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Andrew Wyeth, Otherworld Hi hi, For an indeterminate number of years I’ve wrapped up each year not with a “best of” list but a slightly different way of...
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Each year I take stock of what stuck with me most from the last 12 months. Not a "best of" list, but a "most resonant." Here's 2025's. buttondown.com/lauraolin/ar...
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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Bravest motherfuckers you've ever seen. They just saw a neighbor get murdered and still out there. Maybe let's see some local officials with the power to arrest show as much backbone as these voters PAYING YOUR FUCKING SALARY
Live updates: Around 200 people marched more than two miles from the scene of the shooting to Minneapolis City Hall, shouting “ICE out now!” after police hurried away from the scene Wednesday afternoon.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Bravest motherfuckers you've ever seen. They just saw a neighbor get murdered and still out there. Maybe let's see some local officials with the power to arrest show as much backbone as these voters PAYING YOUR FUCKING SALARY
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Like, this is correct, but just not in the way she means it.
January 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Like, this is correct, but just not in the way she means it.
We live in hell and I'll never forgive anyone who voted for this.
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We live in hell and I'll never forgive anyone who voted for this.
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“You can’t kill us all, Nazis” is particularly remarkable and moving because ICE agents could of course kill everyone literally there
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
“You can’t kill us all, Nazis” is particularly remarkable and moving because ICE agents could of course kill everyone literally there
Unfortunately today's events may help non-Americans understand why Americans aren't constantly rioting in the streets: it's because the cops, and now ICE, shoot to kill.
It's a testament to the extraordinary bravery of everyday people that they still document and protest neighbors being taken.
It's a testament to the extraordinary bravery of everyday people that they still document and protest neighbors being taken.
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Unfortunately today's events may help non-Americans understand why Americans aren't constantly rioting in the streets: it's because the cops, and now ICE, shoot to kill.
It's a testament to the extraordinary bravery of everyday people that they still document and protest neighbors being taken.
It's a testament to the extraordinary bravery of everyday people that they still document and protest neighbors being taken.
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Masked ICE agents, it seems, are now killing American citizens on American streets.
Any Democrat who doesn’t support abolishing ICE should be instantly primaried and run out of the party.
This is non negotiable. You cannot support the continued existence of this fascist murderous secret police.
Any Democrat who doesn’t support abolishing ICE should be instantly primaried and run out of the party.
This is non negotiable. You cannot support the continued existence of this fascist murderous secret police.
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Masked ICE agents, it seems, are now killing American citizens on American streets.
Any Democrat who doesn’t support abolishing ICE should be instantly primaried and run out of the party.
This is non negotiable. You cannot support the continued existence of this fascist murderous secret police.
Any Democrat who doesn’t support abolishing ICE should be instantly primaried and run out of the party.
This is non negotiable. You cannot support the continued existence of this fascist murderous secret police.
this is the way
No US oil company should risk investing in Venezuela. Companies that take part in Trump's lawless takeover of Venezuela's resources should keep in mind that any American tax dollars they take to invest in a foreign country will be recovered by the next administration.
January 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
this is the way
I see what they're going for here but can we really not do better than this?
Acknowledge somewhere that the world domination plan is batshit and bad for Americans, for one.
Tell people what you're doing about it, for another, given that you're a sitting U.S. senator.
Acknowledge somewhere that the world domination plan is batshit and bad for Americans, for one.
Tell people what you're doing about it, for another, given that you're a sitting U.S. senator.
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I see what they're going for here but can we really not do better than this?
Acknowledge somewhere that the world domination plan is batshit and bad for Americans, for one.
Tell people what you're doing about it, for another, given that you're a sitting U.S. senator.
Acknowledge somewhere that the world domination plan is batshit and bad for Americans, for one.
Tell people what you're doing about it, for another, given that you're a sitting U.S. senator.
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This is great: MTV Rewind allows you to watch music videos from the 70s to the 20s, organized by decade. There are also “channels” for 120 Minutes, MTV Unplugged, Yo! MTV Raps, etc. 33,000+ videos in all. Nostalgia bomb. [kottke.org]
MTV Rewind
MTV Rewind is an interface through which you can watch music videos from the 70s to the 20s, organized by decade. There are also “channels” for 120 Minutes, MTV Unplugged, Yo! MTV Raps, Headbangers Ball, and the first
kottke.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is great: MTV Rewind allows you to watch music videos from the 70s to the 20s, organized by decade. There are also “channels” for 120 Minutes, MTV Unplugged, Yo! MTV Raps, etc. 33,000+ videos in all. Nostalgia bomb. [kottke.org]
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~news~: this week I started at The Guardian US @us.theguardian.com as Movement Building reporter, continuing my coverage of protest, repression and resistance against war, LGBTQ rights, policing, labor, and more under Trump.
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
January 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
~news~: this week I started at The Guardian US @us.theguardian.com as Movement Building reporter, continuing my coverage of protest, repression and resistance against war, LGBTQ rights, policing, labor, and more under Trump.
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
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It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Darren Michael has reportedly been reinstated and given $50,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The post Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
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Even if you think the odds of this happening have risen from 1% to say 20%, this is *insane* on a level that's hard to process.
European allies including France and Germany are coordinating a response in case the United States moves to take control of Greenland, Reuters reports.
January 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Even if you think the odds of this happening have risen from 1% to say 20%, this is *insane* on a level that's hard to process.
Somebody’s gonna have to nuke us
Rick Scott: "This is the start of changing Venezuela, then we're gonna fix Cuba, Nicaragua will get fixed, next year we'll get a new president in Colombia. Democracy is coming back to this hemisphere."
January 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Somebody’s gonna have to nuke us
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Am I just way too online, or is the constant barrage of unhinged news making it feel like the covid shutdown period? That feeling of having the rug pulled on reality, where we're all trapped in our homes, waiting for the next shoe to drop and no one knows what to do.
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Am I just way too online, or is the constant barrage of unhinged news making it feel like the covid shutdown period? That feeling of having the rug pulled on reality, where we're all trapped in our homes, waiting for the next shoe to drop and no one knows what to do.
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
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No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
We must speak plainly: January 6th was an attempted coup. It was an effort to nullify millions of lawful votes and subvert the will of the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
No, it was a successful coup. None of the people who led it were punished, and are in fact back in power, rewarded for their efforts to break the system by running it. Donald Trump is currently the dictator he attempted to become 5 years ago, and it’s because nobody treated trying as a crime.
They are stealing our money.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
They are stealing our money.
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Five years ago, if you were to say that the people sacking the Capitol would be pardoned and celebrated, it would have been hard to believe. So too, if you were to predict that the person in who encouraged it would return to office. But we have a culture of impunity. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
January 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Five years ago, if you were to say that the people sacking the Capitol would be pardoned and celebrated, it would have been hard to believe. So too, if you were to predict that the person in who encouraged it would return to office. But we have a culture of impunity. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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The reason the Trump regime is trying to demolish the entire international order built after World War II is that they think the wrong side won that war.
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The reason the Trump regime is trying to demolish the entire international order built after World War II is that they think the wrong side won that war.
Slightly hilarious timing for this movie to be coming out tbh
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Slightly hilarious timing for this movie to be coming out tbh