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P.J. Trombley
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Formerly Sunflower Seeds on twitter
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The Illuminations of Hannah Arendt

“Freedom of opinion is a farce unless factual information is guaranteed and the facts themselves are not in dispute.”

www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/o...
Opinion | The Illuminations of Hannah Arendt (Gift Article)
Her work has taken on a new urgency in our own dark times.
www.nytimes.com
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CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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COLLINS: Did it stand out to you that he said Iceland multiple times when he was talking about Greenland?

NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Scenes from occupied Minneapolis: "3 SUVs ICE officers driving down 21st to 42nd street. The ice officer rolled down his window and took a photo of me and said 'I got you motherfucker'. I am just a home owner going outside to see what was going on."
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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I just took a ride with Uber, and my driver is from Venezuela. He spent the whole trip expressing concern that the same shift from democracy to dictatorship he saw in Venezuela is happening right now in the United States. He’s absolutely incredulous that Americans are allowing it to happen.
January 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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In the President's big speech at Davos, he keeps referring to America's need for Iceland. He came here to ask for Greenland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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If Europe found a way for him to save face and move on, great. But Carney's speech was still spoken and was still true. The bell has rung.
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.

Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.

I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.

I need to share with you what I saw.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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So close but so far away. Sigh
Public safety means stopping violent crime — not weaponizing ICE against our communities.

That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Public safety means stopping violent crime — not weaponizing ICE against our communities.

That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Where the hell are our Reps?!

Trump. Has. Dementia. It was obvious in a speech in Davos today. Trump was confused & embarrassing.

It really is 25th Amendment time.

Be a good citizen. Call today. Ask for them to start 25th Amendment talks. Impeach if necessary.

202-225-3121 House
202-224-3121 Sen
a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech in front of cnn
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech in front of cnn
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January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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A heartfelt thanks to the truth-telling prime minister to our north. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/o-canada
O Canada
A heartfelt thanks to the truth-telling prime minister to our north.
robertreich.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Are we watching a real-time mental health crisis with Trump? Seriously
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"The Rupture" Speech at Davos

Canadian PM Mark Carney politely tells the world, "We have to stop pretending."

(never mentions Trump or the USA, but he didn't have to)

open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Rupture
Mark Carney nails it. We have to "stop pretending"
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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According to Radio-Canada, the speech was written by Mark Carney himself.
January 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Who is his speech writer? This was just so brilliant.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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I think this will be - or should be - a historic speech at a critical point where countries and people will be judged by those who stood up to tyranny versus those who capitulated.
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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In all this mess, he keeps a stable mind!
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Too many times in my life, I have voted to block someone or because the party in power had run its time. Never have I felt so proud of having voted for a leader like Carney.
January 20, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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💯 so proud, so appreciative, it makes me verklempt!

So aware and visionary with excellent delivery. 🍁💪❤️

Democracy dies in the darkness, Carney shining the most brilliant light on it.

Right man, right time.

#KeepCalmAndCarneyOn
January 21, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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So proud of our Prime Minister! We are fortunate to have elected him.
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Truly excellent speech. Leader of the free world stuff
January 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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I second that statement.

(...and also feeling pretty thankful that Canadians were smart enough to see Carney's value a year ago and vote him in.)
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Hopefully Carney just shamed some of them to stop placating the clothesless Emperor, the pathetic, ignorant, lawless bully and unite. And if not the leadership, then the people to vote in who will.
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 AM