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Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
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This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
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It just really lays bare how lonely and self-centered fascism is that they see a community rallying not just for common defense but to meet one another's needs, with those who can provide stepping up for those who can't, and they go "what the fuck, this has to be illegal"
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
It just really lays bare how lonely and self-centered fascism is that they see a community rallying not just for common defense but to meet one another's needs, with those who can provide stepping up for those who can't, and they go "what the fuck, this has to be illegal"
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Happy Australia Day! We retain sovereignty but appreciate Australia for their support and defense against illegal fishing etc. Have a beer on us today!
January 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Happy Australia Day! We retain sovereignty but appreciate Australia for their support and defense against illegal fishing etc. Have a beer on us today!
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Seems like of the lessons the Republicans took from Charlottesville 2017 was that all those guys should have been given federal jobs, immunity, and military weapons beforehand. ICE is their vehicle for that.
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Seems like of the lessons the Republicans took from Charlottesville 2017 was that all those guys should have been given federal jobs, immunity, and military weapons beforehand. ICE is their vehicle for that.
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To paraphrase Eco, fascists are doomed to lose conflicts with non fascists because they are constitutional incapable of understanding the mind of the Other.
If they had empathy, if they could consider people unlike them to be truly human, they wouldn't be fascists.
If they had empathy, if they could consider people unlike them to be truly human, they wouldn't be fascists.
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:57 PM
To paraphrase Eco, fascists are doomed to lose conflicts with non fascists because they are constitutional incapable of understanding the mind of the Other.
If they had empathy, if they could consider people unlike them to be truly human, they wouldn't be fascists.
If they had empathy, if they could consider people unlike them to be truly human, they wouldn't be fascists.
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20 years of my media criticism boiled down to one skeet:
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
20 years of my media criticism boiled down to one skeet:
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I guess the downside to being a billionaire is flying to Washington to spend an evening pretending to be interested in a documentary about a spectacularly boring person as the last scraps of soul you have leave your body.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I guess the downside to being a billionaire is flying to Washington to spend an evening pretending to be interested in a documentary about a spectacularly boring person as the last scraps of soul you have leave your body.
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still one of the meaner dunks I’ve seen. id prob never post again tbh
January 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
still one of the meaner dunks I’ve seen. id prob never post again tbh
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A better idea than a space elevator: Simply spin a planet up to near orbital velocity and when the topsoil and ocean pile up into a ring system that touches the surface, simply walk into orbit and then jump off.
January 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
A better idea than a space elevator: Simply spin a planet up to near orbital velocity and when the topsoil and ocean pile up into a ring system that touches the surface, simply walk into orbit and then jump off.
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An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
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I wonder if a nurses strike would affect the longevity of a certain bruised orange man
Just a general note that a concerted widespread nurses strike would buckle the united states economy in weeks.
The American Nurses Association on Alex Pretti:
"The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex's loved ones and the public have answers."
"The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex's loved ones and the public have answers."
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I wonder if a nurses strike would affect the longevity of a certain bruised orange man
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We sometimes think about the martyrs of the Boston Massacre as the first deaths in the American Revolution.
But an 11yo boy named Christopher Seider was killed by a customs informer the week before.
Boston gave him a huge funeral. Tensions were snapping. And then soldiers fired into the crowd.
But an 11yo boy named Christopher Seider was killed by a customs informer the week before.
Boston gave him a huge funeral. Tensions were snapping. And then soldiers fired into the crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 AM
We sometimes think about the martyrs of the Boston Massacre as the first deaths in the American Revolution.
But an 11yo boy named Christopher Seider was killed by a customs informer the week before.
Boston gave him a huge funeral. Tensions were snapping. And then soldiers fired into the crowd.
But an 11yo boy named Christopher Seider was killed by a customs informer the week before.
Boston gave him a huge funeral. Tensions were snapping. And then soldiers fired into the crowd.
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Here is the letter from Bondi to Walz, via the NYT
I have to say, this reads to me like it’s laying the groundwork for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act soon
I have to say, this reads to me like it’s laying the groundwork for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act soon
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Here is the letter from Bondi to Walz, via the NYT
I have to say, this reads to me like it’s laying the groundwork for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act soon
I have to say, this reads to me like it’s laying the groundwork for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act soon
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There needs to be bigger punishment than this, but it’s a start
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 AM
There needs to be bigger punishment than this, but it’s a start
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Appears this is also true for fascism.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Appears this is also true for fascism.
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Don't forget: the reason ICE is in Minnesota is because Trump wanted to score some points with his xenophobic base by going after Somalis who committed financial fraud. And the GOP was fine with that.
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Don't forget: the reason ICE is in Minnesota is because Trump wanted to score some points with his xenophobic base by going after Somalis who committed financial fraud. And the GOP was fine with that.
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i do not know how this goes on for three more years
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
i do not know how this goes on for three more years
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Still can't get over the USAF and their stupid giant award sword
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Still can't get over the USAF and their stupid giant award sword
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the strangest thing about trumpism as an ideology, in all its strains, is its total rejection of any theory of legitimacy
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
the strangest thing about trumpism as an ideology, in all its strains, is its total rejection of any theory of legitimacy
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There is no reforming this.
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:03 AM
There is no reforming this.
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I need to hear from the folks in the 60/70s and protesting Vietnam (and everything else)...did shit feel as corrupt, unjust, overwhelming, and impossible to overcome as they do now? Not inviting you to compare, more how you felt in the moment, not knowing what you know now
January 24, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I need to hear from the folks in the 60/70s and protesting Vietnam (and everything else)...did shit feel as corrupt, unjust, overwhelming, and impossible to overcome as they do now? Not inviting you to compare, more how you felt in the moment, not knowing what you know now