Dan
@pretendan.bsky.social
Nurse from the government, here to help. Baby dad. IL cornfields ➡️ SW. Interests: public policy, abuse, rock 'n roll, video games.
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Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
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I don’t believe the Trail of Tears is any more American than the March on Selma.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott is also very American. So is Stonewall.
I don’t define America exclusively by the actions of its worst actors. Jonathan Ross is not more American than Renee Good.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott is also very American. So is Stonewall.
I don’t define America exclusively by the actions of its worst actors. Jonathan Ross is not more American than Renee Good.
What is more American than stealing land and breaking treaties?
I'd argue there is a reason that we see a pattern and this actually is the American way.
Maybe part of the problem is ignoring this?
I'd argue there is a reason that we see a pattern and this actually is the American way.
Maybe part of the problem is ignoring this?
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I don’t believe the Trail of Tears is any more American than the March on Selma.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott is also very American. So is Stonewall.
I don’t define America exclusively by the actions of its worst actors. Jonathan Ross is not more American than Renee Good.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott is also very American. So is Stonewall.
I don’t define America exclusively by the actions of its worst actors. Jonathan Ross is not more American than Renee Good.
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You got it: deflation is the process of nominal prices of goods and services going down over time. Intuitively it might seem good: things get cheaper for consumers, hooray! In actuality this is one of the worst possible things that can happen to an economy. It's "people will starve to death" bad 1/x
Would love an explainer!
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
You got it: deflation is the process of nominal prices of goods and services going down over time. Intuitively it might seem good: things get cheaper for consumers, hooray! In actuality this is one of the worst possible things that can happen to an economy. It's "people will starve to death" bad 1/x
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That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
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Trump is so determined to end fraud that he has pardoned one person *twice* for engaging in criminal fraud.
January 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Trump is so determined to end fraud that he has pardoned one person *twice* for engaging in criminal fraud.
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A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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ICE murdered Renee Good just blocks away from where police murdered George Floyd.
@ayannapressley.bsky.social and I are introducing the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act to hold ICE agents and all federal law enforcement officers accountable. We need justice. Abolish qualified immunity now.
@ayannapressley.bsky.social and I are introducing the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act to hold ICE agents and all federal law enforcement officers accountable. We need justice. Abolish qualified immunity now.
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ICE murdered Renee Good just blocks away from where police murdered George Floyd.
@ayannapressley.bsky.social and I are introducing the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act to hold ICE agents and all federal law enforcement officers accountable. We need justice. Abolish qualified immunity now.
@ayannapressley.bsky.social and I are introducing the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act to hold ICE agents and all federal law enforcement officers accountable. We need justice. Abolish qualified immunity now.
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"he doesn't know any numbers besides 25" theory strikes again
you know what the worst thing about Trump’s trade policy is? He can’t get away from the number 25%.
“Uhh sir how big a tariff should we put on Mexico?” “25%” “and steel?” “25%” “Aluminum?” “25%” “Cars?” “25%” “semiconductors?” “25%”
Pick a different number!
“Uhh sir how big a tariff should we put on Mexico?” “25%” “and steel?” “25%” “Aluminum?” “25%” “Cars?” “25%” “semiconductors?” “25%”
Pick a different number!
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"he doesn't know any numbers besides 25" theory strikes again
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I know it's "old news"
But "world's richest billionaire is a White nationalist who wants ethnic cleansing of brown people from White nations" should be a bigger fucking story!!
But "world's richest billionaire is a White nationalist who wants ethnic cleansing of brown people from White nations" should be a bigger fucking story!!
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I know it's "old news"
But "world's richest billionaire is a White nationalist who wants ethnic cleansing of brown people from White nations" should be a bigger fucking story!!
But "world's richest billionaire is a White nationalist who wants ethnic cleansing of brown people from White nations" should be a bigger fucking story!!
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I think what is remarkable here is that it illustrates the bubble Trump is in. As soon as another human being questions his interpretation as they watch the actual video, he moves on. Online, and clearly in the White House, no-one is pushing back and so he makes outlandish claims.
