THIS:

And unions are joining in. That's what it will take for a national general strike. Should one be required.

Strong statement from the Pipefitters' union on the killing of Alex Pretti: 'This state-sponsored murder has no place in our society.'

White House to Bovino today:

Homan to MN, Trump speaks with Walz, Leavitt marginally distances Trump from Noem—all show Trump’s feeling a little heat. But these gestures mean as much as Putin suggesting he’s changed and wants peace with Ukraine. Don’t fall for it. Insist: ICE and CBP off the streets of Minnesota.

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WAPO EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.” @postopinions.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Coming up on #KTLA: The more conciliatory tone coming from the White House today could be linked to a call from dozens of Minnesota CEOs seeking a de-escalation of tension in the state. The president pays close attention to business interests and financial markets

While reporting his empty words and promises, which always prove false, tell us specific things that he has ACTUALLY DONE to do that if you can. And the narrative forming that Homan is the reasonable one that will heal things is utterly preposterous.

Trump is throwing out his typical BS so media will write stories and talk about his supposed intent to “turn the temp down” while offering no specifics to actually do that. Why do they fall for this every time? This is only another ploy to stall for time hoping people move on.

Replacing one incompetent fascist with another is not a solution. But it does please me that Noem is getting thrown under the bus. No one needs to be sent. What we need is a withdrawal of all ICE and border control personnel. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

It’s easy to see this as a sea change for Fox. You can read it that way. I’d understand. One should also consider what such a thing tells you about how they are operating. This is descriptive, much as anything.

EXCLUSIVE | Trump’s senior leadership team blamed Noem’s incompetence as the DHS secretary paved the way for the shooting of yet another U.S. citizen.

This administration is not seeking the truth about Alex Pretti’s killing. It is trying to control the narrative before facts can surface. Smearing the dead, ignoring video evidence, and blocking investigations is not law and order. It is the erosion of democratic accountability in real time.

ICE presence in my NJ town and neighboring towns is obscene — @mikiesherrill.bsky.social how do you take your coffee? I take mine hot, without ICE.

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Gambling at Rick's Cafe. Your winnings, Sir.

New from MN department of human services today: “New federal data release by the US Centers for Medicare/medicaid services shows the overall rate of improper payment in Minnesota’s Medicaid program is far below national averages.” 2.1% here compared to 6.1% nationally.

Florida has a serious fraud problem.

Someone needs to answer for this fraud in Florida.

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Every creature, even humans, need a safe, warm place to rest now and then. We're all in this together.

I've seen this photo on left before, in a historical sense. IIRC, the Wehrmacht shooter was later killed in action on the Russian front.

To Gregory Bovino: This is what brandishing a firearm at a protest looks like.

Whoa! Curiouser and ...

people come in for all sorts of reasons, be kind, be gracious, welcome them in. don't be an asshole

I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...

The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.

🚨BREAKING: State election leaders and voting rights advocates across the country are blasting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi for exploiting the killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer to “blackmail” Minnesota into handing over access to its unredacted voter rolls.

Maybe they'll get into a knife fight.

Oh well

When Greg Abbott ... I mean ... dayum.

Where's that $50,000 cash bribe you took, you filthy crook?

The criminal complaint against Perez-Lugones says he accessed a classified intelligence report “related to a foreign country” on October 28, 2025. Three days later, Washington Post quoted internal documents at length re: Maduro asking Russia for missiles. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

According to the DOJ, Hannah Natanson and the Washington Post published “at least five articles that contained classified information Perez-Lugones provided.” A review shows all five articles, published October 2025 - January 2026, were about Venezuela. www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/m...

Manning it up for the MAGA cosplay crowd. 🤣

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Enough for one day. 😉

A clear sign there is trouble ahead for the puppy killer

ICYMI — an important piece that gives you a look at how easily DHS can make someone a target using weird anonymous blogs. A lot of this was assumed to be happening. These new documents we got prove it was as bad as you thought.

. @tomsuozzi.bsky.social adds fuel to the fire. Yeesh.

This is the power of nonviolence.

Talk about backing the eff up. 😆

Republicans are going to be incredibly confused and upset by this, as the Trump administration has been convincing them that Walz is headed to prison