DCCyclone
@dccyclone.bsky.social
Progressive politico, school activist, attorney; proud dad of girl & 2 boys, Iowa-born son of immigrants from India, Iowa State alumnus & from a Cyclone family.
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I maintain that he doesn’t understand Mercator projections and genuinely believes Greenland is bigger than Africa.
This is why Greenland is a merely a bluster-filled distraction for Trump. 👇
Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/w...
Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I maintain that he doesn’t understand Mercator projections and genuinely believes Greenland is bigger than Africa.
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I continue to feel foolish to have so massively underestimated how many people would debase themselves for fame and/or money.
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I continue to feel foolish to have so massively underestimated how many people would debase themselves for fame and/or money.
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Donald Trump is trying to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 because, at a fundamental level, he does not believe in democracy or the Constitution www.gelliottmorris.com/p/pardon-my-...
Pardon my coup
Accurate political journalism requires a bias toward democracy
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Donald Trump is trying to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 because, at a fundamental level, he does not believe in democracy or the Constitution www.gelliottmorris.com/p/pardon-my-...
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021.
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
January 6, 2026 at 10:13 PM
No amount of gaslighting will convince sane and rational Americans that we didn’t see what we saw on January 6, 2021.
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
Let’s cut through some of the bullshit and lies…
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The 21st century is just so f'ing stupid, friends. Good grief.
The famed former Army general and CIA director says the best way to avoid U.S. boots on the ground is by working with what’s left of Maduro’s regime, writes Will Rahn.
What Will Happen Next in Venezuela? We Asked David Petraeus.
The famed former Army general and CIA director says the best way to avoid U.S. boots on the ground is by working with what’s left of Maduro’s regime, writes Will Rahn.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The 21st century is just so f'ing stupid, friends. Good grief.
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What Rs said at the time
Pence: "a dark day"
Rubio: "3rd world style anti-American anarchy"
Cruz: "violence...is ALWAYS wrong"
Graham: Trump's "actions were the problem"
Stefanik: "a truly tragic day"
McCarthy: "undemocratic, un-American and criminal"
McConnell: "a disgrace"
And now we are lied to
Pence: "a dark day"
Rubio: "3rd world style anti-American anarchy"
Cruz: "violence...is ALWAYS wrong"
Graham: Trump's "actions were the problem"
Stefanik: "a truly tragic day"
McCarthy: "undemocratic, un-American and criminal"
McConnell: "a disgrace"
And now we are lied to
This new White House webpage is beyond batshit crazy and disgusting. They are simply declaring a new, false history that defies everything we saw on live television and streams. www.whitehouse.gov/j6/
January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy
Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
What Rs said at the time
Pence: "a dark day"
Rubio: "3rd world style anti-American anarchy"
Cruz: "violence...is ALWAYS wrong"
Graham: Trump's "actions were the problem"
Stefanik: "a truly tragic day"
McCarthy: "undemocratic, un-American and criminal"
McConnell: "a disgrace"
And now we are lied to
Pence: "a dark day"
Rubio: "3rd world style anti-American anarchy"
Cruz: "violence...is ALWAYS wrong"
Graham: Trump's "actions were the problem"
Stefanik: "a truly tragic day"
McCarthy: "undemocratic, un-American and criminal"
McConnell: "a disgrace"
And now we are lied to
This is @booker.senate.gov energy.
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This is @booker.senate.gov energy.
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NEVER FORGET: Jan. 6 Five Years Later talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
NEVER FORGET: Jan. 6 Five Years Later
Programming note: Our first Morning Memo Live event is coming up on...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
NEVER FORGET: Jan. 6 Five Years Later talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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I am once again asking the media to treat it as a huge fucking scandal that the Vice President of the United States has pickled his brain in white supremacist, antisemitic garbage babble
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I am once again asking the media to treat it as a huge fucking scandal that the Vice President of the United States has pickled his brain in white supremacist, antisemitic garbage babble
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Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
Kushner has no official position in the US government.
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On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
This is correct.
These guys don't get that the more we threaten other countries in the Americas, the more they will go to Russia and China in hopes of gaining security
"I think other countries in this hemisphere who are cooperating with narcoterrorists or in league with China and Russia and Iran and countries like that need to be on notice" -- John Thune indicates he's onboard with Trump's aggression against VZ and threats against countries like Cuba and Mexico
January 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
This is correct.
