Reposted by Ian BratlieFreethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 22h 590109853687
Reposted by Ian BratlieAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13hAlito is a second-rate mind doing first-rate misogyny. 251355179
Reposted by Ian BratlieMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Straight up: As a woman in football, this sucks to listen to. This week in particular. 2246628686
Ian Bratlie @ianbratlie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There's never a bottom. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...nbcnews.comJustice Department files complaint against judges over immigration enforcement surge commentsThe complaint alleges seven judges violated judicial ethics by speaking to the media about their experience dealing with a flood of cases last winter in the Twin Cities. 000
Reposted by Ian BratlieTheo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star 298119142608
Reposted by Ian BratlieAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can’t do student loan relief. Can’t mandate vaccines. Can’t help home owners. Can commit human rights abuses. 12740176
Reposted by Ian BratlieMichael McKeon @grinch67.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I strongly recommend Andrea Bernstein's thorough journalist study "American Oligarchs" which drills into the Kushner and Trump families (be prepared to be disgusted and infuriated) This isn't sensationalist but well researched facts. 133
Ian Bratlie @ianbratlie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I sincerely hope John Roberts burns in hell. Fuck this court. 001
Reposted by Ian BratlieP. Andrew Torrez @andrewtorrez.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"The danger is... that the President would be chilled from taking the 'bold and unhesitating action' required of an independent Executive... the hesitation to execute the duties of his office fearlessly and fairly... 'under a pall of potential prosecution.'" Thanks, Chief Justice Roberts! 1296
Reposted by Ian BratlieDoug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Iran wants to end the war and open the strait but Trump wants to continue the war and keep gas prices high, according to Trump 2124
Reposted by Ian BratlieThe Halfway Post @halfwaypost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious because the presidents and prime ministers of other countries have been posting their photos from the UN General Assembly with Trump edited out of them like he got edited out of all the World Cup trophy celebration photos. 881549291
Reposted by Ian BratlieThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE 10159632397
Reposted by Ian BratlieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Remember when Jake Tapper dug in his heels to defend Fox News when Obama dared to move them to the second row of the press room? Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish 142104021729
Ian Bratlie @ianbratlie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Duck Tales debuted 39 years ago today? Gads, that one hurt.static.klipy.comDisney's DuckTales Title Card AnimationALT: Disney's DuckTales Title Card Animation 000
Reposted by Ian BratlieAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son… 391176905809
Reposted by Ian BratlieMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly! 1406233315293
Reposted by Ian BratlieMike Masnick @masnick.com · 11/09/2026Just did a quick look around and I don't see very many headlines about the President of the US making people pledge allegiance to him personally while telling everyone to commit election fraud and "cheat like hell" to support his party. Seems like it should be a story? 5758161882
Reposted by Ian BratlieNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org filed a Hatch Act complaint against Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy He pitched DOT policy at a super PAC event in Michigan & tied it to a Senate endorsement You can't electioneer with your cabinet title. Congress settled that in 1939 Our complaint👇 -TN 20978702483
Reposted by Ian BratlieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/09/2026The only way to neutralize Fetterman is by flipping five senate seats instead of four in the midterms. He can’t be impeached or recalled, and there aren’t enough republican votes to expel him. He’s there until 2028 unless he resigns. 2623498874
Reposted by Ian BratlieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Musk is already underwater in polls and if Democrats lean in they can make him even more toxic. He's declared open war on you all and is pushing a toxic, destructive, racist agenda. Maybe it's time to push back? I don't know, I'm just spitballing here. 1063798903
Reposted by Ian BratlieBradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026static.klipy.comJim Carrey as Ace Ventura: Oh Well FineALT: Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura: Oh Well Fine 1210819
Reposted by Ian Bratlie👺💀The Masque of the Reding Death 💀 👺 @jayreding.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Media: WhAt AbOUt HasAN PiKeR?! Meanwhile, the White House has an actual Nazi in a leadership position. The absolute lack of perspective and the media’s complicity in mainstreaming Nazi views is a huge reason why we live in an increasingly fascist state. 061
Reposted by Ian BratlieMary Anne Franks @maryannefranks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A very good letter in the @chronicle.com by @lsiraganian.bsky.social & other JHU AAAUP members debunking the fake crisis of declining public trust in higher education and highlighting a real one: university administrators willing to collaborate with authoritarians. www.chronicle.com/blogs/letter... 08739
Reposted by Ian BratlieRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This monstrosity near Arlington National Cemetery is a disgrace and a litmus test for me in 2028 primary. Maybe for others too. If no pledge to tear it down, then cross off list for consideration. 96959231626
