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Brian Ruhf

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Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump
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Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump

It's all downhill for here for the America's aging mad king

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January 24, 2026 at 3:04 AM

Brian Ruhf

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How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)
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How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)

Plus: The people of Minneapolis are amazing.

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January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM

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David Corn

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Inspiring.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Singing

January 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM

Brian Ruhf

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Snowjob
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Snowjob

Cartoon by Shields

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January 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM

Brian Ruhf

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three cheers for Jack Smith
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three cheers for Jack Smith

the man who indicts war criminals in The Hague is not fucking around

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January 23, 2026 at 10:53 PM

Brian Ruhf

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Deadly Keystone Cops
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Deadly Keystone Cops

DHS and ICE are incompetent—but that doesn’t make them any less dangerous.

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January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM

Brian Ruhf

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January 22, 2026
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January 22, 2026

Vice President J.D.

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January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM

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Brooke Harrington

@ebharrington.bsky.social

This is what comes from electing a rapist: an administration that views women suffering as pleasurable entertainment.*

To the point that women who aren't visibly suffering will be deepfaked to satisfy sadistic MAGA misogyny.

* See the many MAGA memes celebrating the bloody death of Renee Good.

Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Earlier today, DHS Sec Kristi Noem posted a photo of federal agents arresting civil rights attorney and ICE protestor Nekima Levy Armstrong.

The White House then posted the same arrest image -- but digitally altered Levy Armstrong's face to depict her sobbing.

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White House Uses AI to Alter Protester's Face So That She's Sobbing, Instead of Looking Brave, During Arrest

The White House published an image on X featuring an AI-altered image of an ICE protester crying during her arrest.

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January 22, 2026 at 9:52 PM

Brian Ruhf

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Trump’s Chilling Weaponization of Confidential Government Records
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Trump’s Chilling Weaponization of Confidential Government Records

Remind me—who else in history made lists of Jewish intellectuals and people with disabilities?

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January 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM

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JeffTrnka

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January 22, 2026 at 11:34 AM

Brian Ruhf

@brianruhf.bsky.social

How Much Are Republicans Willing to Spend for Greenland?
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How Much Are Republicans Willing to Spend for Greenland?

Trump’s framework of a Greenland deal leaves a lot of lingering questions.

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January 23, 2026 at 2:09 AM

Brian Ruhf

@brianruhf.bsky.social

The Doormat Branch of Government
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The Doormat Branch of Government

Congress is ineffective, unpopular, and our last best hope

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January 22, 2026 at 11:34 PM

Brian Ruhf

@brianruhf.bsky.social

‘A Great Rupture of the World Order’
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‘A Great Rupture of the World Order’

As Europe reacts to Trump’s Davos rant, America’s capacity for self-delusion remains boundless.

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January 22, 2026 at 6:51 PM

Brian Ruhf

@brianruhf.bsky.social

Taco Donny shits the bed in Davos
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Taco Donny shits the bed in Davos

readings from the Art of the Imaginary Deal

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January 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM

Brian Ruhf

@brianruhf.bsky.social

Old Europe. New Backbone.
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Old Europe. New Backbone.

A lesson in standing up to bullies from across the pond.

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January 22, 2026 at 4:17 PM

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Robert Fessler

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Two guys hold the person down on the ground and a third sprays them with pepper spray. This is not law enforcement, it's sadism.

Ashley Miller @amreports.bsky.social · 2d

An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Several agents hold a person down and sprays them with pepper spray.

January 22, 2026 at 4:20 AM

Brian Ruhf

@brianruhf.bsky.social

So, You Want to Run for President?
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So, You Want to Run for President?

What 2028 aspirants should consider before running

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January 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM

Brian Ruhf

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January 21, 2026
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January 21, 2026

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, a visibly exhausted president of the United States of America rambled in angry free association in a speech before the world’s leaders.

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January 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM

Brian Ruhf

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'People that are very sick are in that building'
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'People that are very sick are in that building'

Trump brags at home and abroad about his first year. At least that's what we think he said.

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January 22, 2026 at 1:39 AM

Brian Ruhf

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Wary Dems Weigh Working With Trump Team
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Wary Dems Weigh Working With Trump Team

They know there’s always a risk they’ll be burned.

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January 22, 2026 at 1:21 AM

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Mueller, She Wrote

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Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...