Rob Rasmussen
@roba83.bsky.social
Adherent of biologically-inspired engineering for medical and sustainability causes; immunology/vaccinologist; lifetime cyclist; mis-information is spread thru fear and rage. Not a blue dot in a red state but I am Yankee fan living in Boston
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Rob Rasmussen
@roba83.bsky.social
· Feb 17
Do not forget that Trump's first action was to release 1,500 violent criminals who once fought for him and now owe him. So in true gangster regime style, he started all this with an army of thugs who could threaten, overtly or tacitly, anyone (and their families) in his way. GOP capitulation anyone?
Most accurate description of ICE's actions AND mindset. The responsible thugs deserve life in prison. Or worse.
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Most accurate description of ICE's actions AND mindset. The responsible thugs deserve life in prison. Or worse.
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From a #NYTimes editorial just now: "....Truth is a line of demarcation between a democratic government and an authoritarian regime...."
From the number and gravity of the lies told during Trump's 1st Admin, and parroted by right-wing media,he and they were striving for authoritarianism from day 1.
From the number and gravity of the lies told during Trump's 1st Admin, and parroted by right-wing media,he and they were striving for authoritarianism from day 1.
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
From a #NYTimes editorial just now: "....Truth is a line of demarcation between a democratic government and an authoritarian regime...."
From the number and gravity of the lies told during Trump's 1st Admin, and parroted by right-wing media,he and they were striving for authoritarianism from day 1.
From the number and gravity of the lies told during Trump's 1st Admin, and parroted by right-wing media,he and they were striving for authoritarianism from day 1.
Cannot comment much on this - he was being a hero to that woman, but also a hero to normal people who do not want our country turning into a fascist state. Disgusting irony in that great grandfathers of the inhumane goons that shot Alex, probably fought the same fascism those goons displayed today.
Family of Alex Pretti, who was shot dead in Minneapolis today, releases statement:
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs."
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Cannot comment much on this - he was being a hero to that woman, but also a hero to normal people who do not want our country turning into a fascist state. Disgusting irony in that great grandfathers of the inhumane goons that shot Alex, probably fought the same fascism those goons displayed today.
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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
You still good with not whipping the House Dems to vote against funding ICE?? You own this outcome. SHAME!
You still good with not whipping the House Dems to vote against funding ICE?? You own this outcome. SHAME!
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
You still good with not whipping the House Dems to vote against funding ICE?? You own this outcome. SHAME!
You still good with not whipping the House Dems to vote against funding ICE?? You own this outcome. SHAME!
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“Aggressive” is Times-headline-speak for cruel, vicious, and sadistic.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters
For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:35 PM
“Aggressive” is Times-headline-speak for cruel, vicious, and sadistic.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
Anyone who thought it can't happen here, it has happened!!
🚨“You’re gonna have to kill me!" Minneapolis protester SCREAMS as swarm of Border Patrol agents pin him to the ground.
"I have done nothing at all! I am a United States citizen! You're gonna kill me! That's what you want! You want to kill me on this street!" LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I have done nothing at all! I am a United States citizen! You're gonna kill me! That's what you want! You want to kill me on this street!" LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Anyone who thought it can't happen here, it has happened!!
"GOP Senators??? You've got a problem..!"
You have blood on your hands - this is YOUR doing.
You have blood on your hands - this is YOUR doing.
ICE agent: “It’s like Call of Duty, so cool huh?”
Other ICE agent: “Did you take the shot? Take the shot.”
Other ICE agent: “Did you take the shot? Take the shot.”
MS NOW news crew capturing ICE/DHS agents firing pepper balls, flash bangs, and tear gas at non violent protesters.
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
"GOP Senators??? You've got a problem..!"
You have blood on your hands - this is YOUR doing.
You have blood on your hands - this is YOUR doing.
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Murder. Intentional & arrogant. By someone who was led to believe he would be allowed to do it.
He has a surprise coming.
Because this administration WILL be gone, eventually. That's when he will learn that he never had "immunity"-just bosses who didn't prosecute him.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He has a surprise coming.
Because this administration WILL be gone, eventually. That's when he will learn that he never had "immunity"-just bosses who didn't prosecute him.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
January 23, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Murder. Intentional & arrogant. By someone who was led to believe he would be allowed to do it.
He has a surprise coming.
Because this administration WILL be gone, eventually. That's when he will learn that he never had "immunity"-just bosses who didn't prosecute him.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He has a surprise coming.
Because this administration WILL be gone, eventually. That's when he will learn that he never had "immunity"-just bosses who didn't prosecute him.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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This policy already denies nearly 50 million women and girls access to contraception each year. Trump would rather cut off food, medicine, and lifesaving care during war and famine than allow doctors to provide legal health care or information. This will cost lives.
January 24, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This policy already denies nearly 50 million women and girls access to contraception each year. Trump would rather cut off food, medicine, and lifesaving care during war and famine than allow doctors to provide legal health care or information. This will cost lives.
