@gurble.bsky.social
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That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
That is an ICE agent pepper spraying a restrained victim in the face at close quarters; it's an unquestionable and indefensibly abusive use of excessive force that should (but won't) be criminally prosecuted as assault
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The Democrats should shut down the government on this sentence alone.
January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The Democrats should shut down the government on this sentence alone.
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Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.
His not being impeached by the end of the business day as a result of this threat is as much a problem as the threat itself. It’s not just Trump that the world has to worry about, it’s a GOP that supports him and Democrats who suck their thumbs and refuse to even discuss pushing to remove him
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.
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Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
Nancy Lacore served in the Navy for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve.
abcnews.go.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
abcnews.go.com/Politics/nav...
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I get why a distinction between "America" and "the Trump regime" may seem immaterial to many Europeans. But Trump's domestic political weakness is something Europe can exploit, which in turn strengthens the hand of opposition within the US. Plus, the distinction is *extremely* relevant stateside.
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I get why a distinction between "America" and "the Trump regime" may seem immaterial to many Europeans. But Trump's domestic political weakness is something Europe can exploit, which in turn strengthens the hand of opposition within the US. Plus, the distinction is *extremely* relevant stateside.
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The Russian intelligence services intervene aggressively to attack a website that leaked the names of new ICE hires, proving that Kristi Noem was aggressively recruiting and deploying Jan 6 rioters, including the head of the Proud Boys, a violent white supremacist group.
Website that leaked info about ICE agents is down after ‘cyberattack,’ founder says
Founder of ICE List believes the ‘sophisticated’ cyberattack could have originated in Russia
www.independent.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The Russian intelligence services intervene aggressively to attack a website that leaked the names of new ICE hires, proving that Kristi Noem was aggressively recruiting and deploying Jan 6 rioters, including the head of the Proud Boys, a violent white supremacist group.
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telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
I don't know why, but I've long noted how dismissive and sometimes downright smug you've been about this subject, so I thought you might want to see this:
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/p...
I don't know why, but I've long noted how dismissive and sometimes downright smug you've been about this subject, so I thought you might want to see this:
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/p...
Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome | CNN Politics
The Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device purchased in an undercover operation that some investigators think could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments impacting sp...
www.cnn.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 AM
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
I don't know why, but I've long noted how dismissive and sometimes downright smug you've been about this subject, so I thought you might want to see this:
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/p...
I don't know why, but I've long noted how dismissive and sometimes downright smug you've been about this subject, so I thought you might want to see this:
www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/p...
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We have Justin Amash and Bill Kristol saying ABOLISH ICE before most Democrats.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
We have Justin Amash and Bill Kristol saying ABOLISH ICE before most Democrats.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
What does that say about the Democratic establishment?
Primary season is on right now, folks.
We all deserve better.
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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Klein: “What is, to you, the ‘rage economy’?”
Talarico: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks.
They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
Talarico: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks.
They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
January 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Klein: “What is, to you, the ‘rage economy’?”
Talarico: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks.
They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
Talarico: “The billionaires own the algorithms and the news networks.
They are selling us conflict right into our bloodstream, and they’re calling it connection.
And I think it’s left people starving for actual community.”
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to any politicians out there: the only metric by which i am deciding my votes in any future Democratic primary is how far they're willing to go in punishing this administration and i am far from the only one
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
to any politicians out there: the only metric by which i am deciding my votes in any future Democratic primary is how far they're willing to go in punishing this administration and i am far from the only one
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??? Apparently Venezuela oil revenues will go into “offshore accounts” outside of the US Treasury, PBS reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
??? Apparently Venezuela oil revenues will go into “offshore accounts” outside of the US Treasury, PBS reports.
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OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
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Can’t wait for some hard-hitting coverage of what’s happening in Venezuela on CBS.
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Can’t wait for some hard-hitting coverage of what’s happening in Venezuela on CBS.
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It is pretty amazing how quickly they pivoted from wearing tricorner hats at Tea Party rallies to thinking that on reflection there’s a lot to be said for authoritarianism.
one of my recent preoccupations is the visceral hostility the MAGA right has for the histories and traditions of the United States. these are people who spit on the Declaration and salute third-rate European despots!
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 AM
It is pretty amazing how quickly they pivoted from wearing tricorner hats at Tea Party rallies to thinking that on reflection there’s a lot to be said for authoritarianism.
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This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
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Every election year, you hear the same old song from Democrats: That Texas is not a red state, but just a low-turnout state and if Democrats just turn out enough voters, it will flip blue.
This is empirically not true. Democrats need to persuade Republicans
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
This is empirically not true. Democrats need to persuade Republicans
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
The Biggest Lie in Texas Politics
Ahead of the midterm elections, the state Democratic party is leaning on an old message.
www.texasmonthly.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Every election year, you hear the same old song from Democrats: That Texas is not a red state, but just a low-turnout state and if Democrats just turn out enough voters, it will flip blue.
This is empirically not true. Democrats need to persuade Republicans
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
This is empirically not true. Democrats need to persuade Republicans
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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The epitome of misleading bullsh*t from the WH deputy press secretary. 👇 Getty Images link to a 2003 pic of the same event. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...
December 20, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The epitome of misleading bullsh*t from the WH deputy press secretary. 👇 Getty Images link to a 2003 pic of the same event. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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"People like Susie Wiles are a terrific example of how something as bad as Nazism actually happened."
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
December 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"People like Susie Wiles are a terrific example of how something as bad as Nazism actually happened."
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...