Robert Karsten
@rwkar.bsky.social
Former chemist, financial planner, politician, and current amateur house designer.
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Before a crowd in Minneapolis, Springsteen sang his new song and told the crowd: “Nuance is nice, but sometimes you have to kick them in the teeth.”
The crowd screamed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
The crowd screamed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Springsteen Takes the Stage as Minneapolis Residents Take to the Streets
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Before a crowd in Minneapolis, Springsteen sang his new song and told the crowd: “Nuance is nice, but sometimes you have to kick them in the teeth.”
The crowd screamed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
The crowd screamed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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"There isn't a single criminal at the Dilley detention center. And I know that because ICE told me that.": Rep. Joaquin Castro, who visited 5-year-old Liam and his father in the Dilley detention facility yesterday.
January 30, 2026 at 3:39 AM
"There isn't a single criminal at the Dilley detention center. And I know that because ICE told me that.": Rep. Joaquin Castro, who visited 5-year-old Liam and his father in the Dilley detention facility yesterday.
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I hope every person on Earth listens to this.
America is not gone yet.
America is not gone yet.
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I hope every person on Earth listens to this.
America is not gone yet.
America is not gone yet.
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Let’s give him credit…. At least the corruption isn’t hidden. He’s doing it right out in the open. The name “Trump” will be treated like Benedict Arnold’s name within the decade
January 30, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Let’s give him credit…. At least the corruption isn’t hidden. He’s doing it right out in the open. The name “Trump” will be treated like Benedict Arnold’s name within the decade
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Trump's Venezuela oil heist is like a mob takeover of a business in which the previous owners get a cut as long as they keep working and let the mob take most of the loot.
Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Overhaul of Oil Sector
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Trump's Venezuela oil heist is like a mob takeover of a business in which the previous owners get a cut as long as they keep working and let the mob take most of the loot.
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There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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N.B.
"Deportations under Trump are lower than deportations under Biden and Obama"
Trump 2025: 605,000
Biden 2024: 778,000
Except Biden did it humanely and lawfully.
One thing that returned a mad man to the White House was misrepresenting Biden's record, as you and Colby have.
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
Trump 2025: 605,000
Biden 2024: 778,000
Except Biden did it humanely and lawfully.
One thing that returned a mad man to the White House was misrepresenting Biden's record, as you and Colby have.
www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
Spot on. I say this as a new Democrat - Biden & Dems utterly dropped the ball on immigration enforcement, that failure put the madman in the White House, and the madman has now taken immigration enforcement to a dark, cruel, lawless, extreme, un-American place.👇 www.mediaite.com/opinion/an-i...
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM
N.B.
An Astronaut's Worldview: Alliances Over Adventurism
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An Astronaut's Worldview: Alliances Over Adventurism
A perspective from 1.32 million feet.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
An Astronaut's Worldview: Alliances Over Adventurism
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The government is mistreating children and the GOP is fine with that. Another reason I will never vote for a Republican.
Reporter: recent oversight reports of TX detention center holding immigrant children noted worms and mold in food, lack of access to legal counsel, lack of child-friendly food, lack of sleep, and mental health deterioration.
January 29, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The government is mistreating children and the GOP is fine with that. Another reason I will never vote for a Republican.
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Once again, Republicans get to talk about blue states/urban areas like this, & Democrats get asked about why they don't respect Real Folkz in rural 🇺🇸/red states.
It's a disgusting double standard, & it should've stopped decades ago. The 2nd best time is now.
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It's a disgusting double standard, & it should've stopped decades ago. The 2nd best time is now.
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This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Once again, Republicans get to talk about blue states/urban areas like this, & Democrats get asked about why they don't respect Real Folkz in rural 🇺🇸/red states.
It's a disgusting double standard, & it should've stopped decades ago. The 2nd best time is now.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
It's a disgusting double standard, & it should've stopped decades ago. The 2nd best time is now.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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The violence that happens inside prisons and jails is what happens to us on the outside.
We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The violence that happens inside prisons and jails is what happens to us on the outside.
The World Files for Economic Divorce from America
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The World Files for Economic Divorce from America
What you do when your (trading) partner is abusive
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January 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The World Files for Economic Divorce from America
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Very interesting interview, especially the play out of his discussions with Trump.
WATCH-- Tim Walz on his call with Trump officials: "Not once did they ever say Alex or Renee's name. Not once did they ask how the people of Minnesota were doing. So look, I know who I'm dealing with, and I know the reason that he was calling me was he needed something from us."
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Very interesting interview, especially the play out of his discussions with Trump.
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My wife has Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” on replay in the kitchen this evening… trying to send it to the top of the charts.
January 29, 2026 at 2:05 AM
My wife has Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” on replay in the kitchen this evening… trying to send it to the top of the charts.
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It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's easy to get inured to this. But it's genuinely shocking. These are just untrained, hyped up hooligans terrorizing people.
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. n.pr/3NUhXSa
Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. n.pr/3NUhXSa
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Just got done with our hearing. We have another status hearing next month with a trial date (hopefully) in the spring.
It’s more important than ever to stand strong against ICE and with the people protesting it.
We’re fighting these charges and we’re going to win.
It’s more important than ever to stand strong against ICE and with the people protesting it.
We’re fighting these charges and we’re going to win.
I am currently on my way to another hearing regarding my federal charges for protesting ICE.
When I say our leaders must be willing to put everything on the line, I mean it.
And frankly, I see it as the bare minimum in this moment.
When I say our leaders must be willing to put everything on the line, I mean it.
And frankly, I see it as the bare minimum in this moment.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Just got done with our hearing. We have another status hearing next month with a trial date (hopefully) in the spring.
It’s more important than ever to stand strong against ICE and with the people protesting it.
We’re fighting these charges and we’re going to win.
It’s more important than ever to stand strong against ICE and with the people protesting it.
We’re fighting these charges and we’re going to win.
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🇺🇸
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
🇺🇸
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You up @danishmfa.bsky.social ?
RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
You up @danishmfa.bsky.social ?
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They won’t investigate the murders of Good or Pretti, but they’ll investigate fake 2020 election fraud. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said o...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They won’t investigate the murders of Good or Pretti, but they’ll investigate fake 2020 election fraud. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...