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Tomorrow in Santa Monica, protesters are organizing an anti-ICE demonstration at Amazon's tech hub.
Amazon provides cloud services to ICE—last September, it inked a $25 million contract with the agency. The organizers have a simple message: ICE out.
Amazon provides cloud services to ICE—last September, it inked a $25 million contract with the agency. The organizers have a simple message: ICE out.
January 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Tomorrow in Santa Monica, protesters are organizing an anti-ICE demonstration at Amazon's tech hub.
Amazon provides cloud services to ICE—last September, it inked a $25 million contract with the agency. The organizers have a simple message: ICE out.
Amazon provides cloud services to ICE—last September, it inked a $25 million contract with the agency. The organizers have a simple message: ICE out.
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Remember folks AG Pam Bondi extorted Minnesota last week and said they'd remove ICE if Gov Walz gave over the state's VOTER ROLLS.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was at the site of an FBI search of an election office in Fulton County, Georgia.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joins Katy Tur to share his concerns about the raid.
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joins Katy Tur to share his concerns about the raid.
www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
What is Tulsi Gabbard doing in Fulton County? Sen. Warner slams 'bizarre' raid
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was at the site of an FBI search of an election office in Fulton County, Georgia. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committ...
www.ms.now
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Remember folks AG Pam Bondi extorted Minnesota last week and said they'd remove ICE if Gov Walz gave over the state's VOTER ROLLS.
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Important to understand that informer systems are very key for policing political dissent. Under McCarthy/Hoover fear was like a contagion. Americans were so terrified of being identified w/ the minority many unalived themselves from the pressure. Stephen Miller has not been able to replicate this.
ICYMI: ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tip line since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document. www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tip line since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand that informer systems are very key for policing political dissent. Under McCarthy/Hoover fear was like a contagion. Americans were so terrified of being identified w/ the minority many unalived themselves from the pressure. Stephen Miller has not been able to replicate this.
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48 Texans were just charged in nationwide $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown.
So, we invade Texas now, right? 🤔
Oh no…they were all registered Republicans… ConOldRump responce:
See, hear, and speak no Evil
So, we invade Texas now, right? 🤔
Oh no…they were all registered Republicans… ConOldRump responce:
See, hear, and speak no Evil
January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
48 Texans were just charged in nationwide $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown.
So, we invade Texas now, right? 🤔
Oh no…they were all registered Republicans… ConOldRump responce:
See, hear, and speak no Evil
So, we invade Texas now, right? 🤔
Oh no…they were all registered Republicans… ConOldRump responce:
See, hear, and speak no Evil
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From @theathletic.com: After retiring from the NFL, Charles Tillman, known for his signature “Peanut Punch,” worked as an FBI agent. He loved his coworkers and found honor, integrity, and nobility in their service. Then the immigration raids started. nyti.ms/49X6Lgt
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 PM
From @theathletic.com: After retiring from the NFL, Charles Tillman, known for his signature “Peanut Punch,” worked as an FBI agent. He loved his coworkers and found honor, integrity, and nobility in their service. Then the immigration raids started. nyti.ms/49X6Lgt
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Measles has arrived in the Boise area. Five cases just reported in Canyon County, according to the state's weekly data. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
public.tableau.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Measles has arrived in the Boise area. Five cases just reported in Canyon County, according to the state's weekly data. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
And also, the central cleavage in 🇺🇸 politics is still neither Democratic vs Republican, nor liberal vs conservative, nor rich vs poor, etc., but rather over the answer to the question, "Who was <actually> president in 2020?"
And also, the central cleavage in 🇺🇸 politics is still neither Democratic vs Republican, nor liberal vs conservative, nor rich vs poor, etc., but rather over the answer to the question, "Who was <actually> president in 2020?"
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
And also, the central cleavage in 🇺🇸 politics is still neither Democratic vs Republican, nor liberal vs conservative, nor rich vs poor, etc., but rather over the answer to the question, "Who was <actually> president in 2020?"
And also, the central cleavage in 🇺🇸 politics is still neither Democratic vs Republican, nor liberal vs conservative, nor rich vs poor, etc., but rather over the answer to the question, "Who was <actually> president in 2020?"
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Wow these numbers are dogshit
Sorry I cannot alt-text this one. Here's the link. Pretty remarkable.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Wow these numbers are dogshit
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Senate Democrats must demand actual accountability.
If they can't abolish ICE, they must insist on independent investigations into the shooters of Good and Pretti (and everyone else ICE has hurt). They can't let it stand as an unaccountable agency with total impunity and endless funding.
If they can't abolish ICE, they must insist on independent investigations into the shooters of Good and Pretti (and everyone else ICE has hurt). They can't let it stand as an unaccountable agency with total impunity and endless funding.
"The most disturbing possibility is that the president is creating a militia which answers only to himself ... Abroad, from El Salvador to the Philippines, would-be despots often turn the army and the police against their people in the name of keeping order." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
www.economist.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Senate Democrats must demand actual accountability.
If they can't abolish ICE, they must insist on independent investigations into the shooters of Good and Pretti (and everyone else ICE has hurt). They can't let it stand as an unaccountable agency with total impunity and endless funding.
If they can't abolish ICE, they must insist on independent investigations into the shooters of Good and Pretti (and everyone else ICE has hurt). They can't let it stand as an unaccountable agency with total impunity and endless funding.
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www.reuters.com/world/us/mas...
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard to Massachusetts without the governor's permission.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard to Massachusetts without the governor's permission.
Massachusetts bill aims to block National Guard deployment from other states.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard to Massachusetts without the governor's permission.
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
www.reuters.com/world/us/mas...
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard to Massachusetts without the governor's permission.
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced legislation on Thursday that would make it unlawful for another state to deploy its National Guard to Massachusetts without the governor's permission.
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“If you’re struggling to buy a home it’s because you didn’t work very hard” is an insane thing to say
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“If you’re struggling to buy a home it’s because you didn’t work very hard” is an insane thing to say
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The Trump administration recognized that Tulsi Gabbard was wildly unqualified/too much of a nutjob for her post running U.S. intelligence, so they've given her some busy work (the busy work is trying to unravel American democracy). www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Trump administration recognized that Tulsi Gabbard was wildly unqualified/too much of a nutjob for her post running U.S. intelligence, so they've given her some busy work (the busy work is trying to unravel American democracy). www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Tina Smith: "There is real harm that is unfolding in Minnesota as we speak. Nothing has changed on the ground even though President Trump sent Homan to Minnesota."
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Tina Smith: "There is real harm that is unfolding in Minnesota as we speak. Nothing has changed on the ground even though President Trump sent Homan to Minnesota."
THAT'S NOT HER JOB!
Will Congress act?
Will Congress act?
New: Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is leading an administration-wide effort to probe the 2020 election for fraud and regularly briefing Trump and top White House officials on her progress. Officials are discussing EOs on voting ahead of midterms.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
THAT'S NOT HER JOB!
Will Congress act?
Will Congress act?
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This poll is the worst high-quality poll for Trump that I’ve seen this term.
Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And:
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This poll is the worst high-quality poll for Trump that I’ve seen this term.
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That’s funny, we don’t remember ever giving AI “social permission” to suck up precious water and energy resources. 🤔
Microsoft CEO warns that we must 'do something useful' with AI or they'll lose 'social permission' to burn electricity on it
Workers should learn AI skills and companies should use it because it's a "cognitive amplifier," claims Satya Nadella.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
That’s funny, we don’t remember ever giving AI “social permission” to suck up precious water and energy resources. 🤔
This is pretty rich coming from the governor of a state with one of the highest murder rates in the nation.
Gov. Landry: "I like to ask Democrats if they like their communities to be dangerous or safe. Do they want their children to be able to walk to school or do they want to worry if they send them on the sidewalks, that unfortunate violent things are going to happen to them?"
January 29, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This is pretty rich coming from the governor of a state with one of the highest murder rates in the nation.
