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@drobert22.bsky.social

Biochemist, Professor Emeritus UT Knoxville, amateur bassist in retirement Lover of music, the World Game, and fine food and laughter with good friends.

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We should really refuse to use the sanitized term โ€œdetention camps.โ€

These are concentration camps, and if allowed to continue, they will soon be death camps.

09.02.2026 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 64    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.

What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?

I will be back tomorrow. Accountability canโ€™t wait.

06.02.2026 02:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31121    ๐Ÿ” 9144    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 972    ๐Ÿ“Œ 319
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Fun time at Blues Jam last night in Oak Ridge www.facebook.com/1847806026/p...

05.02.2026 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Operation Metro Surge is not making Minnesota safer. Today's announcement is a step in the right direction, but we need a faster and larger drawdown of forces, state-led investigations into the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and an end to this campaign of retribution.

04.02.2026 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3458    ๐Ÿ” 867    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 246    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54

Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where theyโ€™re being held.

03.02.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20619    ๐Ÿ” 5230    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 673    ๐Ÿ“Œ 245
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Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.

Theyโ€™re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.

For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.

www.startribune.com/walz-demands...

04.02.2026 01:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18325    ๐Ÿ” 5771    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 852    ๐Ÿ“Œ 306
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โ€˜F*cking Grossโ€™: Democrats and Journos Decry Trumpโ€™s Attack on Kaitlan Collins Democratic representatives and prominent media figures rushed to decry President Donald Trump for comments he made about CNNโ€™s Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday.

www.mediaite.com/media/news/f... the fucking spineless press corps could stop his by reasking her question. What is wrong with you people?

04.02.2026 03:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1079    ๐Ÿ” 262    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

This is sad, but good: Artists are refusing to normalize this idiocy, and instead of just commanding performances - which they can't do - the Trump people are closing it down and slinking away.

02.02.2026 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2837    ๐Ÿ” 613    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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Alex Prettiโ€™s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examinerโ€™s office said.

The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examinerโ€™s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.

02.02.2026 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11557    ๐Ÿ” 4476    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 624    ๐Ÿ“Œ 302
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.

Law enforcement cannot be lawless.

Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end.

apnews.com/article/immi...

02.02.2026 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8347    ๐Ÿ” 2705    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 509    ๐Ÿ“Œ 144

DHS doesnโ€™t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital heโ€™d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy โ€œgot his sh*t rocked,โ€ then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.

31.01.2026 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5122    ๐Ÿ” 2363    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 111    ๐Ÿ“Œ 111

Or how about this headline โ€” โ€œAmerican citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.โ€ Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.

30.01.2026 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5384    ๐Ÿ” 1839    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126    ๐Ÿ“Œ 61
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Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...

There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

30.01.2026 02:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3932    ๐Ÿ” 1431    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 149    ๐Ÿ“Œ 61
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Rand Paul: "After seeing this, if you call this a good shooting you aren't watching the video. This was a real tragedy and a mistake. The man had been disarmed and then shot 10 times ... if we say things that are obviously not true, the situation is going to get worse."

29.01.2026 15:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13443    ๐Ÿ” 3674    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 741    ๐Ÿ“Œ 308
Screenshot of an X post by Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimโ€ฆ, 7h) stating that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he doesnโ€™t have the names of the agents who shot Alex Pretti, adding: โ€œIโ€™ve been a lawyer for 36 years. Iโ€™ve never seen anything like this before.โ€ Below is a CNN video thumbnail showing a split screen: on the left, an older man in a black cap and glasses labeled โ€œBrown | Business Owner,โ€ and on the right, Keith Ellison in a suit. A CNN โ€œLIVEโ€ bug appears in the corner.

Screenshot of an X post by Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimโ€ฆ, 7h) stating that Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he doesnโ€™t have the names of the agents who shot Alex Pretti, adding: โ€œIโ€™ve been a lawyer for 36 years. Iโ€™ve never seen anything like this before.โ€ Below is a CNN video thumbnail showing a split screen: on the left, an older man in a black cap and glasses labeled โ€œBrown | Business Owner,โ€ and on the right, Keith Ellison in a suit. A CNN โ€œLIVEโ€ bug appears in the corner.

This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.

29.01.2026 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24993    ๐Ÿ” 8574    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 655    ๐Ÿ“Œ 273
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Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out

27.01.2026 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37287    ๐Ÿ” 7664    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1781    ๐Ÿ“Œ 622
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I made a promise to Alexโ€™s parents to continue to tell his story.

An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.

28.01.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25239    ๐Ÿ” 5886    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 652    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160
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โ€œI watched him dieโ€ฆ then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag dollโ€” only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they โ€˜gotโ€™, like he was a deer.โ€

28.01.2026 05:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25183    ๐Ÿ” 11792    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 916    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1056
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Thank you, Mr. President.

28.01.2026 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37552    ๐Ÿ” 10238    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1426    ๐Ÿ“Œ 612
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The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown How Amazon, AT&T, and Citizens Bank are profiting from the administrationโ€™s mass deportation campaign.

Worth knowing.
popular.info/p/the-corpor...

27.01.2026 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1502    ๐Ÿ” 768    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.

Again, this is terrorism.

27.01.2026 21:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10426    ๐Ÿ” 3998    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 342    ๐Ÿ“Œ 194
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CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.

27.01.2026 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3285    ๐Ÿ” 1421    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92    ๐Ÿ“Œ 79
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"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

27.01.2026 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11357    ๐Ÿ” 6152    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1308    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1668

You canโ€™t reform this.

Throw the whole department away.

27.01.2026 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6184    ๐Ÿ” 2757    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 300    ๐Ÿ“Œ 145
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Alex Prettiโ€™s Friends and Family Denounce โ€˜Sickening Liesโ€™ About His Life

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Alex Prettiโ€™s Friends and Family Denounce โ€˜Sickening Liesโ€™ About His Life

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...

26.01.2026 04:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 626    ๐Ÿ” 173    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.

27.01.2026 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32783    ๐Ÿ” 9471    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1588    ๐Ÿ“Œ 580
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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.

27.01.2026 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24665    ๐Ÿ” 11141    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 694    ๐Ÿ“Œ 577
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Cruelty is a choice.

27.01.2026 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2049    ๐Ÿ” 360    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 499    ๐Ÿ“Œ 112
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U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling Minnesotaโ€™s chief federal judge demands that the head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain repeated failures to comply with court orders.

Judges are doing their job.

Senators need to do theirs.

ICE out of Minnesota.

wapo.st/3LBorov

27.01.2026 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3019    ๐Ÿ” 714    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 98    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39

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