WSGraeme

WSGraeme

@wsgraeme.bsky.social

Retired Mines CPRE, supporting NPR, WBEZ WUAL KCUR KEDT KKJZ AP Subscriber: The New Yorker, The Atlantic. A fiscally conservative blue dot 🔵. Six word: Born American, traveled world, happily wed.

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Yet the market will decide. @kairyssdal.bsky.social

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Folds: I wouldn’t touch the place while it’s nuclear right now. Even if I’m just going to be a total capitalist about it, it’s like, yeah, let the market speak. How’s the Kennedy Center doing? Oops. Don’t play there. That venue can’t draw crowds. They don’t know what they’re doing there.

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WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment? CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.

I’m guessing all of us are learning what young men of color have been taught for years: The Cop is in control of your life. And comply with their instructions. This is not sitting well with most other Americans because this isn’t the world to which we’re accustomed. @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.

THIS ALL OF THIS

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

MICHIGAN — SHERIFF SWANSON (a candidate for governor): “A tragic but predictable event. I saw the same video you saw. When you have masked federal agents with no markings on the vehicle… This is what breaks down the trust of law enforcement across the board.”

Interesting perspective.

Bock Sam@bocksam.bsky.social

The asshole got his feelings hurt that they weren’t scared. He was mad that they didn’t cower from him. The fact that an ICE douchebag smacked a phone out of a woman’s hand and said “Didn’t you people learn anything over the past few days” was a telling statement.

Should have been done years ago.

Progressive News Service@prognews.bsky.social

Reps. Khanna & Massie to ask judges for official to oversee release of Epstein files. "'...we’re now going to be intervening with the Southern District of New York to ask those judges to appoint a special master and ensure that all the documents are released.’" www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-...

I’m reading the Politico article and paraphrasing {Homan’s response was measured. He’d not comment on an ongoing investigation. Later he says the brave people of ICE are heroes. “Like all Americans, our officers have a right to self defense.”} Be careful, once JR drew his gun…Renee had rights too!

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

‘Highly problematic’: Trump administration faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response Even supporters of the president fear that the administration’s approach risks undermining public confidence in the ongoing investigation.

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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

#TwentyFive47

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

COLLINS: People are saying you posted the jobs data early when you're not supposed to share it until the next morning TRUMP: I said post them whenever you get a chance. I don't know. They gave me some numbers. When people give me things, I post them.

This is scary!

Arianeh Sajadi, Esq.@arianehsajadi.bsky.social

“My own morality” is not a constitutional check. Law is. Courts are. Congress is. WE THE PEOPLE are. He who claims his power is restrained only by himself is rejecting Democracy in plain, direct, clear language. This is the United States of America: NO KINGS. 🆘🇺🇸‼️

I’ve been at AutoNation in Corpus Christi Texas to get some service. It’s now north of 4 hours. I am NOT having an acceptable time for something as simple as an oil change & tire rotation BUT I expect to get back to my dog. May God comfort the family of Renee Good.

You know before long, the EU, Canada, Mexico and Japan will declare war on the USA because we are an outlaw nation. They will have UN support.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER: “.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish .. “.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”

He did not! Einsenhower-2 Reagan-1 Trump-0

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

COLLINS: Minnesota officials say the FBI isn't sharing evidence with them. Do you believe the FBI should do that? TRUMP: Well normally I would, but they're crooked officials. Minneapolis and Minnesota are being destroyed. I feel that I won Minnesota all three times. I won Minnesota three times.

Only Reagan won MN since 1964 according to DDG-AI.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."

No law enforcement should be using lethal force on US citizens.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: "No group should be going around following law enforcement, trying to give their location away, let them know what they're doing."

We need to analyze the reflections in the car

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News

OMG

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News

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SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News

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Menendez: At the same time, they try to banish the memory of January 6th from our collective memory, refusing to put up a plaque to honor law enforcement officers who defended them from actual domestic terrorists in this very building.

Frey has it right.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “This is not a time to hide from the facts…The fact that Pam Bondi's Department of Justice and this presidential administration has already come to a conclusion about those facts is deeply concerning.”

Napoleon try to take Moscow. Winter is worse than the people of Minnesota.

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social

This morning in Minneapolis, an ICE vehicle got stuck on an icy hill in a residential neighborhood. Agents had to push the vehicles out, some almost slipping in the ice themselves.

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"On abortion—I fully support the Women's Health Protection Act...that would basically make sure that women have the right to terminate or continue an abortion through viability, and protect physicians and other health care professionals from the absolutely absurd things going on in some states."

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Officer 1: “Get out of the car!” <simultaneously> Officer 2: “Get out of here!” The confusion is not surprising. The shooting officer had his phone out too. This deserves a clear and fair investigation

I’m agreeing with Frey, 💯%. It might have been 1/100 inflationary if he’d said something like “You fükkers, get the hell out of our city.” But he didn’t thaw any innocent snow flakes. Inflationary is labeling the victim of a violent crime a terrorist w/o any investigation!!! #TwentyFive47

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

So here is a wild thought…let’s gaslight the MAGA folks. How you ask, well they are scared that they will loose in 2026. We start verbally “supporting“ their candidates, telling poling groups band so on Then in November we vote them out. Rassle-dazzle

From “Chernobyl”…<Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid.>

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota. This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.

She has murdered a dog. She has a special place in hell. #TwentyFive47

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Moskowitz on Noem: "Is she hiding her face like her ICE agents now? By the way - is this what the $800b went to? Every day we see her after some new tragedy, she's wearing a different outfit with a different hat. She looks ridiculous. She deserves to be removed from her job, & if not impeached."

Nehls seriously? All that would get tossed how could the congress’man’ know what is going through her mind.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Nehls: I just recommend that people comply with officers' instructions. Reporter: They did tell her to move her car and she moved her car..

JD could we establish that she was a deranged leftist and was in fact trying to run over the agent before we try to determine if the agent was right or wrong, please?

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.

Unfortunately we will not end gun violence until there are no more guns. BUT we can reduce the violence by taking those steps that reduce the number of guns and bullets in the world.

Gabby Giffords@gabbygiffords.bsky.social

Today marks 15 years since a gunman tried to assassinate me. He shot 19 people and killed six. I almost died, and think of those who did every day.

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🤡 PINOCCHIOGLES MAKES THE DAILY SHOW CHIENG: “The point is, we need Greenland… why? Look, I don’t remember what excuse we’re using — this congressman will explain.” OGLES: because we’re the “dominant predator” 🤦🏼 (as we do Putin’s bidding, effectively ending NATO)

Limping?

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Here’s the ICE goon. They’re telling everyone he was run over and is recovering in the hospital. He’s 💯 not hurt.