Oliver Willis
@owillis.bsky.social
Reporter, DailyKos.com, Previously Media Matters. Subscribe to http://oliverwillis.substack.com
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Journalists arrested as Trump team sets fire to First Amendment
Independent journalist Don Lemon, formerly of CNN, was arrested by federal agents Thursday night for reporting on an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota, making him a target in President ...
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Talked to an apolitical friend yesterday about how his social feed is just clogged with right wing outlets using clips of dem politicians OVER AND OVER, things like Pelosi saying “we have to pass the bill to see what’s in the bill” and how nothing from the left is out there.
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Talked to an apolitical friend yesterday about how his social feed is just clogged with right wing outlets using clips of dem politicians OVER AND OVER, things like Pelosi saying “we have to pass the bill to see what’s in the bill” and how nothing from the left is out there.
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RJ Matson, Congressional Quarterly
February 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
RJ Matson, Congressional Quarterly
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Thank you @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
for bringing Liam back to his friends and families.
He endured more than any 5-year-old ever should. Now more than ever, we need to get ICE out of Minnesota.
for bringing Liam back to his friends and families.
He endured more than any 5-year-old ever should. Now more than ever, we need to get ICE out of Minnesota.
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Thank you @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
for bringing Liam back to his friends and families.
He endured more than any 5-year-old ever should. Now more than ever, we need to get ICE out of Minnesota.
for bringing Liam back to his friends and families.
He endured more than any 5-year-old ever should. Now more than ever, we need to get ICE out of Minnesota.
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A 5-yrr-old boy and his father who were detained by ICE and taken to a concentration camp in Texas have returned to Minneapolis after a federal judge ordered their release. Rep Joaquín Castro (D-TX) shared images of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father leaving the ICE camp early Sunday morning.
Five-year-old boy and dad who were seized by ICE return home
The father and son returned to their home in Minnesota after being held at an ICE detention center since January 20
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A 5-yrr-old boy and his father who were detained by ICE and taken to a concentration camp in Texas have returned to Minneapolis after a federal judge ordered their release. Rep Joaquín Castro (D-TX) shared images of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father leaving the ICE camp early Sunday morning.
I choose to believe Mike Johnson has a public humiliation kink. It’s the only rational explanation.
February 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I choose to believe Mike Johnson has a public humiliation kink. It’s the only rational explanation.
this is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
this is who runs this account
This Black History Month is a call to arms. This administration has been trying to erase us since day one. But we have ALWAYS been here and we ain’t going anywhere. We are Black. We are Proud. We are America.
a group of people are standing in a kitchen and one of them has a fist in the air and says black power
ALT: a group of people are standing in a kitchen and one of them has a fist in the air and says black power
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This Black History Month is a call to arms. This administration has been trying to erase us since day one. But we have ALWAYS been here and we ain’t going anywhere. We are Black. We are Proud. We are America.
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As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home.
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
February 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home.
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).
One of the few things Alex Jones was right about was the secret world running cabal led by pedophiles — but his lips are so attached to Trump’s ass these days that he can’t honestly crow about it all.
February 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
One of the few things Alex Jones was right about was the secret world running cabal led by pedophiles — but his lips are so attached to Trump’s ass these days that he can’t honestly crow about it all.
It was my experience watching as George W Bush killed thousands as Democrats offered up weak poll tested pablum on body armor that the party needs to be constantly pilloried to change course and become effective. Following party leadership that “now is not the time” for criticism ultimately kills
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It was my experience watching as George W Bush killed thousands as Democrats offered up weak poll tested pablum on body armor that the party needs to be constantly pilloried to change course and become effective. Following party leadership that “now is not the time” for criticism ultimately kills
Only two out the last five Democratic presidential candidates did not vote for the Iraq war and neither was in Congress at the time. Clinton, Biden and Kerry voted for the war.
Two of the biggest cheerleaders for the war were Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.
February 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Only two out the last five Democratic presidential candidates did not vote for the Iraq war and neither was in Congress at the time. Clinton, Biden and Kerry voted for the war.
Despite the way people have tried to rewrite history, the Iraq War was a GOP idea that Democrats went along with because after 9/11 the party was afraid of being perceived as weak on terrorism. It took the American people to turn on the war and drag Democrats to that position.
February 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Despite the way people have tried to rewrite history, the Iraq War was a GOP idea that Democrats went along with because after 9/11 the party was afraid of being perceived as weak on terrorism. It took the American people to turn on the war and drag Democrats to that position.
