Deb
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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New via WSJ:
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
New via WSJ:
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard has spent months investigating the results of the 2020 election that Donald Trump lost.
Gabbard is leading the administration's effort to re-examine the election and look for potential crimes.
Widespread fraud does not exist. Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
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You’ve got to be a complete fucking moron to believe that the FBI has 5 hard drives showing existensive fraud and nobody has been arrested.
But then again, complete fucking morons are their target audience.
But then again, complete fucking morons are their target audience.
January 29, 2026 at 8:18 PM
You’ve got to be a complete fucking moron to believe that the FBI has 5 hard drives showing existensive fraud and nobody has been arrested.
But then again, complete fucking morons are their target audience.
But then again, complete fucking morons are their target audience.
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Incredible story, more extraordinary Trumpian corruption.
Two global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump admin this month to sell Venezuelan oil were previously prosecuted for bribery schemes involving oil sales elsewhere… A senior trader at Vitol donated $6 million to Trump’s 2024 election. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump officials awarded Venezuela oil-sale contracts to firms tied to bribery
The Trump administration awarded $500 million in contracts for Venezuelan oil sales to two firms with a history of bribery and corruption.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Incredible story, more extraordinary Trumpian corruption.
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ICE is spending lots of money on data based surveillance. Data coming mostly from your smartphone and your friends', with help of all those ads.
ICE isn’t just brutal. It’s also big business. From 2008 to 2021 ICE spent *$1.2 billion* on geolocation tracking, $561M on data analysis, $252M on government databases, and $97M on data brokers. Most of that went to companies who will lobby for this system to stay in place.
January 29, 2026 at 7:14 AM
ICE is spending lots of money on data based surveillance. Data coming mostly from your smartphone and your friends', with help of all those ads.
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If I was a Senator, one of my asks to secure my vote on the budget would be the appointment of a special prosecutor to review ICE/CBP use of force cases.
Good to see: Rep Jamie Raskin is encouraging whistleblowers inside DHS and DOJ to approach Dems and share info about failure to investigate ICE murders.
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
If I was a Senator, one of my asks to secure my vote on the budget would be the appointment of a special prosecutor to review ICE/CBP use of force cases.
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"The next No Kings Day is March 28: Save the date, but don't sit back and wait" bluevirginia.us/2026/01/thur...
January 29, 2026 at 12:29 PM
"The next No Kings Day is March 28: Save the date, but don't sit back and wait" bluevirginia.us/2026/01/thur...
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5/ Taken together, this isn’t just about one raid. Trump allies may potentially be trying to fuse Maduro election tech tales, a Fulton ballot seizure, and the visible presence of the DNI into a single national security story that redeems the Big Lie.
January 29, 2026 at 12:05 PM
5/ Taken together, this isn’t just about one raid. Trump allies may potentially be trying to fuse Maduro election tech tales, a Fulton ballot seizure, and the visible presence of the DNI into a single national security story that redeems the Big Lie.
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🇳🇿 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~14% of New Zealand electrical power generation (15GWh). Solar power was ~2% (1.8GWh). Hydro power was ~57% (63.5GWh). Geothermal power was ~25% (28GWh).
Source: EM6
#NewZealand #windenergy #solarenergy #geothermalenergy #hydroenergy
Source: EM6
#NewZealand #windenergy #solarenergy #geothermalenergy #hydroenergy
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🇳🇿 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~14% of New Zealand electrical power generation (15GWh). Solar power was ~2% (1.8GWh). Hydro power was ~57% (63.5GWh). Geothermal power was ~25% (28GWh).
Source: EM6
#NewZealand #windenergy #solarenergy #geothermalenergy #hydroenergy
Source: EM6
#NewZealand #windenergy #solarenergy #geothermalenergy #hydroenergy
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Is this real? Because if so I think I called it with twelve minutes to spare
January 29, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Is this real? Because if so I think I called it with twelve minutes to spare
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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Ossoff: "They are building the libertarian, the conservatives' worst nightmare of a Leviathan federal government that is totally unaccountable that acts outside of the Constitution, and a society in which individual rights are not protected."
