A. Torch
@torcho.bsky.social
Activist, Surrealist artist, vintage shopkeeper, anti-racist. Music is life-giving.
#Jazz #Punk #CraftBeer
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#surrealism #yourbackseat #twinpeaks #STL
#Jazz #Punk #CraftBeer
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#surrealism #yourbackseat #twinpeaks #STL
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A. Torch
@torcho.bsky.social
· Jan 16
A watercolor of Senorita Dido I created after watching the masterpiece: Part 8 (The Return) of #TwinPeaks #art #davidlynch
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Canned Heat - Rollin' and Tumblin' (1967)
YouTube video by V Guimarães
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January 26, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
New Madrid
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January 30, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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The piece depicts an ICE agent shooting various words dead, including “our empathy,” “our community,” “our children” and “our democracy.” The roughly seven-second loop took a few hours to edit together during the day and was then projected onto the MDC for more than an hour that night
The Guerrilla L.A. Projection Artists Sticking It to ICE
Mere hours after the killing of Alex Pretti, the renegade collective VJayBombs projected a scathing response on a federal detention center, which soon went viral. “My heart was beating.”
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The piece depicts an ICE agent shooting various words dead, including “our empathy,” “our community,” “our children” and “our democracy.” The roughly seven-second loop took a few hours to edit together during the day and was then projected onto the MDC for more than an hour that night
When The Roses Bloom Again
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January 30, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Ummmm…… what the hell kind of bargaining is that? Please don’t deport US citizens???
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Ummmm…… what the hell kind of bargaining is that? Please don’t deport US citizens???
Forget the Flowers (2017 Remaster)
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January 30, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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St.Louis surveillance video of suspected ICE officers arresting a woman and two children on Minnesota in South city.
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
St.Louis surveillance video of suspected ICE officers arresting a woman and two children on Minnesota in South city.
January 30, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I swear I just want a one minute edit button … let’s try again.
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I swear I just want a one minute edit button … let’s try again.
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Looking at the mug shots Bondi posted of folks who allegedly impeded ICE officers... I'm reminded me of some of the iconic 1960s images of 'criminals' from counter sitins and freedom rides
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Looking at the mug shots Bondi posted of folks who allegedly impeded ICE officers... I'm reminded me of some of the iconic 1960s images of 'criminals' from counter sitins and freedom rides
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico.
January 30, 2026 at 12:12 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico.
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Now the have weeks to kill more people. Schumer let us down. Call your senator now! This is the senate switchboard. Ask for your senator’s office. Leave a message.
NO DEALS!
(202) 224-3121.
DO YOU TRUST TRUMP TO KEEP TO AN AGREEMENT?
NO DEALS!
NO DEALS!
(202) 224-3121.
DO YOU TRUST TRUMP TO KEEP TO AN AGREEMENT?
NO DEALS!
January 30, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Now the have weeks to kill more people. Schumer let us down. Call your senator now! This is the senate switchboard. Ask for your senator’s office. Leave a message.
NO DEALS!
(202) 224-3121.
DO YOU TRUST TRUMP TO KEEP TO AN AGREEMENT?
NO DEALS!
NO DEALS!
(202) 224-3121.
DO YOU TRUST TRUMP TO KEEP TO AN AGREEMENT?
NO DEALS!
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No. No. No.
Not two more weeks of $ for Homeland Security. Not two more days.
Trump Family & Friends Grift Inc are compulsive liars. They do not bargain in good faith. @schumer.senate.gov falls for it every time.
Not two more weeks of $ for Homeland Security. Not two more days.
Trump Family & Friends Grift Inc are compulsive liars. They do not bargain in good faith. @schumer.senate.gov falls for it every time.
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 PM
No. No. No.
Not two more weeks of $ for Homeland Security. Not two more days.
Trump Family & Friends Grift Inc are compulsive liars. They do not bargain in good faith. @schumer.senate.gov falls for it every time.
Not two more weeks of $ for Homeland Security. Not two more days.
Trump Family & Friends Grift Inc are compulsive liars. They do not bargain in good faith. @schumer.senate.gov falls for it every time.
‘Dance Hall Days’, Wang Chung
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Dance Hall Days
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January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
‘Dance Hall Days’, Wang Chung
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Schumer is going to screw us, again.
BREAKING: Senate Democrats and Trump reach agreement in government shutdown fight.
Trump says he and Democrats are 'getting close' to a deal to resolve shutdown fight
Democrats have demanded changes to DHS and ICE, and they have leverage after a massive government funding package failed Thursday by a wide margin of 45-55 on the Senate floor.
nbcnews.to
January 29, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Schumer is going to screw us, again.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump to “respect Canadian sovereignty” following reports that Alberta separatists met with US officials numerous times.
Carney says he expects Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists meet with US officials | CNN
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump to “respect Canadian sovereignty” following reports that Alberta separatists met with US officials numerous times.
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he expects US President Donald Trump to “respect Canadian sovereignty” following reports that Alberta separatists met with US officials numerous times.
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An Iranian government aircraft flew from Tehran to Moscow.
January 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
An Iranian government aircraft flew from Tehran to Moscow.
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🚨"They're stealing the car!"
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 7:28 PM
🚨"They're stealing the car!"
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
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'Longtime St. Louis residents the Isley Brothers earn star on Hollywood Walk of Fame'
🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Facebook
#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #IsleyBrothers #WalkOfFame #MusicLegends #StLouisMade
🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Facebook
#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #IsleyBrothers #WalkOfFame #MusicLegends #StLouisMade
Longtime St. Louis residents the Isley Brothers earn star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Six years after being honored on the St. Louis Walk of Fame, the legendary Isley Brothers added another milestone to their unmatched musical journey. On Wednesday morning, surviving members Ronald and Ernie Isley received the 2,834th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — a moment that brought their decades‑long legacy full circle for two […]
www.stlamerican.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
'Longtime St. Louis residents the Isley Brothers earn star on Hollywood Walk of Fame'
🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Facebook
#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #IsleyBrothers #WalkOfFame #MusicLegends #StLouisMade
🖋 Kenya Vaughn | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo from Facebook
#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #IsleyBrothers #WalkOfFame #MusicLegends #StLouisMade
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Alberta separatists lobbying Trump’s people to break up Canada isn’t “grievance,” it’s betrayal.
You don’t get to call yourself Canadian while asking a foreign power to tear the country apart.
#Canada #ABPoli #Treason #CDNPoli
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AbxZ6QcEkRYC...
You don’t get to call yourself Canadian while asking a foreign power to tear the country apart.
#Canada #ABPoli #Treason #CDNPoli
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AbxZ6QcEkRYC...
Eby accuses Alberta separatists of ‘treason’ for meeting with U.S. officials — The Globe and Mail
B.C. Premier says he plans to raise the issue when he meets with Carney and his provincial counterparts
apple.news
January 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Alberta separatists lobbying Trump’s people to break up Canada isn’t “grievance,” it’s betrayal.
You don’t get to call yourself Canadian while asking a foreign power to tear the country apart.
#Canada #ABPoli #Treason #CDNPoli
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AbxZ6QcEkRYC...
You don’t get to call yourself Canadian while asking a foreign power to tear the country apart.
#Canada #ABPoli #Treason #CDNPoli
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AbxZ6QcEkRYC...
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As Greg points out, the Times thinks they're doing a dunk on Pretti, when actually they're providing evidence of *motive.* The ICE agents should be charged with Murder 1.
So the homicide was premeditated. Planned in advance. Agents knew they wanted to kill him, so they prepared for the opportunity and took it.
Thanks for helping NYT.
Thanks for helping NYT.
More than a week before federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their SUV, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
As Greg points out, the Times thinks they're doing a dunk on Pretti, when actually they're providing evidence of *motive.* The ICE agents should be charged with Murder 1.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman