Alex Perez
@aperezbios.bsky.social
Small business owner and technology enthusiast
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Yes, it’s fascism. Also, it WAS fascism even when you either couldn’t see it or didn’t feel comfortable saying it. “Now I see it” would be the author acknowledging his error. “Now it’s in sharper focus” is blaming myopia on the eye chart.
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Yes, it’s fascism. Also, it WAS fascism even when you either couldn’t see it or didn’t feel comfortable saying it. “Now I see it” would be the author acknowledging his error. “Now it’s in sharper focus” is blaming myopia on the eye chart.
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JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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🚨 SCHUMER just now: “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
🚨 SCHUMER just now: “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”
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I think it's just the one guy that has Trump derangement syndrome.
January 22, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I think it's just the one guy that has Trump derangement syndrome.
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Bluesky is better than X but worse than Twitter.
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Bluesky is better than X but worse than Twitter.
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A friend of mine said to me recently “you wouldn’t let some rando walk into your kitchen while you’re talking with friends and yell at you about something you said so why do you let people do it online” and it stuck with me.
January 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
A friend of mine said to me recently “you wouldn’t let some rando walk into your kitchen while you’re talking with friends and yell at you about something you said so why do you let people do it online” and it stuck with me.
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bluesky: the premier social network for getting yelled at because you explained how a complex process you have no control over works
January 23, 2026 at 2:06 AM
bluesky: the premier social network for getting yelled at because you explained how a complex process you have no control over works
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Going out on a limb, but I think it's bad for the world's richest man to have his own pet federal judge he can direct all his cases to.
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Going out on a limb, but I think it's bad for the world's richest man to have his own pet federal judge he can direct all his cases to.
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With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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We did it! We reached the wind chill that is the same in °F and °C!
January 23, 2026 at 3:29 AM
We did it! We reached the wind chill that is the same in °F and °C!
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Zelenskyy in Davos, hinting as clear as he can in his situation, that we can not rely on the US:
Today, Europe relies mainly on the belief that if danger comes, NATO will act. But no one has ever really seen the alliance tested in full.
If Putin decided to take Lithuania or strike Poland, who
Today, Europe relies mainly on the belief that if danger comes, NATO will act. But no one has ever really seen the alliance tested in full.
If Putin decided to take Lithuania or strike Poland, who
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Zelenskyy in Davos, hinting as clear as he can in his situation, that we can not rely on the US:
Today, Europe relies mainly on the belief that if danger comes, NATO will act. But no one has ever really seen the alliance tested in full.
If Putin decided to take Lithuania or strike Poland, who
Today, Europe relies mainly on the belief that if danger comes, NATO will act. But no one has ever really seen the alliance tested in full.
If Putin decided to take Lithuania or strike Poland, who
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Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
Nancy Lacore served in the Navy for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve.
abcnews.go.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
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Um, the bus thread from @musicologyduck.bsky.social is unreal, and I am … glad … the bus … stopped?
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Um, the bus thread from @musicologyduck.bsky.social is unreal, and I am … glad … the bus … stopped?
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We have a finite amount of time to spend thinking while on this earth and I am very resentful of how much of it has been monopolized by the whims of a demented old real estate scumbag
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
We have a finite amount of time to spend thinking while on this earth and I am very resentful of how much of it has been monopolized by the whims of a demented old real estate scumbag
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The number of observers on the ground here is basically increasing geometrically, because people see some of their neighbors being abducted and others fighting back and there is zero question about who is on the right side
Just tried to find a legal observer training and they are ALL full.
January 20, 2026 at 1:53 AM
The number of observers on the ground here is basically increasing geometrically, because people see some of their neighbors being abducted and others fighting back and there is zero question about who is on the right side
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modern american politics consists of experts patiently explaining why something insane that people are talking about could never happen, followed by that exact thing happening
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
modern american politics consists of experts patiently explaining why something insane that people are talking about could never happen, followed by that exact thing happening
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Try to underwrite this headline more. Is it even possible?
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
Army veteran says ICE agents detained him for hours without access to phone or his attorney
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
www.kare11.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Try to underwrite this headline more. Is it even possible?
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.