Hughspector
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January 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
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Thank you, Minnesota
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Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Thank you, Minnesota
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ICE agents would be permanently barred from becoming state or local cops in Illinois if a state politician gets her way.
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Law would ban ICE agents from becoming cops in Illinois
A newly introduced bill that would bar former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from working in state and local law enforcement in Illinois is sparking intense debate, with supporters calling...
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January 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
ICE agents would be permanently barred from becoming state or local cops in Illinois if a state politician gets her way.
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For comparison, that lump sum is nearly equivalent to the pot of money that Congress passed to bail out the banks during the 2008 financial crisis.
New York Federal Reserve Gave Wall Street Over $420 Billion in the Past 7 Months
Massive, unprecedented payouts with few strings attached could signal that big banks are seriously short on cash.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
For comparison, that lump sum is nearly equivalent to the pot of money that Congress passed to bail out the banks during the 2008 financial crisis.
Follow the Money: Venezuelan Oil, Qatar, and Trump’s Accountability Crisis
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Follow the Money: Venezuelan Oil, Qatar, and Trump’s Accountability Crisis
Pay attention to what is happening right now.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Follow the Money: Venezuelan Oil, Qatar, and Trump’s Accountability Crisis
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The Minnesota Case Gets Uglier
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The Minnesota Case Gets Uglier
The shooting was abominable. Washington’s response is worse.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The Minnesota Case Gets Uglier
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The ruling comes out of a December lawsuit filed by six plaintiffs who were all observing ICE’s ramped-up raids.
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Federal Judge Orders ICE to Stop Retaliating Against Minnesota Demonstrators
The ruling comes out of a December lawsuit filed by six plaintiffs who were all observing ICE’s ramped-up raids.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The ruling comes out of a December lawsuit filed by six plaintiffs who were all observing ICE’s ramped-up raids.
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Is there a bureau of exactly how much everyone should care about each thing and does the Atlantic run it and how does it measure that care and who exactly is the left anyway, and here we are in the US of A where the right regards human rights violations unto death with grisly enthusiasm, hello?
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left, @galbeckerman.bsky.social reports. He spoke with the Iranians who feel “betrayed” by their peers:
The Silence of the Left on Iran
As the Islamic Republic massacres protesters, exiles are dismayed by the lack of sympathy from the American left.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Is there a bureau of exactly how much everyone should care about each thing and does the Atlantic run it and how does it measure that care and who exactly is the left anyway, and here we are in the US of A where the right regards human rights violations unto death with grisly enthusiasm, hello?
January 16, 2026
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January 16, 2026
Well, President Donald J.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
January 16, 2026
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The Trap Is Being Set: Why Armed “Citizen Protection” Will Backfire...and Who It Helps Most
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The Trap Is Being Set: Why Armed “Citizen Protection” Will Backfire...and Who It Helps Most
(Hint: His Name is Trump)
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January 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Trap Is Being Set: Why Armed “Citizen Protection” Will Backfire...and Who It Helps Most
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Fundamental point made here. The one advantage we have over people in the past is that we can learn from them. Since we can we should. That’s the premise of my book "On Tyranny."
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Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Fundamental point made here. The one advantage we have over people in the past is that we can learn from them. Since we can we should. That’s the premise of my book "On Tyranny."
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What Happens When the Economy Fails Depends on Who You Are
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What Happens When the Economy Fails Depends on Who You Are
For working families, recessions mean job loss and debt; for billionaires, they mean discounted assets and record wealth gains…
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January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
What Happens When the Economy Fails Depends on Who You Are
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Thank your president.
ICE 'throw flash-bang at family car' as 6 kids hospitalized including a 6-month-old baby
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ICE 'throw flash-bang at family car' as 6 kids hospitalized including a 6-month-old baby
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ICE 'throw flash-bang at family car' as 6 kids hospitalized including a 6-month-old baby (The Mirror US Online)
ICE agents are alleged to have used flash-bang grenades on a vehicle belonging to a man and his family as they tried to leave their home during tear gas depl...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Thank your president.
ICE 'throw flash-bang at family car' as 6 kids hospitalized including a 6-month-old baby
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ICE 'throw flash-bang at family car' as 6 kids hospitalized including a 6-month-old baby
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Is administration is full of ignorant liars.
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Is administration is full of ignorant liars.
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When you grovel before Trump and give him your Nobel medal and thank him for invading Venezuela you're pretty much guaranteeing you won't ever lead the country, right? In other news, pissed-off CBS staff are leaking like crazy.
CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’
Anonymously sourced report that Jonathan Ross ‘suffered internal bleeding’ after killing Renee Good faced skepticism inside CBS newsroom
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January 16, 2026 at 4:32 AM
When you grovel before Trump and give him your Nobel medal and thank him for invading Venezuela you're pretty much guaranteeing you won't ever lead the country, right? In other news, pissed-off CBS staff are leaking like crazy.
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Federal judge denies qualified immunity to LAPD officers who shot unarmed man. "The July 18, 2022, shooting followed a dispatch call describing [Jermaine] Petit as a transient carrying a stick and lighting trash on fire in a residential neighborhood." www.courthousenews.com/judge-reject...
Judge rejects qualified immunity for LAPD officers in Jermaine Petit shooting
“Decisions well before this shooting put it beyond debate that use of deadly force in these circumstances, where the suspect does not directly threaten the officer or others and just continues walking...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Federal judge denies qualified immunity to LAPD officers who shot unarmed man. "The July 18, 2022, shooting followed a dispatch call describing [Jermaine] Petit as a transient carrying a stick and lighting trash on fire in a residential neighborhood." www.courthousenews.com/judge-reject...
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"10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
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Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
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10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
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January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
"10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
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Your activism will be even more important this year" @rbreich.bsky.social
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January 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Judge demands response after lawmakers accuse DOJ of dragging feet with Epstein files www.courthousenews.com/judge-demand...
It ain't going away. #Epstein
It ain't going away. #Epstein
Judge demands response after lawmakers accuse DOJ of dragging feet with Epstein files
Meanwhile, another federal judge is urging prosecutors to prioritize more pressing cases. “Epstein is dead,” she said Tuesday.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Judge demands response after lawmakers accuse DOJ of dragging feet with Epstein files www.courthousenews.com/judge-demand...
It ain't going away. #Epstein
It ain't going away. #Epstein