Are #boomers or #GenX the last generation that experienced having to reshuffle a deck of cards each time you wanted to play a new game of #solitaire?
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Are #boomers or #GenX the last generation that experienced having to reshuffle a deck of cards each time you wanted to play a new game of #solitaire?
A snowstorm is like sex:
You don't know when it will happen
You don't know how many inches it will be, and
You don't know how long it will last 😉
You don't know when it will happen
You don't know how many inches it will be, and
You don't know how long it will last 😉
January 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
A snowstorm is like sex:
You don't know when it will happen
You don't know how many inches it will be, and
You don't know how long it will last 😉
You don't know when it will happen
You don't know how many inches it will be, and
You don't know how long it will last 😉
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"You still have this tremendous gaslighting of the American people." Jen Psaki gives her topline reaction to today's House Judiciary Committee hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith.
January 23, 2026 at 3:29 AM
"You still have this tremendous gaslighting of the American people." Jen Psaki gives her topline reaction to today's House Judiciary Committee hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith.
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The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz sex trafficked minors.
He raped minors.
Mike Johnson kept the report sealed.
This was the man they wanted to be Attorney General.
They knew he was sexually abusing kids … if they covered for him why don’t you realize they’re covering for Trump?
He raped minors.
Mike Johnson kept the report sealed.
This was the man they wanted to be Attorney General.
They knew he was sexually abusing kids … if they covered for him why don’t you realize they’re covering for Trump?
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz sex trafficked minors.
He raped minors.
Mike Johnson kept the report sealed.
This was the man they wanted to be Attorney General.
They knew he was sexually abusing kids … if they covered for him why don’t you realize they’re covering for Trump?
He raped minors.
Mike Johnson kept the report sealed.
This was the man they wanted to be Attorney General.
They knew he was sexually abusing kids … if they covered for him why don’t you realize they’re covering for Trump?
Re: #Epsteinfiles in NYTImes: "...Judge Engelmayer noted that ..(lawmakers).. could initiate a...lawsuit that would request the appointment of a monitor, ...they could use “the tools available to Congress” to seek oversight of the Justice Department’s compliance."
Yeah, sure. That's gonna happen??
Yeah, sure. That's gonna happen??
January 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Re: #Epsteinfiles in NYTImes: "...Judge Engelmayer noted that ..(lawmakers).. could initiate a...lawsuit that would request the appointment of a monitor, ...they could use “the tools available to Congress” to seek oversight of the Justice Department’s compliance."
Yeah, sure. That's gonna happen??
Yeah, sure. That's gonna happen??
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The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
It was their final, most essential command.
And if all others accepted the lie, if all records told the same tale,
then the lie passed into history and became truth.
George Orwell, 1984
It was their final, most essential command.
And if all others accepted the lie, if all records told the same tale,
then the lie passed into history and became truth.
George Orwell, 1984
September 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
It was their final, most essential command.
And if all others accepted the lie, if all records told the same tale,
then the lie passed into history and became truth.
George Orwell, 1984
It was their final, most essential command.
And if all others accepted the lie, if all records told the same tale,
then the lie passed into history and became truth.
George Orwell, 1984
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Donald has been posting unhinged, incoherent ramblings for a decade now, but his recent threats against sovereign nations brings us into totally new and dangerous territory.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Donald has been posting unhinged, incoherent ramblings for a decade now, but his recent threats against sovereign nations brings us into totally new and dangerous territory.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
It’s time to start asking Republicans why they continue to back a man who is so obviously out of his mind.
#NYTimes again nails it for unjustified and unreal squishy temperence: "Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office"
How about: "Lies, Ego, Graft, and Illegal Power Grabs and Orders Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office"
There, fixed it for you.
How about: "Lies, Ego, Graft, and Illegal Power Grabs and Orders Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office"
There, fixed it for you.
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
#NYTimes again nails it for unjustified and unreal squishy temperence: "Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office"
How about: "Lies, Ego, Graft, and Illegal Power Grabs and Orders Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office"
There, fixed it for you.
How about: "Lies, Ego, Graft, and Illegal Power Grabs and Orders Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office"
There, fixed it for you.
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If I was hiring, anyone who fought ICE would have an edge up...
Everyone is 12 theory of American politics remains strong.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
Furthermore, Minnesota is Canada.
January 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If I was hiring, anyone who fought ICE would have an edge up...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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It’s cold and I’ve been on my belly for hours with my Nikon and wide-angle lens hoping to catch an emperor fly like missile from the sea.
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 PM
It’s cold and I’ve been on my belly for hours with my Nikon and wide-angle lens hoping to catch an emperor fly like missile from the sea.
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...
Although I can barely feel my fingers, I couldn’t be happier. My heart is singing and I can’t help but smile.
More: glass.photo/cm/2x0JKhym2...