Bob Blaskiewicz
@rjblaskiewicz.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of Critical Thinking and First-Year Studies at Stockton University. I hunt quacks and quackery across time and space. He/him. Huzzah: science, pseudoscience, conspiracy theory studies. Harrumph: fakes, frauds, fascists. #U2, #MST3K, #WWII
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Washington Post, Everyone Else Offer Starkly Different Opinions On Whether Washington Post Is A Piece Of Shit
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State, federal officials offer starkly different accounts of Minneapolis shooting
The killing of a Minneapolis man — captured on videos — deepened a growing rift between state and federal officials, who offered starkly different accounts.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Washington Post, Everyone Else Offer Starkly Different Opinions On Whether Washington Post Is A Piece Of Shit
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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There needs to be bigger punishment than this, but it’s a start
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 AM
There needs to be bigger punishment than this, but it’s a start
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
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As for signs being the same…
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
As for signs being the same…
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Where are the resignations from ICE and CBP??? I guarantee you there are at least *some* who know this is wrong but arectaking the path of least resistance (“following orders”). They need to step down and speak up
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Where are the resignations from ICE and CBP??? I guarantee you there are at least *some* who know this is wrong but arectaking the path of least resistance (“following orders”). They need to step down and speak up
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I will canvass for whichever candidate runs on putting this man in prison in 2028.
Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I will canvass for whichever candidate runs on putting this man in prison in 2028.
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Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Drop the names of any Canadian companies you’ve seen working with ICE in the comments.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
I’m aware of Gardaworld, Roshel, Hootsuite.
Would love to gather any and all other names.
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With proper training in motel management, Norman Bates would have not have made the mistakes he made. The hospitality industry needs to be reformed, not abolished.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
With proper training in motel management, Norman Bates would have not have made the mistakes he made. The hospitality industry needs to be reformed, not abolished.
@booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov Go on record refusing to find DHS until they get themselves under control. And go have a talk with Sen. Collins, because this shit is coming home to her constituents and she better fucking do something.
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
@booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov Go on record refusing to find DHS until they get themselves under control. And go have a talk with Sen. Collins, because this shit is coming home to her constituents and she better fucking do something.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
You want to help? Call your reps right now and demand a local independent investigation of the shooting. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
You want to help? Call your reps right now and demand a local independent investigation of the shooting. Now.
This morning's shooting in Minneapolis sure looks like a murder. Jesus.
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This morning's shooting in Minneapolis sure looks like a murder. Jesus.
@kenwhite.bsky.social, could members of the administration, FBI and so on be considered accessories after the fact in the murder of Renee Good?
January 24, 2026 at 2:58 PM
@kenwhite.bsky.social, could members of the administration, FBI and so on be considered accessories after the fact in the murder of Renee Good?
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Klein paraphrasing @greatdismal.bsky.social: the fascism is here but unevenly distributed.
"You can see it spreading every day, distributing itself more widely to more kinds of people--"
"You can see it spreading every day, distributing itself more widely to more kinds of people--"
Opinion | Minneapolis Reveals Where Trump’s Deportation Agenda Is Going
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Klein paraphrasing @greatdismal.bsky.social: the fascism is here but unevenly distributed.
"You can see it spreading every day, distributing itself more widely to more kinds of people--"
"You can see it spreading every day, distributing itself more widely to more kinds of people--"
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CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
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I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE
Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.
inthesetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.
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They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Do Republicans actually not want to be protected by Capitol Police?
January 23, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Do Republicans actually not want to be protected by Capitol Police?
I'm so grateful for Minneapolis and the way the city has conducted itself.
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I'm so grateful for Minneapolis and the way the city has conducted itself.
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I mean this sincerely, I like that they set up all the Trump administration's lawlessness in MPLS -- arresting toddlers, claiming they can enter homes, using pepper spray sadistically, etc. -- and then they close out the front page with Smith challenging Trump's lawlessness. Well done.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I mean this sincerely, I like that they set up all the Trump administration's lawlessness in MPLS -- arresting toddlers, claiming they can enter homes, using pepper spray sadistically, etc. -- and then they close out the front page with Smith challenging Trump's lawlessness. Well done.
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
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Legitimately, welcome to THE RUNNING MAN.
January 22, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Legitimately, welcome to THE RUNNING MAN.
I went to the grocery store. By tonight we should know definitively whether or not curses work.
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I went to the grocery store. By tonight we should know definitively whether or not curses work.