brickbat
@brickbat.bsky.social
Retired architect, Vietnam vet, Dog walker
No republicans.
Ever again.
No republicans.
Ever again.
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brickbat
@brickbat.bsky.social
· Aug 29
PRAYER
to the sun above the clouds.
Sun that givest all things birth,
shine on everything on earth!
If that's too much to demand,
shine at least on this our land.
If even that's too much for thee,
shine at any rate on me.
Piet Hein; Grooks
to the sun above the clouds.
Sun that givest all things birth,
shine on everything on earth!
If that's too much to demand,
shine at least on this our land.
If even that's too much for thee,
shine at any rate on me.
Piet Hein; Grooks
This is the deal:
"Many struggle w/ the pretext that ICE/CBP are in Mpls to enforce immigration law. Bondi’s letter makes vividly clear the real purpose is to compel opposition states — Free States if you will — through violence, to surrender sovereignty to brutal outside rule which treats them as a conquered people"
Remembering the Boston Massacre as Minneapolis Writhes Under Occupation
Opposition to garrisoning soldiers in civilian towns was a cornerstone of the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
This is the deal:
Difficult to believe the shootings in Minneapolis were spontaneous actions by the federal officers. More likely they ocurrred in compliance with policy from higher authority. Their policy is to murder protesters.
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Difficult to believe the shootings in Minneapolis were spontaneous actions by the federal officers. More likely they ocurrred in compliance with policy from higher authority. Their policy is to murder protesters.
The missions of ICE and CBP seem to be changed from anti-immigration to pure intimidation of Americans, particularly those who are in opposition to the trump regime.
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The missions of ICE and CBP seem to be changed from anti-immigration to pure intimidation of Americans, particularly those who are in opposition to the trump regime.
Counting the bullet wounds.
WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Counting the bullet wounds.
Reposted by brickbat
These are the seven House Democrats who voted last week to approve funding for ICE and Border Patrol.
THEY NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR VOTE!!! 😡😡
THEY NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR VOTE!!! 😡😡
January 25, 2026 at 2:04 PM
These are the seven House Democrats who voted last week to approve funding for ICE and Border Patrol.
THEY NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR VOTE!!! 😡😡
THEY NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR VOTE!!! 😡😡
@velshimsnow.bsky.social
Who is the MS consultant you guys have on with Velshi? He just fills the air with gibberish.
Who is the MS consultant you guys have on with Velshi? He just fills the air with gibberish.
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
@velshimsnow.bsky.social
Who is the MS consultant you guys have on with Velshi? He just fills the air with gibberish.
Who is the MS consultant you guys have on with Velshi? He just fills the air with gibberish.
The Dem leadership seems inclined to let the Rs do their worst to give Dems a better chance for election rather than try to stop them. Say this isn't so.
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The Dem leadership seems inclined to let the Rs do their worst to give Dems a better chance for election rather than try to stop them. Say this isn't so.
Mixing the games of Risk and Monopoly. Property development with military force. That's the gig.
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Mixing the games of Risk and Monopoly. Property development with military force. That's the gig.
trump might deploy the troops in Alaska to Greenland rather than Minnesota. Anyone think of that?
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
trump might deploy the troops in Alaska to Greenland rather than Minnesota. Anyone think of that?
@jonathankarl.bsky.social
Ask why a Dem doesn't turn the temp down on the heels of ICE forcibly occupying Minneapolis and killing and abusing peaceful protesters? What a biased ass you are.
Ask why a Dem doesn't turn the temp down on the heels of ICE forcibly occupying Minneapolis and killing and abusing peaceful protesters? What a biased ass you are.
January 18, 2026 at 5:58 PM
@jonathankarl.bsky.social
Ask why a Dem doesn't turn the temp down on the heels of ICE forcibly occupying Minneapolis and killing and abusing peaceful protesters? What a biased ass you are.
Ask why a Dem doesn't turn the temp down on the heels of ICE forcibly occupying Minneapolis and killing and abusing peaceful protesters? What a biased ass you are.
Difficult to know whether Citizen's United or the Presidential Immunity decisions did more harm. But together they are destroying our nation. What could SCOTUS have been thinking? I think they find democratic government, with average people having their say, repugnant and unacceptable.
January 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Difficult to know whether Citizen's United or the Presidential Immunity decisions did more harm. But together they are destroying our nation. What could SCOTUS have been thinking? I think they find democratic government, with average people having their say, repugnant and unacceptable.
Reposted by brickbat
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
@shaheen.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
@shaheen.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
@kaine.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
January 14, 2026 at 8:55 PM
@kaine.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
@durbin.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
January 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
@durbin.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
@klobuchar.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
@klobuchar.senate.gov
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
Why are you voting for maga judicial appointments? Some political chess game you're playing or are you complicit in all this trumpian shit?
I remember an early computer game called Chipwits, where you program a robot with certain assets, then release him into an environment to see how he performs. I see trump as the robot who has been programmed with only one asset - self interest. No empathy, humanity or logic.
January 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I remember an early computer game called Chipwits, where you program a robot with certain assets, then release him into an environment to see how he performs. I see trump as the robot who has been programmed with only one asset - self interest. No empathy, humanity or logic.
This is true.The military should never have carried out illegal orders.
The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is true.The military should never have carried out illegal orders.
Somehow I had the hope that the military would not take illegal orders from the president.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Somehow I had the hope that the military would not take illegal orders from the president.
At the same time as he kidnaps Maduro supposedly for drug offenses, trump pardons Honduran ex-President Gonzales serving time in an American prison for drug crimes. Has to be about the oil.
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
At the same time as he kidnaps Maduro supposedly for drug offenses, trump pardons Honduran ex-President Gonzales serving time in an American prison for drug crimes. Has to be about the oil.
Argument with a Maga:
You're a liar.
No, you're a liar.
You're a crook.
No, you're a crook.
You're a traitor
No, you're a traitor.
And so it goes.
You're a liar.
No, you're a liar.
You're a crook.
No, you're a crook.
You're a traitor
No, you're a traitor.
And so it goes.
December 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Argument with a Maga:
You're a liar.
No, you're a liar.
You're a crook.
No, you're a crook.
You're a traitor
No, you're a traitor.
And so it goes.
You're a liar.
No, you're a liar.
You're a crook.
No, you're a crook.
You're a traitor
No, you're a traitor.
And so it goes.
In advertising the Left to be an evil enemy of the people, trump has effectively proven the Right as being an evil enemy of the people.
December 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In advertising the Left to be an evil enemy of the people, trump has effectively proven the Right as being an evil enemy of the people.
My two favorite Christmas movies both have songs by Vaughn Monroe.
December 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My two favorite Christmas movies both have songs by Vaughn Monroe.
None of this would have been possible without the rulings of the Supreme Court over the last several decades. They are the cause of the rise of fascism and authoritarianism in our nation by design and intent.
December 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
None of this would have been possible without the rulings of the Supreme Court over the last several decades. They are the cause of the rise of fascism and authoritarianism in our nation by design and intent.
The timing of the supposed release of the files just before the holidays - on a Friday afternoon no less - is strategic. This all has been planned for a long time. Congressmen and others in power are not going to do anything before next year.
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The timing of the supposed release of the files just before the holidays - on a Friday afternoon no less - is strategic. This all has been planned for a long time. Congressmen and others in power are not going to do anything before next year.