Shepard Kollock
@shepardkollock.bsky.social
First Amendment fanboy, avocational historian and radical moderate.
So the violent Hispanics that ICE has allegedly been trying to protect us from... are calling from inside the house?
February 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
So the violent Hispanics that ICE has allegedly been trying to protect us from... are calling from inside the house?
As Federal employees, did they swear an oath to the Constitution, or has that been superceded by Trump-friendly NDAs?
Who funds their paychecks? Because it's certainly not Trump.
Who funds their paychecks? Because it's certainly not Trump.
February 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
As Federal employees, did they swear an oath to the Constitution, or has that been superceded by Trump-friendly NDAs?
Who funds their paychecks? Because it's certainly not Trump.
Who funds their paychecks? Because it's certainly not Trump.
Sadly, in NJ, many longtime Dem officeholders are machine pols, more interested in personal power/gain than in fighting autocracy. Some are no better than the Trumpers they secretly (& sometimes not so secretly) associate with.
We're working to get better people in & hold the baddies accountable.
We're working to get better people in & hold the baddies accountable.
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Sadly, in NJ, many longtime Dem officeholders are machine pols, more interested in personal power/gain than in fighting autocracy. Some are no better than the Trumpers they secretly (& sometimes not so secretly) associate with.
We're working to get better people in & hold the baddies accountable.
We're working to get better people in & hold the baddies accountable.
They can always justify it in their minds, believing that the alternative would be worse.
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
They can always justify it in their minds, believing that the alternative would be worse.
Phrygian cap has a long history. As just one example, it was worn by patriots during the American Revolution. It's also seen on the seal of the state of New Jersey.
January 31, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Phrygian cap has a long history. As just one example, it was worn by patriots during the American Revolution. It's also seen on the seal of the state of New Jersey.
Yeah, but you only get to keep the bump if you repeat win this year. Otherwise you have to pay it back, with interest.
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Yeah, but you only get to keep the bump if you repeat win this year. Otherwise you have to pay it back, with interest.
Those ICE agents are in far too good shape for this to be real.
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Those ICE agents are in far too good shape for this to be real.
I'm only half kidding.
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I'm only half kidding.
Has the headline writer been imprisoned yet?
January 30, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Has the headline writer been imprisoned yet?
Problem is, to Trump, the only "fair" outcome is him winning.
January 30, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Problem is, to Trump, the only "fair" outcome is him winning.
Behind the scenes, their lawyers are feverishly working to write a new definition of "tyranny" to exclude the tyranny that's playing out in plain sight.
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Behind the scenes, their lawyers are feverishly working to write a new definition of "tyranny" to exclude the tyranny that's playing out in plain sight.
It was never about the rights of other people. It was always about their own privilege to intimidate and antagonize people they think are "lesser" than they are.
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
It was never about the rights of other people. It was always about their own privilege to intimidate and antagonize people they think are "lesser" than they are.
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Making the rounds on FB:
January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Making the rounds on FB:
Wondering how many of these ICE guys are carrying drop guns for just this purpose.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Wondering how many of these ICE guys are carrying drop guns for just this purpose.
Dammit. We'll put him in the pen with the rest of them (I wish).
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Dammit. We'll put him in the pen with the rest of them (I wish).
Sorry, but the US is full up. You'll have to rehome him somewhere else.
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Sorry, but the US is full up. You'll have to rehome him somewhere else.
They're the frogs in the heated pot of water on the stove.
January 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
They're the frogs in the heated pot of water on the stove.
Think of how much different life would be today, had the 2016 GOP candidates mutually decided to laugh Trump off the stage during the debates, and then done so.
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Think of how much different life would be today, had the 2016 GOP candidates mutually decided to laugh Trump off the stage during the debates, and then done so.