Chris Jones
@fivebfive.bsky.social
Community builder. Care about climate change, public health, books, poker, and Twolves.
We need Nuremberg 2.0!
We need Nuremberg 2.0!
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This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
Russian asset in the White House.
Now more than ever, we're a two timing, back stabbing, and disloyal nation without integrity.
January 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Russian asset in the White House.
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The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
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Trump is effectively imposing sanctions on Denmark for deploying troops *in its own territory*. Imagine if China sanctioned the US for deploying troops to Alaska. What conclusion would we draw then?
Trump slaps allies with Greenland tariffs. From Feb 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, and Finland face 10% on all exports. June 1, it jumps to 25%.
January 17, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Trump is effectively imposing sanctions on Denmark for deploying troops *in its own territory*. Imagine if China sanctioned the US for deploying troops to Alaska. What conclusion would we draw then?
Wait, I thought they were all paid protesters.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Wait, I thought they were all paid protesters.
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♥️ 🇺🇸“This is ridiculous. A waste of money, a waste of time. All these men out here- for what? They’re just doing it for money… they’ll regret it some day. If they have any empathy at all.”
January 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
♥️ 🇺🇸“This is ridiculous. A waste of money, a waste of time. All these men out here- for what? They’re just doing it for money… they’ll regret it some day. If they have any empathy at all.”
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this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
Props to the lady giving an interview in her pink UFFDA hat and saying, "well, gosh, I've never had tear gas and flashbangs shot at me, but I'm happy to take it so my neighbors are safe."
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
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NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
NYTimes has truly outdone itself with this latest in its "ask white guys in diner" genre. Thank goodness we get a perspective on what's happening in Minneapolis from people in **Nisswa** who probably mean Brainerd when they say they "prefer not to go the city anymore" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
And the IOC still has time to ban the US from the Winter Games.
Everyone should boycott the World Cup, take a stand
Fifa World Cup: What does president Donald Trump's foreign policy mean for USA 2026
As a group of cross-party MPs calls on Fifa to consider expelling the USA from the World Cup, BBC Sport analyses what Donald Trump’s foreign policy means for the tournament.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
And the IOC still has time to ban the US from the Winter Games.
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1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
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Friends, please take a moment and read this piece by poet, children's book author (and fellow South High grad - go Tigers!) Bao Phi. It's wonderful and moving and necessary.
time.com/7345628/anti...
time.com/7345628/anti...
Why Minnesotans Fear ICE
The weight of state violence isn’t abstract, it’s personal, argues Minneapolis poet Bao Phi.
time.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Friends, please take a moment and read this piece by poet, children's book author (and fellow South High grad - go Tigers!) Bao Phi. It's wonderful and moving and necessary.
time.com/7345628/anti...
time.com/7345628/anti...
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Tar and feathers and early retirement for any Democrat who wants to see the army waging war against US citizens get better training.
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Tar and feathers and early retirement for any Democrat who wants to see the army waging war against US citizens get better training.
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Wow — this @minnesotareformer.com Madison McVan story about Minneapolis community ICE patrols is so compelling.
Non-Minnesotans: Take note of the large number of U.S. citizens being detained and held.
Non-Minnesotans: Take note of the large number of U.S. citizens being detained and held.
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
minnesotareformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Wow — this @minnesotareformer.com Madison McVan story about Minneapolis community ICE patrols is so compelling.
Non-Minnesotans: Take note of the large number of U.S. citizens being detained and held.
Non-Minnesotans: Take note of the large number of U.S. citizens being detained and held.
I’ve never wished for this in my life, but Minneapolis could use one of those 18-inches-of-snow storms right now.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I’ve never wished for this in my life, but Minneapolis could use one of those 18-inches-of-snow storms right now.
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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there is no coming back from this without prosecutions up and down the entire chain of command
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
there is no coming back from this without prosecutions up and down the entire chain of command
awooooooooooo. What a Wolves win!
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
awooooooooooo. What a Wolves win!
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Americans, be vigilant for, and resist how, the regime distorts language and thus tries to distort actual events, turning legal conduct into crimes.
Watch for how "domestic terrorism" is being used to describe what is in fact "civil disobedience."
#Orwellwasright
Watch for how "domestic terrorism" is being used to describe what is in fact "civil disobedience."
#Orwellwasright
January 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Americans, be vigilant for, and resist how, the regime distorts language and thus tries to distort actual events, turning legal conduct into crimes.
Watch for how "domestic terrorism" is being used to describe what is in fact "civil disobedience."
#Orwellwasright
Watch for how "domestic terrorism" is being used to describe what is in fact "civil disobedience."
#Orwellwasright
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Been thinking about this scene a lot. If you aren’t from this area, I can’t emphasize enough how much it is ingrained in the culture to help in this situation. It bridges all the cultural and class divides. In my decades of living here, I’ve never seen MNs refuse this call. It is the ultimate FU.
This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Been thinking about this scene a lot. If you aren’t from this area, I can’t emphasize enough how much it is ingrained in the culture to help in this situation. It bridges all the cultural and class divides. In my decades of living here, I’ve never seen MNs refuse this call. It is the ultimate FU.
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If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
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Don't call us murderers, or you'll get murdered.
January 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Don't call us murderers, or you'll get murdered.
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It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
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One of the many, many ways people are fighting ICE in Minneapolis is helping neighbors safely shelter at home during a time when abductions are genuinely rampant.
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
This was incredible. We fed 40 families today. Thank you to @jchavezmpls.bsky.social for helping fundraise, @elitalksmpls.bsky.social for organizing with me, and the dozen people who helped us pack and shop. And thank you to everyone who donated. I have no words.
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
One of the many, many ways people are fighting ICE in Minneapolis is helping neighbors safely shelter at home during a time when abductions are genuinely rampant.
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work