Theda DeBacker
@thedadebacker.bsky.social
Retired cybersecurity professional, married, lives in the foothills east of Seattle.
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In case you haven't heard, the Oversight Committee Democrats are compiling a verified public record of possible ICE, CBP and other possible fed immigration misconduct incidents to hold the fed govt. accountable. The submission link is on their page.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
Oversight Immigration Enforcement Dashboard
To fulfill our oversight and legislative responsibilities to protect and defend the Constitution, Oversight Committee Democrats are compiling a verified public record of possible misconduct incidents ...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
December 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
In case you haven't heard, the Oversight Committee Democrats are compiling a verified public record of possible ICE, CBP and other possible fed immigration misconduct incidents to hold the fed govt. accountable. The submission link is on their page.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-...
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"Latinos in both parties are more worried than other groups about personal impacts of deportations."
Gee, I can't imagine why... 😡
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Gee, I can't imagine why... 😡
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Growing shares say the Trump administration is doing ‘too much’ to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally
Overall, 50% of adults disapprove of the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, including 36% who strongly disapprove.
www.pewresearch.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"Latinos in both parties are more worried than other groups about personal impacts of deportations."
Gee, I can't imagine why... 😡
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Gee, I can't imagine why... 😡
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
Paywall-Free till Jan 13.
“America’s military has defended the free world for 80 years.
OUR DOMINANCE IS FADING. RIVALS KNOW THIS & ARE BUILDING TO DEFEAT US.
[We need] a stronger military primarily to deter future wars, not to start them.
[And] we need to prepare for the worst ..."
“America’s military has defended the free world for 80 years.
OUR DOMINANCE IS FADING. RIVALS KNOW THIS & ARE BUILDING TO DEFEAT US.
[We need] a stronger military primarily to deter future wars, not to start them.
[And] we need to prepare for the worst ..."
Opinion | Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself (Gift Article) | Theda DeBacker
. . . Paywall-Free till Jan 13.
This is first of the 7-part OVERMATCHED series by the NYT Editorial Board. If you’d like to read the next part paywall-free, please re-post this post.
“America’s mili...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Paywall-Free till Jan 13.
“America’s military has defended the free world for 80 years.
OUR DOMINANCE IS FADING. RIVALS KNOW THIS & ARE BUILDING TO DEFEAT US.
[We need] a stronger military primarily to deter future wars, not to start them.
[And] we need to prepare for the worst ..."
“America’s military has defended the free world for 80 years.
OUR DOMINANCE IS FADING. RIVALS KNOW THIS & ARE BUILDING TO DEFEAT US.
[We need] a stronger military primarily to deter future wars, not to start them.
[And] we need to prepare for the worst ..."
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
When he "went out to check on the damage ..., undercover ICE agents released a dog that had been hiding out of sight..." ...
“He heard the officer say, ‘He’s running!' [or] 'he's gonna run!’ And the next thing he knows is that the dog is on top of him, MAULING HIM. He did not flee [or] resist.”
“He heard the officer say, ‘He’s running!' [or] 'he's gonna run!’ And the next thing he knows is that the dog is on top of him, MAULING HIM. He did not flee [or] resist.”
ICE dog attack on Vancouver man ‘should shock the conscience,’ Murray says | Theda DeBacker
"When a man dressed as a construction worker knocked on Wilmer Toledo-Martinez’s door claiming to have hit his car, he believed it was an accident.
Instead, ICE agents were waiting for him outside.
....
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December 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
When he "went out to check on the damage ..., undercover ICE agents released a dog that had been hiding out of sight..." ...
“He heard the officer say, ‘He’s running!' [or] 'he's gonna run!’ And the next thing he knows is that the dog is on top of him, MAULING HIM. He did not flee [or] resist.”
“He heard the officer say, ‘He’s running!' [or] 'he's gonna run!’ And the next thing he knows is that the dog is on top of him, MAULING HIM. He did not flee [or] resist.”
As A.I. & Crypto Czar “Sacks offered White House access to his tech industry compatriots & PUSHED TO ELIMINATE GOVERNMENT OBSTACLES facing A.I. companies.
He recommended A.I. POLICIES THAT HAVE SOMETIMES RUN COUNTER TO NATIONAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS.
He positioned himself to PERSONALLY BENEFIT.
He recommended A.I. POLICIES THAT HAVE SOMETIMES RUN COUNTER TO NATIONAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS.
He positioned himself to PERSONALLY BENEFIT.
