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@etbalsbaugh.bsky.social
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Husband, Father of 3, Political Hackery. Voter Protection and Ballot Cure aficionado.

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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Pretty sure one of the most important things about a job in politics is the ability to stand around, looking at your phone, with a VERY serious face to pretent you aren't actually just doom scrolling rather than doing anything of any importance.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
“We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility.” presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
presswatchers.org
The inhumane treatment of immigration detainees requires more coverage | Press Watch
The glimpses we’ve gotten justify a lot more reporting
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/02/2026
Trump: “Oh, I thought when I saw this note, 'I'm excited to announce that Norway,' I thought they were going to say that they're giving me the Nobel Prize. Oh this is less exciting…But I don't care. I don't care about the Nobel Prize.”
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Crazy that a celebration of the diaspora that is Latin culture is seen as a violent affront to some people. Can you imagine being that afraid of everything?
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 03/02/2026
The 10 companies to boycott during February: - Microsoft - Apple - Amazon - Google - Meta - OpenAI - Netflix - Paramount+ - Uber - X
usatoday.com
Why this ICE boycott wants consumers to resist Amazon and Google
Could consumers give up Netflix and YouTube for a month? That's what a strike protesting Trump’s immigration enforcement is asking people to do.
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Carl Wilson @carlzoilus.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Holy shit. So this just happened at Minneapolis's legendary First Avenue club. That's Tom Morello introducing Springsteen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jHe...
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis - First Ave 260130
YouTube video by Nate Reiter
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 30/01/2026
Trump cares most about the markets. The best strategy is to opt out. We’re asking you to join a monthlong national economic strike targeting tech and AI companies. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/01/2026
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/01/2026
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone They did not have a warrant
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Abolish. ice. 💔
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Kristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/01/2026
"If you deserted Trump, we could get to 60 votes and end this occupation of Minneapolis." "You funded the murder." @timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talk the complicit GOP Congress on today's Bulwark Podcast:
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings. This can't be "reformed"
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The people want to see that their leaders actually give a f@&$ People are putting their lives on the line while our leaders debate whether to fund ice more. They refuse to call out the republicans who have used the darkest human emotions to destroy us. Step UP!
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Sandra 🗽is abolish ICE! @gobuxgal.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling? #WorldCup ⚽️
sfstandard.com
Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP
The South Korean was traveling to California on Wednesday to take part in a Giants FanFest tour stop in San Ramon.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"For The Homeland is not 'The State' or even 'The Country.' The Homeland is not defined by simple geography." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
vanityfair.com
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.
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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 27/01/2026
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
Back in 2013, Bill Gates remarked that it would take a decade to know whether education technology really worked. More than ten years and hundreds of billions of dollars later, the answer is increasingly clear. Notes Emily Cherkin, an advocate and fed-up parent: "Imagine if all that money had gone into teachers instead."
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
WHy, as liberals, do we still buy Apple products?
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Please check this out 👇👇👇👇👇
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Maria Langholz @marialangholz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor: "Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Swin is one of the best journalists of the internet era.
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Jon Krawczynski @jonkrawczynski.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."
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Tim Fullerton - Host of the Find Out Podcast @timfullerton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We are calling on Democrats to shut the government down until they remove ICE from our streets. Enough is enough. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Senate Democrats - Shut Down the Government over ICE Funding
In light of a second murder of an American citizen by ICE in Minneapolis - we are calling on Senate Democrats to shut the government down over ICE funding. Enough is enough - no money until ICE activ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Raskin: "I think the people have Minnesota have shown us with their mass demonstration and general strike the direction that we may need to go in nationally in order to send the message that American society does not accept this authoritarian derailment of the US Constitution."
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A Starry Knight 🗽⚖🗽 @a-starry-knight.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Mr. President, they're holding Minnesota hostage, not for anything related to Immigration. They're terrorizing & occupying Minnesota for the *voter rolls* Bondi said so plainly. They want to intimidate voters & destroy the possibility of fair & free elections. This should not be understated.
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/01/2026
Absolute banger of a comment on r/military: www.reddit.com/r/Military/c...
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And now comes the most nauseating part of this whole goddamn mess: the hypocrisy. The same loud-mouthed idiots who spent years screaming about tyranny are suddenly dead fucking silent, or worse, cheering, now that it's their side doing it. "ThEy'Re cOminG fOr OuR gUnS!" "GoVerNMenT oVerReAch!" "ShAll nOt bE inFrinGeD!" All that chest-thumping bullshit evaporated the second armed federal agents started terrorizing people they don't like.
Let me get this straight: a civilian gets shot dead by federal agents, and the only thing you brainless cunts can muster is
"well, DHS says he had a gun"? THAT'S your red line? Guns are sacred when they're strapped to your waist, but magically become a death sentence when they're used as a post-hoc excuse by the government? Either the Second Amendment applies to everyone, or you never believed in it at all. Fucking pick one and own it.
This is exactly what tyranny looks like, by the way. Not jackboots marching in formation, but armed agents roaming neighborhoods, stopping people, killing civilians, and then daring the public to question it. Tyranny is execution followed by a press release. Tyranny is labeling the dead a "threat" so the state doesn't have to explain why someone's life just ended in the street. Tyranny is demanding obedience while shredding due process and calling it order.
And all you so-called "freedom lovers" are fucking fine with it, as long as it's brown people, immigrants, protesters, or anyone you've already dehumanized. Turns out "don't tread on me" actually meant "tread on them." You weren't afraid of tyranny.
You were afraid of losing dominance. There's a difference, and this moment exposes it completely.
"Just comply" isn't a principle. It's cowardice dressed up as common sense. It's the language of people who have already accepted that the state gets to decide who deserves rights and who doesn't. And once you make that deal, don't act shocked when the line moves, because it always fuckin…
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It is time for a general strike
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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ICE making a habit of harassing some of the most popular fixtures on local news and TV across Texas www.mysanantonio.com/food/article...
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Texas Monthly Taco Editor, driver stopped by ICE in West Texas
“Well, it finally happened – I came face to face with ICE agents,” Ralat said on the video.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/01/2026
A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation. 🎥 dangjessie / Threads
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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Edward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Screenshot from linked article: “Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to ‘overturn election results in certain states,’ and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls…”
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Dr. Fade @fade.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
For Twin Cities friends who are doing a lot of recording lately anyway, I bring this to y'all's attention.
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
God I love MA
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...
fallriverreporter.com
Massachusetts bakery receiving praise, death threats, over ICE cookies
A Massachusetts bakery is receiving praise and trouble after a recent social media post received quite the response. On Sunday, The Sweet Boutique in East Longmeadow took to social media and you can s...
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Meanwhile, on the left, we freak out when we pay an influencer 2k for an engagement. Gee, wonder why we are losing the online culture wars?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/01/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social says it's time to stand up and fight back against ICE thuggery: "This stuff is ratcheting up, not down, and it is gonna take a united populace to say no, to get them to back off this, and it's worked"
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Let's see how things are going President President Trumps vacation presidency in Venezuela: Oh.
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US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries
State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
NYT article does a good job of laying out the García’s investigation. What a disgrace
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Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The California governor will head to Brazil for the UN event, aiming to bolster his international profile after the Trump administration refused to send a representative.
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Newsom Steps in to Replace Trump at Major Summit
California Gov. Newsom aims to enhance his international profile ahead of a potential 2028 White House bid.
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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
One of the persistent myths out there is that young guys who buy crypto love the unregulated, unpoliced state of the market. There's zero evidence for it. Most young men want crypto to be more regulated, and don't like Trump's corrupting influence on it.
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etbalsbaugh.bsky.social @etbalsbaugh.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Hey Democrats! Maybe we should also sue CBS for the edited interview, for a bajillion $, and then use that money for Medicare for all when they settle as we take over congress.
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