Ben K 🌈
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Single payer healthcare seems like a reasonable, sustainable, freedom enhancing (not tethered to your employer) solution to a universal need for a functioning, growing society that has basic belief in a better future for humanity. It'd prolly help, anway.
40+ years of Republicans and Conservatives moralizing have been a LIE.
Republicans don't care. They never cared. They just want power, and it doesn't matter how many people are sexually abused to get it.
Republicans don't care. They never cared. They just want power, and it doesn't matter how many people are sexually abused to get it.
This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 PM
40+ years of Republicans and Conservatives moralizing have been a LIE.
Republicans don't care. They never cared. They just want power, and it doesn't matter how many people are sexually abused to get it.
Republicans don't care. They never cared. They just want power, and it doesn't matter how many people are sexually abused to get it.
They should just get it over with and release everything.
Elon Musk chatting it up with his friend Jeffrey Epstein five years after he was convicted for child sex crimes 👍
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
They should just get it over with and release everything.
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
American Gestapo
This is the beginning not the end of how surveillance will change America. We could stop it. We should. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
The powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects — and protesters
Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
American Gestapo
Insanity. Absolute insanity.
American Gestapo.
American Gestapo.
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Insanity. Absolute insanity.
American Gestapo.
American Gestapo.
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im f ucking wheezing
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 AM
im f ucking wheezing
Imagine if this had worked!!
NEW: A man showed up to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn last night pretending to be an FBI agent in an attempt to spring Luigi Mangione, according to a law enforcement source.
January 30, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Imagine if this had worked!!
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His job is to destroy the United States
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 AM
His job is to destroy the United States
I guess I haven't seen Giuliani in a while. Wow.
Does he think he's ...Dick Tracy? Would people even get that reference??
Does he think he's ...Dick Tracy? Would people even get that reference??
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I guess I haven't seen Giuliani in a while. Wow.
Does he think he's ...Dick Tracy? Would people even get that reference??
Does he think he's ...Dick Tracy? Would people even get that reference??
Dear Democrats,
Sometimes it's okay to just scrap something altogether.
Regardless, this is pretty weak. Imagine in your last moments of life, on the wrong end of a gun in the hand of an ICE agent, thinking "at least maybe they'll have to wear body cams."
Get brave. Get bold. Meet the moment.
Sometimes it's okay to just scrap something altogether.
Regardless, this is pretty weak. Imagine in your last moments of life, on the wrong end of a gun in the hand of an ICE agent, thinking "at least maybe they'll have to wear body cams."
Get brave. Get bold. Meet the moment.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Dear Democrats,
Sometimes it's okay to just scrap something altogether.
Regardless, this is pretty weak. Imagine in your last moments of life, on the wrong end of a gun in the hand of an ICE agent, thinking "at least maybe they'll have to wear body cams."
Get brave. Get bold. Meet the moment.
Sometimes it's okay to just scrap something altogether.
Regardless, this is pretty weak. Imagine in your last moments of life, on the wrong end of a gun in the hand of an ICE agent, thinking "at least maybe they'll have to wear body cams."
Get brave. Get bold. Meet the moment.
This is why people should take attacks of LGBTQ people seriously. Attacking LGBTQ people has always been a training ground and a testing ground for tactics and strategies that will be used more broadly later.
Well. It's later, and they're pretty skilled at these attacks now after all that practice.
Well. It's later, and they're pretty skilled at these attacks now after all that practice.
Chaya Raichik, who runs the social media account Libs of TikTok, has spent the days following Alex Pretti’s killing doxxing ordinary working people — teachers, nurses, school board members — for speaking out against federal immigration officials or expressing sympathy for Pretti.
Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired
www.mediamatters.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 AM
This is why people should take attacks of LGBTQ people seriously. Attacking LGBTQ people has always been a training ground and a testing ground for tactics and strategies that will be used more broadly later.
Well. It's later, and they're pretty skilled at these attacks now after all that practice.
Well. It's later, and they're pretty skilled at these attacks now after all that practice.
Apparently Paul is a bit of a self-assigned gatekeeper. This kind of "just curious, who are you?" thing is classic "prove, to me, personally, that your opinion is worth anything." It's deeply undemocratic and a type of goading.
My takeaway is that Paul likes Ron which makes me think Paul is a fool.
My takeaway is that Paul likes Ron which makes me think Paul is a fool.
I’m curious. Who are you?
January 30, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Apparently Paul is a bit of a self-assigned gatekeeper. This kind of "just curious, who are you?" thing is classic "prove, to me, personally, that your opinion is worth anything." It's deeply undemocratic and a type of goading.
My takeaway is that Paul likes Ron which makes me think Paul is a fool.
My takeaway is that Paul likes Ron which makes me think Paul is a fool.
💯 agree.
Also, Ron is a sack of shit who lifts stories from others and promotes them as his own.
My attitude about Republicans who have, for the moment, changed their tune is ...go ahead and attack Trump. Other than that, I'm not interested. They set the stage from Trump in the first place.
Also, Ron is a sack of shit who lifts stories from others and promotes them as his own.
My attitude about Republicans who have, for the moment, changed their tune is ...go ahead and attack Trump. Other than that, I'm not interested. They set the stage from Trump in the first place.
January 30, 2026 at 1:50 AM
💯 agree.
Also, Ron is a sack of shit who lifts stories from others and promotes them as his own.
My attitude about Republicans who have, for the moment, changed their tune is ...go ahead and attack Trump. Other than that, I'm not interested. They set the stage from Trump in the first place.
Also, Ron is a sack of shit who lifts stories from others and promotes them as his own.
My attitude about Republicans who have, for the moment, changed their tune is ...go ahead and attack Trump. Other than that, I'm not interested. They set the stage from Trump in the first place.
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This morning I wrote that DOJ’s ballot seizure in Georgia looks like a dry run for 2026. My advice and request: Sign up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Lying. Sack. Of. Shit.
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Lying. Sack. Of. Shit.
Taking a sober, level headed look at the current Republican Party, I can only come to one conclusion: Bin Laden won.
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Taking a sober, level headed look at the current Republican Party, I can only come to one conclusion: Bin Laden won.
Guaranteed that conspiracy types already see this as proof 2020 was stolen.
On a practical level, this both intimidates the public and gives Republicans more data with which they can target suppression or for outright stealing of elections moving forward.
These are indeed dark days.
On a practical level, this both intimidates the public and gives Republicans more data with which they can target suppression or for outright stealing of elections moving forward.
These are indeed dark days.
So...... this seems real bad.
The FBI executed a sealed search warrant today on a key Atlanta area election office - and wouldn't say what that warrant was for.
"A source told FOX the FBI was there to take custody of Fulton County election ballots from 2020."
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fbi-exe...
The FBI executed a sealed search warrant today on a key Atlanta area election office - and wouldn't say what that warrant was for.
"A source told FOX the FBI was there to take custody of Fulton County election ballots from 2020."
www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fbi-exe...
FBI executing sealed search warrant at Fulton County election facility
Federal agents carried out a law enforcement action Wednesday at a Fulton County election facility located in Fairburn.
www.fox5atlanta.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Guaranteed that conspiracy types already see this as proof 2020 was stolen.
On a practical level, this both intimidates the public and gives Republicans more data with which they can target suppression or for outright stealing of elections moving forward.
These are indeed dark days.
On a practical level, this both intimidates the public and gives Republicans more data with which they can target suppression or for outright stealing of elections moving forward.
These are indeed dark days.
I wish I k ow photoshop real quick because this should be accompanied by a picture of a smiling Knope holding up a Mamdani mask and Ben Wyatt with that kind of reluctantly horny smile in response.
leslie knope is in some alternate timeline, jerking it to mamdani. she definitely loves him.
January 29, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I wish I k ow photoshop real quick because this should be accompanied by a picture of a smiling Knope holding up a Mamdani mask and Ben Wyatt with that kind of reluctantly horny smile in response.
Definitely recommend!
Last night, I finished reading Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It by Cory Doctorow. Fascinating look at the (purposeful) degradation of online platforms and how/why products that start out so useful end up so...shitty. Recommend!
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Definitely recommend!
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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I wrote about this on Tuesday: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/minneapoli...
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I wrote about this on Tuesday: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/minneapoli...
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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This outrageous act — seizing ballots — follows Bondi’s demand that to stop public executions in Minneapolis, Minnesota needed to turn over its voter roll.
They’re determined to steal the midterms since they know they can’t win under an actual democracy.
They’re determined to steal the midterms since they know they can’t win under an actual democracy.
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 AM
This outrageous act — seizing ballots — follows Bondi’s demand that to stop public executions in Minneapolis, Minnesota needed to turn over its voter roll.
They’re determined to steal the midterms since they know they can’t win under an actual democracy.
They’re determined to steal the midterms since they know they can’t win under an actual democracy.