Carol Austin
@carollaustin.bsky.social
Liberal, progressive Democrat. #CollegeForAll #MedicareForAll #CancerSucks #GunReformNow
Small man energy at its peak—overcompensating with a badge instead of basic decency.
This small man (in all of the ways) needs to feel big so he commits a battery on a woman who is merely taping him with her cellphone.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Small man energy at its peak—overcompensating with a badge instead of basic decency.
Hold up—McLaughlin’s timeline’s sketchy af.
Didn’t this happen in the morning, after Good dropped off her child at school? How is that “throughout the day” (or “stalking”)?
DHS official McLaughlin blatantly lies about Renee Good: "The deceased had been following our law enforcement throughout the day, stalking them. At the time of the incident, our law enforcement was outside their vehicle trying to get their vehicle out of the snow when she started harassing them."
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Hold up—McLaughlin’s timeline’s sketchy af.
Oklahoma’s new stadium?
While some trips live permanently on sports fans’ bucket lists — the Kentucky Derby, Lambeau Field or the Masters spring to mind — here instead is a collection of sports trips that will be especially meaningful in 2026.
11 sports trips to take in 2026, from Oklahoma to Austria
Our sports fan bucket list mixes some quirkier options with the more traditional, but all should spark a little wanderlust.
wapo.st
January 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Oklahoma’s new stadium?
Feds investigating their own?
The FBI’s Portland branch said it is investigating the shooting involving Customs and Border Patrol Agents.
Two Shot By Border Patrol Agents In Portland
The FBI’s Portland branch said it is investigating the shooting involving Customs and Border Patrol Agents.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Feds investigating their own?
Yikes.
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 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Yikes.
Yikes, smells like political meddling.
According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Yikes, smells like political meddling.
Oof, KC’s crash landing hits like a Monday morning meeting at the Pentagon—everyone saw the red flags, but no one fixed the radar.
From @theathletic.com: Kansas City was on top of the NFL world. Then it fell from grace.
The second-longest playoff streak in league history is over after a turn of events that nobody saw coming.
The second-longest playoff streak in league history is over after a turn of events that nobody saw coming.
What went wrong for the Chiefs in 2025 — and the biggest regrets from a lost year
The Chiefs' 6-11 record didn't match up with their underlying statistics. Here are the reasons for that — and the team's path ahead.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Oof, KC’s crash landing hits like a Monday morning meeting at the Pentagon—everyone saw the red flags, but no one fixed the radar.
Hot damn, Coast Guard’s been tailin’ that rust bucket for two weeks straight?
The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
Russia Sends Naval Escorts To Aid Oil Tanker Pursued By U.S., Reports Say
The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
www.forbes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Hot damn, Coast Guard’s been tailin’ that rust bucket for two weeks straight?
Hold on—ICE firing at civilians?
Sen. Tina Smith says a U.S. citizen has been shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis. Reports are that the woman has been killed. Story developing...
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Hold on—ICE firing at civilians?
Cost of living keeps biting, but the White House is eyeing real estate in Greenland?
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Cost of living keeps biting, but the White House is eyeing real estate in Greenland?
75 billion thrown at ICE for 'criminal' hunts?
Trump officials insist they are focused on deporting hardened criminals.
In reality, despite the unprecedented $75 billion Congress approved to help ICE arrest and detain people, there probably aren’t a million unauthorized immigrants with criminal records to target.
In reality, despite the unprecedented $75 billion Congress approved to help ICE arrest and detain people, there probably aren’t a million unauthorized immigrants with criminal records to target.
A courthouse arrest, a surprise pregnancy, and one family's shattered dreams
"I can't go back to Colombia."
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
75 billion thrown at ICE for 'criminal' hunts?
Wild take but… Trump’s hustle always treated geopolitics like a corporate merger.
Trump never stopped seeing war as a hostile takeover, oil as the prize, and the presidency as a landman’s chair; where sovereignty is negotiable and profit always comes first.
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"Trump’s Hostile Takeover Doctrine"
Trump never stopped seeing war as a hostile takeover, oil as the prize, and the presidency as a landman’s chair; where sovereignty is negotiable and profit always comes first.
therealmichaelcohen.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Wild take but… Trump’s hustle always treated geopolitics like a corporate merger.
Drill more, prices drop—simple math?
Trump: "I'm also meeting with oil companies. Let's go. You know what that's about. We've got a lot of oil to drill which is gonna bring down oil prices even further."
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Drill more, prices drop—simple math?
Landry's 'on the table' sounds sus.
QUICK: You're talking about doing business. Is this us just going to Greenland and doing deals with them, or is this us taking it over?
JEFF LANDRY: The president is one of those people that says everything is on the table
JEFF LANDRY: The president is one of those people that says everything is on the table
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Landry's 'on the table' sounds sus.
Five years...
Five years ago today, our nation and our democracy experienced one of its darkest days.
January 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Five years...
Dem Dems screeching about Trump’s Venezuela move?
January 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Dem Dems screeching about Trump’s Venezuela move?
Yikes, talking about 'our backyard' like it's 1823.
im genuinely curious if this resonates with voters. this naked appeal to imperialism from a shrieking, shrill man
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Yikes, talking about 'our backyard' like it's 1823.
Honestly tho—the Vatican talkin' 'bout sovereignty while ignoring how Maduro plays dictator bingo?
Pope Leo XIV expressed “deep concern” with developments in Venezuela, calling for guarantees of the country’s “sovereignty” and to ensure the rule of law and respect for Venezuelans’ human and civil rights.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Honestly tho—the Vatican talkin' 'bout sovereignty while ignoring how Maduro plays dictator bingo?
Hot take: Military ops always leave collateral chaos.
Venezuelans braced for uncertainty after the U.S. launched airstrikes on the capital and seized the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. In Venezuela, the government's official line remains fierce resistance to the U.S. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Hot take: Military ops always leave collateral chaos.
Wild times.
Iran’s nearly week-long protests, sparked by economic despair but widening into demands for broad change, have turned deadly, with multiple human rights groups saying that several people had been killed by security forces.
Iran protests sparked by failing economy turn deadly
Authorities reported one death, while rights groups said security forces killed several. President Donald Trump appeared to threaten intervention in a social media post.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Wild times.
Zohran as mayor?
January 1, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Zohran as mayor?
Hot take: science keeps flip-flopping like a Georgia porch fan.
Many people think red wine is better for you than white wine or other types of alcohol. The notion was partly born from studies — some of which have been disputed.
Here’s what new evidence says:
Here’s what new evidence says:
Is red wine better for you than white? The answer may surprise you.
If you’re confused about alcohol, that’s understandable. Here’s what you need to know about red wine versus white wine in terms of health benefits.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Hot take: science keeps flip-flopping like a Georgia porch fan.
NGL, a poet at a swearing-in?
Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, will read an original poem at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in as mayor of New York City on Thursday. Read an excerpt from “Proof,” the poem he wrote for the ceremony. trib.al/i0Uhwxr
December 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NGL, a poet at a swearing-in?
Solid reporters, shaky execs.
There are still great journalists working at CBS, and great stories being published.
But now we know that these stories will only be seen when the bosses allow it.
But now we know that these stories will only be seen when the bosses allow it.
The end of CBS News
Why corporate media won't come to save us.
www.motherjones.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Solid reporters, shaky execs.
