Administrative Burdens: Policymaking by Other Means
12.02.2026 14:40 β π 188 π 50 π¬ 6 π 3@brendaspeth.bsky.social
A few decades in the news business. Now I make art.
Administrative Burdens: Policymaking by Other Means
12.02.2026 14:40 β π 188 π 50 π¬ 6 π 3βThe news is reportingβ
12.02.2026 00:45 β π 3126 π 890 π¬ 287 π 86βThe stock market is up, so I donβt have to investigate pedophiles and sex traffickersβ is an insane defense by Pam Bondi.
Sheβs just as bad as every monster in the files.
More than 21 millions Americans do not have documentation proving their citizenships, and would be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act the GOP just passed through the House. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
11.02.2026 23:52 β π 640 π 361 π¬ 28 π 42LIEU: These two photos staring you in the face are evidence of a crime and more than enough evidence to predicate an investigation into former Prince Andrew. So why did you shut down this investigation?
BONDI: I don't believe you asked Merrick Garland these questions
LIEU: You are in charge
BREAKING: Pam Bondi appears to have just committed a federal crime by lying under oath.
Ted lieu just caught her in a lie and called for her resignation live on TV.
RASKIN: President Trump may have been a little bit embarrassed by the release of his tax return. If Trump can get $10 billion, how much do you think the claims of these Epstein survivors are worth?
BONDI: You have Trump derangement syndrome
Immigrants pay hundreds of billions of dollars more in taxes than they receive in benefits says the [checks notes...] the arch-conservative Cato Institute.
04.02.2026 02:11 β π 101 π 32 π¬ 4 π 1Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Donβt put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you donβt like
I might believe these Epstein allegations about Trump if he was accused in the past by 27 different women of sexual assault, found liable for it, bragged on tape/video about grabbing women, going backstage while girls were changing at pageants, and how hot his daughter was.
31.01.2026 02:01 β π 5063 π 1348 π¬ 147 π 38This is how you know Don Lemonβs arrest has nothing to do with the law and everything to do with intimidation, harassment and performative politics
-They couldnβt get a judge to sign the warrant
-They raided his home in the middle of the night instead of calling his lawyer to arrange a surrender
The Trump administration accused Don Lemon of participating in a protest which interrupted a church service-though Lemon was covering the event as a reporter
Yet ICE routinely camps out at churches so they can arrest worshipers upon their exit-and this has interrupted services-with Trump's blessing
Don Lemon arrested by Trump feds for covering anti-ICE protests in Minnesota.
Trump has regularly said things like COVID and ICE brutality would just go away if people stopped reporting them.
Thatβs not going to happen.
#RadioFreeAmerica
I argue here that Trump already has key national security agencies--DOJ, FBI, CIA--involved in the plot to subvert free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028. Teed up behind them are DOD and, importantly, DHS. One reason today's fight against ICE is so crucial.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Why can he not enunciate any actual words?
30.01.2026 02:28 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π¨CAUGHT ON TAPE: a clip going viral shows Greg Bovinoβs orders to ICE agents in Minnesota, saying βthis is OUR fucking cityβ - and pushing mass arrests. He promises βtrailers of that shit,β meaning tear gas.
This is why people are dead. Share this everywhere.
#ICEoffOurStreets
Trumpβs PAC is threatening to send ICE to MAGA donors who donβt answer his emails.
With his base already shrinking, he is going after what little supporters he has left.
Sometimes this stuff does write itself.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
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π¨BREAKING: ICE drew guns and POINTED THEM at a retired Minneapolis couple in a church parking lot.
βThey were obviously not trainedβ¦ I've known many police officersβ¦.They had the professional demeanor of criminals." This is unreal.
#NoWarrantNoICE
GOP Senator Thom Tillis explains EXACTLY how incompetent he believes Kristi Noem is:
28.01.2026 21:31 β π 2098 π 610 π¬ 157 π 37I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itβs dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Abolish. ice. π
27.01.2026 18:10 β π 17225 π 8563 π¬ 1075 π 917If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
27.01.2026 18:06 β π 7523 π 1929 π¬ 235 π 94STATEMENT REGARDING DETENTION OF STANDING ROCK SIOUX TRIBE MEMBER IN MINNESOTA JANUARY 24, 2026 I was notified today, January 24, 2026, that a Standing Rock Sioux Tribe member has been detained by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state of Minnesota. Tribal leadership is actively working to locate the individual, gather accurate information, and coordinate with the appropriate authorities to secure their release. At this time, details surrounding the detention remain limited. I urge the public to refrain from spreading unverified information while this matter is being reviewed. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will continue to advocate for the protection of our citizen's rights and will provide updates as appropriate.
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the OΔhΓ©thi Ε akΓ³winnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Too obvious a point even to make, perhaps. But there was no βunrestβ in Minneapolis before ICE and CBP showed up. ICE and CBP are the cause of the chaosβ¦and the killings.
Get them out of there.
Thou shalt not kill citizens because they are recording your crimes against humanity. Thou shalt not kill!
24.01.2026 18:49 β π 1654 π 302 π¬ 23 π 5Filming 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.
24.01.2026 18:13 β π 7302 π 2293 π¬ 281 π 45MAGA do you all feel safer now? π₯Ήπ
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