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The same stochastic terrorism Chaya Raichik employs to endanger teachers and nurses who provide services to LGBTQ+ children is being weaponized against anyone who stands up to ICE
Chaya Raichik, who runs the social media account Libs of TikTok, has spent the days following Alex Pretti’s killing doxxing ordinary working people — teachers, nurses, school board members — for speaking out against federal immigration officials or expressing sympathy for Pretti.
Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired
www.mediamatters.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The same stochastic terrorism Chaya Raichik employs to endanger teachers and nurses who provide services to LGBTQ+ children is being weaponized against anyone who stands up to ICE
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At least a dozen restaurants and coffee shops across metro Denver will close for service on Friday, Jan. 30, joining businesses in a nationwide general strike and ICE Out protest decrying the tactics of immigration and border agents in Minneapolis this month.
ICE Out protests, general strike will close at least a dozen Denver restaurants on Jan. 30
“The entire point is to grind the economy to a halt,” the owner of Sap Sua said.
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
At least a dozen restaurants and coffee shops across metro Denver will close for service on Friday, Jan. 30, joining businesses in a nationwide general strike and ICE Out protest decrying the tactics of immigration and border agents in Minneapolis this month.
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"Kreis, along with professors @evanbernick.bsky.social and @gowder.io, anticipated [historically unfounded claims] in a Cornell Law Review piece. Their assessment of academics who suddenly discovered anti-birthright citizenship arguments is appropriately brutal." abovethelaw.com/2026/01/tort...
Torts Professor Who Botched COVID Prediction Suddenly Expert On Birthright Citizenship - Above the Law
The law professor who predicted only 500 Americans would die of COVID is back with another expertise-free take.
abovethelaw.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"Kreis, along with professors @evanbernick.bsky.social and @gowder.io, anticipated [historically unfounded claims] in a Cornell Law Review piece. Their assessment of academics who suddenly discovered anti-birthright citizenship arguments is appropriately brutal." abovethelaw.com/2026/01/tort...
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What Americans think is and isn't acceptable from immigration officers and the general public, per new @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
January 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
What Americans think is and isn't acceptable from immigration officers and the general public, per new @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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Pew has Trump at a 37% approval rating (61% disapprove) today, and at 26% with Hispanics and 30% with adults ages 18-29 — two groups that powered his 2024 win.
And only 56% of Republicans support "all or most" of his policies, down from 67% last Feb. substack.com/@gelliottmor...
And only 56% of Republicans support "all or most" of his policies, down from 67% last Feb. substack.com/@gelliottmor...
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Pew has Trump at a 37% approval rating (61% disapprove) today, and at 26% with Hispanics and 30% with adults ages 18-29 — two groups that powered his 2024 win.
And only 56% of Republicans support "all or most" of his policies, down from 67% last Feb. substack.com/@gelliottmor...
And only 56% of Republicans support "all or most" of his policies, down from 67% last Feb. substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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“These detention centers should not exist,” state Rep. Dylan Wegela said. “What we can do in Michigan is make it clear that ICE is not welcome here.”
Michigan lawmaker proposes ban on state property being used for ICE detention - Detroit Metro Times
A Michigan lawmaker is pushing to block state-owned property from being sold or repurposed for federal detention facilities after 32 people, including children, died nationwide in the custody of Immig...
www.metrotimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
“These detention centers should not exist,” state Rep. Dylan Wegela said. “What we can do in Michigan is make it clear that ICE is not welcome here.”
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If they've decided not to charge Homan, so the investigation is complete, and he's now been dispatched to run the show in Minnesota, shouldn't Dems or public be able to demand release of the sting tape where he takes the $50k in a CAVA bag to determine if he's an appropriate new sheriff in town?
January 29, 2026 at 8:07 PM
If they've decided not to charge Homan, so the investigation is complete, and he's now been dispatched to run the show in Minnesota, shouldn't Dems or public be able to demand release of the sting tape where he takes the $50k in a CAVA bag to determine if he's an appropriate new sheriff in town?