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There is clearly a level of personal wealth at which you lose your goddamn mind, public health requires we limit people to just below that level
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 AM
There is clearly a level of personal wealth at which you lose your goddamn mind, public health requires we limit people to just below that level
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January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Quite the blow to meritocracy myths when half the billionaires in the country are in the Epstein files emailing shit like “hey best friend, what should I wear to the crimes party?”
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Quite the blow to meritocracy myths when half the billionaires in the country are in the Epstein files emailing shit like “hey best friend, what should I wear to the crimes party?”
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Every day I wake up and drink my coffee and think, "Soon, you motherfucker. Soon."
September 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Every day I wake up and drink my coffee and think, "Soon, you motherfucker. Soon."
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If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
January 30, 2026 at 9:34 PM
If it is not clear, they are arresting Black activists & journalists b/c they can’t deport them legally & state terror can serve a dual purpose of chilling dissent & labeling Black folks as rioters (read-anti nationals)./1
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
A 🧵 showing how this worked in India from 2014-2019.
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It makes you sound crazy to say this out loud, but it's becoming increasingly clear that the United States government has been effectively toppled by a group of overt pedophiles
Barely a few hours after President Donald Trump named him as the next nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh was revealed to be in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files.
Trump's Fed chair pick named in Epstein files just hours after his nomination
Barely a few hours after President Donald Trump named him as the next nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh was revealed to be in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files.According to The New Republic, "Warsh’s name appears to be on an emailed list of guests to 'St. Barth’s Christm...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
It makes you sound crazy to say this out loud, but it's becoming increasingly clear that the United States government has been effectively toppled by a group of overt pedophiles
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BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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Not to get political, but America is very pretty and has a lot of nice folks making cool things, and I think if we had a president who wasn’t actively trying to murder us, we could have a pretty good time
January 30, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Not to get political, but America is very pretty and has a lot of nice folks making cool things, and I think if we had a president who wasn’t actively trying to murder us, we could have a pretty good time
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"We are supposed to have our constitutional right of the freedom to film, to be a member of the press. I don’t feel like I have my First Amendment right as a member of the press," Georgia Fort said.
https://bit.ly/4qcOQHt
https://bit.ly/4qcOQHt
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"We are supposed to have our constitutional right of the freedom to film, to be a member of the press. I don’t feel like I have my First Amendment right as a member of the press," Georgia Fort said.
https://bit.ly/4qcOQHt
https://bit.ly/4qcOQHt
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Exposing ICE fascists
Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity’
Following in a long American tradition of identifying fascists, a network of leftists has set out to name and shame Trump’s immigration agents
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Exposing ICE fascists
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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
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would be nice if the arrest of journalists for doing journalism resulted in dems in congress saying "asbolutely fucking not" and completely shutting this shit down but ah well nevertheless
January 30, 2026 at 8:15 PM
would be nice if the arrest of journalists for doing journalism resulted in dems in congress saying "asbolutely fucking not" and completely shutting this shit down but ah well nevertheless
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"Lindsey Graham is shutting down the entire federal government to steal hundreds of thousands of your dollars for himself" is the kinda thing that really ought to get mainstream reporters asking more questions about How Is That Fucking Legal and Hey Guys Have You Seen This Fucking Bullshit
NO SENATE VOTE TONIGHT
Couldn’t get all senators to allow a speedy vote. Schumer tells reporters Lindsey Graham is blocking it. “That’s the holdup,” Schumer tells reporters. Graham wants to keep a provision letting him sue to pocket $500,000 over J6 phone records seized.
Couldn’t get all senators to allow a speedy vote. Schumer tells reporters Lindsey Graham is blocking it. “That’s the holdup,” Schumer tells reporters. Graham wants to keep a provision letting him sue to pocket $500,000 over J6 phone records seized.
January 30, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"Lindsey Graham is shutting down the entire federal government to steal hundreds of thousands of your dollars for himself" is the kinda thing that really ought to get mainstream reporters asking more questions about How Is That Fucking Legal and Hey Guys Have You Seen This Fucking Bullshit
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Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
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The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
Yale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1.
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
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One reason you can't just tinker with ICE/CBP is the whole thing is facially illegitimate. The intent is rotten. It's run by a white supremacist maniac and will continue producing white supremacist maniac results
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
One reason you can't just tinker with ICE/CBP is the whole thing is facially illegitimate. The intent is rotten. It's run by a white supremacist maniac and will continue producing white supremacist maniac results
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Jesus fucking Christ, Democrats’ deal with Republicans is just politely asking Republicans to follow the law? We’re so fucking cooked.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Jesus fucking Christ, Democrats’ deal with Republicans is just politely asking Republicans to follow the law? We’re so fucking cooked.
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The police only enforce the laws they want to enforce, and only against the people they want to criminalize.
(ANNOUNCER "It seems that she does not, in fact, have control of the LAPD")
LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says – Daily News www.dailynews.com/2026/01/29/l...
LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says – Daily News www.dailynews.com/2026/01/29/l...
January 30, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The police only enforce the laws they want to enforce, and only against the people they want to criminalize.
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/
Of all the people who turned out to be closet fascists I did not expect Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj warmly embraces Speaker Mike Johnson and he says “I almost wore this coat today, I’m so glad I didn’t.”
January 30, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Of all the people who turned out to be closet fascists I did not expect Nicki Minaj
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Democrats are hoping we'll all be calmer about this in 2 weeks
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
🚨 The Senate has agreed to a deal to vote on 5/6 full appropriations bills and replace the DHS funding measure with a 2-week stopgap bill, per multiple sources. That gives time to negotiate on the Dem demands for ICE and CBP restraints.
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Democrats are hoping we'll all be calmer about this in 2 weeks
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
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People, do not make jokes about giving T. blow jobs when your are lambasting politicians. That's a twofer – it manages to be homophobic and misogynistic at the same time.
Get it together Long Islanders!
Get it together Long Islanders!
FUCKING BRILLIANT!
Tom Suozzi, 1 of 7 democratic congressman who voted to expand ice funding to 10,000,000,000, was confronted by protesters at a speaking event, and receives a vicious rebuke for betraying his country, his party, his constituents, and everything he claims to stand for.
Tom Suozzi, 1 of 7 democratic congressman who voted to expand ice funding to 10,000,000,000, was confronted by protesters at a speaking event, and receives a vicious rebuke for betraying his country, his party, his constituents, and everything he claims to stand for.
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
People, do not make jokes about giving T. blow jobs when your are lambasting politicians. That's a twofer – it manages to be homophobic and misogynistic at the same time.
Get it together Long Islanders!
Get it together Long Islanders!
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this kid is sick now and they stole his backpack and hat! they’ve got half the damn country agreeing with “abolish ICE” and not a single person here is like let’s not be absolute shitheads to the extremely well known five year old we kidnapped
out of control, irredeemable agency
out of control, irredeemable agency
January 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM
this kid is sick now and they stole his backpack and hat! they’ve got half the damn country agreeing with “abolish ICE” and not a single person here is like let’s not be absolute shitheads to the extremely well known five year old we kidnapped
out of control, irredeemable agency
out of control, irredeemable agency
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I have a better idea: re-instate Eisenhower-era tax rates on these billionaires and fully fund education through university and expand Medicare to all.
January 29, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I have a better idea: re-instate Eisenhower-era tax rates on these billionaires and fully fund education through university and expand Medicare to all.
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I urge my colleagues in the Senate to join the majority of House Democrats in voting 'NO' on additional ICE funding this week.
ICE is a lawless agency that has brought harm and chaos to our communities. We must use what powers we have to end this horrific terror campaign.
ICE is a lawless agency that has brought harm and chaos to our communities. We must use what powers we have to end this horrific terror campaign.
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I urge my colleagues in the Senate to join the majority of House Democrats in voting 'NO' on additional ICE funding this week.
ICE is a lawless agency that has brought harm and chaos to our communities. We must use what powers we have to end this horrific terror campaign.
ICE is a lawless agency that has brought harm and chaos to our communities. We must use what powers we have to end this horrific terror campaign.