DC Mesa Grl 🌵
@az-greenandgold.bsky.social
Trekkie, history buff, recovering engineer, science geek; I travel extensively. Part of the Exhausted Majority and a Packer fan til the end. The American Cemetary in Luxembourg is pictured above. Battle of the Bulge burial site.
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Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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@davidcorn.bsky.social called it last year: Donald Trump will need a police state to implement his agenda.
And if Minneapolis is any indicator, Trump and his administration are doing everything in their power to make this happen.
And if Minneapolis is any indicator, Trump and his administration are doing everything in their power to make this happen.
Donald Trump will need a police state to implement his agenda
It's going to get very ugly.
www.motherjones.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
@davidcorn.bsky.social called it last year: Donald Trump will need a police state to implement his agenda.
And if Minneapolis is any indicator, Trump and his administration are doing everything in their power to make this happen.
And if Minneapolis is any indicator, Trump and his administration are doing everything in their power to make this happen.
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Trump, et al aren't just trying to take away our democracy, rights, & freedoms, they aren't just trying to take away our free will, they're trying to take away our values, our belief in the good, our optimism & our hope. Their cynicism and corruption and lies are corrosive of the good in us all.
January 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Trump, et al aren't just trying to take away our democracy, rights, & freedoms, they aren't just trying to take away our free will, they're trying to take away our values, our belief in the good, our optimism & our hope. Their cynicism and corruption and lies are corrosive of the good in us all.
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Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
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Reads a lot like “hand over sensitive voter information or the chaos continues.”
Pam Bondi has sent a letter to Minnesota officials implying ICE will leave the state if Minnesota turns over its voter files to the Trump administration.
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Reads a lot like “hand over sensitive voter information or the chaos continues.”
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I remember someone got a tape of internal discussions at the GOP convention and one of the quotes was: “there’s no money in deportation but there is in detention”
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I remember someone got a tape of internal discussions at the GOP convention and one of the quotes was: “there’s no money in deportation but there is in detention”
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Sorry for the tangent, but this makes me think of how skewed the public perception of the last 25 years of American governance are. GW Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous country that had a balanced budget. He drove up the deficit and tanked the economy. Yet Americans trust the GOP on the economy
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Sorry for the tangent, but this makes me think of how skewed the public perception of the last 25 years of American governance are. GW Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous country that had a balanced budget. He drove up the deficit and tanked the economy. Yet Americans trust the GOP on the economy
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Carter:
"The lawlessness we’ve seen, your honor, is jaw-dropping."
"The lawlessness we’ve seen, your honor, is jaw-dropping."
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Carter:
"The lawlessness we’ve seen, your honor, is jaw-dropping."
"The lawlessness we’ve seen, your honor, is jaw-dropping."
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🧵"The administration is urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears. Ms. Noem and Mr. Bovino are lying in defiance of obvious truths. They are lying in the manner of authoritarian regimes that require people to accept lies as a demonstration of power."
Call your Senators now...
Call your Senators now...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 AM
🧵"The administration is urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears. Ms. Noem and Mr. Bovino are lying in defiance of obvious truths. They are lying in the manner of authoritarian regimes that require people to accept lies as a demonstration of power."
Call your Senators now...
Call your Senators now...
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Sadly, everyone just expects MAGA Republicans to be shitty people.
It's like they're graded on an entirely different curve when it comes to what's acceptable behavior and what is not.
It's like they're graded on an entirely different curve when it comes to what's acceptable behavior and what is not.
January 25, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Sadly, everyone just expects MAGA Republicans to be shitty people.
It's like they're graded on an entirely different curve when it comes to what's acceptable behavior and what is not.
It's like they're graded on an entirely different curve when it comes to what's acceptable behavior and what is not.
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Last week Dems in Congress were waffling on ICE funding… telling the base they were more concerned with healthcare funding.
The reason they’re out of touch is that they’re not on the streets.
Dems in congress should be on the streets.
Touch grass… now, and listen to us.
#ShutItDown
#AbolishICE
The reason they’re out of touch is that they’re not on the streets.
Dems in congress should be on the streets.
Touch grass… now, and listen to us.
#ShutItDown
#AbolishICE
January 25, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Last week Dems in Congress were waffling on ICE funding… telling the base they were more concerned with healthcare funding.
The reason they’re out of touch is that they’re not on the streets.
Dems in congress should be on the streets.
Touch grass… now, and listen to us.
#ShutItDown
#AbolishICE
The reason they’re out of touch is that they’re not on the streets.
Dems in congress should be on the streets.
Touch grass… now, and listen to us.
#ShutItDown
#AbolishICE
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Because it’s not a government. It’s a Russian supported mafia coup. It’s Yarvin and Thiel’s dream to reshape the world in their image so the rest of their oligarch pedo 1% can have what they want without rule of citizen law. Follow the money. They have been telling us what they were planning.
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Because it’s not a government. It’s a Russian supported mafia coup. It’s Yarvin and Thiel’s dream to reshape the world in their image so the rest of their oligarch pedo 1% can have what they want without rule of citizen law. Follow the money. They have been telling us what they were planning.
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Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
Wolfers: This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. But that’s exactly what this president is doing
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
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As I write in new post 👇it's time for free state Govs/AGs/Dem Congressional leaders to rally for the people of Minnesota as Europe rallied for Denmark.
We must come together to act & speak with one, unified voice. The assault on Minnesota must end. Now. 1/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
We must come together to act & speak with one, unified voice. The assault on Minnesota must end. Now. 1/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
The Courage Of The People Of Minnesota Is Lifting Up And Inspiring A Nation
Watch now | For those in the path of the storm - stay safe all!
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
As I write in new post 👇it's time for free state Govs/AGs/Dem Congressional leaders to rally for the people of Minnesota as Europe rallied for Denmark.
We must come together to act & speak with one, unified voice. The assault on Minnesota must end. Now. 1/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
We must come together to act & speak with one, unified voice. The assault on Minnesota must end. Now. 1/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-courag...
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Dems must learn from history and from Europe this week. Appeasement is read by tyrants as weakness, and it encourages escalation. We are stronger together than apart. The free states/Dem leaders must come together to form new national opposition force. 2/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-must-ch...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-must-ch...
We Must Choose Freedom
It is time now to "abandon caution" and do what Americans do - fight for freedom and democracy, here and everywhere
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Dems must learn from history and from Europe this week. Appeasement is read by tyrants as weakness, and it encourages escalation. We are stronger together than apart. The free states/Dem leaders must come together to form new national opposition force. 2/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-must-ch...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-must-ch...
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Pam Bondi’s letter to MN Governor Walz: ICE will keep assaulting and murdering Minnesotans until you give me MN’s voter rolls.
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Pam Bondi’s letter to MN Governor Walz: ICE will keep assaulting and murdering Minnesotans until you give me MN’s voter rolls.
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
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Just 3.5% of the population need to mobilise. It's too many people to control. In the case of the US that's about 12 million people. A lot.
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Just 3.5% of the population need to mobilise. It's too many people to control. In the case of the US that's about 12 million people. A lot.
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Not to mention no one in the AI industry is helping the east coast power shortage right now. No one volunteering to wind down operations for the storm, save power, save energy, nothing.
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Not to mention no one in the AI industry is helping the east coast power shortage right now. No one volunteering to wind down operations for the storm, save power, save energy, nothing.
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The Trump admin’s DOJ just cut and delayed funding and training critical to combating child sex trafficking and exploitation.
Changes include canceling the 2025 national training conference for investigators of online child SA, delaying grants for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces
Changes include canceling the 2025 national training conference for investigators of online child SA, delaying grants for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces
January 25, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The Trump admin’s DOJ just cut and delayed funding and training critical to combating child sex trafficking and exploitation.
Changes include canceling the 2025 national training conference for investigators of online child SA, delaying grants for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces
Changes include canceling the 2025 national training conference for investigators of online child SA, delaying grants for Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces
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If you wondered what graduates were complaining about, read this excellent explainer bit.ly/4aiktJN up to 71% marginal tax rate if they earn well and the debt may still never be repaid until written off in their fifties.
Graduates are only now grasping the devastating cost of a degree
The five million who were on Plan 2 student loans face a debt sentence
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
If you wondered what graduates were complaining about, read this excellent explainer bit.ly/4aiktJN up to 71% marginal tax rate if they earn well and the debt may still never be repaid until written off in their fifties.
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Trump accounts get supercharged by employer matches — some companies offer up to $1,000
Trump accounts get supercharged by employer matches — some companies offer up to $1,000
A growing number of large employers have announced that they will match contributions to Trump accounts for their employees.
cnb.cx
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Trump accounts get supercharged by employer matches — some companies offer up to $1,000
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Despite strong headline numbers, many economists warn that the economic expansion is fragile. Here's why: ft.trib.al/DEIW0Rw
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Despite strong headline numbers, many economists warn that the economic expansion is fragile. Here's why: ft.trib.al/DEIW0Rw