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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Boris Johnson and Suella Braverman are constant reminders of just how deeply unimpressive you can be as a human being and still get incredible power - and how useless and complicit our supposed systems of checking are - I don’t give us long
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Boris Johnson and Suella Braverman are constant reminders of just how deeply unimpressive you can be as a human being and still get incredible power - and how useless and complicit our supposed systems of checking are - I don’t give us long
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In 21st century US politics, the two most important ongoing stories are:
1) The radicalization of the GOP, &
2) the degradation of the information environment, ie, the death of accountability journalism.
Neither gets a fraction of the attention devoted to, say, annoying woke undergrads.
1) The radicalization of the GOP, &
2) the degradation of the information environment, ie, the death of accountability journalism.
Neither gets a fraction of the attention devoted to, say, annoying woke undergrads.
January 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
In 21st century US politics, the two most important ongoing stories are:
1) The radicalization of the GOP, &
2) the degradation of the information environment, ie, the death of accountability journalism.
Neither gets a fraction of the attention devoted to, say, annoying woke undergrads.
1) The radicalization of the GOP, &
2) the degradation of the information environment, ie, the death of accountability journalism.
Neither gets a fraction of the attention devoted to, say, annoying woke undergrads.
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I was trying to describe to someone from a different country why US politics has driven me so insane for the entirety of the 21st century, and I boiled it down to this: the media, and public discourse generally, refuses to address the two most important things happening in front of us!
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I was trying to describe to someone from a different country why US politics has driven me so insane for the entirety of the 21st century, and I boiled it down to this: the media, and public discourse generally, refuses to address the two most important things happening in front of us!
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Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
January 26, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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I know... pointing out hypocrisy to Republicans is err... pointless.
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I know... pointing out hypocrisy to Republicans is err... pointless.
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For those who missed it yesterday, this thread contains a detailed analysis of the Alex Pretti killing, clearly showing he was holding a phone when attacked by ICE, and had a gun removed from him shortly before being shot to death by ICE officers.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 AM
For those who missed it yesterday, this thread contains a detailed analysis of the Alex Pretti killing, clearly showing he was holding a phone when attacked by ICE, and had a gun removed from him shortly before being shot to death by ICE officers.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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I have an update on Greenland.
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I have an update on Greenland.
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Trump on NATO: "Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy."
(He means Greenland.)
(He means Greenland.)
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Trump on NATO: "Until the last few days when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy."
(He means Greenland.)
(He means Greenland.)
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Exclusive: The Pentagon has ordered active-duty military police soldiers based in North Carolina to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
At least a few hundred soldiers are being prepared for the possible mobilization to Minneapolis.
At least a few hundred soldiers are being prepared for the possible mobilization to Minneapolis.
Pentagon orders more active-duty soldiers to ready for possible Minneapolis deployment
The department has issued a ready to deploy order for a Army military police brigade stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
www.ms.now
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Exclusive: The Pentagon has ordered active-duty military police soldiers based in North Carolina to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
At least a few hundred soldiers are being prepared for the possible mobilization to Minneapolis.
At least a few hundred soldiers are being prepared for the possible mobilization to Minneapolis.
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Farage — catastrophically wrong about Brexit, and Trump, both of which he is bound to.
It’s almost as if he wants to help destroy the post-WWII ‘International Rules-Based Order”, like Putin.
It’s almost as if he wants to help destroy the post-WWII ‘International Rules-Based Order”, like Putin.
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Farage — catastrophically wrong about Brexit, and Trump, both of which he is bound to.
It’s almost as if he wants to help destroy the post-WWII ‘International Rules-Based Order”, like Putin.
It’s almost as if he wants to help destroy the post-WWII ‘International Rules-Based Order”, like Putin.
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There is no "Golden Age" — only the Second Gilded Age.
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
There is no "Golden Age" — only the Second Gilded Age.
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People have to come to terms with the fact Trump confuses diplomacy for capitulation. He's posting this because he thinks it's a victory.
Trump posts what appears to be a private text message sent to him by Macron
January 20, 2026 at 7:29 AM
People have to come to terms with the fact Trump confuses diplomacy for capitulation. He's posting this because he thinks it's a victory.
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I don't know about you guys,but I've entirely forgotten about the 2 million unreleased Epstein files now. Epstein who?
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM
I don't know about you guys,but I've entirely forgotten about the 2 million unreleased Epstein files now. Epstein who?
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Leaving NATO at a time like this would be absolutely nuts.
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Leaving NATO at a time like this would be absolutely nuts.
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This is what historian Robert Kagan on what it means for the world.
We’re responding to this crisis as if it’s just another crisis. It’s not. This is it. It’s the political crisis of our lifetimes. And how we respond in the US & UK & Europe is critical.
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We’re responding to this crisis as if it’s just another crisis. It’s not. This is it. It’s the political crisis of our lifetimes. And how we respond in the US & UK & Europe is critical.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:03 AM
This is what historian Robert Kagan on what it means for the world.
We’re responding to this crisis as if it’s just another crisis. It’s not. This is it. It’s the political crisis of our lifetimes. And how we respond in the US & UK & Europe is critical.
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We’re responding to this crisis as if it’s just another crisis. It’s not. This is it. It’s the political crisis of our lifetimes. And how we respond in the US & UK & Europe is critical.
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Ignore the political pundits. They’ve failed us. The media is failing us. Listen to the historians. This is Conservative historian Robert Kagan on what is happening in Minneapolis & what it means for the US…& the world
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January 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Ignore the political pundits. They’ve failed us. The media is failing us. Listen to the historians. This is Conservative historian Robert Kagan on what is happening in Minneapolis & what it means for the US…& the world
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I’m back to mocking up my own headlines for my newsletter because the press - esp here in the UK - is failing to meet the moment.
We’re now trapped between Russia in the east. And the US in the west. Two hostile states openly seeking to crush us.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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We’re now trapped between Russia in the east. And the US in the west. Two hostile states openly seeking to crush us.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Stop Normalizing Fascism
If not now, then when?
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
I’m back to mocking up my own headlines for my newsletter because the press - esp here in the UK - is failing to meet the moment.
We’re now trapped between Russia in the east. And the US in the west. Two hostile states openly seeking to crush us.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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We’re now trapped between Russia in the east. And the US in the west. Two hostile states openly seeking to crush us.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.
There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.
And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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Honestly, mostly relieved it’s only 30%.
Yes, 30% of Republicans would approve illegally attacking a peaceful NATO ally to annex territory.
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Honestly, mostly relieved it’s only 30%.
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FOX NEWS: The president is threatening the Insurrection Act. How serious is that threat? Will that happen?
KRISTI NOEM: I spoke to the president about it this morning. That certainly is within the president's constitutional authority to use that if he thinks he needs to
KRISTI NOEM: I spoke to the president about it this morning. That certainly is within the president's constitutional authority to use that if he thinks he needs to
January 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
FOX NEWS: The president is threatening the Insurrection Act. How serious is that threat? Will that happen?
KRISTI NOEM: I spoke to the president about it this morning. That certainly is within the president's constitutional authority to use that if he thinks he needs to
KRISTI NOEM: I spoke to the president about it this morning. That certainly is within the president's constitutional authority to use that if he thinks he needs to