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It's Chaos, Be Kind
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He/Him. Earnestly giving a shit is the new black. Angry as Hell in DC's missing corner. Sic semper tyrannis.

“La vie est comme un égout - ce que vous en retirez dépend de ce que vous y mettez." - Tom Lehrer

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Pinned
Blood. Soil. Money. Oil. That's what it's all about.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
THEY ARRESTED.
A FIVE YEAR OLD.
AND USED HIM.
AS BAIT.
January 22, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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"The UN Charter, adopted by the Senate 89-2 in 1945, giving it also the force of U.S. law, bans the US from issuing the 'threat or use of force against the territorial integrity' of a nonoffending member state...This isn’t international law, MAGA types, it’s US law."
www.wsj.com/opinion/gree...
Opinion | Greenland Is Trump’s White Whale
He needs therapy more than the U.S. needs to own the island to ensure its defense.
www.wsj.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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Interesting scoop from Anna Giaritelli, who has good sources inside DHS. It suggests Noem and Lewandowski (seemingly still serving as a Special Government Employee despite having timed out months ago) are trying to push out the CBP Commissioner (former Border Patrol) because he's not harsh *enough.*
CBP official Rodney Scott faces ire of Noem and Lewandowski
Those involved said Noem and Corey Lewandowski tried to push out Customs and Border Protection's Rodney Scott over disagreements.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.

Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
Senator Gallego weighs in as well. Note that at the start of 2025 he was considered a *moderate* on immigration and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act. Him and many other Dems have been increasingly horrified at what ICE is doing and shifted away from a "more enforcement" focus.
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Tyler O'Ryan Gramlin, 32, of Borden, IN is a Border Patrol Agent who has traveled from state to state committing extreme violence. On Jan 21, 2026 Gramlin emptied a can of pepper spray directly in the face of a prone protester at point-blank range in Minneapolis #MPLS #OneOfOursAllOfYours #UnmaskICE
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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For those outside the Twin Cities, the person posting this GoFundMe is a member of Minneapolis city council (and among the many locals doing absolutely heroic resistance to ICE), so it's legit.
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.

gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This is angering on a level that's hard to describe. Kidnapping children is already monstrous, using them as bait is vile. ICE needs to be annihilated.
Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.

gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Minnesota is "your skin will freeze and die" cold right now, and apparently ICE is just dumping beaten detainees out in the woods around the Whipple Building. Journalists are working on confirming these reports, but these stories are coming from local medical workers.
🚨"Theyr're dumping people in the woods" - Medical workers are flagging potential cases of federal agents releasing injured detainees in the most inhumane method possible. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Just to sum up, today we learned that ICE:

- has an explicit policy of violating the 4th Amendment (but kept it secret because they know it’s illegal)
- kidnapped a 5-year-old & used him as bait before sending him thousands of miles away from his family
- murdered a man in a camp & lied about it
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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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
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I wrote about Trump's terrible immigration poll numbers and why he doesn't seem to care. www.pbump.net/o/trump-does...
January 22, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Hyde told Fox News her agency has a target list of 1,400 people in Maine. That would represent about 10% of all immigrants without permanent legal status in the state, according to figures from the Migration Policy Institute.

#Maine #ICEOut #ICEOutNow
ICE confirms Maine immigration surge on Fox News, claims nearly 50 arrests so far
ICE deputy assistant director Patricia Hyde told Fox her agency is targeting 1,400 immigrants in Maine.
www.mainepublic.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Trump just openly declared that invoking the Insurrection Act will let him implement his immigration crackdown without going "through the court system."

That's nonsense, but it's telling: Trump *thinks* it allows him to rule like a military dictator. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
Trump Blurts Out Real Reason for Insurrection Act Threat—and It’s Dark
He thinks it lets him abuse his power however he wants. It’s up to the courts—and the American people—to show him otherwise.
newrepublic.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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There is always That Moment when some seemingly eternal cultural touchstone falls off the radar and everyone Of An Age feels slightly unmoored. Don't worry, 30 years from now the kids will never have heard of K-Pop Demon Hunters and a bunch of Gen Alpha middle managers will be shocked and outraged
Mentioned AOL here last week and some of the younger (25ish) staff had never even heard of it. Feel very old.
January 21, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress approve of what the President is doing.
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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I bought a doll here last week and my daughter hasn’t let go of it since
Here’s their website, in case anybody needs to do some solidarity toy shopping.

www.mischieftoy.com
Home | Mischief Toy Store
www.mischieftoy.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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I trust that there are some fancy law firms left who are rushing forward to represent her…. Right?
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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The double cognitive load of a) the President is deranged, and nobody in power acting he's deranged is stressful, and b) there are millions of Americans who get their news from media sanewashing the President, so they don't *know* he's deranged, so they think *we're* deranged, is ... fun.
January 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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I love how Ted is like a horrible, cursed Punxsutawney Phil.

If he leaves the state for a sunny locale ahead of predicted bad weather, the weather will indeed be calamitous.

If he attends your athletic event, the team from Texas IS losing.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 4:32 PM
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
THIS.
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM