David M
@dave-m-5.bsky.social
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Thinking about becoming a single issue voter. And that issue being I don't want to be harassed or arrested if I don't carry my identification.
#nopapersplease
#nopapersplease
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Anyone who has read any of the dozen-plus books I have written knows what a deeply patriotic American I am.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Anyone who has read any of the dozen-plus books I have written knows what a deeply patriotic American I am.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
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To my Republican colleagues who know better but remain silent in the face of mounting violence and corruption, I ask this sincerely: why did you come to Congress? Was it to defend the Constitution, the rule of law, and the people you represent, or to look the other way when it becomes inconvenient?
January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
To my Republican colleagues who know better but remain silent in the face of mounting violence and corruption, I ask this sincerely: why did you come to Congress? Was it to defend the Constitution, the rule of law, and the people you represent, or to look the other way when it becomes inconvenient?
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I'm going to say a couple of things about Alex Pretti's handgun, that I don't think people who do not shoot will initially understand.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'm going to say a couple of things about Alex Pretti's handgun, that I don't think people who do not shoot will initially understand.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
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Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
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I boosted a fake quote from Fetterman about supporting ICE the other day, so feel obligated to boost his much better actual position
FETTERMAN joins fellow Democrats in seeking DHS changes via government funding: “I want a conversation on the DHS appropriations bill and support stripping it from the minibus.”
January 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I boosted a fake quote from Fetterman about supporting ICE the other day, so feel obligated to boost his much better actual position
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"A document that once made me proud of all the places I’ve traveled is now a badge to prove I belong," writes columnist Laura Yuen. "It speaks volumes that a person like me is scared — somebody with so many privileges, including my perfect American English."
"Aren’t you scared, too?"
"Aren’t you scared, too?"
Yuen: My parents thought we had made it. Now we carry papers.
Living under ICE’s crackdown has changed how some Minnesotans of color, including U.S. citizens, move through the world.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
"A document that once made me proud of all the places I’ve traveled is now a badge to prove I belong," writes columnist Laura Yuen. "It speaks volumes that a person like me is scared — somebody with so many privileges, including my perfect American English."
"Aren’t you scared, too?"
"Aren’t you scared, too?"
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No Kings is hosting what is shaping up to be the largest ICE Watch training in history tonight.
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
No Kings is hosting what is shaping up to be the largest ICE Watch training in history tonight.
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Join here: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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I cannot stress enough how the tone of this hearing radically changed at the end, with the judge feeling the full weight of what this could mean.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/feder...
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/feder...
‘Shocking, Unusual Times’: Federal Judge Weighs Constitutionality of Trump’s Surge in Minnesota
Minnesota state officials pleaded that the court step in to stop Trump’s immigration enforcement operations and “retaliation” against the state.
www.notus.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I cannot stress enough how the tone of this hearing radically changed at the end, with the judge feeling the full weight of what this could mean.
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/feder...
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/courts/feder...
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Dems should call for Miller’s ouster too
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Dems should call for Miller’s ouster too
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Excellent @radleybalko.bsky.social piece:
"You really can’t overstate how much the Founders worried about . . . exactly what we’re seeing in Minneapolis."
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
"You really can’t overstate how much the Founders worried about . . . exactly what we’re seeing in Minneapolis."
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
Two cities under siege
Remarkably similar scenes from Boston and Minneapolis, 260 years apart, show a federal government betraying its founding principles.
radleybalko.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Excellent @radleybalko.bsky.social piece:
"You really can’t overstate how much the Founders worried about . . . exactly what we’re seeing in Minneapolis."
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
"You really can’t overstate how much the Founders worried about . . . exactly what we’re seeing in Minneapolis."
radleybalko.substack.com/p/two-cities...
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Secretary Noem, your administration now openly authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter people's homes without a judicial warrant.
That is blatantly unconstitutional – ICE cannot authorize itself to break into people’s homes.
If ICE attempts such unconstitutional measures in Washington...
That is blatantly unconstitutional – ICE cannot authorize itself to break into people’s homes.
If ICE attempts such unconstitutional measures in Washington...
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Secretary Noem, your administration now openly authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter people's homes without a judicial warrant.
That is blatantly unconstitutional – ICE cannot authorize itself to break into people’s homes.
If ICE attempts such unconstitutional measures in Washington...
That is blatantly unconstitutional – ICE cannot authorize itself to break into people’s homes.
If ICE attempts such unconstitutional measures in Washington...
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No member of the GOP is required to continue complicity. At any moment, they are free to simply walk away. Or, even better, start speaking out against it.
Attorney Chris Madel said he is ending his campaign for Minnesota governor because of the national GOP’s “retribution” on his state, referring to ICE operations that he described as an “unmitigated disaster.”
https://wapo.st/45v8Ayo
https://wapo.st/45v8Ayo
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
No member of the GOP is required to continue complicity. At any moment, they are free to simply walk away. Or, even better, start speaking out against it.
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Twitter died a long time ago and X isn't worth it. Before I made the jump, my ego was holding me back. I was too concerned with vanity metrics. I finally realized if you're posting stuff people want to follow, then they'll follow you, even when you leave. www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/k...
Open-source champion Kelsey Hightower on the promise of Bluesky
Ann O’Dea spoke to US software engineer and open-source champion Kelsey Hightower about the promise of the AT protocol.
www.siliconrepublic.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Twitter died a long time ago and X isn't worth it. Before I made the jump, my ego was holding me back. I was too concerned with vanity metrics. I finally realized if you're posting stuff people want to follow, then they'll follow you, even when you leave. www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/k...
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Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Wow: A top GOP candidate for governor in Minnesota just announced that he is dropping out from the race. *And* that he is leaving the Republican Party.
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
He blamed the GOP's "stated retribution on the citizens of our state."