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends | Theda DeBacker
“[Epstein-Bestie] Trump … unveiled an ‘A.I. Action Plan,’ … drafted in part by David Sacks, [the White House’s Artificial Intelligence & Crypto Czar]. …Trump declared that A.I. was ‘one of the most im...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
As A.I. & Crypto Czar “Sacks offered White House access to his tech industry compatriots & PUSHED TO ELIMINATE GOVERNMENT OBSTACLES facing A.I. companies.
He recommended A.I. POLICIES THAT HAVE SOMETIMES RUN COUNTER TO NATIONAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS.
He positioned himself to PERSONALLY BENEFIT.
He recommended A.I. POLICIES THAT HAVE SOMETIMES RUN COUNTER TO NATIONAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS.
He positioned himself to PERSONALLY BENEFIT.
If only MAGAs could stop to think twice about what Bongino is owning up to ...
Every day social media exposes more cracks in the “truth” coming from the Trump regime and offshore influencers on X. This admission is hard to deny.
Every day social media exposes more cracks in the “truth” coming from the Trump regime and offshore influencers on X. This admission is hard to deny.
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Check out my new post! Check out my new article about Dan Bongino admitting that he previously pushed baseless conspiracies about the Jan-6 pipe bomb
If only MAGAs could stop to think twice about wh...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If only MAGAs could stop to think twice about what Bongino is owning up to ...
Every day social media exposes more cracks in the “truth” coming from the Trump regime and offshore influencers on X. This admission is hard to deny.
Every day social media exposes more cracks in the “truth” coming from the Trump regime and offshore influencers on X. This admission is hard to deny.
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illinois secretary of state alexi giannoulias sent letters to 19 rental car companies warning them against letting feds swap out license plates on their vehicles.
nbc news reports giannoulias’s review of more than 600 complaints has so far led to … one license plate revoked.
nbc news reports giannoulias’s review of more than 600 complaints has so far led to … one license plate revoked.
Illinois officials warn rental car companies that it is illegal for immigration agents to swap license plates
The secretary of state sent a cease and desist letter to ICE head Todd Lyons, citing “multiple reports of federal ICE agents illegally swapping out the license plates displayed on vehicles.”
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
illinois secretary of state alexi giannoulias sent letters to 19 rental car companies warning them against letting feds swap out license plates on their vehicles.
nbc news reports giannoulias’s review of more than 600 complaints has so far led to … one license plate revoked.
nbc news reports giannoulias’s review of more than 600 complaints has so far led to … one license plate revoked.
"Hernandez championed creating Zones for Employment & Economic Development, semi-autonomous territories where private investors could establish their own legal systems, courts, police forces, & tax regimes. (Think United Fruit company towns for the cyber age…[remember] “banana republic[?]”
Is Trump Rewarding the Cryptobros with Pardons for Drug Dealers?
The cryptobros love a disgraced Honduran president who sits in a federal prison for smuggling 500 tons (!) of cocaine into the US. Some of those same cryptobros also love Trump
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December 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"Hernandez championed creating Zones for Employment & Economic Development, semi-autonomous territories where private investors could establish their own legal systems, courts, police forces, & tax regimes. (Think United Fruit company towns for the cyber age…[remember] “banana republic[?]”
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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Q: You talk about affordability. Are the American people getting impatient with the reforms you're making?
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Q: You talk about affordability. Are the American people getting impatient with the reforms you're making?
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
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California is expanding its water supply by adding 2.9 billion gallons a year through eight major state-funded projects.
We're recycling more water, removing PFAS, upgrading wastewater systems and building new desalination for over one million Californians.
This is how we build drought resilience.
We're recycling more water, removing PFAS, upgrading wastewater systems and building new desalination for over one million Californians.
This is how we build drought resilience.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
California is expanding its water supply by adding 2.9 billion gallons a year through eight major state-funded projects.
We're recycling more water, removing PFAS, upgrading wastewater systems and building new desalination for over one million Californians.
This is how we build drought resilience.
We're recycling more water, removing PFAS, upgrading wastewater systems and building new desalination for over one million Californians.
This is how we build drought resilience.
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Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.
Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.
Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
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NEW: Trump just called JD Vance incompetent.
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW: Trump just called JD Vance incompetent.
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O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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Please add "puppy killers" to your proposed travel ban.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Please add "puppy killers" to your proposed travel ban.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
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This has got to be one of Gavin Newsom's best...
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This has got to be one of Gavin Newsom's best...
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Oh snap
LET'S GO MIDTERMS FIRST!!!!
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!
LET'S GO MIDTERMS FIRST!!!!
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Oh snap
LET'S GO MIDTERMS FIRST!!!!
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!
LET'S GO MIDTERMS FIRST!!!!
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!