kolbyjack
@kolbyjack.bsky.social
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Yea, man, that was obviously going to be the case from the beginning.
“.. ‘Will they stop at nothing to force their way on everything?’ one senior House Republican said. ‘The administration is setting a standard they cannot achieve themselves and will haunt us all for a generation.’”
@politico.com
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January 12, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Yea, man, that was obviously going to be the case from the beginning.
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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 2:52 PM
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
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Trump: "All you have to do is say to China, how many windmill areas do you have in China? So far they're not able to find any."
China:
China:
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Trump: "All you have to do is say to China, how many windmill areas do you have in China? So far they're not able to find any."
China:
China:
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my politics are domestically now largely anti kidnapping and anti murder, an apparently controversial position to the majority on Capitol Hill
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
my politics are domestically now largely anti kidnapping and anti murder, an apparently controversial position to the majority on Capitol Hill
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January 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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For the millionth (ok, the second) time today, this is not how it works.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
For the millionth (ok, the second) time today, this is not how it works.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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ICYMI — Trump shared an old video of Maduro declaring himself president and claimed it was Venezuelans celebrating his removal
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
ICYMI — Trump shared an old video of Maduro declaring himself president and claimed it was Venezuelans celebrating his removal
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What I told new colleagues last month. Reject the notion that cops don’t have time to think. Do not fall for that crap. That’s an excuse for repeat garbage behaviors. Make time to think. Slow down. Plan. React smartly. Determine WHAT IS THE POINT. Communicate. Or find a new job.
I told them to reject the notion cops don’t have time to think, that they simply must act. I say ‘if I tell you I’m gonna punch you in 90 seconds, you could go make a sandwich & still have time to figure out what to do.’ Well, you’ve got 90 seconds as you’re driving to the call..so use it wisely
January 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
What I told new colleagues last month. Reject the notion that cops don’t have time to think. Do not fall for that crap. That’s an excuse for repeat garbage behaviors. Make time to think. Slow down. Plan. React smartly. Determine WHAT IS THE POINT. Communicate. Or find a new job.
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"States can prosecute anyone for violations of state law, regardless of their rank or authority. Murder is a felony in the state of Minnesota, as it is in every other state." @ddayen.bsky.social
ICE Agents Can Be Charged With Murder - The American Prospect
As a killing in Minneapolis is documented, the law clearly stipulates that federal agents do not have universal immunity.
prospect.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
"States can prosecute anyone for violations of state law, regardless of their rank or authority. Murder is a felony in the state of Minnesota, as it is in every other state." @ddayen.bsky.social
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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Today taps into the core problem much older than ICE. There's the obvious visceral fear of being hurt by agents of the state---but it's also having to live daily life alongside and in total deference to armed people who could kill you, lie to justify it, get away with it, and be celebrated for it.
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Today taps into the core problem much older than ICE. There's the obvious visceral fear of being hurt by agents of the state---but it's also having to live daily life alongside and in total deference to armed people who could kill you, lie to justify it, get away with it, and be celebrated for it.
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Like those before it, that insane, vile DHS statement about the Minneapolis shooting isn't about covering anything up. It's performative lying.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Like those before it, that insane, vile DHS statement about the Minneapolis shooting isn't about covering anything up. It's performative lying.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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ice agents simply aren't trained well enough to be on the street. they are a genuine danger to citizens
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
ice agents simply aren't trained well enough to be on the street. they are a genuine danger to citizens
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After posting on the White House website just yesterday that Ashli Babbit was "murdered in cold blood," the administration states that the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota was justifiably killed as a "domestic terrorist."
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
After posting on the White House website just yesterday that Ashli Babbit was "murdered in cold blood," the administration states that the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota was justifiably killed as a "domestic terrorist."
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
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Leavitt: "The WH relished the opportunity yesterday to actually create a new website to share the facts with the American public, but also all those in this room. We knew the media would be covering January 6 quite a bit b/c they think it's something the American people still believe their lies on"
January 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Leavitt: "The WH relished the opportunity yesterday to actually create a new website to share the facts with the American public, but also all those in this room. We knew the media would be covering January 6 quite a bit b/c they think it's something the American people still believe their lies on"
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The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
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The President does not get to raise and spend his own separate money. This is Constitution 101 stuff, guys.
January 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The President does not get to raise and spend his own separate money. This is Constitution 101 stuff, guys.
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
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In a stunning breach of diplomatic norms, Trump's ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Trump’s Vatican Ambassador Misrepresents Pope Leo’s Venezuela Remarks to Defend U.S. Military Action
Brian Burch’s public spin on Pope Leo XIV’s Venezuela remarks marks a striking departure from four decades of candor in U.S.–Vatican relations.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
In a stunning breach of diplomatic norms, Trump's ambassador to the Holy See issued a statement that misrepresented Pope Leo’s remarks on Venezuela in order to defend the U.S. military invasion.
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
Such a misrepresentation is unprecedented in the history of formal relations between the two governments
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TAPPER: “So you won’t take it off the table that 🇺🇸 won’t use military force to seize Greenland?”
STEPHEN MILLER: *laughs*, says nobody would fight us for it — despite European nations saying it would end NATO (which Putin would love)
Bottom line: The guardrails are gone
STEPHEN MILLER: *laughs*, says nobody would fight us for it — despite European nations saying it would end NATO (which Putin would love)
Bottom line: The guardrails are gone
January 6, 2026 at 12:48 AM
TAPPER: “So you won’t take it off the table that 🇺🇸 won’t use military force to seize Greenland?”
STEPHEN MILLER: *laughs*, says nobody would fight us for it — despite European nations saying it would end NATO (which Putin would love)
Bottom line: The guardrails are gone
STEPHEN MILLER: *laughs*, says nobody would fight us for it — despite European nations saying it would end NATO (which Putin would love)
Bottom line: The guardrails are gone
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders