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I think it’s fair to say that under any previous president a White House staffer who spoke about a NATO ally like this would have been hog tied and throw bodily out over the White House fence in propitiation of the ravening congressional committees marching down Pennsylvania Ave to investigate.
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I think it’s fair to say that under any previous president a White House staffer who spoke about a NATO ally like this would have been hog tied and throw bodily out over the White House fence in propitiation of the ravening congressional committees marching down Pennsylvania Ave to investigate.
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One piece of Chicken.
One piece of Broccoli.
One corn tortilla.
One other item.
For you.
For us:
One piece of Broccoli.
One corn tortilla.
One other item.
For you.
For us:
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
One piece of Chicken.
One piece of Broccoli.
One corn tortilla.
One other item.
For you.
For us:
One piece of Broccoli.
One corn tortilla.
One other item.
For you.
For us:
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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#ICE violence gets crowdfunded, energy bills soar, pardons turn into loyalty rewards, and #Trump clutches trophies instead of legitimacy. #uspolitics #kakistocracy #authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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This Is What It Looks Like
How money, myth, and silence are insulating power, and why resistance keeps showing up anyway.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
#ICE violence gets crowdfunded, energy bills soar, pardons turn into loyalty rewards, and #Trump clutches trophies instead of legitimacy. #uspolitics #kakistocracy #authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The New York Times provide a frame-by-frame look at what led to Renee Good being shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Watch our visual investigation. trib.al/dJBtpjH
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The New York Times provide a frame-by-frame look at what led to Renee Good being shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Watch our visual investigation. trib.al/dJBtpjH
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How do democracies collapse without tanks in the streets?
Through normalized violence, rewarded brutality, and laws turned against dissent. #uspolitics #reneenicolegood #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Through normalized violence, rewarded brutality, and laws turned against dissent. #uspolitics #reneenicolegood #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
The Machinery of Authoritarianism Is Already Here
How ICE violence, criminalized dissent, and emergency powers are hollowing out American democracy in real time
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:21 PM
How do democracies collapse without tanks in the streets?
Through normalized violence, rewarded brutality, and laws turned against dissent. #uspolitics #reneenicolegood #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Through normalized violence, rewarded brutality, and laws turned against dissent. #uspolitics #reneenicolegood #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis
apnews.com/article/aliy...
apnews.com/article/aliy...
Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis
A U.S. citizen says in a statement that she was dragged from her car and detained by immigration officers in Minneapolis.
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis
apnews.com/article/aliy...
apnews.com/article/aliy...
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Not only did Hillary and Kamala warn them, so did Black Men, Black Women, and Educated White Folks.. the rest of them voted for this shit..
January 16, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Not only did Hillary and Kamala warn them, so did Black Men, Black Women, and Educated White Folks.. the rest of them voted for this shit..
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I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
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The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/
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turns out a significant amount of americans want to live in a dystopian police state
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
turns out a significant amount of americans want to live in a dystopian police state
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Today we slide into secondhand embarrassment, and land on the cold reality: allies are routing around U.S. incompetence while we watch the presidency become performance art.
Pour coffee. Cringe responsibly. #uspolitics #foreignpolicy #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Pour coffee. Cringe responsibly. #uspolitics #foreignpolicy #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Moral Courage In. Swag Bag Out.
Trump’s Nobel Fantasy and the Global Cost of American Incompetence
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Today we slide into secondhand embarrassment, and land on the cold reality: allies are routing around U.S. incompetence while we watch the presidency become performance art.
Pour coffee. Cringe responsibly. #uspolitics #foreignpolicy #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
Pour coffee. Cringe responsibly. #uspolitics #foreignpolicy #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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Half...for now.
He hasn't wasted this many lives and national treasure to get anything less than all of it.
The only thing that can end this war is his Generals deciding they have had enough.
He hasn't wasted this many lives and national treasure to get anything less than all of it.
The only thing that can end this war is his Generals deciding they have had enough.
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Half...for now.
He hasn't wasted this many lives and national treasure to get anything less than all of it.
The only thing that can end this war is his Generals deciding they have had enough.
He hasn't wasted this many lives and national treasure to get anything less than all of it.
The only thing that can end this war is his Generals deciding they have had enough.
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“If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States.”
Henry A. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
January 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
“If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States.”
Henry A. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
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A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of the state's House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washi...
Washington may ban sales of farmed octopus • Washington State Standard
A bill to ban the possession and sale of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of a House committee on Wednesday.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of the state's House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washi...
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It's proper for citizens to be very disturbed and disheartened when the secret police is abducting people off the street and the president is threatening to shut down elections
January 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It's proper for citizens to be very disturbed and disheartened when the secret police is abducting people off the street and the president is threatening to shut down elections
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European allies are deploying troops to hedge against the U.S. The #WhiteHouse is threatening the #InsurrectionAct. Protesters are being shot and blinded. #Ukraine is freezing and still standing. #uspolitics #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
A Government Daring the Country, the World to Stop It
How allied trust collapsed, civil liberties eroded, and winter closed in at home and abroad
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
European allies are deploying troops to hedge against the U.S. The #WhiteHouse is threatening the #InsurrectionAct. Protesters are being shot and blinded. #Ukraine is freezing and still standing. #uspolitics #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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we live in a completely police state this is horrific
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 16, 2026 at 2:30 AM
we live in a completely police state this is horrific
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Trump wants you apathetic.
Don’t comply.
Remember: We are the generations that lived through:
The Cold War
Constant threat of nuclear annihilation
The assignation of our leaders.
Multiple deadly pandemics
Vietnam
Korea
Oil Embargo
Multiple Recessions
Dessert Storm
911
We are unshakable
Don’t comply.
Remember: We are the generations that lived through:
The Cold War
Constant threat of nuclear annihilation
The assignation of our leaders.
Multiple deadly pandemics
Vietnam
Korea
Oil Embargo
Multiple Recessions
Dessert Storm
911
We are unshakable
January 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Trump wants you apathetic.
Don’t comply.
Remember: We are the generations that lived through:
The Cold War
Constant threat of nuclear annihilation
The assignation of our leaders.
Multiple deadly pandemics
Vietnam
Korea
Oil Embargo
Multiple Recessions
Dessert Storm
911
We are unshakable
Don’t comply.
Remember: We are the generations that lived through:
The Cold War
Constant threat of nuclear annihilation
The assignation of our leaders.
Multiple deadly pandemics
Vietnam
Korea
Oil Embargo
Multiple Recessions
Dessert Storm
911
We are unshakable
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The Irish Times view on motorists and cyclists: a judge’s generalisations
“Add in a few clearly aggressive drivers and it is cycling itself that is a nightmare. For too many, it can be perilous”.
Being swaddled in #hivisfail & lit up like a
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
“Add in a few clearly aggressive drivers and it is cycling itself that is a nightmare. For too many, it can be perilous”.
Being swaddled in #hivisfail & lit up like a
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Irish Times view on motorists and cyclists: a judge’s generalisations
A culture of blame between different types of road users is not the way forward
www.irishtimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The Irish Times view on motorists and cyclists: a judge’s generalisations
“Add in a few clearly aggressive drivers and it is cycling itself that is a nightmare. For too many, it can be perilous”.
Being swaddled in #hivisfail & lit up like a
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
“Add in a few clearly aggressive drivers and it is cycling itself that is a nightmare. For too many, it can be perilous”.
Being swaddled in #hivisfail & lit up like a
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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This is *so* disgusting on so many levels.
Incoming U.S. Ambassador to Iceland joked about Iceland becoming the 52nd state.
Verðandi sendiherra grínaðist með að Ísland yrði 52. ríkið - Vísir
Væntanlegur sendiherra Bandaríkjanna hér á landi og fyrrverandi þingmaður í fulltrúadeild Bandaríkjaþings grínaðist með það við þingmenn í gær að Ísland yrði 52. ríkið og að hann yrði ríkisstjóri. Í þ...
www.visir.is
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This is *so* disgusting on so many levels.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM