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Token strike on tap?
This is a pretty big tell.

6x USAF KC-135s leaving al-UDeid air base earlier.
January 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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When we say "explicitly neo-Nazi" we mean channels that fly swastikas and praise Hitler. That's the zone of internet where DHS is apparently finding inspiration for their X posts. It's ultra unlikely they would have ever encountered that song if they weren't in that space, imo.
Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.

Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
January 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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I monitored Nazi terror Telegram channels from 2019 to 2022 or so and it's hard to overstate the degree to which DHS's X account mimics the tone, aesthetic, voice, and language of those cess pits.

Whoever is running socials for them has obviously spent a lot of time in that space.
When we say "explicitly neo-Nazi" we mean channels that fly swastikas and praise Hitler. That's the zone of internet where DHS is apparently finding inspiration for their X posts. It's ultra unlikely they would have ever encountered that song if they weren't in that space, imo.
Our researchers found at least 450 posts on Telegram dating back to 2020 that shared the song mentioned in this reporting.

Nearly all the posts we found were from explicitly neo-Nazi and white supremacist channels. And a review of our datasets found it hasn't circulated much outside those circles.
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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A couple of days ago, Wrecktangle Pizza in Minnesota raised $83k to donate food and other essentials to immigrants and other people trapped in their homes.

Very soon, ICE showed up at their door.

The agents got chased off by employees and locals, though not before dropping some tear gas.
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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The House is currently holding a hearing on the Jana 6 pipe bomb. One of the "expert witnesses" is former Army officer Thomas Speciale, who led a group of Oath Keepers onto Capitol grounds on Jan 6. Dems should use this chance to ask Speciale what his errand was. 1/
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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There will be demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week.
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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This behind-the-scenes look at the successful effort to persuade Avelo to cut ties with ICE is worth your time.
Avelo Airlines’ decision to drop its ICE contract shows that immigration enforcement isn’t inevitable; when communities organize, target corporate complicity, and refuse to normalize deportations, even powerful agencies can be forced to back down.
Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE
ICE is not invulnerable. The Avelo Airlines win proves what happens when we refuse inevitability and fight together.
buff.ly
January 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Trump just announced a 25% tariff on advanced chips, but not on chips that are used within the United States. So it's a tariff on chips used an input into exports. Yes, effectively an export tariff.

www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
January 14, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Trump face is drooping and he's fighting wokeness again today
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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MAPE: Telework is in, return to office is over – A message to members of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees indicated that Minnesota Management and Budget has “indicated a willingness to allow agencies to expand telework flexibility” due to the “fear and safety concerns”
January 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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BREAKING — Mark Dion, Mayor of Portland, Maine just released this media statement re: ICE coming to the Portland and Lewiston. He says "While we respect the law, we challenge the need for a paramilitary approach to the enforcement of federal statutes."

Full statement shared with me:
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Blowing up Venezuelan boats to stop drugs? A good use of funds. Helping addicted Americans get their lives back? Cut that budget.
www.jezebel.com/addiction-me...
Trump Admin Cuts Another $2 Billion from Addiction and Mental Health Treatment Overnight
The Trump admin squawks about protecting Americans from drugs, and then abruptly cuts funding to help people recover from addiction.
www.jezebel.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Amy Klobuchar says Trump is sending 1,000 more ICE agents to Minnesota, bringing the total to over 3,000 federal agents, nearly triple the combined police forces of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and warns the surge is creating chaos and should end immediately.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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BREAKING: Three-judge panel, on a 2-1 vote, refuses to block California from using its mid-decade redistricting map. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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BREAKING: we won!

By a 2-1 majority, the court rejected the GOP effort to block the Prop 50 CA redistricting--successfully countering Trump's theft of Congressional seats

We @democracydefendersaction.org were so proud to try this case for @lulacorg.bsky.social with Arnold & Porter & others
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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I ran into Ilhan Omar in the House and asked about life in Minneapolis right now with ICE everywhere.

Dystopian.

ICE agents are on “almost every single block,” cars are being abandoned at gas stations as ICE targets people there, a feeling of “complete terror." www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Ilhan Omar On Life In Minneapolis With ICE Everywhere: ‘Complete Terror’
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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The space community is breathing a sigh of relief after lawmakers rejected Trump proposed cuts.
Congress Defies Trump on NASA Science Budget
The space community is breathing a sigh of relief after lawmakers rejected Trump proposed cuts.
bloom.bg
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and France will participate alongside Denmark to expanded military exercises in Greenland.
Scoop with @victorjack.bsky.social and Chris Lunday www.politico.eu/article/denm...
Denmark and allies boost Greenland military footprint as Trump ramps up pressure
The deployment comes as U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies talk of taking over the Arctic island.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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And whenever I work for a corporate news outlet like CBS and someone tells me they were internally bleeding, I just print it without confirming it with records or anything.
January 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Whenever I am bleeding internally after being hit by a car I keep filming on my cell
phone while briskly walking away from the scene without waiting for medical attention. What about you guys?
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested an interview with Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) over his participation in a video last year reminding U.S. military and intelligence service members that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘I won’t be intimidated’: Dem lawmaker vows to fight after DOJ expands probe of ‘illegal orders’ video
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Yes, I know, this is a feature not a bug.
Donald Trump Probably Isn’t a Russian Agent. But He Wouldn’t Be Behaving Much Differently If He Were.
Donald Trump probably isn’t a Russian agent—but he wouldn’t be behaving much differently if he were.
slate.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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we are innovating in the field of constitutional violations, folks. the sixth amendment was feeling left out.
Sen. Kevin Cramer: "Maybe the point should be if you're the attorney for Jay Powell and you want to avoid an indictment, how about you go to Jeanine Pirro and say, 'I'll make a deal. I'll step down today if you drop the investigation today.' To me, that would be a win win for everybody."
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Yeah but we’re getting a $400 million ballroom so quit complaining.
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 AM