Jim Demartini
@demarman.bsky.social
Lover of labradors, old Chevy trucks and sane politics
This. We have been addled to only focus on the latest shock to the system. Zoom out for a minute and see how this has been a long effort to inflict cruelty.
Also don’t forget that this all could have been avoided. There was a bipartisan immigration bill in 2023 - guess who tanked it?
Also don’t forget that this all could have been avoided. There was a bipartisan immigration bill in 2023 - guess who tanked it?
The killings in Minneapolis didn’t come out of nowhere.
Funding, legal cover, weakened oversight, and dehumanising rhetoric ramping up over a year. This started on 20 Jan 2025 with Trump's executive orders on immigration.
I lay it out in my latest post.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-ice-st...
Funding, legal cover, weakened oversight, and dehumanising rhetoric ramping up over a year. This started on 20 Jan 2025 with Trump's executive orders on immigration.
I lay it out in my latest post.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-ice-st...
The ICE Storm: a year-long escalation
Funding, law, rhetoric, violence. How each has fed the other to lead here
christinapagel.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This. We have been addled to only focus on the latest shock to the system. Zoom out for a minute and see how this has been a long effort to inflict cruelty.
Also don’t forget that this all could have been avoided. There was a bipartisan immigration bill in 2023 - guess who tanked it?
Also don’t forget that this all could have been avoided. There was a bipartisan immigration bill in 2023 - guess who tanked it?
Masks off.
Vests off.
Guns down.
Now.
De-escalation starts there.
Vests off.
Guns down.
Now.
De-escalation starts there.
January 27, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Masks off.
Vests off.
Guns down.
Now.
De-escalation starts there.
Vests off.
Guns down.
Now.
De-escalation starts there.
Homan won’t last long in Minnesota. There are no Cava locations.
January 27, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Homan won’t last long in Minnesota. There are no Cava locations.
This is odious. Until this is either forbidden, or at least there is a “no foreign recipients” option, I am removing organ donation from my license and estate documents.
Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is odious. Until this is either forbidden, or at least there is a “no foreign recipients” option, I am removing organ donation from my license and estate documents.
Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Per the President’s logic, Hamas sympathizers caused severe disruptions (meaning pro-Palestinian protests) at the following universities in 2024:
- University of Texas, Austin
- Arizona State University
- University of Arizona
- University of Mississippi
Has government funding been cut off yet?
- University of Texas, Austin
- Arizona State University
- University of Arizona
- University of Mississippi
Has government funding been cut off yet?
March 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Per the President’s logic, Hamas sympathizers caused severe disruptions (meaning pro-Palestinian protests) at the following universities in 2024:
- University of Texas, Austin
- Arizona State University
- University of Arizona
- University of Mississippi
Has government funding been cut off yet?
- University of Texas, Austin
- Arizona State University
- University of Arizona
- University of Mississippi
Has government funding been cut off yet?
We could all learn something here
‘Be the person your #dog thinks you are’
@MrRickyGervais.bsky.social really, really loves #dogs 🐕.
“Dogs will save humanity” ~ Ricky ❤️.
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@MrRickyGervais.bsky.social really, really loves #dogs 🐕.
“Dogs will save humanity” ~ Ricky ❤️.
🎦 Credit: @bbc5live.bsky.social.
March 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We could all learn something here
Reposted by Jim Demartini
I always like to remind , that the study of Alpha Males comes from captivity . Wolves in the wild just form useful caring clans www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t...
December 5, 2024 at 12:56 AM
I always like to remind , that the study of Alpha Males comes from captivity . Wolves in the wild just form useful caring clans www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t...