Elise Bjørkan Viksaas
@elisevik.bsky.social
Arctic native. Norwegian liberal. Pro fact-based governance.
I am 💯 Antifa(scist).
I try to mother, wife, knit, write, organize, and not despair.
Save the dolls: die on the hill of legal rights & social respect for our trans folks.
#Glimtførrevig
I am 💯 Antifa(scist).
I try to mother, wife, knit, write, organize, and not despair.
Save the dolls: die on the hill of legal rights & social respect for our trans folks.
#Glimtførrevig
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
So per this new Trump doctrine, any nation-state can indict Trump for crimes against its citizens.
Send in special forces to seize his physical person.
Drop a few bombs on DC & some military installations.
Whisk Trump out of the US
& Physically keep him in another country to stand trial there.
Send in special forces to seize his physical person.
Drop a few bombs on DC & some military installations.
Whisk Trump out of the US
& Physically keep him in another country to stand trial there.
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Noem: the paid protestors in Minnesota.
Minnesota:
Minnesota:
Sub-zero resistance: Minnesotans standing tall against ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Noem: the paid protestors in Minnesota.
Minnesota:
Minnesota:
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Those Chinese wind farms are quite well hidden, tbf.
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Those Chinese wind farms are quite well hidden, tbf.
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In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
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There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
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remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures
VOA's headquarters, 'the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal,' faces possible destruction as part of the Trump administration's drive for "maximum value for the federal real estate footprint." wapo.st/4a5NCsq
The stunning art trove hidden in a D.C. building marked by Trump for disposal
Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government’s Cohen Building has been called “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.” Advocates fear these works could be at risk.
wapo.st
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures
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Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
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They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
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218 people voted to fund the child kidnapping ring and masked death squads.
218 with 7 Democrats voting for it, the DHS bill passes
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM
218 people voted to fund the child kidnapping ring and masked death squads.
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Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
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Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
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Where's his sidekick Billy Black the Black Lung Disease
The Trump administration today announced a new government-backed fossil fuel industry mascot.
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
January 22, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Where's his sidekick Billy Black the Black Lung Disease
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Here's part 2 of our dive into the intellectual roots of Stephen Miller's white nationalism. Thanks again to @theunpopulist.net for reprinting it!
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-dark-i...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-dark-i...
The Dark Ideology Behind Stephen Miller's Immigration Crusade: Part II
He believes immigration threatens Western civilization itself, echoing the same xenophobia once directed at his own ancestors
www.theunpopulist.net
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Here's part 2 of our dive into the intellectual roots of Stephen Miller's white nationalism. Thanks again to @theunpopulist.net for reprinting it!
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-dark-i...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-dark-i...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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The perils of ambidextrous handshaking?
This is Trump’s left hand.
If there’s something wrong with the President’s health, the public needs to know about it.
This is Trump’s left hand.
If there’s something wrong with the President’s health, the public needs to know about it.
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The perils of ambidextrous handshaking?
This is Trump’s left hand.
If there’s something wrong with the President’s health, the public needs to know about it.
This is Trump’s left hand.
If there’s something wrong with the President’s health, the public needs to know about it.
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FULL STORY: State officials will probe whether the owner of a South Shore apartment building raided by federal agents in September in an extravaganza designed to go viral on social media tipped off immigration agents in an effort to force out Black & Latino residents. @wttw.bsky.social
State Agency to Probe Whether Owner of South Shore Apartment Complex Raided by Feds Tipped Off ICE
The Illinois Department of Human Rights will investigate whether the three firms that own and manage the building at 7500 S. South Shore Drive committed housing discrimination, officials said.
news.wttw.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:38 PM
FULL STORY: State officials will probe whether the owner of a South Shore apartment building raided by federal agents in September in an extravaganza designed to go viral on social media tipped off immigration agents in an effort to force out Black & Latino residents. @wttw.bsky.social
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I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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🇫🇮 Stubb: I don't agree with the narrative that claims Russia is winning militarily.
Over the past 1,000 days, Russia has advanced by 1% of Ukrainian territory. The cost of that advance has been 1,000 dead soldiers per day — about 30,000 per month. These figures refer to the dead, not the wounded.
Over the past 1,000 days, Russia has advanced by 1% of Ukrainian territory. The cost of that advance has been 1,000 dead soldiers per day — about 30,000 per month. These figures refer to the dead, not the wounded.
January 22, 2026 at 9:16 AM
🇫🇮 Stubb: I don't agree with the narrative that claims Russia is winning militarily.
Over the past 1,000 days, Russia has advanced by 1% of Ukrainian territory. The cost of that advance has been 1,000 dead soldiers per day — about 30,000 per month. These figures refer to the dead, not the wounded.
Over the past 1,000 days, Russia has advanced by 1% of Ukrainian territory. The cost of that advance has been 1,000 dead soldiers per day — about 30,000 per month. These figures refer to the dead, not the wounded.
👇 Every word in this piece is worth reading at least twice. Highly recommend.
"I’m sorry, but a 41-year-old journalist who commissions, or even permits, a marble bust of herself in public respects neither journalism nor her audience. Deference to billionaires is not a form of respect" www.theringer.com/2026/01/21/m...
The Five Farcical Principles of the ‘CBS Evening News’
Tony Dokoupil and Bari Weiss’s new broadcast has been one debacle after another. Let's try to make sense of it all, with or without whiskey.
www.theringer.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
👇 Every word in this piece is worth reading at least twice. Highly recommend.
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And loitering on private property which is illegal
January 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
And loitering on private property which is illegal
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I'm really praying someone starts playing "Baby Shark" on speaker, every time he is in public in non-emergent situations, as suggested by Radley Balko. Take the wind right out of his sails. "Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo"
January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I'm really praying someone starts playing "Baby Shark" on speaker, every time he is in public in non-emergent situations, as suggested by Radley Balko. Take the wind right out of his sails. "Baby Shark, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo"
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In a world where the White House press corps defended the truth, a reporter would use the next briefing to ask Karoline Leavitt why she lied. But what are the odds of that?
Trump said “Iceland“ several times when he meant Greenland, but instead of admitting that, Karoline Leavitt brazenly lies about it. I wonder if North Korean TV anchors get mocked for acting like Karoline Leavitt.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
In a world where the White House press corps defended the truth, a reporter would use the next briefing to ask Karoline Leavitt why she lied. But what are the odds of that?
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Mike Johnson says Trump probably deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more than Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Elie Wiesel and Mother Teresa.
Mike Johnson accuses Norway of “making a political decision & not awarding the Nobel Prize to probably the most deserving individual in history of the prize. There are 8 to 10 wars & conflicts that’ve been resolved by President Trump, & he got snubbed.”
(Vid via Manu Raju on X)
(Vid via Manu Raju on X)
January 21, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Mike Johnson says Trump probably deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more than Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Elie Wiesel and Mother Teresa.
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Trump just openly declared that invoking the Insurrection Act will let him implement his immigration crackdown without going "through the court system."
That's nonsense, but it's telling: Trump *thinks* it allows him to rule like a military dictator. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
That's nonsense, but it's telling: Trump *thinks* it allows him to rule like a military dictator. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
Trump Blurts Out Real Reason for Insurrection Act Threat—and It’s Dark
He thinks it lets him abuse his power however he wants. It’s up to the courts—and the American people—to show him otherwise.
newrepublic.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Trump just openly declared that invoking the Insurrection Act will let him implement his immigration crackdown without going "through the court system."
That's nonsense, but it's telling: Trump *thinks* it allows him to rule like a military dictator. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
That's nonsense, but it's telling: Trump *thinks* it allows him to rule like a military dictator. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
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So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 PM
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...