Markel Bilbao-Mate
@mbilbaomate.bsky.social
Metaphor hunter/cazador de metáforas
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I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
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I’ve been thinking more about this nonsense and what it means. I don’t think it’s a flex — a performative expression of power and intimidation — like the advertisements for ICE positions. Too obscure and lacking in flair. Instead I think it likely reflects real internal problems.
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JOIN THE LEAGUE FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE LAW!
February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I’ve been thinking more about this nonsense and what it means. I don’t think it’s a flex — a performative expression of power and intimidation — like the advertisements for ICE positions. Too obscure and lacking in flair. Instead I think it likely reflects real internal problems.
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
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It's hard to keep track of the flip-floppiness.
January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
It's hard to keep track of the flip-floppiness.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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It’s a storm of ICE cartoons!
And more to shovel from the week in politics ——>
www.politico.com/gallery/2026...
And more to shovel from the week in politics ——>
www.politico.com/gallery/2026...
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in th...
www.politico.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
It’s a storm of ICE cartoons!
And more to shovel from the week in politics ——>
www.politico.com/gallery/2026...
And more to shovel from the week in politics ——>
www.politico.com/gallery/2026...
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The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The administration is insisting that its masked goons are so emotionally stunted that words can launch them into a murderous rage.
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
"Our professionals are just ordinary people so ordinary people better act professionally around them, or else."
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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“The brave men and women of ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol are doing their best to carry out these executions in a safe and professional manner,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
WASHINGTON—Urging locals to “fully cooperate” with federal agents, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Minneapolis residents Monday to stop obstructing murders. “The brave ...
theonion.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“The brave men and women of ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol are doing their best to carry out these executions in a safe and professional manner,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
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Every American veteran and every employee of the VA should rest assured that if their government murders them, Doug Collins will only blame them implicitly, not explicitly, because Doug Collins is a coward.
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Every American veteran and every employee of the VA should rest assured that if their government murders them, Doug Collins will only blame them implicitly, not explicitly, because Doug Collins is a coward.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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“We’re rallying in solidarity with the people in Minnesota, because we don’t know who’s next,” Badger-Aguilar, a public employee and chapter president for Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, told HuffPost. “It’s really all of us that are at risk here." #ICEOUT
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
Why Friday’s 'ICE Out' Shutdown In Minnesota May Be A Turning Point Nationwide
Experts on boycott tactics explain what sets Minnesota’s “ICE Out” movement apart — and practical steps to show support.
seiu.co
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“We’re rallying in solidarity with the people in Minnesota, because we don’t know who’s next,” Badger-Aguilar, a public employee and chapter president for Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, told HuffPost. “It’s really all of us that are at risk here." #ICEOUT
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
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January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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“The behavior of ICE has gone well beyond, I think, what even some of the worst expectations many of us had of what would happen with this ramped-up racist, anti immigrant policies of the Trump administration,” - Jim Badger-Aguilar, @seiu509.bsky.social
SEIU Local 509 (@seiu509.bsky.social)
At over 23,000 members and growing, SEIU 509 is the union for Massachusetts health and human service workers and educators.
seiu509.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“The behavior of ICE has gone well beyond, I think, what even some of the worst expectations many of us had of what would happen with this ramped-up racist, anti immigrant policies of the Trump administration,” - Jim Badger-Aguilar, @seiu509.bsky.social
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❗From Minnesota to cities nationwide, SEIU members are organizing against ICE’s campaign of fear. #ICEOut
Read the full article ⬇:
seiu.co/3M055JK
Read the full article ⬇:
seiu.co/3M055JK
‘We have to stand together’: Minnesota economic blackout organizers push to take demonstrations nationwide
Minnesotans urged not to work, shop or go to school as part of protests against ICE and the death of Renee Nicole Good
seiu.co
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 PM
❗From Minnesota to cities nationwide, SEIU members are organizing against ICE’s campaign of fear. #ICEOut
Read the full article ⬇:
seiu.co/3M055JK
Read the full article ⬇:
seiu.co/3M055JK
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought up to $50K each in Raytheon stock (RTX) & Chevron (CVX) just days before the U.S. strike on Venezuela—
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
January 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Sen. Markwayne Mullin bought up to $50K each in Raytheon stock (RTX) & Chevron (CVX) just days before the U.S. strike on Venezuela—
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee — I’m sure it’s just a coincidence..
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It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.