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@pedalman56

Retired criminal defense lawyer. Cyclist and drummer.

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05.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up and says sweet fancy moses ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up and says sweet fancy moses

I know I use this one too much. But....I got nothing else on this guy.

05.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today in Iran…

03.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 6024 πŸ” 2593 πŸ’¬ 503 πŸ“Œ 243

Could have seen that coming a mile away.

03.03.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 4

I live in Mesa County. I can imagine the comments from the people interviewed in this article had Polis not applied for the FEMA aid.

02.03.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is obviously being done to put the US in a "state of war" where any campaigning and any votes against the GOP, as well as any disagreement on policy, are acts of sedition.

28.02.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 2728 πŸ” 752 πŸ’¬ 143 πŸ“Œ 42

This is true in rougly the same sense that a guy on the subway reeking of urine, screaming, and waving a knife around is β€œfeared.”

24.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 5229 πŸ” 999 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 47

Did we watch the same game? My description would be Rapids home opener, Trapped In The Back.

23.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where I live, that's called felony menacing.

20.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember too. The media, as well as a number of liberals I knew, were absolutely relentless in their racists efforts to convince me that Jesse Jackson was not to be trusted or supported.

18.02.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There are non US citizens influencing our elections, they’re called corporations.

The establishment wants us to not focus on this.

14.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 9998 πŸ” 2986 πŸ’¬ 282 πŸ“Œ 124

I don't know any other way to say it than this is some dark shit coming out of a government official posting.

15.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up and says sweet fancy moses ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up and says sweet fancy moses
13.02.2026 06:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Its A Bold Strategy Cotton, Lets See If It Pays Off For Em
Its A Bold Strategy Cotton, Lets See If It Pays Off For Em YouTube video by John Martin

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_P...

12.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thread. 🧡 (1/x)

On the superiority of water as the primary decontaminant for tear gas and peppery spray on skin and eyes.

To make it clear to people, this is a thread. Some of you are not clear on the concept. I will reply this with another post and mark it with a number in (x). And so forth. (1)

10.02.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 435 πŸ” 206 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 29
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The Best Source of ICE Detention Data Just Got Better: "Detention Reports" Now Includes Map, New Graph, & Facility Contracts DetentionReports.com now features an interactive national map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots showing facility populations and length of stay, and a contracts archive.

austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...

09.02.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 2033 πŸ” 1080 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 48
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO β€œFor 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

Concentration camps:

β€œFor 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

08.02.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 6388 πŸ” 3548 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 202

Read it all please.

05.02.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 2382 πŸ” 1217 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 38
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AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.

06.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 16891 πŸ” 4142 πŸ’¬ 328 πŸ“Œ 195

People are going to have to drag the democrats to the right place on immigration and ICE just like they had to drag them to the right place on opposing the Iraq war and impeaching Trump. It’s fucking exhausting to have a party that refuses to do the right thing right away,

05.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1016 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 15

I do not make this comparison lightly.

04.02.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1471 πŸ” 470 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7

It dawns on me that a huge swath of the powerful class does not consider sexual predation to be a crime; they believe it is their privileged birthright. And those around them are there to facilitate, protect and play defense for them. It’s quite the inherited rapist/protection racket.

03.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I have a sister living in the Delta still without power.

01.02.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps focusing on emergency disaster response In our stateβ€”and demanding adequate FEMA help as Mississippians dieβ€”is a wiser use of his time than … this:

01.02.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œWhat Senator Cruz is…really advocating is plunging Iran into a civil war…”

US–Iran scholar @valinasr.bsky.social responds to Western war hawks calling to arm Iranian protestors, and why that could spell disaster for the country.

Watch: zeteo.com/p/vali-nasr-...

01.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)

30.01.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 16605 πŸ” 4301 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 192
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Alarmed yet?

31.01.2026 05:09 πŸ‘ 7050 πŸ” 4164 πŸ’¬ 939 πŸ“Œ 537

SHUT IT THE FUCK DOWN THEN!!!!

30.01.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 3237 πŸ” 612 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 16
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Liam is in ICE custody and his health is deteriorating.

Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.

LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
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29.01.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 8223 πŸ” 4386 πŸ’¬ 563 πŸ“Œ 445

So Nick Shirley harassing day cares is heroic, but Don Lemon reporting on a protest at a church is a felony?

30.01.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 1968 πŸ” 560 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 29