FrankS
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FrankS
@franks1.bsky.social
Retired. News junkie.
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🚨BREAKING: Democrats warned 10 states Friday that they may have violated federal election law after entering into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share sensitive voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DNC warns states that complied with DOJ voter roll demand may have violated federal law
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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My personal view is that you need to go limp and not resist, as any attempt to fight back will clearly be used as a justification to escalate, even lethally (despite being legally prohibited). Yell your name to bystanders, tell them to record, scream “I am not resisting!” Words are your weapons
So, honest and sincere question, Asha, what would you do if the ICE goons pulled you over and decided to drag you out of your car? Just let them "kidnap" you or fight back because what they are doing is illegal?
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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No

Thank you for your attention to this matter
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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'Late Show' host Stephen Colbert said the government's "obey, or die" narrative surrounding Wednesday's shooting in Minneapolis should raise "an alarm bell for the entire country."
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”

Full Story: bit.ly/4jsbyJC
January 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Meanwhile, the Ukrainians are expecting a huge air attack tonight on Kyiv. The Russians may use hypersonic ballistic missiles
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
How embarrassing.
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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TIM WALZ: Do not take the bait. Do not take the bait. Do not allow them to invoke the Insurrection Act. Do not allow them to invoke martial law.
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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They want you to believe Ashli Babbitt was a hero and Renee Good was a domestic terrorist.
January 8, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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Make it viral.
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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AOC: What we saw today was a horrific act of violence. What we have seen and are now seeing is that ICE has not just become an anti-immigrant force—it is becoming an anti-civilian, paramilitary organization. People are being taken off the streets for exercising their free speech rights.
January 8, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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After Columbine I thought we would move heaven and earth to prevent mass shootings.

We did nothing and now they are almost a daily occurrence.

Today we watched an ICE thug brutally murder an American citizen in cold blood. A young mother.

If we do nothing this too will become a daily occurrence.
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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MAGA to humanity: time to die

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/c...
Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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Outstanding conceptual analysis on a crucial conceptual neighborhood from the great Asha Rangappa!
I wrote the guide you didn’t know you needed: Your cheat sheet on complicity for the people involved with Epstein (and the non-release of his files) open.substack.com/pub/asharang...
Your Cheat Sheet on Complicity in the Epstein Saga
Who knew complicity could be so...complicated?
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Dear USA:
We are disgusted, horrified but disappointingly, not surprised.
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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“.. ‎ٔNever had to do a live translation of a political speech where the speaker makes nonverbal noises... until today.”

- BBC reporter Siavash Ardalan
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?

Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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A bonkers, historically accurate sentence: the Trump regime conspired with the Maduro regime to overthrow the Maduro regime and replace it with the Maduro regime instead of the democratically elected Venezuelan government that won the 2024 presidential election there by 34 points
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Venezuela launches wave of repression after US seizure of Nicolás Maduro
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens
giftarticle.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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January 4, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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NEWS

The New York Times and The Washington Post learned of the Maduro operation just before it was set to begin but didn’t publish, due to longstanding newsroom policies against putting U.S. personnel in danger.

Full Story: bit.ly/4skLkNv
January 4, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Everything is a confession.
Donald Trump is now reposting videos on Truth Social suggesting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had Melissa Hortman assassinated.

This is objectively evil, and calling it out should not be political.
January 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM