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NATO is a voluntary, mutually beneficial alliance, not a protection racket or extortion scheme.
If it’s forfeit land as tribute or no NATO, that effectively means no NATO.
The threat itself, even if not acted upon, undermines the trust and credibility that makes the alliance function.
If it’s forfeit land as tribute or no NATO, that effectively means no NATO.
The threat itself, even if not acted upon, undermines the trust and credibility that makes the alliance function.
January 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
NATO is a voluntary, mutually beneficial alliance, not a protection racket or extortion scheme.
If it’s forfeit land as tribute or no NATO, that effectively means no NATO.
The threat itself, even if not acted upon, undermines the trust and credibility that makes the alliance function.
If it’s forfeit land as tribute or no NATO, that effectively means no NATO.
The threat itself, even if not acted upon, undermines the trust and credibility that makes the alliance function.
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"Fuckin' bitch."
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"Fuckin' bitch."
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That's been his plan the whole time.
For Putin.
For Putin.
Trump again threatens to take Greenland today saying, "I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way we will do it the hard way.” Trump attacking Greenland ends NATO. That is EXACTLY what Putin wants. Lost in our recent conversations is how Trump is owned by Putin
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
That's been his plan the whole time.
For Putin.
For Putin.
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We're now three weeks past the deadline set by law and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files, and are overly redacting and tampering with what they do release, because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We're now three weeks past the deadline set by law and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files, and are overly redacting and tampering with what they do release, because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
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Breaking news: The Washington National Opera announced plans to leave its longtime home at the Kennedy Center, a move following reports of declining ticket sales and upheaval since President Trump’s takeover.
Washington National Opera is moving out of the Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera decided on Friday to move out of its longtime home at the Kennedy Center. The center said it ended the relationship.
wapo.st
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Breaking news: The Washington National Opera announced plans to leave its longtime home at the Kennedy Center, a move following reports of declining ticket sales and upheaval since President Trump’s takeover.
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Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
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Has Pam Bondi and @thedeptofjustice removed these prosecutors so they are no longer doing impermissible work? @pambondi.bsky.social @deptofjusticeinc.bsky.social @nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Has Pam Bondi and @thedeptofjustice removed these prosecutors so they are no longer doing impermissible work? @pambondi.bsky.social @deptofjusticeinc.bsky.social @nbcnews.com
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As I was listening to the podcast what became even more apparent to me was how untrained the shooter was. They have said he had 10 years experience. The little I know, having been a volunteer for a pd, you would never have your phone out like that. You would never step in front of a car. And you
Jam-packed mega pod today with @ryangrim.bsky.social!!
On the ICE killing in MN, Venezuela, Epstein's intel ties, Elon's white pride, Cea Weaver, whether there's an Awokening reckoning on the Squad left (ish), Liz Cheney/Kamala discourse & so much more.
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On the ICE killing in MN, Venezuela, Epstein's intel ties, Elon's white pride, Cea Weaver, whether there's an Awokening reckoning on the Squad left (ish), Liz Cheney/Kamala discourse & so much more.
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Ryan Grim: An Unconscionable Reaction to a Summary Execution
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 01/08/2026 · 1h 10m
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January 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
As I was listening to the podcast what became even more apparent to me was how untrained the shooter was. They have said he had 10 years experience. The little I know, having been a volunteer for a pd, you would never have your phone out like that. You would never step in front of a car. And you
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This is why we need to rebuild union power.
Strong unions serve as a countervailing force to runaway corporate power and ensure workers share in the profits their labor creates.
Otherwise, the rich eat up a larger and larger share of the pie — like this:
Strong unions serve as a countervailing force to runaway corporate power and ensure workers share in the profits their labor creates.
Otherwise, the rich eat up a larger and larger share of the pie — like this:
Mike Konczal: Released this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ labor share of income for Q3 2025 is the lowest on record.
January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
This is why we need to rebuild union power.
Strong unions serve as a countervailing force to runaway corporate power and ensure workers share in the profits their labor creates.
Otherwise, the rich eat up a larger and larger share of the pie — like this:
Strong unions serve as a countervailing force to runaway corporate power and ensure workers share in the profits their labor creates.
Otherwise, the rich eat up a larger and larger share of the pie — like this:
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Frey: "I think [Vance] also asserted that because you work at the federal government you somehow have absolutely immunity from committing crimes. That's not true in any law school in America, whether it's Yale or Villanova or anywhere else. That's not true."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "I think [Vance] also asserted that because you work at the federal government you somehow have absolutely immunity from committing crimes. That's not true in any law school in America, whether it's Yale or Villanova or anywhere else. That's not true."
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If you object to ICE, you’re the enemy. Read the details of the Stephen Miller interview you may have missed earlier this week. They’re important. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
About That Stephen Miller Interview…
On Monday, Stephen Miller did an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM
If you object to ICE, you’re the enemy. Read the details of the Stephen Miller interview you may have missed earlier this week. They’re important. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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I can't decide if a British tabloid should get more or less slack for not knowing that the Gadsen flag originated during the American Revolutionary War.
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed an unarmed civilian, flew a don't-tread-on-me Gadsden flag at his house, per the Daily Mail.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I can't decide if a British tabloid should get more or less slack for not knowing that the Gadsen flag originated during the American Revolutionary War.
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Visitors traveling to U.S. national parks are facing a new question at the gate: Are you a United States resident?
That question is already causing longer wait times to enter parks and is leading some foreign tourists to turn away at the gates.
That question is already causing longer wait times to enter parks and is leading some foreign tourists to turn away at the gates.
Immigration checks at national parks cause delays and confusion
President Donald Trump’s $100 surcharge on foreign tourists is causing long lines and delays at some national parks.
wapo.st
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Visitors traveling to U.S. national parks are facing a new question at the gate: Are you a United States resident?
That question is already causing longer wait times to enter parks and is leading some foreign tourists to turn away at the gates.
That question is already causing longer wait times to enter parks and is leading some foreign tourists to turn away at the gates.
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NEWS --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman are introducing a new bill to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, making lawsuits and prosecutions easier. They also say agent who killed Renee Good should be prosecuted in Minnesota.
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Trump Shooting Fiasco Worsens as Dems Find Fresh Line of Attack on ICE
As the Minneapolis killing gets darker for Trump, Representatives Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman talk to us about their plan to rein in ICE—and about Trumpworld’s broader plunge into violence and lawl...
newrepublic.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEWS --> Reps Eric Swalwell and Dan Goldman are introducing a new bill to strip ICE officers of qualified immunity, making lawsuits and prosecutions easier. They also say agent who killed Renee Good should be prosecuted in Minnesota.
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
They break this news on our pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
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"Trump is destroying the postwar world that America made in favour of a Hobbesian jungle in which the strong take what they must — and he is doing so with racial imagery." My Swamp Notes with @jyshapiro.bsky.social on Trump's predatory boomerang. as.ft.com/r/9f5de7fe-2...
The white man’s burden, Trump edition
[FREE TO READ] America’s president is repudiating the postwar world fashioned by the US
as.ft.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"Trump is destroying the postwar world that America made in favour of a Hobbesian jungle in which the strong take what they must — and he is doing so with racial imagery." My Swamp Notes with @jyshapiro.bsky.social on Trump's predatory boomerang. as.ft.com/r/9f5de7fe-2...
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The Trump Doctrine: Violence Is Us.
The Trump Administration Has a Warning: We Will Use Violence
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Trump Doctrine: Violence Is Us.
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Another day, another billionaire oil magnate and Trump mega-donor who stands to profit big-time from the Venezuela operation.
The corruption is bad enough, but when you remember they put American troops in harm's way to do it, it's sickening.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The corruption is bad enough, but when you remember they put American troops in harm's way to do it, it's sickening.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Exclusive: Trump supporter and oil magnate Harry Sargeant advising US on Venezuela, sources say
Billionaire energy entrepreneur and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III and his team are advising the Trump administration on how the U.S. can engineer a return of some American oil companies to Venez...
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Another day, another billionaire oil magnate and Trump mega-donor who stands to profit big-time from the Venezuela operation.
The corruption is bad enough, but when you remember they put American troops in harm's way to do it, it's sickening.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The corruption is bad enough, but when you remember they put American troops in harm's way to do it, it's sickening.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Misconduct expert says state has the right to charge ICE officer who killed Renee Good.
“I’ve deposed thousands of police officers. ICE agents do not have absolute immunity.”
“I’ve deposed thousands of police officers. ICE agents do not have absolute immunity.”
Misconduct expert says state has the right to charge ICE officer who killed Renee Good
Alas, the FBI's takeover of the investigation could make it difficult.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Misconduct expert says state has the right to charge ICE officer who killed Renee Good.
“I’ve deposed thousands of police officers. ICE agents do not have absolute immunity.”
“I’ve deposed thousands of police officers. ICE agents do not have absolute immunity.”
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The jobs report is in. What a disaster.
January 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The jobs report is in. What a disaster.
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This is Christian Miranda Romano. He is a teenager and an American citizen.
Last year he said his goal was, “In five to ten years, I want to be taking care of my mom and siblings”.
Yesterday, he was working at a Target in Richfield, MN when ICE kidnapped him (link to video below).
Last year he said his goal was, “In five to ten years, I want to be taking care of my mom and siblings”.
Yesterday, he was working at a Target in Richfield, MN when ICE kidnapped him (link to video below).
Senior Story: Christian Miranda Romano
After graduation, Christian will begin a painting apprenticeship, grow his car detailing business and stay focused on his ultimate goal of becoming a professional boxer.
rhs.richfieldschools.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
This is Christian Miranda Romano. He is a teenager and an American citizen.
Last year he said his goal was, “In five to ten years, I want to be taking care of my mom and siblings”.
Yesterday, he was working at a Target in Richfield, MN when ICE kidnapped him (link to video below).
Last year he said his goal was, “In five to ten years, I want to be taking care of my mom and siblings”.
Yesterday, he was working at a Target in Richfield, MN when ICE kidnapped him (link to video below).
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Disastrous job number for the pedophile president. The U.S. economy added a pathetic 50,000 jobs last month, signaling the weakest annual job growth since 2003.
January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Disastrous job number for the pedophile president. The U.S. economy added a pathetic 50,000 jobs last month, signaling the weakest annual job growth since 2003.
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I guess they dont teach the doctrine of dual sovereignty and concurrent jurisdiction in the University of South Dakota political science department.
January 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I guess they dont teach the doctrine of dual sovereignty and concurrent jurisdiction in the University of South Dakota political science department.
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Recent research found that many people check their phones at least 50 times per day. But studies suggest that if you resist that urge and let your mind wander instead, there could be some serious benefits.
Here's how:
Here's how:
Why you should put down your phone and daydream instead
Most people look at their phones when they have free time. But studies suggest there are serious benefits to letting your mind wander.
wapo.st
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Recent research found that many people check their phones at least 50 times per day. But studies suggest that if you resist that urge and let your mind wander instead, there could be some serious benefits.
Here's how:
Here's how: