Metal Dad
@metaldad.bsky.social
Retired social worker. Enjoy spending time with my family (including our 3 cats), playing guitar, listening to music (favorite: 70s - 80s hard rock / metal 🤘 ), oil and watercolor painting, fishing, and the outdoors. Blue Minnesotan among the rural red.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
October 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading.
He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
October 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading.
He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend.
This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures.
The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures.
The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
October 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend.
This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures.
The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures.
The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
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The Intercept Sues Texas City Over Refusal to Release Police Records on Prairieland Protest by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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The Intercept Sues Texas City Over Refusal to Release Police Records on Prairieland Protest
The Intercept sued Alvarado, Texas, over its refusal to release public records about the 2025 protest at ICE’s Prairieland Detention Center.
theintercept.com
October 2, 2026 at 7:07 AM
The Intercept Sues Texas City Over Refusal to Release Police Records on Prairieland Protest by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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Looks like Trump’s new “steel plant” in IA, announced to shore up support in midterms from people his policies have crushed, where he said construction has already begun, is nowhere close to happening and contingent on Iowans giving tax breaks & incentives to a company in India.
October 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Looks like Trump’s new “steel plant” in IA, announced to shore up support in midterms from people his policies have crushed, where he said construction has already begun, is nowhere close to happening and contingent on Iowans giving tax breaks & incentives to a company in India.
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"I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
October 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
"I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
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And he didn't do it alone.
October 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
And he didn't do it alone.
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It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system.
The law isn’t helping. New York’s voluntary intoxication loophole makes it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they drank or used substances prior to an assault. Because of this loophole, Jane Doe’s assailants may never be held accountable under the law.
October 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system.
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Know Your Birds
Don’t get me started on Blackhawks, Seahawks, Eagles...
Don’t get me started on Blackhawks, Seahawks, Eagles...
September 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Know Your Birds
Don’t get me started on Blackhawks, Seahawks, Eagles...
Don’t get me started on Blackhawks, Seahawks, Eagles...
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How embarrassing that it was a woman (Amy) who knew that he was so misinformed that he confused the Iowa Hawkeyes with the Atlanta Hawks.
Amy, my future Governor, was awesome! We know our sports in my State!
What a sickening display of a petulant child.
Please vote! 🗳️
Amy, my future Governor, was awesome! We know our sports in my State!
What a sickening display of a petulant child.
Please vote! 🗳️
September 30, 2026 at 9:47 AM
How embarrassing that it was a woman (Amy) who knew that he was so misinformed that he confused the Iowa Hawkeyes with the Atlanta Hawks.
Amy, my future Governor, was awesome! We know our sports in my State!
What a sickening display of a petulant child.
Please vote! 🗳️
Amy, my future Governor, was awesome! We know our sports in my State!
What a sickening display of a petulant child.
Please vote! 🗳️
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This is just despicable by MS NOW, which has accepted stolen taxpayers dollars for 38 illegal ads. Give me a break with this bullshit statement too. So your hosts are on air all day saying this is illegal while you are taking the money and running the ads? Just gross.
October 1, 2026 at 12:15 PM
This is just despicable by MS NOW, which has accepted stolen taxpayers dollars for 38 illegal ads. Give me a break with this bullshit statement too. So your hosts are on air all day saying this is illegal while you are taking the money and running the ads? Just gross.
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Collins Nails Jennings.......👏🏻
October 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Collins Nails Jennings.......👏🏻
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🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.
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October 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.
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“Almost nowhere inside this system is an expressed desire to do better, to improve working conditions, to create a heat standard.”
Despite farmworker death & another disabled by heat stroke, their employer keeps sending people to blistering fields, @tinavasquez.bsky.social investigates.
Despite farmworker death & another disabled by heat stroke, their employer keeps sending people to blistering fields, @tinavasquez.bsky.social investigates.
Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
prismreports.org
October 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
“Almost nowhere inside this system is an expressed desire to do better, to improve working conditions, to create a heat standard.”
Despite farmworker death & another disabled by heat stroke, their employer keeps sending people to blistering fields, @tinavasquez.bsky.social investigates.
Despite farmworker death & another disabled by heat stroke, their employer keeps sending people to blistering fields, @tinavasquez.bsky.social investigates.
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His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
time.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist
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Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago.
The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney.
Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent.
Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney.
Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent.
Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
October 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago.
The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney.
Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent.
Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney.
Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent.
Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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wow -- Darline Graham cuts off Jack Smith just as Smith start explaining how her brother Lindsey in fact denounced Trump's lies about the 2020 election on the Senate floor
September 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
wow -- Darline Graham cuts off Jack Smith just as Smith start explaining how her brother Lindsey in fact denounced Trump's lies about the 2020 election on the Senate floor
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Elon Musk's leadership in warfare technology sparks widespread concern, highlighting significant implications for global security.
'Should Terrify Us All': Critics Malign Elon Musk's Return To Trump Administration
Elon Musk's leadership in warfare technology sparks widespread concern, highlighting significant implications for global security.
www.huffpost.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Elon Musk's leadership in warfare technology sparks widespread concern, highlighting significant implications for global security.
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The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.
New ‘South Park’ Episode Depicts Town ‘Infested’ With Podcast-Obsessed Billionaires
The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.
www.forbes.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.
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📌NEWS: Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is eliminating 1 in 5 generals and admirals.
📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime.
📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy.
📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime.
📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy.
October 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
📌NEWS: Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is eliminating 1 in 5 generals and admirals.
📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime.
📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy.
📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime.
📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy.
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25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
October 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN.
A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away.
When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury.
It's your last line of defense.
A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away.
When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury.
It's your last line of defense.
October 1, 2026 at 3:18 AM
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN.
A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away.
When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury.
It's your last line of defense.
A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away.
When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury.
It's your last line of defense.