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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My @washingtonpost.com colleagues worked round the clock this weekend to expose the truth of what's happening in Minneapolis and bring urgent weather news to millions facing dangerous cold and snow.
If you value this work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
If you value this work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show
A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
My @washingtonpost.com colleagues worked round the clock this weekend to expose the truth of what's happening in Minneapolis and bring urgent weather news to millions facing dangerous cold and snow.
If you value this work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
If you value this work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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"A competent autocrat selects his enemies with skill. Trump’s Achilles Heel is that he gets worse at this with experience." Me on his administration's darkly comical and profoundly inept depiction of Pretti and Good as terrorists. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/60a0a558-2...
ICE and America’s flailing autocrat
[FREE TO READ] Easily discredited propaganda is undermining Trump’s assault on the constitution
as.ft.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"A competent autocrat selects his enemies with skill. Trump’s Achilles Heel is that he gets worse at this with experience." Me on his administration's darkly comical and profoundly inept depiction of Pretti and Good as terrorists. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/60a0a558-2...
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• Independent federal-state investigation of ICE murders & tactics.
• ban on face masks.
• body camera requirement.
• ban on roving ICE patrols.
• ban on “administrative warrants” that bypass judges & violate the 4th Amendment.
• no arrest quotas
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
• ban on face masks.
• body camera requirement.
• ban on roving ICE patrols.
• ban on “administrative warrants” that bypass judges & violate the 4th Amendment.
• no arrest quotas
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
The Democrats’ Long-Awaited Spine - The American Prospect
The latest ICE murder produces a unified Senate Democratic Caucus blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security until strict limits are set.
prospect.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
• Independent federal-state investigation of ICE murders & tactics.
• ban on face masks.
• body camera requirement.
• ban on roving ICE patrols.
• ban on “administrative warrants” that bypass judges & violate the 4th Amendment.
• no arrest quotas
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
• ban on face masks.
• body camera requirement.
• ban on roving ICE patrols.
• ban on “administrative warrants” that bypass judges & violate the 4th Amendment.
• no arrest quotas
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
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reminder: Don't buy-in to the doomers who say that all is lost. Public opinion still matters.
Hard to overstate the scale of the sea change in Fox’s coverage from Saturday, when they were lined up saying that Pretti deserved his fate and the feds did nothing wrong.
Video:
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
reminder: Don't buy-in to the doomers who say that all is lost. Public opinion still matters.
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Trump has imposed tariffs using emergency measures—designed for things like an oil embargo amidst a war—despite the undeniable fact that no emergency exists.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.
Trump keeps revealing that his tariffs aren't about any "economic emergency":
*Hiked tariffs after Swiss leader annoyed him
*Threatened tariffs on Europe over Greenland
*Threatened Brazil to save Bolsonaro
On the pod, @stevebenen.com is so good on this pattern:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
*Hiked tariffs after Swiss leader annoyed him
*Threatened tariffs on Europe over Greenland
*Threatened Brazil to save Bolsonaro
On the pod, @stevebenen.com is so good on this pattern:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Case for Tariffs in 3 Crazed Tirades
As Trump’s threats sink deeper into absurdity, MS NOW’s Steve Benen explains how Trump gave away the game on his tariffs’ corrupt rationales—and why it’ll be a disaster for our country if he gets away...
newrepublic.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Trump has imposed tariffs using emergency measures—designed for things like an oil embargo amidst a war—despite the undeniable fact that no emergency exists.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.
As @stevebenen.com and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, Trump using them for non-economic, non-emergency goals is evident in his statements.
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I don’t know how much Trump firing Stephen Miller would deescalate various crises, but it would definitely be some noticeable amount.
Interesting. Stephen Miller is looking increasingly isolated inside the White House as others start realizing that deliberate, concerted ethnonationalist brutality and sadism is hurting Republicans politically.
Per WSJ:
Per WSJ:
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t know how much Trump firing Stephen Miller would deescalate various crises, but it would definitely be some noticeable amount.
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BREAKING via Star-Tribune: GOP gubernatorial candidate ends bid, says he can’t support "stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING via Star-Tribune: GOP gubernatorial candidate ends bid, says he can’t support "stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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Super cool and awesome that “Democrats” means
* D elected officials
* D elected officials, but Manchin-ly
* professional D staffers and officials
* billionaire donors
* small dollar donors and activists
* people who vote for Democrats
It would save anguish if people just indicated which they mean
* D elected officials
* D elected officials, but Manchin-ly
* professional D staffers and officials
* billionaire donors
* small dollar donors and activists
* people who vote for Democrats
It would save anguish if people just indicated which they mean
January 26, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Super cool and awesome that “Democrats” means
* D elected officials
* D elected officials, but Manchin-ly
* professional D staffers and officials
* billionaire donors
* small dollar donors and activists
* people who vote for Democrats
It would save anguish if people just indicated which they mean
* D elected officials
* D elected officials, but Manchin-ly
* professional D staffers and officials
* billionaire donors
* small dollar donors and activists
* people who vote for Democrats
It would save anguish if people just indicated which they mean
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“.. The Wilsons each squeezed in one last checkup before the end of 2025 and are now going without insurance. They are planning to put the money they used to spend on their premiums into an emergency fund.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
“.. The Wilsons each squeezed in one last checkup before the end of 2025 and are now going without insurance. They are planning to put the money they used to spend on their premiums into an emergency fund.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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In a democracy, the government is accountable to citizens. Trump officials believe citizens are accountable to them, on penalty of death.
Q: Between your agency and ICE, we've known seen 2 people shot and killed with 17 days. Do either of you plan to take any accountability?
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
In a democracy, the government is accountable to citizens. Trump officials believe citizens are accountable to them, on penalty of death.