Kyle
@lakeaffecter.bsky.social
Cincinnati’s fifth-most well regarded tree and bird enthusiast. Prospective founder of a national nonprofit that reimburses the public for The Horrors
Pinned
Reposted by Kyle
"CBP’s arrest and misconduct rate is 5x higher than other federal law enforcement agencies—and over the last decade, the arrest rate of CBP [officers and agents] (.5%) has been HIGHER than the arrest rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States (.4%)." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
January 29, 2026 at 11:16 PM
"CBP’s arrest and misconduct rate is 5x higher than other federal law enforcement agencies—and over the last decade, the arrest rate of CBP [officers and agents] (.5%) has been HIGHER than the arrest rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States (.4%)." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
Reposted by Kyle
"Sire, we've finally come to an agreement about our schemes for this year, if you could just sign here"
"What is this one, 'Foment Unrest To Install His Brother'?"
"Nothing escapes you, Sire, that's why you're the Sultan. A jest only,you can't blame us for trying."
"What is this one, 'Foment Unrest To Install His Brother'?"
"Nothing escapes you, Sire, that's why you're the Sultan. A jest only,you can't blame us for trying."
January 28, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"Sire, we've finally come to an agreement about our schemes for this year, if you could just sign here"
"What is this one, 'Foment Unrest To Install His Brother'?"
"Nothing escapes you, Sire, that's why you're the Sultan. A jest only,you can't blame us for trying."
"What is this one, 'Foment Unrest To Install His Brother'?"
"Nothing escapes you, Sire, that's why you're the Sultan. A jest only,you can't blame us for trying."
A wise Sultan heeds not the mere counsel of his father’s vizier. Instead, he convenes a parliament of viziers.
January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A wise Sultan heeds not the mere counsel of his father’s vizier. Instead, he convenes a parliament of viziers.
Reposted by Kyle
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Reposted by Kyle
The whole damn system is guilty as hell, from @lollardfish.bsky.social in today’s print edition of the Strib (and on the facing page, letter after letter excoriating ICE and the businesses that prop it up)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The whole damn system is guilty as hell, from @lollardfish.bsky.social in today’s print edition of the Strib (and on the facing page, letter after letter excoriating ICE and the businesses that prop it up)
Reposted by Kyle
[whispering to Miller] He'll throw you to the wolves. You'll never get a pardon. It's now or never! [slithering over to Trump] He plots against you sire! Throwing him in the dungeon will send a message to the others!
January 27, 2026 at 5:26 AM
[whispering to Miller] He'll throw you to the wolves. You'll never get a pardon. It's now or never! [slithering over to Trump] He plots against you sire! Throwing him in the dungeon will send a message to the others!
Reposted by Kyle
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
A federal judge issues a restraining order against the feds, barring them from "destroying or altering evidence"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
Reposted by Kyle
To summon this level of clarity, in this moment ... astounding.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
To summon this level of clarity, in this moment ... astounding.
Reposted by Kyle
in 1973, basque separatists killed spain’s fascist prime minister with a bomb so powerful it launched the car he was in clear over a five story building. he survived the initial attack but died in the hospital
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
in 1973, basque separatists killed spain’s fascist prime minister with a bomb so powerful it launched the car he was in clear over a five story building. he survived the initial attack but died in the hospital
Reposted by Kyle
The chief judge of the federal Minnesota district court writes a startling letter — to explain why he hasn't responded to the U.S. government's request that he override a magistrate judge's refusal to arrest protesters.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 24, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The chief judge of the federal Minnesota district court writes a startling letter — to explain why he hasn't responded to the U.S. government's request that he override a magistrate judge's refusal to arrest protesters.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Reposted by Kyle
Not only does ICE need to be abolished, but there should be publically aired tribunals for as long as it takes to hold every last one of these thugs accountable. No one, not even the people who file paperwork or handle payroll, should be immune from prosecution.
January 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Not only does ICE need to be abolished, but there should be publically aired tribunals for as long as it takes to hold every last one of these thugs accountable. No one, not even the people who file paperwork or handle payroll, should be immune from prosecution.
Reposted by Kyle
When I first saw Applebee's advertisement for the O-M-Cheeseburger, I was terrified. I trembled. I cowered. Then I opened my heart to it. Here is what it revealed to me. johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/god-cheese...
God. Cheese. Burger.
An exercise in ecstatic American theology
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
When I first saw Applebee's advertisement for the O-M-Cheeseburger, I was terrified. I trembled. I cowered. Then I opened my heart to it. Here is what it revealed to me. johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/god-cheese...
