ripwheeler.bsky.social
@ripwheeler.bsky.social
Reposted
This isn’t enforcement. This is harassment.

They’ve grabbed people off the street for how they look, separated families, and scarred communities with masked agents with guns.

I encourage everyone to do as they have — peacefully protect your neighborhoods and neighbors.
Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino Back In Chicago As Agents Target Southwest Side
Bovino returned with around 200 agents and descended on the Southwest Side Tuesday, where organizers said around 15 people were arrested. "It's going to be a merry Christmas in Chicago," Bovino told B...
blockclubchicago.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Reposted
It is insane that this is not a bigger “story.” We have to pay attention to ALL of the atrocities. They all matter.
The Trump Administration is detaining U.S. citizens for days without due process or a phone call—only to release them with no charges.

This is illegal and immoral.
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Reposted
Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Real. He and His Supporters Have It.
Trump Derangement Syndrome.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Reposted
This sums it up rather well.
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reposted
😕 tough night for Bari Weiss and CBS News(max)
December 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Reposted
Gallego: "This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor. I'm hoping this doesn't happen, but I'm telling you - if you look at what they have down there, all the assets they have down there, all the actions they're taking, this is absolutely an effort to get us involved in a war in Venezuela"
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Reposted
This is what seasoned diplomats call a "WTAF moment."

Trump just declared that "For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION..."

What assets?
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Reposted
December 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Reposted
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Reposted
Venezula produces only 1% of the world's oil. To increase output would cost about $100 billion and take 10 years so it is the wrong country to invade for oil. Of course this is the country the idiot wants to invade.
Maduro says the real reason for Trump’s Venezuela fixation is oil – is he right?
The South American country facing a huge US military buildup has almost a fifth of known global reserves
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Reposted
We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
www.newyorker.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Reposted
It’s time to speak up while you still can.
December 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Reposted
Mike Johnson announced today that there is not going to be a deal on healthcare before the deadline.

Was I wrong 4 days ago?
December 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Reposted
“Reiner’s death marks an incongruously tragic end for an artist who exuded warmth and whose work, even at its darkest, seemed to reflect a belief in essential human decency.”
Rob Reiner Left a Remarkable Pop Culture Legacy. His Work as an Activist Was Just as Impressive.
The director of beloved films including 'The Princess Bride' and 'When Harry Met Sally' also championed causes like marr
contrarian.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Reposted
Impeach Trump now!
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Reposted
LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reposted
The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Reposted
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
This moronic geriatric toddler is going to drag us into a war with Venezuela on a whim isn’t he?
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Reposted
The Idiot Trump Economic Advisor
Watch now on #CLTV
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Source: Axios
search.app/uXRLf
House skips Johnson
search.app
December 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM