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January 20, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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The moment it was crystal clear we were in the worse case scenario, was exactly a year ago when Trump pardoned every single Jan 6 perpetrator, including the ones that beat the crap out of cops and were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The moment it was crystal clear we were in the worse case scenario, was exactly a year ago when Trump pardoned every single Jan 6 perpetrator, including the ones that beat the crap out of cops and were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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Progressives HAVE been weighing in.
-universal health care
-streamlining immigration processes
-universal basic income
-more funding for childcare
But no one wanted to listen.
-universal health care
-streamlining immigration processes
-universal basic income
-more funding for childcare
But no one wanted to listen.
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 14, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Progressives HAVE been weighing in.
-universal health care
-streamlining immigration processes
-universal basic income
-more funding for childcare
But no one wanted to listen.
-universal health care
-streamlining immigration processes
-universal basic income
-more funding for childcare
But no one wanted to listen.
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True.
But what is even more terrible and scary is that his disinhibition is what they love him and that he won’t lose one supporter because of this.
My heart aches. For the lady that was murdered and for all of us.
When the fuck this will end
But what is even more terrible and scary is that his disinhibition is what they love him and that he won’t lose one supporter because of this.
My heart aches. For the lady that was murdered and for all of us.
When the fuck this will end
January 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
True.
But what is even more terrible and scary is that his disinhibition is what they love him and that he won’t lose one supporter because of this.
My heart aches. For the lady that was murdered and for all of us.
When the fuck this will end
But what is even more terrible and scary is that his disinhibition is what they love him and that he won’t lose one supporter because of this.
My heart aches. For the lady that was murdered and for all of us.
When the fuck this will end
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
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"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"But when I landed in Minneapolis and saw the size, scope and lawlessness of the federal onslaught unfolding here, I understood that Good’s killing was emblematic of its true mission: to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance of Trump’s dark vision of America."
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NOEM IS LYING. I have seen people get taken! It was the same each time: armed men racing out of a blacked-out SUV, seizing a screaming or fleeing pedestrian, and pulling them into the car without any attempt to even learn their identity. Always a person alone on the street. Always a person of color.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
NOEM IS LYING. I have seen people get taken! It was the same each time: armed men racing out of a blacked-out SUV, seizing a screaming or fleeing pedestrian, and pulling them into the car without any attempt to even learn their identity. Always a person alone on the street. Always a person of color.
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How many ways has Donald Trump given the finger said "f**k you" to America and Americans? Here are some of them noted in today's essay. www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
How many ways has Donald Trump given the finger said "f**k you" to America and Americans? Here are some of them noted in today's essay. www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
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I feel like the federal government shouldn't be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on an entirely unnecessary, totally unprecedented, and excessively violent occupation of an American city.
January 17, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I feel like the federal government shouldn't be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on an entirely unnecessary, totally unprecedented, and excessively violent occupation of an American city.
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We can't let the vice president off the hook.
JD Vance is a piece of s—t
We can't let the vice president off the hook.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
We can't let the vice president off the hook.
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Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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For as long as I live, I’ll never understand how the man who incited this, was returned to the office he was trying to steal.
Never.
Never.
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
For as long as I live, I’ll never understand how the man who incited this, was returned to the office he was trying to steal.
Never.
Never.
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This NYC protester speaks for a lot of us 🔥
“It’s an injustice being done in my name… my tax dollars not to go feed people who need food, house people who need housing, even to actually have policing to keep actual criminals off the streets… ICE is… not going after the worst of the worst.”
“It’s an injustice being done in my name… my tax dollars not to go feed people who need food, house people who need housing, even to actually have policing to keep actual criminals off the streets… ICE is… not going after the worst of the worst.”
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This NYC protester speaks for a lot of us 🔥
“It’s an injustice being done in my name… my tax dollars not to go feed people who need food, house people who need housing, even to actually have policing to keep actual criminals off the streets… ICE is… not going after the worst of the worst.”
“It’s an injustice being done in my name… my tax dollars not to go feed people who need food, house people who need housing, even to actually have policing to keep actual criminals off the streets… ICE is… not going after the worst of the worst.”
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Whether we're talking about Trump's starring role in the Epstein Files or a DHS Agent's shooting of a Minneapolis mom, the old saying remains true: innocent people don't hide evidence.
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Whether we're talking about Trump's starring role in the Epstein Files or a DHS Agent's shooting of a Minneapolis mom, the old saying remains true: innocent people don't hide evidence.
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Gifford: This ridiculous rhetoric by the president—it’s going to impact every single American because it makes them lose faith in us.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
January 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Gifford: This ridiculous rhetoric by the president—it’s going to impact every single American because it makes them lose faith in us.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
That makes them less likely to travel here, buy American products, or invest here. This broken trust—the work of diplomacy—is very hard to build back.
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A career federal agent says that in 25 years, a fleeing vehicle has never justified killing its occupant, and officers should never stand in front of a running car. CBS reportedly pulled the interview, but it posted on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A career federal agent says that in 25 years, a fleeing vehicle has never justified killing its occupant, and officers should never stand in front of a running car. CBS reportedly pulled the interview, but it posted on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP
He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.
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Even a decade into this farce the brazenness with which he boasts about stealing resources from a neighbor by force is shocking. Even the old colonial powers at least *pretended* to have some higher aim than pure plunder.
Trump on Venezuela: "That was a perfect attack. We've taken over a whole country. We've taken $4 billion of oil in one day. That will increase."
January 9, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Even a decade into this farce the brazenness with which he boasts about stealing resources from a neighbor by force is shocking. Even the old colonial powers at least *pretended* to have some higher aim than pure plunder.