JJ
@jjbrainstorm.bsky.social
Lover of indie film. Seeker of lost treasures.
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True.
All it would take is for a bunch of these CEOs to confront Trump in front of the world and tell him he's unfit to run a hot-dog stand, and his presidency would be over. Seriously.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 AM
True.
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The current behavior of federal immigration authorities, including at airports for *domestic* flyers, and the attacks on trans passport holders makes very clear that the administration is testing the boundaries of their ability to strip citizenship and documentation at will
January 19, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The current behavior of federal immigration authorities, including at airports for *domestic* flyers, and the attacks on trans passport holders makes very clear that the administration is testing the boundaries of their ability to strip citizenship and documentation at will
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German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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If Congressmen were serious about providing an "off ramp" it would be impeachment. Either that or cholesterol are the ONLY things that can stop the madness around Greenland.
That Dems, WHEN IN DENMARK, are unwilling or unable to state the obvious it is no wonder that this nation is so fucked.
That Dems, WHEN IN DENMARK, are unwilling or unable to state the obvious it is no wonder that this nation is so fucked.
“Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending. … I don’t know if that’s possible.” - @durbin.senate.gov to Danes in Europe.
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
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“COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A bipartisan group of lawmakers who traveled here on an urgent mission to reassure Danish leaders amid President Donald Trump’s escalating threats to acquire Greenland had a straightforward message.
In an interview between high-level meetings, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin summed it up this way: “Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending.”
Durbin added: “I don’t know if that’s possible.”
The four-decade veteran of Congress, who’s been on dozens of CODELs, wasn’t just referring to Trump’s apparent determination to take over the Danish territory at all costs, or Republicans’ hesitation to openly defy him. Durbin was giving a sobering assessment of Congress as a supposedly coequal branch of government.
Over the span of several decades and under the leadership of both parties, lawmakers have ceded their authority to the executive branch on everything from war powers to tariffs to the power of the purse. Hill leaders have prioritized avoiding politically difficult votes or been slow to react – or done nothing – as presidents repeatedly pushed the limits of their own power at the expense of Congress.
“It’s not just this moment or this president,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who co-led the delegation. “What makes this moment so hard is, if Congress can’t stand up in the face of something where there is no strategic value and lots of strategic harm…is Congress really willing to exert its authority at all?”
That’s what made this particular CODEL so uniquely difficult — and surreal.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cf26plxwia7dxpm6plry3sj2/bafkreibjseyx4567lbf33ldoqqe66czitqhdzl7ppsi4s3swrfyo6dtwsu@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 9:35 PM
If Congressmen were serious about providing an "off ramp" it would be impeachment. Either that or cholesterol are the ONLY things that can stop the madness around Greenland.
That Dems, WHEN IN DENMARK, are unwilling or unable to state the obvious it is no wonder that this nation is so fucked.
That Dems, WHEN IN DENMARK, are unwilling or unable to state the obvious it is no wonder that this nation is so fucked.
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Congratulations to Keezy Young @keezyyoung.bsky.social, winner of the Best Artist category in the 2025 Broken Frontier Awards! @littlebrown.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...
January 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Congratulations to Keezy Young @keezyyoung.bsky.social, winner of the Best Artist category in the 2025 Broken Frontier Awards! @littlebrown.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-front...
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“Americans are delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO! It absolutely benefits us.”
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
“Americans are delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO! It absolutely benefits us.”
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
Russian state TV praises Trump attacking Greenland. Putin loving it must be a coincidence, right? 🤷🏼
(They think Trump plans to stay as emperor)
Full @juliadavisnews.bsky.social : youtu.be/3ThSHG-RFbs?...
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Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER: “.. We are constantly experiencing new provocations, .. and here we Europeans must make it clear that the limit has been reached.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM
GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER: “.. We are constantly experiencing new provocations, .. and here we Europeans must make it clear that the limit has been reached.”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
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and if hanania genuinely wants grace, rather than mere toleration, then he needs to renounce his white supremacism and belief in the biological inferiority of nonwhites and make amends and restitution for the actual harm he has inflicted on other people through his disgraceful “work”
January 19, 2026 at 1:08 PM
and if hanania genuinely wants grace, rather than mere toleration, then he needs to renounce his white supremacism and belief in the biological inferiority of nonwhites and make amends and restitution for the actual harm he has inflicted on other people through his disgraceful “work”
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What a pathetic whiner. This is not an "all Jews have dual loyalty" bias, it's a "this specific dude was so into Israel that he implied he was in the IDF when he wasn't."
Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
What a pathetic whiner. This is not an "all Jews have dual loyalty" bias, it's a "this specific dude was so into Israel that he implied he was in the IDF when he wasn't."
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and stop attacks on our free speech and silencing of colleges and universities and fight for our reproductive health, and fight NATO.
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
and stop attacks on our free speech and silencing of colleges and universities and fight for our reproductive health, and fight NATO.
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I am not delusional. If Kamala had won, we’d still be fighting the Dems to defund Israel.
It’s just that we would be able to focus all our energy on that, and not also trying to fight to keep WWIII from happening, and stop our neighbors from being kidnapped, and stop the rampant spread of measles
It’s just that we would be able to focus all our energy on that, and not also trying to fight to keep WWIII from happening, and stop our neighbors from being kidnapped, and stop the rampant spread of measles
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I am not delusional. If Kamala had won, we’d still be fighting the Dems to defund Israel.
It’s just that we would be able to focus all our energy on that, and not also trying to fight to keep WWIII from happening, and stop our neighbors from being kidnapped, and stop the rampant spread of measles
It’s just that we would be able to focus all our energy on that, and not also trying to fight to keep WWIII from happening, and stop our neighbors from being kidnapped, and stop the rampant spread of measles
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"Minnesota is under siege. It might not yet be a civil war, but what the White House has dubbed “Operation Metro Surge” is definitely not just — or even primarily — an immigration enforcement operation. It is an occupation designed to punish and terrorize anyone who dares defy this incursion..."
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
"Minnesota is under siege. It might not yet be a civil war, but what the White House has dubbed “Operation Metro Surge” is definitely not just — or even primarily — an immigration enforcement operation. It is an occupation designed to punish and terrorize anyone who dares defy this incursion..."
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The Republican cover-up continues.
Nearly all Epstein files still unreleased a month after Congress deadline
Over 2 million documents are under DoJ review despite ‘legal obligation’ from Epstein Files Transparency Act
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The Republican cover-up continues.
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BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board if Peace,” the committee that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, his spokesman said on Monday.
25th Amendment now!
25th Amendment now!
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 PM
BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board if Peace,” the committee that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, his spokesman said on Monday.
25th Amendment now!
25th Amendment now!
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This was the day that Charlie would do his podcasts about how black people had it so good until MLK ruined everything with the civil rights movement.
January 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This was the day that Charlie would do his podcasts about how black people had it so good until MLK ruined everything with the civil rights movement.
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Two obvious facts:
1) Dems have the support of the people to shut down government over the extreme actions of ICE, and to stop government funding until ICE is reined in.
2) the Dems in power are compromised and too weak to do that.
1) Dems have the support of the people to shut down government over the extreme actions of ICE, and to stop government funding until ICE is reined in.
2) the Dems in power are compromised and too weak to do that.
January 19, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Two obvious facts:
1) Dems have the support of the people to shut down government over the extreme actions of ICE, and to stop government funding until ICE is reined in.
2) the Dems in power are compromised and too weak to do that.
1) Dems have the support of the people to shut down government over the extreme actions of ICE, and to stop government funding until ICE is reined in.
2) the Dems in power are compromised and too weak to do that.
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Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace.
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Just 34 people control 12% of income in the U.S. and people still think immigrants are the problem.
January 19, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Just 34 people control 12% of income in the U.S. and people still think immigrants are the problem.
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Our president is our national humiliation.
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Our president is our national humiliation.