Chuck
@ivychat.bsky.social
And when the small bears from the windy place capture the flag, thou shalt know the end is nigh... Original source of #FY_
Pretty sure that “spending” will be recouped in many other crooked ways.
Ticket sales for the first lady’s documentary appear weak outside Washington, raising questions about whether Amazon will recoup its $75m spending
Can Melania Trump’s press tour save her from a box office flop?
Ticket sales for the first lady’s documentary appear weak outside Washington, raising questions about whether Amazon will recoup its $75m spending
www.thetimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Pretty sure that “spending” will be recouped in many other crooked ways.
OK, who let Fran back in the building?
January 29, 2026 at 1:58 AM
OK, who let Fran back in the building?
And 65 / 5.1 / Plex server with 2000 films and 175 tv series.
all i'm saying is your kids might still visit you if you had an 85 inch oLED with full 7.1 surround sound for movie night
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 AM
And 65 / 5.1 / Plex server with 2000 films and 175 tv series.
My raspberry pi 25,000 catalog vintage arcade system is my radical jam.
every time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
January 29, 2026 at 1:27 AM
My raspberry pi 25,000 catalog vintage arcade system is my radical jam.
They work for us. We pay taxes that pay their salaries.
Hell, teachers’ salaries are public information.
Hell, teachers’ salaries are public information.
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 PM
They work for us. We pay taxes that pay their salaries.
Hell, teachers’ salaries are public information.
Hell, teachers’ salaries are public information.
Witness to crimes and misdemeanors.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Witness to crimes and misdemeanors.
These really need to be p-shopped with what Melania had written on the back of her coat.
I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
These really need to be p-shopped with what Melania had written on the back of her coat.
Wow. I know them well. Chicago was once the candy company headquarters of the world. I hope they get through it.
A century-old, family-owned Chicago candy manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking to keep its Northwest Side factory churning out assorted fruit-flavored starlights, lemonade drops and buttery toffee.
Primrose Candy, a century-old Chicago confectionery, files for bankruptcy protection
A century-old, family-owned Chicago candy manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking to keep its Northwest Side factory churning out assorted fruit-flavored starlights…
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Wow. I know them well. Chicago was once the candy company headquarters of the world. I hope they get through it.
Obstruction of Justice was one of the Articles of Impeachment on Nixon.
New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Obstruction of Justice was one of the Articles of Impeachment on Nixon.
Everyone was fleeing Rauner and Blago.
Illinois recorded its third consecutive year of population growth, according to the US Census Bureau.
We're strengthening what helps people choose to stay and build their lives so families can raise their kids, workers can build careers, and entrepreneurs can grow businesses.
We're strengthening what helps people choose to stay and build their lives so families can raise their kids, workers can build careers, and entrepreneurs can grow businesses.
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Everyone was fleeing Rauner and Blago.
For those Dems that don't want to use the word "abolish" (looking at you @jbpritzker.bsky.social):
-ICE has been corrupted beyond repair. It must be dissolved.
-Customs responsibility, as created in 1789, will return to the Treasury Department.
-Immigration will return to the Department of Labor.
-ICE has been corrupted beyond repair. It must be dissolved.
-Customs responsibility, as created in 1789, will return to the Treasury Department.
-Immigration will return to the Department of Labor.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 AM
For those Dems that don't want to use the word "abolish" (looking at you @jbpritzker.bsky.social):
-ICE has been corrupted beyond repair. It must be dissolved.
-Customs responsibility, as created in 1789, will return to the Treasury Department.
-Immigration will return to the Department of Labor.
-ICE has been corrupted beyond repair. It must be dissolved.
-Customs responsibility, as created in 1789, will return to the Treasury Department.
-Immigration will return to the Department of Labor.
Dems have the easiest wedge issue in the world here.
"We are the party of small government."
"We are the party of small government."
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Dems have the easiest wedge issue in the world here.
"We are the party of small government."
"We are the party of small government."
Gee. I wonder why she's being so party loyal out of the box instead of only at the actual vote?
Oh...
Oh...
January 28, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Gee. I wonder why she's being so party loyal out of the box instead of only at the actual vote?
Oh...
Oh...
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
This kinda feels important.
Honor among crooks, but this crook has gone to far.
Honor among crooks, but this crook has gone to far.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad. n.pr/4t3yQtH
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in U.S.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
n.pr
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This kinda feels important.
Honor among crooks, but this crook has gone to far.
Honor among crooks, but this crook has gone to far.
We're about 2 Miller leaks away from him being named a Soros-agent.
SCOOP: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
Scoop: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM
We're about 2 Miller leaks away from him being named a Soros-agent.
Dems need to draft a gun control bill today and name it using T-R-U-M-P as an acronym. It would get his support.
Trump: You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. It's a very unfortunate thing.
January 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Dems need to draft a gun control bill today and name it using T-R-U-M-P as an acronym. It would get his support.
It always comes back to the primaries.
One of the main ways to solve the problems in our leadership is to get rid of partisan primaries. Ranked choice voting does this. This is why you saw Indiana vote to make ranked choice primaries illegal.
It’s a party protection scheme.
One of the main ways to solve the problems in our leadership is to get rid of partisan primaries. Ranked choice voting does this. This is why you saw Indiana vote to make ranked choice primaries illegal.
It’s a party protection scheme.
Republican politicians know that incurring the president’s ire is a career-threatening act, given the devotion of the party’s MAGA base and the risk of being ejected in primaries
Why Congress won’t restrain Trump’s assault on allies over Greenland
Republicans either fear the president’s ire, or want to strengthen his bargaining position
econ.st
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It always comes back to the primaries.
One of the main ways to solve the problems in our leadership is to get rid of partisan primaries. Ranked choice voting does this. This is why you saw Indiana vote to make ranked choice primaries illegal.
It’s a party protection scheme.
One of the main ways to solve the problems in our leadership is to get rid of partisan primaries. Ranked choice voting does this. This is why you saw Indiana vote to make ranked choice primaries illegal.
It’s a party protection scheme.
I thought Reihan Salam was one of the worst Heisman winners ever.
And dead.
And dead.
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I thought Reihan Salam was one of the worst Heisman winners ever.
And dead.
And dead.
We Don’t Report, We Declare.
The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
We Don’t Report, We Declare.
Tribune Publisher Bari Weiss
From the Editorial Board: You don’t need to share the Vances’ political views to be happy for them.
Editorial: A baby at 1 Observatory Circle
A new life is a reason for hope, a moment that invites optimism about the future. We wish Usha and the Vance family well.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Tribune Publisher Bari Weiss
One Battle After Another is up for Best Documentary
A 100-foot tunnel, secret bunker and weapons stash found at MAGA activist's California home
A 100-foot tunnel, secret bunker and weapons stash found at MAGA activist's California home
Authorities discovered a massive stash of illegal firearms and a secret underground bunker at the base of a 100-foot tunnel on a MAGA activist's property in Northern California.
www.latimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM
One Battle After Another is up for Best Documentary
Build Back Better
Not brilliant.
Not brilliant.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Build Back Better
Not brilliant.
Not brilliant.