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Why do you think the regime uses troll farms that participate in attack campaigns and try to embarrass or humiliate or threaten people who post anything opposing the regime? They want to train US to self censor. They want us to avoid making that post, because we don’t want to be attacked.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Why do you think the regime uses troll farms that participate in attack campaigns and try to embarrass or humiliate or threaten people who post anything opposing the regime? They want to train US to self censor. They want us to avoid making that post, because we don’t want to be attacked.
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Self‑censorship – the voluntary suppression of thoughts or speech because the cost of being heard is too high.
Turns fear into a daily habit; people stop even thinking about protest. Or speaking out. People may be scared to post certain things online.
Turns fear into a daily habit; people stop even thinking about protest. Or speaking out. People may be scared to post certain things online.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Self‑censorship – the voluntary suppression of thoughts or speech because the cost of being heard is too high.
Turns fear into a daily habit; people stop even thinking about protest. Or speaking out. People may be scared to post certain things online.
Turns fear into a daily habit; people stop even thinking about protest. Or speaking out. People may be scared to post certain things online.
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US speaking out and making a VISIBLE show of this regime not being supported is bad for them. Exposing them to people in our communities who don’t watch news or avoid politics and may not be aware is BAD for them. They want you scared and silent. When you protest in your community, that’s VISIBLE.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
US speaking out and making a VISIBLE show of this regime not being supported is bad for them. Exposing them to people in our communities who don’t watch news or avoid politics and may not be aware is BAD for them. They want you scared and silent. When you protest in your community, that’s VISIBLE.
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Preference‑falsification – people publicly express support for the regime while privately opposing it.
Creates a “silent majority” that appears loyal, discouraging anyone who might speak out.
Why are there so many bot farms and paid influencers trying to manufacture support for the regime? Think.
Creates a “silent majority” that appears loyal, discouraging anyone who might speak out.
Why are there so many bot farms and paid influencers trying to manufacture support for the regime? Think.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Preference‑falsification – people publicly express support for the regime while privately opposing it.
Creates a “silent majority” that appears loyal, discouraging anyone who might speak out.
Why are there so many bot farms and paid influencers trying to manufacture support for the regime? Think.
Creates a “silent majority” that appears loyal, discouraging anyone who might speak out.
Why are there so many bot farms and paid influencers trying to manufacture support for the regime? Think.
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Here are some of the psychological tools you and I and all of us are going to have to be aware of and push past. Being aware is the first step. If you understand what they are doing and how it works, you can help defend against it.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Here are some of the psychological tools you and I and all of us are going to have to be aware of and push past. Being aware is the first step. If you understand what they are doing and how it works, you can help defend against it.
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This regime is ALREADY doing a lot of what people are scared of potentially happening. The elections are 10 months away. This regime will do the bad things and make up the fake excuses regardless if you give them any or not. This kind of narrative is fear based.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This regime is ALREADY doing a lot of what people are scared of potentially happening. The elections are 10 months away. This regime will do the bad things and make up the fake excuses regardless if you give them any or not. This kind of narrative is fear based.
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If you are scared and falling into this trap, I am not trying to make you feel bad. You are human. It is basic psychology. They know this and they use it against you. The media ecosphere, propaganda network, bot farms and the algorithms are here to do just that.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
If you are scared and falling into this trap, I am not trying to make you feel bad. You are human. It is basic psychology. They know this and they use it against you. The media ecosphere, propaganda network, bot farms and the algorithms are here to do just that.
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The Insurrection Act lets the president federalize the National Guard or deploy troops to restore order, but it does not grant authority to suspend elections. Any such suspension would be ultra vires (beyond the scope of the law) and highly illegal.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The Insurrection Act lets the president federalize the National Guard or deploy troops to restore order, but it does not grant authority to suspend elections. Any such suspension would be ultra vires (beyond the scope of the law) and highly illegal.
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Courts have repeatedly emphasized that constitutional rights—including the right to vote—remain in effect even during emergencies. The Supreme Court has struck down attempts to replace civilian courts with military tribunals (Ex parte Milligan, 1866).
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Courts have repeatedly emphasized that constitutional rights—including the right to vote—remain in effect even during emergencies. The Supreme Court has struck down attempts to replace civilian courts with military tribunals (Ex parte Milligan, 1866).
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The U.S. Constitution contains no clause that allows a president or governor to suspend elections by declaring martial law. Any change to election timing would have to come from Congress or a state legislature, not from a military order.
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The U.S. Constitution contains no clause that allows a president or governor to suspend elections by declaring martial law. Any change to election timing would have to come from Congress or a state legislature, not from a military order.
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I’m sorry everyone. It needs to be said. If you are one of the accounts on here telling people that they need to obey in advance because you are scared of martial law and elections being canceled, the psychological warfare that authoritarians use is working on you. Fear is psychologically powerful 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I’m sorry everyone. It needs to be said. If you are one of the accounts on here telling people that they need to obey in advance because you are scared of martial law and elections being canceled, the psychological warfare that authoritarians use is working on you. Fear is psychologically powerful 🧵
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Some Minneapolis protesters throw snowballs at law enforcement officers as demonstrators march after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Some Minneapolis protesters throw snowballs at law enforcement officers as demonstrators march after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.
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Our first ad of 2026! Because politics stuck in 2006 won't meet the moment.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Our first ad of 2026! Because politics stuck in 2006 won't meet the moment.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
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BREAKING: I support a Millionaires’ Tax on income over $1 million a year.
The fairness of our tax system ranks 50th. Let’s make this historic change this session.
This is a separate proposal from the budget I announced today — revenue would not be realized until 2029.
The fairness of our tax system ranks 50th. Let’s make this historic change this session.
This is a separate proposal from the budget I announced today — revenue would not be realized until 2029.
December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
BREAKING: I support a Millionaires’ Tax on income over $1 million a year.
The fairness of our tax system ranks 50th. Let’s make this historic change this session.
This is a separate proposal from the budget I announced today — revenue would not be realized until 2029.
The fairness of our tax system ranks 50th. Let’s make this historic change this session.
This is a separate proposal from the budget I announced today — revenue would not be realized until 2029.
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🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
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Here's what Tumwater Falls looks like today.
There’s flood warnings and watches all over the state with 26 rivers at risk of flooding. Make sure you’re following weather alerts near you. Put your ZIP code in at weather.gov to find the latest.
There’s flood warnings and watches all over the state with 26 rivers at risk of flooding. Make sure you’re following weather alerts near you. Put your ZIP code in at weather.gov to find the latest.
December 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Here's what Tumwater Falls looks like today.
There’s flood warnings and watches all over the state with 26 rivers at risk of flooding. Make sure you’re following weather alerts near you. Put your ZIP code in at weather.gov to find the latest.
There’s flood warnings and watches all over the state with 26 rivers at risk of flooding. Make sure you’re following weather alerts near you. Put your ZIP code in at weather.gov to find the latest.
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ICE garage blockaded in lower Manhattan with dozens of agents stuck inside as more and more New Yorkers gather.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
ICE garage blockaded in lower Manhattan with dozens of agents stuck inside as more and more New Yorkers gather.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
NYPD observed staging on Canal & Broadway, expected come over for crowd control.
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If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
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In the months leading up to his murder, Khashoggi was reportedly researching a story that linked senior Saudi officials—including members of the royal family—to offshore accounts revealed in the Panama Papers.
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Jerry Inzerillo, the chief executive of the Diriyah development—a massive $63 billion Saudi‑government real‑estate project—has long been described as a personal friend of former President Donald Trump.
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jerry Inzerillo, the chief executive of the Diriyah development—a massive $63 billion Saudi‑government real‑estate project—has long been described as a personal friend of former President Donald Trump.
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He has publicly said that talks are ongoing for the Trump Organization to join the Diriyah venture, noting that “nothing announced yet, but soon to be” and that it is “just a matter of time” before a deal is inked
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
He has publicly said that talks are ongoing for the Trump Organization to join the Diriyah venture, noting that “nothing announced yet, but soon to be” and that it is “just a matter of time” before a deal is inked
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Trump, once again on the side of lawless violence, defending the murder of a journalist—‘things happen,’ he says—as he cozies up to the billionaire sheiks that are lining his family’s pockets.
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Trump, once again on the side of lawless violence, defending the murder of a journalist—‘things happen,’ he says—as he cozies up to the billionaire sheiks that are lining his family’s pockets.
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People are rising up and teaching each other how to resist and fight back, and it’s working.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
People are rising up and teaching each other how to resist and fight back, and it’s working.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.
And yeah, we’re seeing a whole lot of stupid ICE agents stumbling around like they own the place.
You cannot occupy a city and expect silence. The people who live there always answer back.