@krismellebrand.bsky.social
Artist, Michigander, retired educator, love democracy and all nature.
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I compared the user interface in this photo to the leaked user guide I have for Mobile Fortify, and it's the same. Mobile Fortify is ICE's app for verifying someone's identity, immigration status, whether issued order of deportation. ICE says it overrides a birth certificate bsky.app/profile/donm...
The people wearing masks are scanning your face to capture your identity.
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I compared the user interface in this photo to the leaked user guide I have for Mobile Fortify, and it's the same. Mobile Fortify is ICE's app for verifying someone's identity, immigration status, whether issued order of deportation. ICE says it overrides a birth certificate bsky.app/profile/donm...
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New sign up! I passed these out in my neighborhood this week.
ICE is in most cities now. Stand with immigrants and let ICE know they're not welcome! ICE OUT NOW.
Grab yours:
www.etsy.com/listing/4438...
ICE is in most cities now. Stand with immigrants and let ICE know they're not welcome! ICE OUT NOW.
Grab yours:
www.etsy.com/listing/4438...
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 AM
New sign up! I passed these out in my neighborhood this week.
ICE is in most cities now. Stand with immigrants and let ICE know they're not welcome! ICE OUT NOW.
Grab yours:
www.etsy.com/listing/4438...
ICE is in most cities now. Stand with immigrants and let ICE know they're not welcome! ICE OUT NOW.
Grab yours:
www.etsy.com/listing/4438...
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Alarm as Trump DoJ pushes for voter information on millions of Americans 👀📣
"The federal government does not have the right to collect information on hundreds of millions of American voters unless Congress has authorized it. It has not,” said David Becker"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"The federal government does not have the right to collect information on hundreds of millions of American voters unless Congress has authorized it. It has not,” said David Becker"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alarm as Trump DoJ pushes for voter information on millions of Americans
Officials ask at least 43 states for sensitive details as critics fear effort to sow doubt about midterm election results
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Alarm as Trump DoJ pushes for voter information on millions of Americans 👀📣
"The federal government does not have the right to collect information on hundreds of millions of American voters unless Congress has authorized it. It has not,” said David Becker"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"The federal government does not have the right to collect information on hundreds of millions of American voters unless Congress has authorized it. It has not,” said David Becker"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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258,994.
That’s the current combined number of YouTube views of the first two episodes of the Battle of the Bulge video series on which I’ve had the pleasure of working with the great @hcrichardson.bsky.social and her amazing team.
Thanks to everyone who has watched so far. Please keep watching!
That’s the current combined number of YouTube views of the first two episodes of the Battle of the Bulge video series on which I’ve had the pleasure of working with the great @hcrichardson.bsky.social and her amazing team.
Thanks to everyone who has watched so far. Please keep watching!
January 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
258,994.
That’s the current combined number of YouTube views of the first two episodes of the Battle of the Bulge video series on which I’ve had the pleasure of working with the great @hcrichardson.bsky.social and her amazing team.
Thanks to everyone who has watched so far. Please keep watching!
That’s the current combined number of YouTube views of the first two episodes of the Battle of the Bulge video series on which I’ve had the pleasure of working with the great @hcrichardson.bsky.social and her amazing team.
Thanks to everyone who has watched so far. Please keep watching!
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But you can do this to law enforcement amirite
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 AM
But you can do this to law enforcement amirite
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Who honestly supports this shit?
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Who honestly supports this shit?
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
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ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
ICE agents are stalking the streets of Minneapolis demanding that random brown people provide proof of citizenship.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
We good with that, America?
I thought we learned this lesson back in World War II, but I guess not.
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Imagine having Trump point at you - you specifically - and say "fuck you" - again, fuck *you* specifically - twice in one day, and then he caps it off by flicking you off in front of everyone. The stuff of legends tbh
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Imagine having Trump point at you - you specifically - and say "fuck you" - again, fuck *you* specifically - twice in one day, and then he caps it off by flicking you off in front of everyone. The stuff of legends tbh
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This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 AM
This is a big no-no in armed combat.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
It’s like dressing up as a doctor or a nurse and then shooting someone.
