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Joseph N. Welch

@leoschaefer.bsky.social

Curmudgeon skeptic, beer snob in the People's Republic of Portland. Now more than ever.

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If MLS mic’d up the field like the NFL, casual fan’s attitude about the “softness” of the sport would go away.

The collisions are violent. A lot.

Absent the sound you miss out on the power of it.

I also think this explains why watching live is so important to appreciate the game.

17.02.2026 04:55 — 👍 82    🔁 8    💬 21    📌 3
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Anger over the Epstein files is refusing to go away…

16.02.2026 19:44 — 👍 1356    🔁 453    💬 55    📌 22
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“If this guy isn’t impeached and removed, what’s the point to the whole Constitution? You can’t have a fucking criminal running the government for his own benefit screwing the people. And that’s what we have.”

17.02.2026 20:57 — 👍 9364    🔁 3134    💬 448    📌 186

It turns out the government is keeping public lists of those fiercely defending President Trump and his cabal of pedophiles.

They’re called sex offender registries.

17.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 2098    🔁 474    💬 32    📌 10
An outline of the Calender Girl auctions.

An outline of the Calender Girl auctions.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from Epstein files release.
DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.

17.02.2026 08:09 — 👍 2622    🔁 1378    💬 171    📌 1
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ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.

According to internal emails obtained as part of a FOIA request, top ICE officials knew as early as March 2025 that officers were using dramatically more force against civilians and the targets of enforcement operations — months before federal officers shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

17.02.2026 17:15 — 👍 1170    🔁 625    💬 53    📌 36

BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly furious after a group of 125 presidential scholars put out their annual collective ranking of the presidents today, and both of Trump’s terms were unanimously ranked as the two worst in US history...

17.02.2026 12:55 — 👍 2262    🔁 539    💬 144    📌 46

Oh well.

17.02.2026 19:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If Trump ever paid taxes he’d know he can’t end real estate tax because it’s controlled by the state 🙄

17.02.2026 01:50 — 👍 412    🔁 65    💬 25    📌 4
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You tried to overturn an election, and you continue lecturing us on how to conduct elections? A very special Presidents' Day fuck you.

16.02.2026 18:31 — 👍 611    🔁 125    💬 67    📌 15

The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...

17.02.2026 12:09 — 👍 8043    🔁 2834    💬 162    📌 82

Why is this redacted? It's a list of names from 2008 that would be in the original Epstein indictment.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

16.02.2026 15:40 — 👍 162    🔁 76    💬 13    📌 0
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The DOJ managed to do something remarkable with the Epstein files. They’ve over-protected the powerful and under-protected the victims.

I wrote about what we know, what’s still redacted, and why the surveillance of Congress should alarm everyone: open.substack.com/pub/logicall...

17.02.2026 11:52 — 👍 1276    🔁 593    💬 55    📌 21
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Bless This Lone Protester Outside The Austin Capitol “NO TAXATION WITHOUT PEDOPHILE INCARCERATION.”

Bless this guy!

17.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 1560    🔁 304    💬 20    📌 11

DOJ refuses to provide any more of the Epstein files

Thoughts?

17.02.2026 01:42 — 👍 318    🔁 88    💬 188    📌 18

Soooo no more Epstein files because they're shredded or they have him dead to rights?

17.02.2026 02:49 — 👍 660    🔁 123    💬 65    📌 7

The fact that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly stated that DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from Epstein files is almost certain proof that the images exist.

By withholding the images entirely rather than redacting minors, he is protecting the abusers.

17.02.2026 18:29 — 👍 1970    🔁 644    💬 66    📌 36

Courts have said Trump is incarcerating people illegally.
That means every ICE agent is a kidnapper and a murderer.
And every Corrections Worker is a Conspirator in kidnapping and murder.
Since we are getting all legalistic and all.
Whatever happens to them they brought on themselves.

16.02.2026 18:33 — 👍 560    🔁 141    💬 27    📌 7
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Brave Women Weekend of Action Pledge The land of the free is under attack. The home of the brave still stands. For International Women's Day Weekend, March 7-9, brave women across the country will take action. Will you join us?

Ghislaine Maxwell was Epstein's fixer. She kept the right people comfortable & made sure no one looked too closely.

That's exactly what Pam #Bondi is doing right now.

Disgusting she is a women ignoring girls being raped & protecting men.

Pledge to Take Action!
act.womensmarch.com/survey/brave...

16.02.2026 15:37 — 👍 2249    🔁 789    💬 89    📌 29
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Republicans Are Much Much More Corrupt Than Democrats But most people either do not know this, or refuse to admit it.

Yes. Every word.

17.02.2026 18:25 — 👍 294    🔁 78    💬 2    📌 3

Someone tell Bari about the Streisand effect

17.02.2026 16:39 — 👍 5244    🔁 1375    💬 233    📌 53
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What’s one way we can rein in ICE?

We can start by boycotting ICE’s corporate collaborators that are profiting from the agency’s cruelty.

Watch.

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Recent CBS News news:
1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades
2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem
3. Producer says politics dictating what airs
4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table.
5. Not firing Epstein pal.

17.02.2026 12:27 — 👍 16050    🔁 5666    💬 452    📌 317
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…

What Brendan Carr doesn't want you to see. Texans, you know what to do.
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

17.02.2026 10:47 — 👍 1287    🔁 633    💬 29    📌 45
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Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS

Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.

"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."

17.02.2026 14:15 — 👍 12120    🔁 3661    💬 391    📌 246
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There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.

17.02.2026 16:48 — 👍 16206    🔁 3888    💬 539    📌 194
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Lewandowski: ‘I have no obligation to be honest with the media’ | CNN Politics Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said he has “no obligation” to tell the truth to the media while acknowledging that he had not told the truth when asked earlier this year about his int...

As “Blankie-gate” unfolds, useful to remember this admission from Mr Lewandowski:

www.cnn.com/2019/09/17/p...

17.02.2026 18:02 — 👍 218    🔁 56    💬 17    📌 1

. . . or fans shot in the streets . . .

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