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The prescription to the US Republic’s current ailment was written 250 years ago by Thomas Jefferson. It is embedded in the Declaration of Independence
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The prescription to the US Republic’s current ailment was written 250 years ago by Thomas Jefferson. It is embedded in the Declaration of Independence
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We have to be clear about what the Trump Administration is doing: They are taking basic American virtues and freedoms — the ability to speak truth to power and freely — and turning them into crimes. We must see through this.
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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Since last year, Trump admin planned what to do if ICE agents were accused of crimes (even murder):
Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
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Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
led by @swin24.bsky.social
Inside Trump’s Plans To Protect Killer ICE Agents ‘No Matter What’
Minnesota officials want to investigate ICE’s killing of a mother in Minneapolis. Team Trump has been planning for a moment like this.
zeteo.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Since last year, Trump admin planned what to do if ICE agents were accused of crimes (even murder):
Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
led by @swin24.bsky.social
Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
led by @swin24.bsky.social
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Question for the NYTimes: In what world do you not immediately flash the news that an American President has told you "I don't believe in international law"? Am just curious, 'cos I must have missed that journalism class.
January 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Question for the NYTimes: In what world do you not immediately flash the news that an American President has told you "I don't believe in international law"? Am just curious, 'cos I must have missed that journalism class.
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US congressmen ask judge to appoint official to force release of all Epstein files
US congressmen ask judge to appoint official to force release of all Epstein files
Democrat Ro Khanna and Republican Thomas Massie seek to compel justice department to release full set of files
Two US House of Representatives members have asked a federal judge to appoint a special master to compel the justice department to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.
On Thursday, Democratic representative Ro Khanna of California and Republican representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky asked US district judge Paul Engelmayer to release the full Epstein files, as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
US congressmen ask judge to appoint official to force release of all Epstein files
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Just so you’re aware, Grok is accepting requests from men to nudify the corpse of Renee Good, the woman murdered by ICE in Minneapolis.
That is what men are doing and Elon Musk’s AI provides the tool to do it instantly and anonymously.
This is where we are, this is how fucked things are.
That is what men are doing and Elon Musk’s AI provides the tool to do it instantly and anonymously.
This is where we are, this is how fucked things are.
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Just so you’re aware, Grok is accepting requests from men to nudify the corpse of Renee Good, the woman murdered by ICE in Minneapolis.
That is what men are doing and Elon Musk’s AI provides the tool to do it instantly and anonymously.
This is where we are, this is how fucked things are.
That is what men are doing and Elon Musk’s AI provides the tool to do it instantly and anonymously.
This is where we are, this is how fucked things are.
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“The American people are starting to see just how far this president and his lieutenants are willing to go to shield their forces from accountability.”
@premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social on how Team Trump was prepared to protect ICE agents at any cost
zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
@premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social on how Team Trump was prepared to protect ICE agents at any cost
zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“The American people are starting to see just how far this president and his lieutenants are willing to go to shield their forces from accountability.”
@premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social on how Team Trump was prepared to protect ICE agents at any cost
zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
@premthakker.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social on how Team Trump was prepared to protect ICE agents at any cost
zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
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‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
Donald Trump has said ‘I don’t need international law” and that his power is limited only by his “own morality”.
In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
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This is a great analogy, a paramilitary force there merely to spread terror. Staffed by bitter failures of men.
If you're Irish you recognise ICE. They're the Black and Tans.
Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.
Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
This is a great analogy, a paramilitary force there merely to spread terror. Staffed by bitter failures of men.
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"What will I do when they start murdering civilians & blatantly lying about it?"
I think a lot of people will, somewhere deep inside, be surprised to discover their actual answer to this question. Mostly 'free speech' campaigners, terminally online 'classical liberals' & self-styled 'libertarians'.
I think a lot of people will, somewhere deep inside, be surprised to discover their actual answer to this question. Mostly 'free speech' campaigners, terminally online 'classical liberals' & self-styled 'libertarians'.
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 AM
"What will I do when they start murdering civilians & blatantly lying about it?"
I think a lot of people will, somewhere deep inside, be surprised to discover their actual answer to this question. Mostly 'free speech' campaigners, terminally online 'classical liberals' & self-styled 'libertarians'.
I think a lot of people will, somewhere deep inside, be surprised to discover their actual answer to this question. Mostly 'free speech' campaigners, terminally online 'classical liberals' & self-styled 'libertarians'.
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A few months ago Chris Philp called me “unhinged” in a Telegraph article about a video I made.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
A few months ago Chris Philp called me “unhinged” in a Telegraph article about a video I made.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
In it I warned about the brutality of ICE, & argued those who appease Trump would open the door to Fascism here too. I was called ‘hysterical’.
I have 0 regrets about that message.
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Trump basically supercharged an agency with a long record of misconduct, handed it military‑scale funding, loosened hiring standards, and flooded it with thousands of new recruits in a climate of hate that he helped cultivate.
At that point, it wasn’t a question of if
...it was a question of when.
At that point, it wasn’t a question of if
...it was a question of when.
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Trump basically supercharged an agency with a long record of misconduct, handed it military‑scale funding, loosened hiring standards, and flooded it with thousands of new recruits in a climate of hate that he helped cultivate.
At that point, it wasn’t a question of if
...it was a question of when.
At that point, it wasn’t a question of if
...it was a question of when.
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...the kind of thing history has warned us about more than once
All the while, every guardrail meant to restrain this kind of force is falling away...
- Judicial oversight weakened
- State investigators are now getting blocked from reviewing shootings
Accountability is evaporating
All the while, every guardrail meant to restrain this kind of force is falling away...
- Judicial oversight weakened
- State investigators are now getting blocked from reviewing shootings
Accountability is evaporating
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM
...the kind of thing history has warned us about more than once
All the while, every guardrail meant to restrain this kind of force is falling away...
- Judicial oversight weakened
- State investigators are now getting blocked from reviewing shootings
Accountability is evaporating
All the while, every guardrail meant to restrain this kind of force is falling away...
- Judicial oversight weakened
- State investigators are now getting blocked from reviewing shootings
Accountability is evaporating
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What did we think would happen?
Trump tripled ICE’s budget to $27.7 billion a year
It now has a bigger budget than the militaries of most countries
Then he turbo‑charged recruitment with six‑figure salaries and up to $50,000 sign‑on bonuses
Anyone paying attention could see what he was growing
Trump tripled ICE’s budget to $27.7 billion a year
It now has a bigger budget than the militaries of most countries
Then he turbo‑charged recruitment with six‑figure salaries and up to $50,000 sign‑on bonuses
Anyone paying attention could see what he was growing
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 AM
What did we think would happen?
Trump tripled ICE’s budget to $27.7 billion a year
It now has a bigger budget than the militaries of most countries
Then he turbo‑charged recruitment with six‑figure salaries and up to $50,000 sign‑on bonuses
Anyone paying attention could see what he was growing
Trump tripled ICE’s budget to $27.7 billion a year
It now has a bigger budget than the militaries of most countries
Then he turbo‑charged recruitment with six‑figure salaries and up to $50,000 sign‑on bonuses
Anyone paying attention could see what he was growing
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If a human was being paid to create this material, we’d rightly throw the book at them. So why should X get a free pass?
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
If a human was being paid to create this material, we’d rightly throw the book at them. So why should X get a free pass?
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
Fine them to the hilt and if they won’t comply, shut it down. We wouldn’t tolerate this offline. Why online?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 2/2
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This is not enough. Even X must comply with the law.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kn52nx9do
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kn52nx9do
Elon Musk's Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This is not enough. Even X must comply with the law.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kn52nx9do
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99kn52nx9do
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There is an endemic misogyny in our society - perhaps it has always been present but the poisonous masculinity of power that Trump encapsulates allows men to articulate it - causing men to seek the humiliation of women. Please call it out when you see it, if only to help its victims feel less alone.
January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
There is an endemic misogyny in our society - perhaps it has always been present but the poisonous masculinity of power that Trump encapsulates allows men to articulate it - causing men to seek the humiliation of women. Please call it out when you see it, if only to help its victims feel less alone.
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But a definite shift in language from Downing Street. For a very long time they wouldn't make even the mildest criticism of X or Musk. Now looks likely UK authorities will ultimately take some form of action against the site
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
But a definite shift in language from Downing Street. For a very long time they wouldn't make even the mildest criticism of X or Musk. Now looks likely UK authorities will ultimately take some form of action against the site
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Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want
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Another council embroiled in a Reform circus
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Another council embroiled in a Reform circus
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Gary Neville hits out at ‘angry, middle-aged white men’ dividing UK as he urges country to reunite www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/gary...
Gary Neville hits out at ‘angry, middle-aged white men’ as he urges UK to reunite
Gary Neville has hit out at what he described as “angry, middle-aged white men” dividing the UK as he urged the country to reunite. The former Manchester United footballer revealed he had removed a un...
www.independent.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Gary Neville hits out at ‘angry, middle-aged white men’ dividing UK as he urges country to reunite www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/gary...
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"We’re all being turned on each other - and the division that’s being created is absolutely disgusting."
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"We’re all being turned on each other - and the division that’s being created is absolutely disgusting."