Noah Berlatsky
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Noah Berlatsky
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hah; my wife liked the poem I wrote for her.
not a bad end to the day.
not a bad end to the day.
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 AM
hah; my wife liked the poem I wrote for her.
not a bad end to the day.
not a bad end to the day.
fwiw, I've seen at least some accounts that suggest that Hitler at the end of the war was disgusted with the weakness of germany and believed all germans deserved to die.
i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
disturbingly plausible
January 31, 2026 at 6:37 AM
fwiw, I've seen at least some accounts that suggest that Hitler at the end of the war was disgusted with the weakness of germany and believed all germans deserved to die.
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Line of the day on Springsteen from @stephruhle.bsky.social on @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social
“While we’re not hearing from CEOs, we’re hearing from the *real* boss “
“While we’re not hearing from CEOs, we’re hearing from the *real* boss “
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Line of the day on Springsteen from @stephruhle.bsky.social on @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social
“While we’re not hearing from CEOs, we’re hearing from the *real* boss “
“While we’re not hearing from CEOs, we’re hearing from the *real* boss “
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"The calculus that forced the Trump administration to change course is a double-edged sword: If the administration appears to ease up on its maximalist stance against illegal immigration, it risks leaving its hardcore MAGA base disenchanted at a moment when Republicans can’t afford to lose support."
Trump’s immigration agenda is colliding with a midterms reality
Backlash over enforcement tactics, midterm math and base pressure are forcing the White House into an uneasy recalibration on immigration.
Backlash over enforcement tactics, midterm math and base pressure are forcing the White House into an uneasy recalibration on immigration.
Trump’s immigration agenda is colliding with a midterms reality
Backlash over enforcement tactics, midterm math and base pressure are forcing the White House into an uneasy recalibration on immigration.
www.politico.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:57 AM
"The calculus that forced the Trump administration to change course is a double-edged sword: If the administration appears to ease up on its maximalist stance against illegal immigration, it risks leaving its hardcore MAGA base disenchanted at a moment when Republicans can’t afford to lose support."
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🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE:
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 AM
🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE:
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
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And STILL the files aren’t all released as required… www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/j...
Jeffrey Epstein victims blast DOJ for 'incomplete' release of files
"We did not protect President Trump ... or anybody," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said as he revealed there would be no more release of Epstein files.
www.cnbc.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:56 AM
And STILL the files aren’t all released as required… www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/j...
suspect Will would do better in a local election in MN now, if he wanted to try that.
and rightfully so.
and rightfully so.
January 31, 2026 at 5:52 AM
suspect Will would do better in a local election in MN now, if he wanted to try that.
and rightfully so.
and rightfully so.
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even if it isn't a bluff, "getting arrested on a bullshit pretext by a brutal government" was in fact one of the recurring tactics of the civil rights movement!
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
even if it isn't a bluff, "getting arrested on a bullshit pretext by a brutal government" was in fact one of the recurring tactics of the civil rights movement!
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Because they constantly make arrest threats, and they haven't been able to successfully charge or hold anyone. You can either run in blind terror or you can realize it's a bluff and call it.
Why are you doing this? To get a court case? To show people it's ok? How they treat you might be better or worse than how they treat other people. Be careful. Doesn't help if you are detained for days.
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Because they constantly make arrest threats, and they haven't been able to successfully charge or hold anyone. You can either run in blind terror or you can realize it's a bluff and call it.
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Let’s test this little theory of yours that driving behind federal agents is a crime, that taking pictures of them is a crime, that I can’t tell my neighbors where they are. Let’s find out exactly how much of a leg you have to stand on. Fancy your odds? I don’t.
January 30, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Let’s test this little theory of yours that driving behind federal agents is a crime, that taking pictures of them is a crime, that I can’t tell my neighbors where they are. Let’s find out exactly how much of a leg you have to stand on. Fancy your odds? I don’t.
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Hey @icegov.bsky.social come arrest me, if you think you can. Literally. Make my day.
