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#OTD in 1961, Eleanor Roosevelt became the first Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW).
The PCSW was established to advise POTUS on issues concerning the status of women. Created by JFK in 1961. In 1975, it became the National Association of Commissions for Women.
The PCSW was established to advise POTUS on issues concerning the status of women. Created by JFK in 1961. In 1975, it became the National Association of Commissions for Women.
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
#OTD in 1961, Eleanor Roosevelt became the first Chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW).
The PCSW was established to advise POTUS on issues concerning the status of women. Created by JFK in 1961. In 1975, it became the National Association of Commissions for Women.
The PCSW was established to advise POTUS on issues concerning the status of women. Created by JFK in 1961. In 1975, it became the National Association of Commissions for Women.
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From the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk...
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 AM
From the "No Shit Sherlock" news desk...
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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I want the world to listen.
What russia is doing now by attacking Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure in the middle of winter is an attempt to break us, to make us give up and to erase us as a nation.
But no.
We stand.
It’s cold. It’s dark.
We are not heroes.
We stand.
What russia is doing now by attacking Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure in the middle of winter is an attempt to break us, to make us give up and to erase us as a nation.
But no.
We stand.
It’s cold. It’s dark.
We are not heroes.
We stand.
January 20, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I want the world to listen.
What russia is doing now by attacking Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure in the middle of winter is an attempt to break us, to make us give up and to erase us as a nation.
But no.
We stand.
It’s cold. It’s dark.
We are not heroes.
We stand.
What russia is doing now by attacking Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure in the middle of winter is an attempt to break us, to make us give up and to erase us as a nation.
But no.
We stand.
It’s cold. It’s dark.
We are not heroes.
We stand.
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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One gets the impression that Stephen Miller is speed running a hyper-violent, uber-militarized operation of unabashed ethnic cleansing while getting grandpa (who wants everyone to love him) to agree to it by telling him it's only "the bad guys" they're getting, with the occasional innocent mistake.
Trump not happy with the public backlash to ICE's conduct, says DHS needs to step up the propaganda
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
One gets the impression that Stephen Miller is speed running a hyper-violent, uber-militarized operation of unabashed ethnic cleansing while getting grandpa (who wants everyone to love him) to agree to it by telling him it's only "the bad guys" they're getting, with the occasional innocent mistake.
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Sherrill: "We see a POTUS illegally usurping power. He's unconstitutionally enacted a tariff regime to make billions for himself while everyone else's costs go higher. Here we demand people in public service actually serve the public instead of extorting money to benefit themselves & their cronies."
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Sherrill: "We see a POTUS illegally usurping power. He's unconstitutionally enacted a tariff regime to make billions for himself while everyone else's costs go higher. Here we demand people in public service actually serve the public instead of extorting money to benefit themselves & their cronies."
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Only TWO DAYS until Jack Smith testifies publicly before Congress. Americans will hear directly about the historic Jan 6 case which led to an indictment of Trump. Smith believes he'd have proven guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Whatever distractions Trump engineers, let's not get distracted from this.
Whatever distractions Trump engineers, let's not get distracted from this.
January 20, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Only TWO DAYS until Jack Smith testifies publicly before Congress. Americans will hear directly about the historic Jan 6 case which led to an indictment of Trump. Smith believes he'd have proven guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Whatever distractions Trump engineers, let's not get distracted from this.
Whatever distractions Trump engineers, let's not get distracted from this.
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Here's a plain-spoken and accessible editorial - based in part on @reuters.com reporting - that outlines how much Donald Trump has enriched himself since taking power, and why that's so dangerous for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Here's a plain-spoken and accessible editorial - based in part on @reuters.com reporting - that outlines how much Donald Trump has enriched himself since taking power, and why that's so dangerous for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump is in Davos crazy posting. He is delusional and that's a fact, not an opinion.
January 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Trump is in Davos crazy posting. He is delusional and that's a fact, not an opinion.
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Just the PM of Canada quoting Havel's most famous essay about how individuals and communities can join together, despite the overwhelming odds, and defeat a totalitarian empire.
In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Just the PM of Canada quoting Havel's most famous essay about how individuals and communities can join together, despite the overwhelming odds, and defeat a totalitarian empire.
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Since Trump was re-elected, @forbes.com estimates—
💰His net worth is up $2.3 billion, to an $6.7 billion
💰Eric’s has increased tenfold, to $400 million
💰Don Jr.’s has increased sixfold, to $300 million
💰19-year-old Barron Trump is worth $150 million
💰His net worth is up $2.3 billion, to an $6.7 billion
💰Eric’s has increased tenfold, to $400 million
💰Don Jr.’s has increased sixfold, to $300 million
💰19-year-old Barron Trump is worth $150 million
donald trump is wearing a suit and tie while making a funny face .
ALT: donald trump is wearing a suit and tie while making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Since Trump was re-elected, @forbes.com estimates—
💰His net worth is up $2.3 billion, to an $6.7 billion
💰Eric’s has increased tenfold, to $400 million
💰Don Jr.’s has increased sixfold, to $300 million
💰19-year-old Barron Trump is worth $150 million
💰His net worth is up $2.3 billion, to an $6.7 billion
💰Eric’s has increased tenfold, to $400 million
💰Don Jr.’s has increased sixfold, to $300 million
💰19-year-old Barron Trump is worth $150 million
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Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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We are now 32 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 20, 2026 at 3:53 PM
We are now 32 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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Two men in ICE detention say they saw guards kill a fellow detainee. Now the Trump administration is trying to deport the witnesses.
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Two men in ICE detention say they saw guards kill a fellow detainee. Now the Trump administration is trying to deport the witnesses.
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The U.S. is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich and just before the start of World War II.
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The U.S. is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich and just before the start of World War II.
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
A critical read: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
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"It only cost taxpayers $1.7 million for us to seize $14,135, y'all!"
—ICE
—ICE
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"It only cost taxpayers $1.7 million for us to seize $14,135, y'all!"
—ICE
—ICE
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You would think!! But we have republicans wallowing, literally just rolling around in trumps shit and apparently loving being part of the destruction of the world as Trump sees it.
January 20, 2026 at 10:42 AM
You would think!! But we have republicans wallowing, literally just rolling around in trumps shit and apparently loving being part of the destruction of the world as Trump sees it.
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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The best electric heaters in the UK, from traditional stove-style units to modern smart models – tested
The best electric heaters in the UK, from traditional stove-style units to modern smart models – tested
Looking to cut heating bills or warm just one room without firing up the boiler? We cosied up to 12 electric heaters to find the best
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The best electric heaters in the UK, from traditional stove-style units to modern smart models – tested
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Also, maybe mention that Ron Lauder just got a huge lithium contract in Ukraine?
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Also, maybe mention that Ron Lauder just got a huge lithium contract in Ukraine?
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Not wrong.
(From security table)
(From security table)
January 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Not wrong.
(From security table)
(From security table)
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Trump Needs a Shrink and a Baby-Sitter, Not a National Security Adviser
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/20/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/20/t...
Trump Needs a Shrink and a Baby-Sitter, Not a National Security Adviser - emptywheel
Donald Trump is invading sovereign foreign countries, without even the ability to consider the years-long aftermath, out of a psychological need.
www.emptywheel.net
January 20, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Trump Needs a Shrink and a Baby-Sitter, Not a National Security Adviser
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/20/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/20/t...