Bikecommuter
@brucewright.bsky.social
Founder of Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling (FABB), bike commuter
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Please spread the word and join us. Vigil scheduled for 5:00 today at E. 34th Street and Portland Ave S. in Minneapolis for woman murdered by ICE agents.
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Please spread the word and join us. Vigil scheduled for 5:00 today at E. 34th Street and Portland Ave S. in Minneapolis for woman murdered by ICE agents.
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"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
Seems dangerous to me. Who will back down during a confrontation? If not, who shoots first and how long will it ast?
Russia reportedly sends submarine to escort ‘shadow fleet’ tanker being pursued by US
Russia reportedly sends submarine to escort ‘shadow fleet’ tanker being pursued by US
Naval assets sent to aid sanctions-hit vessel that has spent weeks attempting to evade US blockade, say reports
Russia has dispatched naval assets to escort a “shadow fleet” oil tanker being pursued by the US across the Atlantic, according to reports, as tensions over the vessel escalate.
The ship, formerly known as the Bella 1, has spent more than two weeks attempting to evade a US blockade of sanctions-hit oil tankers operating near Venezuela. Ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic showed the vessel nearing Iceland’s exclusive economic zone on Wednesday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Seems dangerous to me. Who will back down during a confrontation? If not, who shoots first and how long will it ast?
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Donald Trump’s pardons for participants in the January 6 attack on the Capitol expose a foundational lie about the MAGA movement, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social writes.
The Triumph of Indecency
Or, the importance of being appalled
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Donald Trump’s pardons for participants in the January 6 attack on the Capitol expose a foundational lie about the MAGA movement, @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social writes.
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Donald Trump wants you to forget that January 6 happened—but for one police officer who protected the Capitol, and another man who attacked it and was pardoned, there’s no forgetting, Jamie Thompson reports: theatln.tc/o2OQTnKk
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Donald Trump wants you to forget that January 6 happened—but for one police officer who protected the Capitol, and another man who attacked it and was pardoned, there’s no forgetting, Jamie Thompson reports: theatln.tc/o2OQTnKk
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Reup: Trump's Selective Drug Enforcement in Latin America
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
Trump's Selective Drug Enforcement in Latin America - emptywheel
Given his pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, Trump's kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro cannot be regarded as a legitimate fight against drug trafficking. Rather, it's about getting a piece of the action.
www.emptywheel.net
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Reup: Trump's Selective Drug Enforcement in Latin America
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
One nifty thing abt Maduro's known 2020 indictment is it cited trafficking drugs THROUGH Honduras, whence Juan Orlando Hernández was just pardoned so he could help Peter Thiel destroy government.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/03/t...
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This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
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There are huge risks the US is walking into around Venezuela that could lead to scenarios I outlined below 5 weeks ago
But as with any dictatorship, Maduro's weak internal legitimacy made him and Venezuela vulnerable to external military intervention
bsky.app/profile/aphc...
But as with any dictatorship, Maduro's weak internal legitimacy made him and Venezuela vulnerable to external military intervention
bsky.app/profile/aphc...
Plausible worst case scenario with Venezuela in four steps:
1. Rubio and Venezuelan exiles sell the idea of decapitation strikes against Maduro to Trump as the one big thing that solves Venezuela, cartels and Cuba for the US.
1. Rubio and Venezuelan exiles sell the idea of decapitation strikes against Maduro to Trump as the one big thing that solves Venezuela, cartels and Cuba for the US.
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
There are huge risks the US is walking into around Venezuela that could lead to scenarios I outlined below 5 weeks ago
But as with any dictatorship, Maduro's weak internal legitimacy made him and Venezuela vulnerable to external military intervention
bsky.app/profile/aphc...
But as with any dictatorship, Maduro's weak internal legitimacy made him and Venezuela vulnerable to external military intervention
bsky.app/profile/aphc...
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world.
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While the Senate is asking Trump why they started a war to kidnap a foreign leader perhaps they might also ask why Trump freed a former foreign leader convicted of the same kind of crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
While the Senate is asking Trump why they started a war to kidnap a foreign leader perhaps they might also ask why Trump freed a former foreign leader convicted of the same kind of crimes.
This could get interesting.
Chinese Oil Tankers Challenge US Blockade off Venezuela
Chinese oil tankers challenge US blockade off Venezuela
The tankers approach despite the U.S. tightening maritime enforcement to choke off oil revenues to Caracas.
www.newsweek.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This could get interesting.
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
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“My friends will get hurt.” Marjorie T. Greene says Trump yelled this at her after she moved to expose Epstein’s abusers.
He refused to meet the victims.
Power protects itself. The truth is starting to come out...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... #BlueSky #NewsSky #PoliSky
He refused to meet the victims.
Power protects itself. The truth is starting to come out...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... #BlueSky #NewsSky #PoliSky
December 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“My friends will get hurt.” Marjorie T. Greene says Trump yelled this at her after she moved to expose Epstein’s abusers.
He refused to meet the victims.
Power protects itself. The truth is starting to come out...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... #BlueSky #NewsSky #PoliSky
He refused to meet the victims.
Power protects itself. The truth is starting to come out...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... #BlueSky #NewsSky #PoliSky
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“This is how the Department of Justice is redacting files to cover up for Donald Trump. The top redacted document was released by the DOJ. The bottom identical document was released by a judge during the Biden administration. See the difference?”—r/t NY Independence #BlueSky #NewsSky #PoliSky
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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The Kremlin relies on oil to prop up its war spending and wait out efforts to achieve a just peace.
Republicans and Democrats have a new bill to change that.
Time to make clear that individuals and companies who help Russia sell oil risk losing access to the financial system.
Republicans and Democrats have a new bill to change that.
Time to make clear that individuals and companies who help Russia sell oil risk losing access to the financial system.
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Kremlin relies on oil to prop up its war spending and wait out efforts to achieve a just peace.
Republicans and Democrats have a new bill to change that.
Time to make clear that individuals and companies who help Russia sell oil risk losing access to the financial system.
Republicans and Democrats have a new bill to change that.
Time to make clear that individuals and companies who help Russia sell oil risk losing access to the financial system.
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Gavin Newsom just launched a new website tracking Trump's Top 10 criminal cronies.
See it for yourself: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/16/t...
See it for yourself: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/16/t...
December 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Gavin Newsom just launched a new website tracking Trump's Top 10 criminal cronies.
See it for yourself: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/16/t...
See it for yourself: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/16/t...
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Do you have a whistle? Are you whistle trained? Is everyone in your house (above age idk 10?) trained ?
(my dogs don’t like it!)
Form a crowd stay loud. Tell targeted neighbors to stay inside when they hear whistles & don’t open the door.
(my dogs don’t like it!)
Form a crowd stay loud. Tell targeted neighbors to stay inside when they hear whistles & don’t open the door.
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Do you have a whistle? Are you whistle trained? Is everyone in your house (above age idk 10?) trained ?
(my dogs don’t like it!)
Form a crowd stay loud. Tell targeted neighbors to stay inside when they hear whistles & don’t open the door.
(my dogs don’t like it!)
Form a crowd stay loud. Tell targeted neighbors to stay inside when they hear whistles & don’t open the door.
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Go vote Tennessee!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Go vote Tennessee!
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Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted by a jury of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the United States.
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Larry Summers (Nov. 10): The trustees need to investigate the Harvard Crimson!
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Larry Summers (Nov. 10): The trustees need to investigate the Harvard Crimson!
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Crimson (Nov. 16): Mr. Summers, while we have your attention...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jim Ryan's letter is not just surreal and troubling; it provides a series of deeply sobering lessons—about the perils facing public universities today; about what it means to "work with" this Department of Justice; & about what leadership does (and doesn't) entail at this especially fraught moment.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.