I would put money on the the White House/DHS/DOJ having had whether they could arrest @whstancil.bsky.social on the agenda of at least one meeting.
two sources with knowledge of the situation tell @zeteo.com some officials in Trump’s DOJ actually explored if certain instances of anti-ICE activists blowing whistles in Minnesota could be used as evidence in criminal prosecutions of those who “obstruct” operations... zeteo.com/p/don-lemon-...
January 30, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Hey @icegov.bsky.social come arrest me, if you think you can. Literally. Make my day.
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i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.
reading the cross of redemption, some of baldwin's uncollected nonfiction. it's something of a mixed bag; some repetitive bits, and a discussion of zionism which I think is off base in some ways.
but the description of the patterson/liston fight is just absolutely marvelous.
but the description of the patterson/liston fight is just absolutely marvelous.
January 31, 2026 at 5:37 AM
reading the cross of redemption, some of baldwin's uncollected nonfiction. it's something of a mixed bag; some repetitive bits, and a discussion of zionism which I think is off base in some ways.
but the description of the patterson/liston fight is just absolutely marvelous.
but the description of the patterson/liston fight is just absolutely marvelous.
it's important not to treat allegations as facts.
it's also important to provide context. the context of trump's relationship with epstein is that he has been held liable for sexual assault by a jury. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/epstein-co...
it's also important to provide context. the context of trump's relationship with epstein is that he has been held liable for sexual assault by a jury. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/epstein-co...
Epstein Coverage Largely Ignores Trump’s Assault on E. Jean Carroll
This seems like relevant context
www.everythingishorrible.net
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
it's important not to treat allegations as facts.
it's also important to provide context. the context of trump's relationship with epstein is that he has been held liable for sexual assault by a jury. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/epstein-co...
it's also important to provide context. the context of trump's relationship with epstein is that he has been held liable for sexual assault by a jury. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/epstein-co...
a lot of people in mainstream media are white supremacists, and like chris rufo because he is also a white surpemacist.
I mean, it's not wild. While ICE cosplays as Seal Team Six, Rufo cosplays as a serious thinker.
What is wild is that someone who just keeps making stuff up is somehow taken so seriously by so many in the mainstream media.
What is wild is that someone who just keeps making stuff up is somehow taken so seriously by so many in the mainstream media.
January 31, 2026 at 4:10 AM
a lot of people in mainstream media are white supremacists, and like chris rufo because he is also a white surpemacist.
I think this is the thing.
maybe—maybe—Collins and Murkowski could be strong armd into voting against. but we know they want to be seen as voting against ice funding. they think it's damaging to vote for it. 1
maybe—maybe—Collins and Murkowski could be strong armd into voting against. but we know they want to be seen as voting against ice funding. they think it's damaging to vote for it. 1
And if you think that it wasn't as close as it looked--that Collins and Murkowski were able to vote yes bc they had the freedom of knowing it would fail--that they wanted to take advantage of that freedom seems telling as well.
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I think this is the thing.
maybe—maybe—Collins and Murkowski could be strong armd into voting against. but we know they want to be seen as voting against ice funding. they think it's damaging to vote for it. 1
maybe—maybe—Collins and Murkowski could be strong armd into voting against. but we know they want to be seen as voting against ice funding. they think it's damaging to vote for it. 1
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Every Dem voting for clawing back ICE"s huge budget surge definitely seems significant.
I also bet it'll make ICE hiring even harder, because new recruits have got to wonder if those paid-out-over-time signing bonuses will survive long enough.
I also bet it'll make ICE hiring even harder, because new recruits have got to wonder if those paid-out-over-time signing bonuses will survive long enough.
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Every Dem voting for clawing back ICE"s huge budget surge definitely seems significant.
I also bet it'll make ICE hiring even harder, because new recruits have got to wonder if those paid-out-over-time signing bonuses will survive long enough.
I also bet it'll make ICE hiring even harder, because new recruits have got to wonder if those paid-out-over-time signing bonuses will survive long enough.
Trump does a lot of things republicans like; also partisanship means people are very unwilling to go against their own president for both electoral/psychological/true believer reasons.
A very small caucus of R senators would instantly be the most powerful members of Congress if they chose to do this, and I can't come up with a reason not to other than fear of losing reelection. But that seems less likely given Trump's waning poll figures. So either they're all true believers or???
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Trump does a lot of things republicans like; also partisanship means people are very unwilling to go against their own president for both electoral/psychological/true believer reasons.
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So this would imply Powell remains the Fed Chair for another year lol
*TRUMP: IF TILLIS DOESN'T APPROVE, WE'LL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DOES
*TRUMP: IF TILLIS DOESN'T APPROVE, WE'LL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DOES
Tillis seems to be unaware that the FOMC (which is responsible for monetary policy implemenation) can appoint its own chairperson.
January 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
So this would imply Powell remains the Fed Chair for another year lol
*TRUMP: IF TILLIS DOESN'T APPROVE, WE'LL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DOES
*TRUMP: IF TILLIS DOESN'T APPROVE, WE'LL WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DOES
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Tillis says he will continue to oppose any of Trump’s nominees to the Fed due to Trump’s sham criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Tillis says he will continue to oppose any of Trump’s nominees to the Fed due to Trump’s sham criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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What would happen if Trump tried to send troops to disrupt the midterms? Undaunted voters in the Twin Cities just gave us an answer: It could backfire very, very badly.
New from The Downballot: A wild overperformance in St. Paul shows Minnesotans will "crawl over broken glass" to vote—despite ICE.
New from The Downballot: A wild overperformance in St. Paul shows Minnesotans will "crawl over broken glass" to vote—despite ICE.
Minnesotans just showed they’ll ‘crawl over broken glass’ to vote, despite ICE terror
If Trump sends troops to disrupt voting, he could face a massive backlash
www.the-downballot.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
What would happen if Trump tried to send troops to disrupt the midterms? Undaunted voters in the Twin Cities just gave us an answer: It could backfire very, very badly.
New from The Downballot: A wild overperformance in St. Paul shows Minnesotans will "crawl over broken glass" to vote—despite ICE.
New from The Downballot: A wild overperformance in St. Paul shows Minnesotans will "crawl over broken glass" to vote—despite ICE.
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Good time to remember that Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in America www.gelliottmorris.com/p/who-is-the...
January 31, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Good time to remember that Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in America www.gelliottmorris.com/p/who-is-the...
so, this is Tillis demanding a complete climb down by Trump; not just a decent nominee (which he's gotten) but basically an apology and forswearing any more interference. 1
Tillis says he likes Warsh but he still has a problem with DOJ probing Powell:
"I think he was one of the best, and he had good options. But process precedes people, and this process of prosecution has to end before I'm willing to vote to confirm anybody, even somebody as good as Warsh."
"I think he was one of the best, and he had good options. But process precedes people, and this process of prosecution has to end before I'm willing to vote to confirm anybody, even somebody as good as Warsh."
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 AM
so, this is Tillis demanding a complete climb down by Trump; not just a decent nominee (which he's gotten) but basically an apology and forswearing any more interference. 1
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But what do I keep telling y'all? Immigration is only a part (albeit a large) part of the equation. The big issue for Hispanics is and always has been the economy. Hispanics voted for Trump AND Zohran Mamdani because of the cost of living.
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
But what do I keep telling y'all? Immigration is only a part (albeit a large) part of the equation. The big issue for Hispanics is and always has been the economy. Hispanics voted for Trump AND Zohran Mamdani because of the cost of living.
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Salazar has warned about this ever since we saw massive reversions among Latinos in 2025, particularly in New Jersey and in Miami. The issue is that Republicans don't even want to support her Dignity Act, which doesn't even give a path to citizenship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Salazar has warned about this ever since we saw massive reversions among Latinos in 2025, particularly in New Jersey and in Miami. The issue is that Republicans don't even want to support her Dignity Act, which doesn't even give a path to citizenship.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...