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This exchange in Ben Terris’s story on Trump’s health, his view on mortality and legacy, and his Cabinet’s contest to say the most over-the-top thing about his physical prowess. nymag.com/intelligence...
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Any complaints I might have about STARFLEET ACADEMY go out the window the moment Holly Hunter steps into frame.
I was dubious, and the start of the first episode was really not quelling my doubts, but actually by the end of episode 2 I am kind of digging STARFLEET ACADEMY. The cast is brimming with charm, and the show actually seems to want to use them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In 2020, Trump supporters objecting to covid restrictions protested at the Michigan state house, openly carrying firearms, including semi-automatic rifles. They then stormed the building, while the legislature was in session.

None were shot. Or beaten. Or gassed. One was arrested. For drunkenness.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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I poked into Facebook to learn that my college (and intermittently post-college) DM was among the clergy that trucked out to Minneapolis. Maybe like the third time in my life I've actually experienced pride.
I have to admit I am tacitly pleased that my entire dnd group is basically "yo fuck this" on the community discord
My buddy's 15 year DnD group is imploding because a couple of the long time players are defending the ICE murders and everyone else is appalled. This is a red line for normal people in a "get the fuck out and never talk to me again" way. The evil and injustice is instantly recognizable.
January 25, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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Something a little different. Some cartoonists put out a call for comics about local ICE experiences. This one happened a few months ago so it's a little older than current events, but it's a story that I never stopped thinking about. #ICEoutcomics
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I poked into Facebook to learn that my college (and intermittently post-college) DM was among the clergy that trucked out to Minneapolis. Maybe like the third time in my life I've actually experienced pride.
I have to admit I am tacitly pleased that my entire dnd group is basically "yo fuck this" on the community discord
My buddy's 15 year DnD group is imploding because a couple of the long time players are defending the ICE murders and everyone else is appalled. This is a red line for normal people in a "get the fuck out and never talk to me again" way. The evil and injustice is instantly recognizable.
January 25, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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Do thou, too, remain warm among ice.
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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"Jucika Renovates"

We have less than 7 days to raise $5.9k to pay off the rest of our recent ER medical bills, we are getting closer, it's just a little more, any generosity and help is greatly appreciated! We're almost there, before the grace period finishes

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January 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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I’m completely fed up with elected Representatives saying shit like, “Republicans will tell you behind closed doors that they don’t agree with what ICE is doing”.

Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.

Name them, record them, and make it public.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This, 1000%. So many of the tactics, media/spin strategies, and orgs (DHS/ICE) are direct products of the 911/Iraq era, were built to eventually to EXACTLY THIS, and were left in place for 20 years by Congress members who were either afraid of Fox News, or liked having these tools in their arsenal.
It is really important to stress that Congress shares a significant amount of responsibility for what is happening and what has been happening, long before this month
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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It just now strikes me that the United States, unlike every other democracy in the world, has never ever ever had an early presidential election. This seems like a problem? Like you need to have an institutionalized path for designating an entire administration illegitimate and voting for a new one?
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody

From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody
Juan Espinoza Martinez now faces deportation despite the courtroom victory Thursday by his attorneys.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Anyone who is part of the federal government who is not doing everything in their power to stop this administration, regardless of the assumed cost to normalcy or career, is a coward and a collaborator.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Elected officials need to learn real fast that if you want to The People to refrain from violence in the streets, you need to offer some alternative to violence in the streets. "Sit there and take it" is not going to fly much longer.
January 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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While waiting for the next @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive here's a look back at my favorite benthic ctenophores they've filmed. Dive 366 Lihou Reef, Coral Sea Marine park on east coast of Australia, Queensland Plateau (sound is a tad loud) #VisioningCoralSea #MarineLife
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Now would probably be a good time for elected Dems to remember that people who protest injustice are an integral--and extremely visible--part of their base, and their post-Iraq policy of "let the cops beat them, but look sad about it" has not exactly been galvanizing the electorate.
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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If you're a younger person & you're wondering if anyone, back when it was founded in 2002, fully expected the Department of Homeland Security (of which ICE is a part) to become a full blown vehicle for fascism, the answer is:

Yes. Lots of us. It was very obvious. Pols/media pretended not to notice.
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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When Will You Die? - They Might Be Giants (Official Video)
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January 21, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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YOU - I walked the land telling whores and liars of the End to come. There are 9,855 days remaining.
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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This should be boosted regardless if you're anywhere near Minnesota. Since organizing general strikes is something that should already be on the minds of Americans across the entire country, might as well talk about and support any where they may be popping up.
A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.

It includes:

-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders

And more. 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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If you live in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont save these numbers for the various ICE watch hotlines
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM