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Blue speck from Banjo County, New York… I WISH there really WERE more cows than people here!
Don’t blame me, I voted for the woke woman of color.
Blue speck from Banjo County, New York… I WISH there really WERE more cows than people here!
Don’t blame me, I voted for the woke woman of color.
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When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
When the government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
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Day 422 of #GeorgiaProtests
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thank you.
📷 Dato Simonia
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thank you.
📷 Dato Simonia
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Day 422 of #GeorgiaProtests
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thank you.
📷 Dato Simonia
1. Further international isolation of the regime, which is an enabler and sanctions evasion tool in the Russia-Iran-China axis;
2. Further targeted sanctions. It works;
3. Aid to CSOs and independent media.
Please amplify! Thank you.
📷 Dato Simonia
And all this time I thought it was a Tim Burton Batman joke.
Clearly I’m not fit for office.
Clearly I’m not fit for office.
Uhhhh - apparently it's supposed to reference some weird online meme thing that the weirdo Nazi freaks in the WH thinks is edgy. Libs well and truly owned. Apparently. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The Nihilist Penguin meme
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The Nihilist Penguin meme
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What Is The 'Nihilist Penguin' Meme? Why A Video Of A Penguin Walking Toward A Mountain From A Werner Herzog Film Is Going Viral Explained
A scene from <i>Encounters at the End of the World</i> featuring a lonely penguin has quickly become one of the year's biggest memes so far. Here's how the penguin memes began and what they're all abo...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
And all this time I thought it was a Tim Burton Batman joke.
Clearly I’m not fit for office.
Clearly I’m not fit for office.
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Today's newsletter has now raised more than $6,000 for organizations working to help Minnesota communities affected by ICE and CBP. Sign up for Public Notice using the buttons in today's edition 👇 if you'd like to support good causes in solidarity with the general strike.
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Today's newsletter has now raised more than $6,000 for organizations working to help Minnesota communities affected by ICE and CBP. Sign up for Public Notice using the buttons in today's edition 👇 if you'd like to support good causes in solidarity with the general strike.
And people wonder WHY we fight for reproductive rights
Johnson Claims His "Teen Parents" Nearly Aborted Him - Joe.My.God.
“We all have a reason we march, we all have a reason we believe so strongly in these principles. I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy exactly one year before Roe, in 1972, and a lot of peo...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:33 AM
And people wonder WHY we fight for reproductive rights
More threats, more intimidation, more coverups.
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
More threats, more intimidation, more coverups.
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Trump: "Canada is no longer invited to join my super awesome Board of Peace."
Canada: "That's too bad. We were totally going to give you the Maple Syrup and Poutine International Peace Prize."
Trump: "Really?"
Canada: "No, dumbass."
Canada: "That's too bad. We were totally going to give you the Maple Syrup and Poutine International Peace Prize."
Trump: "Really?"
Canada: "No, dumbass."
January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Trump: "Canada is no longer invited to join my super awesome Board of Peace."
Canada: "That's too bad. We were totally going to give you the Maple Syrup and Poutine International Peace Prize."
Trump: "Really?"
Canada: "No, dumbass."
Canada: "That's too bad. We were totally going to give you the Maple Syrup and Poutine International Peace Prize."
Trump: "Really?"
Canada: "No, dumbass."
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Almost all of Murmansk is without electricity, water, and heating. The cause is cited as a network failure.
A similar situation reported in Severomorsk, which is the headquarters of the Russian Northern Fleet and their nuclear naval forces.
Not enough, all russian cities must be like this
A similar situation reported in Severomorsk, which is the headquarters of the Russian Northern Fleet and their nuclear naval forces.
Not enough, all russian cities must be like this
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Almost all of Murmansk is without electricity, water, and heating. The cause is cited as a network failure.
A similar situation reported in Severomorsk, which is the headquarters of the Russian Northern Fleet and their nuclear naval forces.
Not enough, all russian cities must be like this
A similar situation reported in Severomorsk, which is the headquarters of the Russian Northern Fleet and their nuclear naval forces.
Not enough, all russian cities must be like this
Make that #187
January 23, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Make that #187
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Make that 186.
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Make that 186.
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
Why does Greg Bovino look like he is modeling for a @wefail.bsky.social commission?
January 23, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Why does Greg Bovino look like he is modeling for a @wefail.bsky.social commission?
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Happening now: a large group of mostly clergy — primarily local faith leaders, some not — are staging an anti-ICE protest at the Minneapolis airport.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Happening now: a large group of mostly clergy — primarily local faith leaders, some not — are staging an anti-ICE protest at the Minneapolis airport.
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“Show me your friends & I’ll tell you what you are”
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
January 23, 2026 at 12:57 PM
“Show me your friends & I’ll tell you what you are”
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
This was among the many indelible life lessons my late parents drilled into me growing up.
Hopefully after Trump reached new depths of gibberish & utter depravity this week the decent Brits duped into supporting Farage will come to their senses.
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Jack Smith returns to Washington to testify publicly in front of Jim Jordan’s House Judiciary Committee.
January 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Jack Smith returns to Washington to testify publicly in front of Jim Jordan’s House Judiciary Committee.
PLEASE for the LOVE of GOD do not use generative AI to produce INFOGRAPHICS or really for anything, period
January 23, 2026 at 1:23 PM
PLEASE for the LOVE of GOD do not use generative AI to produce INFOGRAPHICS or really for anything, period
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It’s not fine. The fucking moron is once again playing into Putin’s hands, giving away a bargaining chip on any peace deal & reigniting a furor with Europe, Ukraine and some Rs in Congress if he tries this. All for what? So Trump can get his greedy hands on Russian blood money?
January 23, 2026 at 12:29 AM
It’s not fine. The fucking moron is once again playing into Putin’s hands, giving away a bargaining chip on any peace deal & reigniting a furor with Europe, Ukraine and some Rs in Congress if he tries this. All for what? So Trump can get his greedy hands on Russian blood money?
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They clearly rammed her car this isn't difficult
Early press accounts, presumably informed by DHS, claimed that the teenage girl in the first photo and another teen passenger were arrested after "colliding" with a vehicle driven by federal immigration officials.
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
They clearly rammed her car this isn't difficult
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At this point every single word uttered by DHS officials should be presumed a lie until proven otherwise.
Early press accounts, presumably informed by DHS, claimed that the teenage girl in the first photo and another teen passenger were arrested after "colliding" with a vehicle driven by federal immigration officials.
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)
The second photo depicts the "collision."
(Both photos via Getty Images)
January 23, 2026 at 12:46 AM
At this point every single word uttered by DHS officials should be presumed a lie until proven otherwise.
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My dad was an attorney for over 55 years. As a kid, whenever some kind of grievance came up, he’d always tell me his philosophy: “There’s no justice in court and there’s no justice out of court.” I always thought it was a cynical view, especially as a lawyer, but now I know, it was just experience.
January 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
My dad was an attorney for over 55 years. As a kid, whenever some kind of grievance came up, he’d always tell me his philosophy: “There’s no justice in court and there’s no justice out of court.” I always thought it was a cynical view, especially as a lawyer, but now I know, it was just experience.
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The key attribute of the GOP is that they won’t operate in good faith, and you can’t have a functioning democracy where nearly everybody within one of the major parties refuses to debate honestly. This was happening well before Trump, who’s a symptom of our broken system and a foregone result of it.
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The key attribute of the GOP is that they won’t operate in good faith, and you can’t have a functioning democracy where nearly everybody within one of the major parties refuses to debate honestly. This was happening well before Trump, who’s a symptom of our broken system and a foregone result of it.
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The scenes coming out of Minnesota are some of the most disturbing shit I've ever seen.
January 23, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The scenes coming out of Minnesota are some of the most disturbing shit I've ever seen.
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AYFKM. One of the guys ICE/DHS claimed was living with the innocent US citizen they dragged into the snow in his underwear is currently IN PRISON and already had an ICE detainer on him.
It's amateur hour at ICE, and the rights of American citizens are being impacted!
It's amateur hour at ICE, and the rights of American citizens are being impacted!
January 23, 2026 at 12:01 AM
AYFKM. One of the guys ICE/DHS claimed was living with the innocent US citizen they dragged into the snow in his underwear is currently IN PRISON and already had an ICE detainer on him.
It's amateur hour at ICE, and the rights of American citizens are being impacted!
It's amateur hour at ICE, and the rights of American citizens are being impacted!
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NEW: Federal judge questions if Trump is legally allowed to build his ballroom
“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
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“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
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Federal judge questions Trump’s authority to build White House ballroom
Judge Richard Leon focused on whether the Trump administration’s use of private donations to fund the $400 million project was an “end run” around Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
NEW: Federal judge questions if Trump is legally allowed to build his ballroom
“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
More w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
“Where do you see the authority for the president to tear down the East Wing and build something in its place?” Judge Richard Leon told DOJ lawyers this afternoon
More w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
He clipped it! On the table! But he put a little of that... what do you call it... a little of that "cream" on it, and he's fine.
He clipped it.
👌
He clipped it.
👌
Reporter: We saw the bruising on your hand. Are you okay?
Trump: I’m very good. I clipped it on the table.
Trump: I’m very good. I clipped it on the table.
January 23, 2026 at 12:10 AM
He clipped it! On the table! But he put a little of that... what do you call it... a little of that "cream" on it, and he's fine.
He clipped it.
👌
He clipped it.
👌