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Mamdani is so, so good at this. By which I don’t mean “at politics “, though he is, but at using his office to make people’s lives better while reminding them what government can be.
"The number of downloads...surged by 529% after Mr. Mamdani’s news conference"
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
"there had been 3,000 people on a waiting list to access a limited number of e-book copies"
"2,000 people applied for a library card over the weekend, roughly twice as many as had applied by this time last year"
A win!
gifting this article because it made me laugh, which is hard to do in this context. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/n...
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Mamdani is so, so good at this. By which I don’t mean “at politics “, though he is, but at using his office to make people’s lives better while reminding them what government can be.
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Now that Bluesky has enjoyed something for a full couple of hours of course it's time to go back into doom mode. "The Democrats will cave like they always do"? Guys, the Democrats *were* caving, until the people of Minnesota stopped them. It's not up to the Democrats anymore. That's the whole point.
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Now that Bluesky has enjoyed something for a full couple of hours of course it's time to go back into doom mode. "The Democrats will cave like they always do"? Guys, the Democrats *were* caving, until the people of Minnesota stopped them. It's not up to the Democrats anymore. That's the whole point.
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For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn
(Size small)
(Size small)
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
For sale: Nazi coat, gently worn
(Size small)
(Size small)
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if nothing else, Bovino being benched simply made his day worse and that’s good
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 AM
if nothing else, Bovino being benched simply made his day worse and that’s good
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Cannot repeat the Obama-era dodge of saying "we tortured some folks" and not holding accountable the torturers and especially the chain of command. You want to stop state-sanctioned crimes? Trials not words are the only way.
Bovino’s retirement needs to be a cage. His command environment yielded Renee Good’s death, Alex Pretti’s death & Julio Sosa-Celis’ shooting. Failure to prosecute Bovino & everyone else materially responsible for these atrocities will be understood by ICE, CBP, etc as a green light for the next ones
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Cannot repeat the Obama-era dodge of saying "we tortured some folks" and not holding accountable the torturers and especially the chain of command. You want to stop state-sanctioned crimes? Trials not words are the only way.
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I'll repeat my ask to Democratic Senators here: don't vote for the DHS funding bill, yes. AND ALSO do not vote for another single thing in the United States Senate until the invasion and occupation of Minnesota ends. Don't vote to name a post office, dedicate a road, or even a procedural motion
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I'll repeat my ask to Democratic Senators here: don't vote for the DHS funding bill, yes. AND ALSO do not vote for another single thing in the United States Senate until the invasion and occupation of Minnesota ends. Don't vote to name a post office, dedicate a road, or even a procedural motion
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Kristi Noem should have to take her old hair and face back when she gets fired.
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Kristi Noem should have to take her old hair and face back when she gets fired.
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You can save big bucks flying in an overhead compartment, I hear.
Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 AM
You can save big bucks flying in an overhead compartment, I hear.
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This is the GM firing an assistant coach and hoping that will be the end of the questions, except with fascism.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This is the GM firing an assistant coach and hoping that will be the end of the questions, except with fascism.
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Politicians gotta start calling for Miller to go. Right now.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Politicians gotta start calling for Miller to go. Right now.
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Greg Bovino seen leaving Minnesota after his demotion (photo: AP)
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Greg Bovino seen leaving Minnesota after his demotion (photo: AP)
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look, does he need to go to jail, yes
is this extremely funny, also yes
and I think we deserve a chance to have a laugh at bovino's expense
is this extremely funny, also yes
and I think we deserve a chance to have a laugh at bovino's expense
"Turn in your badge and gun and Twitter login. Okay fine you can keep the gun. Login though, we need that."
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
look, does he need to go to jail, yes
is this extremely funny, also yes
and I think we deserve a chance to have a laugh at bovino's expense
is this extremely funny, also yes
and I think we deserve a chance to have a laugh at bovino's expense
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January 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Never a moment's peace, never a relaxed meal or vacation, never a night's sleep again. May every moment of that retirement be a hot coal down his throat & may we all carry tongs for the rest of our lives just in case we meet him
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Never a moment's peace, never a relaxed meal or vacation, never a night's sleep again. May every moment of that retirement be a hot coal down his throat & may we all carry tongs for the rest of our lives just in case we meet him
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My husband didn't know, so I'll repeat it here: Border Czar isn't a real job. Tom Homan has a fake job with a fake title. It also means that he wasn't confirmed by anyone in Congress. (Trump tried to confirm Homan in 1.0 but he failed bc Homan was too corrupt even pre-cava bag.)
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
My husband didn't know, so I'll repeat it here: Border Czar isn't a real job. Tom Homan has a fake job with a fake title. It also means that he wasn't confirmed by anyone in Congress. (Trump tried to confirm Homan in 1.0 but he failed bc Homan was too corrupt even pre-cava bag.)
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
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They have white baseball players talking about silence being complicity man they fucked up
Former MLB OF Kole Calhoun speaks out. “What this administration is doing is blatantly racist…I’ve been silent because that is easy. I don’t care what side you’re on or who you voted for, this is wrong… Wake up! Speak out!”
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
They have white baseball players talking about silence being complicity man they fucked up
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This. 1000x. One isn't going to save you from the other. (As evinced by protestors, begging police to arrest Alex Pretti's murderer, on the spot, and getting tear gassed by those very same officers in the process.)
We have to defund ICE and the cops. I’m sorry. It can’t just stop with ICE. We gotta go all the way. 🤷🏾♀️
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
This. 1000x. One isn't going to save you from the other. (As evinced by protestors, begging police to arrest Alex Pretti's murderer, on the spot, and getting tear gassed by those very same officers in the process.)
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Adjusting the switch again
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Adjusting the switch again
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Like I'm sorry that these events all read like a didactic feminist novel but that's not my fault
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Like I'm sorry that these events all read like a didactic feminist novel but that's not my fault
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I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
MAGA military geniuses are talking about Minnesota protestors like they are the Iraqi insurgency, the Taliban, and the Viet Cong all rolled into one.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am just gonna say it, these guys are completely emasculated by the knowledge that they have been out-organized by a group that is significantly made up of women, and all the bullshit call of duty nonsense is cope for their wounded egos bsky.app/profile/jeet...
I have shoveled and lived.
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I have shoveled and lived.
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Chicago Public Library is doing some amazing work.
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Chicago Public Library is doing some amazing work.