Marlena
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gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
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I spent Presidents Day defending the Constitution along with lots and lots of others - today it was to protest the planned ICE Concentration Camp in Roxbury. The conversations warmed my heart and the advocacy of the people lifted my spirit.
February 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I spent Presidents Day defending the Constitution along with lots and lots of others - today it was to protest the planned ICE Concentration Camp in Roxbury. The conversations warmed my heart and the advocacy of the people lifted my spirit.
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I’m struggling to think of the last time the Republican senate forced Trump’s hand on a foreign policy issue by actually doing something instead of just talking shit on social media.
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I’m struggling to think of the last time the Republican senate forced Trump’s hand on a foreign policy issue by actually doing something instead of just talking shit on social media.
How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM
How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Why does Hegseth have a film crew following him around everywhere he goes making videos for social media every day?
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Why does Hegseth have a film crew following him around everywhere he goes making videos for social media every day?
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600,000 suckers pre-ordered Trump Mobile phones which were supposed to be made in the US and delivered in September. They aren’t made in the US, nobody has their phones yet, and the company keeps giving different answers to people why that is the case.
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
600,000 suckers pre-ordered Trump Mobile phones which were supposed to be made in the US and delivered in September. They aren’t made in the US, nobody has their phones yet, and the company keeps giving different answers to people why that is the case.
The Resistance Libs Were Right www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The Resistance Libs Were Right www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
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JPOW literally said
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
JPOW literally said
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
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There's honestly been some pretty good news coverage tonight on TV regarding today's events. It's not a coincidence.
Like half a dozen prominent Democrats finally came out this afternoon and said ICE is terrorist trash led by a secretary who should be impeached and it flipped the whole narrative.
Like half a dozen prominent Democrats finally came out this afternoon and said ICE is terrorist trash led by a secretary who should be impeached and it flipped the whole narrative.
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
There's honestly been some pretty good news coverage tonight on TV regarding today's events. It's not a coincidence.
Like half a dozen prominent Democrats finally came out this afternoon and said ICE is terrorist trash led by a secretary who should be impeached and it flipped the whole narrative.
Like half a dozen prominent Democrats finally came out this afternoon and said ICE is terrorist trash led by a secretary who should be impeached and it flipped the whole narrative.
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💔
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
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Ice killed a 37 year old and Kristie Noam is wearing a cowboy hat
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Ice killed a 37 year old and Kristie Noam is wearing a cowboy hat
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Even if you take ICE's bullshit at face value, why didn't the officer shoot the tires? Why didn't he discharge a warning shot in the air? Or, you know, just slap the side of the car and ask her to stop?
Why did the ICE agent shoot her at point-blank range, murder her, and then walk away?
Why did the ICE agent shoot her at point-blank range, murder her, and then walk away?
January 8, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Even if you take ICE's bullshit at face value, why didn't the officer shoot the tires? Why didn't he discharge a warning shot in the air? Or, you know, just slap the side of the car and ask her to stop?
Why did the ICE agent shoot her at point-blank range, murder her, and then walk away?
Why did the ICE agent shoot her at point-blank range, murder her, and then walk away?
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"I doubt Senator Kelly will see this blog, and if he does see it, I imagine he will not be pleased with it. He’ll probably find it embarrassing. His humility likely makes him bristle at stuff like this. Well, that’s just too damn bad, Senator."
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
"I doubt Senator Kelly will see this blog, and if he does see it, I imagine he will not be pleased with it. He’ll probably find it embarrassing. His humility likely makes him bristle at stuff like this. Well, that’s just too damn bad, Senator."
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Scariest to me isn’t the undeniable corruption & criminality of Republicans under the authoritarian leadership of Donald Trump, it’s knowing a sizable number of US voters will continue believing the lies they’re being told by the administration as our national state-style media helps bury the truth.
January 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Scariest to me isn’t the undeniable corruption & criminality of Republicans under the authoritarian leadership of Donald Trump, it’s knowing a sizable number of US voters will continue believing the lies they’re being told by the administration as our national state-style media helps bury the truth.
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And there it is
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
And there it is
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After all those months of babbling about fentanyl and “narcoterrorism” and freedom and democracy, the Trump administration has come right out and admitted that its regime change interventionism in Venezuela has always been a good old-fashioned oil grab.
Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlin Johnstone
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
After all those months of babbling about fentanyl and “narcoterrorism” and freedom and democracy, the Trump administration has come right out and admitted that its regime change interventionism in Venezuela has always been a good old-fashioned oil grab.
Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlin Johnstone
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If the average American is told that America is bombing Venezuela and the average reaction to that news is ‘Why?!’ - which I suspect it will be, and which I suspect the Administration won’t have an acceptable answer for - then this act of war might backfire on Trump in record time.
January 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
If the average American is told that America is bombing Venezuela and the average reaction to that news is ‘Why?!’ - which I suspect it will be, and which I suspect the Administration won’t have an acceptable answer for - then this act of war might backfire on Trump in record time.
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So we are now allowing Donald Trump to kidnap Presidents from other countries.
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
So we are now allowing Donald Trump to kidnap Presidents from other countries.
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Trump's actions in Venezuela shows why it was wrong to dismiss his threats to Greenland. If he's willing to do this, he will be willing to do anything
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Trump's actions in Venezuela shows why it was wrong to dismiss his threats to Greenland. If he's willing to do this, he will be willing to do anything
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Regime change worked so well in Iraq and they have oil too.
Donald Trump didn't want Venezuela immigrants he had to take care of ... So now Venezuela is his problem now to fix.
Donald Trump didn't want Venezuela immigrants he had to take care of ... So now Venezuela is his problem now to fix.
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Regime change worked so well in Iraq and they have oil too.
Donald Trump didn't want Venezuela immigrants he had to take care of ... So now Venezuela is his problem now to fix.
Donald Trump didn't want Venezuela immigrants he had to take care of ... So now Venezuela is his problem now to fix.
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Remember America you take foreign leaders. Pandora's box has just been open for foreign leaders to take American leaders.
Donald Trump now owns the mess in Venezuela.
Donald Trump now owns the mess in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Remember America you take foreign leaders. Pandora's box has just been open for foreign leaders to take American leaders.
Donald Trump now owns the mess in Venezuela.
Donald Trump now owns the mess in Venezuela.