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Something sort of obvious, but that I have not seen anyone highlight: the extraordinary effectiveness of having thousands of people recording every move ICE makes.
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“The totalitarian mass leaders based their propaganda on the correct psychological assumption that under such conditions, one could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day,...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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“For the movement, organized violence is the most efficient of the many protective walls which surround its fictitious world, whose “reality” is proved when a member fears leaving the movement more than ...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Alex Petri, seconds before he was murdered by ICE/CBP goons, being a hero. Trying to peacefully protect a stranger.
Everything they say to try to denigrate him and his actions only serves to confirm their own depravity.
Everything they say to try to denigrate him and his actions only serves to confirm their own depravity.
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Alex Petri, seconds before he was murdered by ICE/CBP goons, being a hero. Trying to peacefully protect a stranger.
Everything they say to try to denigrate him and his actions only serves to confirm their own depravity.
Everything they say to try to denigrate him and his actions only serves to confirm their own depravity.
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I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
Something sort of obvious, but that I have not seen anyone highlight: the extraordinary effectiveness of having thousands of people recording every move ICE makes.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Something sort of obvious, but that I have not seen anyone highlight: the extraordinary effectiveness of having thousands of people recording every move ICE makes.
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It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
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I remember this picture from the huge Time/Life WWII book set I devoured as a kid. 40-ish years later, one of many still burned into my brain. Been thinking about some of those photos a lot lately.
January 25, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I remember this picture from the huge Time/Life WWII book set I devoured as a kid. 40-ish years later, one of many still burned into my brain. Been thinking about some of those photos a lot lately.
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This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
If the Gang of Six had a tenth the willingness to uphold the law that “lower” court judges have shown, we would not be living in an authoritarian state.
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
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This is one that stands out:
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January 25, 2026 at 6:05 AM
If the Gang of Six had a tenth the willingness to uphold the law that “lower” court judges have shown, we would not be living in an authoritarian state.
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Thank you @merlinmm.bsky.social and @57kev.bsky.social for the shoutout. 💙💙
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Such hypocrites!
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Such hypocrites!
January 24, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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All three living Democratic presidents have said nothing about any of this. I don’t mean just today, I mean any of it. Obama’s last two tweets are about basketball and wishing his wife happy birthday. Nothing on Renee Good who was murdered 17 days ago
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 PM
All three living Democratic presidents have said nothing about any of this. I don’t mean just today, I mean any of it. Obama’s last two tweets are about basketball and wishing his wife happy birthday. Nothing on Renee Good who was murdered 17 days ago
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The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
The Trump administration has unleashed death squads on our own people.
ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Family members found ace of spades cards with Denver field office printed on them, Voces Unidas says
ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Family members found ace of spades cards with Denver field office printed on them, Voces Unidas says
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The Trump administration has unleashed death squads on our own people.
ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Family members found ace of spades cards with Denver field office printed on them, Voces Unidas says
ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Family members found ace of spades cards with Denver field office printed on them, Voces Unidas says
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It. Was. Murder.
It. Was. Murder.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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It. Was. Murder.
It. Was. Murder.
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This random online comment from 2018 remains one of the last half-century's most important works of political commentary. crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This random online comment from 2018 remains one of the last half-century's most important works of political commentary. crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l...
Republican Senator: Trump should bring in National Guard as additional military force to deal with the violence caused by the military force he previously sent.
GOP senator backs Trump deploying National Guard to quash unrest in wake of shooting
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) voiced her support Saturday for President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard to Minnesota to quash the civil unrest sparked by the latest federal immigration of...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Republican Senator: Trump should bring in National Guard as additional military force to deal with the violence caused by the military force he previously sent.
It sure would be nice if leading news orgs and leading Dem politicians would catch up with this reality.
Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It sure would be nice if leading news orgs and leading Dem politicians would catch up with this reality.
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
ICE murdered a white citizen and lawful gun owner.
Where is the NRA? Where are the 2A absolutists now?
Where is the NRA? Where are the 2A absolutists now?
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
ICE murdered a white citizen and lawful gun owner.
Where is the NRA? Where are the 2A absolutists now?
Where is the NRA? Where are the 2A absolutists now?
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
1) Doesn’t say he was wielding it, just that he had it.
2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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2) Doesn’t match the video anyway.
3) DHS has lied in exactly this way after shooting someone before.
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Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
And a big shout out to Hakeem Jeffries, who refused to whip against funding this.
Dems have to vote this down
this might not be the fight you want but this is the fight you have, they’re killing people in the streets and smearing the victims, they are totally out of control
meet the moment because it is coming to meet you whether you like it or not
this might not be the fight you want but this is the fight you have, they’re killing people in the streets and smearing the victims, they are totally out of control
meet the moment because it is coming to meet you whether you like it or not
Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
And a big shout out to Hakeem Jeffries, who refused to whip against funding this.
I have been slowly making my way through Hannah Arendt's "The Origins of Totalitarianism." it is a dense, massive text divided into 3 parts. The first traces the origins of antisemitism; the second the rise of imperialism; and the third covers totalitarianism.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I have been slowly making my way through Hannah Arendt's "The Origins of Totalitarianism." it is a dense, massive text divided into 3 parts. The first traces the origins of antisemitism; the second the rise of imperialism; and the third covers totalitarianism.
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