sarahshackelford24
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Retired Librarian and French Teacher
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President Trump’s approval rating by demographic group now looks almost exactly as it did in a New York Times/Siena polling in the run-up to his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Take a closer look at how support for Trump has changed.
The Voters Who Have Taken a U-Turn on Trump
One year later, the second Trump coalition has come apart, a Times/Siena poll finds.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 8:40 PM
President Trump’s approval rating by demographic group now looks almost exactly as it did in a New York Times/Siena polling in the run-up to his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. Take a closer look at how support for Trump has changed.
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Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law
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Frey is right. Blanche just all but admitted the Trump Regime is trying to manufacture a basis to invoke the Insurrection Act. Nobody should help them.
"This is not creating safety," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey responded to the most recent shooting in the city, with an ICE officer who shot and injured a man during an ambush.
MORE: https://www.ktsm.com/news/national-news/ice-involved-in-minneapolis-shooting/
MORE: https://www.ktsm.com/news/national-news/ice-involved-in-minneapolis-shooting/
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Frey is right. Blanche just all but admitted the Trump Regime is trying to manufacture a basis to invoke the Insurrection Act. Nobody should help them.
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed it was the result of "over a thousand simulations."
A Piece Of What?!? Critics Mock Trump Official's Truly 'Dystopian' New Meal Deal
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed it was the result of "over a thousand simulations."
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed it was the result of "over a thousand simulations."
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Several military service members have sought legal counsel starting around the end of September, after the U.S. military had killed 17 people in a series of extrajudicial strikes. trib.al/PTC0XZK
Military Officials Freaked Out After Trump’s First Boat Strike
Members of the military were calling a hotline to air their concerns, a bombshell report reveals.
trib.al
January 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Several military service members have sought legal counsel starting around the end of September, after the U.S. military had killed 17 people in a series of extrajudicial strikes. trib.al/PTC0XZK
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The First Amendment protects journalists who receive and report information of public concern even if the source broke the law. Raiding a reporter’s home is an extraordinary step that raises serious press-freedom concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The First Amendment protects journalists who receive and report information of public concern even if the source broke the law. Raiding a reporter’s home is an extraordinary step that raises serious press-freedom concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Donald Trump is trying to con Americans into believing that immigrants are the greatest threat to our democracy in order to hide the the fact that Donald Trump and his corruption is the greatest threat to our democracy.
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Donald Trump is trying to con Americans into believing that immigrants are the greatest threat to our democracy in order to hide the the fact that Donald Trump and his corruption is the greatest threat to our democracy.
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Note that invisibly before all of our very eyes: Each of these lawless acts, playing out, now close to literally every hour of every day, strengthens the bond between leader, henchmen and foot soldiers, and their collective investment to hold onto power.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Note that invisibly before all of our very eyes: Each of these lawless acts, playing out, now close to literally every hour of every day, strengthens the bond between leader, henchmen and foot soldiers, and their collective investment to hold onto power.
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JUST IN: Iran has closed its airspace for all flights
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
JUST IN: Iran has closed its airspace for all flights
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NEW: The Virginia House approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment that enables state lawmakers to redistrict mid-decade — a process that could hand the party four new seats in Congress. The measure now heads to the Senate.
Virginia House passes amendment allowing redistricting to counter GOP gerrymanders
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:25 PM
NEW: The Virginia House approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment that enables state lawmakers to redistrict mid-decade — a process that could hand the party four new seats in Congress. The measure now heads to the Senate.
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To those with big platforms: Continue to speak out!
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
To those with big platforms: Continue to speak out!
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Know what’s fucking insane?
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
January 14, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Know what’s fucking insane?
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
Our NATO allies are sending troops to Greenland to defend against a possible US invasion.
I know this administration doesn’t understand anything about anything, but the US is not self-sufficient enough to thrive in an interconnected world on our own.
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The protesters in Tehran? "Patriots." The protesters in Minneapolis? "Anarchists and professional agitators." The eruption of protests on opposite sides of the planet has brought Trump’s views of democracy and popular dissent into stark relief. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Trump Supports the Protesters, Except Those Protesting Him
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The protesters in Tehran? "Patriots." The protesters in Minneapolis? "Anarchists and professional agitators." The eruption of protests on opposite sides of the planet has brought Trump’s views of democracy and popular dissent into stark relief. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Narrator: The US military has virtually plenary access to Greenland for defense purposes under existing treaties. If Greenland is not being adequately protected from Russia and China now, then it is Donald Trump's fault.
Q: Are Greenland's limits going to be respected?
TRUMP: Well we're gonna see what happens with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security. If we don't go in Russia is gonna go in & China is gonna go in. And there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it. But we can do everything about it
TRUMP: Well we're gonna see what happens with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security. If we don't go in Russia is gonna go in & China is gonna go in. And there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it. But we can do everything about it
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Narrator: The US military has virtually plenary access to Greenland for defense purposes under existing treaties. If Greenland is not being adequately protected from Russia and China now, then it is Donald Trump's fault.
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The Democrat connected the financial hardships many Americans are experiencing right now with ICE's killing of Renee Good.
Ocasio-Cortez Explains How 'You Get Screwed Over' To Pay For ICE 'Shooting Mothers In The Face'
The Democrat connected the financial hardships many Americans are experiencing right now with ICE's killing of Renee Good.
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The Democrat connected the financial hardships many Americans are experiencing right now with ICE's killing of Renee Good.
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Several Democratic lawmakers said they are under federal investigation over a video they released on social media in November in which they reminded U.S. troops they can disobey illegal orders, a message that angered President Trump.
Democratic lawmakers say they’re under investigation for military orders video
“It’s legal intimidation and physical intimidation meant to get you to shut up,” said Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who organized the November video on disobeying illegal orders.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Several Democratic lawmakers said they are under federal investigation over a video they released on social media in November in which they reminded U.S. troops they can disobey illegal orders, a message that angered President Trump.
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I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
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Trump could not do more to ensure Collins is replaced by a Democrat if he tried.
BREAKING — Mark Dion, Mayor of Portland, Maine just released this media statement re: ICE coming to the Portland and Lewiston. He says "While we respect the law, we challenge the need for a paramilitary approach to the enforcement of federal statutes."
Full statement shared with me:
Full statement shared with me:
January 14, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Trump could not do more to ensure Collins is replaced by a Democrat if he tried.
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Trump, who is publicly expressing fear of his increasingly likely third impeachment, is panicking. The consequence of Trump's accelerating decline, however, is almost certain to be Trump seeking to do ever greater damage to the US and the world.
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Trump, who is publicly expressing fear of his increasingly likely third impeachment, is panicking. The consequence of Trump's accelerating decline, however, is almost certain to be Trump seeking to do ever greater damage to the US and the world.
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why she still has hope for America’s future.
Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’
On this week’s episode of “The Big Interview,” the author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why she still has hope for America’s future.
wrd.cm
January 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale talks about Elon Musk, political resistance, and why she still has hope for America’s future.
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“The Party told you to ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, essential command.” - George Orwell. 1984.
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“The Party told you to ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, essential command.” - George Orwell. 1984.
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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
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