Bill Rosas
@billrosas.bsky.social
He/Him
Anti-Fascism. Over 40. Husband & father of 3 boys. Software Developer in video games. Ex-Halo dev. PNW. Opinions my own.
Anti-Fascism. Over 40. Husband & father of 3 boys. Software Developer in video games. Ex-Halo dev. PNW. Opinions my own.
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Bill Rosas
@billrosas.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I quit Twitter years ago, when Muskie announced he was thinking of buying it. It was a toxic place that was not good for my sanity, even before the takeover. Now here I am, on BlueSky, following the same news junkies & journalists I did on Twitter. I'm sorry, future Bill. I didn't mean to hurt you.
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pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
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“Bodycams for Sauron’s army!” — my spouse
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“Bodycams for Sauron’s army!” — my spouse
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“He had a gun!” the insane hypocrites screamed.
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
“He had a gun!” the insane hypocrites screamed.
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Become an Onion member while it's still optional here: https://membership.theonion.com/?campaign=701a500001bfeenAAA
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Become an Onion member while it's still optional here: https://membership.theonion.com/?campaign=701a500001bfeenAAA
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Send Bovino to The Hague
BASH: You said he wanted to 'massacre law enforcement.' It doesn't like like that
BOVINO: I believe the fantastic training our law enforcement partners have prevented any specific, ahhh, shootings of law enforcement. So good job by our law enforcement in taking him down before he was able to do it
BOVINO: I believe the fantastic training our law enforcement partners have prevented any specific, ahhh, shootings of law enforcement. So good job by our law enforcement in taking him down before he was able to do it
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Send Bovino to The Hague
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"This, I think, is how most people understand Martin Niemöller’s classic poem 'First They Came.' In reality, though, the people living under those regimes never knew which group of people would be designated an enemy of the state next."
M. Gessen, gift link: The soviet secret police too "were ruled by quotas... Fundamentally, the terror was random. That is, in fact, how state terror works. The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive"
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"This, I think, is how most people understand Martin Niemöller’s classic poem 'First They Came.' In reality, though, the people living under those regimes never knew which group of people would be designated an enemy of the state next."
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15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
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I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL
I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.
The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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National guard to control protests but not ICE.
They protect power not the people.
They protect power not the people.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota National Guard will assist local police amid growing protest to 2nd fatal shooting of a protester.
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
National guard to control protests but not ICE.
They protect power not the people.
They protect power not the people.
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This is LITERALLY the LEAST Democrat lawmakers could do;
L I T E R A L L Y
T H E
L E A S T
L I T E R A L L Y
T H E
L E A S T
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
This is LITERALLY the LEAST Democrat lawmakers could do;
L I T E R A L L Y
T H E
L E A S T
L I T E R A L L Y
T H E
L E A S T
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i'm COUNTING on CNN's manu raju to get in EVERY single one of the 7 dems face and ask them IS THIS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR???
tom suozzi (new york)
henry cuellar (texas)
don davis (north carolina)
laura gillen (new york)
jared golden (maine)
vicente gonzalez (texas)
marie glusenkamp perez (washington)
tom suozzi (new york)
henry cuellar (texas)
don davis (north carolina)
laura gillen (new york)
jared golden (maine)
vicente gonzalez (texas)
marie glusenkamp perez (washington)
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM
i'm COUNTING on CNN's manu raju to get in EVERY single one of the 7 dems face and ask them IS THIS WHAT YOU VOTED FOR???
tom suozzi (new york)
henry cuellar (texas)
don davis (north carolina)
laura gillen (new york)
jared golden (maine)
vicente gonzalez (texas)
marie glusenkamp perez (washington)
tom suozzi (new york)
henry cuellar (texas)
don davis (north carolina)
laura gillen (new york)
jared golden (maine)
vicente gonzalez (texas)
marie glusenkamp perez (washington)
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There are a lot of career civil servants in DHS who are now cogs in a machine whose primary function is to kill and terrorize their fellow citizens. If they choose to stay on after today, their friends, family and everyone they meet will be judging them accordingly.
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
There are a lot of career civil servants in DHS who are now cogs in a machine whose primary function is to kill and terrorize their fellow citizens. If they choose to stay on after today, their friends, family and everyone they meet will be judging them accordingly.
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We need Democrats who are willing to put their bodies and reputations on the line and understand this fucking moment.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
We need Democrats who are willing to put their bodies and reputations on the line and understand this fucking moment.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
If you have the power, prosecute them. If you don’t yet, make that your mission until it’s done. I know it’s mine.
This isn’t a drill. This is an emergency. Act like it.
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It’s not enough to say Abolish ICE. It’s not enough to vote no on ICE funding. It’s not enough to confront Kristi Noem or Greg Bovino with Stern Words.
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It’s not enough to say Abolish ICE. It’s not enough to vote no on ICE funding. It’s not enough to confront Kristi Noem or Greg Bovino with Stern Words.
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
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There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
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BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
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ICE just gunned down ANOTHER person, beating a man half to death before shooting him at point blank range. What the fuck are we doing?
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE just gunned down ANOTHER person, beating a man half to death before shooting him at point blank range. What the fuck are we doing?
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW.
I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
@governorwalz.mn.gov, your residents are being killed in the streets by violent thugs. It's well past time to call in the National Guard for protection. Even if it's protection from the federal government.
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov, your residents are being killed in the streets by violent thugs. It's well past time to call in the National Guard for protection. Even if it's protection from the federal government.
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I'm sorry, abolishing ICE is now off the table as the centrist compromise.
The floor is now The Hague.
The floor is now The Hague.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I'm sorry, abolishing ICE is now off the table as the centrist compromise.
The floor is now The Hague.
The floor is now The Hague.
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right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
January 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
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If you know anyone who still supports this one or doesn't think it's that bad in MN, please send them this. People need to know.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If you know anyone who still supports this one or doesn't think it's that bad in MN, please send them this. People need to know.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.