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Socialist. From Seattle and New Mexico. Former AUSA, ex-journalist Latin American Review, Dog lover, avid reader, news junkie.
"[Riley] Gaines, however, remained unmoved. “I will say thank you to our ICE agents,” she said on the podcast. “Thank you for not abandoning that five-year-old boy like his father did. I’m glad and I’m grateful.” MAGA has no capacity for empathy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The womanosphere urges dubious followers to back ICE: ‘Don’t let compassion cloud you’
Conservative figures such as Riley Gaines and Allie Beth Stuckey are urging their followers to ward off empathy for victims of ICE’s crackdown
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
"[Riley] Gaines, however, remained unmoved. “I will say thank you to our ICE agents,” she said on the podcast. “Thank you for not abandoning that five-year-old boy like his father did. I’m glad and I’m grateful.” MAGA has no capacity for empathy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Bruce Springsteen releases song on Minneapolis. Shades of Bob Dylan. Good stuff. Listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Bruce Springsteen releases song on Minneapolis. Shades of Bob Dylan. Good stuff. Listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
January 26, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
While Auschwitz Barbie is out playing Fascist commander it seems we have lost sight of the fact that both Kristi and Corey Lewandowski are still each married. Meet the cucks: Bryon Noem and Alison Lewandowski. Good Christians just having open relationships. #KristiNoem
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
While Auschwitz Barbie is out playing Fascist commander it seems we have lost sight of the fact that both Kristi and Corey Lewandowski are still each married. Meet the cucks: Bryon Noem and Alison Lewandowski. Good Christians just having open relationships. #KristiNoem
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basically a collection of weiss's friends and pet projects
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
basically a collection of weiss's friends and pet projects
We must stop normalizing this lawless ethnocide by Stephen Miller and his #ICE goons. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
We must stop normalizing this lawless ethnocide by Stephen Miller and his #ICE goons. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The first is to see the nation tipping more deeply into Trump’s fascist police state. ICE and the border patrol...they’re engaged in extrajudicial killings with apparent impunity. It’s a tipping point toward mass revulsion over Trump and the people around him. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it | Robert Reich
A chance encounter reminded me: there are two ways to look at what’s happened in Minneapolis
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The first is to see the nation tipping more deeply into Trump’s fascist police state. ICE and the border patrol...they’re engaged in extrajudicial killings with apparent impunity. It’s a tipping point toward mass revulsion over Trump and the people around him. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Ms. Garcia, 56, has had enough. The Republican Party is in trouble, she said in an interview, predicting that it will lose this year’s midterm elections if the White House does not soon reconsider its harsh immigration enforcement tactics." When you've lost the Cubans, you are in trouble.
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"Ms. Garcia, 56, has had enough. The Republican Party is in trouble, she said in an interview, predicting that it will lose this year’s midterm elections if the White House does not soon reconsider its harsh immigration enforcement tactics." When you've lost the Cubans, you are in trouble.
We are getting an alternative to Tik Tok that will not be owned by the Trump-loving billionaire Ellison family. #Upscrolled. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
Disgruntled TikTok Users Turn To UpScrolled—Which Outranks TikTok On App Store
UpScrolled, a new social media platform that says it does not shadowban or censor users, ranks No. 12 on Apple’s app store among free apps, one spot above TikTok.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
We are getting an alternative to Tik Tok that will not be owned by the Trump-loving billionaire Ellison family. #Upscrolled. www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
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Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️
#WorldCup ⚽️
Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP
The South Korean was traveling to California on Wednesday to take part in a Giants FanFest tour stop in San Ramon.
sfstandard.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️
#WorldCup ⚽️
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The idea that fascism’s progress starts with the ability to “fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent” is often quoted. The wrapper to this passage by Bertrand Russell, from his 1940 essay “Freedom and Government” is even more prescient in today’s political climate: …
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The idea that fascism’s progress starts with the ability to “fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent” is often quoted. The wrapper to this passage by Bertrand Russell, from his 1940 essay “Freedom and Government” is even more prescient in today’s political climate: …
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
It's time to abolish ICE
Federal immigration agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, the third such incident in just weeks amid aggressive federal enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agen...
actionnetwork.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
“ICE agents laughing, something broke inside him. I grab my keys, I grab a coat, and drive over,” Knutson told me. “I barely park my car and I’m running out screaming and crying, ‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?’” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
“ICE agents laughing, something broke inside him. I grab my keys, I grab a coat, and drive over,” Knutson told me. “I barely park my car and I’m running out screaming and crying, ‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?’” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Steve Vladeck breaks down the illegality of the Trump regime's shenanigans in the courts. www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice
Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Steve Vladeck breaks down the illegality of the Trump regime's shenanigans in the courts. www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
'It is hard to know how widespread any sense of discontent is among ICE and Border Patrol agents on the ground in Minneapolis or other cities. Many have been seen arguing with protesters and appear to be supporting one another during confrontations.' #AbolishICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
'It is hard to know how widespread any sense of discontent is among ICE and Border Patrol agents on the ground in Minneapolis or other cities. Many have been seen arguing with protesters and appear to be supporting one another during confrontations.' #AbolishICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
"When the facts change, I change my mind. Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"When the facts change, I change my mind. Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
ChatGPT has been giving me incorrect answers to simple questions. What is the point of this AI if it is citing Elmo's GROK feces as accurate. May as well get my information from Tik Tok. Done with #ChatGPT. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
ChatGPT has been giving me incorrect answers to simple questions. What is the point of this AI if it is citing Elmo's GROK feces as accurate. May as well get my information from Tik Tok. Done with #ChatGPT. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Wow. The NRA finally comes around. "Essayli’s post received a community note on X which said the US constitution prohibits “officers from shooting citizens merely for possessing a weapon that is not an ‘imminent threat’”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti
Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Wow. The NRA finally comes around. "Essayli’s post received a community note on X which said the US constitution prohibits “officers from shooting citizens merely for possessing a weapon that is not an ‘imminent threat’”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
There is a logic to ICE paramilitary - akin to Hitler's brownshirts - that is at work. "There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
There is a logic to ICE paramilitary - akin to Hitler's brownshirts - that is at work. "There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."