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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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Super Bowl spots showed advertisers wanted lots of buzz but not controversy.
Between the ads for AI and sportsbetting, these Super Bowl commercials stood out
Super Bowl spots showed advertisers wanted lots of buzz but not controversy.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Super Bowl spots showed advertisers wanted lots of buzz but not controversy.
American exceptionalism is real, but not in ways worth celebrating.
The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls
On the optimism of preparation in a time of democratic decay.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
American exceptionalism is real, but not in ways worth celebrating.
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
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BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
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In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
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Trump reversed decades of national security objections to selling advanced AI chips to UAE. National security experts were alarmed.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Trump reversed decades of national security objections to selling advanced AI chips to UAE. National security experts were alarmed.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
But there was a secret. Before the deal, UAE had sent $187M to the Trumps and $31M to the Witkoffs in secret payments.
Mind blowing corruption.
West Saint Paul City Council is doing what they can to protect the Constitutional rights of its residents. If we stay alert and involved, Local government will get us through the Federal government slide into fascism #AbolishICE #ICEOUTMN
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/27/w...
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/27/w...
West St. Paul City Council Recap: Jan. 26, 2026
A lengthy City Council meeting focused on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity resulted in about a dozen measures, including supporting police de-escalation, increased police presence…
weststpaulreader.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
West Saint Paul City Council is doing what they can to protect the Constitutional rights of its residents. If we stay alert and involved, Local government will get us through the Federal government slide into fascism #AbolishICE #ICEOUTMN
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/27/w...
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/27/w...
West St. Paul Police Ease Tensions as ICE Chased Suspect After Hit and Run
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/23/p... #ICEOUTMN #AbolishICE
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/23/p... #ICEOUTMN #AbolishICE
West St. Paul Police Ease Tensions as ICE Chased Suspect After Hit and Run
There was a heavy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence this morning near Moreland and Stryker in West St. Paul, following a hit-and-run incident.
weststpaulreader.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:18 PM
West St. Paul Police Ease Tensions as ICE Chased Suspect After Hit and Run
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/23/p... #ICEOUTMN #AbolishICE
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/23/p... #ICEOUTMN #AbolishICE
Amore Coffee’s “Open Strike” Brings Community Together
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/26/a... #ICEOUTMN
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/26/a... #ICEOUTMN
Amore Coffee’s “Open Strike” Brings Community Together
Hundreds of businesses closed across the metro on January 23 for an general strike in protest of ICE, but Amore Coffee in West St. Paul opened their doors for community service projects.
weststpaulreader.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Amore Coffee’s “Open Strike” Brings Community Together
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/26/a... #ICEOUTMN
weststpaulreader.com/2026/01/26/a... #ICEOUTMN
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hey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
January 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
hey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
This switch is coming to the US whether the billionaires want it to or not. Don campaigned on this, but he was lying and he was always going to keep siphoning money to the top, that's where he wanted to be. Someone else is coming who will campaign on this for real and mean it #socialism #wethepeople
Why We Never Hear About the Countries Where Socialism Works
utopian promises or authoritarian nightmares????
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This switch is coming to the US whether the billionaires want it to or not. Don campaigned on this, but he was lying and he was always going to keep siphoning money to the top, that's where he wanted to be. Someone else is coming who will campaign on this for real and mean it #socialism #wethepeople
This resonated with me bcuz like many others who may vote differently from their parents, this happened to me too. Several years ago when he still had his wits about him my dad made an offhand comment about me and my oldest sister and how he “had no idea how 2 of his kids ended up being so liberal”.
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This resonated with me bcuz like many others who may vote differently from their parents, this happened to me too. Several years ago when he still had his wits about him my dad made an offhand comment about me and my oldest sister and how he “had no idea how 2 of his kids ended up being so liberal”.
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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Important. There has not been a deescalation.
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Important. There has not been a deescalation.
Another reading from “Winter of the World”, a fictionalized account of the rise of fascism and WW II from the perspective of regular people. #fascism #abolishice
January 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Another reading from “Winter of the World”, a fictionalized account of the rise of fascism and WW II from the perspective of regular people. #fascism #abolishice
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A third round of nationwide "No Kings" protests is slated to take place on March 28.
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A third round of nationwide "No Kings" protests is slated to take place on March 28.
It is chilling to be reading this novel while the beginnings of fascism start to spread in the US at this very moment. No time like the present to read about what is coming next. Join me as I find out how to prevent it from happening here next.
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It is chilling to be reading this novel while the beginnings of fascism start to spread in the US at this very moment. No time like the present to read about what is coming next. Join me as I find out how to prevent it from happening here next.
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This photo stopped me in my tracks and is absolutely heartbreaking. Renee Good was a mom of 3 with a 6 yr old in school at the time. A tragedy no one should ever live through. We all have to reflect on what these ICE operations are doing to our humanity, safety and trust in govt.
January 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This photo stopped me in my tracks and is absolutely heartbreaking. Renee Good was a mom of 3 with a 6 yr old in school at the time. A tragedy no one should ever live through. We all have to reflect on what these ICE operations are doing to our humanity, safety and trust in govt.
ICE is a terrorist organization. It needs to be put down now.
January 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
ICE is a terrorist organization. It needs to be put down now.
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Steve Cousineau, The New Yorker
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Steve Cousineau, The New Yorker
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Coast Guard: Let's let the racists racist.
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as...
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Coast Guard: Let's let the racists racist.
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
Journalists: Here is the racist plan.
Citizens: WITAF?! 🤬
Coast Guard: But... we meant..uh...brb
Coast Guard: Ok nevermind.
#Resist #AltCitizen
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What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.
This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.