@balkamapod.bsky.social
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This is the Republican party in a nutshell—they don’t give a damn about children who were raped by wealthy pedophiles. All they care about is helping their Epstein class donors (many of whom are in the Epstein Files themselves) get richer.
"He is the most transparent president in the nation's history!" -- Bondi is stammering as she attacks Democrats and tries to downplay Epstein as a distraction from the stock market
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
This is the Republican party in a nutshell—they don’t give a damn about children who were raped by wealthy pedophiles. All they care about is helping their Epstein class donors (many of whom are in the Epstein Files themselves) get richer.
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Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Team USA Curler Rich Ruohonen:
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
"We'd be remiss if we didn't at least mention what's going on in Minnesota...I am a lawyer, as you know, and we have a constitution... and what's happening in Minnesota is wrong. There's no shades of gray. It's clear."
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
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MAGA is not popular and their hold on power is crumbling under the focus and strength of mutual aid and common decency. Thank you for your attention in this matter!
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
MAGA is not popular and their hold on power is crumbling under the focus and strength of mutual aid and common decency. Thank you for your attention in this matter!
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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If only their ancestors pulled out
February 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
If only their ancestors pulled out
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There were ~3 attempts to intentionally foul refs don’t call on IU, then 1 ref eccentrically calls a charge while Boyd is driving away from hoop & Enright is all over him. Seems like neutral observers see it for what it was — ref show nonsense.
Crazy that they made an even worse call shortly after!
Crazy that they made an even worse call shortly after!
February 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
There were ~3 attempts to intentionally foul refs don’t call on IU, then 1 ref eccentrically calls a charge while Boyd is driving away from hoop & Enright is all over him. Seems like neutral observers see it for what it was — ref show nonsense.
Crazy that they made an even worse call shortly after!
Crazy that they made an even worse call shortly after!
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The degree of drama on a (quite bad) charge call tells me that ref was ELATED to deliver the call for the home fans. And it was only the second worst call of the final 15 seconds.
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The degree of drama on a (quite bad) charge call tells me that ref was ELATED to deliver the call for the home fans. And it was only the second worst call of the final 15 seconds.
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So bad. Embarrassing stuff from the refs who should be ashamed of themselves.
February 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
So bad. Embarrassing stuff from the refs who should be ashamed of themselves.
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This is outrageous. Big Ten refs are so fucking awful, man. Deciding games with terrible calls
February 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This is outrageous. Big Ten refs are so fucking awful, man. Deciding games with terrible calls
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Lots of time spent on “is Trump fascist” and “is Trump racist” debates that have now been settled quite conclusively.
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Lots of time spent on “is Trump fascist” and “is Trump racist” debates that have now been settled quite conclusively.
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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The pacification stage of counter insurgency on full display. Body cams mean nothing. We say you murder two people on camera and you have done nothing to arrest them. This is theater nothing else.
Kristi Noem: “Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis.”
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The pacification stage of counter insurgency on full display. Body cams mean nothing. We say you murder two people on camera and you have done nothing to arrest them. This is theater nothing else.
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we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
we absolutely need to know who he sent this to. how is this something the public is being kept in the dark on???
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ICE are running around in the streets using facial recognition on random people and telling anyone filming them they're a domestic terrorist and Democrats solution is to equip every ICE agent with their very own body-worn surveillance camera
January 29, 2026 at 10:21 PM
ICE are running around in the streets using facial recognition on random people and telling anyone filming them they're a domestic terrorist and Democrats solution is to equip every ICE agent with their very own body-worn surveillance camera
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By… him?
Melania Trump: "He would like to have a country where all of the people can walk down the street and not be harassed or murdered or women raped"
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
By… him?
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"When armed agents operate beyond the reach of law, they are no longer public servants. They are something else entirely."
I Was A Combat Soldier In Iraq. Here's The 1 Question Everyone Should Be Asking About ICE Right Now.
"When armed agents operate beyond the reach of law, they are no longer public servants. They are something else entirely."
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"When armed agents operate beyond the reach of law, they are no longer public servants. They are something else entirely."
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This @adamserwer.bsky.social dispatch from Minnesota is so good. You'll be glad you read it, I promise.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 AM
This @adamserwer.bsky.social dispatch from Minnesota is so good. You'll be glad you read it, I promise.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
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anyway just to reiterate, Bovino is a GS-15, which means there are probably a dozen SESs and politicals above him who need to answer for their failure to supervise him
January 27, 2026 at 12:49 AM
anyway just to reiterate, Bovino is a GS-15, which means there are probably a dozen SESs and politicals above him who need to answer for their failure to supervise him
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The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
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Gallego: I think it's ridiculous that Kristi Noem just went out right away and basically called this poor victim, a violent terrorist. That right there is impeachable. She lied about a citizen to justify his murder. The president should ask for her resignation.
January 26, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Gallego: I think it's ridiculous that Kristi Noem just went out right away and basically called this poor victim, a violent terrorist. That right there is impeachable. She lied about a citizen to justify his murder. The president should ask for her resignation.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.