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Updated running list of athletes who have spoken out or taken action as the Trump-Vance admin's masked DHS agents terrorize communities across the US:
January 29, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Updated running list of athletes who have spoken out or taken action as the Trump-Vance admin's masked DHS agents terrorize communities across the US:
Updated running list of athletes who have spoken out or taken action as the Trump-Vance admin's masked DHS agents terrorize communities across the US:
January 29, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Updated running list of athletes who have spoken out or taken action as the Trump-Vance admin's masked DHS agents terrorize communities across the US:
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Trump and His Party Have Put Ilhan Omar in Danger for Years
The Minnesota congresswoman has weathered years of racist smears from Trump and his right-wing lackeys, in the lead-up to Tuesday’s attack on her, writes @premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/trump-ilha...
The Minnesota congresswoman has weathered years of racist smears from Trump and his right-wing lackeys, in the lead-up to Tuesday’s attack on her, writes @premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/trump-ilha...
Trump and His Party Have Put Ilhan Omar in Danger for Years
The Minnesota congresswoman has weathered years of racist smears from Trump and his right-wing lackeys, in the lead-up to Tuesday’s attack on her.
zeteo.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Trump and His Party Have Put Ilhan Omar in Danger for Years
The Minnesota congresswoman has weathered years of racist smears from Trump and his right-wing lackeys, in the lead-up to Tuesday’s attack on her, writes @premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/trump-ilha...
The Minnesota congresswoman has weathered years of racist smears from Trump and his right-wing lackeys, in the lead-up to Tuesday’s attack on her, writes @premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social.
Read: zeteo.com/p/trump-ilha...
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Was literally writing up a story about Congressional Republicans backing down to pressure when these came out, then had to change the story to "they're both backing down!"
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Was literally writing up a story about Congressional Republicans backing down to pressure when these came out, then had to change the story to "they're both backing down!"
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Yeah not only are these terrible, they bear little resemblance to other asks that party caucuses are making. I just got a Hispanic Caucus list of "non-negotiables" that has like 20 other things on it.
The Senate Dems are squandering the moment in real time.
The Senate Dems are squandering the moment in real time.
Chuck Schumer just announced demands on DHS to avoid shutdown:
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
January 28, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Yeah not only are these terrible, they bear little resemblance to other asks that party caucuses are making. I just got a Hispanic Caucus list of "non-negotiables" that has like 20 other things on it.
The Senate Dems are squandering the moment in real time.
The Senate Dems are squandering the moment in real time.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (one of 7 Democrats who just voted to fund DHS) defends her stance.
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (one of 7 Democrats who just voted to fund DHS) defends her stance.
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
Incredible. Millions are newly-mobilized, questioning how their taxes are being used to hurt their neighbors.
Republicans are in a terrible position.
Democrats have huge leverage.
And they may just go ahead and give DHS more money — as long as they slap on a few rules DHS is already not following.
Republicans are in a terrible position.
Democrats have huge leverage.
And they may just go ahead and give DHS more money — as long as they slap on a few rules DHS is already not following.
Chuck Schumer just announced demands on DHS to avoid shutdown:
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Incredible. Millions are newly-mobilized, questioning how their taxes are being used to hurt their neighbors.
Republicans are in a terrible position.
Democrats have huge leverage.
And they may just go ahead and give DHS more money — as long as they slap on a few rules DHS is already not following.
Republicans are in a terrible position.
Democrats have huge leverage.
And they may just go ahead and give DHS more money — as long as they slap on a few rules DHS is already not following.
Chuck Schumer just announced demands on DHS to avoid shutdown:
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Chuck Schumer just announced demands on DHS to avoid shutdown:
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
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One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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They broke Alex Pretti's rib while he was supporting his neighbors. And then he came right back out the next week. We've had an entire administration cosplaying as warriors, all for the man they just killed to be the realest example of one.
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
January 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
They broke Alex Pretti's rib while he was supporting his neighbors. And then he came right back out the next week. We've had an entire administration cosplaying as warriors, all for the man they just killed to be the realest example of one.
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
This paradoxically positions centrism (a political ideology) as something not tarnished by the biases and blind spots that may come from having a political ideology — which is arguably an even bigger blind spot than just admitting you have an opinion
Bari Weiss in the CBS staff town hall this morning, per sources:
"CBS News is for the mixed multitudes. We're for the center, we're for the center right, and we're for the center left, and that is the vast majority of the country. That's who we need to reach."
"CBS News is for the mixed multitudes. We're for the center, we're for the center right, and we're for the center left, and that is the vast majority of the country. That's who we need to reach."
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This paradoxically positions centrism (a political ideology) as something not tarnished by the biases and blind spots that may come from having a political ideology — which is arguably an even bigger blind spot than just admitting you have an opinion
In today's town hall, a staff member asked Bari Weiss about accusations CBS has become a right-wing outlet.
"I would respond simply by saying, look at our coverage. Look at the coverage that CBS News has put out since I started. Look at the coverage of The Free Press," she said:
"I would respond simply by saying, look at our coverage. Look at the coverage that CBS News has put out since I started. Look at the coverage of The Free Press," she said:
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In today's town hall, a staff member asked Bari Weiss about accusations CBS has become a right-wing outlet.
"I would respond simply by saying, look at our coverage. Look at the coverage that CBS News has put out since I started. Look at the coverage of The Free Press," she said:
"I would respond simply by saying, look at our coverage. Look at the coverage that CBS News has put out since I started. Look at the coverage of The Free Press," she said:
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January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Bari Weiss in the CBS staff town hall this morning, per sources:
"CBS News is for the mixed multitudes. We're for the center, we're for the center right, and we're for the center left, and that is the vast majority of the country. That's who we need to reach."
"CBS News is for the mixed multitudes. We're for the center, we're for the center right, and we're for the center left, and that is the vast majority of the country. That's who we need to reach."
January 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Bari Weiss in the CBS staff town hall this morning, per sources:
"CBS News is for the mixed multitudes. We're for the center, we're for the center right, and we're for the center left, and that is the vast majority of the country. That's who we need to reach."
"CBS News is for the mixed multitudes. We're for the center, we're for the center right, and we're for the center left, and that is the vast majority of the country. That's who we need to reach."
After a whole news cycle suggesting Republicans are Responding to the Polls and Moderating… Donald Trump’s DHS stands by calling Alex Pretti a “domestic terrorist:
FOX NEWS: Are you standing by calling Pretti a domestic terrorist?
McLAUGHLIN: Well, we'll let this investigation ...
FOX NEWS: Ok. So I guess it stands.
McLAUGHLIN: Well, we'll let this investigation ...
FOX NEWS: Ok. So I guess it stands.
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
After a whole news cycle suggesting Republicans are Responding to the Polls and Moderating… Donald Trump’s DHS stands by calling Alex Pretti a “domestic terrorist:
Republicans are bewildered because they grew too accustomed to getting away with it. They internalized a politics that sought to beat us down an inch more each day, to overwhelm us & insulate them.
As reality pierces through for the first time, they hope you see Bovino & Noem as enough.
It’s not.
As reality pierces through for the first time, they hope you see Bovino & Noem as enough.
It’s not.
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Republicans are bewildered because they grew too accustomed to getting away with it. They internalized a politics that sought to beat us down an inch more each day, to overwhelm us & insulate them.
As reality pierces through for the first time, they hope you see Bovino & Noem as enough.
It’s not.
As reality pierces through for the first time, they hope you see Bovino & Noem as enough.
It’s not.
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“If you’re an elected Republican, you can’t really say ‘I didn’t sign up for this...’ You did.”
@swin24.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss Republicans’ complicity in the deadly state violence unfolding in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/why-is-the...
@swin24.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss Republicans’ complicity in the deadly state violence unfolding in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/why-is-the...
January 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
“If you’re an elected Republican, you can’t really say ‘I didn’t sign up for this...’ You did.”
@swin24.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss Republicans’ complicity in the deadly state violence unfolding in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/why-is-the...
@swin24.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss Republicans’ complicity in the deadly state violence unfolding in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/why-is-the...
Running list of athletes who have spoken out or taken action amid the Trump-Vance administration spending billions of US tax dollars on masked agents who have racially profiled, beaten, and kidnapped thousands of people — and murdered Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti:
January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Running list of athletes who have spoken out or taken action amid the Trump-Vance administration spending billions of US tax dollars on masked agents who have racially profiled, beaten, and kidnapped thousands of people — and murdered Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti:
List of Republicans in Congress and governorships who have spoken out on the Trump-Vance admin's masked agents that have beaten and kidnapped thousands of people & executed at least 2 Americans, including a VA nurse:
8/297
2.7%
8/297
2.7%
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
List of Republicans in Congress and governorships who have spoken out on the Trump-Vance admin's masked agents that have beaten and kidnapped thousands of people & executed at least 2 Americans, including a VA nurse:
8/297
2.7%
8/297
2.7%
7 Democrats joined Republicans to give DHS more money: Rps. Cuellar, Don Davis, Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez, Golden, Gonzalez, Suozzi.
Then DHS killed Alex Pretti.
None of them responded to whether they stood by their vote (though Suozzi has now issued a public apology).
@andrewperez.bsky.social
Then DHS killed Alex Pretti.
None of them responded to whether they stood by their vote (though Suozzi has now issued a public apology).
@andrewperez.bsky.social
Senate Dems Finally Realized They Shouldn’t Fund ICE. It Only Took a Second Murder
Trump’s agents murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Now, Republicans have lost the votes they need to expand ICE’s budget.
zeteo.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
7 Democrats joined Republicans to give DHS more money: Rps. Cuellar, Don Davis, Gillen, Gluesenkamp Perez, Golden, Gonzalez, Suozzi.
Then DHS killed Alex Pretti.
None of them responded to whether they stood by their vote (though Suozzi has now issued a public apology).
@andrewperez.bsky.social
Then DHS killed Alex Pretti.
None of them responded to whether they stood by their vote (though Suozzi has now issued a public apology).
@andrewperez.bsky.social
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Senate Dems Finally Realized They Shouldn’t Fund ICE. It Only Took a Second Murder
Trump’s agents murdered Alex Pretti on Saturday. Now, Republicans have lost the votes they need to expand ICE’s budget, @andrewperez.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social report.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...
Trump’s agents murdered Alex Pretti on Saturday. Now, Republicans have lost the votes they need to expand ICE’s budget, @andrewperez.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social report.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...
Senate Dems Finally Realized They Shouldn’t Fund ICE. It Only Took a Second Murder
Trump’s agents murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Now, Republicans have lost the votes they need to expand ICE’s budget.
zeteo.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Senate Dems Finally Realized They Shouldn’t Fund ICE. It Only Took a Second Murder
Trump’s agents murdered Alex Pretti on Saturday. Now, Republicans have lost the votes they need to expand ICE’s budget, @andrewperez.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social report.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...
Trump’s agents murdered Alex Pretti on Saturday. Now, Republicans have lost the votes they need to expand ICE’s budget, @andrewperez.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social report.
Read:
zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...