Garret Vandermolen
@garret-vandermolen.bsky.social
Songwriter, Dad, Husband, Musician. Thinker, drinker, late adapter. Let the games begin!
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Foxtrot Delta Tango, by Garret Vandermolen
track by Garret Vandermolen
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My latest song, released today and also available on most streaming platforms. It’s a song with an important message: garretvandermolen.bandcamp.com/track/foxtro...
Could you be any more tepid @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social?
What you should be saying loudly, often, & acting on:
1. Impeach Donald Trump for violating his constitutional oath, being a vile, unethical rascist & violating the Hatch Act
2. DHS is a terrorist organization & needs to be fully defunded.
What you should be saying loudly, often, & acting on:
1. Impeach Donald Trump for violating his constitutional oath, being a vile, unethical rascist & violating the Hatch Act
2. DHS is a terrorist organization & needs to be fully defunded.
The Obamas are brilliant, compassionate and patriotic Americans. They represent the best of this country.
Donald Trump is a vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder.
Why are GOP leaders like John Thune continuing to stand by him?
Republicans must immediately denounce Trump’s disgusting bigotry.
Donald Trump is a vile, unhinged and malignant bottom feeder.
Why are GOP leaders like John Thune continuing to stand by him?
Republicans must immediately denounce Trump’s disgusting bigotry.
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Could you be any more tepid @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social?
What you should be saying loudly, often, & acting on:
1. Impeach Donald Trump for violating his constitutional oath, being a vile, unethical rascist & violating the Hatch Act
2. DHS is a terrorist organization & needs to be fully defunded.
What you should be saying loudly, often, & acting on:
1. Impeach Donald Trump for violating his constitutional oath, being a vile, unethical rascist & violating the Hatch Act
2. DHS is a terrorist organization & needs to be fully defunded.
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…Ski Van
Speedfossil
Garret Vandermolen
Glowbox
Pat Lynch
Guided By Choices
and more to come in 2026.
Thank you for supporting independent artists and independent music!
Speedfossil
Garret Vandermolen
Glowbox
Pat Lynch
Guided By Choices
and more to come in 2026.
Thank you for supporting independent artists and independent music!
February 6, 2026 at 6:37 AM
…Ski Van
Speedfossil
Garret Vandermolen
Glowbox
Pat Lynch
Guided By Choices
and more to come in 2026.
Thank you for supporting independent artists and independent music!
Speedfossil
Garret Vandermolen
Glowbox
Pat Lynch
Guided By Choices
and more to come in 2026.
Thank you for supporting independent artists and independent music!
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These are the artists we have music from:
Figures On A Beach
Cold Expectations
Happy Little Clouds
Devil Love
The Daylillies
The Chelsea Curve
Flying Nuns
Eric Barlow
Corin Ashley
wait, there’s more…
Figures On A Beach
Cold Expectations
Happy Little Clouds
Devil Love
The Daylillies
The Chelsea Curve
Flying Nuns
Eric Barlow
Corin Ashley
wait, there’s more…
February 6, 2026 at 6:37 AM
These are the artists we have music from:
Figures On A Beach
Cold Expectations
Happy Little Clouds
Devil Love
The Daylillies
The Chelsea Curve
Flying Nuns
Eric Barlow
Corin Ashley
wait, there’s more…
Figures On A Beach
Cold Expectations
Happy Little Clouds
Devil Love
The Daylillies
The Chelsea Curve
Flying Nuns
Eric Barlow
Corin Ashley
wait, there’s more…
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Hey folks! It’s Friday, 2/6/26! Bandcamp Friday!-You’re gonna see a lot of posts from a lot of people about it-WE WANT YOU! Head over to The Sound Cove aka thesoundcove.com (interwebs link in comments) & support us by BUYING some music-Our artists have downloads, some have LPs, we’ve got CDs!…
The Sound Cove
thesoundcove.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Hey folks! It’s Friday, 2/6/26! Bandcamp Friday!-You’re gonna see a lot of posts from a lot of people about it-WE WANT YOU! Head over to The Sound Cove aka thesoundcove.com (interwebs link in comments) & support us by BUYING some music-Our artists have downloads, some have LPs, we’ve got CDs!…
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Failure to Alert Judge to Press Law for Reporter Search Draws Ethical Scrutiny
The Justice Department may have violated a candor rule by not disclosing a 1980 law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter’s home.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
The Justice Department may have violated a candor rule by not disclosing a 1980 law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter’s home.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Failure to Alert Judge to Press Law for Reporter Search Draws Ethical Scrutiny
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Failure to Alert Judge to Press Law for Reporter Search Draws Ethical Scrutiny
The Justice Department may have violated a candor rule by not disclosing a 1980 law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter’s home.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
The Justice Department may have violated a candor rule by not disclosing a 1980 law when seeking a warrant for a Washington Post reporter’s home.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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DEVELOPING: A judge is pressing AG Pam Bondi to explain what she meant when she said last February that Jeffrey Epstein's client list was "on my desk right now." Judge Randy Moss (Obama) is handling a #FOIA suit for those docs. More here, scroll down....
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
DEVELOPING: A judge is pressing AG Pam Bondi to explain what she meant when she said last February that Jeffrey Epstein's client list was "on my desk right now." Judge Randy Moss (Obama) is handling a #FOIA suit for those docs. More here, scroll down....
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The extent to which this administration personally targets and continues the assault on people who embarrass and shame it is particularly despicable.
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Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Happening now in Silicon Valley: marchers have surrounded the Palantir building and are holding a prayer vigil for victims of ICE, while video of ICE and Palantir crimes is projected on the building. #abolishice #iceout #palantir #paloalto
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Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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The Trump admin has shut down the CIA’s World Factbook, a country reference that for six decades has provided data on birth and death rates, major exports, and more. Long used by government officials and by researchers, educators, and journalists, the database was taken offline today.
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell - CIA
www.cia.gov
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The Trump admin has shut down the CIA’s World Factbook, a country reference that for six decades has provided data on birth and death rates, major exports, and more. Long used by government officials and by researchers, educators, and journalists, the database was taken offline today.
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Bad idea. ICE is pre-funded by the BBB. Also, CBP is just as bad if not worse and also pre-funded by the BBB. Severing ICE gives away any leverage we have to shut down the rest of DHS. We should be demanding to defund ICE/CBP of its BBB money and shut down ALL of DHS if they don’t agree.
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Bad idea. ICE is pre-funded by the BBB. Also, CBP is just as bad if not worse and also pre-funded by the BBB. Severing ICE gives away any leverage we have to shut down the rest of DHS. We should be demanding to defund ICE/CBP of its BBB money and shut down ALL of DHS if they don’t agree.
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Hakeem Jeffries went from “no masks” to “no masks in an arbitrary and capricious fashion.” Schumer has adopted a similar position. At some point, you have to take a stand on something. Not allowing armed men in masks to roam our streets seems like an easy one. Apparently not.
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Hakeem Jeffries went from “no masks” to “no masks in an arbitrary and capricious fashion.” Schumer has adopted a similar position. At some point, you have to take a stand on something. Not allowing armed men in masks to roam our streets seems like an easy one. Apparently not.
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This kind of propaganda is how the gestapo tricked folks into thinking they were everywhere, when there were one of them for every 10K Germans.
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
This kind of propaganda is how the gestapo tricked folks into thinking they were everywhere, when there were one of them for every 10K Germans.
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American scientists have historically been leaders in the collection and analysis of data on climate change. Trump is now trying to gag anyone reporting data that confirms climate change. www.economist.com/science-and-...
The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data
American citizens are left vulnerable
www.economist.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
American scientists have historically been leaders in the collection and analysis of data on climate change. Trump is now trying to gag anyone reporting data that confirms climate change. www.economist.com/science-and-...
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‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
![…
25. This Cibola jail was horrible. It was cramped. I was chained up again.
The officers mocked
me and called me their enemy. They laughed at me. I was kept at the jail for what felt like around three hours. I wasn't given an explanation for why I was there.
26. Security
guards then put me on a bus. I think it was around January 27.
