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San Franciscan, writer, analyst. Interests: democracy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, cognitive science, art, flowers, pastry.
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I got this one the other day. The second was a response when I replied STOP to their texts.
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I got this one the other day. The second was a response when I replied STOP to their texts.
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"Give me money to prove you're an American or I'll send ICE after you"
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"Give me money to prove you're an American or I'll send ICE after you"
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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Non-media people may not appreciate the depth of contempt that media people have for things like this. Interviewing his mom on national TV! It doesn't get more pathetic than that.
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 3:02 PM
Non-media people may not appreciate the depth of contempt that media people have for things like this. Interviewing his mom on national TV! It doesn't get more pathetic than that.
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If you work for ICE or Border Patrol and have information about unlawful conduct taking place at your agency, please speak up.
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
Whistleblower Tipline
Do you have a tip to share about unlawful or unconstitutional activity-or other wrongdoing-in a federal agency or other organization? Now more than ever, Congress depends on insiders to conduct its co...
democrats-judiciary.house.gov
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
If you work for ICE or Border Patrol and have information about unlawful conduct taking place at your agency, please speak up.
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
House Judiciary Dems want to hear from you. America needs to know about crimes committed in our name. As a whistleblower, you can share anonymously:
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Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
The intense fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
The White House has been met with broad outcry over the killing of Alex Pretti, as well as pushback from Congress.
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
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I include myself in that -- I don't mean to lecture.
I keep reading history and feeling like I'm missing key bits, that I'm not reading ENOUGH history.
I keep reading history and feeling like I'm missing key bits, that I'm not reading ENOUGH history.
January 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I include myself in that -- I don't mean to lecture.
I keep reading history and feeling like I'm missing key bits, that I'm not reading ENOUGH history.
I keep reading history and feeling like I'm missing key bits, that I'm not reading ENOUGH history.
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One thing I believe, as a white person, is far too many white people forget the debt that activism in the US owes generally to the Civil Rights movement, and how much the instruments of power that Stephen Miller is trying to extend across the country are those of Jim Crow.
These words demand attention.
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
“In a real sense this is holy ground, consecrated by blood spilled here. The cost is high, and so I had to be here to stand in the very place where this tragedy unfurled… I think we’re at a defining moment for our country…” ~ Rev Warnock
Take a moment, so much more…
January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
One thing I believe, as a white person, is far too many white people forget the debt that activism in the US owes generally to the Civil Rights movement, and how much the instruments of power that Stephen Miller is trying to extend across the country are those of Jim Crow.
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One downside of hiring lightweights and loyalists as Cabinet members is that they fail to defend their agencies from being destroyed. This happened w DOGE, for example. Now Noem is learning what it means to be responsible - it is to accept blame.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
One downside of hiring lightweights and loyalists as Cabinet members is that they fail to defend their agencies from being destroyed. This happened w DOGE, for example. Now Noem is learning what it means to be responsible - it is to accept blame.
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The same people lying about Alex Pretti got people fired for saying the truth about Charlie Kirk.
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The same people lying about Alex Pretti got people fired for saying the truth about Charlie Kirk.
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"Fico seemed to be 'traumatized' by his encounter with Trump, one of the European diplomats said. Fico characterized Trump as being 'out of his mind,' a diplomat said"
Robert Fico, one of the few EU leaders to frequently support Trump, was concerned about the U.S. president’s “psychological state.” Fico used the word “dangerous” to describe how the president came across during their meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Jan. 17. www.politico.eu/article/dona...
European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting
The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"Fico seemed to be 'traumatized' by his encounter with Trump, one of the European diplomats said. Fico characterized Trump as being 'out of his mind,' a diplomat said"
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Grassley only serves to get welfare for farmers every time Trump is in office and puts them out of business. He doesn’t really care about anything else.
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Grassley only serves to get welfare for farmers every time Trump is in office and puts them out of business. He doesn’t really care about anything else.
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We are now 40 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 PM
We are now 40 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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A horrifying example of a warrantless ICE raid and how it shattered a family with US citizen kids. I hope this story stays with you. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How a violent, warrantless ICE raid devastated a Memphis family
"I hope they all go to hell and burn."
www.motherjones.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
A horrifying example of a warrantless ICE raid and how it shattered a family with US citizen kids. I hope this story stays with you. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Good to see: Rep Jamie Raskin is encouraging whistleblowers inside DHS and DOJ to approach Dems and share info about failure to investigate ICE murders.
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Good to see: Rep Jamie Raskin is encouraging whistleblowers inside DHS and DOJ to approach Dems and share info about failure to investigate ICE murders.
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
"We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me.
In my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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The harm this administration is doing to law enforcement agencies will take decades to repair. I’ll discuss on @Morning_Joe at 6 am ET.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The harm this administration is doing to law enforcement agencies will take decades to repair. I’ll discuss on @Morning_Joe at 6 am ET.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...
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But Trump knows all this has gotten away from him. He knows ethnonationalists like Miller/Vance, who despise pro-immigration America and thus smeared the victims, badly miscalculated. He knows the popular passions unleashed here can't be manipulated. He's afraid 5/5
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
But Trump knows all this has gotten away from him. He knows ethnonationalists like Miller/Vance, who despise pro-immigration America and thus smeared the victims, badly miscalculated. He knows the popular passions unleashed here can't be manipulated. He's afraid 5/5
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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There's no Trump "pivot" until we see real investigations into the government's killings and real accountability for them. As Rep Jamie Raskin notes here, someone in the White House is ordering DOJ to cover up these killings. Someone in DHS is directing this. Who? 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
There's no Trump "pivot" until we see real investigations into the government's killings and real accountability for them. As Rep Jamie Raskin notes here, someone in the White House is ordering DOJ to cover up these killings. Someone in DHS is directing this. Who? 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Trump wants to appear eager to minimize clashes between his government militias and protesters. But he doesn't want them to stop doing the things that are causing the clashes in the first place. The "pivot" is really about getting Dems to back off in budget talks. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize clashes between his government militias and protesters. But he doesn't want them to stop doing the things that are causing the clashes in the first place. The "pivot" is really about getting Dems to back off in budget talks. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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If media is going to claim a "pivot," let's stipulate some threshold questions: Is ICE still treating US cities like occupied territory? Will there be serious governmental investigations into ICE killings? Any accountability for them? If not, nothing is changing. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 PM
If media is going to claim a "pivot," let's stipulate some threshold questions: Is ICE still treating US cities like occupied territory? Will there be serious governmental investigations into ICE killings? Any accountability for them? If not, nothing is changing. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Expiration of federal health insurance subsidies: What to know in California
Expiration of federal health insurance subsidies: What to know in California
Thousands in California who rely on the state-run health insurance marketplace face premiums that are thousands of dollars higher as federal subsidies expire.
www.latimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Expiration of federal health insurance subsidies: What to know in California
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So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.
www.politico.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
So the acting head of CISA, Madhu Gottumukkala:
1) Asked for permission to use ChatGPT
2) Added sensitive details on CISA contract to ChatGPT
3) Got caught by CISA sensors
4) Got a talking to
5) Failed a poly (he asked to take?!?!)
6) Tried to take out CISA's CIO
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.