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concerning
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM
concerning
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it's also a JD Vance line verbatim! He spent the entire press conference day before yesterday going "we aren't getting enough cooperation with local law enforcement" then he blamed Walz! Barack Obama -- *THE* Democratic north star -- just ran the narrative *JD Vance* is pushing!
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
it's also a JD Vance line verbatim! He spent the entire press conference day before yesterday going "we aren't getting enough cooperation with local law enforcement" then he blamed Walz! Barack Obama -- *THE* Democratic north star -- just ran the narrative *JD Vance* is pushing!
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
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So Kyle Rittenhouse, who attended a protest armed with a loaded assault rifle and killed 2 people is a right-wing hero.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
So Kyle Rittenhouse, who attended a protest armed with a loaded assault rifle and killed 2 people is a right-wing hero.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
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A logical path forward seems to be what happened to Newsweek, a longstanding journalistic outlet that was sold off for parts until it was just a place for weird editorials from random losers. You’ll pull up WaPo in three years and Catturd2 will be posting about how Yoga pants destroy marriages
If this is true (and that’s not a small if), it is reasonable to posit that Bezos is trying to offload the Post. Or kill it altogether.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
January 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A logical path forward seems to be what happened to Newsweek, a longstanding journalistic outlet that was sold off for parts until it was just a place for weird editorials from random losers. You’ll pull up WaPo in three years and Catturd2 will be posting about how Yoga pants destroy marriages
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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when all the lies are told and forgot, the truth will be there yet.
Federal officials described the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen by a federal agent as an act of self-defense. The video evidence that has surfaced so far contradicts that assertion.
Watch: Videos refute DHS account of fatal shooting in Minneapolis
Federal officials described the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen by a federal agent as an act of self-defense. The video evidence that has surfaced so far contradicts that assertion.
n.pr
January 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
when all the lies are told and forgot, the truth will be there yet.
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This is perhaps slightly off-color and a little too "big picture" for a day when something so horrifying has happened, but it is startlingly to me just how over their skis and pushed to the limits the feds are by one medium sized urban area.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
This is perhaps slightly off-color and a little too "big picture" for a day when something so horrifying has happened, but it is startlingly to me just how over their skis and pushed to the limits the feds are by one medium sized urban area.
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At this point, even by the strictest Hobbesian standards, this government has abandoned its duty to serve the public, and is illegitimate.
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
At this point, even by the strictest Hobbesian standards, this government has abandoned its duty to serve the public, and is illegitimate.
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Every time there’s slightly irregular news from the White House.
January 21, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Every time there’s slightly irregular news from the White House.
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Reading the screenshot in newscaster voice is incredibly satisfying
That insane bus thread ended up on national news and "live skeeted" is the official term used
January 21, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Reading the screenshot in newscaster voice is incredibly satisfying
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I swear to god he knows how much we all want it to happen and is just tormenting us at this point
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I swear to god he knows how much we all want it to happen and is just tormenting us at this point
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Trump would hate Dr Martin Luther King if this were the sixties, Greg Gutfeld would be complaining about him on Fox, they’d be running polls about how dangerous he was.
January 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Trump would hate Dr Martin Luther King if this were the sixties, Greg Gutfeld would be complaining about him on Fox, they’d be running polls about how dangerous he was.
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A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
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It’s satisfying to see these tough guys become snivelling, weeping little smol beans when the fight they said they wanted arrives
January 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
It’s satisfying to see these tough guys become snivelling, weeping little smol beans when the fight they said they wanted arrives
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dc juries out here doing amazing shit for the people
A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining a laser pointer at Trump's helicopter was acquitted in 35 minutes
Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump’s Helicopter Acquitted In 35 Minutes
It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
dc juries out here doing amazing shit for the people
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bad and naughty children get put in the COLD HOLE to atone for their crimes
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
bad and naughty children get put in the COLD HOLE to atone for their crimes
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Getting your ass attacked by the gestapo and tossing your expensive ass Leica to a fellow photographer is the most I have ever seen myself in an image. Save the gear, yes.
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Getting your ass attacked by the gestapo and tossing your expensive ass Leica to a fellow photographer is the most I have ever seen myself in an image. Save the gear, yes.
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Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
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Moving a little slow today. The wilder the Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil, the worse the next morning, and this week’s was a doozy
January 17, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Moving a little slow today. The wilder the Whiskey Friday with Tony Dokoupil, the worse the next morning, and this week’s was a doozy
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Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
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Some decent percentage of Americans will naturally view ICE’s behavior with revulsion. Another decent percentage can be persuaded eventually of ICE’s indecency. The remainder is irredeemable but hopefully can be curb-stomped electorally.
these are some pretty catastrophic approval numbers for ICE mom-murderers
they will not improve
they will not improve
January 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Some decent percentage of Americans will naturally view ICE’s behavior with revulsion. Another decent percentage can be persuaded eventually of ICE’s indecency. The remainder is irredeemable but hopefully can be curb-stomped electorally.