David Wallace
@gamechange.bsky.social
Recovering business reporter, Cubs fan yet occasional optimist and follower of people, not brands. Bats R/Throws R - Opinions, and most teeth, are my own.
This awesome American 'baller from Iowa deserves to be lifted up (like all kids) with support, love and reassurance. Rock on, dude. Congrats on the medal. We're out here to build you a better future.
I have no words for this:
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 AM
This awesome American 'baller from Iowa deserves to be lifted up (like all kids) with support, love and reassurance. Rock on, dude. Congrats on the medal. We're out here to build you a better future.
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Hey, what's the point of peace if there's no prize in it?
January 19, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Hey, what's the point of peace if there's no prize in it?
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
Creating a international emergency . . .by avoiding an emergency. Just like time-release aspirin!
Or Now n Laters!
Or Now n Laters!
a man is holding his finger to his forehead while thinking .
ALT: a man is holding his finger to his forehead while thinking .
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January 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Creating a international emergency . . .by avoiding an emergency. Just like time-release aspirin!
Or Now n Laters!
Or Now n Laters!
All flavors of snark are appreciated, thank you for your service.
January 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM
All flavors of snark are appreciated, thank you for your service.
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This seems to be legit. Portland area friends please stay safe, and remember, the Maine version of Obamacare will never just knock on your door. #fuckice
There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
This seems to be legit. Portland area friends please stay safe, and remember, the Maine version of Obamacare will never just knock on your door. #fuckice
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There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
@joeuchill.bsky.social Now, do you have stock picks or lottery numbers? That "Mike Tomlin" bingo square was a good call!
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
@joeuchill.bsky.social Now, do you have stock picks or lottery numbers? That "Mike Tomlin" bingo square was a good call!
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New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
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Agree w Garrett, w this footnote:
In my memory, as child watching news from Birmingham on our black-and-white TV, Bull Connor's squad was brutal in retaliation. But they didn't seem as clearly to be *provoking* or inciting a reaction.
They were intimidators. CBP/ICE are provocateurs (Eg Reichstag)
In my memory, as child watching news from Birmingham on our black-and-white TV, Bull Connor's squad was brutal in retaliation. But they didn't seem as clearly to be *provoking* or inciting a reaction.
They were intimidators. CBP/ICE are provocateurs (Eg Reichstag)
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Agree w Garrett, w this footnote:
In my memory, as child watching news from Birmingham on our black-and-white TV, Bull Connor's squad was brutal in retaliation. But they didn't seem as clearly to be *provoking* or inciting a reaction.
They were intimidators. CBP/ICE are provocateurs (Eg Reichstag)
In my memory, as child watching news from Birmingham on our black-and-white TV, Bull Connor's squad was brutal in retaliation. But they didn't seem as clearly to be *provoking* or inciting a reaction.
They were intimidators. CBP/ICE are provocateurs (Eg Reichstag)
All just a little bit of history repeating . . .Sorry to miss your birthday, Dame Shirley. I'm reading Jack Beatty's "Age of Betrayal" about the Gilded Age robberbarons/oligarchs capture of US govt.
Not enjoyable reading, but insightful.
Not enjoyable reading, but insightful.
a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a large pile of gold bars
ALT: a woman in a red dress is standing in front of a large pile of gold bars
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January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
All just a little bit of history repeating . . .Sorry to miss your birthday, Dame Shirley. I'm reading Jack Beatty's "Age of Betrayal" about the Gilded Age robberbarons/oligarchs capture of US govt.
Not enjoyable reading, but insightful.
Not enjoyable reading, but insightful.
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Who wants 3D printed whistles to give out in their community?
Let’s connect people with 3D printers and people who need whistles in this thread.
Let’s connect people with 3D printers and people who need whistles in this thread.
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Who wants 3D printed whistles to give out in their community?
Let’s connect people with 3D printers and people who need whistles in this thread.
Let’s connect people with 3D printers and people who need whistles in this thread.
