Rodrigo
@groverhtx.bsky.social
Social worker, Houstonian, (he/him/his) cis-
We're all doing the best we can with what we know. -i don't know
Regulated, Connected Kids who Feel Safe and Know What to Do Behave Well. -Robyn Gobbel
My favorite muppet is Grover
We're all doing the best we can with what we know. -i don't know
Regulated, Connected Kids who Feel Safe and Know What to Do Behave Well. -Robyn Gobbel
My favorite muppet is Grover
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Hard work is not the path to success, hard work is the path to maybe doing ok. The path to success is doing massive and severe fraud
November 17, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Hard work is not the path to success, hard work is the path to maybe doing ok. The path to success is doing massive and severe fraud
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The "violent criminal illegal alien" that agents were pursuing when they killed Alex Pretti has been in the U.S. for two decades. He had a single misdemeanor conviction for disorderly conduct (domestic assault) eight years ago that was expunged from his record. He did not have a deportation order.
Agents were pursuing an immigrant when they killed Alex Pretti. Now, he shares his story.
"I was there. I saw everything," Jose Huerta Chuma, who remains in hiding, told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The "violent criminal illegal alien" that agents were pursuing when they killed Alex Pretti has been in the U.S. for two decades. He had a single misdemeanor conviction for disorderly conduct (domestic assault) eight years ago that was expunged from his record. He did not have a deportation order.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
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Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
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“The ICE motor pool appeared almost totally full during the action, suggesting that they weren’t staging from any secondary location. It is possible that this action effectively trapped a large number of ICE agents at their headquarters.”
Protesters Blockade ICE Headquarters in Fort Snelling
Report from an action during the general strike in the Twin Cities:
crimethinc.com/Whipple
Early on the morning of January 23, demonstrators converged on the headquarters of ICE in the Twin Cities, blockading it from multiple directions.
Report from an action during the general strike in the Twin Cities:
crimethinc.com/Whipple
Early on the morning of January 23, demonstrators converged on the headquarters of ICE in the Twin Cities, blockading it from multiple directions.
Protesters Blockade ICE Headquarters in Fort Snelling, Minnesota
A report from an action during the general strike of January 23 in the Twin Cities.
crimethinc.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:21 AM
“The ICE motor pool appeared almost totally full during the action, suggesting that they weren’t staging from any secondary location. It is possible that this action effectively trapped a large number of ICE agents at their headquarters.”
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Tobias Kinter Bencosme, 44, of Miami, FL, is an ICE Supervisory Detention Agent who participated in the illegal home invasion and kidnapping of an elderly American citizen in St Paul, MN on 1/18/2026. Bencosme dragged the Hmong grandfather outside in the frigid air wearing only boxers and a blanket.
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Tobias Kinter Bencosme, 44, of Miami, FL, is an ICE Supervisory Detention Agent who participated in the illegal home invasion and kidnapping of an elderly American citizen in St Paul, MN on 1/18/2026. Bencosme dragged the Hmong grandfather outside in the frigid air wearing only boxers and a blanket.
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White House comms teams digitally alters image of civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong to make it look like she was crying while arrested when in fact she was calm and composed (they also darkened her skin). She was arrested for 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
White House comms teams digitally alters image of civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong to make it look like she was crying while arrested when in fact she was calm and composed (they also darkened her skin). She was arrested for 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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as a parent of small children, once you realize that little kids don’t process toys all over the ground and not picked up as “i made a mess” but as “i had a fun day playing” it becomes clear just how far gone they are. they can’t even admit there’s a problem to address. they are in denial
January 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
as a parent of small children, once you realize that little kids don’t process toys all over the ground and not picked up as “i made a mess” but as “i had a fun day playing” it becomes clear just how far gone they are. they can’t even admit there’s a problem to address. they are in denial
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Yeah, on the topic of folks who helped the US, at great cost, and to whom we own a debt of gratitude. Between the Danes, Hmong, and Afghans, why would anyone trust us at our word after this.
And at the same time federal agents are ripping Hmong men out of their St Paul homes.
The Danes answered our call after 9/11 and lost 43 soldiers in Afghanistan, which is a casualty rate equal to our own relative to their population.
The whole thing isn’t just enraging, it’s dishonorable in the extreme
The whole thing isn’t just enraging, it’s dishonorable in the extreme
January 20, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Yeah, on the topic of folks who helped the US, at great cost, and to whom we own a debt of gratitude. Between the Danes, Hmong, and Afghans, why would anyone trust us at our word after this.
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Doing stuff is lava
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Doing stuff is lava
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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I’ve heard young women facing down threatening ICE officers on open dispatch channels in ways you wouldn’t believe. The officers announcing they’re going to be arresting and jailing the observer, and the observer, voice shaking, calmly reasserting their constitutional right over and over.
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I’ve heard young women facing down threatening ICE officers on open dispatch channels in ways you wouldn’t believe. The officers announcing they’re going to be arresting and jailing the observer, and the observer, voice shaking, calmly reasserting their constitutional right over and over.
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It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
I only know this due to the movie Breaking Away, but:
"Indiana, we're all for you, I U!"
"Indiana, we're all for you, I U!"
January 20, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I only know this due to the movie Breaking Away, but:
"Indiana, we're all for you, I U!"
"Indiana, we're all for you, I U!"
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dude if he does the coin toss and dies on the spot and collapses like a sack of rotten onions I’ll convert to a religion tonight
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 AM
dude if he does the coin toss and dies on the spot and collapses like a sack of rotten onions I’ll convert to a religion tonight
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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It’s time for today’s game of “is this appalling thing the President just said even true or is it just a neuron misfire or a manifestation of his pathological need just to say whatever shit he thinks will make him look cool and tough”
January 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
It’s time for today’s game of “is this appalling thing the President just said even true or is it just a neuron misfire or a manifestation of his pathological need just to say whatever shit he thinks will make him look cool and tough”
Pete Hegseth: puttin' the "Heg" in hegemony
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Pete Hegseth: puttin' the "Heg" in hegemony
Yeah, but when YOU say "Mi Tienda" it sounds racist
January 5, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yeah, but when YOU say "Mi Tienda" it sounds racist