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The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
This is the fault of Bill Kristol and his neoconservative ilk
Advocating for machine authoritarian fascism (party in control of all) for decades did this.
When someone else co-opts your fascist framework to implement dictatorial authoritarian fascism, it's still YOUR FASCIST FRAMEWORK!
Advocating for machine authoritarian fascism (party in control of all) for decades did this.
When someone else co-opts your fascist framework to implement dictatorial authoritarian fascism, it's still YOUR FASCIST FRAMEWORK!
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Mad King demands guards search homes of everyone who said he didn’t have clothes
FBI searching Fulton County elections office, per Reuters
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said o...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Mad King demands guards search homes of everyone who said he didn’t have clothes
These are the people the government thugs are beating, gassing, and killing.
This is who is the target of state violence.
😭
This is who is the target of state violence.
😭
This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
These are the people the government thugs are beating, gassing, and killing.
This is who is the target of state violence.
😭
This is who is the target of state violence.
😭
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Jamie Raskin straight up lies in this statement about impeachment.
It’s not true that every successful impeachment included public hearings and fact finding.
For Andrew Johnson someone just wrote a single sentence on a piece of paper and they voted on it. Worked fine.
It’s not true that every successful impeachment included public hearings and fact finding.
For Andrew Johnson someone just wrote a single sentence on a piece of paper and they voted on it. Worked fine.
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Jamie Raskin straight up lies in this statement about impeachment.
It’s not true that every successful impeachment included public hearings and fact finding.
For Andrew Johnson someone just wrote a single sentence on a piece of paper and they voted on it. Worked fine.
It’s not true that every successful impeachment included public hearings and fact finding.
For Andrew Johnson someone just wrote a single sentence on a piece of paper and they voted on it. Worked fine.
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Seriously this is worth bookmarking.
Congress uses these tricks all the time. It's from the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, created by the CIA's predecessor.
Congress uses these tricks all the time. It's from the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, created by the CIA's predecessor.
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Seriously this is worth bookmarking.
Congress uses these tricks all the time. It's from the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, created by the CIA's predecessor.
Congress uses these tricks all the time. It's from the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, created by the CIA's predecessor.
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…more. What has been coming out of the state and twin cities area is nothing short of breathtaking, historic, and inspiring. It is brave, tho that feels too slim a word for what the people there have done.
It’s reasonable to expect even an ounce of the same courage and moral clarity from leaders…
It’s reasonable to expect even an ounce of the same courage and moral clarity from leaders…
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
…more. What has been coming out of the state and twin cities area is nothing short of breathtaking, historic, and inspiring. It is brave, tho that feels too slim a word for what the people there have done.
It’s reasonable to expect even an ounce of the same courage and moral clarity from leaders…
It’s reasonable to expect even an ounce of the same courage and moral clarity from leaders…
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Owned by right wing billionaire fascist supporters and/or welcoming to fascists:
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Instagram
Facebook
Threads
WhatsApp
TikTok
Substack
Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
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Threads
TikTok
Substack
Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Owned by right wing billionaire fascist supporters and/or welcoming to fascists:
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Instagram
Facebook
Threads
WhatsApp
TikTok
Substack
Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
X
Threads
TikTok
Substack
Plan your exit strategies if you haven't already.
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Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
www.yahoo.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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🧵 UPDATE: By a tally of 99-1 percent, shareholders of Intuit voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal last week.
Intuit joins 31 corporations collectively valued at more than $13 trillion whose shareholders voted to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Intuit joins 31 corporations collectively valued at more than $13 trillion whose shareholders voted to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
BREAKING: Intuit Shareholders Vote to Defeat Anti-DEI Proposal -
Shareholders of software giant Intuit voted today to defeat an anti-DEI proposal, adding to chorus of companies saying DEI is a business imperative. The company, which serves approximately 100 million...
www.impactivize.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🧵 UPDATE: By a tally of 99-1 percent, shareholders of Intuit voted to reject an anti-DEI proposal last week.
Intuit joins 31 corporations collectively valued at more than $13 trillion whose shareholders voted to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
Intuit joins 31 corporations collectively valued at more than $13 trillion whose shareholders voted to reject anti-DEI proposals in 2025.
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
As I've mentioned recently, there are people who unjokingly identify with the Empire. 🤦
I think everything about Bovino, including why he appealed to the Trump admin in the first place and why he eventually got pushed back into obscurity for running his mouth a bit too much, is succinctly demonstrated by these two posts on May 4, 2025, weeks before he surged to prominence in LA.
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
As I've mentioned recently, there are people who unjokingly identify with the Empire. 🤦
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This sort of political analysis is like 5X more sophisticated about human psychology and political history than what Dems pay millions for every single cycle.
To understand why impeachment bothers powerful people even though the votes are allegedly not there, picture the following scenario if you are the president, enjoying your unvarnished ability to lord over others:
January 28, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This sort of political analysis is like 5X more sophisticated about human psychology and political history than what Dems pay millions for every single cycle.
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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"Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen," Noem told a person who relayed her remarks to Axios.""
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen," Noem told a person who relayed her remarks to Axios.""
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
It is utterly ridiculous that TheMovieDb.org forces animated shows with multiple shorts create a separate "episode" for each--even forcing SERIALIZED animiated full-episode shows to do that. The reason given is "they're often remixed".
But How It's Made is remixed to hell & they don't split it. 🙄
But How It's Made is remixed to hell & they don't split it. 🙄
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
It is utterly ridiculous that TheMovieDb.org forces animated shows with multiple shorts create a separate "episode" for each--even forcing SERIALIZED animiated full-episode shows to do that. The reason given is "they're often remixed".
But How It's Made is remixed to hell & they don't split it. 🙄
But How It's Made is remixed to hell & they don't split it. 🙄
A great #fantasy #book that I've now re-read 4 times is For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
I love the perspective-based narration, voice, introspection, decency… Some of the conflict I can't identify with, but I like bc I'm being exposed to other perspectives.
1/3
I love the perspective-based narration, voice, introspection, decency… Some of the conflict I can't identify with, but I like bc I'm being exposed to other perspectives.
1/3
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A great #fantasy #book that I've now re-read 4 times is For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
I love the perspective-based narration, voice, introspection, decency… Some of the conflict I can't identify with, but I like bc I'm being exposed to other perspectives.
1/3
I love the perspective-based narration, voice, introspection, decency… Some of the conflict I can't identify with, but I like bc I'm being exposed to other perspectives.
1/3
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I'm glad the worst people on earth are on their back foot today but until the two murderers are arrested and prosecuted this is all fluff
BREAKING: Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis tomorrow, an AP source says.
Border Patrol commander Bovino and some agents expected to leave Minneapolis
A federal judge is considering Minnesota’s challenge to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
bit.ly
January 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I'm glad the worst people on earth are on their back foot today but until the two murderers are arrested and prosecuted this is all fluff
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I had this exact argument with my caucus leadership DOZENS of times when I was in the state legislature. Especially on things like the state budget. They use their compromise position as the starting point in negotiations, then wonder how they got played. So damned frustrating.
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I had this exact argument with my caucus leadership DOZENS of times when I was in the state legislature. Especially on things like the state budget. They use their compromise position as the starting point in negotiations, then wonder how they got played. So damned frustrating.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Donald Trump's softer, gentler police state will not be much different than Donald Trump's current police state.
my latest for the @zeteo.com FIRST DRAFT morning newsletter, subbing in for @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @petertwinklage.bsky.social
“They Think They Have a Right to Kill You and Laugh About It”
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“They Think They Have a Right to Kill You and Laugh About It”
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First Draft: Murder Inc.
Trump's DHS escalates its reign of terror and killings, pro-gun groups are pissed at Republicans, and the 'Middle East's only democracy' cracks down on the free press... again.
zeteo.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Donald Trump's softer, gentler police state will not be much different than Donald Trump's current police state.
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The people who have been saying for many years, and were laughed off by too many, that this isn’t about “illegals” they will do this to people here legally should not have to prove their already obvious point any longer given the rising body count of literal U.S. citizens
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The people who have been saying for many years, and were laughed off by too many, that this isn’t about “illegals” they will do this to people here legally should not have to prove their already obvious point any longer given the rising body count of literal U.S. citizens
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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.