@frankief14.bsky.social
An unrepresented citizen of a country gone mad.
A blue polka dot in a red landscape.
A blue polka dot in a red landscape.
Rereading this excellent book:
Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst , and the rush to Empire, 1898
Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst , and the rush to Empire, 1898
January 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Rereading this excellent book:
Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst , and the rush to Empire, 1898
Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst , and the rush to Empire, 1898
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Jesse Ventura may be radical in some of his views but he is a true patriot. I'll stand behind Ventura any day.
youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...
youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...
Jesse Ventura on Minneapolis ICE shooting: 'We're a 3rd world country now'
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Jesse Ventura may be radical in some of his views but he is a true patriot. I'll stand behind Ventura any day.
youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...
youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...
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The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Daily reminder that despite a law requiring the release of the Epstein Files and the fact the 🍊💩 ran promising the release of the files, they are still being hidden from us. Release the files now!!
January 10, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Daily reminder that despite a law requiring the release of the Epstein Files and the fact the 🍊💩 ran promising the release of the files, they are still being hidden from us. Release the files now!!
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Frey: "I think [Vance] also asserted that because you work at the federal government you somehow have absolutely immunity from committing crimes. That's not true in any law school in America, whether it's Yale or Villanova or anywhere else. That's not true."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "I think [Vance] also asserted that because you work at the federal government you somehow have absolutely immunity from committing crimes. That's not true in any law school in America, whether it's Yale or Villanova or anywhere else. That's not true."
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
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This is a guy who has his dream job.
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
My kitchen table issue is “don’t shoot people at their kitchen tables”
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is a guy who has his dream job.
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
And there’s only one of those positions in the world.
Yet he’s still speaking out and risking reprisal.
Where are 90% of the others in entertainment, music, movies etc?
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“In true Trumpian fashion, Noem, Vance, and other administration officials have gone as far as to refuse expressing any remorse or normal human empathy for the death of a mother who leaves behind a toddler.”
Critcally important read by @justinglawe.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN:
Critcally important read by @justinglawe.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN:
The right-wing dehumanization machine is speeding up
They're skipping right past thoughts and prayers.
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
“In true Trumpian fashion, Noem, Vance, and other administration officials have gone as far as to refuse expressing any remorse or normal human empathy for the death of a mother who leaves behind a toddler.”
Critcally important read by @justinglawe.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN:
Critcally important read by @justinglawe.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN:
Thanks John Roberts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Thanks John Roberts.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Five Republicans joined with Senate Democrats today to take a step forward in checking President Trump's unlawful actions in Venezuela - but we need everyone to stand up and use your voice to demand the Senate assert our Constitutional authority over the use of military force.
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Five Republicans joined with Senate Democrats today to take a step forward in checking President Trump's unlawful actions in Venezuela - but we need everyone to stand up and use your voice to demand the Senate assert our Constitutional authority over the use of military force.
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NEW: Trump, Noem, and McLaughlin told three different lies about the murder of Renee Nicole Good in their official statements. We dismantle them here. youtu.be/6F4unJ1yubw?...
Beans Talk | ICE Agent Murdered a Woman
YouTube video by MSW Media
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Trump, Noem, and McLaughlin told three different lies about the murder of Renee Nicole Good in their official statements. We dismantle them here. youtu.be/6F4unJ1yubw?...
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Rep. Suozzi Confronts Deplorable Jan 6 Rioters, Minneapolis Mayor Tells ICE To “Get The F**k Out,” and Rep. Kelly Leads Charge To Impeach Kristi Noem
Rep. Suozzi Confronts Deplorable Jan 6 Rioters, Minneapolis Mayor Tells ICE To ‘Get The F**k Out,’ and Rep. Kelly Leads Charge To Impeach Kristi Noem
Fighting back on every front
www.dworkinsubstack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Rep. Suozzi Confronts Deplorable Jan 6 Rioters, Minneapolis Mayor Tells ICE To “Get The F**k Out,” and Rep. Kelly Leads Charge To Impeach Kristi Noem
"Is Trump about to invade a country and destroy NATO all because he didn’t win the 'Noble' Peace Prize? It sure seems like it."
