Roger Winters, PhD
@rawphd.bsky.social
I am a GenX husband, father, scientist, music lover, and Missourian transplanted to New England. Doing what I can to fight against fascism, deliberate misinformation, and willfull ignorance.
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Dear Congress,
We cannot let Trump defund, debase, and destroy our science. Your job security depends on how you meet this moment. Will you stand up and fight back?
Sincerely, Americans.
We cannot let Trump defund, debase, and destroy our science. Your job security depends on how you meet this moment. Will you stand up and fight back?
Sincerely, Americans.
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Dear Congress,
We cannot let Trump defund, debase, and destroy our science. Your job security depends on how you meet this moment. Will you stand up and fight back?
Sincerely, Americans.
We cannot let Trump defund, debase, and destroy our science. Your job security depends on how you meet this moment. Will you stand up and fight back?
Sincerely, Americans.
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To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
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ICE are not police. I still don't understand why they are labeled this way and why anyone - including actual police - is okay with it.
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
ICE are not police. I still don't understand why they are labeled this way and why anyone - including actual police - is okay with it.
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“Libertarians are like house cats, they’re convinced of their fierce independence while dependent on a system they don’t appreciate or understand.”
It is mostly a philosophy for people who like to scold others, but cannot be bothered building a damn thing.
It is mostly a philosophy for people who like to scold others, but cannot be bothered building a damn thing.
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“Libertarians are like house cats, they’re convinced of their fierce independence while dependent on a system they don’t appreciate or understand.”
It is mostly a philosophy for people who like to scold others, but cannot be bothered building a damn thing.
It is mostly a philosophy for people who like to scold others, but cannot be bothered building a damn thing.
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Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher
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Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
A little girl in Portland, OR after being tear gassed by ICE. what the actual fuck.
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I've seen videos of the indiscriminate use of tear gas on a large crowd that was clearly peaceful and filled with Portlanders of all ages, and well off the macadam facility. We banned tear gas for a reason. I join Councilor Green in calling for enforcement of our laws.
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I've seen videos of the indiscriminate use of tear gas on a large crowd that was clearly peaceful and filled with Portlanders of all ages, and well off the macadam facility. We banned tear gas for a reason. I join Councilor Green in calling for enforcement of our laws.
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Trump received 13% of the vote in 2024 in the Minnesota district (in St Paul) that held a legislative race tonight, losing it by 71%.
Today, the GOP nominee got 4%, losing the race by 91%.
Today, the GOP nominee got 4%, losing the race by 91%.
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Trump received 13% of the vote in 2024 in the Minnesota district (in St Paul) that held a legislative race tonight, losing it by 71%.
Today, the GOP nominee got 4%, losing the race by 91%.
Today, the GOP nominee got 4%, losing the race by 91%.
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"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
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“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”
-Edward R. Murrow
-Edward R. Murrow
January 23, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”
-Edward R. Murrow
-Edward R. Murrow
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
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It’s time to stop the influx of immigrants who take drugs, father children out of wedlock, and steal from the government.
by Elon Musk
by Elon Musk
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
It’s time to stop the influx of immigrants who take drugs, father children out of wedlock, and steal from the government.
by Elon Musk
by Elon Musk
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published this and was then immediately without internet for 3+ hours to share it so please read 🙏
ICE is headed to Maine
The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM
published this and was then immediately without internet for 3+ hours to share it so please read 🙏
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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For Trump to put his name on the Kennedy Center and other federal buildings is not only arrogant and narcissistic, it is illegal.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
For Trump to put his name on the Kennedy Center and other federal buildings is not only arrogant and narcissistic, it is illegal.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
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Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
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32 people died in ICE custody last year — the agency’s deadliest year in over two decades.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
32 people died in ICE custody last year — the agency’s deadliest year in over two decades.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Meanwhile, private prison corporations that are building and overseeing ICE detention centers are raking it in.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.
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Read more here, and please be sure to subscribe to support more of this kind of work that other media outlets will not do:
Watch: Prem Goes on a Ride-Along with Minneapolis Residents Fighting Trump’s ICE Invasion
Zeteo travels with Minnesotans working to protect their neighbors as Trump sends violent immigration agents door-to-door.
zeteo.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Journalists often go on hand-fed ride-alongs with agents.
Seldom, though, do they get into the cars of everyday people protecting their communities from those same agents.
We just did exactly that, in ICE-occupied Minneapolis:
Seldom, though, do they get into the cars of everyday people protecting their communities from those same agents.
We just did exactly that, in ICE-occupied Minneapolis:
January 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Journalists often go on hand-fed ride-alongs with agents.
Seldom, though, do they get into the cars of everyday people protecting their communities from those same agents.
We just did exactly that, in ICE-occupied Minneapolis:
Seldom, though, do they get into the cars of everyday people protecting their communities from those same agents.
We just did exactly that, in ICE-occupied Minneapolis:
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the murderers just need different costumes
I am calling for the arrest and prosecution of the ICE agent that shot and killed Renee Good.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
I am also calling on Congress to support my bill with @jasmineforus.bsky.social to force ICE agents to wear body cameras, not wear masks, have visible identification & ensure ICE has independent oversight.
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
the murderers just need different costumes
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Hat tip to @deardara.bsky.social for the visual of an animatronic Christian Slater in the back of the 9:30 Club, protesting American foreign adventurism until the heat death of the universe!
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Generation X’s Lessons for the Second Trump Era
We are living through one of the most 1980s-coded cycles in American life—take it from somebody who survived it the first time around.
newrepublic.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Hat tip to @deardara.bsky.social for the visual of an animatronic Christian Slater in the back of the 9:30 Club, protesting American foreign adventurism until the heat death of the universe!
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
What a great essay from @anamariecox.bsky.social about how my generation is facing the new horror.
"Gen X cynicism is something else entirely. It is not apathy. It is not despair. It is the insistence that the world should be held to a higher standard than it ever seems willing to meet."
"Gen X cynicism is something else entirely. It is not apathy. It is not despair. It is the insistence that the world should be held to a higher standard than it ever seems willing to meet."
Generation X’s Lessons for the Second Trump Era
We are living through one of the most 1980s-coded cycles in American life—take it from somebody who survived it the first time around.
newrepublic.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:29 PM
What a great essay from @anamariecox.bsky.social about how my generation is facing the new horror.
"Gen X cynicism is something else entirely. It is not apathy. It is not despair. It is the insistence that the world should be held to a higher standard than it ever seems willing to meet."
"Gen X cynicism is something else entirely. It is not apathy. It is not despair. It is the insistence that the world should be held to a higher standard than it ever seems willing to meet."