This is quite a sequence:
—Trump asks aide for video of ICE shooting to convince NYT interviewers that driver tried to "run over" agent
—They watch together
—Interviewers note it shows nothing of the sort
—Trump says "well . . . it's a terrible scene"
GIFT LINK:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
—Trump asks aide for video of ICE shooting to convince NYT interviewers that driver tried to "run over" agent
—They watch together
—Interviewers note it shows nothing of the sort
—Trump says "well . . . it's a terrible scene"
GIFT LINK:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
We Pressed Trump on His Conclusion About the ICE Shooting. Here’s What He Said.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I think what is remarkable here is that it illustrates the bubble Trump is in. As soon as another human being questions his interpretation as they watch the actual video, he moves on. Online, and clearly in the White House, no-one is pushing back and so he makes outlandish claims.
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A government of the content, by the content, for the content
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
A government of the content, by the content, for the content
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Minnesota investigators were forced out after an ICE-involved killing. The FBI swoops in. This isn’t justice- it’s a fucking cover-up! Trump and Noem built a system where federal agents police themselves after someone is murdered. That’s not law and order. That’s abuse of power.
"The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have 'reversed course,' and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA."
Live: FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe
Demonstrators gathered near the Whipple Federal Building after thousands attended vigils to remember Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minneapolis public school classes...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Minnesota investigators were forced out after an ICE-involved killing. The FBI swoops in. This isn’t justice- it’s a fucking cover-up! Trump and Noem built a system where federal agents police themselves after someone is murdered. That’s not law and order. That’s abuse of power.
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For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
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I continue to be surprised at my own capacity to be shocked. I feel so angry and ill. I dread what horrors would be required to set in motion the uprooting of all of this—not just from the government, but in the millions who eagerly chose and even now cheer this inhumanity.
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I continue to be surprised at my own capacity to be shocked. I feel so angry and ill. I dread what horrors would be required to set in motion the uprooting of all of this—not just from the government, but in the millions who eagerly chose and even now cheer this inhumanity.
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The people I come from eagerly chose it and cheer it, and knowing that makes every wretchedness of this regime a thousand times fouler to me. I want to know what it would take not only for these evildoers to be driven from power and receive justice, but for people to repent with sackcloth and ashes.
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The people I come from eagerly chose it and cheer it, and knowing that makes every wretchedness of this regime a thousand times fouler to me. I want to know what it would take not only for these evildoers to be driven from power and receive justice, but for people to repent with sackcloth and ashes.
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
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what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell, 1984
Trump defends the ICE agent who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.
Video footage does not support Trump's claims.
Video footage does not support Trump's claims.
January 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell, 1984
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NEW from me:
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs
For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries
www.apricitas.io
January 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW from me:
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
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I know this feels impossible now, but I swear, on January 6 itself, there was a pretty broad bipartisan consensus that storming the Capitol to find and kill lawmakers was bad, and that Trump was responsible for inciting his followers to try it
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I know this feels impossible now, but I swear, on January 6 itself, there was a pretty broad bipartisan consensus that storming the Capitol to find and kill lawmakers was bad, and that Trump was responsible for inciting his followers to try it
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Trump says he’s “pro-police” and “tough on crime”, yet he unleashed 1,500+ criminals onto our streets, many of whom assaulted law enforcement on J6. Since Trump’s pardons, they’ve committed:
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Trump says he’s “pro-police” and “tough on crime”, yet he unleashed 1,500+ criminals onto our streets, many of whom assaulted law enforcement on J6. Since Trump’s pardons, they’ve committed:
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
- Kidnapping
- Sexual assault
- Burglary
- Death threats against elected officials
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Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
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for too long, news has meant connecting viewers with facts, context, and expertise. but here at cbs, we are committed to making sure the news is just whatever you already believe.”
January 2, 2026 at 10:17 PM
for too long, news has meant connecting viewers with facts, context, and expertise. but here at cbs, we are committed to making sure the news is just whatever you already believe.”