Rati Gupta
@ratigupta.bsky.social
Actor (Big Bang Theory, Future Man) ~ Writer ~ Content Director @5calls.org
Sometimes I feel like we're in some kind of bad movie where the villain tells the hero the whole master plan in the first 5 minutes but we still have spend hours watching the "hero" figure out what to do
Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off."
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Sometimes I feel like we're in some kind of bad movie where the villain tells the hero the whole master plan in the first 5 minutes but we still have spend hours watching the "hero" figure out what to do
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“When even one person stops performing… the illusion begins to crack. Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down.”
— Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opens Davos remarks with very clear shot at Trump
— Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opens Davos remarks with very clear shot at Trump
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
“When even one person stops performing… the illusion begins to crack. Friends, it is time for companies and countries to take their signs down.”
— Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opens Davos remarks with very clear shot at Trump
— Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney opens Davos remarks with very clear shot at Trump
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We have an entire class of Democratic "leadership" that has been told that it's dangerous and extreme to say this, and that does not understand that what Democrats want is for their leaders to articulate what they believe and why they believe it. That should not be as big an ask as it apparently is.
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
We have an entire class of Democratic "leadership" that has been told that it's dangerous and extreme to say this, and that does not understand that what Democrats want is for their leaders to articulate what they believe and why they believe it. That should not be as big an ask as it apparently is.
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
This is the most bullshit "offer" from the GOP for ICE "reform"
Cameras don't stop anything! They travel with their own pro camera crew! Dude who shot Renee had his own phone out filming it all himself! Still shot her.
Abolish fucking ICE.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Cameras don't stop anything! They travel with their own pro camera crew! Dude who shot Renee had his own phone out filming it all himself! Still shot her.
Abolish fucking ICE.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House GOP offer to Dems: Explicit funding for ICE body cameras following Minneapolis shooting
Rep. Mark Amodei, the House Republican negotiating the DHS funding bill, said the agency needs more law enforcement equipment under President Donald Trump.
www.politico.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This is the most bullshit "offer" from the GOP for ICE "reform"
Cameras don't stop anything! They travel with their own pro camera crew! Dude who shot Renee had his own phone out filming it all himself! Still shot her.
Abolish fucking ICE.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Cameras don't stop anything! They travel with their own pro camera crew! Dude who shot Renee had his own phone out filming it all himself! Still shot her.
Abolish fucking ICE.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Cis men coaches have hurt more women in sports than trans women ever have or ever will.
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Cis men coaches have hurt more women in sports than trans women ever have or ever will.
Hillary called some people deplorable and it was wall to wall coverage for months. Trump targeted a factory worker with a middle finger fuck you and it's crickets.
January 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Hillary called some people deplorable and it was wall to wall coverage for months. Trump targeted a factory worker with a middle finger fuck you and it's crickets.
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The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.
Can confirm I have personally seen three attempts just today of agents in a convoy of ICE vehicles trying to snatch random POCs along Central Ave - and then being chased off by neighbors with whistles. It's blatant racial profiling.
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.
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Whatever happened to cops showing their ID at the door?Or search warrants? Probable cause? Due process? Miranda rights? Why does any cop show made like over a year ago suddenly seem like it's from another time or another country besides America? And why is any American okay with it?
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Whatever happened to cops showing their ID at the door?Or search warrants? Probable cause? Due process? Miranda rights? Why does any cop show made like over a year ago suddenly seem like it's from another time or another country besides America? And why is any American okay with it?
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
Men are afraid that women will laugh at them.
Women are afraid that men will kill them.
Women are afraid that men will kill them.
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Men are afraid that women will laugh at them.
Women are afraid that men will kill them.
Women are afraid that men will kill them.
Taunting ICE officers is not illegal.
Mike Johnson on Renee Good: "This woman was taunting ICE officers. She was impeding law enforcement. She was violating a number of laws. They were very patient ... what I saw was she hit the accelerator and hit the ICE officer and he reacted in a split second."
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Taunting ICE officers is not illegal.
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ICE deportation agent: “Just to be upfront, the goal is to put as many guns and badges out in the field as possible.”
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
ICE deportation agent: “Just to be upfront, the goal is to put as many guns and badges out in the field as possible.”
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things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
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One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
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"Some have been puzzled by the fact that MAGA, a movement of white nationalism, is so quick to demonize white women
But there is no paradox here. White nationalism depends on a certain type of white woman: someone who is “loyal” to the white race and compliant with patriarchy."
But there is no paradox here. White nationalism depends on a certain type of white woman: someone who is “loyal” to the white race and compliant with patriarchy."
The MAGA attacks on Renee Good have been drenched in misogyny and homophobia.
https://bit.ly/3YUOc6h
https://bit.ly/3YUOc6h
Renee Good's Killing Has Unleashed MAGA's Misogyny
To defend the indefensible, the right is going after white women as race traitors.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"Some have been puzzled by the fact that MAGA, a movement of white nationalism, is so quick to demonize white women
But there is no paradox here. White nationalism depends on a certain type of white woman: someone who is “loyal” to the white race and compliant with patriarchy."
But there is no paradox here. White nationalism depends on a certain type of white woman: someone who is “loyal” to the white race and compliant with patriarchy."
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Big/bad news for consumers. Google is out today with an announcement of how they plan to integrate shopping into their AI offerings including search and Gemini. The plan includes “personalized upselling.” I.e. Analyzing your chat data and using it to overcharge you. 1/2
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Big/bad news for consumers. Google is out today with an announcement of how they plan to integrate shopping into their AI offerings including search and Gemini. The plan includes “personalized upselling.” I.e. Analyzing your chat data and using it to overcharge you. 1/2
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Just comes out and says it!
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Just comes out and says it!
Are they trying to make the Golden Globes feel like a podcast? What is up with these two dudes talking nonsense between awards?? Make it stop.
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Are they trying to make the Golden Globes feel like a podcast? What is up with these two dudes talking nonsense between awards?? Make it stop.
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Evergreen
This was in 2015.
January 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Evergreen
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“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
And the 34 criminal convictions Trump has are all FELONIES
Your daily reminder that being in the USA illegally is a MISDEMEANOR. Not a felony.
Anybody in their right mind would be scared to death of #ICELawlessness.
The cruelty, the violence, the terror of these savages we'll haunt us for generations.
Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep @ 202-224-3121 & demand accountability!
Then call your state legislators & demand action!
The cruelty, the violence, the terror of these savages we'll haunt us for generations.
Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep @ 202-224-3121 & demand accountability!
Then call your state legislators & demand action!
January 11, 2026 at 8:14 AM
And the 34 criminal convictions Trump has are all FELONIES
BEARS COMEBACK!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
January 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
BEARS COMEBACK!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