Chris VanOchten
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-My mother was a lady ringmaster. My father was a lion barber; Lansing born #ForThe517 , Rose City 'til I Die #RCTID #BAONPDX
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ICE has been authorizing officers to forcibly enter homes without judicial warrants—a reversal of longstanding guidance to protect people's constitutional rights.
Senior reporter @samanthamichaels.bsky.social spoke with a family in Memphis that experienced this.
Senior reporter @samanthamichaels.bsky.social spoke with a family in Memphis that experienced this.
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 PM
ICE has been authorizing officers to forcibly enter homes without judicial warrants—a reversal of longstanding guidance to protect people's constitutional rights.
Senior reporter @samanthamichaels.bsky.social spoke with a family in Memphis that experienced this.
Senior reporter @samanthamichaels.bsky.social spoke with a family in Memphis that experienced this.
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Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
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The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. It seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower complaint. https://to.pbs.org/3LBgsry
Whistleblower responds after DOJ confirms DOGE mishandled Social Security data
The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. The latest disclosure from the Trump administration seemed to confirm...
to.pbs.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The Social Security Administration says members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team working at the agency accessed and shared sensitive data. It seemed to confirm some key concerns first raised in a whistleblower complaint. https://to.pbs.org/3LBgsry
J-School 101
How We Think About Words Like ‘Murder’ in Our Minneapolis Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/i...
How We Think About Words Like ‘Murder’ in Our Minneapolis Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/i...
How We Think About Words Like ‘Murder’ in Our Minneapolis Coverage
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
J-School 101
How We Think About Words Like ‘Murder’ in Our Minneapolis Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/i...
How We Think About Words Like ‘Murder’ in Our Minneapolis Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/i...
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller
A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis o...
www.rawstory.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
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"I would like nothing more than to return to my little bed and leave the actual work to the Mannys and Kumals of the world. Maybe you all should have thought of that before you decided to vote in the goons intent on ripping out the spine of this country."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
I’m a Bodega Cat, and I Guess I’m in Charge Now?
Dear Customers: Some humans (I think? Hard to tell) in masks and vests showed up this morning and took Manny and Kumal away. As you may have notice...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"I would like nothing more than to return to my little bed and leave the actual work to the Mannys and Kumals of the world. Maybe you all should have thought of that before you decided to vote in the goons intent on ripping out the spine of this country."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
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Source tells ESPN that Orlando City is finalizing the transfer U.S. int'l defender Alex Freeman to La Liga side Villarreal C.F. for a fee of $4 million with the fee increasing by $2.5 million if certain incentives are met. Orlando will get a 15% cut of any future transfer. #usmnt #VamosOrlando
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Source tells ESPN that Orlando City is finalizing the transfer U.S. int'l defender Alex Freeman to La Liga side Villarreal C.F. for a fee of $4 million with the fee increasing by $2.5 million if certain incentives are met. Orlando will get a 15% cut of any future transfer. #usmnt #VamosOrlando
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
"I wake before dawn, screaming from my nightmares. My three love interests burst into the room. They all have one-syllable names like Shale, and Bird, and Nine. I will repeatedly fall in love with them with over three books."
A Day in the Life of a Female Lead in a Dystopian Novel
6:30 AM: I wake before dawn, screaming from my nightmares. My three love interests burst into the room. They all have one-syllable names like Shale...
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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TikTok is saying that videos about ICE are blocked because of a power outage. No other videos are being delayed or blocked, just those. Power outage.
Is it good that people are already noticing TikTok putting its thumb on the scales?
‘Hacks’ Star Meg Stalter Deletes TikTok After Claiming New U.S. Ownership Is Blocking Videos About ICE; Platform Says Disruption Is Due to Power Outage
"Hacks" breakout Meg Stalter has deleted her TikTok account after claiming that the app's new ownership is censoring videos critical of ICE.
variety.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
TikTok is saying that videos about ICE are blocked because of a power outage. No other videos are being delayed or blocked, just those. Power outage.
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I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
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Man Struggling To Pierce Orange Peel With Fingernail Under Impression He Could Kill If He Had To https://theonion.com/man-struggling-to-pierce-orange-peel-with-fingernail-un-1819579648/
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Man Struggling To Pierce Orange Peel With Fingernail Under Impression He Could Kill If He Had To https://theonion.com/man-struggling-to-pierce-orange-peel-with-fingernail-un-1819579648/
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It's worth remembering that even AFTER Nixon resigned, roughly 30% of Americans thought he'd been treated very unfairly and was the victim of a left wing "witch hunt" coordinated by Democrats and a liberal media who hated the "real Americans" in the "silent majority." bsky.app/profile/seth...
Flashback to June of 1974 when a New York Times reporter went to an almost entirely white, upper-middle class retirement community in Orange County, Ca to see what folks thought of the ongoing investigation of Nixon. What they heard might ring some bells.
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's worth remembering that even AFTER Nixon resigned, roughly 30% of Americans thought he'd been treated very unfairly and was the victim of a left wing "witch hunt" coordinated by Democrats and a liberal media who hated the "real Americans" in the "silent majority." bsky.app/profile/seth...
I’ll take Tone Deaf for $200, please.
Good grief.
Good grief.
If you missed it
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I’ll take Tone Deaf for $200, please.
Good grief.
Good grief.
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On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.
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"ICE is nothing like the Brownshirts. One was an open paramilitary wing of an openly fascist political party, the other is an unaccountable government force operating without clear uniforms, identification, or transparency… for an openly fascist political party."
ICE Is Nothing Like the Brownshirts, Because the Brownshirts Actually Identified Themselves
Let’s get this out of the way: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is nothing like the Sturmabteilung, a.k.a. Hitler’s Brownshirts. Your main clue ...
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"ICE is nothing like the Brownshirts. One was an open paramilitary wing of an openly fascist political party, the other is an unaccountable government force operating without clear uniforms, identification, or transparency… for an openly fascist political party."
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
This is the nightmare scenario right-wing gun nuts have screamed about for decades. Now that one finally happened, they’re silent because of politics. Shocked.
The Border Patrol’s killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota sends a message that “masked federal agents can murder you in cold blood, simply because an American citizen exercising their Second Amendment rights scares them,” Tyler Austin Harper argues:
No Freedom Without the Second Amendment
The federal killing of a Minnesota ICU nurse is a wake-up call to every American.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This is the nightmare scenario right-wing gun nuts have screamed about for decades. Now that one finally happened, they’re silent because of politics. Shocked.
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Here is the time lapse of the snow in Mile High Stadium that the broadcast showed:
January 25, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Here is the time lapse of the snow in Mile High Stadium that the broadcast showed:
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
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WAPO EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
January 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM
WAPO EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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They had him on the ground. Six agents pinned him down. They disarmed him. They removed his gun from its holster. And THEN they shot him. Ten times. To repeat. AFTER they pinned him to the ground, and AFTER they disarmed him, they shot him. Ten times.
They murdered him.
They murdered him.
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 PM
They had him on the ground. Six agents pinned him down. They disarmed him. They removed his gun from its holster. And THEN they shot him. Ten times. To repeat. AFTER they pinned him to the ground, and AFTER they disarmed him, they shot him. Ten times.
They murdered him.
They murdered him.