playbook we've seen in Portland and Chicago: ICE comes in, hurts people, generates outcry, pulls out again and heads somewhere they can pick on people who are less organized and less angry.
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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I say again, this does not even approach a scintilla of the accountability that is required. These are PR moves.
January 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I say again, this does not even approach a scintilla of the accountability that is required. These are PR moves.
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This is The Atlantic suggesting that Trump is changing course because he's decent. He is *not* decent. He's only reacting because he didn't like how killing innocent people on video was affecting his already low poll numbers.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is The Atlantic suggesting that Trump is changing course because he's decent. He is *not* decent. He's only reacting because he didn't like how killing innocent people on video was affecting his already low poll numbers.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
Sadly, this is true.
This is why the Democrats need to make the termination of Noem and Miller just ONE of the conditions to be satisfied before they will consider a vote on DHS funding.
Bondi’s professional future should be another.
This is why the Democrats need to make the termination of Noem and Miller just ONE of the conditions to be satisfied before they will consider a vote on DHS funding.
Bondi’s professional future should be another.
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Sadly, this is true.
This is why the Democrats need to make the termination of Noem and Miller just ONE of the conditions to be satisfied before they will consider a vote on DHS funding.
Bondi’s professional future should be another.
This is why the Democrats need to make the termination of Noem and Miller just ONE of the conditions to be satisfied before they will consider a vote on DHS funding.
Bondi’s professional future should be another.
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Oregon said Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent letter to Minnesota reinforced unease about how the Justice Department is wielding its authority in its nationwide push for state voter rolls, suggesting the administration’s campaign may be driven by improper motives.
Bondi’s ‘blackmail’ letter to Minnesota deepens concerns over DOJ’s voter roll motives, federal judge says
The judge reiterated the DOJ's case against Oregon will be dismissed entirely.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Oregon said Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent letter to Minnesota reinforced unease about how the Justice Department is wielding its authority in its nationwide push for state voter rolls, suggesting the administration’s campaign may be driven by improper motives.
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Martinez took five bullets from a CBP agent, and DHS went into overdrive claiming she was an armed threat to the agents who were merely defending themselves. Sound familiar?
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Martinez took five bullets from a CBP agent, and DHS went into overdrive claiming she was an armed threat to the agents who were merely defending themselves. Sound familiar?
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I think that our representatives in government ought to know what they’re doing, and if they don’t, that’s also grounds for removal
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I think that our representatives in government ought to know what they’re doing, and if they don’t, that’s also grounds for removal
He apparently lacks the cojones to do it in public.
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 AM
He apparently lacks the cojones to do it in public.
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They can’t fathom that people have come together because they care about their community, their neighbors, and their nation.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 AM
They can’t fathom that people have come together because they care about their community, their neighbors, and their nation.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
Not because they’re getting paid.
A total lapse in humanity and imagination.
What a sad & blatant lie.
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Yeah.
It’s “straight cringe” to shoot an ICU nurse 10 times for doing nothing wrong — and then to attempt to smear him for what you’ve done.
There’s no spin here.
It’s crossed every line.
And Americans know it.
It’s “straight cringe” to shoot an ICU nurse 10 times for doing nothing wrong — and then to attempt to smear him for what you’ve done.
There’s no spin here.
It’s crossed every line.
And Americans know it.
Rachael Bade has finally encountered a situation she cannot spin for Republicans
January 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Yeah.
It’s “straight cringe” to shoot an ICU nurse 10 times for doing nothing wrong — and then to attempt to smear him for what you’ve done.
There’s no spin here.
It’s crossed every line.
And Americans know it.
It’s “straight cringe” to shoot an ICU nurse 10 times for doing nothing wrong — and then to attempt to smear him for what you’ve done.
There’s no spin here.
It’s crossed every line.
And Americans know it.
I give you January 6:
“court records show at least five cases where carrying or possessing a firearm was part of the indictment. A summary of the cases […] said 180 defendants were charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon […].”
www.reuters.com/fact-check/u...
“court records show at least five cases where carrying or possessing a firearm was part of the indictment. A summary of the cases […] said 180 defendants were charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon […].”
www.reuters.com/fact-check/u...
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I give you January 6:
“court records show at least five cases where carrying or possessing a firearm was part of the indictment. A summary of the cases […] said 180 defendants were charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon […].”
www.reuters.com/fact-check/u...
“court records show at least five cases where carrying or possessing a firearm was part of the indictment. A summary of the cases […] said 180 defendants were charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon […].”
www.reuters.com/fact-check/u...
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The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
We have to see the logic of the killings as well as the killings themselves. The horror is a truth in itself. But it is also a sign of a political logic, one known from the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century.
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
snyder.substack.com/p/lies-and-l...
Lies and Lawlessness
The Camps, the Executions, and the Future
snyder.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
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"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
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Alex Pretti spent his professional life taking care of our military and vets at the hardest moments of their lives. We owe him an incalculable debt. We have to know who killed him and bring them to justice.
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Alex Pretti spent his professional life taking care of our military and vets at the hardest moments of their lives. We owe him an incalculable debt. We have to know who killed him and bring them to justice.