Ty Burr
@tyburr.bsky.social
Writer/film critic at tyburrswatchlist.com, WaPo. Ex-Boston Globe, EW. Pulitzer Finalist, 2017. Books at https://tinyurl.com/ytpycuh3. “He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news” — Brecht. KanMu.74
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Protest wear- AI confusing clothing or mask, long sleeves to cover skin & tats, mask/respirator, sunglasses or goggles, hat or helmet, boots & comfortable pants, no cellphone, a film or spray over your license plates or walk/bike/carpool. This is basic stuff. People who remember Floyd protest know
January 30, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Protest wear- AI confusing clothing or mask, long sleeves to cover skin & tats, mask/respirator, sunglasses or goggles, hat or helmet, boots & comfortable pants, no cellphone, a film or spray over your license plates or walk/bike/carpool. This is basic stuff. People who remember Floyd protest know
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
This is where all the energies of this criminal syndicate of an administration will be going for the rest of the year: in doing everything they can to screw up Midterms 2026 under the guise of relitigating Election 2020. They know they’ll be going to jail, and they’re terrified.
The DNI is pursuing crackpot conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being “stolen” by Biden, while lowering the intelligence community’s defenses against future foreign election interference. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Tulsi Gabbard’s appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions
Lawmakers called for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to explain the presence of the nation’s top spy at a domestic law enforcement action in Georgia.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
This is where all the energies of this criminal syndicate of an administration will be going for the rest of the year: in doing everything they can to screw up Midterms 2026 under the guise of relitigating Election 2020. They know they’ll be going to jail, and they’re terrified.
New Watch List post is up with a bunch of streaming movie recommendations, some relevant to the moment and others proudly escapist.
What to Watch: "Mr. Nobody Against Putin" and more
A startling documentary from inside Russia, plus two streaming recommendations, one must-avoid and a celebration of Brazil's director-of-the-moment.
www.tyburrswatchlist.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
New Watch List post is up with a bunch of streaming movie recommendations, some relevant to the moment and others proudly escapist.
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
Bari Weiss just hired a dog phrenologist.
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Bari Weiss just hired a dog phrenologist.
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still not enough keep going
BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:52 PM
still not enough keep going
A reminder that @ayannapressley.bsky.social's bill is necessary if we're ever going to get past all this. (Love my MA reps.)
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 11:56 PM
A reminder that @ayannapressley.bsky.social's bill is necessary if we're ever going to get past all this. (Love my MA reps.)
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This is SUCH an important point!
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is SUCH an important point!
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
Feckless liberals in leadership positions gave the impression that none of us cared about anything deeply except for our careers. Ordinary people are proving this wrong.
Holy shit 😂 www.instagram.com/reels/DTkcTA...
My Voice, My Choice on Instagram: "Protesters From Minneapolis Have a Message for Kristi Noem"
59K likes, 1,685 comments - myvoicemychoiceorg on January 16, 2026: "Protesters From Minneapolis Have a Message for Kristi Noem".
www.instagram.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Holy shit 😂 www.instagram.com/reels/DTkcTA...
If I’m not mistaken, a charismatic leader is exactly why we’re up shit creek now.
Two things I think we are sorely missing that could really make a difference for removing felon Trump and his regime: 1. A charismatic leader to unite us, 2. A large-scale means to coordinate our resistance across national to local scale.
January 27, 2026 at 5:52 PM
If I’m not mistaken, a charismatic leader is exactly why we’re up shit creek now.
lol lol lol….
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
lol lol lol….
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They're retreating. It's time to advance. Resignations, prosecutions. Motherfucking tribunals.
Sean Hannity: says ICE should stop “going into Home Depots and arresting people”
Sean Hannity says ICE should stop "going into Home Depots and arresting people"
www.mediamatters.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 AM
They're retreating. It's time to advance. Resignations, prosecutions. Motherfucking tribunals.
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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My fear is that this has rapidly become normalized. Like, do people know that Pretti is among the seven that ICE has murdered this month? Yes, there are others besides him and Good.
And Good? Almost fading away from memory.
And Good? Almost fading away from memory.
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 AM
My fear is that this has rapidly become normalized. Like, do people know that Pretti is among the seven that ICE has murdered this month? Yes, there are others besides him and Good.
And Good? Almost fading away from memory.
And Good? Almost fading away from memory.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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I'm going to say a couple of things about Alex Pretti's handgun, that I don't think people who do not shoot will initially understand.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'm going to say a couple of things about Alex Pretti's handgun, that I don't think people who do not shoot will initially understand.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
This photo was almost immediately distributed by the feds. I think that doing so was, for them and their attempt to whitewash the murder, a *huge* error.
Ruh-roh.
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Ruh-roh.
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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HOW IT WORKS IN MOVIES:
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 6:46 AM
HOW IT WORKS IN MOVIES:
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
1. Government lies
2. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
3. Press says “the government is lying!”
HOW IT APPARENTLY WORKS IN REAL LIFE
1. Brave heroes release video showing the truth
2. Government lies
3. Press says “Oh no, what now? So confusing! So hard!”
Someone’s had enough of weather
January 25, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Someone’s had enough of weather
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ICE / DHS employees: I know there’s way more alarm internally than is public. Text me via signal at 202-510-1268. I’ll protect your anonymity
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
ICE / DHS employees: I know there’s way more alarm internally than is public. Text me via signal at 202-510-1268. I’ll protect your anonymity