No one said
anything about where I was going. I was handcuffed. It felt like the middle of the night. It was freezing cold in the bus because the driver had the AC on. We had no jackets. The bus eventually took me back to El Paso in the carly morning of Tuesday, January 27th.
27. I was put in a cold cell where I had to sleep on the bare cement floor. Around 10 in the morning my cellmate asked to speak to an ICE officer. Three officers came into the cell so I had a chance to speak to them too. One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." She told me that if I fought my case, I would spend two to three more months here in El Paso. She offered me $2600 to self-deport. I refused. I wanted to talk to my attorney. They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota. If I hadn't managed to talk to my attorney who told me a while back that I was ordered released. I might have given up at this point and signed the self-deportation forms because the conditions were so unbearable.
…
30. When I was taken back to the detention center from the airport, after missing the flight, I overheard an ICE officer saying in English, "the judge in Minnesota wants this one back." I was put in a cold jail cell again until early next morning (January 28). But again no one had told me directly that a judge had ordered my release
…
32. When I arrived in Minneapolis, I was handed off to ICE
… I had to sign lots of papers saying that I wasn't going to be a part of any "groups." I didn't know what they meant by "groups." They never told me why I was detained](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5cn3kbi4g5blrtahon34xbu4/bafkreiccqxmfncofjqinoveiqscwale2ox5xpiqt46veqjdh3jmimkrxhq@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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Here is a great song for our times by my fellow band mate and good friend, Garret Vandermolen. Enjoy! garretvandermolen.bandcamp.com/track/foxtro...
February 5, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Here is a great song for our times by my fellow band mate and good friend, Garret Vandermolen. Enjoy! garretvandermolen.bandcamp.com/track/foxtro...
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It seems that the proclivity toward serious criminality (felonies) is far higher among ICE and CBP agents than among immigrants taken as a whole. Stats on this subject are persistent and offer the same results.
February 4, 2026 at 7:22 PM
It seems that the proclivity toward serious criminality (felonies) is far higher among ICE and CBP agents than among immigrants taken as a whole. Stats on this subject are persistent and offer the same results.
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Q: So 700 agents are leaving. How many will that leave here once that group is out?
Homan: Around 2,000
Q: And what is the pre-operation footprint?
Homan: 150
Homan: Around 2,000
Q: And what is the pre-operation footprint?
Homan: 150
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Q: So 700 agents are leaving. How many will that leave here once that group is out?
Homan: Around 2,000
Q: And what is the pre-operation footprint?
Homan: 150
Homan: Around 2,000
Q: And what is the pre-operation footprint?
Homan: 150
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It really is insane how interwoven all our horrors are
Epstein emails - Russia mostly funded Marie Le Pen’s far right party.
February 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
It really is insane how interwoven all our horrors are
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"You are not alone in looking at this mountain of rancid shit and wondering where to start and what you should know as you go along. So, I’m starting this guide, which is intended to be just as helpful to myself in understanding all of it."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
A Guide to the Epstein Files, Part I
Here we go.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"You are not alone in looking at this mountain of rancid shit and wondering where to start and what you should know as you go along. So, I’m starting this guide, which is intended to be just as helpful to myself in understanding all of it."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
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If anyone was wondering, the ~23% reduction in ICE agents in Minnesota apparently doesn't include the ones down the street that are lurking, now as I type this, as vulnerable folks are getting their kids to the school bus this morning.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
If anyone was wondering, the ~23% reduction in ICE agents in Minnesota apparently doesn't include the ones down the street that are lurking, now as I type this, as vulnerable folks are getting their kids to the school bus this morning.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.
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The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Homan in Minneapolis: "Effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today."
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
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As I suspected, Gabbard was at the FBI raid in her capacity to look into foreign election interference- something Giuliani told Trump he needs to prove in order to have the military seize voting machines. From Hugo Lowell:
February 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
As I suspected, Gabbard was at the FBI raid in her capacity to look into foreign election interference- something Giuliani told Trump he needs to prove in order to have the military seize voting machines. From Hugo Lowell: