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"Right-wing commentators need liberal governance to fail spectacularly in the public imagination; their entire political project depends on convincing people that collective solutions don’t work."
Super Bowl bursts popular right-wing media myth
Conservative commentators and podcast bros backtrack on what they've said about San Francisco
www.salon.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
"Right-wing commentators need liberal governance to fail spectacularly in the public imagination; their entire political project depends on convincing people that collective solutions don’t work."
Bovino kicked out of Vegas bar, a few nights after a Vegas crowd at the AEW wrestling event chanted F* Ice before the main event!
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Bovino kicked out of Vegas bar, a few nights after a Vegas crowd at the AEW wrestling event chanted F* Ice before the main event!
Waterloo. Stalingrad. Minneapolis?
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Waterloo. Stalingrad. Minneapolis?
In other words, exactly what a good social democracy delivers.
"When we asked voters what they were most worried about affording, they ... didn’t mention the costs of goods that surged in the wake of the pandemic ... Instead, they mentioned major expenses like housing, retirement and health care."
"When we asked voters what they were most worried about affording, they ... didn’t mention the costs of goods that surged in the wake of the pandemic ... Instead, they mentioned major expenses like housing, retirement and health care."
What Americans Really Mean by ‘Affordability’
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
In other words, exactly what a good social democracy delivers.
"When we asked voters what they were most worried about affording, they ... didn’t mention the costs of goods that surged in the wake of the pandemic ... Instead, they mentioned major expenses like housing, retirement and health care."
"When we asked voters what they were most worried about affording, they ... didn’t mention the costs of goods that surged in the wake of the pandemic ... Instead, they mentioned major expenses like housing, retirement and health care."
Dan Troccoli, a public middle school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to ICE and the Trump regime.
A Minneapolis Teacher Wants the Whole Country in the Streets
Dan Troccoli, a public middle school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to ICE and the Trump regime.
www.thenation.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Dan Troccoli, a public middle school teacher, says everyone should start “emulating” Minneapolis’s resistance to ICE and the Trump regime.
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Meanwhile, what evangelicals are hearing is: are the "riots" in our streets a sign of the end times?!? And they're being told to pray for law enforcement and for Kristi Noem and other Trump officials. See Franklin Graham on Christian Broadcasting Network:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-kU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-kU...
Are We Near the End Times? Franklin Graham's Powerful Warning Amid World 'Implosion'
YouTube video by CBN News
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Meanwhile, what evangelicals are hearing is: are the "riots" in our streets a sign of the end times?!? And they're being told to pray for law enforcement and for Kristi Noem and other Trump officials. See Franklin Graham on Christian Broadcasting Network:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-kU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-kU...
For folks not in MN looking for ways to support. Please share!
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
For folks not in MN looking for ways to support. Please share!
The fact that we are here, with a threat of invoking the Insurrection Act, is horrific. But we have to deal with where we are, not where we wish we were. It would be terrible on so many levels. But, could it also be overreach, exposing the regime in new ways that both undermine it and strengthen us?
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to put down protests in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the rarely used federal law to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of...
www.pbs.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The fact that we are here, with a threat of invoking the Insurrection Act, is horrific. But we have to deal with where we are, not where we wish we were. It would be terrible on so many levels. But, could it also be overreach, exposing the regime in new ways that both undermine it and strengthen us?
Build those resistance networks: He said individual reports from the public have also “spiked” “a lot” since Good’s shooting. “I’ve had hotel staff sending post-it notes, bar staff sending DHS IDs, and loads of people saying their neighbour is an agent,” he said.
Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Build those resistance networks: He said individual reports from the public have also “spiked” “a lot” since Good’s shooting. “I’ve had hotel staff sending post-it notes, bar staff sending DHS IDs, and loads of people saying their neighbour is an agent,” he said.
gee those Iranian security forces sure look familiar.
World reacts to Iran protests, US military threats against Tehran
Global leaders have been divided on the protests, with the US and its allies backing the protesters.
www.aljazeera.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
gee those Iranian security forces sure look familiar.
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This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One.
I think they know this is bad. Really bad.
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So NBC News has now changed how this post, without any mention of the edits. I had left the webpage open, and on the left is the original (also posted above), and on the right is newer, tamer take.
Same basic point, sure, but downplays the "not as trained" part. Makes it more implied than express.
Same basic point, sure, but downplays the "not as trained" part. Makes it more implied than express.
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM
So NBC News has now changed how this post, without any mention of the edits. I had left the webpage open, and on the left is the original (also posted above), and on the right is newer, tamer take.
Same basic point, sure, but downplays the "not as trained" part. Makes it more implied than express.
Same basic point, sure, but downplays the "not as trained" part. Makes it more implied than express.
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PLATNER: “The illegal attack on Venezuela is not foreign policy — it’s gangsterism on an international scale.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 AM
PLATNER: “The illegal attack on Venezuela is not foreign policy — it’s gangsterism on an international scale.”
Iowa Democrat Wins State Senate Seat, Fending Off G.O.P. Supermajority
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
And where shall the people go?
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
And where shall the people go?
NYT busy rebranding the military-tech-industrial complex. It's almost like we forgot where a militarized nationalism leads.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | America’s Military Needs a Culture Shift (Gift Article)
The benefits of serving have never been more appealing, but the Pentagon needs a better approach to recruiting new talent.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
NYT busy rebranding the military-tech-industrial complex. It's almost like we forgot where a militarized nationalism leads.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Looks like this horrific incident is another example of blowback. Our foreign policy must change.
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
What were the Afghan "Zero Units" that the National Guard shooting suspect reportedly worked for?
The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.
www.cbsnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Looks like this horrific incident is another example of blowback. Our foreign policy must change.
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
which is exactly why both right wingers and centrist dems are terrified. because what we have here is so far from normal.
was in Spain when Mamdani was elected and -- can confirm this was largely the sentiment! many many congratulations upon hearing I was from NY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
which is exactly why both right wingers and centrist dems are terrified. because what we have here is so far from normal.
There was a light side?
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who spoke of embracing the "dark side" of power, died this week at age 84.
“The Dark Side”: Dick Cheney’s Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program
Dick Cheney, the former vice president and one of the key architects of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, died Monday at age 84. Cheney served six terms in Congress as Wyoming’s lone representative befo...
www.democracynow.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There was a light side?
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who spoke of embracing the "dark side" of power, died this week at age 84.
“The Dark Side”: Dick Cheney’s Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program
Dick Cheney, the former vice president and one of the key architects of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, died Monday at age 84. Cheney served six terms in Congress as Wyoming’s lone representative befo...
www.democracynow.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who spoke of embracing the "dark side" of power, died this week at age 84.
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
"We’re getting calls about polls being closed," Adams posted to X Tuesday. "They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry."
Social media erupts with laughter, mockery over Kentucky official's obvious election reminder to residents
Secretary of State Michael Adams reminded Kentucky voters that 2025 is an off-year with no state elections, even though some states are holding races.
www.foxnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"We’re getting calls about polls being closed," Adams posted to X Tuesday. "They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry."