Akela Cooper
@akelacooper.bsky.social
Hollywood writer whose stuff you may have seen: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1, Luke Cage. Malignant. M3GAN. The Nun 2. The Boulet Bros. Holiday of Horrors (with a directing credit!). It's a pleasure scaring the shit outta you.
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When it’s their time every fucker on this list should be primaried.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
When it’s their time every fucker on this list should be primaried.
It’s beautiful.
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 PM
It’s beautiful.
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Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
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Yeah the thing about Mr. Rogers is his show was never political.
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Yeah the thing about Mr. Rogers is his show was never political.
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Casual reminder that a bill must pass *both* the House and the Senate (and get signed by POTUS) to become law.
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
January 22, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Casual reminder that a bill must pass *both* the House and the Senate (and get signed by POTUS) to become law.
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
The DHS / ICE appropriations bill passed the House.
It still needs to pass the Senate with 60 votes.
That vote will be *NEXT WEEK*
Call your Senators.🔥📞🔥
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"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
"Should we vote to give more money to the people shooting my constituents in the face?" is not a complicated political question. And yet, Democrats don't seem able to answer it.
He should have told this to Merrick Garland
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
He should have told this to Merrick Garland
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bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
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In theaters likely nowhere near you.
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 AM
In theaters likely nowhere near you.
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The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
Remember when these photos first came out and sane people were all “This is fucking disturbing and Nazi-esque” and everyone else was like “the libs are over reacting again.”
People can say they didn’t vote for this but people are liars
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Remember when these photos first came out and sane people were all “This is fucking disturbing and Nazi-esque” and everyone else was like “the libs are over reacting again.”
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a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
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I keep thinking about the number of people that have to be involved to kidnap a small child, transport him to one facility or another, then an airport, then a plane, then another facility. Did no one on that chain stop and say hey what the fuck?
If only they had had time for the "don't kidnap 5-year-olds and send them to detention centers 1000 miles away from their families" training module
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 22, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I keep thinking about the number of people that have to be involved to kidnap a small child, transport him to one facility or another, then an airport, then a plane, then another facility. Did no one on that chain stop and say hey what the fuck?
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There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
There is going to come a time in your life when you are chatting with a guy, at a barbecue or something, a new coworker maybe, a dad at school drop off, and he tells you he used to be in ICE. You’re going to need to spit on that guy
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Last night's disappointing revelation that Trump did not perish on Air Force One is an important reminder: no one can count on waiting him out. Maybe we get lucky, but unfortunately, these spiteful sociopaths tend to survive on hate for a lot longer than they should. Standing up is the only option.
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Last night's disappointing revelation that Trump did not perish on Air Force One is an important reminder: no one can count on waiting him out. Maybe we get lucky, but unfortunately, these spiteful sociopaths tend to survive on hate for a lot longer than they should. Standing up is the only option.
The @musicologyduck.bsky.social story hit the local DC news. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/bus-dri...
Bus driver refuses to take passengers to DC destination, customer says
“People are calling the police.”
www.dcnewsnow.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The @musicologyduck.bsky.social story hit the local DC news. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/bus-dri...
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LA folks around Burbank: ICE is out and about in NoHo today, particularly at Home Depot on Sherman Way and near Burbank Blvd and Vineland. Be careful.
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
LA folks around Burbank: ICE is out and about in NoHo today, particularly at Home Depot on Sherman Way and near Burbank Blvd and Vineland. Be careful.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
These are the same evil monsters asking us to show *them* humanity. We have to vote Trump and his goons out of office and then get on our reps' asses to hold these sick fucks accountable
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment
At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
These are the same evil monsters asking us to show *them* humanity. We have to vote Trump and his goons out of office and then get on our reps' asses to hold these sick fucks accountable
We should all be deeply disturbed and infuriated that a secret police force only accountable to pedophile protectors are kidnapping kids
Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We should all be deeply disturbed and infuriated that a secret police force only accountable to pedophile protectors are kidnapping kids
One thing I love about 80s horror movies is they jump right in. Some old guy finds dubious looking jiggly white fluff on the ground? Sure, eat some it. What's the worst that could happen. Today I'd have to have a whole fucking backstory on why that crazy old coot is there in the first place.
Fell off of this (life) but back on with The Stuff (1985). I've seen this movie in pieces but never all the way through.
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
One thing I love about 80s horror movies is they jump right in. Some old guy finds dubious looking jiggly white fluff on the ground? Sure, eat some it. What's the worst that could happen. Today I'd have to have a whole fucking backstory on why that crazy old coot is there in the first place.
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WIRED spoke to 10 residents in Minneapolis about what life has been like for them since ICE seized the city. I know there's a lot of coverage out there, but spend time with this heart wrenching piece:
‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis
WIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 PM
WIRED spoke to 10 residents in Minneapolis about what life has been like for them since ICE seized the city. I know there's a lot of coverage out there, but spend time with this heart wrenching piece:
Why the fuck is anyone nostalgic for 2016??? Need I remind y'all every year since 2015 has ended with "this year fucking sucked ass can't wait to see it dead" and some kind of garbage fire meme. It's never gotten better.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and smiling .
ALT: michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and smiling .
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Why the fuck is anyone nostalgic for 2016??? Need I remind y'all every year since 2015 has ended with "this year fucking sucked ass can't wait to see it dead" and some kind of garbage fire meme. It's never gotten better.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
Gods help us if we ever have to be nostalgic for 2025.
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I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”