Jeff Ash
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One year in, the Trump administration has rolled back civil rights enforcement wherever it could—removing Smithsonian exhibits, restoring Confederate monuments, and enabling employer discrimination, a law professor explains. buff.ly/UJJFsI9
12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
theconversation.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:48 AM
One year in, the Trump administration has rolled back civil rights enforcement wherever it could—removing Smithsonian exhibits, restoring Confederate monuments, and enabling employer discrimination, a law professor explains. buff.ly/UJJFsI9
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Terrific syllabus language about the dangers of Generative AI
January 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Terrific syllabus language about the dangers of Generative AI
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“Do not engage in a winter campaign in bitterly cold areas. You will lose not just your army, but most likely your throne.” - literally every military historian ever
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“Do not engage in a winter campaign in bitterly cold areas. You will lose not just your army, but most likely your throne.” - literally every military historian ever
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
“GET IN THE CAR, LOSERS, WE’RE GONNA INVADE MINNESOTA IN LATE JANUARY” - the Trump administration
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2) “We” = total breakdown in the division between the White House and the president’s personal legal affairs.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
2) “We” = total breakdown in the division between the White House and the president’s personal legal affairs.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
1) Very bad sign that NYT, and not CBS, is breaking this.
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Minneapolis is now the Battle of Trumpingrad
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Minneapolis is now the Battle of Trumpingrad
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We're at the Caligula stage of presidential madness
You read this correctly.
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
“The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board
The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.
www.bloomberg.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
We're at the Caligula stage of presidential madness
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$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
Someone wanna let me know when the NFL apologizes for banning Black players from 1933 to 1946?
The NFL will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by displaying "Choose Love" in the end zones and on helmet decals for all divisional round playoff games this weekend.
NFL will honor Martin Luther King Jr. with 'Choose Love' stenciled in end zone
The NFL will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by displaying “Choose Love” in the end zones and on helmet decals for all divisional round playoff games this weekend.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Someone wanna let me know when the NFL apologizes for banning Black players from 1933 to 1946?
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Water balloons.
Buckets of water to ice up the streets.
Keep up the good work, Minnesota!
Buckets of water to ice up the streets.
Keep up the good work, Minnesota!
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Water balloons.
Buckets of water to ice up the streets.
Keep up the good work, Minnesota!
Buckets of water to ice up the streets.
Keep up the good work, Minnesota!
"despite all that dumb-assery going on right in front of them, not one reporter stood up to ask ‘what the f*ck is wrong with you?’"
it's Saturday, and it's time for "this week in stupid: January 17 edition" — Charlie Kirk travels though time, Donny Convict stops on a dime, and so much more...
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this week in stupid: January 17 edition
Charlie Kirk travels though time, Donny Convict stops on a dime, and so much more...
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"despite all that dumb-assery going on right in front of them, not one reporter stood up to ask ‘what the f*ck is wrong with you?’"
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My unsolicited advice for Dems that'll help instead of the centrist, feckless, overpaid corporate consultant BS:
1. Promise to tax the rich
2. Don't support Israel's genocide
3. Criticize ICE & refuse to fund it
4. Don't throw "the woke" under the bus
5. Run on affordability AND accountability
1. Promise to tax the rich
2. Don't support Israel's genocide
3. Criticize ICE & refuse to fund it
4. Don't throw "the woke" under the bus
5. Run on affordability AND accountability
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
My unsolicited advice for Dems that'll help instead of the centrist, feckless, overpaid corporate consultant BS:
1. Promise to tax the rich
2. Don't support Israel's genocide
3. Criticize ICE & refuse to fund it
4. Don't throw "the woke" under the bus
5. Run on affordability AND accountability
1. Promise to tax the rich
2. Don't support Israel's genocide
3. Criticize ICE & refuse to fund it
4. Don't throw "the woke" under the bus
5. Run on affordability AND accountability
The kind of detail forever lost to future historians because of the implosion of newspapers since the rise of the internet.
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The kind of detail forever lost to future historians because of the implosion of newspapers since the rise of the internet.
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That's Greg Bovino, US Border Patrol Commander, in the middle btw.
A little too on the nose.
A little too on the nose.
January 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
That's Greg Bovino, US Border Patrol Commander, in the middle btw.
A little too on the nose.
A little too on the nose.
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From an optics perspective... the protesters being the ones waving the US flag while Bovino et al looks like every awful nazi inspired movie we've ever seen... hats off to Minnesotans.
Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
From an optics perspective... the protesters being the ones waving the US flag while Bovino et al looks like every awful nazi inspired movie we've ever seen... hats off to Minnesotans.
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Nothing threatens authoritarian regimes more than act of nonviolent protest — people standing together, choosing empathy and courage, and refusing to be afraid.
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Nothing threatens authoritarian regimes more than act of nonviolent protest — people standing together, choosing empathy and courage, and refusing to be afraid.
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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
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The Constitution was meant to protect the people from the government. Trump is using it to protect the government from the people.
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The Constitution was meant to protect the people from the government. Trump is using it to protect the government from the people.
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Something important about how regular folks have responded to the occupation in Minnesota is that it has created a permission structure for other people across the country to feel like they can fight this regime. Over the past couple of weeks I've seen a lot of people finally step off the sidelines.
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Something important about how regular folks have responded to the occupation in Minnesota is that it has created a permission structure for other people across the country to feel like they can fight this regime. Over the past couple of weeks I've seen a lot of people finally step off the sidelines.
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Andor was a textbook
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Andor was a textbook
That is a damn shame.
Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
That is a damn shame.
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I don't think there should be secret police who can shoot people in the street for no cause and with no consequence. This makes me a radical in the 2026 United States.
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I don't think there should be secret police who can shoot people in the street for no cause and with no consequence. This makes me a radical in the 2026 United States.
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Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Well played also.
I'LL TAKE MY HORCHATA WARM
CUZ FUCK ICE
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
CUZ FUCK ICE
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Well played also.
Well played.
DE ICER
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
ICE OUT OF MN
Powderhorn Art Sled Rally
Minneapolis
January 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Well played.
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Minnesotans leveraging water balloons and ice against ICE like they’re Nordic skiers taking out Nazi munitions plants
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Minnesotans leveraging water balloons and ice against ICE like they’re Nordic skiers taking out Nazi munitions plants