The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
I have no idea why the guy blocked me. I enjoyed reading his posts. bsky.app/profile/josh... Someone added me to a block list, because this is the second random block I've found.
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I have no idea why the guy blocked me. I enjoyed reading his posts. bsky.app/profile/josh... Someone added me to a block list, because this is the second random block I've found.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
Why the hell did @joshuaerlich.bsky.social block me? I rarely comment on but always enjoyed his posts. WTF. Who put me on a block list?
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
There's Something About Gary
Taiyler S. Mitchell (@taiylersimone.bsky.social) reposted
ICYMI: ICE detained a mother of 4 last month after she traveled back to the US w/ her passport + valid green card. Her attorney claims she wasn't given any justification for her detainment except a pardoned misdemeanor marijuana conviction from 22 yrs ago www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
That one guy's comment, "It's not like going to a third world country here." LMAO. Yeah, your shit ass town is EXACTLY like a third world country.
Tim Dickinson (@timdickinson.bsky.social) reposted
My latest, on Trump's military police, Stephen Miller's pseudo-posse, and a retired general's warning about state-on-state violence:
Brennan Center (@brennancenter.org) reposted
The DOJās request for copies of statesā voter registration databases threatens individualsā privacy and constitutes yet another way in which the federal government is seeking to interfere in U.S. elections. bit.ly/4mK6qSe
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Reminder: trump wanted the military to seize voting machines after he lost in 2020.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
There was a lawyer I used to follow here, can't recall his name. White male, I think a civil rights lawyer. Pretty frequent poster, but I haven't seen his posts in a while. Ring a bell? Anyone recall his name? I feel like I might have been added to a block list by a disgruntled brit.
Jenn Budd (@jennbudd.bsky.social) reposted
Once again, Border Patrol tells the press this was a targeted kidnapping, yet they took a man who is legally here & in the immigration process. This shows that it was not a targeted investigation as they claimed. Press must stop printing lies. apnews.com/article/immi...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Last January, a source shared evidence with me that DOGE was installing devices on govt servers to upload data to the cloud. Some hosts were FOREIGN. On Friday, a whistleblower resigned and came forward to share the same. Listen to what we found in January: www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
Donāt buy the āimmigrationā excuse. Great Lakes is being weaponized into a launchpad for martial law.š www.jackhopkinsnow.com
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
Google requiring me to provide a phone # to sign into an account I haven't used in a while. Entered correct PW, completed bot check, provided recovery email, entered the verification code from the recovery email, and they *still* can't "verify" the account. No, Google you're NOT getting my phone #.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
It's pretty wild that the US Government (trump regime, cough) is going to REFUSE TO ALLOW AMERICAN CITIZENS ACCESS TO A FUCKING VACCINE THAT COULD SAVE THEIR LIVES!!!!! We'll just rub a little thoughts and prayers and a ring around the rosie should remedy everything in the event of sickness.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
#FUCKICE www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
*Those* emotions and the tornado of thoughts, memories, doubts, reflections, eurekas, and associations consuming oneself I 100% identify with. She's such a strong woman. Thank you for your story.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
Got to chapter 22 of the audiobook of @jennbudd.bsky.social 's "Against the Wall." Fascinating, and confirmed so much about rampant lawlessness and racism within LE in general. Just began the part where she attempts to heal past trauma and subsequent stubbornness, and it's even more personal to me.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
We fuck up fascists, and we're not going down without a FIGHT bsky.app/profile/univ...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
covert influence operations by U.S. citizens in Greenland that aimed to whip up opposition to Danish rule, [ā¦] three Americans with ties to the Trump administration were suspected of involvement in the efforts, which also sought to promote Greenland's successionā www.reuters.com/world/europe...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
FASCISM.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
FASCISM.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Ham, bacon, prosciutto, pulled pork, banana peppers, spicy mayo...
Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) reposted
Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland apnews.com/article/denm...
Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social) reposted
"Bustillo-Chinchilla moved to North Carolina from Honduras when she was 8 years old. She graduated from Crest High School in Shelby and earned a scholarship to attend Gardner-Webb University, with hopes of becoming a nurse." What is the sense in imprisoning and expelling this person?
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
They wear SAFETY VESTS to pick up trash after standing around "on patrol"?!?!? You have GOT to be kidding me with that shit. š
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
They wear SAFETY VESTS to pick up trash after standing around "on patrol"?!?!? You have GOT to be kidding me with that shit. š
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Surely, they said, *this* will be the thing to bring him down.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a sphincter dentata!!!
