seth p bates
@sethp-grumpygoat.bsky.social
Progressive. Grumpy. Confused that so many of us (still) embrace trump's lies & corruption. Retired, loving family & friends, dogs, wilderness, solitude, reading, singing.
Putney school grad, UCSD, UNI, worked: SJSU, Applied Materials.
Putney school grad, UCSD, UNI, worked: SJSU, Applied Materials.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
Mike Luckovich
January 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Mike Luckovich
Hands up! Illegal immigrants!!
A member of the Crew-11 SpaceX mission suffered a medical event, prompting an early return to Earth for the four-person crew including NASA members.
NASA And SpaceX Will Make Historic Medical Evacuation Of Astronauts From Space Station
A member of the Crew-11 SpaceX mission suffered a medical event, prompting an early return to Earth for the four-person crew including NASA members.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Hands up! Illegal immigrants!!
What, exactly, are they hiding?
Noem Issues New Order Restricting Lawmakers’ Oversight of ICE Facilities
flip.it/b3_jpA Refusing our Representatives is refusing all American tax payers. House Speaker Mike Johnson has failed us. Congress has oversight over our MONEY! If that woman refuses oversight, then the Speaker must flex!
flip.it/b3_jpA Refusing our Representatives is refusing all American tax payers. House Speaker Mike Johnson has failed us. Congress has oversight over our MONEY! If that woman refuses oversight, then the Speaker must flex!
Noem Issues New Order Restricting Lawmakers’ Oversight of ICE Facilities
The new directive appears to explain an incident in which three Minnesota Democrats attempted to conduct an oversight visit at an ICE detention center, but were denied entry.
flip.it
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
What, exactly, are they hiding?
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We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Yep. And intentional.
"The notion that Donald Trump claims this is somehow making the country safer is absurd. It’s making the country more dangerous… The domestic terrorists are ICE!"
January 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Yep. And intentional.
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DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
That can be enough, but only if enough of us do it.
My confidence in the American electorate is pretty shaky.
My confidence in the American electorate is pretty shaky.
January 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
That can be enough, but only if enough of us do it.
My confidence in the American electorate is pretty shaky.
My confidence in the American electorate is pretty shaky.
And yeah: "do something, bitch" is par for the course behavior among many in "law enforcement".
January 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
And yeah: "do something, bitch" is par for the course behavior among many in "law enforcement".
While this is unfortunate and unjustified so far as the story indicates, it is disturbing that the victim was stupid enough to fire gunshots in celebration. That behavior is dangerous to the community.
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
While this is unfortunate and unjustified so far as the story indicates, it is disturbing that the victim was stupid enough to fire gunshots in celebration. That behavior is dangerous to the community.
Now that is a crowd.
Excellent. This needs to be copied everywhere.
Excellent. This needs to be copied everywhere.
BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
January 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Now that is a crowd.
Excellent. This needs to be copied everywhere.
Excellent. This needs to be copied everywhere.
Sadly, Trump has surrounded himself with so many who are both unqualified and bootlickers.
Let's tell every member of Congress—as many times as we can—that Kristi Noem is a JOKE and she needs to be removed immediately.
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Sadly, Trump has surrounded himself with so many who are both unqualified and bootlickers.
More intimidation.
It looks like ICE doesn't like that we don't like them.
It looks like ICE doesn't like that we don't like them.
ICE violating the first amendment. So you can refuse to name a cake for a gay couple but you can’t refuse service to murderers.
ICE SURROUNDED THE STORE WITH GUNS! Watch and copy/post!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYhM7fF/
ICE SURROUNDED THE STORE WITH GUNS! Watch and copy/post!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYhM7fF/
A video posted to social media shows the National Guard surrounding an Orange Mound sandwich shop after the owner asked them to leave. “You saw the National Guard flood in, you saw MPD flood in to pro...
TikTok video by WREG News Channel 3
www.tiktok.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
More intimidation.
It looks like ICE doesn't like that we don't like them.
It looks like ICE doesn't like that we don't like them.
Low-lift national targets
Here are some examples:
* Dell
* UPS
* FedEx
* Motorola Solutions
* Comcast
* AT&T
* LexisNexis
* Home Depot and Lowe’s
High-lift national targets; two in particular need to be tackled.
* Amazon
* Palantir
Here are some examples:
* Dell
* UPS
* FedEx
* Motorola Solutions
* Comcast
* AT&T
* LexisNexis
* Home Depot and Lowe’s
High-lift national targets; two in particular need to be tackled.
* Amazon
* Palantir
January 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Low-lift national targets
Here are some examples:
* Dell
* UPS
* FedEx
* Motorola Solutions
* Comcast
* AT&T
* LexisNexis
* Home Depot and Lowe’s
High-lift national targets; two in particular need to be tackled.
* Amazon
* Palantir
Here are some examples:
* Dell
* UPS
* FedEx
* Motorola Solutions
* Comcast
* AT&T
* LexisNexis
* Home Depot and Lowe’s
High-lift national targets; two in particular need to be tackled.
* Amazon
* Palantir
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In other words, she doesn't want to answer that very simple question because the truthful answer to it unravels the admin's entire preposterously false narrative that these shots were made by an officer in fear of his life.
January 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
In other words, she doesn't want to answer that very simple question because the truthful answer to it unravels the admin's entire preposterously false narrative that these shots were made by an officer in fear of his life.
It's not possible to overstate the unspeakable evil of Mr. Trump and his enablers.
He is trying to turn our nation, and the world, in a dark direction... Where people, families, and nations lose liberty and choice.
He is trying to turn our nation, and the world, in a dark direction... Where people, families, and nations lose liberty and choice.
January 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It's not possible to overstate the unspeakable evil of Mr. Trump and his enablers.
He is trying to turn our nation, and the world, in a dark direction... Where people, families, and nations lose liberty and choice.
He is trying to turn our nation, and the world, in a dark direction... Where people, families, and nations lose liberty and choice.
Subtext unclear.
January 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Subtext unclear.
I can just see Mike Johnson calling for an impeachment vote!
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I can just see Mike Johnson calling for an impeachment vote!
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At what point in American history have we had to protect our Democracy from our President? 👇👇
January 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
At what point in American history have we had to protect our Democracy from our President? 👇👇
Not with you on this. Americans do not get away with "cheating" in elections. Volunteer as an election worker. That'll clarify things for ya.
January 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Not with you on this. Americans do not get away with "cheating" in elections. Volunteer as an election worker. That'll clarify things for ya.
Well, not quite enough, anyway...
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Well, not quite enough, anyway...
My faith in the American electorate is not strong 🥲
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
My faith in the American electorate is not strong 🥲
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
January 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.