John Rogers
@johnrogers.bsky.social
TV, comics and film writer. LEVERAGE, JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES, BLUE BEETLE, MARRY ME, a couple other things. Free newsletter of reviews, recommendations, and general oddities at https://buttondown.email/kungfumonkey
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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When Democrats folded in the last government shutdown—rescuing the GOP majority from itself and helping them pass a budget, giving validation to the Trump administration’s lawbreaking—the savvy politics knowers explained that folding was clearly worth it because it got the Epstein Files released.
No federal judge has the power or authority to make DOJ comply with the mandatory provisions of the Epstein Act, says Pam Bondi. It's unenforceable and meaningless. Essentially, DOJ is a lawless if not criminal enterprise, not a law enforcement agency, at this point.
January 17, 2026 at 3:33 PM
When Democrats folded in the last government shutdown—rescuing the GOP majority from itself and helping them pass a budget, giving validation to the Trump administration’s lawbreaking—the savvy politics knowers explained that folding was clearly worth it because it got the Epstein Files released.
This thread is a work of art. Excellent use of the medium.
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This thread is a work of art. Excellent use of the medium.
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Kavanaugh Kidnappings:
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This FB post is public.
This FB post is public.
January 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Kavanaugh Kidnappings:
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
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They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
Woman Seen Pulled from Car Speaks Out: 'Lucky to be alive'
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
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So they’re arresting members of the press now for covering the very events they instigated. And of course to prevent more coverage.
Saw a sign a while back that borrowed from the Martin Niemöller poem:
“First they came for the press. We don’t know what happened after that.”
Saw a sign a while back that borrowed from the Martin Niemöller poem:
“First they came for the press. We don’t know what happened after that.”
Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
So they’re arresting members of the press now for covering the very events they instigated. And of course to prevent more coverage.
Saw a sign a while back that borrowed from the Martin Niemöller poem:
“First they came for the press. We don’t know what happened after that.”
Saw a sign a while back that borrowed from the Martin Niemöller poem:
“First they came for the press. We don’t know what happened after that.”
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Nick Miroff: After 9/11, George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future terror strikes. Now DHS shifted from defending the country against foreign terrorists to deploying agents on American streets for the purpose of terrorizing American citizens.
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Nick Miroff: After 9/11, George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future terror strikes. Now DHS shifted from defending the country against foreign terrorists to deploying agents on American streets for the purpose of terrorizing American citizens.
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One of the foundational problems of our era is that we have broadly—in news media, in voter perceptions, in public discourse, etc—decided that Republicans have zero responsibility to the public, zero responsibility for their choices, & no agency as elected officials. Its destroying us.
This is a decent article that lays out the realities of trying to rein in ICE and DHS more broadly under an admin dedicated to letting them run wild, but framing it around the Democrats ability or not to do so, and practically ignoring the Republicans agency is so completely wild.
Democrats’ Best Hope To Rein In ICE Is Right Now
Even if it’s not by very much.
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
One of the foundational problems of our era is that we have broadly—in news media, in voter perceptions, in public discourse, etc—decided that Republicans have zero responsibility to the public, zero responsibility for their choices, & no agency as elected officials. Its destroying us.
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My democratic rep told me ICE keeps hurting his constituents so I asked how many constituents he has and he said he just goes to actblue and asks for more donations to do nothing so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding his constituents to murderers and then my phone lit up asking for a donation
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
My democratic rep told me ICE keeps hurting his constituents so I asked how many constituents he has and he said he just goes to actblue and asks for more donations to do nothing so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding his constituents to murderers and then my phone lit up asking for a donation
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Lots of potential pullquotes here, but I think this piece works best as a whole - a powerful, infuriating overview to share with out-of-town relatives or friends who are wondering "just how bad it is in Minneapolis."
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Lots of potential pullquotes here, but I think this piece works best as a whole - a powerful, infuriating overview to share with out-of-town relatives or friends who are wondering "just how bad it is in Minneapolis."
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All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny https://theonion.com/all-6-branches-of-armed-forces-present-at-arrest-of-undocumented-nanny/
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny https://theonion.com/all-6-branches-of-armed-forces-present-at-arrest-of-undocumented-nanny/
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I would say the problem with the Supreme Court isn't just life tenure per se, it is life tenure *plus the ability to retire at will* www.dorfonlaw.org/2026/01/the-...
The Complete Irrationality and Disastrous Effects of Life Tenure for Supreme Court Justices
The world is on fire, and we have larger issues to be worried about than life tenure for Supreme Court justices. On the other hand, the worl...
www.dorfonlaw.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I would say the problem with the Supreme Court isn't just life tenure per se, it is life tenure *plus the ability to retire at will* www.dorfonlaw.org/2026/01/the-...
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Angie Craig is now arguing for the brilliant reform of ... making ICE wear body cameras.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Angie Craig is now arguing for the brilliant reform of ... making ICE wear body cameras.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
Angie, Jonathan Ross filmed himself killing a woman on his own phone and released it to the press.
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North of Chicago is a community solar project, built on a Superfund site too polluted for much else.
Residents who subscribe to get energy from the solar farm are guaranteed savings on their energy bills, under a state program incentivizing solar in low-income areas.
Good news story! No pay wall.
Residents who subscribe to get energy from the solar farm are guaranteed savings on their energy bills, under a state program incentivizing solar in low-income areas.
Good news story! No pay wall.
How Community Solar Turned a Superfund Site into Savings in Illinois
A new 9.1-MW solar array will help residents of Waukegan, Illinois, reduce energy bills. State incentives for low-income solar made the project possible.
reasonstobecheerful.world
January 16, 2026 at 9:47 PM
North of Chicago is a community solar project, built on a Superfund site too polluted for much else.
Residents who subscribe to get energy from the solar farm are guaranteed savings on their energy bills, under a state program incentivizing solar in low-income areas.
Good news story! No pay wall.
Residents who subscribe to get energy from the solar farm are guaranteed savings on their energy bills, under a state program incentivizing solar in low-income areas.
Good news story! No pay wall.
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Federal agents raided the wrong house in connection with missing guns left inside an ICE vehicle. The apartment they were supposed to search was on the floor above. The door was kicked in, and the home left in shambles.
Those 47 days of training are proving to be too few.
#FuckICE #Resist
Those 47 days of training are proving to be too few.
#FuckICE #Resist
January 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
On the gravestone …
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
On the gravestone …
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They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
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I repost this every time I see it now.
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I repost this every time I see it now.
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Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
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“He has been accused of naively embracing artificial intelligence rather than working to mitigate its harms, and of listening mostly to voices from the tech sector—those who stand to benefit most from rapid AI adoption.”
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
“He has been accused of naively embracing artificial intelligence rather than working to mitigate its harms, and of listening mostly to voices from the tech sector—those who stand to benefit most from rapid AI adoption.”
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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If America makes it through this, anyone who murmurs platitudes about "binding up the nation's wounds" must be drummed out of public life. They tried that after the first phase of the civil war, and it just led to where they are now. The cancer must be excised and destroyed. Nothing else will work.
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
If America makes it through this, anyone who murmurs platitudes about "binding up the nation's wounds" must be drummed out of public life. They tried that after the first phase of the civil war, and it just led to where they are now. The cancer must be excised and destroyed. Nothing else will work.