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There is a term for this I think
Commentary: Bad Bunny is American; Coldplay is not. The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl
Commentary: Bad Bunny is American; Coldplay is not. The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl halftime show has always featured foreign music artists. So why the MAGA freak-out over Bad Bunny, who is American? Take a guess.
www.latimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
There is a term for this I think
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Evil.
US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Evil.
They have long crossed the line of enforcement to cruelty for currents sake.
Evil.
US Marshals, acting on behalf of the DOJ in Memphis, TN, kicked a dog during an arrest, leaving it with a broken rib.
February 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
They have long crossed the line of enforcement to cruelty for currents sake.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🚨BREAKING: Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls
In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
🚨BREAKING: Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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25. This Cibola jail was horrible. It was cramped. I was chained up again.
The officers mocked
me and called me their enemy. They laughed at me. I was kept at the jail for what felt like around three hours. I wasn't given an explanation for why I was there.
26. Security
guards then put me on a bus. I think it was around January 27.
No one said
anything about where I was going. I was handcuffed. It felt like the middle of the night. It was freezing cold in the bus because the driver had the AC on. We had no jackets. The bus eventually took me back to El Paso in the carly morning of Tuesday, January 27th.
27. I was put in a cold cell where I had to sleep on the bare cement floor. Around 10 in the morning my cellmate asked to speak to an ICE officer. Three officers came into the cell so I had a chance to speak to them too. One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." She told me that if I fought my case, I would spend two to three more months here in El Paso. She offered me $2600 to self-deport. I refused. I wanted to talk to my attorney. They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota. If I hadn't managed to talk to my attorney who told me a while back that I was ordered released. I might have given up at this point and signed the self-deportation forms because the conditions were so unbearable.
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30. When I was taken back to the detention center from the airport, after missing the flight, I overheard an ICE officer saying in English, "the judge in Minnesota wants this one back." I was put in a cold jail cell again until early next morning (January 28). But again no one had told me directly that a judge had ordered my release
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32. When I arrived in Minneapolis, I was handed off to ICE
… I had to sign lots of papers saying that I wasn't going to be a part of any "groups." I didn't know what they meant by "groups." They never told me why I was detained](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5cn3kbi4g5blrtahon34xbu4/bafkreiccqxmfncofjqinoveiqscwale2ox5xpiqt46veqjdh3jmimkrxhq@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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Important update: a federal judge has ruled that Russ Vought & OMB were breaking the law & must tell the public exactly how they are spending (or not spending) funds appropriated by Congress.
I wrote this law years ago to ensure transparency and accountability.
I wrote this law years ago to ensure transparency and accountability.
BREAKING: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reveal how it apportions taxpayer money, including information it apparently tried to hide through spend plans in footnotes.
This is a huge win for transparency and accountability!
This is a huge win for transparency and accountability!
Court once again shuts down OMB attempts to keep spending secret - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to reveal legally binding plans to spend congressionally appropriated funds today in a lawsuit brought by CREW against OMB and OMB's Director Russell Vought.
www.citizensforethics.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Important update: a federal judge has ruled that Russ Vought & OMB were breaking the law & must tell the public exactly how they are spending (or not spending) funds appropriated by Congress.
I wrote this law years ago to ensure transparency and accountability.
I wrote this law years ago to ensure transparency and accountability.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 AM
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
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An important one to watch. Each element is critical. ICE tailing clergy. Fact that ICE declared driving *behind* ICE “obstruction.” White people; ICE still went to violence in 30 seconds; but community saved them. This cld have been another murder; community intervened.
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
An important one to watch. Each element is critical. ICE tailing clergy. Fact that ICE declared driving *behind* ICE “obstruction.” White people; ICE still went to violence in 30 seconds; but community saved them. This cld have been another murder; community intervened.
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🚨BREAKING: My law firm just won its lawsuit challenging New York’s 2024 congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino voters on Staten Island.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
🚨 Williams et al v. Board of Elections of the State of New York et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:51 PM
🚨BREAKING: My law firm just won its lawsuit challenging New York’s 2024 congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino voters on Staten Island.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
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Love this.
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Love this.
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Chillingly, the whistleblower says that ICE trainers were directed (no paper trail?) to train all of ICE's new recruits that these administrative warrants authorize breaking into peoples' homes, even though DHS's own training materials still make clear that's illegal!
January 21, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Chillingly, the whistleblower says that ICE trainers were directed (no paper trail?) to train all of ICE's new recruits that these administrative warrants authorize breaking into peoples' homes, even though DHS's own training materials still make clear that's illegal!
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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US consumers and importers absorbed 96% of tariff costs. Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans. $200 bil in additional 2025 U.S. tariff revenue “was paid almost exclusively by Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
US consumers and importers absorbed 96% of tariff costs. Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans. $200 bil in additional 2025 U.S. tariff revenue “was paid almost exclusively by Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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Nice to see NYTimes provide a forthright description of Trump's own stated motivations for invading Greenland, rather than sane-washing it, but this shouldn't just be "analysis." Every story should bluntly state that Trump's reasons are personal and delusional.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Nice to see NYTimes provide a forthright description of Trump's own stated motivations for invading Greenland, rather than sane-washing it, but this shouldn't just be "analysis." Every story should bluntly state that Trump's reasons are personal and delusional.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
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NYT documents how Trump made at least $1.4 billion off the presidency during his first year in office, although that is not the full amount since many of his other deals are hidden from the public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NYT documents how Trump made at least $1.4 billion off the presidency during his first year in office, although that is not the full amount since many of his other deals are hidden from the public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is demonstrably false. We have seen the video and heard the audio of ICE forcibly entering homes without warrants.
Of ICE randomly pushing people who were simply standing on the sidewalk observing.
None of that is legal.
Of ICE randomly pushing people who were simply standing on the sidewalk observing.
None of that is legal.
Q: Are you ok with federal agents & officers violating people's 4th Amendment rights by asking for papers without reasonable suspicion?
NOEM: Every single action our ICE officers take is according to the law and following protocols that we have used for years. They are doing everything correctly
NOEM: Every single action our ICE officers take is according to the law and following protocols that we have used for years. They are doing everything correctly
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This is demonstrably false. We have seen the video and heard the audio of ICE forcibly entering homes without warrants.
Of ICE randomly pushing people who were simply standing on the sidewalk observing.
None of that is legal.
Of ICE randomly pushing people who were simply standing on the sidewalk observing.
None of that is legal.
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Not sure who needs to hear this, but the Insurrection Act isn’t the same as “martial law.” It authorizes the molitary to engage in civil law enforcement. And not clear that even then, whether they can enforce state criminal laws
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, but the Insurrection Act isn’t the same as “martial law.” It authorizes the molitary to engage in civil law enforcement. And not clear that even then, whether they can enforce state criminal laws
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Q: Do you think there needs to be an Insurrection Act invoked?
KRISTI NOEM: I think the president has that opportunity in the future. It's his constitutional right and it's up to him
KRISTI NOEM: I think the president has that opportunity in the future. It's his constitutional right and it's up to him
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Q: Do you think there needs to be an Insurrection Act invoked?
KRISTI NOEM: I think the president has that opportunity in the future. It's his constitutional right and it's up to him
KRISTI NOEM: I think the president has that opportunity in the future. It's his constitutional right and it's up to him
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And I’m gonna "like" this post every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY MADURO & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
And I’m gonna "like" this post every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
#Justice4theVictims_NOW
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.