Mona Burns
@monaburns.bsky.social
Political writer. Covering Congress. Vincit Omnia Veritas.
Diversity is our strength. Unity is our power. 🩵
"Freedom is not just an absence of evil, but a presence of good."
-Timothy Snyder
Diversity is our strength. Unity is our power. 🩵
"Freedom is not just an absence of evil, but a presence of good."
-Timothy Snyder
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The Trumpstapo is everything its German original was with even fewer brains, some added body armor, more guns, and a good ol’ KKK sauce on top.
January 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Trumpstapo is everything its German original was with even fewer brains, some added body armor, more guns, and a good ol’ KKK sauce on top.
This is DISGUSTING
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Four ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican Restaurant
And then went back later that evening and arrested the workers who served them lunch
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Four ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican Restaurant
And then went back later that evening and arrested the workers who served them lunch
January 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This is DISGUSTING
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Four ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican Restaurant
And then went back later that evening and arrested the workers who served them lunch
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Four ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican Restaurant
And then went back later that evening and arrested the workers who served them lunch
"Then there’s members missing votes. Not just for a day here and there, but weeks. .. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has barely shown up for work this year, missing dozens of votes. A public schedule for his Senate campaign showed that Hunt had events this week across TX, even though the House was in session."
"[M]any rank-and-file Republicans feel like they’re free agents and are completely willing to buck their leaders to gain leverage... [And they] have a major attendance issue that they can’t seem to resolve.."
On the House GOP 'majority' problem:
punchbowl.news/archive/1162...
On the House GOP 'majority' problem:
punchbowl.news/archive/1162...
1/16/26 ☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION A failed vote that exposed a GOP leadership blindspotCongress’ Trump reassurance tour goes NATOInside the race to lead Ag
punchbowl.news
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"Then there’s members missing votes. Not just for a day here and there, but weeks. .. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) has barely shown up for work this year, missing dozens of votes. A public schedule for his Senate campaign showed that Hunt had events this week across TX, even though the House was in session."
"[M]any rank-and-file Republicans feel like they’re free agents and are completely willing to buck their leaders to gain leverage... [And they] have a major attendance issue that they can’t seem to resolve.."
On the House GOP 'majority' problem:
punchbowl.news/archive/1162...
On the House GOP 'majority' problem:
punchbowl.news/archive/1162...
1/16/26 ☀️ AM:
PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION A failed vote that exposed a GOP leadership blindspotCongress’ Trump reassurance tour goes NATOInside the race to lead Ag
punchbowl.news
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
"[M]any rank-and-file Republicans feel like they’re free agents and are completely willing to buck their leaders to gain leverage... [And they] have a major attendance issue that they can’t seem to resolve.."
On the House GOP 'majority' problem:
punchbowl.news/archive/1162...
On the House GOP 'majority' problem:
punchbowl.news/archive/1162...
So yesterday, Mike Johnson flew to London to address UK Parliament on 1/20
Because his gov't issued plane had mechanical "issues" he ended up flying Economy Plus on United Airlines from Dulles to Heathrow
Seems like even the universe is having issues with Slick Mike now
Because his gov't issued plane had mechanical "issues" he ended up flying Economy Plus on United Airlines from Dulles to Heathrow
Seems like even the universe is having issues with Slick Mike now
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
So yesterday, Mike Johnson flew to London to address UK Parliament on 1/20
Because his gov't issued plane had mechanical "issues" he ended up flying Economy Plus on United Airlines from Dulles to Heathrow
Seems like even the universe is having issues with Slick Mike now
Because his gov't issued plane had mechanical "issues" he ended up flying Economy Plus on United Airlines from Dulles to Heathrow
Seems like even the universe is having issues with Slick Mike now
The Senate left yesterday for a recess
Back wk of 1/26
The House is out til Tues then in for one day before their recess next wk
However:
They have 4 funding bills left to pass
Shutdown looms on 1/30
Text isn't out yet
DHS is a disaster bc ICE
Johnson's in London
Chatter: recess is in flux
We'll see
Back wk of 1/26
The House is out til Tues then in for one day before their recess next wk
However:
They have 4 funding bills left to pass
Shutdown looms on 1/30
Text isn't out yet
DHS is a disaster bc ICE
Johnson's in London
Chatter: recess is in flux
We'll see
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM
The Senate left yesterday for a recess
Back wk of 1/26
The House is out til Tues then in for one day before their recess next wk
However:
They have 4 funding bills left to pass
Shutdown looms on 1/30
Text isn't out yet
DHS is a disaster bc ICE
Johnson's in London
Chatter: recess is in flux
We'll see
Back wk of 1/26
The House is out til Tues then in for one day before their recess next wk
However:
They have 4 funding bills left to pass
Shutdown looms on 1/30
Text isn't out yet
DHS is a disaster bc ICE
Johnson's in London
Chatter: recess is in flux
We'll see
He's trashing everything
I think it’s basically time to retire the peace prize because it really is meaningless at this point. Another 100+ year-old tradition cheapened, wrecked, and discredited by the gauche garish gangster.
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
He's trashing everything
If you've been relying on CNN for factual information
Perhaps it's time to rethink that 👇
Perhaps it's time to rethink that 👇
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
If you've been relying on CNN for factual information
Perhaps it's time to rethink that 👇
Perhaps it's time to rethink that 👇
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@chuckschumer.com Man you are OUT of TOUCH!! If we are dead from ICE brutality & our elections are canceled, affordability won’t mean shit!!! This regime will control the food supply, electricity & will withhold from those of us who disagree with policy, if we aren’t in a camp!!! Pathetic! Resign!!!
Wow
Chuck Schumer just doesn't get it
Chuck Schumer just doesn't get it
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 16, 2026 at 1:56 AM
@chuckschumer.com Man you are OUT of TOUCH!! If we are dead from ICE brutality & our elections are canceled, affordability won’t mean shit!!! This regime will control the food supply, electricity & will withhold from those of us who disagree with policy, if we aren’t in a camp!!! Pathetic! Resign!!!
And what is even more embarrassing:
He took it ...
He took it ...
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 AM
And what is even more embarrassing:
He took it ...
He took it ...
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The woman who said she was autistic as ICE dragged out of her car is named Aliya Rahman via this statement:
"Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled." It happened two blocks from where Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good.
"Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled." It happened two blocks from where Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good.
January 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The woman who said she was autistic as ICE dragged out of her car is named Aliya Rahman via this statement:
"Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled." It happened two blocks from where Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good.
"Masked agents dragged me from my car and bound me like an animal, even after I told them that I was disabled." It happened two blocks from where Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good.
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In a hearing on violating student protesters' free speech rights, Reagan appointee Judge Young say of Trump:
“It’s fairly clear that this President believes, as an authoritarian, when he speaks, everyone, everyone, in Article II, is going to toe the line absolutely.”
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
“It’s fairly clear that this President believes, as an authoritarian, when he speaks, everyone, everyone, in Article II, is going to toe the line absolutely.”
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
Judge sounds alarm in ruling denouncing Trump's targeting student protesters
In a blistering ruling, a Reagan-appointed judge likened the masking of ICE agents to the KKK and tore into Trump's "bullying" tactics
www.allrisenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
In a hearing on violating student protesters' free speech rights, Reagan appointee Judge Young say of Trump:
“It’s fairly clear that this President believes, as an authoritarian, when he speaks, everyone, everyone, in Article II, is going to toe the line absolutely.”
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
“It’s fairly clear that this President believes, as an authoritarian, when he speaks, everyone, everyone, in Article II, is going to toe the line absolutely.”
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
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Reagan-appointee Judge Young on Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio:
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Reagan-appointee Judge Young on Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio:
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
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They should be shunned and shamed wherever they go.
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
They should be shunned and shamed wherever they go.
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The rulemaking can be found here: www.dcboe.org/about-us/off...
Rulemaking | District of Columbia Board of Elections
www.dcboe.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The rulemaking can be found here: www.dcboe.org/about-us/off...
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SOME RCV NEWS: The D.C. Board of Elections has issued emergency rules spelling out how ranked-choice voting will work when it's first used for the June 16 election. There's details on what happens if there's an overvote, an undervote, if a voter skips a ranking, and more.
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
SOME RCV NEWS: The D.C. Board of Elections has issued emergency rules spelling out how ranked-choice voting will work when it's first used for the June 16 election. There's details on what happens if there's an overvote, an undervote, if a voter skips a ranking, and more.
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82 percent of voters saw the murder
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
82 percent of voters saw the murder
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The administration needs to be asked directly how many J6ers, and anyone convicted of seditious conspiracy, are now ICE agents with a badge and a gun.
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The administration needs to be asked directly how many J6ers, and anyone convicted of seditious conspiracy, are now ICE agents with a badge and a gun.
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OK, folks, what more do you need to hear?
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘We shouldn’t even have an election’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
OK, folks, what more do you need to hear?
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say prosecutors "reneged" on providing evidence for an upcoming vindictive prosecution hearing:
They're "stonewalling" because they know the evidence will "dig the hole deeper" and reveal the "stunningly vindictive" nature of the case.
Doc buff.ly/c9mVIxK
They're "stonewalling" because they know the evidence will "dig the hole deeper" and reveal the "stunningly vindictive" nature of the case.
Doc buff.ly/c9mVIxK
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say prosecutors "reneged" on providing evidence for an upcoming vindictive prosecution hearing:
They're "stonewalling" because they know the evidence will "dig the hole deeper" and reveal the "stunningly vindictive" nature of the case.
Doc buff.ly/c9mVIxK
They're "stonewalling" because they know the evidence will "dig the hole deeper" and reveal the "stunningly vindictive" nature of the case.
Doc buff.ly/c9mVIxK
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"'Abolish ICE' is no longer just a far-left slogan — it's good politics. God knows why Americans reelected Trump, but they clearly didn’t envision masked goons knocking down doors and disappearing people." — @playtyperguy.com
Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government
Funding the war on their own constituents would be a grave betrayal.
www.publicnotice.co
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"'Abolish ICE' is no longer just a far-left slogan — it's good politics. God knows why Americans reelected Trump, but they clearly didn’t envision masked goons knocking down doors and disappearing people." — @playtyperguy.com
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Right before leaving this afternoon to lead a high-level, bipartisan delegation to Denmark, I sat down with @coons.senate.gov to talk about the trip's significance, the importance of the NATO alliance, and Trump's ruinous foreign policy. Watch, listen 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/hours-befo...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/hours-befo...
Hours Before Leading A Bipartisan Delegation To Denmark Senator Chris Coons Came By To Talk To Us About This Very Important Trip
Senator Coons will be joined in Copehagen tomorrow by Senators Durbin, Murkowski, Shaheen, and Tillis
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Right before leaving this afternoon to lead a high-level, bipartisan delegation to Denmark, I sat down with @coons.senate.gov to talk about the trip's significance, the importance of the NATO alliance, and Trump's ruinous foreign policy. Watch, listen 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/hours-befo...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/hours-befo...