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"...progress is never a straight climb. There are valleys that feel like failure. But they’re part of the rise... And one day we’ll look back and know that this dark period brought us closer to the country we were always meant to be: free, fair, and full of justice for all." --H D Reese
January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"...progress is never a straight climb. There are valleys that feel like failure. But they’re part of the rise... And one day we’ll look back and know that this dark period brought us closer to the country we were always meant to be: free, fair, and full of justice for all." --H D Reese
"I’ll remember all the brave souls who [fought]...injustice,...how we still got up every single day, even when we knew the news would bring more cruelty, more chaos, more betrayal...That...we pushed back, we voted them out, and we held them accountable for their crimes." -H D Reese
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"I’ll remember all the brave souls who [fought]...injustice,...how we still got up every single day, even when we knew the news would bring more cruelty, more chaos, more betrayal...That...we pushed back, we voted them out, and we held them accountable for their crimes." -H D Reese
"...while everyone keeps watching Tru*mp, the machine behind him is...preparing for what comes next...laying the foundation for a permanent, post-democratic America. And they don’t need Tr*mp to finish the job. They just need enough silence from the rest of us to get away with it." H D Reese
January 27, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"...while everyone keeps watching Tru*mp, the machine behind him is...preparing for what comes next...laying the foundation for a permanent, post-democratic America. And they don’t need Tr*mp to finish the job. They just need enough silence from the rest of us to get away with it." H D Reese
"...the same man who fast-tracked mRNA vaccines under Operation Warp Speed now entertains anti-vax conspiracy theories. He knows they aren’t true. He’s vaccinated himself." --H D Reese
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
"...the same man who fast-tracked mRNA vaccines under Operation Warp Speed now entertains anti-vax conspiracy theories. He knows they aren’t true. He’s vaccinated himself." --H D Reese
"The Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025 architects likely came to him with an offer: we’ll bankroll your run...and keep you from going to prison. But in return,...we write the executive orders, we decide the laws, we name the officials. You just sign off and stay out of the way." --H D Reese
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"The Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025 architects likely came to him with an offer: we’ll bankroll your run...and keep you from going to prison. But in return,...we write the executive orders, we decide the laws, we name the officials. You just sign off and stay out of the way." --H D Reese
"D0nald Tr*mp didn’t run for president again because he loves the job or believes in public service. He ran because it was an opportunity to carry out his retribution hit list, to amass greater wealth, and because winning was his clearest path to escaping prosecution." --H D Reese
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"D0nald Tr*mp didn’t run for president again because he loves the job or believes in public service. He ran because it was an opportunity to carry out his retribution hit list, to amass greater wealth, and because winning was his clearest path to escaping prosecution." --H D Reese
"The reason his decline is being allowed to continue is because powerful people are benefiting from it. Stephen Miller. Susie Wiles. Peter Thiel. The architects of Project 2025. The Heritage Foundation. Turning Point USA. Elon Musk...Names with no accountability to the public." H D Reese
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"The reason his decline is being allowed to continue is because powerful people are benefiting from it. Stephen Miller. Susie Wiles. Peter Thiel. The architects of Project 2025. The Heritage Foundation. Turning Point USA. Elon Musk...Names with no accountability to the public." H D Reese
update on Minneapolis
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January 26, 2026
Yesterday President Donald J.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
update on Minneapolis
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One [ICE] agent said he had “always given the benefit of the doubt to the government in these situations” but no longer believed “any of the statements they put out anymore.” --HCR
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
One [ICE] agent said he had “always given the benefit of the doubt to the government in these situations” but no longer believed “any of the statements they put out anymore.” --HCR
“United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong,” --Republican Chris Madel
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
“United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That’s wrong,” --Republican Chris Madel
"...during his first term, Trump sought to turn the Military on citizens by shooting Black Lives Matter protestors, but was dissuaded from doing so by [military] leaders [who have since been fired or quit]. Now...there is almost nothing standing in his way, other than We the People." --J Pavlovitz
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
"...during his first term, Trump sought to turn the Military on citizens by shooting Black Lives Matter protestors, but was dissuaded from doing so by [military] leaders [who have since been fired or quit]. Now...there is almost nothing standing in his way, other than We the People." --J Pavlovitz
"Declaring Martial Law has always been his endgame, and his strategy has been transparent: create an emergency where one did not exist and propose to bring Law and Order to a lawlessness and disorder of which he is the sole author." --J Pavlovitz
January 26, 2026 at 4:14 PM
"Declaring Martial Law has always been his endgame, and his strategy has been transparent: create an emergency where one did not exist and propose to bring Law and Order to a lawlessness and disorder of which he is the sole author." --J Pavlovitz
"Minneapolis is a test by this corrupt Administration of how much illegality the American people will tolerate, how willing we will be to abide authoritarianism, and how easily ordinary people will allow an arm of the government to be weaponized against us." --J Pavlovitz
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"Minneapolis is a test by this corrupt Administration of how much illegality the American people will tolerate, how willing we will be to abide authoritarianism, and how easily ordinary people will allow an arm of the government to be weaponized against us." --J Pavlovitz
"Good and Pretti weren’t accidents, and they weren’t about immigration: these intentional killings, these murders, were unambiguous messages...'Get in our way and we will kill you, and nobody will do anything about it. Obey or die.'” --The Hartmann Report
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"Good and Pretti weren’t accidents, and they weren’t about immigration: these intentional killings, these murders, were unambiguous messages...'Get in our way and we will kill you, and nobody will do anything about it. Obey or die.'” --The Hartmann Report
"We must come together across every line they want to use to divide us. Race, class, religion, gender, immigration status, disability, political affiliation, none of that can be used to turn us against each other now. We must move together, stand together, and be there for one another." --H D Reese
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"We must come together across every line they want to use to divide us. Race, class, religion, gender, immigration status, disability, political affiliation, none of that can be used to turn us against each other now. We must move together, stand together, and be there for one another." --H D Reese
“The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.” --Barack Obama
January 26, 2026 at 3:58 PM
“The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.” --Barack Obama