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Sorry, y’all, it’s DEI Settlement now
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Sorry, y’all, it’s DEI Settlement now
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if Musk is doing this for London crime, what do you think he is doing for content about American politics, an issue that affects him much more directly?
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
January 31, 2026 at 11:42 PM
if Musk is doing this for London crime, what do you think he is doing for content about American politics, an issue that affects him much more directly?
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
Kal-El does not appreciate how cold it is today in central Florida (30s) and would like to spend the rest of the day cuddled up next to me in his puppy cave. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Kal-El does not appreciate how cold it is today in central Florida (30s) and would like to spend the rest of the day cuddled up next to me in his puppy cave. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Important to understand that:
Normal people hate Trump.
Normal people hate ICE.
Normal people hate fascists.
Normal people hate secret police executing people in the street, shooting priests in the head with pepper balls, and kidnapping little kids with Spider-Man backpacks and bunny hats.
Normal people hate Trump.
Normal people hate ICE.
Normal people hate fascists.
Normal people hate secret police executing people in the street, shooting priests in the head with pepper balls, and kidnapping little kids with Spider-Man backpacks and bunny hats.
This is great. ICE thuggery is bringing out more ICE watchers
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Important to understand that:
Normal people hate Trump.
Normal people hate ICE.
Normal people hate fascists.
Normal people hate secret police executing people in the street, shooting priests in the head with pepper balls, and kidnapping little kids with Spider-Man backpacks and bunny hats.
Normal people hate Trump.
Normal people hate ICE.
Normal people hate fascists.
Normal people hate secret police executing people in the street, shooting priests in the head with pepper balls, and kidnapping little kids with Spider-Man backpacks and bunny hats.
In America we now have a criminal regime where the secret police kidnap you www.npr.org/2026/02/01/n...
Minnesota citizens detained by ICE are left rattled, even weeks later
The number of immigration agents in Minnesota may be reduced, but they'll leave leave behind a changed community, including many U.S. citizens questioned and detained in recent weeks.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:34 PM
In America we now have a criminal regime where the secret police kidnap you www.npr.org/2026/02/01/n...
I am a pessimist about the GOP because they are unrelenting evil. I’m a pessimist about the Democrats because they’re weak and feckless. But I’m an optimist about the American people.
February 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I am a pessimist about the GOP because they are unrelenting evil. I’m a pessimist about the Democrats because they’re weak and feckless. But I’m an optimist about the American people.
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BASH: Was this really about trying to make an example out of somebody who the president has sparred with?
BLANCHE: I don't even know that the president even ever thought about Don Lemon
BASH: The White House's official twitter celebrated his arrest. Just yesterday Trump called him a 'sleazebag'
BLANCHE: I don't even know that the president even ever thought about Don Lemon
BASH: The White House's official twitter celebrated his arrest. Just yesterday Trump called him a 'sleazebag'
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
BASH: Was this really about trying to make an example out of somebody who the president has sparred with?
BLANCHE: I don't even know that the president even ever thought about Don Lemon
BASH: The White House's official twitter celebrated his arrest. Just yesterday Trump called him a 'sleazebag'
BLANCHE: I don't even know that the president even ever thought about Don Lemon
BASH: The White House's official twitter celebrated his arrest. Just yesterday Trump called him a 'sleazebag'
Americans have anti tyranny in their bones and the GOP has activated it
This is great. ICE thuggery is bringing out more ICE watchers
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Americans have anti tyranny in their bones and the GOP has activated it
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the thing is, the way it looks right now democrats are going to do really well even by default. dont have to go on record promising anything, dont need to be bold, dont need to put themselves out there and theyll probably get control
thats just not good enough
thats just not good enough
February 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM
the thing is, the way it looks right now democrats are going to do really well even by default. dont have to go on record promising anything, dont need to be bold, dont need to put themselves out there and theyll probably get control
thats just not good enough
thats just not good enough
Dumb de dumb dumb dumb
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Dumb de dumb dumb dumb
Dems flipped a +17 gop seat against a candidate endorsed by Trump. In Texas.
Obviously good news for John McCain.
Obviously good news for John McCain.
Breaking: Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset.
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Dems flipped a +17 gop seat against a candidate endorsed by Trump. In Texas.
Obviously good news for John McCain.
Obviously good news for John McCain.
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I love this yet, the ache for a comma is undeniable.
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I love this yet, the ache for a comma is undeniable.