Thomas Harvell-DeGolier, ABD
@degolierthomas.bsky.social
PhD Student in History| Tô doutorando em história| Scholar of the Inter-American Drug Wars in Brasil and the U.S.| Psalm 109/Salmo 109
This is so funny
Largest Religion in Every European Country According To AI
Created by AI being dumb
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Created by AI being dumb
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January 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM
This is so funny
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fwiw, i think part of the reason that trump's in such a hysterical panic about greenland is because he's been told behind closed doors that this is a line he cannot cross by people who can actually enforce that.
it's not, like, ha-ha funny, but one of the funnier things about trump's greenland obsession is that it might be the one thing trump is doing that unites almost every single bloc in the republican coalition — against him. everyone hates this shit, everywhere.
January 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
fwiw, i think part of the reason that trump's in such a hysterical panic about greenland is because he's been told behind closed doors that this is a line he cannot cross by people who can actually enforce that.
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Often been baffled by how blind so many American analysts are to how much US global freedom of action depends on good relations with Brazil as the only other power in the Western Hemisphere that if riled could cause serious trouble
V NYTimes opinion, by President Lula da Silva:
"We will not be subservient to hegemonic endeavors. Building a prosperous, peaceful and pluralistic region is the only doctrine that suits us."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
"We will not be subservient to hegemonic endeavors. Building a prosperous, peaceful and pluralistic region is the only doctrine that suits us."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | Lula: This Hemisphere Belongs to All of Us
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Often been baffled by how blind so many American analysts are to how much US global freedom of action depends on good relations with Brazil as the only other power in the Western Hemisphere that if riled could cause serious trouble
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Taking over Greenland is not a joke. Trump is sending messages to foreign leaders and making threats that will destroy the most important alliance we have. Are Republicans in Congress and Marco Rubio really ready to throw NATO away because they’re too afraid to stand up to Trump?
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Taking over Greenland is not a joke. Trump is sending messages to foreign leaders and making threats that will destroy the most important alliance we have. Are Republicans in Congress and Marco Rubio really ready to throw NATO away because they’re too afraid to stand up to Trump?
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This is a very big deal. And Powell is a mensch. If democracy survives, he should get a presidential medal of freedom.
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This is a very big deal. And Powell is a mensch. If democracy survives, he should get a presidential medal of freedom.
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BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
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Unfortunately after several quiet days today has not been very quiet at all
ICE is allegedly hunting for Hmong people in Minneapolis and as I watched video of the incident lo and behold @whstancil.bsky.social was on the scene
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Unfortunately after several quiet days today has not been very quiet at all
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"The president is threatening war with Denmark over Greenland because a private foundation in Norway, a totally different country, didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize."
January 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
"The president is threatening war with Denmark over Greenland because a private foundation in Norway, a totally different country, didn't give him the Nobel Peace Prize."
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CNN reports today that Kamala Harris' presidential campaign also asked Tim Walz if he was ever an agent of China— debunking Josh Shapiro's claims of exceptional scrutiny due to his Jewish identity.
Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN | CNN Politics
Josh Shapiro wasn’t the only finalist to be Kamala Harris’ running mate who was asked if he had ever been an agent of a foreign government, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday. Ti...
www.cnn.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
CNN reports today that Kamala Harris' presidential campaign also asked Tim Walz if he was ever an agent of China— debunking Josh Shapiro's claims of exceptional scrutiny due to his Jewish identity.
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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Re: Sean McDermott getting fired, I ask once again: why are all these GMs keeping their jobs when they bear more responsibility for team failure?
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Re: Sean McDermott getting fired, I ask once again: why are all these GMs keeping their jobs when they bear more responsibility for team failure?
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This is just bullying. As usual, it is Americans who will pay the price for Trump’s extortion foreign policy.
Trump announces 10% tariff on European nations that oppose his Greenland plan as thousands across the island and Denmark protest his annexation threat.
https://cnn.it/3YNchf5
https://cnn.it/3YNchf5
January 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This is just bullying. As usual, it is Americans who will pay the price for Trump’s extortion foreign policy.
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I’m not sure people outside the Twin Cites realize the prevalence and the fear ICE is causing in Twin Cities. They are dining undercover pretending to be couples at restaurants, they are going to businesses and checking the license plates of cars to find employees. Every public place is compromised.
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I’m not sure people outside the Twin Cites realize the prevalence and the fear ICE is causing in Twin Cities. They are dining undercover pretending to be couples at restaurants, they are going to businesses and checking the license plates of cars to find employees. Every public place is compromised.
The thing about Newsom that bugs me is the man knows he needs to get through a dem primary first, right?
January 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The thing about Newsom that bugs me is the man knows he needs to get through a dem primary first, right?
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Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
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It feels like Minnesotans are directly bringing into doubt the validity of Robert Putnam's thesis of declining social ties and cooperation among citizens.
“I think more than 350 of those cameras have gone out and are already deployed in the community now,” he said...
www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
www.404media.co
January 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
It feels like Minnesotans are directly bringing into doubt the validity of Robert Putnam's thesis of declining social ties and cooperation among citizens.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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St. Paul needs more local observers!
Im in St. Paul and my signal group has been totally quiet. It is hard to gauge what is going on in St. Paul when it isn't covered on the news and there has been no request for Constitutional Observers.
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
St. Paul needs more local observers!
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I mean this on the antisemitism stuff. It has to be eradicated root and stem. A pluralist America is the strongest anti-Zionist argument there is.
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I mean this on the antisemitism stuff. It has to be eradicated root and stem. A pluralist America is the strongest anti-Zionist argument there is.
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Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...
Did anyone do a double take
Mike Flynn, the new commissioner of the Transportation Department in New York City, will be expected to help fulfill Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise to make the nation’s slowest buses fast and free. His appointment represents a shift from recent picks for the job.
Mamdani Said He’d Make Buses Faster and Free. Now It’s This Guy’s Job.
Mike Flynn, a former intern who rose to the top of the agency, will be under a microscope, but far from the spotlight.
nyti.ms
January 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Did anyone do a double take
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De-Trumpification will include a move away from the Mercator Projection.
"It's the worst one," geographers agree.
"It's the worst one," geographers agree.
January 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
De-Trumpification will include a move away from the Mercator Projection.
"It's the worst one," geographers agree.
"It's the worst one," geographers agree.
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he can't keep getting away with this
January 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
he can't keep getting away with this
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A good time to remind everyone of the Minnesota First. One of the earliest state militias to volunteer to fight in the Civil War—three years after joining the Union! Provided one of the essential turning points at Gettysburg. Took the flag of the Virginia regiment they captured AND STILL HAVE IT.
January 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A good time to remind everyone of the Minnesota First. One of the earliest state militias to volunteer to fight in the Civil War—three years after joining the Union! Provided one of the essential turning points at Gettysburg. Took the flag of the Virginia regiment they captured AND STILL HAVE IT.