Trump Suggests Insane New Motive for Invading Greenland
The president is so mad that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize he might just destroy NATO.
newrepublic.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Ashli Babbitt, Renee Nicole Good, and over 100 Venezuelans are dead because of Donald Trump’s lies.
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ashli Babbitt, Renee Nicole Good, and over 100 Venezuelans are dead because of Donald Trump’s lies.
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We can no longer sit around and watch what Trump and the oligarchs are doing to our country.
It's time to reach out to the Trump supporters you know.
There are proven ways to do this.
It's not that hard when you do it right...
reclaimingthewe.substack.com/p/dont-stop-...
It's time to reach out to the Trump supporters you know.
There are proven ways to do this.
It's not that hard when you do it right...
reclaimingthewe.substack.com/p/dont-stop-...
Don’t Stop Resisting. But Don’t Forget the Front Line
What to do while you're not protesting against kings
reclaimingthewe.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
We can no longer sit around and watch what Trump and the oligarchs are doing to our country.
It's time to reach out to the Trump supporters you know.
There are proven ways to do this.
It's not that hard when you do it right...
reclaimingthewe.substack.com/p/dont-stop-...
It's time to reach out to the Trump supporters you know.
There are proven ways to do this.
It's not that hard when you do it right...
reclaimingthewe.substack.com/p/dont-stop-...
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How many people need to be murdered by ICE to get republicans to condemn their tactics? To speak against this regime’s inhumanity? Will anything break their silence?
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
How many people need to be murdered by ICE to get republicans to condemn their tactics? To speak against this regime’s inhumanity? Will anything break their silence?
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Gotta admit it is on brand...
So the US taxpayer will spend billions of dollars to make the Venezuelan regime even more repressive so that it can protect American oil companies who won’t actually do anything except themselves receive billions more dollars of taxpayer subsidies. MAGA
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Gotta admit it is on brand...
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Today, the White House is trying to rewrite history by releasing a webpage that describes the day as “Patriots March to the Capitol” and blames the Capitol Police.
Democracy prevailed on January 6th. We must protect it.
Democracy prevailed on January 6th. We must protect it.
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Today, the White House is trying to rewrite history by releasing a webpage that describes the day as “Patriots March to the Capitol” and blames the Capitol Police.
Democracy prevailed on January 6th. We must protect it.
Democracy prevailed on January 6th. We must protect it.
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We now know that what many activists had told us from the beginning was correct: 2021 wasn’t the end of democratic strife, but the beginning of one of the greatest ever threats to our democracy: www.lwv.org/blog/five-ye...
Five Years After the Insurrection: A Constitutional Crisis, Then v. Now | League of Women Voters
In 2021, the seeds of our current Constitutional Crisis were being sown.Reflecting on this tragic day in 2024, League President Dianna Wynn and I noted that January 6 was a reminder of “the…
www.lwv.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
We now know that what many activists had told us from the beginning was correct: 2021 wasn’t the end of democratic strife, but the beginning of one of the greatest ever threats to our democracy: www.lwv.org/blog/five-ye...
Of course he is ….
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Of course he is ….
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Some House Democrats have printed out images of the Jan 6 plaque … and hung the images outside of their offices
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January 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Some House Democrats have printed out images of the Jan 6 plaque … and hung the images outside of their offices
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See date: 2019.
web.archive.org/web/20190803...
web.archive.org/web/20190803...
Honduran President Accused in NY of Drug Conspiracy
U.S. federal prosecutors have accused Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández of having used $1.5 million in drug trafficking proceeds to secure the presidency in 2013.
web.archive.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
See date: 2019.
web.archive.org/web/20190803...
web.archive.org/web/20190803...