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Imagine watching this and thinking that the problem is that they just don't have enough training.
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Imagine watching this and thinking that the problem is that they just don't have enough training.
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This is one of the best things I have read in a while!!!
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is one of the best things I have read in a while!!!
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you know that part in "shawshank redemption" where andy dufresne finally gets a check for the prison library after years of sending a letter a week and the screw asks if he'll stop now and he says no, now I'll send two letters a week? that's where we are now. double down.
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
you know that part in "shawshank redemption" where andy dufresne finally gets a check for the prison library after years of sending a letter a week and the screw asks if he'll stop now and he says no, now I'll send two letters a week? that's where we are now. double down.
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my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek
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In case anyone forgot, this administration had already prohibited public funding of mRNA vaccine research. Moderna was one of the single biggest private funders of mRNA vaccine research. This will set us back decades.
Moderna CEO says Trump’s policies have so curtailed vaccine market they won’t be investing in new research. So that’s awesome. Good luck when the next pandemic hits. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fWErMy/
Bloomberg Business on TikTok
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from US officials. #health #business #medicine #US #government
www.tiktok.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM
In case anyone forgot, this administration had already prohibited public funding of mRNA vaccine research. Moderna was one of the single biggest private funders of mRNA vaccine research. This will set us back decades.
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You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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According to ICE's "Wall of Honor" website, the last ICE officer to die in the line of duty was this man, who accidentally shot himself with his own service weapon in 2021. Rest in power. www.ice.gov/topics/eow
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
According to ICE's "Wall of Honor" website, the last ICE officer to die in the line of duty was this man, who accidentally shot himself with his own service weapon in 2021. Rest in power. www.ice.gov/topics/eow
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Today I'm remembering Philando Castile, shot in 2016 by police in the Minneapolis suburbs after being pulled over for a broken brake light. "Sir, I have to tell you that I do have a firearm on me," he said. Ten seconds later one of the cops had shot him five times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...
Killing of Philando Castile - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Today I'm remembering Philando Castile, shot in 2016 by police in the Minneapolis suburbs after being pulled over for a broken brake light. "Sir, I have to tell you that I do have a firearm on me," he said. Ten seconds later one of the cops had shot him five times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...
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There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
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"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
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being the only person masking on a flight in the middle of the worst flu season we’ve had in years is so confusing I genuinely don’t understand, being sick is SO MUCH WORSE than masking for a few hours it’s not even close, what the fuck is going on anymore
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 AM
being the only person masking on a flight in the middle of the worst flu season we’ve had in years is so confusing I genuinely don’t understand, being sick is SO MUCH WORSE than masking for a few hours it’s not even close, what the fuck is going on anymore
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In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
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Speech has never been freer! Not performing for the president is now illegal.
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building. n.pr/49tB0uS
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Speech has never been freer! Not performing for the president is now illegal.
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Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
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Narcissism + desire to be unique = conspiracy beliefs.
Yep, that fits.
Study: "...national narcissism is related to group-attributed need for uniqueness that goes hand in hand with conspiracy beliefs..."
Yep, that fits.
Study: "...national narcissism is related to group-attributed need for uniqueness that goes hand in hand with conspiracy beliefs..."
December 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Narcissism + desire to be unique = conspiracy beliefs.
Yep, that fits.
Study: "...national narcissism is related to group-attributed need for uniqueness that goes hand in hand with conspiracy beliefs..."
Yep, that fits.
Study: "...national narcissism is related to group-attributed need for uniqueness that goes hand in hand with conspiracy beliefs..."
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Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty make a living by manipulating you. Here's their blueprint to their marketing (evil) genius.
open.spotify.com/episode/4Trp...
open.spotify.com/episode/4Trp...
56. Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty are Evil (Geniuses)
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty make a living by manipulating you. Here's their blueprint to their marketing (evil) genius.
open.spotify.com/episode/4Trp...
open.spotify.com/episode/4Trp...
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It must have been awkward for Riley to stand so close to someone whose ideology she doesn’t identify with - a winner
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It must have been awkward for Riley to stand so close to someone whose ideology she doesn’t identify with - a winner
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“Increasing the minimum wage will just push the prices up of everything.”
My brother in Christ, I don’t know where you have been for the last 5 years, but they have done that anyway whilst minimum wage has remained the same.
My brother in Christ, I don’t know where you have been for the last 5 years, but they have done that anyway whilst minimum wage has remained the same.
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“Increasing the minimum wage will just push the prices up of everything.”
My brother in Christ, I don’t know where you have been for the last 5 years, but they have done that anyway whilst minimum wage has remained the same.
My brother in Christ, I don’t know where you have been for the last 5 years, but they have done that anyway whilst minimum wage has remained the same.
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If you feel like you’ve know what the movie is, 3 things: (1) you actually haven’t seen footage like this; (2) there a series of phone calls around 45 minutes in that rivals the call in “Navalny”; (3) it reframes the coverage of the Alabama prison strike in ways that make you want to punch people.
October 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If you feel like you’ve know what the movie is, 3 things: (1) you actually haven’t seen footage like this; (2) there a series of phone calls around 45 minutes in that rivals the call in “Navalny”; (3) it reframes the coverage of the Alabama prison strike in ways that make you want to punch people.
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Every imagined threat about socialism is modeled after real things that happened under capitalism
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Every imagined threat about socialism is modeled after real things that happened under capitalism
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Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.
Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.
Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.
Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.
Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.
Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.
Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.
Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.
Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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trib.al/9Sxu9IN
Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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your user base consists entirely of people who are willing to migrate from social media websites that turn on them
October 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
your user base consists entirely of people who are willing to migrate from social media websites that turn on them
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Great resource for all!
How to gauge the quality of a research study: 13 questions journalists should ask journalistsresource.org/media/good-r...
Eg:
- peer reviewed?
- top-tier academic journal?
- other scholars trust this work?
- funding?
- credentials?
- COI?
- sample size?
- methods?
How to gauge the quality of a research study: 13 questions journalists should ask journalistsresource.org/media/good-r...
Eg:
- peer reviewed?
- top-tier academic journal?
- other scholars trust this work?
- funding?
- credentials?
- COI?
- sample size?
- methods?
13 questions journalists should ask to gauge research quality
Asking these 13 questions can help journalists spot red flags in research, including studies that policymakers cite to defend their stances.
journalistsresource.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Great resource for all!
How to gauge the quality of a research study: 13 questions journalists should ask journalistsresource.org/media/good-r...
Eg:
- peer reviewed?
- top-tier academic journal?
- other scholars trust this work?
- funding?
- credentials?
- COI?
- sample size?
- methods?
How to gauge the quality of a research study: 13 questions journalists should ask journalistsresource.org/media/good-r...
Eg:
- peer reviewed?
- top-tier academic journal?
- other scholars trust this work?
- funding?
- credentials?
- COI?
- sample size?
- methods?