Editor Mary
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Gradually migrating from the bird site. Semiretired editor specializing in development economics, social protection, and climate resilience. Former ink-stained wretch. #TeamPete. Big fan of cats and the Cubs. #NorthernVirginia #FallsChurch
“The United States under Trump is dark, aggressive, and lawless. It has become…a predator nation. This period of our history will eventually be judged, and the verdict will be unforgiving”
Trump’s Folly
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Folly
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“The United States under Trump is dark, aggressive, and lawless. It has become…a predator nation. This period of our history will eventually be judged, and the verdict will be unforgiving”
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So can the American people sue the president? Asking for a country.
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
So can the American people sue the president? Asking for a country.
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Delivering his first annual foreign policy speech, Pope Leo did not hold back in his criticism for the might-makes-right mentality of world leaders.
Pope Leo Slams ‘Zeal For War,’ Says US Must Respect Will Of Venezuelan People
Delivering his first annual foreign policy speech, Pope Leo did not hold back in his criticism for the might-makes-right mentality of world leaders.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Delivering his first annual foreign policy speech, Pope Leo did not hold back in his criticism for the might-makes-right mentality of world leaders.
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Article is paywalled, but Naltrexone has been a godsend for someone I love. If you know anyone who could benefit, do research it and ask your doctor whether it could help you.
apple.news/AD2k37TxbQvK...
apple.news/AD2k37TxbQvK...
A decades-old drug is helping people drink less alcohol—without giving it up completely — National Geographic
Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut back on drinking before it becomes a bigger health problem.
apple.news
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Article is paywalled, but Naltrexone has been a godsend for someone I love. If you know anyone who could benefit, do research it and ask your doctor whether it could help you.
apple.news/AD2k37TxbQvK...
apple.news/AD2k37TxbQvK...
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Six hospitals in Tehran have recorded at least 217 protester deaths, "most by live ammunition," according to a doctor there, reports Roxana Saberi for Time magazine. time.com/7345092/iran-protest...
Doctor Says More Than 200 Reported Dead in Tehran Protests
"I'm not in the police to kill people," says one Iranian officer as the regime vows to continue its protest crackdown.
time.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Six hospitals in Tehran have recorded at least 217 protester deaths, "most by live ammunition," according to a doctor there, reports Roxana Saberi for Time magazine. time.com/7345092/iran-protest...
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Across the country, Americans are honoring Renee Nicole Good and mourning all the lives ICE has taken and destroyed.
Hundreds of marches and vigils are planned this weekend. Please join us to say ICE Out For Good: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
Hundreds of marches and vigils are planned this weekend. Please join us to say ICE Out For Good: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Across the country, Americans are honoring Renee Nicole Good and mourning all the lives ICE has taken and destroyed.
Hundreds of marches and vigils are planned this weekend. Please join us to say ICE Out For Good: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
Hundreds of marches and vigils are planned this weekend. Please join us to say ICE Out For Good: www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
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The Trump administration is excusing murder by ICE using the same lies as those told by Maduro’s regime. These lies are part of the logic of death squads. Govt controls the story & the next murder is easier. And suddenly this is normal and people simply disappear.
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
Maduro in Minneapolis
Murderous Lies
snyder.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The Trump administration is excusing murder by ICE using the same lies as those told by Maduro’s regime. These lies are part of the logic of death squads. Govt controls the story & the next murder is easier. And suddenly this is normal and people simply disappear.
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
snyder.substack.com/p/maduro-in-...
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Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
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If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Job growth has stopped (and may even be in decline).
It stopped right around "Liberation Day."
It stopped right around "Liberation Day."
January 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Job growth has stopped (and may even be in decline).
It stopped right around "Liberation Day."
It stopped right around "Liberation Day."
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It follows that Trump leaked the most market-moving economic numbers that exist.
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
January 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
It follows that Trump leaked the most market-moving economic numbers that exist.
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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This is how ICE agents responded after watching a mother of three bleed out in her car after they shot her multiple times in the head.
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This is how ICE agents responded after watching a mother of three bleed out in her car after they shot her multiple times in the head.
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More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
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Opinion | I was a lifelong liberal Democrat. Then I saw Kristi Noem in a cowboy hat telling me to not believe the video I saw of an ICE agent shooting an unarmed motorist in the head.
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Opinion | I was a lifelong liberal Democrat. Then I saw Kristi Noem in a cowboy hat telling me to not believe the video I saw of an ICE agent shooting an unarmed motorist in the head.
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Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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Scum seek jobs where they can act like scum with authority.
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Scum seek jobs where they can act like scum with authority.
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Asked if there any limits on his global powers, Trump tells @nytimes.com "Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” He adds, “I don’t need international law.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Asked if there any limits on his global powers, Trump tells @nytimes.com "Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” He adds, “I don’t need international law.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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As ICE ramps up inhumane actions, including killing a widowed mother in Minnesota today, a leading bishop has said Catholics will have to say, “In conscience, I can’t do this.”
"Category 4 Storm" — Top US Bishop Says Catholics May Not Be Able to Work for ICE Anymore
As ICE ramps up inhumane actions, a leading bishop says some Catholics may soon have to say, “In conscience, I can’t do this.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 AM
As ICE ramps up inhumane actions, including killing a widowed mother in Minnesota today, a leading bishop has said Catholics will have to say, “In conscience, I can’t do this.”
