@kmbates.bsky.social
Retired International business woman. Now a volunteer political organizer. I am interested in science, facts truth and ethics. I’m in the fight to save our democracy. I support Ukraine 🇺🇦
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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
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.” 🇺🇸
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NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
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Senate votes to display Jan. 6 plaque after House GOP refuses to hang it at Capitol www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate votes to display Jan. 6 plaque after House GOP refuses to hang it at Capitol
The office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has argued that the federal law requiring the plaque's display was "not implementable."
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Senate votes to display Jan. 6 plaque after House GOP refuses to hang it at Capitol www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Thousands of Minnesotans gathered last night to honor Renee Nicole Good. We will never accept that a single federal agent can be judge, jury, and executioner in our streets. ICE needs to get out of Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thousands of Minnesotans gathered last night to honor Renee Nicole Good. We will never accept that a single federal agent can be judge, jury, and executioner in our streets. ICE needs to get out of Minneapolis.
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HAPPENING NOW! NYers turning out to greet the monster Kristi NOEM ahead of her presser (where she might be announcing increased ICE in NYC).
If you can, join at 1 World Trade at 11am. #HandsOffNYC #MeltICE
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
If you can, join at 1 World Trade at 11am. #HandsOffNYC #MeltICE
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
HAPPENING NOW! NYers turning out to greet the monster Kristi NOEM ahead of her presser (where she might be announcing increased ICE in NYC).
If you can, join at 1 World Trade at 11am. #HandsOffNYC #MeltICE
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
If you can, join at 1 World Trade at 11am. #HandsOffNYC #MeltICE
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
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Kristi Noem, a bald-faced liar, needs to be removed from office. She is an extreme danger to public safety.
Noem: "People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons ... it's clear that it's being coordinated. People are being trained"
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Kristi Noem, a bald-faced liar, needs to be removed from office. She is an extreme danger to public safety.
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Thank you Congresswoman @robinkelly.house.gov.
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Thank you Congresswoman @robinkelly.house.gov.
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This. Leadership should endorse.
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
This. Leadership should endorse.
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I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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These @iampoliticsgirl.bsky.social faces are all of us
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 AM
These @iampoliticsgirl.bsky.social faces are all of us
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This keeps happening every day. www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/est...
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
This keeps happening every day. www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/est...
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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
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.
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It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
December 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
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important message to all bluesky users
January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
important message to all bluesky users
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In 2019, Fiona Hill told Congress that Russia had suggested a “swap” of Venezuela for Ukraine. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/65...
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
In 2019, Fiona Hill told Congress that Russia had suggested a “swap” of Venezuela for Ukraine. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/65...
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social .Please provide an action we can all take TODAY to show solidarity with Minnesota! Millions of calls to Congressional reps or thousands of vigils across the country: remember those who are not able to leave home to participate.
@womensmarchsb.bsky.social
@womensmarchsb.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social .Please provide an action we can all take TODAY to show solidarity with Minnesota! Millions of calls to Congressional reps or thousands of vigils across the country: remember those who are not able to leave home to participate.
@womensmarchsb.bsky.social
@womensmarchsb.bsky.social
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"Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street."
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis ICE shooting: Eyewitness accounts contradict ICE statement
A woman was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis Wednesday morning, but witness accounts contradict what federal officials say happened. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls the claim the shoot...
www.fox9.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"Meanwhile, witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street."
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
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Folks, don’t look away
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Folks, don’t look away
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I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
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Dear media covering Homeland Security's killing of a woman in Minneapolis,
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Dear media covering Homeland Security's killing of a woman in Minneapolis,
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
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Video makes clear almost every word of this is a lie.
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Video makes clear almost every word of this is a lie.
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Here’s an eyewitness account from @mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Here’s an eyewitness account from @mprnews.org
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ICE has shot and killed a legal observer, this cannot be allowed to continue. We have masked terrorists attacking our communities. 50501 Minnesota is mobilizing, stay tuned for more information
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
ICE has shot and killed a legal observer, this cannot be allowed to continue. We have masked terrorists attacking our communities. 50501 Minnesota is mobilizing, stay tuned for more information