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I’m mean to fascists. Otherwise, I’m lovely.
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Ex-Mississippi welfare chief John Davis confessed to WWE wrestlers Ted DiBiase Jr. and Brett DiBiase that he "tried to buy your love" as he sent millions in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to The Million Dollar Man's sons.

While denying 99% of poor families who applied.
Welfare Scandal Mastermind Sought to Woo DiBiase Brothers as He Directed Millions to Wrestlers
The odd relationship between the mastermind of the Mississippi welfare scandal and two ex-wrestlers was on display in Ted DiBiase Jr.’s trial.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
It’s projection. Again. His gaggle of goons are the only paid agitators.
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.

ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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if someone punches your neighbor and you go to protect them, that does not make you a protester. that makes you someone who protects your neighbor.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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It’s been 30 days since 100% of the Epstein files were legally required to be released.
January 18, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Nothing threatens authoritarian regimes more than act of nonviolent protest — people standing together, choosing empathy and courage, and refusing to be afraid.
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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The more people hear him, the worse he does.

Here’s why.

Nothing but word salad.

WATCH:
January 17, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move: she vetoed Executive Order 47, ending Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program that allowed local law enforcement to act as ICE agents
Day One: Governor Spanberger ends Virginia’s ICE collaboration
On her first day as Governor, Abigail Spanberger made a decisive move by vetoing Executive Order 47, which ended Virginia’s participation in the federal 287(g) program.
www.12onyourside.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Abigail Spanberger was told to throw trans youth under the bus during her campaign. She refused to do so.

She won the election by 15 percent. A dominant victory. A landslide.

She was just sworn-in as the 75th Governor of Virginia, the first woman to lead the state.
January 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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🔥 From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social : “This is nuts. What the fuck is going on? I’ve never protested in my life… they tell you it’s immigrants — it’s fucking anybody. They’re just trying to scare people. I’m not paid to be here. I have to work in the morning. This is wrong.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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🙏🏽 @sethabramson.bsky.social thank you

PSA for the media: This DHS’ story will always be bullshit. Proceed accordingly or sacrifice your own credibility.
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
ICE are literally the only professional agitators. Everything with that sick fuck is projection.
January 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.

She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.

This is her story.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I am an Ohioan who was adopted. I was born in Oct 72, could have been aborted a few months later. I have always wondered what it would have been like if I could have been aborted and my soul could have landed in the body of a child that was wanted (adoptive parents were abusive). Fuck John Husted.
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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.@PabloReports: What do you make of the Ford worker who called Trump a pedophile protector?

AOC: He’s right
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS — Hmong homeowners know their rights… randomly looking for Hmong & Asian families… a racial terror campaign, nothing less…
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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Three pieces of news in the last few days that you may have missed — all Democratic or progressive victories.

1️⃣ Pennsylvania's Bucks County quit its ICE contract, due to the new sheriff elected in November.
BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.

Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Casey Rollings runs a Catholic charity in Springfield Ohio, recently helping children of immigrants separated from their parents. As the Trump admin takes protected status from Haitian refugees Feb 3, she's preparing for an avalanche of family separations ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/14/t...
The Ohio grandma racing to help Haitian parents protect children as more deportations near • Ohio Capital Journal
Casey Rollings runs a Catholic charity in Springfield, Ohio, that helps children of immigrants who've been separated from their parents. As the Trump administration takes protected status from…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Portland Public Schools published this notice in their community newsletter yesterday as rumors of ICE coming to town began to circulate:

www.portlandschools.org/calendars/pp...
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.

Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM