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Thank you CNN for pointing out that everyone opposed to this regime has normal, pro-social links to the organizations that make up a liveable society where you can do normal shit.
Next article you can talk about how the vice president, by contrast, is in nazi groupchats with minors
Next article you can talk about how the vice president, by contrast, is in nazi groupchats with minors
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Thank you CNN for pointing out that everyone opposed to this regime has normal, pro-social links to the organizations that make up a liveable society where you can do normal shit.
Next article you can talk about how the vice president, by contrast, is in nazi groupchats with minors
Next article you can talk about how the vice president, by contrast, is in nazi groupchats with minors
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Whenever someone says they are “neither right nor left,” prepare to discover that they are so far right it will take your lovely breath away.
I wrote book reviews for a while for the WSJ well over a decade ago, and Bari Weis was my editor. One of her special tricks was to try to insert a sharp rightward slant into my essays *after* it had been copy edited, as a way of slipping her viewpoint in at the last minute.
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Whenever someone says they are “neither right nor left,” prepare to discover that they are so far right it will take your lovely breath away.
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I am sympathetic to her desire to make the news more engaging and approachable, but inasmuch as her suggestions to make it more engaging and approachable appear to make it biased and servile, either she doesn't know how to do the first, or the second was actually always the not-so-covert goal.
January 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I am sympathetic to her desire to make the news more engaging and approachable, but inasmuch as her suggestions to make it more engaging and approachable appear to make it biased and servile, either she doesn't know how to do the first, or the second was actually always the not-so-covert goal.
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lots of political space to convert those “not sures” into somewhat supports and those “somewhat supports” into strongly supports on eliminating ICE. also, with a funding battle coming up, plenty of political space to say “no government funding unless we claw back last year’s new ICE funding”
This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
lots of political space to convert those “not sures” into somewhat supports and those “somewhat supports” into strongly supports on eliminating ICE. also, with a funding battle coming up, plenty of political space to say “no government funding unless we claw back last year’s new ICE funding”
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I wish I had an argument to this type of thinking, but I’ve got nothing. I do think an undersold value to Democrats opposing Trump on every front (like some still inexplicably voting to confirm his nominees) is to show the rest of the world there is a pulse in the opposition.
January 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I wish I had an argument to this type of thinking, but I’ve got nothing. I do think an undersold value to Democrats opposing Trump on every front (like some still inexplicably voting to confirm his nominees) is to show the rest of the world there is a pulse in the opposition.
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There is no amount of training that will turn racist secret police into anything other than racist secret police. ICE as an agency is illegitimate, full stop.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
There is no amount of training that will turn racist secret police into anything other than racist secret police. ICE as an agency is illegitimate, full stop.
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A man who has written numerous books about morality cannot say whether it’s immoral to murder someone because they mildly inconvenienced you
January 10, 2026 at 11:04 PM
A man who has written numerous books about morality cannot say whether it’s immoral to murder someone because they mildly inconvenienced you
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This is insane. Brooks says everyone is too blinded by ideology to see the truth of what the video shows. Then the host asks him what it shows and he refuses to answer.
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
sounds like david f’ing brooks
Brooks and Capehart on the response to the Minnesota ICE shooting
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This is insane. Brooks says everyone is too blinded by ideology to see the truth of what the video shows. Then the host asks him what it shows and he refuses to answer.
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
“Left and right are equally to blame for everything all the time” is also an ideology!
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I can help clarify things for David French.
Jonathan Ross is a human. Renee Good was a human. Then Ross shot her three times.
Good is dead and Ross, while still a human, is a murderer. The only person who failed to recognize their humanity is Ross, not the people outraged by his violence.
Jonathan Ross is a human. Renee Good was a human. Then Ross shot her three times.
Good is dead and Ross, while still a human, is a murderer. The only person who failed to recognize their humanity is Ross, not the people outraged by his violence.
French another moralist who can’t go beyond both-sides in this moment
January 11, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I can help clarify things for David French.
Jonathan Ross is a human. Renee Good was a human. Then Ross shot her three times.
Good is dead and Ross, while still a human, is a murderer. The only person who failed to recognize their humanity is Ross, not the people outraged by his violence.
Jonathan Ross is a human. Renee Good was a human. Then Ross shot her three times.
Good is dead and Ross, while still a human, is a murderer. The only person who failed to recognize their humanity is Ross, not the people outraged by his violence.
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the first candidate to run in a program of mass imprisoning AI company executives will earn my vote
"To all the haters out there, keep it up. It's working."
—@davidgerard.co.uk
—@davidgerard.co.uk
US voters hate AI — and politicians are noticing
YouTube video by Pivot to AI
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
the first candidate to run in a program of mass imprisoning AI company executives will earn my vote
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ha ha this was pretty funny, can it stop now though
Britain will not help the US invade Greenland, says defence secretary
Britain will not help the US invade Greenland, says defence secretary
Britain will not help the US invade Greenland, says defence secretary
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
ha ha this was pretty funny, can it stop now though
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The fact we have clear video evidence of the ICE murder and they’re lying about it should put a nail in the coffin for “the truth speaks for itself.”
