Stephen Rochester
@therochester.bsky.social
San Diego based. Anthropological archaeologist. Guitar/ukulele/bass
Bolsonaro seen waving his fists at heaven shouting “it should have been me!”
Bolsonaro supporters protesting and demanding that he is set free got hit by a lightning bolt, 3 persons are in hospital now.
🚨⚡ Um raio atingiu bolsonaristas em Brasília nesta tarde. Eles estavam aguardando Nikolas Ferreira no Memorial JK para um protesto pela soltura de Bolsonaro quando um raio atingiu a praça. Três bolsonaristas foram para o hospital.
January 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Bolsonaro seen waving his fists at heaven shouting “it should have been me!”
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
Trump should imprison Elon, just to be safe
in 1973, basque separatists killed spain’s fascist prime minister with a bomb so powerful it launched the car he was in clear over a five story building. he survived the initial attack but died in the hospital
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Trump should imprison Elon, just to be safe
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The way the American government just lies to its citizens is insane. You could be at home sleeping and 5 masked thugs break into your bedroom and kill you in your sleep, and high ranking officials will go on TV and declare you're a terrorist and they acted in self defense
January 24, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The way the American government just lies to its citizens is insane. You could be at home sleeping and 5 masked thugs break into your bedroom and kill you in your sleep, and high ranking officials will go on TV and declare you're a terrorist and they acted in self defense
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ICE just crashed a car at my intersection (due to their own shitty driving) and immediately got out and tear gassed observers.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
ICE just crashed a car at my intersection (due to their own shitty driving) and immediately got out and tear gassed observers.
But also Greenland is only strategic because of global warming…
January 23, 2026 at 4:34 PM
But also Greenland is only strategic because of global warming…
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The NYT reports that Air Force One has turned around due to a situation officials are describing as “creature on the wing”
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 AM
The NYT reports that Air Force One has turned around due to a situation officials are describing as “creature on the wing”
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It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
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Newsom is a loser and a coward who wants fascists to like him.
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Newsom is a loser and a coward who wants fascists to like him.
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He looks like a 79-year-old Make-A-Wish kid
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 AM
He looks like a 79-year-old Make-A-Wish kid
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we're going to need to see Dem leaders in the streets
"please stop" is not working and they see it as weakness
you want to help, governor? go on an ICE patrol in Stancil's Honda Fit
"please stop" is not working and they see it as weakness
you want to help, governor? go on an ICE patrol in Stancil's Honda Fit
January 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
we're going to need to see Dem leaders in the streets
"please stop" is not working and they see it as weakness
you want to help, governor? go on an ICE patrol in Stancil's Honda Fit
"please stop" is not working and they see it as weakness
you want to help, governor? go on an ICE patrol in Stancil's Honda Fit
Someone primary this dude
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Someone primary this dude
This is what we need. Impeach them, make the Senate try them.
Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This is what we need. Impeach them, make the Senate try them.
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4 male ICE agents tackle a woman U.S. citizen—lift her off ground with no concern over groping her breast or exposing her midriff.
"Help me! Help me!" she cries out. "Check my ID!"
Agents shove her into back of SUV hitting her head—literally run away from scene of crime.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
"Help me! Help me!" she cries out. "Check my ID!"
Agents shove her into back of SUV hitting her head—literally run away from scene of crime.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 AM
4 male ICE agents tackle a woman U.S. citizen—lift her off ground with no concern over groping her breast or exposing her midriff.
"Help me! Help me!" she cries out. "Check my ID!"
Agents shove her into back of SUV hitting her head—literally run away from scene of crime.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
"Help me! Help me!" she cries out. "Check my ID!"
Agents shove her into back of SUV hitting her head—literally run away from scene of crime.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Using the death penalty against the person trying to lead the overthrow your democracy is the correct use case for the death penalty.
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
January 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Using the death penalty against the person trying to lead the overthrow your democracy is the correct use case for the death penalty.
I do this when I go to a grocery store and they don’t have andouille.
i've decided i'm going to bring alligator sauce piquant to a chili cookoff and call everyone cajunphobic if i lose
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
I do this when I go to a grocery store and they don’t have andouille.
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If I don't support Dems that vote for ice funding it doesn't mean I like Republicans
I'm not fucking stupid
They are so much worse
We want fighters not letter writers
Period
I'm not fucking stupid
They are so much worse
We want fighters not letter writers
Period
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
If I don't support Dems that vote for ice funding it doesn't mean I like Republicans
I'm not fucking stupid
They are so much worse
We want fighters not letter writers
Period
I'm not fucking stupid
They are so much worse
We want fighters not letter writers
Period
I’d be devastated
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
I’d be devastated
Posted two days ago, but the Congresswoman has still failed to say what she, one of the most powerful elected offices in the nation, is going to do about it. Do not accept these do nothing politicians!
Before the U.S. toppled Maduro in Venezuela, Donald Trump tipped off Big Oil companies, but not Congress. Today, he’s meeting with Big Oil again.
Congress hasn’t authorized any U.S. action – but Big Oil has a seat at the table. This is what an oligarchy looks like.
Congress hasn’t authorized any U.S. action – but Big Oil has a seat at the table. This is what an oligarchy looks like.
January 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Posted two days ago, but the Congresswoman has still failed to say what she, one of the most powerful elected offices in the nation, is going to do about it. Do not accept these do nothing politicians!
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Nothing so perfectly proves the concept of whiteness as a social construct than the reality that white people who stand up for minorities forfeit some of the protections that whiteness afforded them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Nothing so perfectly proves the concept of whiteness as a social construct than the reality that white people who stand up for minorities forfeit some of the protections that whiteness afforded them.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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from what i’m seeing, it appears corporate press is treating trump’s takeover of greenland as an inevitability rather than the fever dream of a dictator
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
from what i’m seeing, it appears corporate press is treating trump’s takeover of greenland as an inevitability rather than the fever dream of a dictator
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Even in the most charitable interpretation, giving up Minneapolis’s prerogative to investigate the homicide seems to expose a misunderstanding of the dynamics of the situation.
Minneapolis Chief Brian O'Hara confirms that the FBI is in charge of the investigation. He says MPD role is maintain the security of the crime scene.
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Even in the most charitable interpretation, giving up Minneapolis’s prerogative to investigate the homicide seems to expose a misunderstanding of the dynamics of the situation.