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Previously of the South Florida Daily Blog & Stuck on the Palmetto. Politics, cars, craft beer crusader, the outdoors & life. Pro gun sense. Sharer of interesting news. NY Times famous. Most photos shared here are not mine and are properly sourced.
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"He is not an American president but a MAGA president, someone who leads red states with magnanimity and leads blue states like the head of an occupying force."
- @pbump.com
- @pbump.com
Excellent discussion here by @adamkinzinger.substack.com about the 2nd Amendment and the execution of Alex Pretti...
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Emergency Video: The Second Amendment Doesn't Care About Your Pro-Fascist Agenda
I have seen, as all of you have, fake arguments put out by so called “second amendment” proponents.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Excellent discussion here by @adamkinzinger.substack.com about the 2nd Amendment and the execution of Alex Pretti...
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It's in the upper teens in Chicago...and snowing.
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It's in the upper teens in Chicago...and snowing.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 6:08 PM
"If you object to or impede their politics, they will hurt you. That is the consistency and it is why off-duty police were in the mob on Jan. 6 and why Trump supporters defend ICE today. It’s not the badge that matters. It’s the red cap."
The latest from @pbump.com...
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The latest from @pbump.com...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"If you object to or impede their politics, they will hurt you. That is the consistency and it is why off-duty police were in the mob on Jan. 6 and why Trump supporters defend ICE today. It’s not the badge that matters. It’s the red cap."
The latest from @pbump.com...
👉 www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
The latest from @pbump.com...
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Powerful words from Gov. Walz today: “Sitting behind a keyboard at 2am and besmirching a VA nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description. This is not ‘we need to see both sides’. This is not ‘we need to wait for this’. This is basic human decency.”
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Powerful words from Gov. Walz today: “Sitting behind a keyboard at 2am and besmirching a VA nurse and a son and a co-worker and a friend is despicable beyond all description. This is not ‘we need to see both sides’. This is not ‘we need to wait for this’. This is basic human decency.”
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Reminds me of Tiananmen Square...
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Reminds me of Tiananmen Square...
You've probably seen clips but here's the entire interview of Greg Bovino from this morning. You'll see that Dana Bash actually does a pretty good job of hitting Bovino with critical questions and questioning his inconsistencies.
Bovino comes off spectacularly erratic & deceptive in his responses.
Bovino comes off spectacularly erratic & deceptive in his responses.
Minneapolis: Bash presses Gregory Bovino on Alex Pretti shooting
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 7:43 PM
You've probably seen clips but here's the entire interview of Greg Bovino from this morning. You'll see that Dana Bash actually does a pretty good job of hitting Bovino with critical questions and questioning his inconsistencies.
Bovino comes off spectacularly erratic & deceptive in his responses.
Bovino comes off spectacularly erratic & deceptive in his responses.
When federal agents execute a disarmed man who is on his knees, the victims are the guys pulling the trigger and pumping lead into the "suspect's" body.
This is psychopath talk.
This is psychopath talk.
BASH: It feels as though you're blaming the victim here
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
When federal agents execute a disarmed man who is on his knees, the victims are the guys pulling the trigger and pumping lead into the "suspect's" body.
This is psychopath talk.
This is psychopath talk.
I mean, I've never seen Republicans so angry about Americans exercising their 2A.
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I mean, I've never seen Republicans so angry about Americans exercising their 2A.
Legally carrying a firearm to a protest and having no ID on your person are now being used to justify the execution of American citizens by federal agents.
It only took a year, folks.
It only took a year, folks.
FOX: "What is the line? Where does it go from peaceful protest, I have a First Amendment right to do that, to I'm going to get arrested protesting, to I'm going to get shot to death?"
Noem: "You should comply. And you shouldn't show up with weapons…"
Noem: "You should comply. And you shouldn't show up with weapons…"
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Legally carrying a firearm to a protest and having no ID on your person are now being used to justify the execution of American citizens by federal agents.
It only took a year, folks.
It only took a year, folks.
"We leave you this Sunday along the rugged coast of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Videographer: Lance Milbrand."
via CBS Sunday Morning
via CBS Sunday Morning
Nature: Olympic Peninsula in Washington State
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"We leave you this Sunday along the rugged coast of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Videographer: Lance Milbrand."
via CBS Sunday Morning
via CBS Sunday Morning
Kash Patel creating gun-free zones out of thin air.
The 2A guys have to be breaking out in cold sweats, right?
The 2A guys have to be breaking out in cold sweats, right?
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Kash Patel creating gun-free zones out of thin air.
The 2A guys have to be breaking out in cold sweats, right?
The 2A guys have to be breaking out in cold sweats, right?
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So execution then.
Federal agents in Minneapolis wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and secured the handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of video footage.
Read more: https://wapo.st/4qGOx8M
Read more: https://wapo.st/4qGOx8M
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
So execution then.
"Americans who support liberal democracy need to recognize what we’re dealing with in order to cope with it; and to recognize something, one must name it. Trump has revealed himself, and we must name what we see."
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"Americans who support liberal democracy need to recognize what we’re dealing with in order to cope with it; and to recognize something, one must name it. Trump has revealed himself, and we must name what we see."
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Our NRA World: After being flipped off, a 57yo Indiana gunslinger pulls out a gun and points it at another driver while road raging. Liberty!
Man shows gun during road rage incident, police say
The caller admitted he flipped the driver off, who he says then rolled down his window and pointed a gun directly at him.
www.14news.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Our NRA World: After being flipped off, a 57yo Indiana gunslinger pulls out a gun and points it at another driver while road raging. Liberty!
"Let's not freeze frame adjudicate this now" is a stunning thing for this guy to say as he meticulously articulates why Alex Pretti deserved to die.
BOVINO: He was in the scene actively impeding and assaulting law enforceme--
BASH: But he wasn't impeding. He was filming, which is a legal thing to do in the United States
BOVINO: Dana, let's not free frame adjudicate this now
BASH: But he wasn't impeding. He was filming, which is a legal thing to do in the United States
BOVINO: Dana, let's not free frame adjudicate this now
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"Let's not freeze frame adjudicate this now" is a stunning thing for this guy to say as he meticulously articulates why Alex Pretti deserved to die.
There really are no questions as to what Alex Pretti had in his hands. If Bovino can't tell the difference between a phone & a gun, that's an issue.
Bovino also frames Pretti carrying a "a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun" as something nefarious and improper.
Kyle Rittenhouse would disagree.
Bovino also frames Pretti carrying a "a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun" as something nefarious and improper.
Kyle Rittenhouse would disagree.
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 PM
There really are no questions as to what Alex Pretti had in his hands. If Bovino can't tell the difference between a phone & a gun, that's an issue.
Bovino also frames Pretti carrying a "a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun" as something nefarious and improper.
Kyle Rittenhouse would disagree.
Bovino also frames Pretti carrying a "a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun" as something nefarious and improper.
Kyle Rittenhouse would disagree.
Florida congressman @maxwellfrost.bsky.social was assaulted on Friday in Park City, Utah during a Sundance Film Festival event.
"He apparently shocked other people in the bathroom by talking about how proud he was to be 'white.' He then allegedly punched Frost after he left the facilities."
"He apparently shocked other people in the bathroom by talking about how proud he was to be 'white.' He then allegedly punched Frost after he left the facilities."
Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party; Victim Was Florida Congressman
A man was arrested at CAA's Sundance party after he declared he was proud to be "white." Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost said he was the victim.
variety.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Florida congressman @maxwellfrost.bsky.social was assaulted on Friday in Park City, Utah during a Sundance Film Festival event.
"He apparently shocked other people in the bathroom by talking about how proud he was to be 'white.' He then allegedly punched Frost after he left the facilities."
"He apparently shocked other people in the bathroom by talking about how proud he was to be 'white.' He then allegedly punched Frost after he left the facilities."
I've had to rewrite posts several times over the last 24 hours because my emotions got the best of me.
I'm impressed how some are able to digest what happened yesterday and compose thoughtful, analytical and very cogent responses that lack the emotional component that I have a tough time avoiding.
I'm impressed how some are able to digest what happened yesterday and compose thoughtful, analytical and very cogent responses that lack the emotional component that I have a tough time avoiding.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I've had to rewrite posts several times over the last 24 hours because my emotions got the best of me.
I'm impressed how some are able to digest what happened yesterday and compose thoughtful, analytical and very cogent responses that lack the emotional component that I have a tough time avoiding.
I'm impressed how some are able to digest what happened yesterday and compose thoughtful, analytical and very cogent responses that lack the emotional component that I have a tough time avoiding.
Seeking Rents looks at how Florida stands to lose $3.5B in tax revenue from large corporations because of Trump's tax cuts if they don't act.
It's fascinating how Florida seems to feel tourist taxes are pretty much all that is needed to power the state.
The latest from @jasongarcia.bsky.social...
It's fascinating how Florida seems to feel tourist taxes are pretty much all that is needed to power the state.
The latest from @jasongarcia.bsky.social...
Corporations could get a $3.5 billion tax break in Florida unless state lawmakers step in to stop it
A recap of the second week of the Florida Legislature's 2026 session, plus a preview of week three.
jasongarcia.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Seeking Rents looks at how Florida stands to lose $3.5B in tax revenue from large corporations because of Trump's tax cuts if they don't act.
It's fascinating how Florida seems to feel tourist taxes are pretty much all that is needed to power the state.
The latest from @jasongarcia.bsky.social...
It's fascinating how Florida seems to feel tourist taxes are pretty much all that is needed to power the state.
The latest from @jasongarcia.bsky.social...
It appears as though the IACP is going to have some trouble fully supporting the federal government's executions of citizens on America's streets, so I suppose that's a good thing.
Police chiefs association urges White House to de-escalate tensions between local and federal law enforcement
The International Association of Chiefs of Police — the largest association of police executives — has issued a statement urging the White House to intervene
www.nbcnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:41 PM
It appears as though the IACP is going to have some trouble fully supporting the federal government's executions of citizens on America's streets, so I suppose that's a good thing.
"It looked like an execution."
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January 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"It looked like an execution."
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