Sylvan S.
@sylvansongs.bsky.social
Musician, progressive secularist, defender of democracy, and the constitutional separation of church and state. Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. ✊🏼
The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests.
US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions
Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protest
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests.
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Vance can lie, slander and spin this killing all he likes, but, thanks to the raw footage, none of it will mask the giant, neon sign blinking over his head that says THIS MAN IS AN AMORAL SACK OF S—T. A fascist. A liar. A champion of genocide.
JD Vance is a piece of s—t
We can't let the vice president off the hook.
www.sfgate.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Vance can lie, slander and spin this killing all he likes, but, thanks to the raw footage, none of it will mask the giant, neon sign blinking over his head that says THIS MAN IS AN AMORAL SACK OF S—T. A fascist. A liar. A champion of genocide.
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Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
The markets did everything they could to hold steady in the face of the Jerome Powell subpoenas, but I’m not sure they’ll do well with this news.
Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
January 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
January 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
It's now been four weeks since the deadline set by law and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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It’s genuinely bizarre that people who refuse to show their face or identify themselves are demanding identification from people who are fully visible.
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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We already have complete access to Greenland, including unfettered freedom of navigation into the Arctic.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We already have complete access to Greenland, including unfettered freedom of navigation into the Arctic.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
We have a military base. We have early warning radar systems in place that will integrate with the “dome.”
And we have allies to help defend it. We don’t need Greenland.
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"To characterize the document the White House produced as a health care 'plan' is overly generous.
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Why Trump’s pitiful new health care ‘plan’ is even worse than it appears
The White House’s health care gambit isn’t just a sham, it also diverts the process from an actually helpful solution.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"To characterize the document the White House produced as a health care 'plan' is overly generous.
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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First, he threatens to take Greenland by force, now he is threatening to tariff anyone who stands in his way.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
First, he threatens to take Greenland by force, now he is threatening to tariff anyone who stands in his way.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are obser...
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
All this violence, disruption, and terror is intrinsic to Trump-Miller’s ideological aims. It’s a feature, not a bug. It will continue until all of us, the agitators and the insurrectionists, put an end to the entire project, once and for all.
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
trib.al
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 AM
All this violence, disruption, and terror is intrinsic to Trump-Miller’s ideological aims. It’s a feature, not a bug. It will continue until all of us, the agitators and the insurrectionists, put an end to the entire project, once and for all.
January 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
In a few days we will find out how much he paid. I’m going to say this one was at least $2 million.
January 17, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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“[Trump's] made us poorer and sicker. ... It’s a wrecking ball presidency. It’s been a disaster. An abject failure, F. It’s just a remarkable series of mistakes.”
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
“[Trump's] made us poorer and sicker. ... It’s a wrecking ball presidency. It’s been a disaster. An abject failure, F. It’s just a remarkable series of mistakes.”