Sue Baird
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Sign waver and defender of democracy. Indivisible Phoenix. Slava Ukraini. Huge HCR fan.
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January 22, 2026
January 22, 2026
Vice President J.D.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:31 AM
January 22, 2026
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January 21, 2026
January 21, 2026
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, a visibly exhausted president of the United States of America rambled in angry free association in a speech before the world’s leaders.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:12 AM
January 21, 2026
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Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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January 20, 2026
January 20, 2026
World leaders are gathered at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which is taking place from January 19 to January 23.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:23 AM
January 20, 2026
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Gov. Andy Beshear: "We've gone from leader of the free world to the bully on the playground."
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Gov. Andy Beshear: "We've gone from leader of the free world to the bully on the playground."
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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.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
January 19, 2026
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Are we sure he can still distinguish a camel from an elephant?
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Are we sure he can still distinguish a camel from an elephant?
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The president encounters a binder clip for the first time, then talks about it for a while.
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off."
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The president encounters a binder clip for the first time, then talks about it for a while.
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
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The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
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Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, citing ‘poor’ U.S. government finances
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/a...
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Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, citing 'poor' U.S. government finances
AkademikerPension's move comes amid increasing tensions between Denmark and the U.S. over Greenland.
www.cnbc.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, citing ‘poor’ U.S. government finances
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/a...
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"WHERE IS MY MOMMY?"
Imagine if this were your child.
Imagine your child lost BOTH parents!
This administration is destroying families. It's traumatizing millions!
What kind of person is okay with that?
Call your Senators & demand they redirect ICE funding.
202-224-3121!
No caving tolerated!
Imagine if this were your child.
Imagine your child lost BOTH parents!
This administration is destroying families. It's traumatizing millions!
What kind of person is okay with that?
Call your Senators & demand they redirect ICE funding.
202-224-3121!
No caving tolerated!
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"WHERE IS MY MOMMY?"
Imagine if this were your child.
Imagine your child lost BOTH parents!
This administration is destroying families. It's traumatizing millions!
What kind of person is okay with that?
Call your Senators & demand they redirect ICE funding.
202-224-3121!
No caving tolerated!
Imagine if this were your child.
Imagine your child lost BOTH parents!
This administration is destroying families. It's traumatizing millions!
What kind of person is okay with that?
Call your Senators & demand they redirect ICE funding.
202-224-3121!
No caving tolerated!
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January 18, 2026
January 18, 2026
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:54 AM
January 18, 2026
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REMINDER: you can LISTEN instead. Just search "Letters from an American" on Substack or your favorite podcast platform!
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 AM
REMINDER: you can LISTEN instead. Just search "Letters from an American" on Substack or your favorite podcast platform!
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Re: Greenland.
Can we stop imagining Trump is anything other than certifiably insane?
Can we stop imagining Trump is anything other than certifiably insane?
January 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Re: Greenland.
Can we stop imagining Trump is anything other than certifiably insane?
Can we stop imagining Trump is anything other than certifiably insane?
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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⚡️THANK YOU, EXCELLENT!
Rep. Jason Crow ⚡️⚡️⚡️
I listened to your great interview with Heather Cox Richardson.
And then this message for America and The World:⚡️🌍⚡️
“I went to war 3 times for America”
-this kept echoing✨
After 3 times at war, I cannot even imagine how you and
other #Vets are feeling! 🙏
Rep. Jason Crow ⚡️⚡️⚡️
I listened to your great interview with Heather Cox Richardson.
And then this message for America and The World:⚡️🌍⚡️
“I went to war 3 times for America”
-this kept echoing✨
After 3 times at war, I cannot even imagine how you and
other #Vets are feeling! 🙏
As a three-time combat veteran, I get pretty damn hot when a five-time draft dodger like Donald Trump pounds his chest and bangs the war drums.
America is over it.
No more sending our sons & daughters to fight for oil.
America is over it.
No more sending our sons & daughters to fight for oil.
January 17, 2026 at 2:31 AM
⚡️THANK YOU, EXCELLENT!
Rep. Jason Crow ⚡️⚡️⚡️
I listened to your great interview with Heather Cox Richardson.
And then this message for America and The World:⚡️🌍⚡️
“I went to war 3 times for America”
-this kept echoing✨
After 3 times at war, I cannot even imagine how you and
other #Vets are feeling! 🙏
Rep. Jason Crow ⚡️⚡️⚡️
I listened to your great interview with Heather Cox Richardson.
And then this message for America and The World:⚡️🌍⚡️
“I went to war 3 times for America”
-this kept echoing✨
After 3 times at war, I cannot even imagine how you and
other #Vets are feeling! 🙏
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Politics Chat, January 15, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026
You know what Americans aren’t talking about very much today after Trump’s threat to detonate the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) this week and his threat this morning to invoke the Insurrec...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:31 AM
January 15, 2026
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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Trump’s plan has been clear: terrorize Americans, attack them, shoot them in the face, and create as much chaos as possible — whatever it takes. Then use the chaos he manufactured to invoke the Insurrection Act.
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Trump’s plan has been clear: terrorize Americans, attack them, shoot them in the face, and create as much chaos as possible — whatever it takes. Then use the chaos he manufactured to invoke the Insurrection Act.