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
The framers absolutely imagined someone like trump, which is why they wrote in checks and balances/separation of powers. What they *didn't expect was a Congress and Court to capitulate and kneel, thereby ultimately reinterpreting for a monarchy/fascist and eliminating the separation of powers.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
Protester arrested by ICE had her bail set at $1.33 MILLION. Hours later, she was found hanging dead in her cell. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
This is exactly what a large segment of MAGA believes: "Well, it doesn't affect me. I can go shopping, see a movie, eat dinner, walk down the sidewalk, so those armed soldiers aren't there for 'me', so why I care?"
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Time to start burning flags, folks. Hey Donald, go fuck yourself.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Stocking up of fireworks...
The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) reposted
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will move to pull the COVID vaccine off the U.S. market āwithin months,ā one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.ās closest associates has told the Daily Beast.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Which goes along with the last point: Use of a firearm is always deadly force.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
PLAY ALONG.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Hope the door hits ya on the way in, and back out, ya fucking dumb fucks.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
And yet the J6 insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol, beat police, and hunted members of Congress for assassination all (almost) got PARDONS. š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬ Fuck Donald Trump.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
And yet the J6 insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol, beat police, and hunted members of Congress for assassination all (almost) got PARDONS. š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬ Fuck Donald Trump.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Lost ALL respect for snoop when he kissed the ring and performed the trump pre-inauguration event. Fuck all that noise. www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
They already said this is ok. They WANT confrontation. san.com/cc/feds-will...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
Donald Trump needs to be arrest and tried for TREASON against the Unites States of America and crimes against the US Constitution. And the penalty for treason is execution.
Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Trump is widely despised in Chicago. He got 22% of the cityās vote last year. A military occupation of Chicago would be resisted by Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson, as well as by the people of Chicago. Chicago is a great city. Trump is the worst president in our history. He must be stopped. /9
Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) reposted
š§µš§µš§µ Trump often lies about Chicago, using a great American city as a punching bag to entertain out-of-town racists who are scared of Black and Latino Chicagoans whom theyāve never met. Heās threatening a military occupation. Hereās a thread about Chicago, Trump and crime. 1/
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm convinced that when (if) the unredacted Epstein files are released and it shows both Clinton and trump, you will undoubtedly devote the majority of your coverage to clinton and essentially ignore trump. Because it's what you've always done: normalize trump, attacked dems.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
God Damnit! Call out the guard yourself in response to trump, if he sends in federal troops!
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
It's a public fucking station, pretty sure she has EVERY right to be that public space even if she's not boarding, and if she wants to talk loudly, sing, whatever she has EVERY right to do so. Fucking fascists. "Lawful order," fuck you. Just because your order something doesn't make it lawful.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a public fucking station, pretty sure she has EVERY right to be that public space even if she's not boarding, and if she wants to talk loudly, sing, whatever she has EVERY right to do so. Fucking fascists. "Lawful order," fuck you. Just because your order something doesn't make it lawful.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure they'll claim the "war on Christmas" is one... War on dei...crt, all that bullshit.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
Stupidest fucking unAmerican president ever.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
If (when) trump send ICE and the guard into blue state cities, blue state governors need to activate the guard themselves in response.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, they do.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Blue State Governors need to call out the guard themselves in response to Federal Occupation.
Brandon Friedman (@brandonfriedman.bsky.social) reposted
Good read
Brandi Buchman (@brandibuchman.bsky.social) reposted
Had a chance to stop a member of the Guard and ask whether they carried any guidance on their person about Posse Comitatus Act (and/or a list of "exceptions" like the troops in LA were given per DOJ). He didn't seem sure what PCA is but did show me this doc he had in his pocket on rules of force.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
āFor anyone who doubted that Trump was really serious about his sadistic, deep-seated desire for vengeance, here we are..They want to isolate the targeted opponentsā¦and make it harder for the public to dissent with collective force.ā www.americaamerica.news/p/is-retribu...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Are they stopping mostly *everyone* or just those who look "illegal" or "brown"? How many people told them to fuck off?
