@winterdesert.bsky.social
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Neo-royalist banishes a courtier and grants his income to new favorites.
Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting
Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting
Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting
www.independent.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Neo-royalist banishes a courtier and grants his income to new favorites.
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How is the @washingtonpost.com Editorial Board going to both-sides this one?
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 AM
How is the @washingtonpost.com Editorial Board going to both-sides this one?
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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Jerome Powell says Trump’s DOJ has subpoenaed the Fed
"No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law," Powell said. "But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
"No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law," Powell said. "But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Federal Reserve hit with DOJ subpoenas in criminal probe over Chair Jerome Powell testimony
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the ...
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Jerome Powell says Trump’s DOJ has subpoenaed the Fed
"No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law," Powell said. "But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
"No one—certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve—is above the law," Powell said. "But this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Last confirmed report we received was 25 min ago on action in west St. Paul.
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Last confirmed report we received was 25 min ago on action in west St. Paul.
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If you have loved ones in St. Paul, please call or message them to make sure they’re okay. If anyone has verified details or firsthand information, please share it in the comments below.
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
If you have loved ones in St. Paul, please call or message them to make sure they’re okay. If anyone has verified details or firsthand information, please share it in the comments below.
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WARNING St. Paul:
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
WARNING St. Paul:
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
We are still receiving reports of door-to-door operations in the area. Tonight is a night to look out for your neighbors and check in on one another.
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REP. @brotherjones.bsky.social in WILLIAMSON COUNTY: “Speaker Sexton says Tennessee is going to be first with a slew of anti-immigrant policies… when you come after one of us, you come after all of us.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
REP. @brotherjones.bsky.social in WILLIAMSON COUNTY: “Speaker Sexton says Tennessee is going to be first with a slew of anti-immigrant policies… when you come after one of us, you come after all of us.”
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Thank you to The Tennessee Holler for covering what’s happening when much of the media isn’t. They shared video showing a door being kicked in by ICE agents and agents refusing to produce a warrant when asked. Guns drawn and kids in the house.
January 12, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Thank you to The Tennessee Holler for covering what’s happening when much of the media isn’t. They shared video showing a door being kicked in by ICE agents and agents refusing to produce a warrant when asked. Guns drawn and kids in the house.
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Trump on Greenland: "If it effects NATO, it effects NATO. But they need us much more than we need them…We're talking about acquiring [Greenland] — not leasing, not having it short-term. We're talking about acquiring."
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Trump on Greenland: "If it effects NATO, it effects NATO. But they need us much more than we need them…We're talking about acquiring [Greenland] — not leasing, not having it short-term. We're talking about acquiring."
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NEW: “SHOULD ICE BE ABOLISHED?”
We asked Tennessee Dems running for Congress in TN-9 (Pearson & Cohen) and TN-5 (Molder, Torino, Cortese, Neal) if they support abolishing ICE.
Pearson & Cohen were the only ones to say “YES” unequivocally.
Their answers: tnholler.com/2026/01/shou...
We asked Tennessee Dems running for Congress in TN-9 (Pearson & Cohen) and TN-5 (Molder, Torino, Cortese, Neal) if they support abolishing ICE.
Pearson & Cohen were the only ones to say “YES” unequivocally.
Their answers: tnholler.com/2026/01/shou...
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
NEW: “SHOULD ICE BE ABOLISHED?”
We asked Tennessee Dems running for Congress in TN-9 (Pearson & Cohen) and TN-5 (Molder, Torino, Cortese, Neal) if they support abolishing ICE.
Pearson & Cohen were the only ones to say “YES” unequivocally.
Their answers: tnholler.com/2026/01/shou...
We asked Tennessee Dems running for Congress in TN-9 (Pearson & Cohen) and TN-5 (Molder, Torino, Cortese, Neal) if they support abolishing ICE.
Pearson & Cohen were the only ones to say “YES” unequivocally.
Their answers: tnholler.com/2026/01/shou...
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Together, the administration’s pervasive and reflexive disdain for facts—what can literally be seen without dispute—and the reflex to taint a woman now dead, crystallize a new level of ugliness for an administration that shamelessly admits:
Violence is us.
Violence is us.
They couldn’t care less about Renee Good’s killing
A disdain for facts and the reflex to taint a dead woman crystallize a new level of grotesqueness.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Together, the administration’s pervasive and reflexive disdain for facts—what can literally be seen without dispute—and the reflex to taint a woman now dead, crystallize a new level of ugliness for an administration that shamelessly admits:
Violence is us.
Violence is us.
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Documents, recordings and interviews reveal that, by authorizing SpaceX to test its rockets over busy airspace, the FAA accepted the inherent risk that the launches might put plane passengers in danger.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip, graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip, graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
www.propublica.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Documents, recordings and interviews reveal that, by authorizing SpaceX to test its rockets over busy airspace, the FAA accepted the inherent risk that the launches might put plane passengers in danger.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip, graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
By @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip, graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
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Fox News claims to be airing the "entire video" -- but they're cutting off before the officer says, "fucking bitch."
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Fox News claims to be airing the "entire video" -- but they're cutting off before the officer says, "fucking bitch."
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So check out the column if you would, share it widely if you’d like, & solidarity as we continue to fight for a nation in which the law is king, & we have no other. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/cons...
Considering History: Common Sense, Loyalists, and the Fight for American Ideals | The Saturday Evening Post
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet can offer a perspective on the overlooked Revolutionary community known as the Loyalists, who demonstrated that the Revolution was fought not by or for a particular culture or ...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
So check out the column if you would, share it widely if you’d like, & solidarity as we continue to fight for a nation in which the law is king, & we have no other. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/cons...
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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Border Patrol agents continue to make arrests outside the Whipple building near Minneapolis where protesters have gathered. Didn't see the entire event, but I saw this woman yelling at agents after they made an arrest of someone near her before they arrested and dragged her away.
January 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Border Patrol agents continue to make arrests outside the Whipple building near Minneapolis where protesters have gathered. Didn't see the entire event, but I saw this woman yelling at agents after they made an arrest of someone near her before they arrested and dragged her away.
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At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says
At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says
Attacks bring total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 425 since October ceasefire took effect
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory on Thursday killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting.
Four people including three children were killed when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says
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The shooting marks a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation.
Renee Nicole Good, woman killed by ICE officer in Minneapolis, was originally from Colorado
The death of Renee Nicole Good in front of a family member marks a deadly start to Trump's latest immigration operation
coloradosun.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
The shooting marks a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation.
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Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
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In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act. https://to.pbs.org/4pw2yVl
WATCH LIVE: House passes bill to extend ACA subsidies after GOP members help force vote
In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care ...
www.pbs.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act. https://to.pbs.org/4pw2yVl
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FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
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Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Amount of blood US has expended defending Greenland: zero. Amount of blood Denmark has expended defending the US: 43 Danish soldiers gave their lives in Afghanistan, responding to a US appeal under article 5 of NATO. Ogles has no idea about any of this, because he's an incompetent buffoon.
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Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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BREAKING: Zohran is signing two executive orders today to create a “Junk Fee Task Force” and crack down on subscription traps.
January 5, 2026 at 6:09 PM
BREAKING: Zohran is signing two executive orders today to create a “Junk Fee Task Force” and crack down on subscription traps.