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Trump won the district by 17pts, a Dem hasn't held this seat in 30 yrs & Taylor Rehmet won it by 14 PTS!

Congressional Repubs know Trump is destroying the party. They could get rid of him tomorrow but they keep watching him put them out of work www.cnn.com/2026/02/01/p...
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Texas state Senate seat Trump won by 17 points, CNN projects | CNN Politics
Democrats notched another victory Saturday in special elections during President Donald Trump’s second term, flipping a seat in the Texas Senate that Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
www.cnn.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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New from me and @zeyiyang.bsky.social: Many people noticed that TikTok glitched out over the weekend, as people across the country attempted to post about ICE raids in MN. The company says it was a data center outage, but that hasn't quelled suspicions of censorship.

www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners
The technical failure coincided with TikTok’s ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it.
The Campaign to Destroy Renee Good
After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it.
wrd.cm
January 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaging the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
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The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
wrd.cm
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Know what's REALLY great about the internet being out? It gives me so much time to be productive and get things done!

...is what I WOULD be saying, if online requirements didn't cripple so much of what we use now.
January 14, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Sounds like a guy whose experience led to over-confidence which blossomed into arrogance and then convinced a bunch of folks he was an unquestionable expert.
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam #Climate
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases. www.wired.com/story/crispr...
Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments
Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Commercialize curing diseases? Gross.
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant

“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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The strikes come hours after Moscow repeated that European troops deployed to Ukraine as part of any future peace deal would be considered “legitimate targets,” and the seizing of a Russian-flagged oil tanker by the United States on Wednesday.
Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic ballistic missile, strikes kill four in Kyiv, Ukraine authorities say | CNN
Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine overnight Thursday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the country’s west with a ballistic missile, authori...
www.cnn.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Fuck CNN for saying this bullshit.

"The vehicle’s driver is believed to be a member of the Tren de Aragua gang, while the passenger and target was a Venezuelan migrant “affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in Portland,” she said."
Live updates: Portland Border Patrol shooting; Minneapolis protests over ICE shooting | CNN
Two people are hospitalized after they were shot by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon today, according to DHS. Separately, tensions flared in the Minneapolis area after an ICE agent fatally sh...
www.cnn.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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Are Hunter Biden and the Biden Crime Family involved? Or is it actual criminals this time….🙄

Every accusation is a confession..

Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump.

Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire friend of Trump, is among the investors. The move comes as the Trump administration looks for investment opportunities in Ukraine.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
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The ICE agent involved in the MURDER of 37 year old Renee Nicole Good during an immigration sweep is:
👉 JONATHAN E ROSS 👈
Ross is special response team of I.C.E. enforcement and removal operation.

👉 Kristi Noem
👉 JD Vance.
#KristiNoem
@jdvancevpotus.bsky.social
#ReneeNicoleGood
#JonathanERoss
ICE agent in Minneapolis killing identified as 10-year law enforcement veteran
Court records point to Jonathan E Ross as officer in Renee Nicole Good’s death, amid protests and political fallout
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
The Venezuela incursion is in line with this logic, made even plainer as the US eyes Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Many of you already understand this, but if you've never heard of the term "hybrid war" or you don't know exactly what it is please stop and read👇
America is in the midst of a very sophisticated hybrid war instigated by Russia. Many $Billions were spent by Russia over decades to install Trump. READ
What is hybrid warfare? – DW – 11/30/2024
Western intelligence agencies accuse Russia of increasingly engaging in hybrid warfare since invading Ukraine. What exactly constitutes hybrid warfare, and what's its intended goal?
www.dw.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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He's right

Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...
Maduro Says He Is a Prisoner of War, Not a Defendant. The Words Matter.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Michelle is right. This is all about the grift.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
Opinion | Don’t Call It Regime Change. This Is Something Else Entirely.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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SICKENING
/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/31/us/trump-deals-policy-conflicts-web.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFA.ew5x.oINRnKBTzTug
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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#Donald_Trump' s announcement that the #United_States is going to "start making money" from #Venezuela and take control of the South American nation's massive oil reserves could potentially amount to a "hostile occupation" of a sovereign country, experts say

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'Going to get the oil flowing': Donald Trump wants Venezuela's oil. But is it legal?
The US government has not provided any details on how the US is going to take control of Venezuelan oil, but experts warn it will take years.
www.sbs.com.au
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM