Tom Kopacz
@tomkopacz.bsky.social
Nobody you've ever heard of. Now finally appearing on The Good Place. Off to your left. As ever, nothing represents any employer ever — even the ones that closed.
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They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
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This posted late and is not surprising, as such, but it is sort of my uniform theory of how racism undergirds Trump’s coalition so perhaps you’ll find it interesting.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM
This posted late and is not surprising, as such, but it is sort of my uniform theory of how racism undergirds Trump’s coalition so perhaps you’ll find it interesting.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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A WP reporter's home was searched. There'll be some outrage. But it'll become normalized. Then, some reporters will be rounded up, sent to a facility somewhere, and no explanation will be given. And that'll be normalized, too. We'll become desensitized.
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A WP reporter's home was searched. There'll be some outrage. But it'll become normalized. Then, some reporters will be rounded up, sent to a facility somewhere, and no explanation will be given. And that'll be normalized, too. We'll become desensitized.
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Some of our media outlets are wholly unprepared for the chaos that will come as World Cup rosters are finalized.
It’s been an underreported story but the Ethiopian Cross Country team faced denials of 14 visas ahead of the World Championship in Tallahassee.
athleticsweekly.com/news/meeting...
It’s been an underreported story but the Ethiopian Cross Country team faced denials of 14 visas ahead of the World Championship in Tallahassee.
athleticsweekly.com/news/meeting...
Ethiopian absence at World Cross in Tallahassee is tip of the iceberg - Athletics Weekly
Visa problems have decimated the Ethiopian team for this weekend's global championships but most of Europe continues to quietly boycott this once proud ...
athleticsweekly.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Some of our media outlets are wholly unprepared for the chaos that will come as World Cup rosters are finalized.
It’s been an underreported story but the Ethiopian Cross Country team faced denials of 14 visas ahead of the World Championship in Tallahassee.
athleticsweekly.com/news/meeting...
It’s been an underreported story but the Ethiopian Cross Country team faced denials of 14 visas ahead of the World Championship in Tallahassee.
athleticsweekly.com/news/meeting...
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Washington Post readers are blasting Jeff Bezos for staying silent after the FBI conducted a shock search of the home of a reporter digging into the Trump administration.
Washington Post Readers Rip Bezos as He Stays Silent on Raid
The newspaper’s audience is seemingly full of hate-readers.
trib.al
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Washington Post readers are blasting Jeff Bezos for staying silent after the FBI conducted a shock search of the home of a reporter digging into the Trump administration.
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BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, says he will introduce a bill to abolish ICE.
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING: U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) calls to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, says he will introduce a bill to abolish ICE.
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Bless the Ford worker who called Donald Trump a pedophile protector to his face today, which made President Pedo Protector throw up his tiny middle finger.
January 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Bless the Ford worker who called Donald Trump a pedophile protector to his face today, which made President Pedo Protector throw up his tiny middle finger.
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Trump is demanding a “list of Jews” from the University of Pennsylvania. Here’s why liberals have an antisemitism problem.
January 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Trump is demanding a “list of Jews” from the University of Pennsylvania. Here’s why liberals have an antisemitism problem.
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/2 I assumed ”ICE took his phone and sold it” was a typo or something.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
/2 I assumed ”ICE took his phone and sold it” was a typo or something.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
Nah bro. Thug THIEF scum.
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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Meanwhile, federal prosecutors are under increasing pressure from Trump to bring charges against his political opponents on spurious grounds www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Meanwhile, federal prosecutors are under increasing pressure from Trump to bring charges against his political opponents on spurious grounds www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
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It’s just banger after banger from @people.com right now. Bodying every other national news outlet:
January 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
It’s just banger after banger from @people.com right now. Bodying every other national news outlet:
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My congresswoman just signed on to impeach Kristi Noem.
Call your congressperson today and urge the same.
Call your congressperson today and urge the same.
I just joined Rep. Robin Kelly‘s articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem.
Under her direction, DHS and ICE are creating chaos, and endangering lives in our communities with impunity. I’m fighting to restore accountability by leading commonsense bills like the No Masks For ICE Act.
Under her direction, DHS and ICE are creating chaos, and endangering lives in our communities with impunity. I’m fighting to restore accountability by leading commonsense bills like the No Masks For ICE Act.
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
My congresswoman just signed on to impeach Kristi Noem.
Call your congressperson today and urge the same.
Call your congressperson today and urge the same.
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NEWSNATION: There's new video of a woman in MN saying she's trying to get to a doc appointment & federal agents bust into her car. Is it fair to say some of these operations are going too far?
REP. MARY MILLER: If you break the laws & resist arrest, it's not going to be pretty. This is what happens
REP. MARY MILLER: If you break the laws & resist arrest, it's not going to be pretty. This is what happens
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
NEWSNATION: There's new video of a woman in MN saying she's trying to get to a doc appointment & federal agents bust into her car. Is it fair to say some of these operations are going too far?
REP. MARY MILLER: If you break the laws & resist arrest, it's not going to be pretty. This is what happens
REP. MARY MILLER: If you break the laws & resist arrest, it's not going to be pretty. This is what happens
When he shows you who he is — a crude pedophile and protector of pedophiles — believe him.
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
When he shows you who he is — a crude pedophile and protector of pedophiles — believe him.
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The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
It's 10am in Minneapolis and rapid response is underwater, reports of chemicals deployed already.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
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In a surprise to no one, it turns out Republicans' cries of "protect our girls" really mean "protect Elon Musk's CSAM/deepfake machine."
US State Department threatens UK over probe into Elon Musk’s X
Official Sarah B. Rogers said “nothing is off the table” if X is banned in the U.K.
www.politico.eu
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In a surprise to no one, it turns out Republicans' cries of "protect our girls" really mean "protect Elon Musk's CSAM/deepfake machine."
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There are so many migrant farm workers snapping up $7800/month one-bedrooms in Westwood
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
January 13, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There are so many migrant farm workers snapping up $7800/month one-bedrooms in Westwood
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“News organizations” are running the hell out of this story because they see their function not so much to report facts but to enforce social norms like “police officers are automatically deserving of respect to a degree it is newsworthy if someone is mean to one of them.”
Starbucks employee delivers coffee to L.A. deputy with hand-drawn pig on cup
Starbucks employee delivers coffee to L.A. deputy with hand-drawn pig on cup
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is speaking out after one of its deputies was served a cup of coffee from an employee of a Norwalk Starbucks with a hand-drawn image of a pig on it.…
ktla.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:08 AM
“News organizations” are running the hell out of this story because they see their function not so much to report facts but to enforce social norms like “police officers are automatically deserving of respect to a degree it is newsworthy if someone is mean to one of them.”
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Even a large swath of Republicans in the MAGA-friendly House were stunned. One senior House Republican: “Will they stop at nothing to force their way on everything? The admin is setting a standard they cannot achieve themselves and will haunt us all for a generation.”
Do something to stop it or STFU
Do something to stop it or STFU
Today in Politics, Bulletin 284. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 284. 1/12/26
… Sen.
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Even a large swath of Republicans in the MAGA-friendly House were stunned. One senior House Republican: “Will they stop at nothing to force their way on everything? The admin is setting a standard they cannot achieve themselves and will haunt us all for a generation.”
Do something to stop it or STFU
Do something to stop it or STFU
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ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
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The animating force at the heart of US conservatism currently is incandescent rage at the mere idea of women's autonomy and independence. An image of a smiling woman who looks insufficiently deferential for their tastes riles them up enough to tear up the social contract.
this is all it’s really about for them. Not domestic policy, not “economic anxiety”, just an endless desire to punish stand-ins for the Mommy who forced them take a bath, even if it tanks their own quality of life.
January 12, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The animating force at the heart of US conservatism currently is incandescent rage at the mere idea of women's autonomy and independence. An image of a smiling woman who looks insufficiently deferential for their tastes riles them up enough to tear up the social contract.
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It’s been one month since 100% of the Epstein files were due by Act of Congress. Thus far they’ve only released .6% of them and are using murder and war to distract you from this fact.
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
It’s been one month since 100% of the Epstein files were due by Act of Congress. Thus far they’ve only released .6% of them and are using murder and war to distract you from this fact.