t ball
@t-ball.bsky.social
Musician. Beatles & baseball fan. Occasionally posting thoughts on music.
Lyrics aren't subtle, appropriately.
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Lyrics aren't subtle, appropriately.
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
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You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
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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
For me nothing tops the original TNK but I've always like this groove. Beatles covers make me smile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Va...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Va...
TNK (Tomorrow Never Knows) (Live From The Queen Elizabeth Hall,United Kingdom/1976)
YouTube video by 801 - Topic
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January 28, 2026 at 12:08 AM
For me nothing tops the original TNK but I've always like this groove. Beatles covers make me smile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Va...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Va...
"news of the agency’s involvement has spurred outcry in Italy, particularly after the killing by ICE and Border Patrol agents of two American citizens during recent protests in Minneapolis."
ICE, global pariah. Will be used as "Gestapo" is in the future. Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
ICE, global pariah. Will be used as "Gestapo" is in the future. Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"news of the agency’s involvement has spurred outcry in Italy, particularly after the killing by ICE and Border Patrol agents of two American citizens during recent protests in Minneapolis."
ICE, global pariah. Will be used as "Gestapo" is in the future. Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
ICE, global pariah. Will be used as "Gestapo" is in the future. Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
I learned about cleardfw through the excellent work of @stevanzetti.bsky.social and through his reporting about the excellent work of @marabim.bsky.social Both worth a follow. This page includes some ways we can help in DFW.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:23 AM
I learned about cleardfw through the excellent work of @stevanzetti.bsky.social and through his reporting about the excellent work of @marabim.bsky.social Both worth a follow. This page includes some ways we can help in DFW.
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Even if you assume he advised Ross sincerely - we all get due process, surely he also thought it politically prudent while running for Gov
Days later NOPE. A sign GOPers think this issue is a loser. And he might, just maybe have a conscience. Maybe more do...
Days later NOPE. A sign GOPers think this issue is a loser. And he might, just maybe have a conscience. Maybe more do...
Chris Madel: "The president posted something on Truth Social saying it was a time of reckoning and retribution on the citizens of my state, and I've seen that happen and I cannot be a part of it, and I can't be a part of a party that's a part of that"
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Even if you assume he advised Ross sincerely - we all get due process, surely he also thought it politically prudent while running for Gov
Days later NOPE. A sign GOPers think this issue is a loser. And he might, just maybe have a conscience. Maybe more do...
Days later NOPE. A sign GOPers think this issue is a loser. And he might, just maybe have a conscience. Maybe more do...
This guy provided legal counsel to the ICE agent that killed Renee Good.
“I have to look my daughters in the eye and tell them, ‘I believe I did what was right.’ And I am doing that today.”
“I have to look my daughters in the eye and tell them, ‘I believe I did what was right.’ And I am doing that today.”
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This guy provided legal counsel to the ICE agent that killed Renee Good.
“I have to look my daughters in the eye and tell them, ‘I believe I did what was right.’ And I am doing that today.”
“I have to look my daughters in the eye and tell them, ‘I believe I did what was right.’ And I am doing that today.”
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
@support.bsky.team @bsky.app The 'trending' list on the right side of my feed feels...pretty wanting given today's events. Am I really to believe that nothing about what's happening in Minnesota, Maine, etc. is trending? Really?
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 AM
@support.bsky.team @bsky.app The 'trending' list on the right side of my feed feels...pretty wanting given today's events. Am I really to believe that nothing about what's happening in Minnesota, Maine, etc. is trending? Really?
Alex Pretti was a human being. VA nurse serving & honoring veterans. Died trying to help the person next to him. Unjustly attacked by govt agents without cause, beaten, disarmed, then shot.
None of that matters as much as my first sentence.
None of that matters as much as my first sentence.
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
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January 25, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Alex Pretti was a human being. VA nurse serving & honoring veterans. Died trying to help the person next to him. Unjustly attacked by govt agents without cause, beaten, disarmed, then shot.
None of that matters as much as my first sentence.
None of that matters as much as my first sentence.
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Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
They gang-tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, then shot him. And now, unsurprisingly, they are lying about it.
I won’t repost it, but the video from the lady in the pink coat is out now, and there is ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT that this was straight up murder.
They emptied their guns into this guy as he lay helpless on the ground.
They emptied their guns into this guy as he lay helpless on the ground.
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
They gang-tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, then shot him. And now, unsurprisingly, they are lying about it.
WTAF. There. is. no. bottom.
January 24, 2026 at 1:07 AM
WTAF. There. is. no. bottom.
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This is tomorrow’s front page for The Minnesota Star Tribune. In a moment in which much of legacy media are enabling and condoning the worst actions of the Trump admin, the reporters and editors of the Star Tribune are not holding back one bit.
January 23, 2026 at 4:32 AM
This is tomorrow’s front page for The Minnesota Star Tribune. In a moment in which much of legacy media are enabling and condoning the worst actions of the Trump admin, the reporters and editors of the Star Tribune are not holding back one bit.
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That's putting it lightly.
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 AM
That's putting it lightly.
This reminds me that people with that Fish symbol on their car often seem to drive not only as if no harm can come to them, but also that every other driver should stoop and bow to let them pass.
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
This reminds me that people with that Fish symbol on their car often seem to drive not only as if no harm can come to them, but also that every other driver should stoop and bow to let them pass.
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At a calendar call in Cook County Circuit Court, a party requested a continuance because a witness lives in Minneapolis and did not feel safe to travel. Continuance was granted without discussion.
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
At a calendar call in Cook County Circuit Court, a party requested a continuance because a witness lives in Minneapolis and did not feel safe to travel. Continuance was granted without discussion.
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I feel like some Dems and definitely some in the media are waiting/hoping for a "have you no sense of decency" moment. It ain't coming.
ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
January 15, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I feel like some Dems and definitely some in the media are waiting/hoping for a "have you no sense of decency" moment. It ain't coming.
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800 people at Whittier International Elementary right now to coordinate ICE resistance. EIGHT HUNDRED, at one little school.
Recall there are only 2,000 ICE agents in the entire metro. Puny!
Recall there are only 2,000 ICE agents in the entire metro. Puny!
January 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
800 people at Whittier International Elementary right now to coordinate ICE resistance. EIGHT HUNDRED, at one little school.
Recall there are only 2,000 ICE agents in the entire metro. Puny!
Recall there are only 2,000 ICE agents in the entire metro. Puny!
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Want to help folks being terrorized by ICE in Minnesota? Well look at this google doc someone made. Lots of GoFundMe's that haven't met their goals yet. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from people I know or I am connected with. I cannot vouch for all the in...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Want to help folks being terrorized by ICE in Minnesota? Well look at this google doc someone made. Lots of GoFundMe's that haven't met their goals yet. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Minneapolis should offer to sell Homan personal access to the jail for $50,000 cash in a paper bag.
Q: In Mpls, we're seeing images like a woman who was dragged out of her car by federal agents. There are Americans who see that & say this looks like Putin's Russia--
HOMAN: That's ridiculous. If they'd let us in their damn jails & stop being a sanctuary city, we could arrest bad guys in safety
HOMAN: That's ridiculous. If they'd let us in their damn jails & stop being a sanctuary city, we could arrest bad guys in safety
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Minneapolis should offer to sell Homan personal access to the jail for $50,000 cash in a paper bag.