Jeff
@themiddlewest.bsky.social
NE -> East Coast. Progressive politics and college football. Nebraska forever.
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Can't stress enough that when the opponent is reeling, you have to keep throwing punches before they can recover; and luckily, because the fistfight analogy only goes so far, we can all keep throwing and throwing and throwing without fear of draining our gas tanks
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Can't stress enough that when the opponent is reeling, you have to keep throwing punches before they can recover; and luckily, because the fistfight analogy only goes so far, we can all keep throwing and throwing and throwing without fear of draining our gas tanks
Trying to watch the Nebrasketball game on Peacock - is anyone else not hearing anything?
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Trying to watch the Nebrasketball game on Peacock - is anyone else not hearing anything?
DC isn’t great at snow removal generally
Add 3” of ice on top and I’ve seen garbage trucks and delivery trucks get stuck today, 2 days after the storm
Add 3” of ice on top and I’ve seen garbage trucks and delivery trucks get stuck today, 2 days after the storm
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
DC isn’t great at snow removal generally
Add 3” of ice on top and I’ve seen garbage trucks and delivery trucks get stuck today, 2 days after the storm
Add 3” of ice on top and I’ve seen garbage trucks and delivery trucks get stuck today, 2 days after the storm
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Hate to "hand it to" him but he's right, your strategy can't just be to keep winning elections for a decade straight, you need a plan for when the pendulum swings back
And without a sustained movement in the other direction this will probably work. Voters have acutely short memories. I’m not even talking about end of trump 1.0 and then him winning again, I’m talking about after the civil war the Democratic Party getting back in power. I’m talking about other…
something very annoying will happen after there’s a next Dem president. An example of Immigrant Crime will occur and the gop will go full blitz with SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DONT LET US AND TRUMP DO THE THING, and wayyyy too many in the media will let them do it as if it were normal…
January 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Hate to "hand it to" him but he's right, your strategy can't just be to keep winning elections for a decade straight, you need a plan for when the pendulum swings back
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James O’Keefe responds to a comment
“Figured they (ICE protesters) were being paid…”
O’Keefe:
“No, it's more terrifying than that. It's not transactional.
They actually believe in their cause.
That truth is going to be hard for most people to understand or accept.”
“Figured they (ICE protesters) were being paid…”
O’Keefe:
“No, it's more terrifying than that. It's not transactional.
They actually believe in their cause.
That truth is going to be hard for most people to understand or accept.”
January 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
James O’Keefe responds to a comment
“Figured they (ICE protesters) were being paid…”
O’Keefe:
“No, it's more terrifying than that. It's not transactional.
They actually believe in their cause.
That truth is going to be hard for most people to understand or accept.”
“Figured they (ICE protesters) were being paid…”
O’Keefe:
“No, it's more terrifying than that. It's not transactional.
They actually believe in their cause.
That truth is going to be hard for most people to understand or accept.”
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would you rather hang with a fun, colorful group or walk alone out onto the frozen tundra where you’ll meet a certain death
January 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
would you rather hang with a fun, colorful group or walk alone out onto the frozen tundra where you’ll meet a certain death
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tough call for racists: would you rather live as part of a society with other types of people, or march off, alone, into the empty and frozen antarctic desert, resulting in your certain death?
January 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
tough call for racists: would you rather live as part of a society with other types of people, or march off, alone, into the empty and frozen antarctic desert, resulting in your certain death?
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this is why they invented the whole notion of "virtue signaling". they wanted it all to be empty posturing, they wanted to denigrate the act of standing up and be seen doing something virtuous, all because genuine virtue and bravery are completely alien to them.
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
this is why they invented the whole notion of "virtue signaling". they wanted it all to be empty posturing, they wanted to denigrate the act of standing up and be seen doing something virtuous, all because genuine virtue and bravery are completely alien to them.
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don't tell me Diego Pavia is bad, he beat Bama at Vanderbilt, he should be worshipped as a forest deity
January 27, 2026 at 6:09 PM
don't tell me Diego Pavia is bad, he beat Bama at Vanderbilt, he should be worshipped as a forest deity
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Whole lot of this shit on this god forsaken website again today
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Whole lot of this shit on this god forsaken website again today
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Signal is compromised in the exact same sense that an irl community meeting would be compromised when a dude nobody knows shows up and starts loudly asking where all the guns are and whether any fellow leftists can let him in on any cool plans to commit crimes.
Which is not at all.
Which is not at all.
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Signal is compromised in the exact same sense that an irl community meeting would be compromised when a dude nobody knows shows up and starts loudly asking where all the guns are and whether any fellow leftists can let him in on any cool plans to commit crimes.
Which is not at all.
Which is not at all.
