Brian Dusel

Advising Technology @ USC. Gamecock. Sometimes Professor/Historian. NASA Fanatic. No Man's Sky explorer. Star Wars/Trek Geek. Tweets are my own!

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

Welker: "You insisted no new wars."

Trump: "First of all, I didn't guarantee no war."

Welker: "You said it over and over again."

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump has a meltdown and ends the interview

Welker: Just to be very clear, there's no evidence of what you're saying.

Trump: There’s a lot of evidence. There’s tremendous evidence. There’s nothing but evidence. The election was rigged. And it’s happening again in California. They’re cheating.

Welker: Do you have evidence?

Trump: All I have to do is look.

Welker: That’s not evidence. The local officials acknowledge they are slow

Trump: They’re crooked. Just like you’re crooked. You’re either crooked or stupid.

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

[Matt McDermott @mattmfm]

As insane as this sounds, it’s true: Pam Bondi sent Minnesota officials a letter today saying ICE would leave the state if Minnesota turns over its voter files to the Trump Administration.

They’re openly using state violence as a bargaining chip to seize election infrastructure.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Drop Site obtained harrowing footage of the latest killing which appears to be from the perspective of the woman in pink filming from the sidewalk

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

The feds are locking up witnesses to a murder

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: The Minneapolis PD are now reporting that ICE has taken witnesses from the shooting today to the Whipple Federal building and ordered the local police to LEAVE the scene immediately. What the hell are they trying to cover up?

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

The Trump administration is disgusting!

Yesterday, ICE raided a home on St. Paul’s East Side. Their target was ChongLy Scott Thao, an elderly Hmong American man.

He’s a U.S. citizen with no criminal record.

Armed ICE agents broke down the door without presenting a valid warrant, entered with guns drawn, and handcuffed him in front of his 5-year-old grandson, who was left crying and traumatized.

This happened in sub-zero conditions, with wind chills near -30°F. Thao was dragged outside wearing only shorts, a blanket, and Crocs and marched through the snow.

ICE then drove him around for nearly an hour, questioned and fingerprinted him, confirmed he was a citizen and not the person they were looking for… and dropped him back at home.

No apology. No explanation. No accountability.

Is this what you voted for?

[Jesus Freakin Congress @TheJFreakinC]

🚨BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained, threatened, and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only, he refused to prove his citizenship.

In the video, agents immediately escalate to physical force. A man stands with his hands up, repeatedly saying, “I’m not doing anything,” while agents shove him, force him against his car, and begin an illegal search.

No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.

An agent falsely claims, “That’s assault,” while they are actively assaulting a U.S. citizen who is complying and not resisting.

Moments later, the agent admits the truth, saying, “And all we needed was your ID,” openly acknowledging this was an unlawful detention based solely on a refusal to produce identification.

That is not legal.

The short agent then threatens, “Don’t move or you will be fucking tased.”

The man calmly responds, “I’m not moving.”

The short agent escalates again, snarling, “You’re a fucking bitch, and you’re going to learn the hard way.”

That is a direct threat of violence against a U.S. citizen whose hands are already behind his back.

They dig through his pockets anyway, repeating, “I just asked you for an ID,” as if that excuses violating the Fourth Amendment.

Then, in a moment that exposes the entire operation, the short agent announces, “He has a gun on him! Wouldn’t you look at that.”

As if Minnesota is not a conceal-carry state.

The man immediately responds, “A fully registered firearm. Because I’m a U.S. citizen.”

The short agent casually tosses the firearm onto the car after removing the magazine, demonstrating reckless handling of a legally owned weapon.

By this point, they have removed his wallet, yet, still do not check his ID, and still continue the arrest.

The man states the obvious, “Unlawful arrest.”

The short agent replies, “We’ll see about that.”

When asked what crime he committed, the short agent deflects, saying, “We’re going to talk about that when we get in the car,” knowing full well he is on camera and cannot articulate a lawful reason.

Only then do agents begin changing their story, claiming the man “reached for something.”

The man immediately corrects them, he reached for his whistle.

ICE agents already admitted the detention was because he refused to show ID. They did not know he was carrying a firearm until after the illegal search. Now they are retroactively inventing justification.

The video contradicts every word they say.

This wasn’t law enforcement. This was intimidation, retaliation, and a fishing expedition carried out by armed agents.

If not carry papers, as a U.S. citizen, gets you assaulted and arrested, then this isn’t law enforcement. It’s a police state.

[Sabrina Carpenter @SabrinaAnnLynn]

@WhiteHouse this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.

[Brian Dusel @DocSherlock86]

@dazunlocked @Broseph4487 @JW_Evolution The signs would be amazing workshop items especially!

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.

In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Pathetic.

[Brian Dusel @DocSherlock86]

@JW_Evolution Fingers crossed some fixes for crashing on PC too.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 JD Vance just claimed that when settlers arrived in the New World, they “found widespread child sacrifice,” adding that “Christian civilization ended the practice.”

Archaeologists, including those specializing in North American history, are calling this a flat-out lie. There is no evidence of widespread child sacrifice among First Nations.

To say that about Indigenous people is historically false, deeply racist, and disgustingly revisionist.

[Micah Erfan @micah_erfan]

👀Another Hatch Act violation.

[Goose🏳️‍🌈 @megagoose11]

The new space race so far

[Stacy Cay @stacycay]

Trump fans: Trump doesn’t think he’s a king

Trump’s official social media accounts:

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

Most Republicans are good people. Most Democrats are good people.

The White House says outrageous things to make you hate your neighbor.

Your neighbor isn’t the problem. The White House is.

[Brian Dusel @DocSherlock86]

@Ky1eKatarn Long live murderpaws!