ApocalypticaNow (@apocalypticanow.bsky.social) reposted
His status is unknown at this time but he's married to a US citizen and presumably also a citizen. I keep warning people that being legal or being a citizen (birthright or not) will not protect you from ICE if you don't look white.
regular meghan ėģģ§ šµšø (@ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social) reposted
another korean american has been detained by ICE, a violinist named john shin from utah. he was allowed one 30-second phone call to his wife and they havenāt heard from him since.
Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garciaās defense team says that the government is attempting to coerce him to plead guilty to his criminal charges. Per filing, the government promised to deport him to Costa Rica if he pleads guilty ā and is now threatening to remove him to Uganda if he doesnāt accept the deal.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
A pathetic fascist. www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-...
Jenny Cohn (@jennycohn.bsky.social) reposted
āTucker Carlson Nods Along As Guest Suggests WWII History āIs All Wrongā: āShouldāve Sided With Hitlerā ⦠Carlson's guest argued that a U.S.-Nazi alliance could've prevented the Holocaust.ā 8/21/25 ⦠1/ www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
And I remember this, all too well (from Nov 2021): x.com/Acyn/status/...
The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) reposted
The president didnāt like the intel Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse reported as chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency reported on Iran āand inconvenient truths donāt go unpunished in the Trump administration. Hegseth maintains he axed Kruse āloss of confidence,ā per the Post. trib.al/Cd49JUC
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) reposted
UPDATE: Fox News reports that ICE told Kilmar Abrego Garcia they are going to deport him to Uganda on Monday.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime. But America was founded on criticism. American democracy was built on dissent. Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trumpās wanton tyranny invites more of it.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
*If* Putin should step foot on US soil (lower 48) to attend the World Cup, someone, somewhere, some patriot with connections and an arsenal, needs to assassinate him. If Putin steps foot on US soil (again) he needs to be assassinated.
Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) reposted
Wisconsin judge Friday declined to dismiss felony charges against two attorneys and a former aide to President Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that the Republican had won the battleground state apnews.com/article/wisc...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
"We don't need no, edumacation"
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Along with educationāand books, apparently.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
And the Amish are like, "Great news for us, but, shit, we're gonna need a fuck ton more people to help build our furniture...."
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, a lot of them *are* Hispanic themselves, which is one of the even more appalling things about their POS agents.
Bluesky (@bsky.app) reposted
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: BlueSky is blocking access to Mississippi. This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org. We ditched X for BlueSky early this year. And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof. I don't know what we'll do next. Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.
Kate Klonick (@klonick.bsky.social) reposted
The balkanized "future" of the internet has long been here--for decades the internet in Spain has looked very different from the internet in Canada. But I think this is one of the first times we're seeing a platform geo-blocking by *US State* and this way lies madness. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
But trump is planning to sign an executive order making the burning of the American flag potentially illegal, in part because of...*environmental violations.*
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
bsky.app/profile/thed...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Presidents can now declare pardons from former presidents void? The Constitution says as much? Oh, this should be a riot come the next democrat president.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Someone needs to nonchalantly cross between two of those humvees. See what they do.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Add "grass" to this dumb, narcissistic MFs delusion that he knows more than anyone about...anything. The dumbest MF on the planet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR3f...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
lmao
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
They're going to turn it into a redneck hooters, calling it "Double Barrels"?
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey Donald, go fuck yourself. bsky.app/profile/thed...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Jesus. Reminds me back after Elon bought twitter and the deluge of bots all with A) the same name, but diff accounts, or B) all the names were both the same gender and started with the same letter.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
Of course the administration is siding with Putin, again, over Ukraine and our allies. Why would anyone expect otherwise, since Putin owns them ALL...
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
RFK Jr out there biting folks in the wild.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Military and ICE checkpoints are not far behind.
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
Russian state media posts the Vance clip because what he is saying is exactly what they want Americans to hear.
THE CITY (@thecity.nyc) reposted
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Kyle Clark (@kylec.bsky.social) reposted
The company running license plate tracking cameras across Colorado has insisted that immigration agents don't have direct access. Flock now says they were wrong. CBP has access. (Using license plate info for immigration enforcement is prohibited by Colorado law) #copolitics
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey, mother nature: fucking do it. Just do it.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
Proud to have voted this man into office. LFG Ossoff!
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social)
A fucking pox on ANY company that sells aircraft to ICE. We'll find out the companies, and we will boycott them.
The Drew (@thedrewvawter.bsky.social) reply parent
A fucking pox on ANY company that sells aircraft to ICE. We'll find out the companies, and we will boycott them.