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We are not locked in here with them. They are locked in here with us.
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Here’s a dirty little secret of 2025 that’s not as depressing as it seems:
Losing faith in institutions wasn’t nihilism. It was discernment - an informed adult response to watching dudebro arsonists assume control of the fire department.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
Losing faith in institutions wasn’t nihilism. It was discernment - an informed adult response to watching dudebro arsonists assume control of the fire department.
johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
"Because history doesn’t judge societies by how long they kept believing the lie —
It judges them by when they finally stopped."
It judges them by when they finally stopped."
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They're squirming.
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
They're squirming.
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There MUST be accountability.
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
There MUST be accountability.
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UPDATE: Judge Menendez orders more briefing from DOJ on plaintiffs' argument that the purpose of Operation Metro Surge is to punish plaintiffs for their sanctuary policies, coerce policy changes, compel information sharing. Briefing is due by 6p CT Wednesday, meaning no order expected before then.
January 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
UPDATE: Judge Menendez orders more briefing from DOJ on plaintiffs' argument that the purpose of Operation Metro Surge is to punish plaintiffs for their sanctuary policies, coerce policy changes, compel information sharing. Briefing is due by 6p CT Wednesday, meaning no order expected before then.
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I know guys who kicked in doors in those places, as opposed to their lifer bosses, and I remember a common refrain was "No shit there's an unending insurgency that can wait us out, how mad would your hometown be if someone rolled in on them like this"
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I know guys who kicked in doors in those places, as opposed to their lifer bosses, and I remember a common refrain was "No shit there's an unending insurgency that can wait us out, how mad would your hometown be if someone rolled in on them like this"
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Easy to be cynical but this seems like it’s heading in the right direction
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Easy to be cynical but this seems like it’s heading in the right direction
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I wonder if the latest ICE murder will put a damper on the screening of ‘Melania’ at the White House tonight. We are being led by violent morons and it’s time to revolt. Send these f*ckers a message. P.S, Mel was a paid escort not a model. It was not a secret in NYC.
January 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I wonder if the latest ICE murder will put a damper on the screening of ‘Melania’ at the White House tonight. We are being led by violent morons and it’s time to revolt. Send these f*ckers a message. P.S, Mel was a paid escort not a model. It was not a secret in NYC.
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Not only is Noel a brilliant writer
- his front row lived experience gives him extreme cred. His columns are not for those with short attention spans. I hope you’ll give every word he writes in all of them your complete attention. 👏🏼
- his front row lived experience gives him extreme cred. His columns are not for those with short attention spans. I hope you’ll give every word he writes in all of them your complete attention. 👏🏼
This week’s ‘Noel’s Notes’ is out now, thanks for reading & sharing. Link to subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...
January 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Not only is Noel a brilliant writer
- his front row lived experience gives him extreme cred. His columns are not for those with short attention spans. I hope you’ll give every word he writes in all of them your complete attention. 👏🏼
- his front row lived experience gives him extreme cred. His columns are not for those with short attention spans. I hope you’ll give every word he writes in all of them your complete attention. 👏🏼
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I hope the obvious lies coming from Trump and his ilk about ICE and their murderous actions shows the folks who believed his assassination attempt that it too was complete BS. Dude made a campaign commercial and pretended he get shot and MSM ate that fake ass stunt with a spoon.
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I hope the obvious lies coming from Trump and his ilk about ICE and their murderous actions shows the folks who believed his assassination attempt that it too was complete BS. Dude made a campaign commercial and pretended he get shot and MSM ate that fake ass stunt with a spoon.
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Trump never came clean about why he was rushed to Walter Reed in first term (he had recently been hanging w old friends at MSG UFC fight❄️) and he damn sure didn’t see a doctor after being ‘shot’ in Butler, PA. But MSM mostly went along for the ride. No wonder they BS USA now.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Trump never came clean about why he was rushed to Walter Reed in first term (he had recently been hanging w old friends at MSG UFC fight❄️) and he damn sure didn’t see a doctor after being ‘shot’ in Butler, PA. But MSM mostly went along for the ride. No wonder they BS USA now.
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When Homan is the good cop to Bovino’s tiny bad cop, things are truly off the rails.
