Brent Staples
Garden guy. Fellow, Society of American Historians. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for writing on the legacies of slavery “with extraordinary moral clarity.”
- Reposted by Brent StaplesMedgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
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- Evening music
- Just out - and recommended
- Manhattan, W 29th St.
- They can’t shoot us all - but they fully intend to track us all. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on how the data state has gone rogue. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
- Reposted by Brent Staples"Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- It’s a long way to the top/ If you wanna rock n roll/
- Reposted by Brent StaplesOrder to release Adrian and Liam Arias is a real barn burner storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Morning music
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- Well you’re built like a car/ You’ve got a hubcap diamond star halo/
- A Brooklyn Three Dog Night
- Reposted by Brent Staplesthe arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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- Timely, from The University of North Carolina press
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- Home office assistants
- He murders you and drags your corpse through the mud. Fintan O’Toole on the “crime” of witness. www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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- After just two weeks, a top Kennedy Center official deserts the Philistine agenda. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
- Reposted by Brent StaplesAn advance look at the cover for next week’s issue: “Targeted,” by Till Lauer.
- Reposted by Brent StaplesI spoke to a woman at the protest in minneapolis and she explained she wanted to be there in part because "i was a kid when george floyd got killed" and i nearly dropped my recorder
- Reposted by Brent StaplesWe need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
- Reposted by Brent StaplesA retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesIn videos posted on social media, one employee can be heard saying: “This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.” The agent responds, “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
- "What would happen if the president of the USA went stark-raving mad": Fintan O'Toole on the Trumpian idea of America as an ever-expanding, limitlessly imperialistic Fatherland. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
- Reposted by Brent StaplesBREAKING: Supreme Leader Trump has repealed the Second Amendment
- Se ya’ll shortly
- Reposted by Brent StaplesIan Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
- Reposted by Brent StaplesOne thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
- Reposted by Brent StaplesOn CNN, Anderson Cooper using the sentence "That was a lie" over and over tonight regarding the words of Noem, Miller and Bovino.
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesWho’s next? One demotion cannot detract from accountability. Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesI am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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- Keep your head to the sky/
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesStar Tribune: “Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s ‘stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.’”
- Reposted by Brent StaplesWOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment "I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesThe EU launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X following a public outcry over sexualized deepfake images created by its Grok AI service.
- Trump and his minions are fine with killing people in plain public view; how many will they kill or maim in secret? Our friend @vinsoncunningham.bsky.social asks the pertinent question. www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
- Reposted by Brent StaplesWalz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
- Reposted by Brent StaplesMy friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesSince July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Carroll Gardens Brooklyn - 11:27 AM
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesKare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
- Reposted by Brent StaplesImagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
- Reposted by Brent StaplesThe work being done by these observers of ICE to document, illuminate, and share what is being done in Minneapolis, in below freezing temperatures, given all that has transpired is so remarkably courageous. They are being killed for that courage, as ICE further reveals their cruelty and cowardice.
- Steaming fish soup (with crab, lobster etc) on a frigid day. cc: @theferocity.bsky.social
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- Time for split pea soup - flavored with ham hock or smoked turkey.
- Reposted by Brent Staples🚨🚨🚨 "At least 63 times since 2007, data from some of the 28 human genomic repositories that the N.I.H. controls was improperly released to researchers, used for unapproved purposes or made vulnerable to theft..." (Gift Link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
- Reposted by Brent StaplesTomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
- Cause I’m built for comfort/ I ain’t built for speed/
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- “I, too, am American” - Langston Hughes
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- Reposted by Brent StaplesTrump, who turns 80 this year, repeatedly mixes up Greenland and Iceland in Davos speech even as he argues that one of them should be part of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
- Reposted by Brent StaplesBREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