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DC had its worst snowstorm in a decade and I haven’t seen a single guardsman with a shovel despite an ongoing, obvious need. I have seen scores continuing to stand around and waste taxpayer dollars.
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
DC had its worst snowstorm in a decade and I haven’t seen a single guardsman with a shovel despite an ongoing, obvious need. I have seen scores continuing to stand around and waste taxpayer dollars.
If the armed Federal agents wanted to win over the residents of DC, they could start by picking up a snow shovel
I think it is somewhat interesting that the armed soldiers occupying DC against local wishes aren't attempting to win local hearts and minds or get easy favorable press coverage, but I'm not that surprised either
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
If the armed Federal agents wanted to win over the residents of DC, they could start by picking up a snow shovel
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Grateful to the people of Minnesota for many things but among them is the affirmation that the sense of community and neighborliness that so many of us feel is much much more common (and felt much more strongly!) than modern media wants us to think it is.
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Grateful to the people of Minnesota for many things but among them is the affirmation that the sense of community and neighborliness that so many of us feel is much much more common (and felt much more strongly!) than modern media wants us to think it is.
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Immigration is a net good. It improves the lives of the people who immigrate and the people in the areas the immigrate to. Supporting immigration is both morally and economically sound and a good government would encourage and facilitate it instead of making it as difficult as possible
The last few years have seen the largest wave of immigration in American history. All those images we carry in our heads about people arriving at Ellis Island — we just surpassed that. Crime went down. Real wages went up. This is a fake problem. Enough is enough.
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Immigration is a net good. It improves the lives of the people who immigrate and the people in the areas the immigrate to. Supporting immigration is both morally and economically sound and a good government would encourage and facilitate it instead of making it as difficult as possible
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[every Minnesotan standing one by one]: “I am Kent Hrbek 420.”
FBI Director Kash Patel says he has opened an investigation into the Signal group text chats that Minnesota residents are using to share information about federal immigration agents’ movements.
FBI is investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
FBI Director Kash Patel made the statement after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
nbcnews.to
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
[every Minnesotan standing one by one]: “I am Kent Hrbek 420.”
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Also ppl who work in tech and live in/near San Francisco or Austin & make over $200,000/yr need to replace all the kids in the camps. Literally 80% of the world’s problems solved, right there. Please make me “czar” of that specific thing.
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Also ppl who work in tech and live in/near San Francisco or Austin & make over $200,000/yr need to replace all the kids in the camps. Literally 80% of the world’s problems solved, right there. Please make me “czar” of that specific thing.
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This is why USDS was converted into DOGE. The original USDS was a leader in the charge to liberate government from wealthy parasites, so the coalition of private equity billionaires bastardized it as hard as possible. Deleting 18F was prioritized for the same reason.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
This is why USDS was converted into DOGE. The original USDS was a leader in the charge to liberate government from wealthy parasites, so the coalition of private equity billionaires bastardized it as hard as possible. Deleting 18F was prioritized for the same reason.
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Their entire strategy was based on escalating endlessly until we broke. They broke first. It’s not over but it’s a tacit acknowledgment we are stronger than them.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Their entire strategy was based on escalating endlessly until we broke. They broke first. It’s not over but it’s a tacit acknowledgment we are stronger than them.
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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Bovino’s retirement needs to be a cage. His command environment yielded Renee Good’s death, Alex Pretti’s death & Julio Sosa-Celis’ shooting. Failure to prosecute Bovino & everyone else materially responsible for these atrocities will be understood by ICE, CBP, etc as a green light for the next ones
January 27, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Bovino’s retirement needs to be a cage. His command environment yielded Renee Good’s death, Alex Pretti’s death & Julio Sosa-Celis’ shooting. Failure to prosecute Bovino & everyone else materially responsible for these atrocities will be understood by ICE, CBP, etc as a green light for the next ones
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it is both true that firing bovino doesn’t change a whole lot in terms of policy and also true that they have put a lot of money, time and effort into trying to make him the “never back down, fuck you, we own this place” face of the operation, and unceremoniously kicking him to the curb is a retreat
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
it is both true that firing bovino doesn’t change a whole lot in terms of policy and also true that they have put a lot of money, time and effort into trying to make him the “never back down, fuck you, we own this place” face of the operation, and unceremoniously kicking him to the curb is a retreat
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You have the enemy on the run! Would you like to:
->Press the advantage and attain total victory
->Reach out to them for a noble compromise
->Press the advantage and attain total victory
->Reach out to them for a noble compromise
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
You have the enemy on the run! Would you like to:
->Press the advantage and attain total victory
->Reach out to them for a noble compromise
->Press the advantage and attain total victory
->Reach out to them for a noble compromise
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Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.