‘I’m sending the corpulent townie sh*tbag who accepted 50k in cash in a brown paper bag for a bribe and speaks like your racist uncle with a pound of butter in his mouth to Minneapolis today’ isn’t the leadership Trump thinks it is. F*ck ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
When Homan is the good cop to Bovino’s tiny bad cop, things are truly off the rails.
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this is actually a very accurate report on what we're doing, except for the outside assistance and "lethal harassment" part. it's a massive, decentralized network. ICE cars enter the neighborhood, instantly pick up several tails, are logged, and are escorted out. it's hopeless. you should leave.
The rest of it is even funnier
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
this is actually a very accurate report on what we're doing, except for the outside assistance and "lethal harassment" part. it's a massive, decentralized network. ICE cars enter the neighborhood, instantly pick up several tails, are logged, and are escorted out. it's hopeless. you should leave.
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it's amazing to watch the We Are The Storm guys paralyzed in terror of the density and sophistication of spontaneous neighborhood watches put together by pissed-off baristas and suburban moms
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
it's amazing to watch the We Are The Storm guys paralyzed in terror of the density and sophistication of spontaneous neighborhood watches put together by pissed-off baristas and suburban moms
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Man, someone sounds really mad that a bunch of Minneapolis soccer moms can manage op-sec while the Secretary of Defense texts his battle plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic.
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Man, someone sounds really mad that a bunch of Minneapolis soccer moms can manage op-sec while the Secretary of Defense texts his battle plans to the editor in chief of the Atlantic.
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part of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them.
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 AM
part of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them.
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
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Every Democratic Senator must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding. Continuing to fund this agency that is terrorizing and murdering our people makes you complicit. They EXECUTED Alex Pretti.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Every Democratic Senator must vote NO on DHS/ICE funding. Continuing to fund this agency that is terrorizing and murdering our people makes you complicit. They EXECUTED Alex Pretti.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
Every Senator must draw a line in the stand here.
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A hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) on the state of Minnesota's request to halt the ICE surge in the Twin Cities.
I'm covering the proceedings remotely.
From the state's memo:
buff.ly/ub2bHso
I'm covering the proceedings remotely.
From the state's memo:
buff.ly/ub2bHso
January 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
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BREAKING via Star-Tribune: GOP gubernatorial candidate ends bid, says he can’t support "stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING via Star-Tribune: GOP gubernatorial candidate ends bid, says he can’t support "stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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It just get worse. Instead of administering CPR to a man who might still be alive, DHS officers were leering over the body, counting the bullet holes.
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 PM
It just get worse. Instead of administering CPR to a man who might still be alive, DHS officers were leering over the body, counting the bullet holes.
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Live footage of Hannah Arendt's dichotomy between violence and power.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Live footage of Hannah Arendt's dichotomy between violence and power.
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i think about this picture of fred shuttlesworth looking at his bombed out house every day because it is in my classroom and so i see it five times a week. tired and defiant.
a face that says well, on we go
a face that says well, on we go
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
i think about this picture of fred shuttlesworth looking at his bombed out house every day because it is in my classroom and so i see it five times a week. tired and defiant.
a face that says well, on we go
a face that says well, on we go
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Probably the way I became a senate staffer in the first place is I used to totally buy when official people said things like this.
"Oh look, I know it SEEMS that way but you need to consider some other angle."
I've been around the block enough to know this is almost always bullshit.
"Oh look, I know it SEEMS that way but you need to consider some other angle."
I've been around the block enough to know this is almost always bullshit.
Are you kidding me? This is the NYTimes editorial board's closing graf. In an editorial titled "The Trump Administration is Lying to Our Faces," their grand moral conclusion is that they will not believe their own eyes until a federal investigation says they can. Craven, self-righteous cowards.
January 26, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Probably the way I became a senate staffer in the first place is I used to totally buy when official people said things like this.
"Oh look, I know it SEEMS that way but you need to consider some other angle."
I've been around the block enough to know this is almost always bullshit.
"Oh look, I know it SEEMS that way but you need to consider some other angle."
I've been around the block enough to know this is almost always bullshit.
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In research or scientific settings, this sort of thing is super helpful. But that is assuming the people you are working with are working in good faith and don't reflexively throw up road blocks to avoid everyone adding two and two to make four.
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
In research or scientific settings, this sort of thing is super helpful. But that is assuming the people you are working with are working in good faith and don't reflexively throw up road blocks to avoid everyone adding two and two to make four.