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I'll be your Ballantyne
I have one question for every congressional representative, without regard to party affiliation, how long until you realize it is no longer in your best interest to keep this house fire going and instead work together to put it out?
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.

Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Tell me you know nothing about tech or police in one bill... GO!
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.

ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Maybe it's time to give them what they ask for.
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
White people discovering how everyone else has been treated is my new kink
Before Trump, law enforcement were trained to behave professionally. At a traffic stop they would start with words such as "Mam, may I see your drivers license and registration."

ICE evidently trains their goons to start a stop with screamed profanity, quickly followed by violence.
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
What the hell is ICE doing taking a woman into a porta-potty in handcuffs?
Source of video: www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
January 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The Venn diagram of people who watch Landman and people who say "she should have complied with officers" is weirdly almost a complete circle.
January 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
It's time to end the carceral state.
'Attack on Titan' (2013-2023)
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January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
My @effinbirds.com calendar never misses. Beginning to reach Simpsons levels.
January 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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Heading toward the White House
January 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Fuck em for thinking we wouldn't care. When I quit, I moved on.
January 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Someone needs ask the guy in charge this question. He was there for both.
If the ICE shooting in Minnesota was legitimate and the victim caused it, how many J6 rioters would it have been ok for the Capitol Police to have killed???
January 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Joke is on them, piracy is easier than using their app
*coughs 'trekkies' still paying Paramount*
#dobetter #treksky
January 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I can't wait to see what @natogreen.bsky.social has to say!
NATO announced today that if Trump invades Greenland, NATO will respond against the USA.

Just let that sink in for a second...
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
@davidpierce.xyz you did one interview with Corey Doctorow and you're shouting about calling out AI slop like an activist.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
@reckless.bsky.social have you posted pictures of your Pilsen haircut? Also, did you consider trying it out at Steamworks?
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
They had no idea he would send us to war to soothe his ego... none at all.
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
People who do not believe in anything will tell you what they want you to believe.
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Rubio running the classic Nute Gunray diplomatic strategy.
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Growing up in the 90's was wild shit. We watched people shovel shit into a grocery cart as a gameshow and I wished my parents could get on the show. Capitalism is a wicked drug.
a group of people are standing in front of a supermarket sweep sign
ALT: a group of people are standing in front of a supermarket sweep sign
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor" - Tupac Shakur 1993
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
When I asked the hogfather for an inheritance to pass on to my children, this is not what I had in mind
January 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Want to say, it’s a good reminder to start using Signal if you aren’t already

signal.org
Signal Messenger: Speak Freely
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
signal.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Chicago!
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Still waiting to hear anything from @schakowsky.house.gov
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.

I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM