TrooperBari
@trooperbari.bsky.social
Have notebook, will travel. Indie game aficionado, "Asia hand" (whatever that means), too stubborn or cowardly to quit newspapers. He/him
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the regime considers all resistance violent resistance. you chanting while holding a sign and carefully remaining on the sidewalk is as worthy of the death penalty to them as someone throwing a Molotov.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
the regime considers all resistance violent resistance. you chanting while holding a sign and carefully remaining on the sidewalk is as worthy of the death penalty to them as someone throwing a Molotov.
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EVERGREEN
The cops lie. Do not believe cop accounts. Do not believe cop accounts in the media, they lie to the media. The media OFTEN doesn't question the cop account and reports it as fact. It is not fact.
The cops lie. Do not believe cop accounts. Do not believe cop accounts in the media, they lie to the media. The media OFTEN doesn't question the cop account and reports it as fact. It is not fact.
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
EVERGREEN
The cops lie. Do not believe cop accounts. Do not believe cop accounts in the media, they lie to the media. The media OFTEN doesn't question the cop account and reports it as fact. It is not fact.
The cops lie. Do not believe cop accounts. Do not believe cop accounts in the media, they lie to the media. The media OFTEN doesn't question the cop account and reports it as fact. It is not fact.
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this is all downstream of the idea that some americans are more real than others. it’s a manifestation of the basic and fundamental logic of authoritarian populism. we will not heal ourselves until we understand that this kind of thinking - and this kind of rhetoric - is anathema to any free society
January 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM
this is all downstream of the idea that some americans are more real than others. it’s a manifestation of the basic and fundamental logic of authoritarian populism. we will not heal ourselves until we understand that this kind of thinking - and this kind of rhetoric - is anathema to any free society
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
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i know it's not entirely that serious but whenever i hear "bluesky need to be less full of unfun woke leftists to pull people away from the nazi child porn generator site" this flashes through my head
January 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
i know it's not entirely that serious but whenever i hear "bluesky need to be less full of unfun woke leftists to pull people away from the nazi child porn generator site" this flashes through my head
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"bluesky is nothing but wokescold leftist politics" idk man my timeline is all my beloved mutuals and artists who draw anime characters with huge breasts, maybe you should try following other people
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"bluesky is nothing but wokescold leftist politics" idk man my timeline is all my beloved mutuals and artists who draw anime characters with huge breasts, maybe you should try following other people
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skill issue
some people are not going to like to hear this but if we do want esp more younger people to get off platforms controlled by right wing billionaires and onto alternative ones then we do need to figure out how to make a space that isn't the exclusively no fun all politics scold zone like bluesky
Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
skill issue
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The anger people have at media institutions and college administrators can’t be detached from this, it’s not just that people can perceive cowardice it’s that they see others with more on the line doing more to stand up for their values than the people who have been trusted to safeguard things
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The anger people have at media institutions and college administrators can’t be detached from this, it’s not just that people can perceive cowardice it’s that they see others with more on the line doing more to stand up for their values than the people who have been trusted to safeguard things
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Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
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I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.
Setting alight likely tens of thousands of dollars in non-refundable airfare, lodging, etc. to avoid the optics of laying off sportswriters working in Italy in the middle of the Winter Games. And all so Will Lewis and Jeff Bezos can devote more time and money to appeasing their audience of one.
According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
January 24, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Setting alight likely tens of thousands of dollars in non-refundable airfare, lodging, etc. to avoid the optics of laying off sportswriters working in Italy in the middle of the Winter Games. And all so Will Lewis and Jeff Bezos can devote more time and money to appeasing their audience of one.
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Actually no this guy who controls the Treasury isn't in charge of anything. Actually no the de facto governor of the West Bank isn't important. Sorry the president-for-life of Russia is just a small bean. Oh well Trump just says anything, don't mind him. Netanyahu can't be equated with Israel!
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Actually no this guy who controls the Treasury isn't in charge of anything. Actually no the de facto governor of the West Bank isn't important. Sorry the president-for-life of Russia is just a small bean. Oh well Trump just says anything, don't mind him. Netanyahu can't be equated with Israel!
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It is sort of interesting how utterly infantilized so many of these countries are now. Israel can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. The US can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. Russia can't be held to account on the basis
In a normal world, "US treasury secretary endorses American annexation of Canadian territory" should be front page news
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It is sort of interesting how utterly infantilized so many of these countries are now. Israel can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. The US can't be held to account on the basis of the words of its cabinet ministers. Russia can't be held to account on the basis
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it's cool that so many people in positions of power and influence were so negatively polarized by "wokeness" that they convinced themselves that there was an actual debate about who wanted to erase history and the "wokes" were on the wrong side bsky.app/profile/arch...
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
it's cool that so many people in positions of power and influence were so negatively polarized by "wokeness" that they convinced themselves that there was an actual debate about who wanted to erase history and the "wokes" were on the wrong side bsky.app/profile/arch...
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just to make that clear for the rest of the world, that's -9 degrees *fahrenheit.* -23 degrees *celsius*.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
just to make that clear for the rest of the world, that's -9 degrees *fahrenheit.* -23 degrees *celsius*.
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
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They know their audience has an insatiable appetite for seeing black women humiliated for exceeding their station, so when it didn’t happen they used AI to complete the fantasy bsky.app/profile/nyti...
The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
The New York Times ran the image posted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, as well as the one posted by the White House through an A.I. detection system. It concluded that the White House’s version showed signs of manipulation.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM
They know their audience has an insatiable appetite for seeing black women humiliated for exceeding their station, so when it didn’t happen they used AI to complete the fantasy bsky.app/profile/nyti...
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One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
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I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
I wrote on the shameful situation re: the recession of a deanship to Emily Suski at the University of Arkansas Law. What was the reason? Prof. Suski signed an amicus brief supporting trans rights. The Arkansas legislators admitted that was it! Horrible outcome. ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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"You are now on your way home. You fought not only the enemy, but you fought prejudice--and you have won. Keep up that fight, and we will continue to win--to make this great Republic stand for just what the Constitution says it stands for: the welfare of all the people all the time."
i like how this person thinks this is an own instead of the fact that Japanese-Americans believed in America more than the fucking idiots that interned them
January 22, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"You are now on your way home. You fought not only the enemy, but you fought prejudice--and you have won. Keep up that fight, and we will continue to win--to make this great Republic stand for just what the Constitution says it stands for: the welfare of all the people all the time."