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Despite little debate on the matter during campaigning, attention is being paid to the fact that parties in favor of constitutional changes may secure two-thirds of Lower House seats, making major revisions possible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/constitutional-revisions-key-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sdf #constitution #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #dpp #cra #jcp #reiwashinsengumi #sanaetakaichi

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

#Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for #Republicans to “Take Over” #Elections

The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his admin to try to exert more control over #US elections.

Trump called in a new interview for the #GOP to “nationalize” voting in the US, an aggressive step that was likely to raise new worries about his admin’s efforts to involve itself in #election matters.

#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #democracy #Constitution #states
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.nytimes.com

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 3 weeks ago

#Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for #Republicans to “Take Over” #Elections

The comments, made on a conservative podcast, follow a string of moves from his admin to try to exert more control over #US elections.

#law #ElectionLaw #midterms #democracy #Constitution #states
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.nytimes.com

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 3 weeks ago

@raganwald

I recommend you organize a bloc of ticket holders that go to the Melania movie with the express purpose of harassing and disrupting the showing of the film.

Like this:

"...50 passes had been set aside for men purportedly intent on heckling, booing, and harassing Williams."

https://archive.is/htS7p#selection-2317.204-2317.304

That approach will work...once. After that, security gets wise to this tactic.

OK, use subtle tactics as listed in the Simple Sabotage Field Manual:
https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf

That document lists techniques suitable for sabotaging movie screenings.

#Politics #USpol #Trump #MAGA #Fascism #Venezuela #Strike #GeneralStrike #Greenland #law #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP #Minneapolis #TRUMP #FASCISM
#ReneeNicoleGood #ICE #civilrights #humanrights #PoliceState #USA
#Minnesota #MInneapolis #fuckICE #JUSTICE #FreeSpeech
#politics #socialmedia #mastodon #fediverse #whitesupremacy #imperialism #protest #activism #resistance #unitedstates #classwar #racism #lgbtq #indigenous #poverty #Immigration #education #US #tiktok #antifa #labor #labour #unions #AlexPretti #Melania #Sabotage #Disruption

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@raganwald@social.bau-ha.us · 3 weeks ago

The cruelty is the point.

A purported Craigslisting offering free tickets to Melania and $50 to remain seated for the entirety performance. The fine print about remaining seated is highlighted.

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 3 weeks ago

@raganwald

I recommend you organize a bloc of ticket holders that go to the Melania movie with the express purpose of harassing and disrupting the showing of the film.

Like this:

"...50 passes had been set aside for men purportedly intent on heckling, booing, and harassing Williams."

https://archive.is/htS7p#selection-2317.204-2317.304

That approach will work...once. After that, security gets wise to this tactic.

OK, use subtle tactics as listed in the Simple Sabotage Field Manual:
https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf

That document lists techniques suitable for sabotaging movie screenings.

View (PDF)

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

A Japanese court has rejected a retrial request for a decades-old case that sought to prove the unconstitutionality of sentencing a man believed to have had Hansen’s disease to death behind closed doors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/crime-legal/kumamoto-retrial-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #discrimination #constitution #leprosy #kumamoto

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

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Somali Student Association on Instagram: "JUSTICE FOR ALEX PRETTI & RENEE NICOLE GOOD — NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN

We witnessed a historic general strike on Friday in Minneapolis. Just yesterday, ICE killed yet another community member, Alex Pretti. This ICE terror on our communities in Minneapolis must end. We will not back down. To stop the terror and get ICE OUT, we are calling for an expanded strike this Friday, January 30 at 2 PM in Downtown Minneapolis. We call on everyone across the country to stand with us and shut it down!

NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING"

11K likes, 214 comments - ssa.umn on January 25, 2026: "JUSTICE FOR ALEX PRETTI & RENEE NICOLE GOOD — NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN We witnessed a historic general strike on Friday in Minneapolis. Just yesterday, ICE killed yet another community member, Alex Pretti. This ICE terror on our communities in Minneapolis must end. We will not back down. To stop the terror and get ICE OUT, we are calling for an expanded strike this Friday, January 30 at 2 PM in Downtown Minneapolis. We call on everyone across the country to stand with us and shut it down! NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING".

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

Instagram

Somali Student Association on Instagram: "JUSTICE FOR ALEX PRETTI & RENEE NICOLE GOOD — NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN

NO WORK, NO SCHOOL, NO SHOPPING"

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

2 federal agents shot #AlexPretti, initial government review reveals
The review makes no mention of Pretti brandishing a weapon, contradicting initial comments from the #Trump admin about the killing.

#law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #Minnesota #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #StateSponsoredTerrorism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/27/alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-ice-bovino/

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

#GiftArticle

Greg #Bovino Loses His Job

The #BorderPatrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.

#ReneeGood #AlexPretti #StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #Minnesota #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #UseOfForce #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/greg-bovino-demoted-minneapolis-border-patrol/685770/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxdBatDtDmlQ4RYH_mhKxs9M

The Atlantic

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted

The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

#GiftArticle

Greg #Bovino Loses His Job

The #BorderPatrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.

The Atlantic

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted

The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers

@CrimethInc@todon.eu · 4 weeks ago

The Atlantic—no friend to anti-fascist movements—is reporting that ICE Truppenführer Greg Bovino is being demoted.

No politician or political party did this. It only occurred because of grassroots resistance and direct action.

ICE will keep kidnapping and murdering until we ourselves stop them. 🏴

https://crimethinc.com/responserevolution

Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change.

Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the killing Saturday of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino’s command. — Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role as Border Patrol “commander at large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon, according to a DHS official and two people with knowledge of the change. Bovino’s sudden demotion is the clearest sign yet that the Trump administration is reconsidering its most aggressive tactics after the killing Saturday of 37-year-old Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents under Bovino’s command.

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

@johnlogic

We need to combine the impending government shutdown with a nationwide General Strike:

https://generalstrikeus.com/

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@johnlogic@sfba.social · 4 weeks ago

Congressman Ro Khanna via Bluesky today:

"Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.

1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.

2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.

3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.

4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law."

"5. Impeach Noem and Bondi.

6. End the Kavanaugh stops with racial profiling and end the militarization of ICE.

7. Codify a use of force standard so courts can enforce the law against rogue ICE agents.

8. Tear down and replace ICE with an agency that has oversight."

"Trump is engaged in the SYSTEMATIC destruction of the rule of law.

Only if Congress fights with every legal tool at our disposal including lawsuits in the courts, like we are doing with the Epstein files, can we stop this madness."

"We owe that to nurse Pretti and the hundreds of thousands on the streets risking their lives to stand up for our freedoms."

https://bsky.app/profile/rokhanna.bsky.social/post/3mdaxddhzk22z

https://bsky.app

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

@johnlogic

We need to combine the impending government shutdown with a nationwide General Strike:

https://generalstrikeus.com/

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

#Federal ofcls sought to portray #AlexPretti as a domestic terrorist, saying he had approached agents with a “semi-automatic handgun” & the intent to “massacre” them. But videos analyzed by NYT contradict their account. They show Pretti holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground & strike him. One agent appears to remove a gun from near Pretti’s right hip [holstered]. At the same time, another agent draws his firearm, points it at Pretti’s back & repeatedly fires.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

#Federal officials released images of a handgun they said #AlexPretti was carrying. The #Minneapolis police chief said he had a valid firearms permit. Open carry is legal with a permit in #Minnesota.

#StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

#GiftArticle

#ICU #nurse fatally shot by “federal agents” in #Minneapolis cared for #veterans
#AlexPretti, 37, was kind & didn’t often discuss politics, friends & colleagues said.

His family disputes [as do we all with functioning eyes] the #Trump admin’s version of the #shooting.

#StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung
https://wapo.st/3Z0RNzB

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago

#BorderPatrol agents shot & killed a 37-year-old man in #Minneapolis yesterday. The victim, #AlexPretti, was an intensive care #nurse at a #VeteransAffairs hospital. He was a #US #citizen, the Minneapolis police chief said.

#StateSponsoredTerrorism #Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minnesota #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti-timeline.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://www.nytimes.com

Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded

A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com · 4 weeks ago

Heather Cox Richardson, speaking about the execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis today:

"23 people could stop this if they wanted to."

(Transcript excerpt)

27:05
But here's the other, and this is the reason that I am so angry.
27:12
You've heard me say this a lot. The Republicans could stop this tonight
27:20
if they wanted to. Elected Republicans could stop this
27:27
tonight if they wanted to.
27:32
And here's the thing. You know how many Republicans that would take?
27:38
16 Republicans. 16 Republicans voting with the Democrats.
27:45
This is a country of 340 million people. 16 people could stop this. And you could
27:55
actually impeach and remove Trump with 23.
28:00
23 people could stop this if they wanted to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r8fI8DhI0o

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai · 4 weeks ago