ReeZenPhD
@reezenphd.bsky.social
RPCV (Moldova 2003-5). International traveler. Thespian. Reader. Retired English Professor. SCUBA.
America should be ashamed.
Awww look at that… he finally won something on his own merit.
January 29, 2026 at 9:04 PM
America should be ashamed.
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An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
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Creating a new position to prosecute fraud and report directly to the White House destroys 40 years of post Watergate reforms to protect DOJ independence.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Trump Nominates US Prosecutor as Top National Fraud Investigator
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the nomination of a veteran federal prosecutor to lead a new Justice Department unit focused on fraud, as the administration looks to refocus attention on...
news.bloomberglaw.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Creating a new position to prosecute fraud and report directly to the White House destroys 40 years of post Watergate reforms to protect DOJ independence.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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The Justice Department says they will finish reviewing and publishing files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein soon, but did not provide a specific timeline. The DOJ has released over 100,000 pages so far — that’s less than 1% of the Epstein files.
January 29, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The Justice Department says they will finish reviewing and publishing files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein soon, but did not provide a specific timeline. The DOJ has released over 100,000 pages so far — that’s less than 1% of the Epstein files.
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Please note that the Trump regime continues to flagrantly, illegally withhold the Epstein documents and plainly has no intention of releasing them (at least until the apparatchiks can destroy/doctor the incriminating stuff).
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Please note that the Trump regime continues to flagrantly, illegally withhold the Epstein documents and plainly has no intention of releasing them (at least until the apparatchiks can destroy/doctor the incriminating stuff).
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Surely nothing could go wrong with this during [checks notes] the most widely-televised event of the year
January 29, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Surely nothing could go wrong with this during [checks notes] the most widely-televised event of the year
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Just a brief pause to remember Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh's wildly racist 2025 opinion eviscerating the Fourth Amendment by allowing ICE agents, absent other probable cause or investigative lead, to detain anyone black and brown they see.
The blood of Minneapolis belongs to Kavanaugh, too.
The blood of Minneapolis belongs to Kavanaugh, too.
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Just a brief pause to remember Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh's wildly racist 2025 opinion eviscerating the Fourth Amendment by allowing ICE agents, absent other probable cause or investigative lead, to detain anyone black and brown they see.
The blood of Minneapolis belongs to Kavanaugh, too.
The blood of Minneapolis belongs to Kavanaugh, too.
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This is why everyone should ignore the stories about Trump's de-escalation. The administration is *not* pivoting. It is pretending to pivot until the heat from the public and Congress dies down. Meanwhile, on the ground, it's more of the same, with slightly conciliatory language before the cameras.
More ICE door-to-door operations are taking place in Blaine, Minnesota, on 1/28/26.
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This is why everyone should ignore the stories about Trump's de-escalation. The administration is *not* pivoting. It is pretending to pivot until the heat from the public and Congress dies down. Meanwhile, on the ground, it's more of the same, with slightly conciliatory language before the cameras.
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the Democrats should announce that they will not renew any contracts with XAI, Palantir, Tesla, or SpaceX and bankrupt the fucking tech right. announce that you have the votes to ban crypto too.
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
the Democrats should announce that they will not renew any contracts with XAI, Palantir, Tesla, or SpaceX and bankrupt the fucking tech right. announce that you have the votes to ban crypto too.
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Chuck Schumer wants to reform the American Gestapo
Chuck Schumer wants to reform the American Gestapo - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The really pathetic thing — OK one really pathetic thing — is that this pitiful act of attempted appeasement has zero chance of being accepted by either the Trump administration or the Confederate Jesus caucus in the House. Five days after the murder of Alex Pretti we still don’t even know the names or faces […]
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Chuck Schumer wants to reform the American Gestapo
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HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
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Article from 2023: "In 2007, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told the New Yorker that God had selected him for the US Senate in order to be the guardian of Israel."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/bearing-wi...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/bearing-wi...
Bearing witness to the disappearing world
Are political officials trying to bring on the apocalypse?
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Schumer has long said his main job is defending Israel, which means defending ICE.
jewishcurrents.org/chuck-schume...
jewishcurrents.org/chuck-schume...
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Schumer has long said his main job is defending Israel, which means defending ICE.
jewishcurrents.org/chuck-schume...
jewishcurrents.org/chuck-schume...
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“.. the hearing suggests the real possibility that Trump will be unable to construct anything in the East Wing’s place, leaving just an empty site ..
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO ..”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO ..”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“.. the hearing suggests the real possibility that Trump will be unable to construct anything in the East Wing’s place, leaving just an empty site ..
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO ..”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Destruction followed by stagnation seems to be something of an MO ..”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
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For Charlie Kirk, they’re still working to force a TPUSA chapter into every public high school. But for Alex Pretti…
The federal government is preventing nurses from peacefully assembling at the VA not because it is federal property but they are scared of the images of nurses peacefully assembling
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM
For Charlie Kirk, they’re still working to force a TPUSA chapter into every public high school. But for Alex Pretti…
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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Every. Single. Word. Of. This.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Every. Single. Word. Of. This.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
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“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
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Sincerely love that the chuds think this is all based on folks in Minnesota reading the works of Uncle Ho, rather than being built on the same social structures that organize the annual spaghetti fundraiser
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Sincerely love that the chuds think this is all based on folks in Minnesota reading the works of Uncle Ho, rather than being built on the same social structures that organize the annual spaghetti fundraiser
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It is insane and just impossible to fire 20% of NASAs senior engineering and management staff and axe its budget and at the same time, this year, drastically accelerate its Moon program.
the American government is effectively ending its space program.
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 AM
It is insane and just impossible to fire 20% of NASAs senior engineering and management staff and axe its budget and at the same time, this year, drastically accelerate its Moon program.