Seaside Don
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Mitaqua oyasin wankan tanka. We are all related to the Great Mystery.
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The 10 Tactics of Fascism | Jason Stanley
10 minutes | "Never Again?" How fascism hijacks democracies over and over. Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. Before coming to Yale in 2013, he was Distingu...
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Pay attention please. It's a disgrace to all who have served in the armed forces that we let this take root.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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If you want to see the “mainstreaming of hate” in 2026, look at the videos of Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate partying to “Heil Hitler” in Miami this past weekend. This isn’t fringe. It’s the cultural vanguard of the MAGA machine. I break down how the pipeline to extremism was built in my latest piece.
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate
The betrayal behind the rhetoric of safety
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
If you want to see the “mainstreaming of hate” in 2026, look at the videos of Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate partying to “Heil Hitler” in Miami this past weekend. This isn’t fringe. It’s the cultural vanguard of the MAGA machine. I break down how the pipeline to extremism was built in my latest piece.
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"The coffins with three Danish soldiers killed in Helmand, Afghanistan, arriving in Denmark in Dec. 2008."
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
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""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
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I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 PM
"The coffins with three Danish soldiers killed in Helmand, Afghanistan, arriving in Denmark in Dec. 2008."
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...
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Today feels like a good day to spotlight the recent appeal made by Kurihara Toshio, one of the preeminent Japanese reporters on the war memory beat, to journalists covering war today.
Its drawn from his research on the failures of Japan's media establishment in the 1930s:
apjjf.org/2025/9/fedman
Its drawn from his research on the failures of Japan's media establishment in the 1930s:
apjjf.org/2025/9/fedman
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Today feels like a good day to spotlight the recent appeal made by Kurihara Toshio, one of the preeminent Japanese reporters on the war memory beat, to journalists covering war today.
Its drawn from his research on the failures of Japan's media establishment in the 1930s:
apjjf.org/2025/9/fedman
Its drawn from his research on the failures of Japan's media establishment in the 1930s:
apjjf.org/2025/9/fedman
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January 19, 2026
January 19, 2026
Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
January 19, 2026
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None of us chose to be in a moment that calls on us to defend freedom, yet here we are. If we lose, we’ll find out soon enough. But there’s only one way to find out if we can win.
Hell no, it's not over
We still have rights. Time to use them.
www.motherjones.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
None of us chose to be in a moment that calls on us to defend freedom, yet here we are. If we lose, we’ll find out soon enough. But there’s only one way to find out if we can win.
"I can't understand. If my government said they would attack Sweden, then Denmark would step up and protest that," he said. "I like protests in the U.S. But why aren't there more normal, average Americans stepping up, trying to protest what is going on? It's crazy."
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'Not for sale': massive protest in Copenhagen against Trump's desire to acquire Greenland
Thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen to push back on President Trump's rhetoric that the U.S. should acquire Greenland.
www.npr.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"I can't understand. If my government said they would attack Sweden, then Denmark would step up and protest that," he said. "I like protests in the U.S. But why aren't there more normal, average Americans stepping up, trying to protest what is going on? It's crazy."
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/g...
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/g...
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Donald Trump is trying to con Americans into believing that immigrants are the greatest threat to our democracy in order to hide the the fact that Donald Trump and his corruption is the greatest threat to our democracy.
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Donald Trump is trying to con Americans into believing that immigrants are the greatest threat to our democracy in order to hide the the fact that Donald Trump and his corruption is the greatest threat to our democracy.
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Note that invisibly before all of our very eyes: Each of these lawless acts, playing out, now close to literally every hour of every day, strengthens the bond between leader, henchmen and foot soldiers, and their collective investment to hold onto power.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Note that invisibly before all of our very eyes: Each of these lawless acts, playing out, now close to literally every hour of every day, strengthens the bond between leader, henchmen and foot soldiers, and their collective investment to hold onto power.
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President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is going after his enemies. Here's what you need to know:
The latest on Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ, briefly explained
A big week for Trump’s DOJ doing what he wants.
www.vox.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is going after his enemies. Here's what you need to know:
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Civilian protest is protected by the Constitution. ICE's recent actions in Minneapolis are designed to discourage protest, there and elsewhere.
But we will not be silent.
youtu.be/hThiL-U5Peo
But we will not be silent.
youtu.be/hThiL-U5Peo
Minneapolis, Lead the Way
YouTube video by Unite 4 Veterans
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January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Civilian protest is protected by the Constitution. ICE's recent actions in Minneapolis are designed to discourage protest, there and elsewhere.
But we will not be silent.
youtu.be/hThiL-U5Peo
But we will not be silent.
youtu.be/hThiL-U5Peo
"One common cause". Or, not.
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The American Revolution | Episode 1: Introduction
The American Revolution will be a war that will pit brother against brother – and birth a nation.
www.pbs.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"One common cause". Or, not.
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pretty important hour of news. www.pbs.org/video/januar...
PBS News Hour | Season 2026 | January 12, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
January 12, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
www.pbs.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
pretty important hour of news. www.pbs.org/video/januar...
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Great succinct updates from Brett Meiselas.. really a great punchy summary of the news- I love it! He gets down to business.. no hype!
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BREAKING NEWS UPDATES — 1/13/26 — 1:33pm ET
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Great succinct updates from Brett Meiselas.. really a great punchy summary of the news- I love it! He gets down to business.. no hype!
youtube.com/shorts/3XRUp...
youtube.com/shorts/3XRUp...
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Ansari: I think ICE is completely out of control, and there should be no more funding given to ICE. The funding that's already has been given to them through the big ugly bill should be stripped entirely
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Ansari: I think ICE is completely out of control, and there should be no more funding given to ICE. The funding that's already has been given to them through the big ugly bill should be stripped entirely
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They want you to "quit demonstrating"
They want you to "quit demonstrating"
Trump's second-term crackdown on dissent started with pro-Palestinian activists. It didn’t end there.
www.motherjones.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
They want you to "quit demonstrating"
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
(Published Nov. 2025)
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
(Published Nov. 2025)
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
(Published Nov. 2025)
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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“The alarm was warranted. Everyone on the scene had witnessed the crossing of a crucial line in Donald Trump’s mass-deportation project: ICE had just killed an American citizen on American soil”
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January 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“The alarm was warranted. Everyone on the scene had witnessed the crossing of a crucial line in Donald Trump’s mass-deportation project: ICE had just killed an American citizen on American soil”
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The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Justice Department ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
As senior editor of Lawfare Media Eric Columbus commented: “Do Vance and DHS think we can’t actually watch the video?” Multiple social media users noted that Good’s last words to Ross were “That’s fine. I’m not mad at you,” while his to her, after he shot her in the face, were “F*cking b*tch!”
January 11, 2026 at 3:53 PM
As senior editor of Lawfare Media Eric Columbus commented: “Do Vance and DHS think we can’t actually watch the video?” Multiple social media users noted that Good’s last words to Ross were “That’s fine. I’m not mad at you,” while his to her, after he shot her in the face, were “F*cking b*tch!”