@kegates.bsky.social
Have never understood the zero-sum perspective.
I've seen positive-sum have big impact time and again.
I've seen positive-sum have big impact time and again.
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
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Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Fascinating use of investigative tools
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Fascinating use of investigative tools
STAY *INFORMED*
Trump typically announces his planned moves, so that his supporters aren't shocked when he acts.
Take him seriously.
Trump typically announces his planned moves, so that his supporters aren't shocked when he acts.
Take him seriously.
More from the party of federalism: "the states are merely an agent for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country, to do."
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
STAY *INFORMED*
Trump typically announces his planned moves, so that his supporters aren't shocked when he acts.
Take him seriously.
Trump typically announces his planned moves, so that his supporters aren't shocked when he acts.
Take him seriously.
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Sorry, but true!
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Sorry, but true!
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Protests popping up around the country tonight in response to ICE's killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. More have already been planned for tomorrow.
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Protests popping up around the country tonight in response to ICE's killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. More have already been planned for tomorrow.
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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If the President has seen a different video, he should release it. But the evidence available does not show an officer being run over or a justification for shots to be fired. The rush to excuse this shooting is expected but abhorrent. Gather the facts. Do your job.
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
If the President has seen a different video, he should release it. But the evidence available does not show an officer being run over or a justification for shots to be fired. The rush to excuse this shooting is expected but abhorrent. Gather the facts. Do your job.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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It looks like Tim Walz is not playing.
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
January 7, 2026 at 10:46 PM
It looks like Tim Walz is not playing.
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
"I've issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard… these National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight."
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NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
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"I can't stop thinking about Rob Reiner and the tragic irony of the one day I ever spent with him." He worked to save kids, but couldn't save his son. My latest at @thebulwark.com, on politics, parenting, and lessons learned.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rob-reiner...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rob-reiner...
How Rob Reiner Made Children His Issue
Pushing for greater investments in early childhood development, he improved the lives of countless kids.
www.thebulwark.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"I can't stop thinking about Rob Reiner and the tragic irony of the one day I ever spent with him." He worked to save kids, but couldn't save his son. My latest at @thebulwark.com, on politics, parenting, and lessons learned.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rob-reiner...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rob-reiner...
Seems important that this disturbing news is spread widely.
Israel’s new argument appears to be that because the USA and Canada genocided indigenous people, and Australia genocided aboriginal people,
Israel should be allowed to do the same, and that its anti-Semitic to oppose such genocide.
This descendant of slaves disagrees with this entire premise.
Israel should be allowed to do the same, and that its anti-Semitic to oppose such genocide.
This descendant of slaves disagrees with this entire premise.
December 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Seems important that this disturbing news is spread widely.
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At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
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I guarantee you an exception will be made for FIFA World Cup fans, players, coaches, and team officials. Bookmark it.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I guarantee you an exception will be made for FIFA World Cup fans, players, coaches, and team officials. Bookmark it.
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Trump wanting immigrants from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is funny, because the fact that they're white outweighs the fact that they're supposed to be kinda socialist
Trump’s Attack on Somali Americans Is Vile Fascism
He’s testing our country’s tolerance for ethnic persecution. And we’re failing the test.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trump wanting immigrants from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark is funny, because the fact that they're white outweighs the fact that they're supposed to be kinda socialist
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Fox News Clarifies Trump Loves “Miners” & Female Reporters Are on Trump’s S**t List
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj5Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj5Z...
Fox News Clarifies Trump Loves “Miners” & Female Reporters Are on Trump’s S**t List | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Fox News Clarifies Trump Loves “Miners” & Female Reporters Are on Trump’s S**t List
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj5Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj5Z...
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The President's Affordability Tour begins with a central message: Cheer up. You can easily do without and enjoy it. And it teaches your entitled kids a healthy lesson. Also steel. That's a real need.
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The President's Affordability Tour begins with a central message: Cheer up. You can easily do without and enjoy it. And it teaches your entitled kids a healthy lesson. Also steel. That's a real need.
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Trump’s remarks about Somalis being “garbage” reflects the bigoted logic of an administration whose policies are designed to maintain an aristocracy of race and class www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Doesn’t Trump Pay a Political Price for His Racism?
Immigration isn’t breaking our society. We are.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Trump’s remarks about Somalis being “garbage” reflects the bigoted logic of an administration whose policies are designed to maintain an aristocracy of race and class www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
Trump rages that Henry Cuellar didn’t pay him back for a pardon by switching parties, blasting Cuellar for a “lack of LOYALTY.”
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
In other words, Trump admits he was trying to use his pardon power to buy Republicans a House seat.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
don't worry, john roberts says this is a legitimate exercise of presidential power and if we did anything to curb it, we would be robbing the executive of the energy he needs to do his job
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“After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported.”
EXCLUSIVE:
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Mom of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew rejects White House narrative of her ICE arrest
In an interview, Bruna Ferreira, who chose the White House press secretary as her son’s godmother, contested the portrayal of her as a criminal, absentee mom.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“After they broke up, Ferreira said in court records that Michael Leavitt had in the past threatened to try to get her deported.”
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.