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Who voted for billionaire tax cuts; taking healthcare & aid from millions; deporting citizens & locking officials up; ending rule of law and civil service; book bans & policing of speech; tariffs jacking up prices; attacks on science & vaccines; military invasion of US city & an illegal war on Iran?
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A 21-year old anti-ICE protester has been left permanently blinded in California after a Department of Homeland Security agent shot him in the face with a nonlethal round at point-blank range on Friday. trib.al/i7dkhL4
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 AM
A 21-year old anti-ICE protester has been left permanently blinded in California after a Department of Homeland Security agent shot him in the face with a nonlethal round at point-blank range on Friday. trib.al/i7dkhL4
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I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”
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I'm finding it very cognitively dissonant to see Dems navel gazing about how to "message" on grocery prices when the batshit crazy president is waging warat home and abroad. I guess that's all they believe we care about but it feels more and more like fiddling while the world burns.
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I'm finding it very cognitively dissonant to see Dems navel gazing about how to "message" on grocery prices when the batshit crazy president is waging warat home and abroad. I guess that's all they believe we care about but it feels more and more like fiddling while the world burns.
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I'm on the ground in MN because, as MLK taught us, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Stay tuned.
January 19, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I'm on the ground in MN because, as MLK taught us, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Stay tuned.
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The letter that Donald Trump sent to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway.
If this isn’t reason enough to impeach this asshole, I don’t know what it will take.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #FucktRump #Norway
If this isn’t reason enough to impeach this asshole, I don’t know what it will take.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #FucktRump #Norway
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The letter that Donald Trump sent to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of Norway.
If this isn’t reason enough to impeach this asshole, I don’t know what it will take.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #FucktRump #Norway
If this isn’t reason enough to impeach this asshole, I don’t know what it will take.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #FucktRump #Norway
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This is the second reported immigrant death at the very same ICE facility
The first was likely to be classified as a homicide
They are putting Latino men in “detention” camps and killing them
The first was likely to be classified as a homicide
They are putting Latino men in “detention” camps and killing them
January 19, 2026 at 2:15 AM
This is the second reported immigrant death at the very same ICE facility
The first was likely to be classified as a homicide
They are putting Latino men in “detention” camps and killing them
The first was likely to be classified as a homicide
They are putting Latino men in “detention” camps and killing them
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It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland
Speaking to Britain's Sunday program on BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio reiterated that conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.
aleteia.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
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This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
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Monday front pages of UK papers *across the political spectrum* from populist right to center left. Greenland is everything. No one understands why the nominal opposition party would be talking about groceries 8/x bsky.app/profile/mcpl...
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Monday front pages of UK papers *across the political spectrum* from populist right to center left. Greenland is everything. No one understands why the nominal opposition party would be talking about groceries 8/x bsky.app/profile/mcpl...
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In short, Chuck and Hakeem need to go, but if they cling on by their focus-grouped fingernails then Chuck needs to find something stronger than ‘quixotic’ to describe threatened military action against NATO allies 7/x
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
In short, Chuck and Hakeem need to go, but if they cling on by their focus-grouped fingernails then Chuck needs to find something stronger than ‘quixotic’ to describe threatened military action against NATO allies 7/x
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A future Democratic party government in the US will have to work very hard to rebuild relationships. The current leadership presumably thinks that they’ll be greeted with the same hysterical relief that benefited Obama who was basically canonized for not being Bush 4/x
January 19, 2026 at 4:52 AM
A future Democratic party government in the US will have to work very hard to rebuild relationships. The current leadership presumably thinks that they’ll be greeted with the same hysterical relief that benefited Obama who was basically canonized for not being Bush 4/x
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To Europeans Trump’s bullying and threats seem much more continuous with the past than most American liberals imagine. They think it’s obvious that they’re the Good Guys. It’s not. 3/x
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 AM
To Europeans Trump’s bullying and threats seem much more continuous with the past than most American liberals imagine. They think it’s obvious that they’re the Good Guys. It’s not. 3/x
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Maybe their pollsters are telling them that the kitchen table stuff plays well domestically, but internationally it’s really bad. The Dems have their own sordid history of military interventionism. They aren’t trusted and their muted criticism says more than they suspect 2/x
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Maybe their pollsters are telling them that the kitchen table stuff plays well domestically, but internationally it’s really bad. The Dems have their own sordid history of military interventionism. They aren’t trusted and their muted criticism says more than they suspect 2/x
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Establishment Dems responding to the threatened annexation of Greenland by messaging about cost of living issues really don’t understand that to Europeans it looks like they either don’t see this as a crisis or are tacitly in favor of it. 1/x
January 19, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Establishment Dems responding to the threatened annexation of Greenland by messaging about cost of living issues really don’t understand that to Europeans it looks like they either don’t see this as a crisis or are tacitly in favor of it. 1/x
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this seems correct.
trump only cares when it hits him personally. they should sanction trump directly.
you wanna see results: close his scottish golf course.
you wanna see results: close his scottish golf course.
January 19, 2026 at 5:32 AM
this seems correct.
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“Leave Greenland alone!”
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Leave Greenland alone!”
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
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These people’s stories need to be heard. Each one spent time in an ICE detention center, and each one was here legally. What they described was inhumane, and these weren’t poor immigrants.
#ICEDetention #FuckICE #ProudBlue #Resist
youtu.be/e4X0hI40a8A?...
#ICEDetention #FuckICE #ProudBlue #Resist
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Inside ICE Detention: Stripped, Shackled, Starved
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
These people’s stories need to be heard. Each one spent time in an ICE detention center, and each one was here legally. What they described was inhumane, and these weren’t poor immigrants.
#ICEDetention #FuckICE #ProudBlue #Resist
youtu.be/e4X0hI40a8A?...
#ICEDetention #FuckICE #ProudBlue #Resist
youtu.be/e4X0hI40a8A?...
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#ResistanceRoots
Artist Wefail has created an image of Trump devouring America in a reimagination of Francisco Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son. Goya’s painting is one of a group of 14 works known as the Black Paintings, which were created during a period of extreme psychological distress. /1
Artist Wefail has created an image of Trump devouring America in a reimagination of Francisco Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son. Goya’s painting is one of a group of 14 works known as the Black Paintings, which were created during a period of extreme psychological distress. /1
January 19, 2026 at 12:19 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Artist Wefail has created an image of Trump devouring America in a reimagination of Francisco Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son. Goya’s painting is one of a group of 14 works known as the Black Paintings, which were created during a period of extreme psychological distress. /1
Artist Wefail has created an image of Trump devouring America in a reimagination of Francisco Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son. Goya’s painting is one of a group of 14 works known as the Black Paintings, which were created during a period of extreme psychological distress. /1
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At this point, I’m not convinced the GOP would impeach Trump if he nuked Minnesota.
They’re a bunch of subservient cowards.
They’re a bunch of subservient cowards.
January 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
At this point, I’m not convinced the GOP would impeach Trump if he nuked Minnesota.
They’re a bunch of subservient cowards.
They’re a bunch of subservient cowards.
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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Seems like they’re just not that into us 🤷🏼
January 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Seems like they’re just not that into us 🤷🏼
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If Congress would exercise its powers and the military was clearly going to disobey illegal orders, I'd feel a lot more confident that the decaying geriatric toddler president wasn't in a position to start WWIII.
We have consistently underlined our shared transatlantic interest in peace and security in the Arctic, including through NATO. The pre-coordinated Danish exercise, conducted with allies, responds to the need to strengthen Arctic security and poses no threat to anyone.
January 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
If Congress would exercise its powers and the military was clearly going to disobey illegal orders, I'd feel a lot more confident that the decaying geriatric toddler president wasn't in a position to start WWIII.
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There are 3,000 ICE agents in Minneapolis beating, gassing, and pepper-spraying bystanders. “The only disorder in Minneapolis is being directly caused by the Trump administration’s criminal invasion.” From Ryan Cooper:
trib.al/ypsbW4o
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Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in Minneapolis - The American Prospect
There are reportedly about 3,000 federal immigration officers running riot in Minneapolis. They have been captured on video beating, gassing, and pepper-spraying bystanders and kidnapping people off the street.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
There are 3,000 ICE agents in Minneapolis beating, gassing, and pepper-spraying bystanders. “The only disorder in Minneapolis is being directly caused by the Trump administration’s criminal invasion.” From Ryan Cooper:
trib.al/ypsbW4o
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