RA Jones AKA Opa Jones
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"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always." - Mahatma Gandhi
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It hasn’t gone unnoticed that all four people arrested today, including two journalists, were Black.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that all four people arrested today, including two journalists, were Black.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
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WOW! 👏Philly DA Larry Krasner:
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
WOW! 👏Philly DA Larry Krasner:
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
“This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them. If we have to hunt you down the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will. We will find you. We will achieve justice.”
#ICEoffOurStreets
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If Don Lemon didn’t matter, they’d ignore him. They can’t. Power only fears what it can’t control. That’s Don Lemon. And they fear the platform he’s building. Which they just helped build.
January 31, 2026 at 12:43 AM
If Don Lemon didn’t matter, they’d ignore him. They can’t. Power only fears what it can’t control. That’s Don Lemon. And they fear the platform he’s building. Which they just helped build.
Trump's arrest of Don Lemon is the next chapter in the fascist playbook
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Trump's arrest of Don Lemon is the next chapter in the fascist playbook
A recording from Dean Obeidallah's live video
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January 31, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Trump's arrest of Don Lemon is the next chapter in the fascist playbook
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“This Is a Warning”: ICE Agents Follow Protesters Home newrepublic.com/post/205759/... via @newrepublic.com
“This Is a Warning”: ICE Agents Follow Protesters Home
In Maine and elsewhere, federal immigration agents are trying to scare people out of resisting.
newrepublic.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:13 AM
“This Is a Warning”: ICE Agents Follow Protesters Home newrepublic.com/post/205759/... via @newrepublic.com
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Imagine the amount of corruption that we don't see.
January 30, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Imagine the amount of corruption that we don't see.
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There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
January 30, 2026 at 8:17 AM
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
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"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
ICE Detention Contractors Are Reaping Massive Profits
The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1
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January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans
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Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans
Sparta, Reaper and Grapevine track protesters, their friends (+ others)
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January 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans
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Generally, purchases and leases made by the Federal Government are immune from State and local taxation. They are also exempt from state/local laws or regulations.
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ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals
ICE officials have quietly begun notifying warehouse owners and local officials of their interest in specific properties, prompting efforts to block the projects.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Generally, purchases and leases made by the Federal Government are immune from State and local taxation. They are also exempt from state/local laws or regulations.
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Our allies are negotiating/entering into trade agreements with other countries because of Trump. "India and the UAE are now trading in rupees and the dirham, and China is using yuan to buy natural gas from the UAE." Will the Chinese yuan become the Reserve Currency? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
When Future Historians Write About the Fall of American Economic Power, Will Trump Be the Turning Point?
Under Trump, tax giveaways to the wealthy and soaring debt replaced economic stability and sacrificed the nation’s future for short-term political gain…
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January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Our allies are negotiating/entering into trade agreements with other countries because of Trump. "India and the UAE are now trading in rupees and the dirham, and China is using yuan to buy natural gas from the UAE." Will the Chinese yuan become the Reserve Currency? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.
Wonder why that is.
Wonder why that is.
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.
Wonder why that is.
Wonder why that is.
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The new Epstein files production features numerous allegations made against Donald Trump and others.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The new Epstein files production features numerous allegations made against Donald Trump and others.
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The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
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This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
As SCOTUS Justice William O. Douglas, in his dissent in Osborn v. United States (1966) warned, "We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:26 PM
As SCOTUS Justice William O. Douglas, in his dissent in Osborn v. United States (1966) warned, "We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
"When it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public lies, dictatorships, and human rights, you have to take a stand as a reporter because I think our responsibility as journalist is to confront those who are abusing power." - Jorge Ramos
January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"When it comes to racism, discrimination, corruption, public lies, dictatorships, and human rights, you have to take a stand as a reporter because I think our responsibility as journalist is to confront those who are abusing power." - Jorge Ramos
"Homan again used the language of war to describe immigration enforcement against brown-skinned people, and resistance from blue states. Words like “fight,” “battle,” “theater,” and “invasion.” open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
When Democracy Learns to Speak the Language of War, Children Become Collateral Damage
How war language is being used to collapse the distance between immigration enforcement, political retaliation, and the criminalization of dissent…
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"Homan again used the language of war to describe immigration enforcement against brown-skinned people, and resistance from blue states. Words like “fight,” “battle,” “theater,” and “invasion.” open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
Trump 2.0: Day 376
93 Years ago, on January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor, leader of the German government. March 23, 1933; 53 days after being appointed Chancellor, the Enabling Act of 1933 was signed into law: allowing the Chancellor to bypass the system of checks and balances.
93 Years ago, on January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor, leader of the German government. March 23, 1933; 53 days after being appointed Chancellor, the Enabling Act of 1933 was signed into law: allowing the Chancellor to bypass the system of checks and balances.
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Trump 2.0: Day 376
93 Years ago, on January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor, leader of the German government. March 23, 1933; 53 days after being appointed Chancellor, the Enabling Act of 1933 was signed into law: allowing the Chancellor to bypass the system of checks and balances.
93 Years ago, on January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor, leader of the German government. March 23, 1933; 53 days after being appointed Chancellor, the Enabling Act of 1933 was signed into law: allowing the Chancellor to bypass the system of checks and balances.
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Rand Paul: "After seeing this, if you call this a good shooting you aren't watching the video. This was a real tragedy and a mistake. The man had been disarmed and then shot 10 times ... if we say things that are obviously not true, the situation is going to get worse."
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Rand Paul: "After seeing this, if you call this a good shooting you aren't watching the video. This was a real tragedy and a mistake. The man had been disarmed and then shot 10 times ... if we say things that are obviously not true, the situation is going to get worse."