TheLastGonzo
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Prince - Football - Politics - The Fear - “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke
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Any meaningful political-psychological profile of Trump at this point comes quickly to focus on one point: he craves the admiration, attention and support of just one man—Vladimir Putin. And today he put that on display by putting up his
Trump hangs picture of himself with Putin in White House
After months of tension the Russian leader has taken pride of place above a photo of the US president and his granddaughter
www.thetimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Any meaningful political-psychological profile of Trump at this point comes quickly to focus on one point: he craves the admiration, attention and support of just one man—Vladimir Putin. And today he put that on display by putting up his
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This is why I have real fucking problem with blithe criticisms of "polarization" or "congressional dysfunction." We have a Republican member blaming his colleague for being attacked.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
Rep. Randy Fine on Ilhan Omar getting attacked: "I blame Ilhan Omar for what happened"
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This is why I have real fucking problem with blithe criticisms of "polarization" or "congressional dysfunction." We have a Republican member blaming his colleague for being attacked.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.
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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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When violence is directed at Trump's opponents, he either encourages it, jokes about it or dismisses it.
After a man charged at Rep. Ilhan Omar and squirted a liquid at her, Trump said: "I think she's a fraud. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
Trump is a disease on the American soul.
After a man charged at Rep. Ilhan Omar and squirted a liquid at her, Trump said: "I think she's a fraud. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
Trump is a disease on the American soul.
Man arrested after charging Rep. Ilhan Omar, spraying her with liquid during town hall: Police
During a town hall Tuesday, a man charged the podium where Rep. Ilhan Omar was giving remarks, appeared to squirt a liquid at her and was then tackled to the ground.
abcnews.go.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
When violence is directed at Trump's opponents, he either encourages it, jokes about it or dismisses it.
After a man charged at Rep. Ilhan Omar and squirted a liquid at her, Trump said: "I think she's a fraud. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
Trump is a disease on the American soul.
After a man charged at Rep. Ilhan Omar and squirted a liquid at her, Trump said: "I think she's a fraud. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."
Trump is a disease on the American soul.
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 AM
An interesting deep dive into the data. Please read it for yourself.
I think the right had a hard time gaining traction because we had already seen what happened to Renée Good & we could see for ourselves that the right’s response was complete bullshit.
I think the right had a hard time gaining traction because we had already seen what happened to Renée Good & we could see for ourselves that the right’s response was complete bullshit.
Within 4 hours of ICE (actually CBP) killing Alex Pretti, the data suggested that the right wing spin machine was having trouble gaining traction, even on their home turf over on X.
Here's a Substack I wrote analyzing X data from that time. katestarbird.substack.com/p/another-mu...
Here's a Substack I wrote analyzing X data from that time. katestarbird.substack.com/p/another-mu...
Another Killing on ICE
The right wing propaganda machine can’t spin the killing of Alex Pretti
katestarbird.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 AM
An interesting deep dive into the data. Please read it for yourself.
I think the right had a hard time gaining traction because we had already seen what happened to Renée Good & we could see for ourselves that the right’s response was complete bullshit.
I think the right had a hard time gaining traction because we had already seen what happened to Renée Good & we could see for ourselves that the right’s response was complete bullshit.
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Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
The GOP had been making inroads in Minnesota over the last couple of election cycles, even with some incredibly weak candidates.
Now?
Good fuckin’ luck.
Now?
Good fuckin’ luck.
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The GOP had been making inroads in Minnesota over the last couple of election cycles, even with some incredibly weak candidates.
Now?
Good fuckin’ luck.
Now?
Good fuckin’ luck.
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President Trump has been using one of the largest platforms in the world to spew hateful rhetoric at Congresswoman Omar.
Tonight at a town hall, she was attacked.
Tonight at a town hall, she was attacked.
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
President Trump has been using one of the largest platforms in the world to spew hateful rhetoric at Congresswoman Omar.
Tonight at a town hall, she was attacked.
Tonight at a town hall, she was attacked.
Absolutely frightening.
From Sen. Bobby Joe Champion who was at the town hall.
“While we do not yet know what the substance was, it appeared to be a pink-colored liquid in a syringe with a strong, unpleasant odor.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“While we do not yet know what the substance was, it appeared to be a pink-colored liquid in a syringe with a strong, unpleasant odor.”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
A man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
www.mprnews.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Absolutely frightening.