We all need to be advocates for the truth, most of all elected leaders.
We all need to be advocates for the truth, most of all elected leaders.
January 9, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The fact we have clear video evidence of the ICE murder and they’re lying about it should put a nail in the coffin for “the truth speaks for itself.”
We all need to be advocates for the truth, most of all elected leaders.
We all need to be advocates for the truth, most of all elected leaders.
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Oy. Grammatical sentences, little else.
Furherprinzip, people: they like it because Trump did it.
"Why Many Republican Voters Support Trump's Use of Force on Fifth Avenue: They don't like murder, but they do want to project American Power...."
Furherprinzip, people: they like it because Trump did it.
"Why Many Republican Voters Support Trump's Use of Force on Fifth Avenue: They don't like murder, but they do want to project American Power...."
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Oy. Grammatical sentences, little else.
Furherprinzip, people: they like it because Trump did it.
"Why Many Republican Voters Support Trump's Use of Force on Fifth Avenue: They don't like murder, but they do want to project American Power...."
Furherprinzip, people: they like it because Trump did it.
"Why Many Republican Voters Support Trump's Use of Force on Fifth Avenue: They don't like murder, but they do want to project American Power...."
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This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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Important: Minneapolis killing should lead Dems to draw a much harder line against *any* ICE funding in budget talks, Swalwell/Goldman agree.
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Important: Minneapolis killing should lead Dems to draw a much harder line against *any* ICE funding in budget talks, Swalwell/Goldman agree.
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
"I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period," Swalwell says.
A Dem House should be for defunding.
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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The regime smears the woman who was executed by an agent of the state as a "terrorist," its supporters revel in dehumanizing cruelty and deranged bloodlust.
The wife of Renee Good, meanwhile, releases a statement that emphasizes compassion and kindness.
The two Americas are very much not the same.
The wife of Renee Good, meanwhile, releases a statement that emphasizes compassion and kindness.
The two Americas are very much not the same.
"We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. ...
"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns." —Becca Good
"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns." —Becca Good
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
January 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The regime smears the woman who was executed by an agent of the state as a "terrorist," its supporters revel in dehumanizing cruelty and deranged bloodlust.
The wife of Renee Good, meanwhile, releases a statement that emphasizes compassion and kindness.
The two Americas are very much not the same.
The wife of Renee Good, meanwhile, releases a statement that emphasizes compassion and kindness.
The two Americas are very much not the same.
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American pedant: “I’m not sure, of all historical examples, given our own history of homegrown, right-wing extremism, about comparisons to mid-20th century European fascism, particularly given…”
German guy: “He’s like Hitler”
German guy: “He’s like Hitler”
October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
American pedant: “I’m not sure, of all historical examples, given our own history of homegrown, right-wing extremism, about comparisons to mid-20th century European fascism, particularly given…”
German guy: “He’s like Hitler”
German guy: “He’s like Hitler”
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If "centrists" want to run on "kitchen table" issues that mean something locally, here's $170,000,000,000 to play with!
Democrats should absolutely demand that the $170 billion given to DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol to build a kidnapping machine that preys on Americans should be clawed back and spent on whatever their state or district actually needs.
Big Budget Act Creates a “Deportation-Industrial Complex”
The result will be a lopsided, enforcement-only machine that will be hard to dismantle.
www.brennancenter.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
If "centrists" want to run on "kitchen table" issues that mean something locally, here's $170,000,000,000 to play with!
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An American citizen was point-blank executed with three shots to the head in a video clip that is publicly available for everyone to see. If you're not willing to talk about reining in ICE now, you simply never will be.
Jeffries dodged when multiple reporter, myself included, ask about using appropriations to rein in ICE
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
An American citizen was point-blank executed with three shots to the head in a video clip that is publicly available for everyone to see. If you're not willing to talk about reining in ICE now, you simply never will be.
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If the headline is "disputed shooting" rather than straightforwardly telling the public what happened this rewards the DHS for lying about these events
January 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If the headline is "disputed shooting" rather than straightforwardly telling the public what happened this rewards the DHS for lying about these events
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There’s multiple videos of the incident, perhaps the news people could review them and decide whether this was a riot where ICE agents and the general public were in immediate physical danger
If the headline is "disputed shooting" rather than straightforwardly telling the public what happened this rewards the DHS for lying about these events
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There’s multiple videos of the incident, perhaps the news people could review them and decide whether this was a riot where ICE agents and the general public were in immediate physical danger
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So ICE murdered a woman in cold blood in Minneapolis, I see. At the time of her death she wasn’t trying to promote racist ideology or murder Congress to overthrow democracy, so American conservatives are not going to consider her a hero or a martyr.
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
So ICE murdered a woman in cold blood in Minneapolis, I see. At the time of her death she wasn’t trying to promote racist ideology or murder Congress to overthrow democracy, so American conservatives are not going to consider her a hero or a martyr.
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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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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.