Weasel Cheese
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Weasel Cheese
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· Nov 10
I’ve been a registered Democrat for almost 50 years but my values are not “Democrat”
My values are progressive
My values are humanist
My values are progressive
My values are humanist
This candidate doesn’t send me emails or texts (because her campaign honors my unsubscribe requests!!!) but I send her my support over and over and over.
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ICE does not need more training. They’re doing exactly what they’re trained to do.
Democrats cannot vote for a single cent to ICE.
Democrats cannot vote for a single cent to ICE.
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This candidate doesn’t send me emails or texts (because her campaign honors my unsubscribe requests!!!) but I send her my support over and over and over.
👏🏻 We.
👏🏻 Need.
👏🏻 Lots.
👏🏻 More.
👏🏻 Of.
👏🏻 This.
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Fellow liberals, you need to accept that the never-Trumpers were on this shit long before we got our asses in gear. politicaldictionary.com/words/strang...
Strange Bedfellows - Political Dictionary
The term “strange bedfellows” describes politicians with seemingly opposing ideologies or interests who form an alliance for a specific political objective. Origin of “Strange Bedfellows” …
politicaldictionary.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Fellow liberals, you need to accept that the never-Trumpers were on this shit long before we got our asses in gear. politicaldictionary.com/words/strang...
This is what I’m talking about
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
This Photo Shows the Way Forward
Victory without accountability is dangerous.
www.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This is what I’m talking about
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-photo...
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“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett… and McConnell
The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett… and McConnell
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Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Withdrawing Bovino, even withdrawing CBP and ICE, is not justice. Justice is prosecuting murderers and the people who ordered their crimes.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Withdrawing Bovino, even withdrawing CBP and ICE, is not justice. Justice is prosecuting murderers and the people who ordered their crimes.
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This is The Atlantic suggesting that Trump is changing course because he's decent. He is *not* decent. He's only reacting because he didn't like how killing innocent people on video was affecting his already low poll numbers.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is The Atlantic suggesting that Trump is changing course because he's decent. He is *not* decent. He's only reacting because he didn't like how killing innocent people on video was affecting his already low poll numbers.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
If those poll numbers had gone up, the streets would be FULL of blood.
THIS
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
THIS
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Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning
The regime has been pushing aggressively and then taking baby steps back (a la “TACO”) to seem like they’re backing down before asserting pressure elsewhere. (They also buy the dip every time.)
When they pull back the border gestapo from MN, resistance mustn’t let up
When they pull back the border gestapo from MN, resistance mustn’t let up
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The regime has been pushing aggressively and then taking baby steps back (a la “TACO”) to seem like they’re backing down before asserting pressure elsewhere. (They also buy the dip every time.)
When they pull back the border gestapo from MN, resistance mustn’t let up
When they pull back the border gestapo from MN, resistance mustn’t let up
This Patreon post from @kenjilopezalt.bsky.social was what I needed today. Inspiration and encouragement is coming from a lot of surprising directions these days. frienji.kenjilopezalt.com/posts/import...
The Importance of Taking Care of Your Communities: The Alt-Weekly, Issue No. 12, Friday, January 23, 2026 | J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
Get more from J. Kenji Lopez-Alt on Patreon
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January 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This Patreon post from @kenjilopezalt.bsky.social was what I needed today. Inspiration and encouragement is coming from a lot of surprising directions these days. frienji.kenjilopezalt.com/posts/import...
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Primary him. Unforgivable www.politico.com/live-updates...
Suozzi: ‘I failed’ when voting to pass DHS funding bill
The moderate Democrat crossed party lines to back a bill providing $10 billion in funding for ICE.
www.politico.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Primary him. Unforgivable www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
@gtconway.bsky.social absolutely NAILS the situation
"This isn’t about immigration enforcement. This is straight-out fascism. ... They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are beating up and killing citizens to create disruption, so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office."
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
@gtconway.bsky.social absolutely NAILS the situation
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This is advance propaganda for WH to make Noem take the fall
Bari Weiss's Free Press with an unsigned editorial today www.thefp.com/p/kristi-noe...
