Dante Atkins
@danteatkins.bsky.social
Fiona and Rowan's dad, basically. Spider guy, Lefty Dem, pragmatic progressive. Win elections with the majority you have, not the majority you wish you had.
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Dante Atkins
@danteatkins.bsky.social
· Jul 8
Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.
"Freedom of maneuver" is a military term designed to distinguish between pacified and hostile territory in an occupation setting, in case that helps inform you of how the federal government views American cities.
It is embarrassing that the upper echelon of Dem leadership thinks a new slogan is the answer
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It is embarrassing that the upper echelon of Dem leadership thinks a new slogan is the answer
The military is gonna use lethality on home soil? Okay man
Markwayne Mullin: "The president and the secretary of war have been very clear. They're gonna use lethality against our enemies -- home and abroad."
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The military is gonna use lethality on home soil? Okay man
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Trump is a maximally corrupt dipshit who does crime, what’s the contradiction
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Trump is a maximally corrupt dipshit who does crime, what’s the contradiction
Literally stop with this shit. The Pentagon has an entire massive food court. I've been there and seen it.
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Literally stop with this shit. The Pentagon has an entire massive food court. I've been there and seen it.
Literally TPUSA is trying to get a faculty member fired for saying "you can hold whatever viewpoints you want and that's fine but you need to cite sources, use critical reasoning, and disagree respectfully" and that's too much for them
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Literally TPUSA is trying to get a faculty member fired for saying "you can hold whatever viewpoints you want and that's fine but you need to cite sources, use critical reasoning, and disagree respectfully" and that's too much for them
I harp on this a lot, but all the leftists who convinced themselves that Trump would be the leader of a new red-brown isolationist anti-imperialist foreign policy should crawl in a hole and stay there, leaving only to forage
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I harp on this a lot, but all the leftists who convinced themselves that Trump would be the leader of a new red-brown isolationist anti-imperialist foreign policy should crawl in a hole and stay there, leaving only to forage
There is no turning the page, there is only putting Hegseth in prison
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There is no turning the page, there is only putting Hegseth in prison
They're the same picture
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
They're the same picture
Who could have guessed that this guy would order some war crimes
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Who could have guessed that this guy would order some war crimes
Do civilian secretaries of defense end up in Fort Leavenworth or a civilian maximum security facility when they're convicted of order war crimes? Asking for a Hegseth
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Do civilian secretaries of defense end up in Fort Leavenworth or a civilian maximum security facility when they're convicted of order war crimes? Asking for a Hegseth
On one hand, okay, great, but on the other...really? This was your line? The whole "well now it's personal" thing?
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
On one hand, okay, great, but on the other...really? This was your line? The whole "well now it's personal" thing?
Trump is pushing for Ukraine to surrender so he and his cronies can make money off of Russian business.
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Trump is pushing for Ukraine to surrender so he and his cronies can make money off of Russian business.
If Putin doesn't want to make peace and keeps striking at Ukraine's civilians, it only makes sense if Ukraine starts striking at the shadow oil fleet
A Gambia-flagged tanker heading to Novorossiysk mysteriously caught fire after "external impact" in the Black Sea, with Russian media carefully avoiding specifics about what exactly impacted it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If Putin doesn't want to make peace and keeps striking at Ukraine's civilians, it only makes sense if Ukraine starts striking at the shadow oil fleet
Even were we to accept that our operations in the Caribbean were under the laws of war, this is an unquestionable war crime. So just maybe, the people in Congress like Kelly and Houlahan had a damn good reason to put together their statement on illegal orders.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Even were we to accept that our operations in the Caribbean were under the laws of war, this is an unquestionable war crime. So just maybe, the people in Congress like Kelly and Houlahan had a damn good reason to put together their statement on illegal orders.
Honestly this has got to be the most racist thing I have ever seen put to words
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Honestly this has got to be the most racist thing I have ever seen put to words
Do you want white meat or white meat
Hey, we saw you from across the bar and really dig your vibe.
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Do you want white meat or white meat
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We can be absolutely certain that the Witkoff leak shows only a very tiny portion of the exchange.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We can be absolutely certain that the Witkoff leak shows only a very tiny portion of the exchange.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
Witkoff is not experienced in SIGINT. He is a realtor, out of his depth and an easy mark for any intelligence service. There are certainly recordings.
To be fair to Ryan Grim, he doesn't just align with Tucker Carlson on Israel, he also aligns with Tucker Carlson on Ukraine. Also substantially aligns with Tucker Carlson on Trump. Come to think of it, he just...aligns with Tucker Carlson. Very consistent there
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To be fair to Ryan Grim, he doesn't just align with Tucker Carlson on Israel, he also aligns with Tucker Carlson on Ukraine. Also substantially aligns with Tucker Carlson on Trump. Come to think of it, he just...aligns with Tucker Carlson. Very consistent there
Every single time they do something like this, it spreads through an entire network of family, friends, and media, likely reaching a whole bunch of Trump voters who were all "he's gonna bring prices down and he won't deport MY family, just the criminals"
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Every single time they do something like this, it spreads through an entire network of family, friends, and media, likely reaching a whole bunch of Trump voters who were all "he's gonna bring prices down and he won't deport MY family, just the criminals"
If you turned this Nuzzi/RFK JR stuff into a movie or series exactly as these events unfolded I would turn it off and lecture the writers for a complete misunderstanding of how all of politics and media works and I guess the joke would be on me
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
If you turned this Nuzzi/RFK JR stuff into a movie or series exactly as these events unfolded I would turn it off and lecture the writers for a complete misunderstanding of how all of politics and media works and I guess the joke would be on me
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Beyond tragic and shitty especially because the National Guard are just regular people who signed up to do disaster work and serve their own communities, not serve as uniformed props in downtown DC to make Trump feel like a generalissimo while they pick up trash from parks.
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Beyond tragic and shitty especially because the National Guard are just regular people who signed up to do disaster work and serve their own communities, not serve as uniformed props in downtown DC to make Trump feel like a generalissimo while they pick up trash from parks.
1) there is absolutely no crime that needs that National Guard at Farragut West
2) The only thing that having NG at Farragut West will do is serve as visible reminders of a city under occupation
3) It was possible, if not predictable, that that would lead crazy people to do stupid things
2) The only thing that having NG at Farragut West will do is serve as visible reminders of a city under occupation
3) It was possible, if not predictable, that that would lead crazy people to do stupid things
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
1) there is absolutely no crime that needs that National Guard at Farragut West
2) The only thing that having NG at Farragut West will do is serve as visible reminders of a city under occupation
3) It was possible, if not predictable, that that would lead crazy people to do stupid things
2) The only thing that having NG at Farragut West will do is serve as visible reminders of a city under occupation
3) It was possible, if not predictable, that that would lead crazy people to do stupid things
The machines programmed the Matrix to reflect the year 1999 because it was before the age of social media where the constant brainrot of conspiracy theories and radicalization would have resulted in a very unstable populace.
Honestly, great thinking by the machines.
Honestly, great thinking by the machines.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The machines programmed the Matrix to reflect the year 1999 because it was before the age of social media where the constant brainrot of conspiracy theories and radicalization would have resulted in a very unstable populace.
Honestly, great thinking by the machines.
Honestly, great thinking by the machines.
Yeah, we know he's trying to sell Ukraine to Russia, we've known that the entire time
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Yeah, we know he's trying to sell Ukraine to Russia, we've known that the entire time