Svetozar
@svetozar.bsky.social
History buff, retired public servant, fan of Central Europe, as well as other cultures and languages. Former student of literature. Need to devote more time to reading my many books. Best found in a tavern behind a mug of dark beer.
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
Very effective Q&A. Good on Rep Magaziner.
Rep. Magaziner: "A family of US citizens who were out to get groceries…Your agents sprayed pepper spray out of their vehicle and into the driver's side window…Is it proper procedure to aim pepper spray into the window of a moving vehicle?"
CBP Comm'r: "We try to avoid that."
CBP Comm'r: "We try to avoid that."
February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Very effective Q&A. Good on Rep Magaziner.
I think here when Zach Nunn (seat in play) says "fair elections" it really means "elections we win" and "elections where people we don't like, have difficulties voting."
Rep. Zach Nunn on voter ID: "It ensures we have fair elections, and that we know the results can be successful ... it helps to enfranchise the voter population"
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I think here when Zach Nunn (seat in play) says "fair elections" it really means "elections we win" and "elections where people we don't like, have difficulties voting."
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Ma, che fanno?
Vance took a 40 car motorcade to meet Meloni who just walked in. The funny part? Despite bringing hundreds of people Vances team forget to bring a single translator. Hubris and stupidity make really bad diplomacy.
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Ma, che fanno?
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Epic
This viral video of Vance getting booed at the Olympics should have Europe's far right shunning him as a liability.
But instead, Orban has Vance coming to Budapest to "help" him get re-elected..
Hilarious and great.
But instead, Orban has Vance coming to Budapest to "help" him get re-elected..
Hilarious and great.
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Epic
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This is the very best advice especially for the times we’re living in.
Every NATO ally should head this device and actively prepare.
Every NATO ally should head this device and actively prepare.
🇵🇱🇺🇸 Polish Lt. Gen. Piotr Blazeusz:
Poland is actively planning for scenarios where the U.S. does not come to help. You always need a main plan and branch plans.
You don’t discuss the details, but you always have different plans shelved.
Poland is actively planning for scenarios where the U.S. does not come to help. You always need a main plan and branch plans.
You don’t discuss the details, but you always have different plans shelved.
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This is the very best advice especially for the times we’re living in.
Every NATO ally should head this device and actively prepare.
Every NATO ally should head this device and actively prepare.
good idea
⚡️ Ukraine is calling on the European Union to impose a lifelong entry ban on all Russian citizens who participated in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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Ukrainian FM Urges EU-Wide Entry Ban on Russians Who Took Part in War in Ukraine
Ukraine's FM urges EU to enact a comprehensive entry ban on Russian citizens involved in aggression against Ukraine for enhanced security.
united24media.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
good idea
A Mongolian girl named Butedmaa shares a laugh with her camel, 2003.
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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“Because the iPhone was in Lockdown mode, CART could not extract that device,” the court record reads, referring to the FBI’s Computer Analysis Response Team.
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking…
www.404media.co
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
“Because the iPhone was in Lockdown mode, CART could not extract that device,” the court record reads, referring to the FBI’s Computer Analysis Response Team.
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
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Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
Thank you, Romania! 🇷🇴🇺🇦
The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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An energy truce with Russia is only possible from a position of strength.
It is necessary to deter Russia in terms of energy. This is only possible if Ukraine has sufficient amount of offensive weapons.
It is necessary to deter Russia in terms of energy. This is only possible if Ukraine has sufficient amount of offensive weapons.
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
An energy truce with Russia is only possible from a position of strength.
It is necessary to deter Russia in terms of energy. This is only possible if Ukraine has sufficient amount of offensive weapons.
It is necessary to deter Russia in terms of energy. This is only possible if Ukraine has sufficient amount of offensive weapons.
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I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
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Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
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Quite a scoop here. "Last spring [NSA] detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Quite a scoop here. "Last spring [NSA] detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Ceasefire??
“Where the hell is the "Board of Peace?”
Over 500 Palestinians have been killed since the “ceasefire.” This comes days after the IDF itself admitted the Palestinian death toll is over 70,000.
Stop the slaughter.”
#Gaza #IDF #Peace
Senator #Maryland
Chris Van Hollen
“Where the hell is the "Board of Peace?”
Over 500 Palestinians have been killed since the “ceasefire.” This comes days after the IDF itself admitted the Palestinian death toll is over 70,000.
Stop the slaughter.”
#Gaza #IDF #Peace
Senator #Maryland
Chris Van Hollen
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I shudder to think what's going on inside the ICE detention facilities. The fact that they're not allowing members of congress in (contrary to statute) is worrisome.
www.wired.com/story/public...
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Public Health Workers Are Quitting Over Assignments to Guantánamo
Doctors, nurses, and other officers are increasingly being deployed to ICE detention centers. Some have resigned in protest, while others offer a rare look into bleak conditions.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I shudder to think what's going on inside the ICE detention facilities. The fact that they're not allowing members of congress in (contrary to statute) is worrisome.
www.wired.com/story/public...
www.wired.com/story/public...
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Really important read. I was alarmed when I heard this idea, but that's part of the plan. Stay calm and carry on friends.
ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Really important read. I was alarmed when I heard this idea, but that's part of the plan. Stay calm and carry on friends.
Guilty as charged.
"Once upon a time, people bought books because they liked reading. Now they buy books because they like books."
-- Paula Cocozza
-- Paula Cocozza
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Guilty as charged.
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Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work.
And we have no paywalls!
Give here: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
As The Washington Post goes dark, today is a good day to give your money to nonprofit newsrooms like @mississippifreepress.org.
Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work.
And we have no paywalls!
Give here: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
Far from laying people off, we're hiring *more* journalists and growing vital, democracy-building work.
And we have no paywalls!
Give here: givebutter.com/mfpdonate
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You may not have heard, but it’s important. Dems are holding shadow hearings on ICE crimes. Witnesses provided harrowing and explosive accounts yesterday. I provide some highlights from the day, and I urge everyone to watch and amplify them. Link in the replies.
February 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
You may not have heard, but it’s important. Dems are holding shadow hearings on ICE crimes. Witnesses provided harrowing and explosive accounts yesterday. I provide some highlights from the day, and I urge everyone to watch and amplify them. Link in the replies.
It's never a bad time to become more aware of Marc Bloch.
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History Teaches . . . Why did mainstream institutions fall so easily to Trumpism?
How do we understand our "Strange Defeat" ?
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February 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It's never a bad time to become more aware of Marc Bloch.
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