David
@dkuofu.bsky.social
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David
@dkuofu.bsky.social
· Dec 23
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
It's about 15 minutes in total. And everyone should watch it and see for themselves the horrific crimes against humanity being committed by this administration.
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In other words, the "we were always like that"-narrative is a form of normalization, just like "this is not who we are" is a form of denial.
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
In other words, the "we were always like that"-narrative is a form of normalization, just like "this is not who we are" is a form of denial.
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Tbf, as was the case in Germany, one strategy to normalize fascism in hindsight (thereby exculpating those who helped it come to power) will be to re-read the history of the country through the lens of that moment. Everything leads to Hitler (except the bits that didn't, which we ignore).
January 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Tbf, as was the case in Germany, one strategy to normalize fascism in hindsight (thereby exculpating those who helped it come to power) will be to re-read the history of the country through the lens of that moment. Everything leads to Hitler (except the bits that didn't, which we ignore).
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
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One Minneapolis Latter-day Saint who brought groceries to a family too afraid to leave their home said being in the city right now feels like “living in a dystopian novel.”
Faith and fasting in a conflict zone: Minneapolis Latter-day Saints turn to Jesus, one another amid ICE crackdown
How Latter-day Saints in Minneapolis are turning to fasting and food deliveries amid ICE’s crackdown.
www.sltrib.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
One Minneapolis Latter-day Saint who brought groceries to a family too afraid to leave their home said being in the city right now feels like “living in a dystopian novel.”
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
Proud of my Kearns peeps for showing up ✊🏻
It looks like a few high schools in Salt Lake County held student walk outs against ICE today
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
Students at multiple Salt Lake County schools walk out in ICE protest
Students at Kearns High School left campus Tuesday to protest against federal immigration enforcement. It's one of at least three Salt Lake County schools where walkouts took place.
www.sltrib.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Proud of my Kearns peeps for showing up ✊🏻
To be fair, Republicans have always been against whistleblowers.
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
To be fair, Republicans have always been against whistleblowers.
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On Saturday, @theverge.com's creative director @kristenradtke.bsky.social carefully watched a video of a shooting in Minneapolis, twice. Hours later, she found out that the man who was killed was her childhood best friend. www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:11 PM
On Saturday, @theverge.com's creative director @kristenradtke.bsky.social carefully watched a video of a shooting in Minneapolis, twice. Hours later, she found out that the man who was killed was her childhood best friend. www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
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If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If Democrats haven't announced their proposal for the Donald Trump No Guns in Public bill by the end of the day, they're missing an easy shot
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JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
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I have to listen to far-right podcasts all the time for work and I do not agree that the solution to any of our problems is for more people to listen to far-right podcasts
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I have to listen to far-right podcasts all the time for work and I do not agree that the solution to any of our problems is for more people to listen to far-right podcasts
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the media is going to try really hard to sell us this bullshit narrative. "poor widdle trump just wants whats best and he's shocked, shocked at the images from minnesota."
this is like hitler trying to distance himself from auschwitz. you gave the fucking orders.
this is like hitler trying to distance himself from auschwitz. you gave the fucking orders.
Trump reshuffles his Minnesota operation after backlash from second fatal shooting
"Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers' more extreme comments."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
"Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers' more extreme comments."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump reshuffles his Minnesota operation after backlash from second fatal shooting
Since the killing of Alex Pretti, Trump has changed his leadership in the state, reset relations with Democratic officials and distanced himself from his advisers' more extreme comments.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
the media is going to try really hard to sell us this bullshit narrative. "poor widdle trump just wants whats best and he's shocked, shocked at the images from minnesota."
this is like hitler trying to distance himself from auschwitz. you gave the fucking orders.
this is like hitler trying to distance himself from auschwitz. you gave the fucking orders.
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Genuine question about Senate Democrats' new demands re: DHS funding:
What reason is there to believe that, even if they were passed, the Trump administration would comply?
What reason is there to believe that, even if they were passed, the Trump administration would comply?
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Genuine question about Senate Democrats' new demands re: DHS funding:
What reason is there to believe that, even if they were passed, the Trump administration would comply?
What reason is there to believe that, even if they were passed, the Trump administration would comply?
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I will go further and say that people using the "r"-word are hoping that bringing it back opens the door to bringing back the "n"-word, and is strongly correlated with the people who want to carve off trans rights as a stepping stone to claw back gay rights in general
I assume anyone who says this word is probably okay with the n-word, too. Or, more charitably, doesn’t understand why they shouldn’t say it just that saying it would get them in a lot of trouble.
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I will go further and say that people using the "r"-word are hoping that bringing it back opens the door to bringing back the "n"-word, and is strongly correlated with the people who want to carve off trans rights as a stepping stone to claw back gay rights in general
"We just spent a lot of taxpayer money on an audit that found that NOT ONE single noncitizen has voted in recent elections (out of 2.1 million registered voters), BUT we need to keep the grift going, so we are going to pour even more money at the made-up problem"
The Utah House approved a measure meant to make sure Utah voters are U.S. citizens. https://ow.ly/NGQI50Y4754
Utah House OKs bill to make sure voters are U.S. citizens, though study uncovers few issues
The Utah House approved a bill to ensure voters are U.S. citizens, though preliminary results of a state study show few instances of noncitizens registering to vote.
ow.ly
January 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM
"We just spent a lot of taxpayer money on an audit that found that NOT ONE single noncitizen has voted in recent elections (out of 2.1 million registered voters), BUT we need to keep the grift going, so we are going to pour even more money at the made-up problem"
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I'm going to print this image out and hang it on my wall because the idea that this exists should fill everyone with absolute boiling fucking rage every day.
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I'm going to print this image out and hang it on my wall because the idea that this exists should fill everyone with absolute boiling fucking rage every day.
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One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
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the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
"By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
January 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
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This is a critical point from Sen Chris Murphy: If Dems fold on ICE now, it could be a disaster in the midterms.
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This is a critical point from Sen Chris Murphy: If Dems fold on ICE now, it could be a disaster in the midterms.
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."
Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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A ranch owner near Spiral Jetty asserts that a neighboring water right application filed by one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers received special treatment.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/01/26/utah-winds-up-court-after
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/01/26/utah-winds-up-court-after
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
A ranch owner near Spiral Jetty asserts that a neighboring water right application filed by one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers received special treatment.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/01/26/utah-winds-up-court-after
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/01/26/utah-winds-up-court-after
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They'll keep trying, of course, and keep pushing until someone somewhere snaps under the insane pressure they're applying.
But so far, they've been coming up empty. It's why they're getting desperate, but they know they're coming up empty. I hope they continue to do so.
But so far, they've been coming up empty. It's why they're getting desperate, but they know they're coming up empty. I hope they continue to do so.
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 AM
They'll keep trying, of course, and keep pushing until someone somewhere snaps under the insane pressure they're applying.
But so far, they've been coming up empty. It's why they're getting desperate, but they know they're coming up empty. I hope they continue to do so.
But so far, they've been coming up empty. It's why they're getting desperate, but they know they're coming up empty. I hope they continue to do so.
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They hoped they could generate that response in Portland, but found dancing frog costumes.
They hoped they could generate that response in Minneapolis, and even stepped up their own violence to get it, but they only found a community getting stronger.
They hoped they could generate that response in Minneapolis, and even stepped up their own violence to get it, but they only found a community getting stronger.
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
They hoped they could generate that response in Portland, but found dancing frog costumes.
They hoped they could generate that response in Minneapolis, and even stepped up their own violence to get it, but they only found a community getting stronger.
They hoped they could generate that response in Minneapolis, and even stepped up their own violence to get it, but they only found a community getting stronger.
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While we should be thrilled that Minneapolis effectively killed
ICE there with their kindness, we should be ready for them to find a new site that will react as they're clearly hoping we'll react -- with some kind of violence they can use as a pretext for cracking down.
ICE there with their kindness, we should be ready for them to find a new site that will react as they're clearly hoping we'll react -- with some kind of violence they can use as a pretext for cracking down.
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
While we should be thrilled that Minneapolis effectively killed
ICE there with their kindness, we should be ready for them to find a new site that will react as they're clearly hoping we'll react -- with some kind of violence they can use as a pretext for cracking down.
ICE there with their kindness, we should be ready for them to find a new site that will react as they're clearly hoping we'll react -- with some kind of violence they can use as a pretext for cracking down.
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A new poll shows nearly 2/3 of Utah voters support Proposition 4, and 57% oppose GOP lawmakers’ attempts to overturn it.
“We don’t need to spin or hype these numbers,” said Elizabeth Rasmussen, executive director of Better Boundaries.
“We don’t need to spin or hype these numbers,” said Elizabeth Rasmussen, executive director of Better Boundaries.
Poll: Most Utah voters oppose GOP lawmakers’ effort to end anti-gerrymandering initiative
A majority of Utah voters, including 47% of Republicans, oppose the Legislature's attempt to repeal 2018's Better Boundaries initiative.
www.sltrib.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 AM
A new poll shows nearly 2/3 of Utah voters support Proposition 4, and 57% oppose GOP lawmakers’ attempts to overturn it.
“We don’t need to spin or hype these numbers,” said Elizabeth Rasmussen, executive director of Better Boundaries.
“We don’t need to spin or hype these numbers,” said Elizabeth Rasmussen, executive director of Better Boundaries.
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Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room