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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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As Minnesota kicks off its day of freedom from ICE, my piece on how the state's movements built power to be ready for this moment, and the closest thing to a real general strike in maybe a century newrepublic.com/article/2053...
If Anyone Can Pull Off a General Strike, It’s Minnesotans
The massive outpouring of support for Friday’s day of action against ICE is something that just comes naturally to residents of the North Star State.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:37 PM
As Minnesota kicks off its day of freedom from ICE, my piece on how the state's movements built power to be ready for this moment, and the closest thing to a real general strike in maybe a century newrepublic.com/article/2053...
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The DHS and ICE have insisted this family was following them. They were coming back from a kids' basketball game when ICE agents saw Black people and attacked them, nearly killing an infant. www.startribune.com/family-recou...
Family recounts being caught in unrest after man is shot by federal agent
The family’s 6-month-old baby was unconscious and foaming at the mouth after federal agents threw tear gas and flash-bangs under their SUV, according to the child’s parents.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
The DHS and ICE have insisted this family was following them. They were coming back from a kids' basketball game when ICE agents saw Black people and attacked them, nearly killing an infant. www.startribune.com/family-recou...
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95% of ill will toward tech goes away if you stop trying to viciously manipulate users or deny them agency
May 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
95% of ill will toward tech goes away if you stop trying to viciously manipulate users or deny them agency
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So to sum up the Wisconsin arrest issue:
ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant.
The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge.
This is ridiculous.
ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant.
The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge.
This is ridiculous.
April 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So to sum up the Wisconsin arrest issue:
ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant.
The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge.
This is ridiculous.
ICE didn't have a juridical warrant. They only had an administrative warrant.
The DOJ has not convened a grand jury to indict the judge. They only got a criminal complaint before a magistrate judge.
This is ridiculous.
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JAMIE DIMON ON Q1 CALL: There will be a "kerfuffle" in the Treasury markets because of all the "rules and regulations."
"That will happen, and when that happens, the Fed will step in...and they're not going to do it now because you don't have all those issues yet."
"That will happen, and when that happens, the Fed will step in...and they're not going to do it now because you don't have all those issues yet."
April 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
JAMIE DIMON ON Q1 CALL: There will be a "kerfuffle" in the Treasury markets because of all the "rules and regulations."
"That will happen, and when that happens, the Fed will step in...and they're not going to do it now because you don't have all those issues yet."
"That will happen, and when that happens, the Fed will step in...and they're not going to do it now because you don't have all those issues yet."
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The self-fulfilling prophecy of anti-government ideology:
"Government always lies," so they lie.
"Government never works," so they break government.
"Government is the same as organized crime" so they rob and rape and kill.
"Government always lies," so they lie.
"Government never works," so they break government.
"Government is the same as organized crime" so they rob and rape and kill.
April 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The self-fulfilling prophecy of anti-government ideology:
"Government always lies," so they lie.
"Government never works," so they break government.
"Government is the same as organized crime" so they rob and rape and kill.
"Government always lies," so they lie.
"Government never works," so they break government.
"Government is the same as organized crime" so they rob and rape and kill.
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I saw this podcast yesterday with a Doge guy openly bragging about going through non-citizens' social security numbers & reporting them for investigation. Exactly what we were told wasn't happening. Every American should watch this imo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjhA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjhA...
DOGE updates + Liberation Day Tariff Reactions with Ben Shapiro and Antonio Gracias
YouTube video by All-In Podcast
www.youtube.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I saw this podcast yesterday with a Doge guy openly bragging about going through non-citizens' social security numbers & reporting them for investigation. Exactly what we were told wasn't happening. Every American should watch this imo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjhA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjhA...
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One of many ways that "going back to how it was" will be impossible. No reason for migrants to pay taxes, or allies to fully reset military/trade relationships, or scientists to do research here if core values no longer exist.
Our resource advantage isn't enough to put up with the fascism risk.
