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Carney should launch a Super Awesome Board of the Best Peace Ever, just to irritate him.
January 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Carney should launch a Super Awesome Board of the Best Peace Ever, just to irritate him.
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Frigid Friday. This morning in Chicago at minus-8 with minus-31 wind chill.
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Frigid Friday. This morning in Chicago at minus-8 with minus-31 wind chill.
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This is a remarkable story. Worth a minute of your time to read it.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This is a remarkable story. Worth a minute of your time to read it.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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The Jim Morrison line “They got the guns, but we got the numbers” keeps echoing in my head today.
January 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The Jim Morrison line “They got the guns, but we got the numbers” keeps echoing in my head today.
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK
As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.
As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.
January 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK
As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.
As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.
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Jessica: The WSJ is reporting that there are incentives for ICE Agents because they need to meet that insane 3,000 people per day quota—they are getting rewarded even if they bring in people who then get released…
January 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Jessica: The WSJ is reporting that there are incentives for ICE Agents because they need to meet that insane 3,000 people per day quota—they are getting rewarded even if they bring in people who then get released…
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"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
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When I saw Trump's text to Norway's leader circulating last night, I honestly - despite a decade of covering this lunatic - thought it was fake. Oops. While it's concerning that he wrote it, it's more concerning that he's surrounded by people who allowed him to send it. This is all quite bad.
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
When I saw Trump's text to Norway's leader circulating last night, I honestly - despite a decade of covering this lunatic - thought it was fake. Oops. While it's concerning that he wrote it, it's more concerning that he's surrounded by people who allowed him to send it. This is all quite bad.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Tomorrow is the NFL Divisional Playoffs in Chicago. The Bears against the Rams at Soldier Field. Winner is just one more step away from going to the Super Bowl. The city skyline view on Friday night.
January 17, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Tomorrow is the NFL Divisional Playoffs in Chicago. The Bears against the Rams at Soldier Field. Winner is just one more step away from going to the Super Bowl. The city skyline view on Friday night.
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Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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Reminder that the Trump regime has still only released 1% of the Epstein files in total contravention of the law. Arrests need to be made over this.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Reminder that the Trump regime has still only released 1% of the Epstein files in total contravention of the law. Arrests need to be made over this.
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President Trump flipping off an autoworker is just the latest insult after a long line of broken promises to American workers and manufacturing communities.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
President Trump flipping off an autoworker is just the latest insult after a long line of broken promises to American workers and manufacturing communities.
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Really helpful lessons from an ICE encounter with someone who knows their rights. The longer version is worth watching, too!
Frame by Frame Analysis: How Minneapolis Woman Exercised Her Rights in ICE Encounter
@weissmann.substack.com analyzes with me the viral video.
Topics: Everyone's legal rights and scope of federal agents' authority during this "immigration check"
Our full analysis here: youtu.be/uSO4-05Gvas?...
@weissmann.substack.com analyzes with me the viral video.
Topics: Everyone's legal rights and scope of federal agents' authority during this "immigration check"
Our full analysis here: youtu.be/uSO4-05Gvas?...
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Really helpful lessons from an ICE encounter with someone who knows their rights. The longer version is worth watching, too!
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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I very much agree with this. This isn’t careful planning. It’s not 3-D chess. It’s a bunch of really bad people trying to quickly do the really bad things they dream about because nobody ever hugged them or told them they were acting like a jackass.
The flopsweat desperation of an administration that can feel the walls closing in, just smashing and grabbing everything they can before the reckoning comes.
And it's coming in one form or another -- the Epstein Files, Trump's death spiral, maybe just the midterm elections. And they all know it.
And it's coming in one form or another -- the Epstein Files, Trump's death spiral, maybe just the midterm elections. And they all know it.
I don't know about all of you, but I am finding it difficult to process Venezuela, Greenland, Minneapolis, and the Fed all at once.
January 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I very much agree with this. This isn’t careful planning. It’s not 3-D chess. It’s a bunch of really bad people trying to quickly do the really bad things they dream about because nobody ever hugged them or told them they were acting like a jackass.
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As someone who uses humor/satire a good bit, I can vouch for this. My satirical columns absolutely drive MAGA folks nuts. They get orders of magnitude more angry than with serious columns. No comparison.
1/2 🧵Tell an authoritarian how much you hate him, and he gets a surge of energy, and comes at you even stronger.
Publicly ridicule him...and laugh at him, it's like you wield a magical power.
Humiliation destabilizes authoritarians by stripping status...without triggering fear.
Publicly ridicule him...and laugh at him, it's like you wield a magical power.
Humiliation destabilizes authoritarians by stripping status...without triggering fear.
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 AM
As someone who uses humor/satire a good bit, I can vouch for this. My satirical columns absolutely drive MAGA folks nuts. They get orders of magnitude more angry than with serious columns. No comparison.
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The Morning Lights. Twilight before sunrise in Chicago on Thursday.
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The Morning Lights. Twilight before sunrise in Chicago on Thursday.
Mike Luckovich, nailing the travesty that is ICE www.democraticunderground.com/100220921311
Mike Luckovich, nailing the travesty that is ICE - Democratic Underground Forums
www.democraticunderground.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Mike Luckovich, nailing the travesty that is ICE www.democraticunderground.com/100220921311
How clean energy could save us trillions
January 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
How clean energy could save us trillions
Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she keeps using U.S. attorney title following court decision
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she keeps using U.S. attorney title following court decision
GOP lawmakers denounce Trump’s threats to seize Greenland
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
GOP lawmakers denounce Trump’s threats to seize Greenland