Johann van Reenen
@johannvr.bsky.social
Retired professor. Love science, gardening, travel, libraries, my family. Lived in three continents & citizen of 3 countries. Democrat.
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Major update: Trump furious over DHS handling of Minnesota. Not because of ICE’s actions, but because Americans are seeing them.
Tom Homan sent to Minnesota.
Massive groundswell of celebrities and athletes speak out.
Trump Admin walks back claim Pretti was a domestic terrorist.
Tom Homan sent to Minnesota.
Massive groundswell of celebrities and athletes speak out.
Trump Admin walks back claim Pretti was a domestic terrorist.
Important Update: Trump Extremely Frustrated with Department of Homeland Security as Groundswell of Celebrities Speak Out
Good morning everyone.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Major update: Trump furious over DHS handling of Minnesota. Not because of ICE’s actions, but because Americans are seeing them.
Tom Homan sent to Minnesota.
Massive groundswell of celebrities and athletes speak out.
Trump Admin walks back claim Pretti was a domestic terrorist.
Tom Homan sent to Minnesota.
Massive groundswell of celebrities and athletes speak out.
Trump Admin walks back claim Pretti was a domestic terrorist.
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The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
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Major update: Trump Administration begins to throw Kristi Noem under the bus.
DHS officials furious over Noem’s response to Pretti’s murder.
More NBA players speak out.
Support for Noem’s impeachment grows. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
More NBA players speak out.
Support for Noem’s impeachment grows. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Major Update: Trump Administration Begins to Throw Kristi Noem Under the Bus as Narrative Completely Falls Apart
Good evening.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Major update: Trump Administration begins to throw Kristi Noem under the bus.
DHS officials furious over Noem’s response to Pretti’s murder.
More NBA players speak out.
Support for Noem’s impeachment grows. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
More NBA players speak out.
Support for Noem’s impeachment grows. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Americans have made it clear: ICE is out of control under Trump. This has to be a sticking point for Dem leadership. Do not give an inch.
January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Americans have made it clear: ICE is out of control under Trump. This has to be a sticking point for Dem leadership. Do not give an inch.
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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In both the Alex Pretti and Renee Good killings, we’re told the agent shooters were seasoned, veteran, instructors. This isn’t a training problem, it’s a choice. Join me on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In both the Alex Pretti and Renee Good killings, we’re told the agent shooters were seasoned, veteran, instructors. This isn’t a training problem, it’s a choice. Join me on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
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Up to $125 million to rename the Department of Defense.
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Up to $125 million to rename the Department of Defense.
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
But they can't find the money to lower premiums for Americans crushed by health care costs.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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In just one year in office, Trump has managed to:
-Raise electricity prices by 13%
-Raise gas prices by nearly 60%
-Destroy 165,000 clean energy jobs
-Cancel enough clean energy projects to power 13 million homes
I thought Trump was supposed to lower prices on Day 1? Guess not.
-Raise electricity prices by 13%
-Raise gas prices by nearly 60%
-Destroy 165,000 clean energy jobs
-Cancel enough clean energy projects to power 13 million homes
I thought Trump was supposed to lower prices on Day 1? Guess not.
January 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
In just one year in office, Trump has managed to:
-Raise electricity prices by 13%
-Raise gas prices by nearly 60%
-Destroy 165,000 clean energy jobs
-Cancel enough clean energy projects to power 13 million homes
I thought Trump was supposed to lower prices on Day 1? Guess not.
-Raise electricity prices by 13%
-Raise gas prices by nearly 60%
-Destroy 165,000 clean energy jobs
-Cancel enough clean energy projects to power 13 million homes
I thought Trump was supposed to lower prices on Day 1? Guess not.
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They say they witnessed guards kill an ICE detainee. DHS wants them gone: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
They say they witnessed guards kill an ICE detainee. DHS wants them gone: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Congress is a co-equal branch of government, not a rubber stamp. Today, I offered three bills to rein in Trump’s executive overreach: to protect the Constitution, defend the independence of the Federal Reserve, and reassert Congress's power of the purse.
Enough is enough. We need action now!
Enough is enough. We need action now!
Rep. Stansbury introduces three amendments to rein in Trump's executive reach
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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January 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Congress is a co-equal branch of government, not a rubber stamp. Today, I offered three bills to rein in Trump’s executive overreach: to protect the Constitution, defend the independence of the Federal Reserve, and reassert Congress's power of the purse.
Enough is enough. We need action now!
Enough is enough. We need action now!
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Thrilled to be partnering with @democrats.org to register young Democratic voters in some of the most competitive districts across the country.
Always super proud of @votersoftomorrow.org and our 11,000+ Gen Z members. 🥳
Always super proud of @votersoftomorrow.org and our 11,000+ Gen Z members. 🥳
Young people are the future of our democracy. That’s why we’re so excited about @democrats.org’s NEW “When We Count” fellowship program.
Get involved. Make a difference. Let’s win the midterms!!
