Compassion Reigns Supreme
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The entire chain of command behind this atrocity should be brought before #Congress and investigated. #ICE is a lawless agency emboldened by a criminal president.
We must #abolishICE & dismantle its immigrant concentration camps.
There is no reform to the state-sanctioned violence ICE creates.
We must #abolishICE & dismantle its immigrant concentration camps.
There is no reform to the state-sanctioned violence ICE creates.
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The entire chain of command behind this atrocity should be brought before #Congress and investigated. #ICE is a lawless agency emboldened by a criminal president.
We must #abolishICE & dismantle its immigrant concentration camps.
There is no reform to the state-sanctioned violence ICE creates.
We must #abolishICE & dismantle its immigrant concentration camps.
There is no reform to the state-sanctioned violence ICE creates.
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The NBA (majority owner of the WNBA) has promised the players a percentage of net revenue.
As I write, it seems like the percentages are imaginary. That is not surprising. The NBA also imagines a new definition of net revenue (that isn't in any textbook!).
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
As I write, it seems like the percentages are imaginary. That is not surprising. The NBA also imagines a new definition of net revenue (that isn't in any textbook!).
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
Hard to Negotiate with Imaginary Numbers and Imaginary Words
On December 31st, ESPN reported the following about the offer being made by the NBA (i.e.
wagesofwins.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The NBA (majority owner of the WNBA) has promised the players a percentage of net revenue.
As I write, it seems like the percentages are imaginary. That is not surprising. The NBA also imagines a new definition of net revenue (that isn't in any textbook!).
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
As I write, it seems like the percentages are imaginary. That is not surprising. The NBA also imagines a new definition of net revenue (that isn't in any textbook!).
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
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Elon Musk is donating $10 million to a Republican primary candidate in Kentucky.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Elon Musk is donating $10 million to a Republican primary candidate in Kentucky.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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Domestic politics are horrific right now and likely will be for the next 5-10 years, but I'm quite optimistic that the collapse of Trumpism will lead to a rebirth of American political institutions that will get us closer to the democratic principles we like to believe we were founded on.
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Domestic politics are horrific right now and likely will be for the next 5-10 years, but I'm quite optimistic that the collapse of Trumpism will lead to a rebirth of American political institutions that will get us closer to the democratic principles we like to believe we were founded on.
I am afraid to ask Amy’s stand on ICE funding
She’s been awful quiet and is somehow even less authentic than TheHaircut
She’s been awful quiet and is somehow even less authentic than TheHaircut
January 21, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I am afraid to ask Amy’s stand on ICE funding
She’s been awful quiet and is somehow even less authentic than TheHaircut
She’s been awful quiet and is somehow even less authentic than TheHaircut
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Senator Chris Van Hollen is also a No on the DHS funding deal, his spox confirms to me.
My statement on funding DHS:
The proposed Appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security released today puts no meaningful constraints on the growing lawlessness of ICE, and increases funding for detention over the last Appropriations bill passed in 2024.
The proposed Appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security released today puts no meaningful constraints on the growing lawlessness of ICE, and increases funding for detention over the last Appropriations bill passed in 2024.
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Senator Chris Van Hollen is also a No on the DHS funding deal, his spox confirms to me.
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo.”
“I am not a crook”
Keep up this messaging, Republicans
“I am not a crook”
Keep up this messaging, Republicans
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo.”
“I am not a crook”
Keep up this messaging, Republicans
“I am not a crook”
Keep up this messaging, Republicans
THIS
(Fie upon wet brained centrist Dems)
(Fie upon wet brained centrist Dems)
Plus they’re already on tape murdering someone, and there is no accountability. What is the point of more cameras? Gotta watch 20 different angles of the next murder and not prosecute that guy either?
January 20, 2026 at 9:54 PM
THIS
(Fie upon wet brained centrist Dems)
(Fie upon wet brained centrist Dems)
Feeling is more than mutual, Nazi Incel
Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Feeling is more than mutual, Nazi Incel
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"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
"Two members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to 'overturn election results in certain states,' and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data..."
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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i think it's funny the day that Gertz said that there is no difference between Mamdani's positions and Schumers was the day that Mamdani went on the view and said "Abolish Ice" with his chest. has anyone see Schumer do that?
January 20, 2026 at 8:16 PM
i think it's funny the day that Gertz said that there is no difference between Mamdani's positions and Schumers was the day that Mamdani went on the view and said "Abolish Ice" with his chest. has anyone see Schumer do that?
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Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, are you watching this press conference? Would you happen to know any journalists with experience in writing about cognitive health?
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, are you watching this press conference? Would you happen to know any journalists with experience in writing about cognitive health?
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Query whether this comment is in some sense worse than being referred for discipline.
Judge Novak declines to refer Halligan for disciplinary action "in light of her inexperience" but warns that if she continues to call herself U.S. Attorney after this, he will initiate disciplinary proceedings. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Query whether this comment is in some sense worse than being referred for discipline.
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sure, the law says we need 2/3 of the senate or a majority of both houses to vote to leave NATO. but what if we just attacked a fellow NATO country and were expelled from it by the other allies. checkmate atheists
I seem to remember this:
In 2023, Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) authored legislation requiring that any presidential decision to exit NATO must have either two-thirds Senate approval or be authorized through an act of Congress.
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
In 2023, Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) authored legislation requiring that any presidential decision to exit NATO must have either two-thirds Senate approval or be authorized through an act of Congress.
www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
The law is ‘not airtight’: Trump may have a way out of NATO
The guardrail against the next president leaving the alliance is shakier than you think.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:47 PM
sure, the law says we need 2/3 of the senate or a majority of both houses to vote to leave NATO. but what if we just attacked a fellow NATO country and were expelled from it by the other allies. checkmate atheists
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Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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If America does not respond creatively to the challenge to banish racism, some future historian will have to say, that a great civilization died because it lacked the soul and commitment to make justice a reality for all men.
MLK Jr., 1967
MLK Jr., 1967
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
If America does not respond creatively to the challenge to banish racism, some future historian will have to say, that a great civilization died because it lacked the soul and commitment to make justice a reality for all men.
MLK Jr., 1967
MLK Jr., 1967
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this is 10x more important than dumping USTs
if the Euros really want to own the yanks, they should work together towards European common debt
www.ft.com/content/644f...
www.ft.com/content/644f...
European common debt is the way to topple the dollar
It’s high time for the EU to overcome its childish resistance to permanent joint borrowing
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
this is 10x more important than dumping USTs
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im getting disturbing reports that donald trump is doing exactly what he said he would and the results are exactly as disastrous as everyone said they would be
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
im getting disturbing reports that donald trump is doing exactly what he said he would and the results are exactly as disastrous as everyone said they would be
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“Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion.” It’s not a presidency – it’s a criminal heist after 77 million voters let him into the vault. (NYT gift link)
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
“Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion.” It’s not a presidency – it’s a criminal heist after 77 million voters let him into the vault. (NYT gift link)
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Bill Cassidy destroyed America's vaccine system by confirming RFK Jr and his reward is a primary challenge backed by the President. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes dumbass.
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bill Cassidy destroyed America's vaccine system by confirming RFK Jr and his reward is a primary challenge backed by the President. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes dumbass.
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We stopped punishing & taxing rich ppl, who used ill-gotten gains to buy up all the access to levers of govt
From there it was downhill
From there it was downhill
KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
@pkrugman.bsky.social
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@pkrugman.bsky.social
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January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We stopped punishing & taxing rich ppl, who used ill-gotten gains to buy up all the access to levers of govt
From there it was downhill
From there it was downhill
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I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.