If this is proven accurate, it’s 100% a war crime.
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Hi friends - here is a map listing all the Ice Out For Good events scheduled in Ohio through Indivisible & Mobilize this weekend. I hope you can find a place to participate!
Indivisible National · Indivisible on Mobilize
We’re a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.
www.mobilize.us
January 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Hi friends - here is a map listing all the Ice Out For Good events scheduled in Ohio through Indivisible & Mobilize this weekend. I hope you can find a place to participate!
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Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost:
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost:
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup.
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🚨BREAKING: On the 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Trump White House launched a new website that rewrites the events of that day—portraying the violent effort to overturn the 2020 election as a miscarriage of justice and casting those who stormed the Capitol as victims.
Trump White House's Jan. 6 Website Rewrites History to Celebrate Failed Coup
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
🚨BREAKING: On the 5th anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Trump White House launched a new website that rewrites the events of that day—portraying the violent effort to overturn the 2020 election as a miscarriage of justice and casting those who stormed the Capitol as victims.
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I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
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Some thoughts about the 5th anniversary of Jan 6 & what we need to do to get it right, as well as what we have to avoid.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
January 6 Again
Donald Trump is the President no one has ever said “no” to in a big way.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Some thoughts about the 5th anniversary of Jan 6 & what we need to do to get it right, as well as what we have to avoid.
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Senator Jon Ossoff: 470-786-7800
Senator Raphael Warnock: (770) 694-7828
Representative Nikema Williams: (404) 659-0116
Or find the contact info for a different congressperson 👇
Senator Raphael Warnock: (770) 694-7828
Representative Nikema Williams: (404) 659-0116
Or find the contact info for a different congressperson 👇
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Senator Jon Ossoff: 470-786-7800
Senator Raphael Warnock: (770) 694-7828
Representative Nikema Williams: (404) 659-0116
Or find the contact info for a different congressperson 👇
Senator Raphael Warnock: (770) 694-7828
Representative Nikema Williams: (404) 659-0116
Or find the contact info for a different congressperson 👇
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I compiled some thoughts on Venezuela, and more importantly, the insane rhetoric since the attack.
Unlocked for everyone:
www.patreon.com/posts/147513...
Unlocked for everyone:
www.patreon.com/posts/147513...
Thoughts on Venezuela | Angry Staffer
Get more from Angry Staffer on Patreon
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January 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I compiled some thoughts on Venezuela, and more importantly, the insane rhetoric since the attack.
Unlocked for everyone:
www.patreon.com/posts/147513...
Unlocked for everyone:
www.patreon.com/posts/147513...
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This shouldn’t surprise anyone. He also decided to raid Venezuela because Maduro was dancing on TV.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This shouldn’t surprise anyone. He also decided to raid Venezuela because Maduro was dancing on TV.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
He doesn’t make decisions based on the reality on the ground - he makes decisions based on his ego. Always.
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This gentleman's analogy encapsulates the pedophile president's blithering idiocy in Venezuela to perfection. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
January 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This gentleman's analogy encapsulates the pedophile president's blithering idiocy in Venezuela to perfection. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
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Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
January 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Never has a President wagged a dog harder than Trump and MAGA now.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
To distract from Epstein, the explosion of health and homeowners insurance costs, and the tariffs that are decimating small businesses, Trump is plunging this country into a war and using our soldiers as pawns.
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Jack Smith spent more than 8 hours answering questions in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec 17
It’s worth watching — you can see why Smith wanted to testify publicly — and why the committee waited until New Year’s Eve to release the video
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?si…
It’s worth watching — you can see why Smith wanted to testify publicly — and why the committee waited until New Year’s Eve to release the video
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?si…
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
https://youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?si…
January 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Jack Smith spent more than 8 hours answering questions in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec 17
It’s worth watching — you can see why Smith wanted to testify publicly — and why the committee waited until New Year’s Eve to release the video
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?si…
It’s worth watching — you can see why Smith wanted to testify publicly — and why the committee waited until New Year’s Eve to release the video
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?si…