Reposted by Kyle
Jonathan Ross—the ICE fascist who killed Renee Good—is an 18-year ICE veteran, firearms instructor, & active shooter trainer.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Jonathan Ross—the ICE fascist who killed Renee Good—is an 18-year ICE veteran, firearms instructor, & active shooter trainer.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.
Abolish ICE.
Reposted by Kyle
Everyone in America should have to see these cases and think about what they mean for the kind of society we are becoming. They killed a mom in her minivan. And now they have grabbed this poor sweet kid, used him as bait to grab his dad, and sent him to a detention center in Texas.
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Everyone in America should have to see these cases and think about what they mean for the kind of society we are becoming. They killed a mom in her minivan. And now they have grabbed this poor sweet kid, used him as bait to grab his dad, and sent him to a detention center in Texas.
Reposted by Kyle
an army of masked federal goons is murdering parents and kidnapping schoolchildren in your state and your only concern is for "local law enforcement"
perfect post, no notes
perfect post, no notes
Today I talked with police chiefs from across the metro area. This isn’t just happening in Mpls and St. Paul. The 3000 ICE agents are in the suburbs and across our state. The surge is disrupting the work of local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
an army of masked federal goons is murdering parents and kidnapping schoolchildren in your state and your only concern is for "local law enforcement"
perfect post, no notes
perfect post, no notes
Reposted by Kyle
A question many readers have asked after reading "Evil Up Close: The Rise of the Triarchy and the End of the 100 Year Peace" is "couldn't you have done more as one of the Triarchs?" But you have to understand that 33% is not a lot of all the power to have, and I had some anxiety at the time.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A question many readers have asked after reading "Evil Up Close: The Rise of the Triarchy and the End of the 100 Year Peace" is "couldn't you have done more as one of the Triarchs?" But you have to understand that 33% is not a lot of all the power to have, and I had some anxiety at the time.
Reposted by Kyle
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
Reposted by Kyle
Renee Good was still alive after ICE attempted to summarily execute her. They didn't render aid to the "f*king bitch" and blocked a doctor who was on scene from doing so. She bled out all by herself for 6 minutes when she might have been saved with *any* care. There is no punishment sufficient.
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Renee Good was still alive after ICE attempted to summarily execute her. They didn't render aid to the "f*king bitch" and blocked a doctor who was on scene from doing so. She bled out all by herself for 6 minutes when she might have been saved with *any* care. There is no punishment sufficient.
Reposted by Kyle
kathy ....... welcome to the war on cars
New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today. empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the...
State of the State Exclusive: Hochul Will Push 'Stop Super Speeders' Bill Through Her Budget - Streetsblog Empire State
New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today.
empire.streetsblog.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
kathy ....... welcome to the war on cars
Reposted by Kyle
Abolishing ICE is more popular than just about every politician in this country.
Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll:
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Abolishing ICE is more popular than just about every politician in this country.
Reposted by Kyle
it is 2016. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
January 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
it is 2016. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.
it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
Reposted by Kyle
total solar inevitability 🔜
Republicans forced the Bureau of Land Management to put over 20,000 acres of public land in Colorado up for auction at the discount price of $10/acre with reduced royalty rates for oil and gas drilling.
No one bid for it because demand for oil is crashing though. 🔌💡
www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/b...
No one bid for it because demand for oil is crashing though. 🔌💡
www.cpr.org/2026/01/09/b...
Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction gets zero bids in Colorado
The Trump administration wants to expand drilling on public lands, but oil and gas developers expressed zero interest in Thursday’s sale.
www.cpr.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM
total solar inevitability 🔜
Reposted by Kyle
New in PN: Renee Good's killer can and must be prosecuted
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
Renee Good's killer can and must be prosecuted
Doing nothing is not an option.
www.publicnotice.co
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
New in PN: Renee Good's killer can and must be prosecuted
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
Reposted by Kyle
These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.
jonathancohn.medium.com/a-tale-of-tw...
jonathancohn.medium.com/a-tale-of-tw...
June 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.
jonathancohn.medium.com/a-tale-of-tw...
jonathancohn.medium.com/a-tale-of-tw...
Reposted by Kyle
You ever think about how the Roman Senate kept meeting centuries into the reigns of emperors. Hanging out, shooting the shit, giving speeches, and play-acting that their positions of privilege remained positions of power.
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You ever think about how the Roman Senate kept meeting centuries into the reigns of emperors. Hanging out, shooting the shit, giving speeches, and play-acting that their positions of privilege remained positions of power.