January 26, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is advance propaganda for WH to make Noem take the fall
Precious few States have moved to limit qualified immunity, which literally puts law enforcement above the law. Now that we see what that means, maybe this can be part of the next reformation… unless police unions continue to fight tooth-and-nail to retain it
No easy way back to civilization
No easy way back to civilization
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Precious few States have moved to limit qualified immunity, which literally puts law enforcement above the law. Now that we see what that means, maybe this can be part of the next reformation… unless police unions continue to fight tooth-and-nail to retain it
No easy way back to civilization
No easy way back to civilization
Today I learned former Seattle police chief Gil Kerlikowske (2001-2009) was the head of CBP under Obama. While at SPD he helped shield officers from consequences for excessive force & had his duty weapon stolen from his car (lol) BUT also 2003 was the first time in 15 years SPD didn't kill anyone
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Even the NYT of 2026, like a broken clock, can get both the reporting and the headline right on occasion (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Even the NYT of 2026, like a broken clock, can get both the reporting and the headline right on occasion (gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Your regular reminder that 25% of Apple’s revenue—nearly $100B—is through SERVICES, repeat charges from the likes of App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and AppleCare.
Regular users could get their attention with a 1-month boycott on just few of these charges. @50501movement.bsky.social
Regular users could get their attention with a 1-month boycott on just few of these charges. @50501movement.bsky.social
Remember, Tim Cook gave Trump $1 million for his inauguration, presented him with a 24-carat trophy, and attended a screening of Melania, a $75 million bribe by Jeff Bezos. Right after Trump’s goons murdered a VA nurse in broad daylight.
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Your regular reminder that 25% of Apple’s revenue—nearly $100B—is through SERVICES, repeat charges from the likes of App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and AppleCare.
Regular users could get their attention with a 1-month boycott on just few of these charges. @50501movement.bsky.social
Regular users could get their attention with a 1-month boycott on just few of these charges. @50501movement.bsky.social
I work in a very sports-brained place
I’m personally missing that gene
No shade, just not vibing with the tribal celebration thing
I feel like a tourist in a very foreign land in the middle of a lurid religious festival I just can’t wrap my brain around
Ergo, my conspicuous silence in Teams
I’m personally missing that gene
No shade, just not vibing with the tribal celebration thing
I feel like a tourist in a very foreign land in the middle of a lurid religious festival I just can’t wrap my brain around
Ergo, my conspicuous silence in Teams
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I work in a very sports-brained place
I’m personally missing that gene
No shade, just not vibing with the tribal celebration thing
I feel like a tourist in a very foreign land in the middle of a lurid religious festival I just can’t wrap my brain around
Ergo, my conspicuous silence in Teams
I’m personally missing that gene
No shade, just not vibing with the tribal celebration thing
I feel like a tourist in a very foreign land in the middle of a lurid religious festival I just can’t wrap my brain around
Ergo, my conspicuous silence in Teams
@bsky.app - Why is it still so difficult to spin up independent AT Proto instances? It’s not actual decentralization if normal users without advanced technical knowledge can’t do it easily.
#Enshittification relies on centralization. If you mean what you say, please prioritize real openness.
#Enshittification relies on centralization. If you mean what you say, please prioritize real openness.
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
@bsky.app - Why is it still so difficult to spin up independent AT Proto instances? It’s not actual decentralization if normal users without advanced technical knowledge can’t do it easily.
#Enshittification relies on centralization. If you mean what you say, please prioritize real openness.
#Enshittification relies on centralization. If you mean what you say, please prioritize real openness.
This requires that R voter put massive pressure on their elected representatives. The People are only sovereign when we use our power.
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
This requires that R voter put massive pressure on their elected representatives. The People are only sovereign when we use our power.
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ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE
A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.
www.eff.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 PM
ICE has spent hundreds of millions on surveillance. Some technologists are building tools to find it, map it, and push back. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...