Our resource advantage isn't enough to put up with the fascism risk.
April 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
One of many ways that "going back to how it was" will be impossible. No reason for migrants to pay taxes, or allies to fully reset military/trade relationships, or scientists to do research here if core values no longer exist.
Our resource advantage isn't enough to put up with the fascism risk.
Our resource advantage isn't enough to put up with the fascism risk.
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Because you definitely want to deport productive people who contribute to our GDP and pay taxes while being barred from receiving benefits available only to citizens.
April 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Because you definitely want to deport productive people who contribute to our GDP and pay taxes while being barred from receiving benefits available only to citizens.
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Another example of a decision that will massively harm the economy and where the only benefit is that he can find new way to hurt the people he personally doesn’t like
April 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Another example of a decision that will massively harm the economy and where the only benefit is that he can find new way to hurt the people he personally doesn’t like
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Hard to overstate how lawless and also just fundamentally *untrustworthy* this country is, any promise we ever made anyone about anything turns out to have been fake www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information with ICE
The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to gain the trust of migrants and encourage them to file their taxes.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hard to overstate how lawless and also just fundamentally *untrustworthy* this country is, any promise we ever made anyone about anything turns out to have been fake www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
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Dangerous fuckers.
The FDA was moving to grant full approval for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine. But it missed the April 1 deadline after the agency’s vaccine chief was forced out. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
The FDA was moving to grant full approval for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine. But it missed the April 1 deadline after the agency’s vaccine chief was forced out. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | FDA Punts on Major Covid-19 Vaccine Decision After Ouster of Top Official
The agency is sitting on a decision to grant full approval for Novavax’s shot, days after top vaccine regulator pushed out.
www.wsj.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dangerous fuckers.
The FDA was moving to grant full approval for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine. But it missed the April 1 deadline after the agency’s vaccine chief was forced out. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
The FDA was moving to grant full approval for Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine. But it missed the April 1 deadline after the agency’s vaccine chief was forced out. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Exactly. It stops people from using the cost of litigation as a weapon against speech they don't like, even when the lawsuit will fail anyway. Really wish more people understood this. That said, I'm sure some do understand and secretly want that situation.
March 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Exactly. It stops people from using the cost of litigation as a weapon against speech they don't like, even when the lawsuit will fail anyway. Really wish more people understood this. That said, I'm sure some do understand and secretly want that situation.
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... massively limit person to person communication and content.
End result: Meta/Google get MORE POWERFUL with LESS INCENTIVE to moderate.
Every small competitor is massively limited or gone.
I think that would suck.
@opinionhaver.bsky.social may have a different opinion.
End result: Meta/Google get MORE POWERFUL with LESS INCENTIVE to moderate.
Every small competitor is massively limited or gone.
I think that would suck.
@opinionhaver.bsky.social may have a different opinion.
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
... massively limit person to person communication and content.
End result: Meta/Google get MORE POWERFUL with LESS INCENTIVE to moderate.
Every small competitor is massively limited or gone.
I think that would suck.
@opinionhaver.bsky.social may have a different opinion.
End result: Meta/Google get MORE POWERFUL with LESS INCENTIVE to moderate.
Every small competitor is massively limited or gone.
I think that would suck.
@opinionhaver.bsky.social may have a different opinion.
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So, the practical results: a marginally higher legal bill for big companies, but at rounding error levels, and likely LESS INCENTIVE to moderate to avoid actual knowledge.
But, the BIG loss is for smaller entities, who will now either shut down, be easily pushed around by legal threats, or...
But, the BIG loss is for smaller entities, who will now either shut down, be easily pushed around by legal threats, or...
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So, the practical results: a marginally higher legal bill for big companies, but at rounding error levels, and likely LESS INCENTIVE to moderate to avoid actual knowledge.
But, the BIG loss is for smaller entities, who will now either shut down, be easily pushed around by legal threats, or...
But, the BIG loss is for smaller entities, who will now either shut down, be easily pushed around by legal threats, or...
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(4) basically stop moderating altogether. Because (and again, this is important) under 1A precedent, for a distributor to be liable, it has to have *actual knowledge* of *violating* content. And the best way to not get actual knowledge is to stop looking/stop moderating.
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
(4) basically stop moderating altogether. Because (and again, this is important) under 1A precedent, for a distributor to be liable, it has to have *actual knowledge* of *violating* content. And the best way to not get actual knowledge is to stop looking/stop moderating.
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Yes, they will have to pay a little bit more, but rounding error levels. For a smaller entity, the difference is existential. And that means that smaller entities will have terrible options: (1) shut down (2) cave to basically any legal threats (3) stop allowing users to communicate or...
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Yes, they will have to pay a little bit more, but rounding error levels. For a smaller entity, the difference is existential. And that means that smaller entities will have terrible options: (1) shut down (2) cave to basically any legal threats (3) stop allowing users to communicate or...
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The *practical* difference, especially for smaller entities, is MASSIVE. Basically it will get a case tossed out for ~$100k rather than over $2mil. For a massive multi-billion company (Meta, Google, etc) with buildings full of lawyers, the difference is minimal.
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The *practical* difference, especially for smaller entities, is MASSIVE. Basically it will get a case tossed out for ~$100k rather than over $2mil. For a massive multi-billion company (Meta, Google, etc) with buildings full of lawyers, the difference is minimal.
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"Well, then, we really don't need 230 since 1A will protect." But that's wrong, as @ericgoldman.bsky.social neatly lays out in this paper. 230 provides a procedural benefit to get rid of *frivolous* cases *that would lose* but does so much earlier.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Why Section 230 Is Better Than the First Amendment
47 U.S.C. § 230 (“Section 230”) immunizes Internet services from liability for third-party content. This immunity acts as a crucial legal foundation for the mod
papers.ssrn.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Well, then, we really don't need 230 since 1A will protect." But that's wrong, as @ericgoldman.bsky.social neatly lays out in this paper. 230 provides a procedural benefit to get rid of *frivolous* cases *that would lose* but does so much earlier.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The real issue is you NEED to understand how 230 and the First Amendment intersect. This is a key thing that many people get wrong. The underlying issue is that MOST THINGS that companies would get sued over hosting/promoting/etc are all protected by 1A. Now, that leads some to say...
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The real issue is you NEED to understand how 230 and the First Amendment intersect. This is a key thing that many people get wrong. The underlying issue is that MOST THINGS that companies would get sued over hosting/promoting/etc are all protected by 1A. Now, that leads some to say...
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I've seen this question come up a few times, and some of it is answered in this post from a few years ago, but let me try to answer @opinionhaver.bsky.social's question directly since he asks this every time 230 comes up.
www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...
www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I've seen this question come up a few times, and some of it is answered in this post from a few years ago, but let me try to answer @opinionhaver.bsky.social's question directly since he asks this every time 230 comes up.
www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...
www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...
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And as Mike explains with his usual clarity, blowing up the internet is a step not to be taken lightly.
I've seen this question come up a few times, and some of it is answered in this post from a few years ago, but let me try to answer @opinionhaver.bsky.social's question directly since he asks this every time 230 comes up.
www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...
www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...
March 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
And as Mike explains with his usual clarity, blowing up the internet is a step not to be taken lightly.
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You know, I always thought presidents would read the EOs they sign.
It never occurred to me until Trump that it could be possible for a president to sign an EO and have literally no clue what it says.
It never occurred to me until Trump that it could be possible for a president to sign an EO and have literally no clue what it says.
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
You know, I always thought presidents would read the EOs they sign.
It never occurred to me until Trump that it could be possible for a president to sign an EO and have literally no clue what it says.
It never occurred to me until Trump that it could be possible for a president to sign an EO and have literally no clue what it says.