🔗democrats.org/WhenWeCount
Get involved. Make a difference. Let’s win the midterms!!
🔗democrats.org/WhenWeCount
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Thrilled to be partnering with @democrats.org to register young Democratic voters in some of the most competitive districts across the country.
Always super proud of @votersoftomorrow.org and our 11,000+ Gen Z members. 🥳
Always super proud of @votersoftomorrow.org and our 11,000+ Gen Z members. 🥳
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Where are the Epstein Files?
President Donald Trump gave the middle finger Tuesday to a worker screaming "pedophile protector" during a tour at a Detroit factory.
Trump gives middle finger to worker shouting 'Pedophile protector'
President Donald Trump gave the middle finger Tuesday to a worker screaming "pedophile protector" during a tour at a Detroit factory. Trump was touring a Ford F-150 plant in the Motor City just before his speech on the United States economy at the Detroit Economic Club when a worker started shouting...
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Where are the Epstein Files?
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Donald was just spotted flipping off a Ford worker who yelled "pedophile protector" during Trump’s visit to the factory today.
Whatever you do don't call @realDonaldTrump a pedophile protector today. He hates that.
Whatever you do don't call @realDonaldTrump a pedophile protector today. He hates that.
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Donald was just spotted flipping off a Ford worker who yelled "pedophile protector" during Trump’s visit to the factory today.
Whatever you do don't call @realDonaldTrump a pedophile protector today. He hates that.
Whatever you do don't call @realDonaldTrump a pedophile protector today. He hates that.
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Navarro says it plainly like few others can.
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Navarro says it plainly like few others can.
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Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.
January 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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Ladies and gentleman: I give you Elon Musk. Also: Nice investment, Fidelity
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ladies and gentleman: I give you Elon Musk. Also: Nice investment, Fidelity
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@eggerdc.bsky.social: "In broad daylight, on video, and in front of many witnesses, a masked ICE officer shot and killed an American citizen, a woman named Renee Good, behind the wheel of her car. Within minutes…Tricia McLaughlin was lying about her." www.thebulwark.com/p/a-killing-...
A Killing in Minneapolis. A Gaslighting From the White House.
Minutes after ICE shot her, the Trump administration had already declared Renee Nicole Good a ‘domestic terrorist.’
www.thebulwark.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
@eggerdc.bsky.social: "In broad daylight, on video, and in front of many witnesses, a masked ICE officer shot and killed an American citizen, a woman named Renee Good, behind the wheel of her car. Within minutes…Tricia McLaughlin was lying about her." www.thebulwark.com/p/a-killing-...
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NEW: The ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the Venezuela attack, the new White House Jan. 6 website—these each convey a powerful & unsettling message from Trump, Miller, and their crew: Violence is ours to use, at home and abroad, to get what we want. Beware.
Please read and share.
Please read and share.
The Trump doctrine: Violence is us
The message is clear—be afraid.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
NEW: The ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the Venezuela attack, the new White House Jan. 6 website—these each convey a powerful & unsettling message from Trump, Miller, and their crew: Violence is ours to use, at home and abroad, to get what we want. Beware.
Please read and share.
Please read and share.
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"As Trump reaches the end of the first year of his return to power, he and his lieutenants are demonstrating their willingness to deploy force beyond its legitimate use to achieve their aims. The warning is clear and intentional: We are violent. Beware."
The Trump doctrine: Violence is us
The message is clear—be afraid.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
"As Trump reaches the end of the first year of his return to power, he and his lieutenants are demonstrating their willingness to deploy force beyond its legitimate use to achieve their aims. The warning is clear and intentional: We are violent. Beware."
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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Exactly what Jesus would do.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Exactly what Jesus would do.
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Another liar excusing and enabling murder. Deplorable.
Thune: "What happened in Minneapolis is an indication of the uptick we're seeing across the country in these protesters starting to attack ICE officers, law enforcement officers who are trying to lawfully enforce immigration law"
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Another liar excusing and enabling murder. Deplorable.
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The Trump administration isn't just lying about reasons to murder Americans, it is lying about those murders too.
Donald Trump claimed that this murderer, calmly and ably fleeing the scene of his crime, was hospitalized with injuries.
Donald Trump claimed that this murderer, calmly and ably fleeing the scene of his crime, was hospitalized with injuries.
Reality keeps ruining the script…
TRUMP: A professional agitator ran over an ICE agent who barely survived.
THE ICE AGENT: not only looks uninjured physically, he seems mentally fine, not shaken up, unbothered, walking away from the scene.
TRUMP: A professional agitator ran over an ICE agent who barely survived.
THE ICE AGENT: not only looks uninjured physically, he seems mentally fine, not shaken up, unbothered, walking away from the scene.
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The Trump administration isn't just lying about reasons to murder Americans, it is lying about those murders too.
Donald Trump claimed that this murderer, calmly and ably fleeing the scene of his crime, was hospitalized with injuries.
Donald Trump claimed that this murderer, calmly and ably fleeing the scene of his crime, was hospitalized with injuries.