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The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
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Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028
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So Nick Shirley harassing day cares is heroic, but Don Lemon reporting on a protest at a church is a felony?
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
So Nick Shirley harassing day cares is heroic, but Don Lemon reporting on a protest at a church is a felony?
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what's interesting about today's release of the Epstein files is that 2 journalists were arrested today for doing their work and the Fulton County election office was raided this week.
January 30, 2026 at 4:43 PM
what's interesting about today's release of the Epstein files is that 2 journalists were arrested today for doing their work and the Fulton County election office was raided this week.
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As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Once you start noticing it you can't stop: when the real Trump falters and is incapable of defending his administration (more and more frequent) the actual Trump is "subbed out" of news coverage for an invented, imaginary, often explicitly hypothetical version of Trump who is reasonable and cogent
A few hours ago the msm unquestioningly repeated the White House spin that Trump had changed his “tone.”
Um, holy shit? This has gotta be up there in the most crass & worse things Trump has ever said
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Once you start noticing it you can't stop: when the real Trump falters and is incapable of defending his administration (more and more frequent) the actual Trump is "subbed out" of news coverage for an invented, imaginary, often explicitly hypothetical version of Trump who is reasonable and cogent
Dear Sen. Alsobrooks, I’m a constituent. I’m urging you to please vote NO on DHS Funding.
ICE must be stopped. A Senate voting NO will show them this behavior is unacceptable for the citizens of our country. Please urge all of your collegues to vote NO.
ICE must be stopped. A Senate voting NO will show them this behavior is unacceptable for the citizens of our country. Please urge all of your collegues to vote NO.
Click to tell YOUR Senator to Vote NO!
app.sosha.ai
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Dear Sen. Alsobrooks, I’m a constituent. I’m urging you to please vote NO on DHS Funding.
ICE must be stopped. A Senate voting NO will show them this behavior is unacceptable for the citizens of our country. Please urge all of your collegues to vote NO.
ICE must be stopped. A Senate voting NO will show them this behavior is unacceptable for the citizens of our country. Please urge all of your collegues to vote NO.
Click to tell YOUR Senator to Vote NO!
app.sosha.ai
January 28, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Dear Sen. Alsobrooks, I’m a constituent. I’m urging you to please vote NO on DHS Funding.
ICE must be stopped. A Senate voting NO will show them this behavior is unacceptable for the citizens of our country. Please urge all of your collegues to vote NO.
ICE must be stopped. A Senate voting NO will show them this behavior is unacceptable for the citizens of our country. Please urge all of your collegues to vote NO.
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It's not an either/or.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
It's not an either/or.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
Noem and Miller should both be gone.
They earned that result since at least March 15, 2025.
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So that's now two members of Congress, both black, assaulted by overtly racist Trumpists over the span of a few days.
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
So that's now two members of Congress, both black, assaulted by overtly racist Trumpists over the span of a few days.
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Thanks to the courage of Minnesotans, the White House appears to be starting to realize that Americans won’t tolerate giving ICE carte blanche to murder nurses, legal observers, and peaceful protestors.
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Thanks to the courage of Minnesotans, the White House appears to be starting to realize that Americans won’t tolerate giving ICE carte blanche to murder nurses, legal observers, and peaceful protestors.
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JUDGE: “It concerns me that Attorney General Bondi’s letter cites three things that are the subject of pending litigation before this court,” referring to the District of Minnesota.
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
JUDGE: “It concerns me that Attorney General Bondi’s letter cites three things that are the subject of pending litigation before this court,” referring to the District of Minnesota.
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
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The American press: “Impossible to tell which is true. On one hand the incredibly vast archive of footage from the ground doesn’t look great. On the other hand the administration which lies about everything keeps saying the first thing, and literal neo-Nazis on Twitter say they’re right.”
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The American press: “Impossible to tell which is true. On one hand the incredibly vast archive of footage from the ground doesn’t look great. On the other hand the administration which lies about everything keeps saying the first thing, and literal neo-Nazis on Twitter say they’re right.”
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New in PN: The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
Thinking about them in terms of truth or falsity is a category error.
www.publicnotice.co
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 PM
New in PN: The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
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The political press very clearly understands “truth” as a social agreement, a compromise position between everyone important enough to have an opinion. It did not reflect on how this would allow dedicated liars to go all-in on lies again and again and dramatically shift the position.
my emerging theory is that the political press literally does not believe in objective reality in any meaningful sense. there is only what A says and what B says and how that affects the horse race
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 PM
The political press very clearly understands “truth” as a social agreement, a compromise position between everyone important enough to have an opinion. It did not reflect on how this would allow dedicated liars to go all-in on lies again and again and dramatically shift the position.
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This horrific epistemological practice has both proven almost impossible to dislodge, even as it’s resulted in press being utterly humiliated by liars again and again.
It has also arguably led to the collapse of liberal democracy and the rise of fascism.
It seems like they should stop doing it!
It has also arguably led to the collapse of liberal democracy and the rise of fascism.
It seems like they should stop doing it!
January 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This horrific epistemological practice has both proven almost impossible to dislodge, even as it’s resulted in press being utterly humiliated by liars again and again.
It has also arguably led to the collapse of liberal democracy and the rise of fascism.
It seems like they should stop doing it!
It has also arguably led to the collapse of liberal democracy and the rise of fascism.
It seems like they should stop doing it!
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We have like five videos from different angles showing exactly what happened and it's still treated like a disputed fact. There will never be a level of proof that would prevent Republicans from lying about it and the press treating it as disputed. It's like the Chapelle R Kelly juror sketch.
The political press very clearly understands “truth” as a social agreement, a compromise position between everyone important enough to have an opinion. It did not reflect on how this would allow dedicated liars to go all-in on lies again and again and dramatically shift the position.
my emerging theory is that the political press literally does not believe in objective reality in any meaningful sense. there is only what A says and what B says and how that affects the horse race
January 26, 2026 at 1:38 PM
We have like five videos from different angles showing exactly what happened and it's still treated like a disputed fact. There will never be a level of proof that would prevent Republicans from lying about it and the press treating it as disputed. It's like the Chapelle R Kelly juror sketch.
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Keep pushing. The dam is breaking. — Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Keep pushing. The dam is breaking. — Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
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The idea that we're drawing our resolve from each other, that we are willing to put ourselves in harm's way to protect our neighbors, even ones we do not know, it's unthinkable to them.
They don't understand that real strength doesn't come from HURTING PEOPLE but from PROTECTING THEM.
They don't understand that real strength doesn't come from HURTING PEOPLE but from PROTECTING THEM.
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The idea that we're drawing our resolve from each other, that we are willing to put ourselves in harm's way to protect our neighbors, even ones we do not know, it's unthinkable to them.
They don't understand that real strength doesn't come from HURTING PEOPLE but from PROTECTING THEM.
They don't understand that real strength doesn't come from HURTING PEOPLE but from PROTECTING THEM.
The Washington Post is basically done. I grew up with the Post. I’ve subscribed my entire adult life and I cancelled last year. It‘s Already a shadow of what it was
If this is true (and that’s not a small if), it is reasonable to posit that Bezos is trying to offload the Post. Or kill it altogether.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
January 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The Washington Post is basically done. I grew up with the Post. I’ve subscribed my entire adult life and I cancelled last year. It‘s Already a shadow of what it was
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So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 PM
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
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I wonder how many people need to get killed in the street by masked agents of the state before conservatives stop pretending that they’re being oppressed by the existence of HR departments bsky.app/profile/shar...
fuck. off.
"Meanwhile, the modes through which Europe and Canada have sought to suppress populism involve harsh restrictions on speech, elite collusion and other expression of managerial illiberalism"
"Meanwhile, the modes through which Europe and Canada have sought to suppress populism involve harsh restrictions on speech, elite collusion and other expression of managerial illiberalism"
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I wonder how many people need to get killed in the street by masked agents of the state before conservatives stop pretending that they’re being oppressed by the existence of HR departments bsky.app/profile/shar...
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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My colleagues at The Steady State are correct to call this what it is: paramilitary force, not policing.This savagery is to provoke a reaction.
Disciplined, peaceful, relentless engagement is the only way out of this spiral. Don't give them the war they want; starve their chaos of fuel.
Hold fast.
Disciplined, peaceful, relentless engagement is the only way out of this spiral. Don't give them the war they want; starve their chaos of fuel.
Hold fast.
1/ “The Steady State unequivocally condemns the fatal shooting earlier today in Minneapolis by ICE paramilitary officers…
steadystate1.substack.com/p/statement-...
steadystate1.substack.com/p/statement-...
Statement on the January 24, 2026, Minneapolis Shooting
The Steady State
steadystate1.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:46 PM
My colleagues at The Steady State are correct to call this what it is: paramilitary force, not policing.This savagery is to provoke a reaction.
Disciplined, peaceful, relentless engagement is the only way out of this spiral. Don't give them the war they want; starve their chaos of fuel.
Hold fast.
Disciplined, peaceful, relentless engagement is the only way out of this spiral. Don't give them the war they want; starve their chaos of fuel.
Hold fast.