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Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
This puts the GOP at 218 with a shutdown coming.
Doug LaMalfa (California 1st Congressional district House Republican) just died according to Jake Sherman.
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Once again, a mere handful of people in Washington could caucus today with the Democrats & put an end to ~90% of the worst things immediately.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
They even have names: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
We should stop giving these people free passes every day & yell at them like everyone yells at Democrats.
Republicans are a violent terrorist cult.
January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Republicans are a violent terrorist cult.
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A "larger pattern" ▶️ "In 2025, the [John Roberts led MAGA] Supreme Court repeatedly helped the Trump administration and its allies violate the Constitution in furtherance of shared policy goals characterized by violence and bigotry."
It's that time of year again [the time when Chief Justice John Roberts publishes an annual report about the federal judiciary and then I publish an article about all the stuff he deliberately left out of the report, and what he hoped to achieve in doing so]
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/john-...
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/john-...
John Roberts Thinks 2025 Was a Banner Year For the Constitution
The chief justice’s year-end report is all about preserving a status quo that makes him one of this country’s most powerful politicians.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
A "larger pattern" ▶️ "In 2025, the [John Roberts led MAGA] Supreme Court repeatedly helped the Trump administration and its allies violate the Constitution in furtherance of shared policy goals characterized by violence and bigotry."
Republicans are a violent terrorist cult.
Storm the Capitol. Get pardoned. Demand reparations. Threaten lawmakers again.
Turns out “accountability” just means ask for more money now.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Turns out “accountability” just means ask for more money now.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
All that the Jan. 6 rioters want is everything
Let’s say you committed some light treason by storming the U.S. Capitol five years ago. Would you be grateful for your presidential pardon and simply be on your way? Of course not. After all, you��
www.dailykos.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Republicans are a violent terrorist cult.
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should probably be a bigger deal that the vice president's favorite intellectual is a dull nazi bsky.app/profile/leah...
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
should probably be a bigger deal that the vice president's favorite intellectual is a dull nazi bsky.app/profile/leah...
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No one I’ve admitted this year for influenza has been vaccinated.
“These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
www.cnn.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
No one I’ve admitted this year for influenza has been vaccinated.
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Venezuelan President Maduro asks whether, as a foreign head of state meriting special treatment unavailable to an ordinary detainee, he can receive the same prison accommodations as Ghislaine Maxwell.
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Venezuelan President Maduro asks whether, as a foreign head of state meriting special treatment unavailable to an ordinary detainee, he can receive the same prison accommodations as Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Donald Trump's reckless, inhumane immigration raids have destroyed communities and have had massive negative impacts on efforts to rebuild from the LA fires.
His actions have been disastrous across the board.
His actions have been disastrous across the board.
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Donald Trump's reckless, inhumane immigration raids have destroyed communities and have had massive negative impacts on efforts to rebuild from the LA fires.
His actions have been disastrous across the board.
His actions have been disastrous across the board.
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What would happen if the countries of South America threatened to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA withdrew the award it invented for Trump?
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
What would happen if the countries of South America threatened to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA withdrew the award it invented for Trump?
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Since Zohran Mamdani took office, the US has conducted an illegal invasion of Venezuela, bellicosely threatened to do the same in Greenland, and launched proceedings against Sen. Mark Kelly for exercising his First Amendment rights. At what point does the Left admit it made a grievous mistake?
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Since Zohran Mamdani took office, the US has conducted an illegal invasion of Venezuela, bellicosely threatened to do the same in Greenland, and launched proceedings against Sen. Mark Kelly for exercising his First Amendment rights. At what point does the Left admit it made a grievous mistake?
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Today was a banger for stupid crap
RFK jr vs childhood vaccines
Trump administration vs nato
Tomorrow could at least theoretically be worse
RFK jr vs childhood vaccines
Trump administration vs nato
Tomorrow could at least theoretically be worse
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Today was a banger for stupid crap
RFK jr vs childhood vaccines
Trump administration vs nato
Tomorrow could at least theoretically be worse
RFK jr vs childhood vaccines
Trump administration vs nato
Tomorrow could at least theoretically be worse