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FIFA’s peace prize scam pays off
The Supreme Court sets aside lower court decisions upholding convictions for bribery related to the FIFA scandal because the Trump administration decided to dismiss those criminal cases "in the interests of justice." The FIFA prosecution ends in a whimper. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
January 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
FIFA’s peace prize scam pays off
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Donald Trump is scared out of his mind that Republicans are going to lose the House in the midterms, if not sooner given how fast things are unraveling, which is why he’s accelerating his authoritarian and fascist plans at a pace we’ve never seen before. This isn’t confidence, it’s panic.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Donald Trump is scared out of his mind that Republicans are going to lose the House in the midterms, if not sooner given how fast things are unraveling, which is why he’s accelerating his authoritarian and fascist plans at a pace we’ve never seen before. This isn’t confidence, it’s panic.
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Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
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Attempting to criminalize the actions of an independent public servant, Fed Chair Jay Powell, for the sin of acting independently is an outrage. It's bad economics, bad politics, bad for the rule of law, bad for the public sector, bad for American credibility and bad for Americans.
January 12, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Attempting to criminalize the actions of an independent public servant, Fed Chair Jay Powell, for the sin of acting independently is an outrage. It's bad economics, bad politics, bad for the rule of law, bad for the public sector, bad for American credibility and bad for Americans.
Yah sure, playoff football is nice. But, after this week of news/events, I need Corgi Races from Emerald Downs in WA.
You might also.
Thank you for "Corgis Away!" ESPNOcho. . .
You might also.
Thank you for "Corgis Away!" ESPNOcho. . .
a brown and white dog is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car with its mouth open
ALT: a brown and white dog is sitting in the driver 's seat of a car with its mouth open
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January 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Yah sure, playoff football is nice. But, after this week of news/events, I need Corgi Races from Emerald Downs in WA.
You might also.
Thank you for "Corgis Away!" ESPNOcho. . .
You might also.
Thank you for "Corgis Away!" ESPNOcho. . .
Historians - they get the job done!
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Historians - they get the job done!
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We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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11 JANUARY 1776, BLANFORD, NEW YORK: Months later than scheduled, the Fort Ticonderoga cannon complete the first leg of their journey, through the Hudson Valley. But the next stage, across the Adirondack Mountains in midwinter, is if anything even more brutal:
January 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
11 JANUARY 1776, BLANFORD, NEW YORK: Months later than scheduled, the Fort Ticonderoga cannon complete the first leg of their journey, through the Hudson Valley. But the next stage, across the Adirondack Mountains in midwinter, is if anything even more brutal:
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The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Let’s be clear. The underlying technology here was developed and deployed for the purposes of targeting digital advertising. It was justified by marketing people who were paid to not worry about the inevitable police state abuse.
SCOOP: 404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work.
One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Let’s be clear. The underlying technology here was developed and deployed for the purposes of targeting digital advertising. It was justified by marketing people who were paid to not worry about the inevitable police state abuse.
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In competitive authoritarian systems, prominent opposition figures are harassed -- some are forced out, potential ones decide it's not worth even trying. Eventually, when the opposition loses, people blame the fact that they have terrible leaders, but rarely ask why their leaders are so terrible...
Walz: "This is a concerted effort to try to destroy the president's opponents, to destroy the rule of law. And it became apparent to me that he was going to do that with me being there, and I just feel along with my family that it's the best decision for Minnesota."
January 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In competitive authoritarian systems, prominent opposition figures are harassed -- some are forced out, potential ones decide it's not worth even trying. Eventually, when the opposition loses, people blame the fact that they have terrible leaders, but rarely ask why their leaders are so terrible...
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Just a reminder that the Confederacy had big plans to expand into Central and South America. Some of its traitors fled to Cuba and elsewhere after losing. White supremacy has always been transnational
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Just a reminder that the Confederacy had big plans to expand into Central and South America. Some of its traitors fled to Cuba and elsewhere after losing. White supremacy has always been transnational
Any chance that George Clooney is hiring?
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Any chance that George Clooney is hiring?