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Ossoff: "They are building the libertarian, the conservatives' worst nightmare of a Leviathan federal government that is totally unaccountable that acts outside of the Constitution, and a society in which individual rights are not protected."
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
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This bill passed both chambers in Kansas today —>
1. The most extreme anti-trans bill ever proposed is currently rocketing through the Kansas legislature.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
Kansas Advancing Anti-Trans Bill Allowing Bounty Hunters To Patrol Private Business Bathrooms
The bill, which is racing through the Kansas legislature, stands a significant chance of passing the Senate.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
This bill passed both chambers in Kansas today —>
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“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link
Opinion | We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link
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We found what X tried to hide. Grok generated an estimated 3 MILLION sexualized images over 11 days.
Research like this provides the evidence needed hold tech companies accountable when they fail to keep users safe.
That’s why we’re calling for the right to research. Agree? Add your name. ⤵️
Research like this provides the evidence needed hold tech companies accountable when they fail to keep users safe.
That’s why we’re calling for the right to research. Agree? Add your name. ⤵️
Defend the Right to Research
We have the right to know what harms tech giants are exposing us to, but they’re doing everything to avoid transparency and accountability. #WhatAreTheyHiding?
Join CCDH and call for the right to res...
act.counterhate.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
We found what X tried to hide. Grok generated an estimated 3 MILLION sexualized images over 11 days.
Research like this provides the evidence needed hold tech companies accountable when they fail to keep users safe.
That’s why we’re calling for the right to research. Agree? Add your name. ⤵️
Research like this provides the evidence needed hold tech companies accountable when they fail to keep users safe.
That’s why we’re calling for the right to research. Agree? Add your name. ⤵️
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There's a lot of focus on Tulsi's involvement, which likely means Putin will get these ballots.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 AM
There's a lot of focus on Tulsi's involvement, which likely means Putin will get these ballots.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
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Guys, here is a former-Senator-turned-MAGA-cabinet member, describing a plan to violate the Constitution, which explicitly says that Congress decides how to spend money.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Guys, here is a former-Senator-turned-MAGA-cabinet member, describing a plan to violate the Constitution, which explicitly says that Congress decides how to spend money.
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Wondering if this guy is still fit enough to be one of them
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Wondering if this guy is still fit enough to be one of them
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As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
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1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
1-28-26 Fulton Warrant
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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DUCKWORTH: If it's true that we are not at war with Venezuela, will you advise the president to rescind his invocation of the wartime Alien Enemies Act?
RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger
D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war?
R: No
RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger
D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war?
R: No
January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
DUCKWORTH: If it's true that we are not at war with Venezuela, will you advise the president to rescind his invocation of the wartime Alien Enemies Act?
RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger
D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war?
R: No
RUBIO: That was a mechanism to remove people from our country that present great danger
D: It's a wartime act. Are we currently at war?
R: No
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In Section 46 of Arlington National Cemetery, a white marble monument stands over the shared grave of the crew’s co-mingled remains. It features a bronze plaque with the seven astronauts’ faces and a seven-pointed star. On the back, the iconic aviation poem "High Flight" is inscribed.
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 AM
In Section 46 of Arlington National Cemetery, a white marble monument stands over the shared grave of the crew’s co-mingled remains. It features a bronze plaque with the seven astronauts’ faces and a seven-pointed star. On the back, the iconic aviation poem "High Flight" is inscribed.
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Why is Tulsi Gabbard, the top intelligence officer in the USG, with the FBI on a raid related to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The congressional intelligence committee ought to ask about this.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Why is Tulsi Gabbard, the top intelligence officer in the USG, with the FBI on a raid related to conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The congressional intelligence committee ought to ask about this.