Con Flambers
@themagicconch19.bsky.social
Wisconsin politics and other things. Certified EMT. Opinions are mine and mine alone. He/him
Blog doing deep dives on politics and history here - https://delving-deeper.ghost.io.
Blog doing deep dives on politics and history here - https://delving-deeper.ghost.io.
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Con Flambers
@themagicconch19.bsky.social
· Jun 22
I saw a raccoon and a deer chowing down on some foliage on the side of the road while driving home tonight... this is what solidarity looks like...
"Ukrainians have taught me, in a very real way, what it means to fight and sacrifice for things." - line from an upcoming piece I'm working on for the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"Ukrainians have taught me, in a very real way, what it means to fight and sacrifice for things." - line from an upcoming piece I'm working on for the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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They think good is weak & evil is based, because they are wicked. ICE is doing wicked things & hiring wicked men to do them. It is difficult to look such a thing in the eye, but that is all there there is to them
This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They think good is weak & evil is based, because they are wicked. ICE is doing wicked things & hiring wicked men to do them. It is difficult to look such a thing in the eye, but that is all there there is to them
I get the temptation to dunk on this guy, he's definitely earned it, but the fact is... coming out of this is gonna depend in part on guys like this lol
“Everything he was doing to make America great I was cool with up until he started messing with the immigrants,” said Andre Lewis, 32, who lives in White Bear Lake.
Gotta love the American voter
www.startribune.com/minnesotas-s...
Gotta love the American voter
www.startribune.com/minnesotas-s...
Minnesota’s suburbs are an election battleground. Trump’s immigration surge is unpopular there.
A new poll shows suburban residents and independents aligning more with Twin Cities residents in opposing Trump’s crackdown and immigration agents’ tactics.
www.startribune.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 AM
I get the temptation to dunk on this guy, he's definitely earned it, but the fact is... coming out of this is gonna depend in part on guys like this lol
I hope a group of ICE goons harassing a Ukrainian refugee and one telling him bluntly that he wanted Russia to win emphasizes why I harp on orgs like the DSA for not showing more solidarity with Ukraine from the get go. Your enemies want Russia to win, ya dinguses.
February 13, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I hope a group of ICE goons harassing a Ukrainian refugee and one telling him bluntly that he wanted Russia to win emphasizes why I harp on orgs like the DSA for not showing more solidarity with Ukraine from the get go. Your enemies want Russia to win, ya dinguses.
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This is just unconscionable man
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This is just unconscionable man
"They all hate each other and none of them can read" is honestly a pretty good summary of MAGA
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:52 AM
"They all hate each other and none of them can read" is honestly a pretty good summary of MAGA
I do not follow Platner outside BlueSky, and I get his ads on Facebook quite a bit. Think he's also sent me fundraising texts (I lose track, I get so many).
He's getting way more small dollar engagement than Mills is, he's hitting all the right notes on stuff like ICE and CBP (including calling for ICE's abolition), he's got a huge social media game... safe to say that right now, he's the favorite to win the primary.
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I do not follow Platner outside BlueSky, and I get his ads on Facebook quite a bit. Think he's also sent me fundraising texts (I lose track, I get so many).
At some point we're gonna have to collectively acknowledge that Graham Platner is well on his way to winning his primary and it doesn't look like it's gonna be very close?
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
At some point we're gonna have to collectively acknowledge that Graham Platner is well on his way to winning his primary and it doesn't look like it's gonna be very close?
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That’s what I call frontier tough
The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
That’s what I call frontier tough
The thing about these people is that aren't just stupid; they're also some of the softest babies around.
The details of the Kristi Noem blanket incident are just fucking perfect
February 13, 2026 at 3:42 AM
The thing about these people is that aren't just stupid; they're also some of the softest babies around.
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the anti-mamdani from the left people are fascinating. like those Japanese soldiers who don't know that the war is over. mad that he's trying to actually govern as mayor of New York rather than do an insane Gracie mansion Lenin thing.
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 AM
the anti-mamdani from the left people are fascinating. like those Japanese soldiers who don't know that the war is over. mad that he's trying to actually govern as mayor of New York rather than do an insane Gracie mansion Lenin thing.
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“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
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About "agitators" --
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
About "agitators" --
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
1. Homan can't even capitulate without threatening more illegal, military-ish force against people exercising their 1A rights.
2. I doubt it's unintentional that they continue to use a loaded term inextricably linked with segregationists and bigots.
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There were a couple themes of the 2024 election but one was a declaration of war on American cities by American rural/exurban voters
He’s also doing this in Memphis…no one is reporting on it
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
There were a couple themes of the 2024 election but one was a declaration of war on American cities by American rural/exurban voters
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Skeleton racer Heraskevych's father, Mykhailo, sitting near the start house, broke down in tears when the IOC disqualified his son from Olympics minutes before his first run. The decision was made as the athlete refused to remove a helmet bearing portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in war.
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Skeleton racer Heraskevych's father, Mykhailo, sitting near the start house, broke down in tears when the IOC disqualified his son from Olympics minutes before his first run. The decision was made as the athlete refused to remove a helmet bearing portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in war.
Seeing Wuthering Heights with my gf this weekend (and to be clear, I was the one who suggested we see it lol). I feel like this is gonna be... Something
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Seeing Wuthering Heights with my gf this weekend (and to be clear, I was the one who suggested we see it lol). I feel like this is gonna be... Something
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This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 3:09 PM
This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
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it really can't be said enough that this is a person who has dined with the president of the united states
Fuentes then fantasizes about “breeding gulags”: “So just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… They go to the breeding gulags. The good ones will be liberated. The bad ones will toil in the mines forever.”
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
it really can't be said enough that this is a person who has dined with the president of the united states
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Good news: there's no durable majority for fascism
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Good news: there's no durable majority for fascism
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
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having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
having your city noticed by the president is now a natural disaster on par with a hurricane or major flood
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The federal agent who shot Marimar Martinez and joked about it has been placed on leave. This wouldn't have happened if everyone had accepted Homeland Security's blatant lies in this case.
JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The federal agent who shot Marimar Martinez and joked about it has been placed on leave. This wouldn't have happened if everyone had accepted Homeland Security's blatant lies in this case.
As someone who has publicly expressed worry about BLS statistics being compromised by nakedly corrupt thug behavior from an admin that lives for it, this is reassuring.
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 AM
As someone who has publicly expressed worry about BLS statistics being compromised by nakedly corrupt thug behavior from an admin that lives for it, this is reassuring.
I have guy friends I would 110% do this with. It'd be like a trust fall, except with a luge
been watching the olympics and i think i found a solution to the male loneliness crisis
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
I have guy friends I would 110% do this with. It'd be like a trust fall, except with a luge
I think it's okay to have a negative view of people who vote for fascism, and who support fascist violence against their fellow Americans and immigrants alike in their communities.
February 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I think it's okay to have a negative view of people who vote for fascism, and who support fascist violence against their fellow Americans and immigrants alike in their communities.