Spocko
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· Jan 9
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Check out Rep Greg Lopez saying outside the first meeting of the #DOGE Caucus that _there will be some cuts_ to Social Security & Medicare.
As @samseder.bsky.social says on @majorityreport.bsky.social
HANDS OFF OUR EARNED BENEFITS!
Check out Rep Greg Lopez saying outside the first meeting of the #DOGE Caucus that _there will be some cuts_ to Social Security & Medicare.
As @samseder.bsky.social says on @majorityreport.bsky.social
HANDS OFF OUR EARNED BENEFITS!
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The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
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Boy did he pick the wrong guy. Unlike trump supporters who have no idea what they are talking about and cannot defend their views.
January 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Boy did he pick the wrong guy. Unlike trump supporters who have no idea what they are talking about and cannot defend their views.
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JUST IN: @NewYorkStateAG sues Trump admin over halt to Empire & Sunrise offshore wind projects. Docs: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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www.documentcloud.org
January 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
JUST IN: @NewYorkStateAG sues Trump admin over halt to Empire & Sunrise offshore wind projects. Docs: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX-R): "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
The Right went from Don't Tread on Me to Comply or Die in 12 months.
The Right went from Don't Tread on Me to Comply or Die in 12 months.
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX-R): "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
The Right went from Don't Tread on Me to Comply or Die in 12 months.
The Right went from Don't Tread on Me to Comply or Die in 12 months.
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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Oof. Hats off to the guy who took the video. That took some onions.
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Oof. Hats off to the guy who took the video. That took some onions.
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "There was a time that we could take [the federal government] at their word. That time has long passed. That is why we are calling on ICE to halt all operations in Portland until a full and independent investigation can take place."
January 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "There was a time that we could take [the federal government] at their word. That time has long passed. That is why we are calling on ICE to halt all operations in Portland until a full and independent investigation can take place."
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Schiff: I hope Minnesota will insist on being part of that investigation. You certainly cannot trust Kristi Noem—or anything she says or does. Sadly, you also can’t trust an FBI investigation led by Kash Patel. Minnesota needs to have its own role in that investigation
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Schiff: I hope Minnesota will insist on being part of that investigation. You certainly cannot trust Kristi Noem—or anything she says or does. Sadly, you also can’t trust an FBI investigation led by Kash Patel. Minnesota needs to have its own role in that investigation
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I’ve heard from multiple friends today about daycares being raided and parents being ripped out of cars (in one case with a child left behind in the backseat). Grim times here.
The situation in Minneapolis is insane: seemingly many large convoys of heavily armed masked men, blocking off streets at random, grabbing people nearly at random, racing around the city with no discernible plan or aim. Under attack by our own government the day after it killed someone
January 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I’ve heard from multiple friends today about daycares being raided and parents being ripped out of cars (in one case with a child left behind in the backseat). Grim times here.
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I know they’re trying to turn this shooting into Dealey Plaza with their desperate camera angles and excuses for the murderous ICE officer but how do they explain the subsequent refusal to allow a doctor to reach the car? And lying that they already had medics there? All on tape.
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I know they’re trying to turn this shooting into Dealey Plaza with their desperate camera angles and excuses for the murderous ICE officer but how do they explain the subsequent refusal to allow a doctor to reach the car? And lying that they already had medics there? All on tape.
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The image of the blood-soaked airbag next to the glove compartment overflowing with stuffed animals is going to stick with me for a very long time.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
The image of the blood-soaked airbag next to the glove compartment overflowing with stuffed animals is going to stick with me for a very long time.
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Here's a tracker of all the people (40) ICE has shot, including someone celebrating New Years by shooting his gun who was killed by an off-duty ICE goon.
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Here's a tracker of all the people (40) ICE has shot, including someone celebrating New Years by shooting his gun who was killed by an off-duty ICE goon.
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
www.thetrace.org/2025/12/immi...
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As Republicans celebrate Gov. Walz not running again, Hope tells the Post the threats she and Gus were getting in the wake of the Shirley video became too much and he decided to put his family first
January 7, 2026 at 4:12 AM
As Republicans celebrate Gov. Walz not running again, Hope tells the Post the threats she and Gus were getting in the wake of the Shirley video became too much and he decided to put his family first
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You know evil looks like? The MAGA regime cutting billions of dollars in federal funding from healthcare services, scientific research, education, infrastructure, public broadcasting and clean energy development whilst giving billions to Nazi Musk in subsidies to crash rockets.
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
You know evil looks like? The MAGA regime cutting billions of dollars in federal funding from healthcare services, scientific research, education, infrastructure, public broadcasting and clean energy development whilst giving billions to Nazi Musk in subsidies to crash rockets.
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At some point, Americans are going to face a reckoning over what happened five years ago today. The people responsible must be held to account if the rule of law is going to mean anything. I documented the culpability.
mhpbooks.com/books/the-ag...
mhpbooks.com/books/the-ag...
The Age of Insurrection
Melville House is an independent publisher with offices in Brooklyn and London.
mhpbooks.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
At some point, Americans are going to face a reckoning over what happened five years ago today. The people responsible must be held to account if the rule of law is going to mean anything. I documented the culpability.
mhpbooks.com/books/the-ag...
mhpbooks.com/books/the-ag...
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Listen to the panic of this moment as #ICE shoots into her car with kids inside.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Listen to the panic of this moment as #ICE shoots into her car with kids inside.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
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My weekly email to my Congressman…
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
My weekly email to my Congressman…
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Not to get too political but it would be nice if everything would stop getting worse.
January 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Not to get too political but it would be nice if everything would stop getting worse.
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In a nutshell.
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
In a nutshell.
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the water thing about genAI is bullshit but the thing where it makes on-demand nudes and CSAM isn't and the thing where it talks you into killing yourself isn't and those seem pretty bad
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
the water thing about genAI is bullshit but the thing where it makes on-demand nudes and CSAM isn't and the thing where it talks you into killing yourself isn't and those seem pretty bad
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Leave, delete the app, salt the earth behind you, do not look back.
January 2, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Leave, delete the app, salt the earth behind you, do not look back.
I'm trying to clean after #Christmas & I saw this sign.
Free Stuff
To A Good Home
Or A Bad One
We Don't Care
F*** You.
I think the last sentence really sells it.
Free Stuff
To A Good Home
Or A Bad One
We Don't Care
F*** You.
I think the last sentence really sells it.
December 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I'm trying to clean after #Christmas & I saw this sign.
Free Stuff
To A Good Home
Or A Bad One
We Don't Care
F*** You.
I think the last sentence really sells it.
Free Stuff
To A Good Home
Or A Bad One
We Don't Care
F*** You.
I think the last sentence really sells it.
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TIL the invention of Pop-Tarts was a direct result of innovation in dog food.
Woof!
www.chowhound.com/1942980/how-...
Woof!
www.chowhound.com/1942980/how-...
How A Development In Dog Food Led To The Creation Of This Popular Toaster Treat - Chowhound
Believe it or not, the popular, toasty breakfast Pop-Tart was only created due to the development of a particular wrapping on a brand of dog food.
www.chowhound.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
TIL the invention of Pop-Tarts was a direct result of innovation in dog food.
Woof!
www.chowhound.com/1942980/how-...
Woof!
www.chowhound.com/1942980/how-...
"Pop-Tarts, a balanced part of this good breakfast!"
December 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"Pop-Tarts, a balanced part of this good breakfast!"