rkdemay
@rkdemay.bsky.social
A Mexican, American, ex-pat in Aotearoa New Zealand. Gathering complaints, photographs, moss, and all things Lefty.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say "The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the fuck they want and make shit up as they go along."
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Come together for what? Progress towards what? I’m genuinely asking. The federal government is murdering Minnesotans and disappearing our neighbors. So if any of these CEO’s want to explain to me personally what I — as a state leader — should ask the federal government for, I’m available.
A letter released Sunday by the leaders of more than 60 Minnesota companies — including the CEOs of Target, General Mills, UnitedHealth Group and 3M — called for local and federal leaders to “come together to foster progress.”
Live: Minnesota's high-profile CEOs break silence, call for ‘immediate deescalation’
The letter marks a notable shift from Minnesota’s top employers, who had previously remained quiet about the surge of immigration officials in the state and the killing of Renee Good.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Come together for what? Progress towards what? I’m genuinely asking. The federal government is murdering Minnesotans and disappearing our neighbors. So if any of these CEO’s want to explain to me personally what I — as a state leader — should ask the federal government for, I’m available.
congress _could_ have saved the country; they're choosing not to. voters in the US could have saved the country back in 2016. they're regularly choosing not to. it's hard to save us from ourselves; this is kinda who we are. miss me w/the "not all..." baloney. #uspolitics #reality
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM
congress _could_ have saved the country; they're choosing not to. voters in the US could have saved the country back in 2016. they're regularly choosing not to. it's hard to save us from ourselves; this is kinda who we are. miss me w/the "not all..." baloney. #uspolitics #reality
there is no reconciling with them. how could there be? and, no, i have no idea what the civic solution is. but these contain the unbridgeable gap between ideology and reality. flat-earthers cannot be allowed to run airports. MAGA cannot be allowed to run a dogpound, let alone a country. #uspolitics
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 AM
there is no reconciling with them. how could there be? and, no, i have no idea what the civic solution is. but these contain the unbridgeable gap between ideology and reality. flat-earthers cannot be allowed to run airports. MAGA cannot be allowed to run a dogpound, let alone a country. #uspolitics
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an administration staffed to the top with degenerate liars
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
an administration staffed to the top with degenerate liars
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wrote about the camps for my newsletter this weekend www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
wrote about the camps for my newsletter this weekend www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
the balkanised states might retain a country? hard to see there ever being a nation there again. #uspolitics
January 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM
the balkanised states might retain a country? hard to see there ever being a nation there again. #uspolitics
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The thing about telling people *not* to call their Senators is that it takes 5 minutes and doesn’t stop you from also engaging in literally every other available tactic and may reduce resource access for your enemy
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The thing about telling people *not* to call their Senators is that it takes 5 minutes and doesn’t stop you from also engaging in literally every other available tactic and may reduce resource access for your enemy
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
So why tell you not to call? Op alert op alert op alert
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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Image by MN artist Liana. 🙏🏾❤️🩹
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Image by MN artist Liana. 🙏🏾❤️🩹
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
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www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
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This is ok tho
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is ok tho
every statement i've seen from the regime (U.S.) in response to the summary execution of another civilian by immigration enforcement has taken pains to insert the word "insurrection."
this is priming for invoking the Act of 1807 and going full Srebrenica on a blue city. #uspolitics
this is priming for invoking the Act of 1807 and going full Srebrenica on a blue city. #uspolitics
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
every statement i've seen from the regime (U.S.) in response to the summary execution of another civilian by immigration enforcement has taken pains to insert the word "insurrection."
this is priming for invoking the Act of 1807 and going full Srebrenica on a blue city. #uspolitics
this is priming for invoking the Act of 1807 and going full Srebrenica on a blue city. #uspolitics
i've been following her work for years; this is a hard watch. and, at +20 minutes, it's 47x the average attention span in 2026.
it's also important. particularly if you're in or near the Twin Cities (or any "Blue" city). #uspolitics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj7F...
it's also important. particularly if you're in or near the Twin Cities (or any "Blue" city). #uspolitics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj7F...
Minneapolis Is Just The Beginning (How To Prepare Your City For ICE)
YouTube video by Leeja Miller
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
i've been following her work for years; this is a hard watch. and, at +20 minutes, it's 47x the average attention span in 2026.
it's also important. particularly if you're in or near the Twin Cities (or any "Blue" city). #uspolitics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj7F...
it's also important. particularly if you're in or near the Twin Cities (or any "Blue" city). #uspolitics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj7F...
it is utterly exhausting having our kids, family, former neighbours at ground zero where the fascists are so avidly shopping for Piggy-Pardons.
but, that would be part of their objective. deep breath and time to get back on those congressional phone lines. #fuck_ICE
but, that would be part of their objective. deep breath and time to get back on those congressional phone lines. #fuck_ICE
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM
it is utterly exhausting having our kids, family, former neighbours at ground zero where the fascists are so avidly shopping for Piggy-Pardons.
but, that would be part of their objective. deep breath and time to get back on those congressional phone lines. #fuck_ICE
but, that would be part of their objective. deep breath and time to get back on those congressional phone lines. #fuck_ICE
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
i mean, it's no Rive Gauche. there's no Latin Quarter on the other side. but there is a little narnia of book shops, cafes, tattoo joints, dessert places. it makes me happy.
this tunnel, tho? kinda grotty. kind of? yeah, nah. grotty af by Welly CBD standards :D
#photography #urban #bnw
this tunnel, tho? kinda grotty. kind of? yeah, nah. grotty af by Welly CBD standards :D
#photography #urban #bnw
January 23, 2026 at 11:36 PM
i mean, it's no Rive Gauche. there's no Latin Quarter on the other side. but there is a little narnia of book shops, cafes, tattoo joints, dessert places. it makes me happy.
this tunnel, tho? kinda grotty. kind of? yeah, nah. grotty af by Welly CBD standards :D
#photography #urban #bnw
this tunnel, tho? kinda grotty. kind of? yeah, nah. grotty af by Welly CBD standards :D
#photography #urban #bnw
We have so many family and friends out on those streets for this. Sometimes it's hard as being on the other side of the planet and feeling like we're not in the fight. We just have to redouble our efforts on what we can do from here. Solidarity! #USpolitics
Today, Minnesota is shutting down in solidarity.
It could be a model for what the nation as a whole does in coming months, to repudiate the Trump dictatorship. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/minnesotas-general-strike-and-americas
It could be a model for what the nation as a whole does in coming months, to repudiate the Trump dictatorship. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/minnesotas-general-strike-and-americas
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM
We have so many family and friends out on those streets for this. Sometimes it's hard as being on the other side of the planet and feeling like we're not in the fight. We just have to redouble our efforts on what we can do from here. Solidarity! #USpolitics
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
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Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
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Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.