Ian Bratlie @ianbratlie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I love the state fair. Some more ICE-out artwork. 000
Reposted by Ian BratlieLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I have a piece in the Atlantic about SCOTUS’s ballroom order - and how the Court has a very wrongheaded and destructive account of the separation of powers www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 441423424
Ian Bratlie @ianbratlie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Man, the USSC's standing law varies a lot, case to case. 000
Reposted by Ian BratliePeter Orlowicz @peterorlowicz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026UNITARY EXECUTIVE THEORY IS COMPLETE MADE UP BULLSHIT AND THE PRESIDENT IS OBLIGATED TO FOLLOW LAWS ENACTED BY CONGRESS INCLUDING THOSE THAT LIMIT HIS POWER 28318
Reposted by Ian BratlieMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading. 795166573671
Reposted by Ian BratlieEric Brignac (He/Him) @ericbrignac.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Can you imagine being someone who's been all over social media defending Hegseth for free? And then learning that you could have been getting paid for it the whole time? I'd feel foolish and betrayed. 151
Reposted by Ian BratlieAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Kash Patel would not have made it through the first stage (of many) of FBI screening. He knows it, and it makes him mad. Remember that authoritarians hire mediocre doofuses previsely because it ensures their loyalty: there is no other universe where these guys would ever have their jobs 1403471948
Reposted by Ian BratlieKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Just expel him, Canada. 34663141043
Reposted by Ian BratlieRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I think a lot about how we learned that Trump had repeatedly lied about giving money to children's and veterans' groups . . . and then nothing happened. It didn't hurt him at all. Anyway, Dolly was known to give large sums of money to schools around the country without telling anyone about it. 747687
Reposted by Ian BratlieKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This gallery of ICE crop/seed art at this year's Minnesota State Fair is incredible, especially the one based on Pablo Picasso's Guernica by Jennifer Nelson, which features the last words of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Morse code: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf 222202686
Reposted by Ian BratlieAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/08/2026BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: DHS legal opinion justifying ICE entering homes without a judicial warrant is nothing more than an email written by ICE Deputy Principal Legal Advisor Adam Loiacono, and DHS refuses to release it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...muellershewrote.comEXCLUSIVE: DHS Refuses to Release Email Justifying Warrantless Entry by ICEI sued to obtain the General Counsel Memo justifying ICE entering homes without judicial warrants. Turns out it’s not a memo at all - it’s an email - and they’ve wrongly redacted it. 26286043679
Reposted by Ian BratlieKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/08/2026You gotta appreciate @ag.state.mn.us and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty for being the only state-level lawyers to criminally prosecute federal immigration agents who are terrorizing our streets 10660191835
Reposted by Ian BratlieRick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I blow up Michael Cohen's dumb and dirty deal with Trump. www.againstallenemies.net/p/michael-co...againstallenemies.netMichael Cohen’s Dumb and Dirty DealTrump is still going to screw him over. 24423108
Reposted by Ian BratlieNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026MAGA Influencers Announce Fear of ‘Natalie’ Questions “We think it’s weird too,” they did not say but effectively communicated. “And were hoping no one noticed.” 2036061
Reposted by Ian BratlieMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/08/2026🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An attorney says his client suffered a brain bleed and traumatic brain injury after a violent ICE apprehension, then woke up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. His family didn't know where he was for days. Now his lawyer is demanding answers.meidasnews.comLawyer Says ICE Detainee Suffered Brain Bleed After Violent Apprehension, Was Guarded by Agents Instead of Given Private Medical CareMeidasTouch has obtained a detailed narrative from the attorney representing Jose Mejia Hernandez, describing a violent apprehension by immigration 803140496555
Reposted by Ian BratlieHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me? 1586274047387
Reposted by Ian BratlieWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The incredible reaction to Jon Ossoff saying just one word about our emperor's new clothes -- "Natalie" -- shows what Democrats can do if they just speak the truth about what all of us can see with our own eyes 894925990
Reposted by Ian BratliePhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026As you read this account of state terror & maltreatment of a woman snatched arbitrarily from her husband’s side, consider that hers is one of the better briefer such ICE atrocities daily documented & that her husband wished & enabled this hell on countless others. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...nytimes.comHe Was a MAGA Patriot. ICE Took His Wife Away.The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history. 33433112
Reposted by Ian BratlieChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/08/2026George Washington rejected the idea of a massive presidential palace. The White House was deliberately scaled back because the president of the United States should not live like a king. 234 years later, Trump is posting Versailles fan fiction starring himself. 1522741859
