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NEW: House Republicans uphold President Trump’s veto of a clean drinking water project in Colorado. The bill passed Congress unanimously last year. Two-thirds were needed for an override. Trump has promised “harsh measures” against Colorado over false election rigging claims.
January 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
January 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Great news although I could have sworn the initial coverage said she had already been removed to Mexico, which I thought was strange. That does not appear to have happened, fortunately.
After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
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Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
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After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Great news although I could have sworn the initial coverage said she had already been removed to Mexico, which I thought was strange. That does not appear to have happened, fortunately.
They will not be in power forever and there's no statute of limitations for murder.
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
They will not be in power forever and there's no statute of limitations for murder.
It's a grotesque answer but amorality aside, I feel like they're making a political miscalculation by assuming Americans have the same level of affinity for immigration officers as they do for local cops.
Thune: "What happened in Minneapolis is an indication of the uptick we're seeing across the country in these protesters starting to attack ICE officers, law enforcement officers who are trying to lawfully enforce immigration law"
January 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It's a grotesque answer but amorality aside, I feel like they're making a political miscalculation by assuming Americans have the same level of affinity for immigration officers as they do for local cops.
I am not sure what the purpose of Senate ratification is if any president can simply withdraw unilaterally from any treaty
Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N.’s bedrock climate treaty, and 65 other treaties and agreements.
Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty
The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I am not sure what the purpose of Senate ratification is if any president can simply withdraw unilaterally from any treaty
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The gasp-laugh I made at this is something I couldn’t reproduce if I tried
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The gasp-laugh I made at this is something I couldn’t reproduce if I tried
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Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
Evergreen skeet
Jeffries statement sucks, other D statements I've seen have been fine
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Evergreen skeet
According to the administration’s written policy, Maduro could have avoided being subject to the jurisdiction of the United States if he had simply entered illegally.
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
According to the administration’s written policy, Maduro could have avoided being subject to the jurisdiction of the United States if he had simply entered illegally.
The thing is, if they actually manage to limit this action to grabbing Maduro and getting out, they probably avoid a public opinion hit because it won’t *feel* like a real war to most people. Load bearing “if” obviously.
Some polling:
Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
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Invading Venezuela - 19% approve, 60% disapprove
OK to go w/o Congressional approval - 11% yes, 74% no
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Invading Venezuela is a close second:
19% approve, 60% disapprove.
19% approve, 60% disapprove.
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The thing is, if they actually manage to limit this action to grabbing Maduro and getting out, they probably avoid a public opinion hit because it won’t *feel* like a real war to most people. Load bearing “if” obviously.
“It’s not a war; it’s a police action” is such a classic of the genre
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
“It’s not a war; it’s a police action” is such a classic of the genre
The Panama invasion must have been a useful precedent when they needed to get final sign off from the president whose brain stopped taking in new information in the 80s
None of this excuses Trump, but:
1) There is an OLC opinion that authorizes this, which future AG then OLC head Bill Barr signed in 1989 to authorize the very similar Panama invasion.
2) There is an indictment. It was unsealed under Barr in 2020.
3) Indictment is real. Former top aide pled in June
1) There is an OLC opinion that authorizes this, which future AG then OLC head Bill Barr signed in 1989 to authorize the very similar Panama invasion.
2) There is an indictment. It was unsealed under Barr in 2020.
3) Indictment is real. Former top aide pled in June
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The Panama invasion must have been a useful precedent when they needed to get final sign off from the president whose brain stopped taking in new information in the 80s
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the trump asprin thing is so funny to me because he basically gave himself hemophilia. like oh if you can't get it from inbreeding in the european monarchy because you are new money, storebought is also available
January 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
the trump asprin thing is so funny to me because he basically gave himself hemophilia. like oh if you can't get it from inbreeding in the european monarchy because you are new money, storebought is also available
Okay the IDs are fine it’s just that DHS is lying
Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that no one wanted and that apparently doesn't even work as a national ID.
DHS says REAL ID, which DHS certifies, is too unreliable to confirm U.S. citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
reason.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Okay the IDs are fine it’s just that DHS is lying
IMO within the Rebel Alliance there should be a split between the ex-Separatists who keeps holograms of Dooku on their desks, and the Republicans who see the CIS as the aggressors (at worst, war criminals) who attacked the institutions of liberal democracy at a pivotal moment.
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
IMO within the Rebel Alliance there should be a split between the ex-Separatists who keeps holograms of Dooku on their desks, and the Republicans who see the CIS as the aggressors (at worst, war criminals) who attacked the institutions of liberal democracy at a pivotal moment.
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wow so it really took less than a year to sink dreams of a third Trump term huh www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
wow so it really took less than a year to sink dreams of a third Trump term huh www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
This is a worthwhile thread, but I think the kicker is that the same media dynamic also pushes the Right to overplay their hand: by launching a racist broadside against the whole Somali population. Which then lets Dems sidestep the awkward fraud conversation as they defend a maligned community.
I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
December 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is a worthwhile thread, but I think the kicker is that the same media dynamic also pushes the Right to overplay their hand: by launching a racist broadside against the whole Somali population. Which then lets Dems sidestep the awkward fraud conversation as they defend a maligned community.
The next Dem president is going to have to hire about 1000 new DoJ attorneys anyway, might as well set up a whole office to investigate and prosecute ICE agents
There should be consequences for ICE agents breaking the law
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The next Dem president is going to have to hire about 1000 new DoJ attorneys anyway, might as well set up a whole office to investigate and prosecute ICE agents
I see we’ve settled on “unsteady ceasefire” as the face-saving euphemism for the peace that we prematurely declared
December 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I see we’ve settled on “unsteady ceasefire” as the face-saving euphemism for the peace that we prematurely declared
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This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is extremely dumb for a variety of reasons but perhaps the most obvious is that the Romans didn't apply their adoption law to grants of citizenship.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
I cannot communicate how basic an error he is making here. Staggeringly elementary, a thing you learn in Roman Civ 101.
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Betcha a shiny nickel this is because they told their LLM to redact all the initials used to identify minor victims and so it also redacted S.D.N.Y.
I have seen DOJ do some strange redactions before, but this is up there:
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Betcha a shiny nickel this is because they told their LLM to redact all the initials used to identify minor victims and so it also redacted S.D.N.Y.
Even if she wasn’t a citizen, and even if she really did have a removal order, this would be a very fast removal. Assuming it’s true, that means someone made a point to see it through quickly
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Even if she wasn’t a citizen, and even if she really did have a removal order, this would be a very fast removal. Assuming it’s true, that means someone made a point to see it through quickly