@rwhetsel.bsky.social
So agree with Prof.
The gear is about turning life into a bad movie? Providing people with a show, a circus while getting militaries used to new standards? Behind this cover, making money by attaching to public funds, etc.?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
apnews.com/article/trum... Ongoing.
The gear is about turning life into a bad movie? Providing people with a show, a circus while getting militaries used to new standards? Behind this cover, making money by attaching to public funds, etc.?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
apnews.com/article/trum... Ongoing.
January 30, 2026 at 10:13 AM
So agree with Prof.
The gear is about turning life into a bad movie? Providing people with a show, a circus while getting militaries used to new standards? Behind this cover, making money by attaching to public funds, etc.?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
apnews.com/article/trum... Ongoing.
The gear is about turning life into a bad movie? Providing people with a show, a circus while getting militaries used to new standards? Behind this cover, making money by attaching to public funds, etc.?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
apnews.com/article/trum... Ongoing.
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A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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The words to the powerful, moving song Bruce Springsteen has written and sings (linked above) appear if you click on "more."
The words to the powerful, moving song Bruce Springsteen has written and sings (linked above) appear if you click on "more."
You see ICU Nurse Alex Pretti assisting veterans learning to walk again. Donald Trump sees a domestic terrorist and suckers and losers.
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
bsky.app/profile/bruc...
The words to the powerful, moving song Bruce Springsteen has written and sings (linked above) appear if you click on "more."
The words to the powerful, moving song Bruce Springsteen has written and sings (linked above) appear if you click on "more."
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This is Trump’s new form of insider trading: making threats that send markets tumbling and then chickening out to send it back up.
The result?
It makes his rich friends richer and it makes it impossible for families and workers to keep up. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
The result?
It makes his rich friends richer and it makes it impossible for families and workers to keep up. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
This is Trump’s new form of insider trading: making threats that send markets tumbling and then chickening out to send it back up.
The result?
It makes his rich friends richer and it makes it impossible for families and workers to keep up. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
The result?
It makes his rich friends richer and it makes it impossible for families and workers to keep up. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
bsky.app/profile/bruc...
This touching song (linked above) makes Minnesotans feel less alone, I hope. It's singalongable. The lyrics drop down if you click "more" below the image.
Thanks Bruce. And Anne.
This touching song (linked above) makes Minnesotans feel less alone, I hope. It's singalongable. The lyrics drop down if you click "more" below the image.
Thanks Bruce. And Anne.
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
bsky.app/profile/bruc...
This touching song (linked above) makes Minnesotans feel less alone, I hope. It's singalongable. The lyrics drop down if you click "more" below the image.
Thanks Bruce. And Anne.
This touching song (linked above) makes Minnesotans feel less alone, I hope. It's singalongable. The lyrics drop down if you click "more" below the image.
Thanks Bruce. And Anne.
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In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
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"Federal agents in Maine are now threatening ICE watchers at their homes."
"McLellan said she spoke to one agent, while three cars blocked the street outside. “This is a warning,” one agent said, according to McLellan. “We know you live right here.”"
newrepublic.com/post/205759/...
#AbolishDHS
"McLellan said she spoke to one agent, while three cars blocked the street outside. “This is a warning,” one agent said, according to McLellan. “We know you live right here.”"
newrepublic.com/post/205759/...
#AbolishDHS
“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
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Excerpt from the Guardian
"Bovino assembled reporters to claim that Pretti had approached agents with a handgun, intending to “massacre law enforcement” and had “violently resisted” before his men killed him."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"Bovino assembled reporters to claim that Pretti had approached agents with a handgun, intending to “massacre law enforcement” and had “violently resisted” before his men killed him."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Excerpt from the Guardian
"Bovino assembled reporters to claim that Pretti had approached agents with a handgun, intending to “massacre law enforcement” and had “violently resisted” before his men killed him."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"Bovino assembled reporters to claim that Pretti had approached agents with a handgun, intending to “massacre law enforcement” and had “violently resisted” before his men killed him."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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when they say that everyone should have a right to carry a weapon in public they mean only loyal Republicans have a right to carry a weapon in public. if you don't agree them politically and you carry a weapon then that's justification for them to shoot you dead.
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
when they say that everyone should have a right to carry a weapon in public they mean only loyal Republicans have a right to carry a weapon in public. if you don't agree them politically and you carry a weapon then that's justification for them to shoot you dead.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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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 8:25 PM
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.
Thank you also for highlighting the “mechanism.” Bounties. Understanding mechanisms clarifies, and clarity gives energy.
Children! Absolutely disgraceful. This is what happens when Donald Trump’s government pays bounties for people. Doesn’t matter if they’re legal. Doesn’t matter who they are. Doesn’t matter if they’re five-years-old. How can anyone justify this any more?
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
www.startribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Thank you also for highlighting the “mechanism.” Bounties. Understanding mechanisms clarifies, and clarity gives energy.
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Economists will be studying the 2027 Minnesotan economy that will be buoyed by an influx of money from civil rights lawsuits.
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Economists will be studying the 2027 Minnesotan economy that will be buoyed by an influx of money from civil rights lawsuits.
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"Now that I've told you about the Halloween Blizzard of '91, sit back, the Federal Occupation of '26 is next."
Folks, if you know any Minnesotan, you'll know that many of us will bring up Minnesota and Minnesota things at every possible opportunity. If we manage to ride out military occupation, we're going to be absolutely insufferable for the next 20 years. Think about what you're risking here.
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Now that I've told you about the Halloween Blizzard of '91, sit back, the Federal Occupation of '26 is next."
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Great shovel pass. I hope you are recovering. I have some experience with chemical agents, so I know how awful it feels.
Thanks for helping us get the story out to the world.
Thanks for helping us get the story out to the world.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Great shovel pass. I hope you are recovering. I have some experience with chemical agents, so I know how awful it feels.
Thanks for helping us get the story out to the world.
Thanks for helping us get the story out to the world.
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Our democracy has gone off the freaking rails. I hope you didn't get hurt badly that looks like an NFL pile up without the pads. Damn
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Our democracy has gone off the freaking rails. I hope you didn't get hurt badly that looks like an NFL pile up without the pads. Damn
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Mason made a powerful post on IG. I’m sorry you had this experience. But, I’m very grateful for you doing all the hard work and documenting these atrocities. Thank you!
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Mason made a powerful post on IG. I’m sorry you had this experience. But, I’m very grateful for you doing all the hard work and documenting these atrocities. Thank you!
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7/ But the most immediate crisis is that these markets are wildly corrupt, because there is no law that bans this type of insider trading.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.
A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture put prediction markets in the spotlight. Here's how they work
The commercial use of prediction markets has skyrocketed in recent years, opening the door for people to wage their money on the likelihood of a growing list of future events. But despite some eye-cat...
www.pbs.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
7/ But the most immediate crisis is that these markets are wildly corrupt, because there is no law that bans this type of insider trading.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.
Hours before the Maduro raid, one secret bettor placed a big bet on an imminent invasion, and made $400,000.