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Again, consider what House Republicans impeached Noem's predecessor for.
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
Noem is certainly indirectly responsible for these slayings. But she compounded that guilt with actions for which she is directly, individually responsible: Viciously slandering the victims as terrorists, not just in advance of the evidence, but in brazen contradiction of all available evidence.
146 House Democrats back the articles of impeachment I introduced against Secretary Noem.
Secretary Noem has blood on her hands. Under her leadership, Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were murdered.
Impeach Noem. Get ICE out of our cities.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Secretary Noem has blood on her hands. Under her leadership, Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were murdered.
Impeach Noem. Get ICE out of our cities.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Again, consider what House Republicans impeached Noem's predecessor for.
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...
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This is important in understanding the killings of both Alex Pretti and Renee Good. They are regarded as race traitors by likely more than a few of those new ICE and CBP recruits.
White nationalist Nick Fuentes says that Alex Pretti was a "race traitor' and his killing by Border Patrol agents means there is "one less asshole in the world." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This is important in understanding the killings of both Alex Pretti and Renee Good. They are regarded as race traitors by likely more than a few of those new ICE and CBP recruits.
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My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
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Love me some Jesse Welles.
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Love me some Jesse Welles.
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This excerpt from @adamserwer.bsky.social's latest points to something that Alex Pretti's vocation as a nurse brought to mind: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is resistance, but resistance based on care.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This excerpt from @adamserwer.bsky.social's latest points to something that Alex Pretti's vocation as a nurse brought to mind: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is resistance, but resistance based on care.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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Asked about Minneapolis, Victor Wembanyama says, “PR has tried, but I’m not going to sit here and be politically correct.”
Then says “it’s crazy that people make it seem like … the murder of civilians is acceptable.”
Then says “it’s crazy that people make it seem like … the murder of civilians is acceptable.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Asked about Minneapolis, Victor Wembanyama says, “PR has tried, but I’m not going to sit here and be politically correct.”
Then says “it’s crazy that people make it seem like … the murder of civilians is acceptable.”
Then says “it’s crazy that people make it seem like … the murder of civilians is acceptable.”
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Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
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getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
If you need a good cry, and at this point we all do, please read this.
So much of our media is trained on dehumanizing us.
This is a beautiful reminder of the humanity of not only Alex Pretti but also of the families and children ripped apart by a heartless, fascist regime.
So much of our media is trained on dehumanizing us.
This is a beautiful reminder of the humanity of not only Alex Pretti but also of the families and children ripped apart by a heartless, fascist regime.
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
If you need a good cry, and at this point we all do, please read this.
So much of our media is trained on dehumanizing us.
This is a beautiful reminder of the humanity of not only Alex Pretti but also of the families and children ripped apart by a heartless, fascist regime.
So much of our media is trained on dehumanizing us.
This is a beautiful reminder of the humanity of not only Alex Pretti but also of the families and children ripped apart by a heartless, fascist regime.
When this thing is done, we either need to tear this monstrosity down & turn it into a memorial park or turn it into a museum so that we never, ever forget the atrocities that took place here.
I honestly don’t know which is more impactful.
I honestly don’t know which is more impactful.
I spent the evening outside the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, where the feds have been releasing people they detained — often for no discernible reason — into the freezing cold... wearing whatever little clothing they had on at the time they were taken.
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
When this thing is done, we either need to tear this monstrosity down & turn it into a memorial park or turn it into a museum so that we never, ever forget the atrocities that took place here.
I honestly don’t know which is more impactful.
I honestly don’t know which is more impactful.
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This is what moral depravity looks like.
January 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This is what moral depravity looks like.
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"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
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A couple years ago I wrote a story noting that competent military commanders actually think diversity is good for the armed forces because a wide variety of eyes at the table helps to identify gaps that monoracial groupthink can miss.
Anyway the anti ICE coalition in Minnesota is beating MAGA.
Anyway the anti ICE coalition in Minnesota is beating MAGA.
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 PM
A couple years ago I wrote a story noting that competent military commanders actually think diversity is good for the armed forces because a wide variety of eyes at the table helps to identify gaps that monoracial groupthink can miss.
Anyway the anti ICE coalition in Minnesota is beating MAGA.
Anyway the anti ICE coalition in Minnesota is beating MAGA.
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"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."