Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly. 462151863211
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/03/2026“I broke it now you fix it.” 1319100062512
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/03/2026He voted for Kristi Noem to give her a chance. How did that work out? 203895472144
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 27/01/2026Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms. We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.theatlantic.comGreg Bovino Loses His JobThe Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro. 2233251404962
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMinnMax @minnmax.com · 27/01/2026"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY 1271112416040
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I guess he just got lucky. 1490204278482
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out 1742368947577
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Statement from Senator John Fetterman about today’s events in Minnesota: 57165391217
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Noem: "An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently." Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit. Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently. 167292642269
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position, Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next. 692251296004
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/01/2026This is ok tho 1175289058002
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialGovernor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I’ve reached out to both Gov. Walz and Sen. Klobuchar following the latest shooting involving federal agents in Minnesota. Marylanders have witnessed this cruelty in our own communities – during a school drop-off in Salisbury and in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve. These are not isolated incidents. 578159333160
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Not a “paid protester.” Not an Antifa battalion commander. Not “bussed in from out of state.” A registered nurse at the VA who broke no laws and cared about humanity. Murdered by the Trump Administration. 15358311984
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/01/2026🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.democracydocket.comAG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shootingHer demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month. 30034351827
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Filming federal agents in public is not a crime, nobody should be harassed or restrained for doing so, nobody should have their phone confiscated for it, and nobody should get the death penalty for it. This is supposed to be a free Republic, not an authoritarian police state. 27472402275
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comFederal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor saysMinneapolis officials said they are investigating. 1097157776444
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAttorney General Keith Ellison @ag.state.mn.us · 25/01/2026Tonight, on behalf of Minnesota law enforcement, I filed a lawsuit against DHS to prevent the destruction of evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. DHS is not above the law, and Alex sure as hell is not beneath it. 16769901361
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Imagine this in a trial. Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing Declaration filed in federal court: "I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him." 15395493146
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth: “ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king. This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.” 649174584884
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke." 4423335110319
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment "I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him." 489137336280
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 302163716555
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Second direct witness to Alex Pretti's killing comes forward. Court declaration: "I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground." 🧵 6438951294
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/01/2026“The federal government is no longer bound by law. If agents of the state may kill people in public without being investigated; if they have—again, per VP Vance—“absolute immunity” from prosecution then we are living in an authoritarian regime.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comEmergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our GovernmentIt’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad. 601393466
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This is a MUST-READ affidavit. This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today: 11753202227
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/01/2026In January 2025, the Washington Post urged confirmation of Noem and Bondi. Democracy Docket opposed them from the start. Subscribe to and support pro-democracy, independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0 1293837974
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The lying never stops in this administration. 2480134343381
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists. 649253354128
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/01/2026Rep. Bennie Thompson demands the Senate vote against CBP and ICE funding and for the House to immediately take up the impeachment of Kristi Noem. 314110493075
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Now AG Pam Bondi is using ICE as leverage to extort MN Gov Tim Walz. This is Trump’s tried and true formula: inflict pain and then demand payment to make it stop. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comRead Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s GovernorAttorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ... 1041130453
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is: In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.democracydocket.comAG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shootingHer demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month. 52784574158
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts. The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him. 43199243182
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/01/2026No more funding for ICE. Period, full stop. This cannot be allowed to go on. 42799202723
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms 🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨democracydocket.comAG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shootingHer demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month. 12831141338
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2026COLLINS: Did it stand out to you that he said Iceland multiple times when he was talking about Greenland? NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve. 657205955927
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/01/2026🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation. 11292690615895
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/12/2025@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.” 369135264461
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMolly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 29/11/2025There’s nothing new about this plan from the Kremlin. It’s just so no other American administration in history was so devoid morals and a belief in American values and an understanding of American security to pursue it with such vigor www.wsj.com/world/russia...wsj.comMake Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in UkraineThe Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board. 420162
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/11/2025What he said: 💯 🎯 1046340407403
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/11/2025The Ukrainian front is not about to collapse. But the Russians want you to think that understandingwar.org/research/rus...understandingwar.orgRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 28, 2025The frontline in Ukraine is not facing imminent collapse despite recent Russian gains and Kremlin assertions. 341613559
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialTim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 30/11/2025A bi-partisan inquiry into Hegseth and Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes and killings is afoot: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comCongressional committees vow to boost oversight in killing of boat strike survivorsThe Senate and House armed services committees’ pledge followed a Washington Post report revealing that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that a U.S. strike leave no survivors. 38583129
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/11/2025The House and Senate are both investigating Pete’s war crimes 648172904017
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 30/11/2025BREAKING: Republican-led House and Senate committees say they will amplify their scrutiny of the Pentagon after a WaPo report revealing that Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean several weeks ago. 1744395994
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialRachel Vindman @natsechobbyist.bsky.social · 30/11/2025I’m glad they’re going to investigate the Secretary of War Crimes! 682863382
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Trump: “They gave him 45 years because he was the President of the Country — you could do this to any President.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...nytimes.comThe Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine 1812348820
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialChris Cook @chriscook.news · 29/11/2025a big deal on the geopolitics around Ukraine — we’ve found a Chinese drone supplier taking a stake in a Russian military supply company: www.ft.com/content/e907...ft.comChinese parts supplier takes stake in leading Russian drone maker[FREE TO READ] Tie-up marks new level of co-operation between Moscow and Beijing’s military industrial complexes 214039
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialJulia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov and his guests discussed the 28-point "peace plan," threatened Europe, and emphasized that Ukraine's statehood will always be a threat to Russia. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ9T...youtube.comVladimir Solovyov talks about Trump's 28-point plan and threatens EuropeYouTube video by Russian Media Monitor 17297109
Reposted by @vzbsky.bsky.socialGreg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 22/11/2025In which the brilliant @mollymckew.bsky.social dismantles the "peace plan" proposed by Trump's overmatched emissary, which, go figure, is nothing more than capitulation to the Kremlin. www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...greatpower.us28 Points LaterA definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains 418984
