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Brian Zitzelman
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thestranger.com
Six Seattle Schools Sheltered-in-Place After Unconfirmed ICE Activity
Six Seattle Schools Sheltered-in-Place After Unconfirmed ICE Activity
At least six schools sheltered-in-place after these unconfirmed reports.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
Rare good news about Dems not only doing their fucking jobs, but standing up for trans rights. More of this please, elected Dems.
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7h
1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.

This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.

If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.

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Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills
The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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contrapoints.bsky.social
he’s just posting his DMs now like a YouTuber having a breakdown
January 20, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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atrupar.com
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal court in Virginia—noting DOJ's filing "falls far beneath the level of advocacy expected from litigants in this Court, particularly the Department of Justice"—rules that Lindsey Halligan cannot hold herself out as "United States Attorney," striking that language from case filings.
Ms. Halligan's response, in which she was joined by both the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General, contains a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show and falls far beneath the level of advocacy expected from litigants in this Court, particularly the Department of Justice. The Court will not engage in a similar tit-for-tat and will instead analyze the few points that Ms. Halligan offers to justify her continued identification of her position as United States Attorney before the Court. Ultimately, the Court concludes for the reasons that follow that Ms. Halligan's continued identification of herself as the United States Attorney for this District ignores a binding court order and may not continue; otherwise, Ms. Halligan and anyone who joins her on a pleading containing the improper moniker subjects themselves to potential disciplinary action in this Court pursuant to the Court's Local Rules. Ill. Conclusion The Eastern District of Virginia has long enjoyed the service of experienced prosecutors with unquestioned integrity from both political parties serving as the United States Attorney. Despite coming from different political backgrounds and holding very different ideological views, they all shared an unwavering commitment to the Rule of Law, putting the interests of the citizens of the District before their own personal ambitions, as true public servants do. Unfortunately, it appears that this ethos has come to an end. A district judge acting at the direction of the Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit has ruled on behalf of the district judges of this District that Ms. Halligan was invalidly appointed as the United States Attorney. No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders. In short, this charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end. For all of these reasons, the Court hereby STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from the signature block on the Indictment (ECF No. 1), as well as all other Government filings in this case. (ECF Nos. 13, 18, 22.) The Court further BARS Ms. Halligan from representing herself as the United States Attorney in any pleading or otherwise before this Court until such time as she may lawfully hold the office either by Senate confirmation or appointment by this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), should either occur. That bar shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 21, 2026, and shall apply to any filings submitted thereafter. The Court recognizes that Ms. Halligan lacks the prosecutorial experience that has long been the norm for those nominated to the position of United States Attorney in this District. Consequently, and in light of her inexperience, the Court grants Ms. Halligan the benefit of the doubt and refrains from referring her for further investigation and disciplinary action regarding her misrepresentations to this Court at this time. However, this Memorandum Order provides notice that, should Ms. Halligan persist in ignoring Judge Currie's Orders and this Memorandum Order in any matter before the undersigned, the Court will initiate disciplinary proceedings against Ms. Halligan and any other signatory to an offending pleading pursuant to Federal Rule of Disciplinary Enforcement V(A). Let the Clerk file a copy of this Order electronically and notify all counsel of record, the Chief Judge and all United States District Judges, Magistrate Judges and Bankruptcy Judges of this Court, Judge Currie, and all members of the Richmond Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia with current CM/ECF registrations. The Court further ORDERS that Ms. Halligan shall provide a copy of this Memorandum Order to the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, since they appear as signatories on her Response. It is so ORDERED. /s/ David J. Novak United States District Judge Richmond, Virginia Dated: January 20. 2026
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
When I was in school we’d have posters of Shaq and Vince Carter drinking milk and now it’s like hey want to see this weird looking person who gets paid to make your uncle racist
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13h
"Drink whole milk, you'll come in 5th place" is an incredible ad campaign.
Alt text: Screenshot of a post from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (@USDA) on X reading, “Nutrition shouldn’t be controversial. It’s common sense. #DrinkWholeMilk.” Below is a video still of a blonde woman in a dark blazer smiling and holding a clear glass of milk against a dark background. The post shows a 14-second video and notes 11.2 million views, dated Jan. 14, 2026.
January 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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aprilwolfe.bsky.social
Polls out this morning about abolishing ICE and Mamdani getting applause from a mainstream morning audience for saying he wants to abolish ICE let’s fucking go
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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tombreihan.bsky.social
Wrote about the 20th anniversary of Cat Power's The Greatest, a lovely album that may have accidentally invented Lana Del Rey.
Cat Power's 'The Greatest' Turns 20
Chan In Memphis. That was the elevator pitch. In 1969, English balladeer Dusty Springfield signed to Atlantic, at the time primarily a soul label, and went off to Memphis to record with some of the ci...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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davidehrlich.bsky.social
THE 25 BEST FILMS OF 2025

A Video Countdown

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THE 25 BEST FILMS OF 2025: A Video Countdown
to watch previous video countdowns please visit: https://www.videocountdowns.com/ this year's video is once again in support of the Palestine Children's…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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trinaburke.bsky.social
I tried to make my daily call asking Senator Murray to defund and abolish ICE, but her DC mailbox was full. Nice job callers!

I was able to get through to one of her local offices. Here are those numbers.
Local offices for Patty Murray 4252596515 Everett 2065535545 Seattle 3606967797 Vancouver 2535723636 Tacoma 5096249515 Spokane 5094537462 Richland 3602052878 Olympia
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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nshrubs.bsky.social
Gestapo-ICE currently has multiple groups down in Renton, #Seattle. Silver Subarus, silver Hyundais, black Dodges with no front plates.
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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michaelharriot.bsky.social
From the beginning of the civil rights era until the day he died, MLK reserved one speech almost exclusively for Black audiences.

It was literally about staying "woke."
Everyone Claims to Know 'What MLK Would Have Wanted.' He Actually Told Black People.
What if I told you that Martin Luther King Jr. talked about diversity, critical race theory and staying "woke" more than anything else?
dlvr.it
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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atrupar.com
ICE is allegedly hunting for Hmong people in Minneapolis and as I watched video of the incident lo and behold @whstancil.bsky.social was on the scene
ICE agents stop a car at the light by Tao Foods and Midwest One bank. Across the street from Uptown Natural Care Center. A witness said the agent asked the driver “where the Hmongs at”. Agents left after about 5 minutes. The driver was not detained and drove away after the agents left. Image of Stancil on the scene
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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vanhollen.senate.gov
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.

If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.

But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.

A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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samthielman.com
I'm at the civil war
I'm at the NATO war
I'm at the combination civil war and NATO war
January 19, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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elienis.bsky.social
I had a long talk with Marisa Dabice about Mannequin Pussy's next album, their AI video controversy, burning out on tour, speaking up about the genocide, 10 years of 'Romantic,' the band's early years, and much more.

Chasing Sundays subscribers can read it all.

www.elienis.com/marisa-dabic...
Marisa Dabice on Mannequin Pussy's next album, AI backlash, burning out, and speaking up
"It was a sad realization, but I think it’s unfortunately true in this industry: at the end of the day, no one's looking out for you except for you."
www.elienis.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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geofffhughes.bsky.social
Lots of things have brought us here, but spare a thought for the fact that there are basically zero professional consequences for being this wrong.
jackbern.bsky.social Jack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 1d
11th January 2026
Vs
18th January 2026
Tim Stanley - Trump controls the world, and Britain ought to let him have it Tim Stanley - Britain must declare independence from America or it will die
January 19, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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jamellebouie.net
it is not the most important thing here but how much of this “8 wars” stuff is just him mindlessly repeating what his handlers tell him when they hand him stuff to sign
shashj.bsky.social Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 1d
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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angryblacklady.blacksky.app
everything is just absurd. 10 years of this asshole is 10 years too many
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d
NORWAY PM: I HAVE REPEATEDLY CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO TRUMP THAT IT IS AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE THAT AWARDS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
January 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre confirmed he received this message from Trump:
NEW: President Trump letter to Jonas Gahr Store links Nobel Prize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador:   President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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justinbaragona.bsky.social
This is real life.
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador: President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
January 19, 2026 at 6:09 AM
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catalinafernandes.bsky.social
‼️Seattle Area‼️ This was posted today. “ICE is going door to door in Seattle.
Please stay safe, protect your neighbors.” #lamigra #fdt #seattle #washingtonstate #washington
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social
If you work on anything connected to this woman, you are a terf. If you buy anything by or connected to the work of this woman, you are a terf. If you try to defend any of these people, I can only asssume you are also a terf. and all terfs can fuck right off into the sun.
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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jkarsh.bsky.social
They all casually use the language of abusers.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
WELKER: Is military action on the table?

BESSENT: I believe the Europeans will understand that the best outcome is for the US to receive control of Greenland
January 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE:

-Amazon
-AT&T
-Booz Allen Hamilton
-Caci
-Charter Communications
-Comcast
-Dell
-Ecolab
-FedEx
-General Dynamics
-L3Harris
-Motorola
-Thermo Fisher
-UPS

Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM